this.personna

Posted At : January 27, 2007 5:05 PM | Posted By : Brian Meloche
Related Categories: About Me

Like several other people in the CF community, I thought I'd give my personna:

40 years old (unfortunately... as my hairline would attest) but I act like I'm younger (or so I am told).
Proposed to my wife and soulmate, Julie, on hour 18 of our first date, and haven't looked back; we've been married since December, 2004. No children. This is my first marriage, her second.
I take that back... I DO have children! Three dogs: Buster (a goober of a pitbull mix; around 9 years old), McKenzie (a Sheltie, around 6) and Stella (an Eskimo mix... unsure of her age - probably 8 to 10 years old); and five cats: Madonna (a calico, about 16), Smokey (aka. Doo Doo Man, a grey domestic short hair, about 13), Simba (a white domestic long hair, about 8), Misty (a Siamese/tabby mix, about 5) and Xena (a warrior princess, and a tabby mix, about 1 1/2). I had no pets prior to living with Julie, and we have gotten three of them since we were married (McKenzie, Stella and Xena).
We have also fostered several animals, who are now in their forever homes.
I was very close to my mother and father; they both passed on earlier this decade.
I have a HUGE extended family, which I haven't seen much of in recent years. My mom was the oldest of 14... my father was sixth of seven children. I am an only child.
Born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. I've lived in Windsor, Waterloo and Toronto, Ontario, before moving to the U.S. in 2000. In the U.S., I have lived in suburban Cleveland, Jacksonville, FL, Dunbar, WV, and back in Cleveland since 2004.
Former consultant... now a fulltimer.
I have been programming since I was 14, where my first language was Fortran... using punch cards.
Purchased my first PC (a Commodore 64) at 17, my first DOS machine in 1987 (at 20), and my first Mac in 2005.
Procedural background. I really hadn't learned OO until last year. Now, that's all I do!
First exposed to ColdFusion in 1998, when I was consulting at a 3D software company. Fully converted to CF in 2000, after dabbling in Perl, PHP and ASP.
I live in suburban Cleveland (in the city limits) and work in downtown Cleveland at a wholesaler with an enterprise B2B website.
A self-confessed workaholic. I work best when under a tightdeadline.
I struggle with my weight. I don't always take care of myself, especially when working long hours. Thankfully, I am fairly healthy otherwise.
I used to love working out... but haven't done so in a long time.
Food - Just about anything. I love good buffets. I love a good steak. Sushi and sashimi. Anything unusual or exotic, but I also love a good burger. Cheap eats are awesome! I prefer substance over presentation.
Drinks - Coffee (a recent convert), Crystal Light and other powdered drinks, or plain water. The occasional beer...
Music - Too much to mention! I'm into metal, both classic and alternative/nu metal, hard rock, classic rock and progressive. I'll occasionally listen to some pop. I can't STAND country!!! That's all I ever heard growing up... and I got very tired of it. I'll listen to Johnny Cash... but rarely. When I crank up the tunes, that's when I work the best.
TV - The Biggest Loser, The Dog Whisperer, Survivor, The Apprentice, Grey's Anatomy, ER, Intervention, Wife Swap, Trading Spouses. All Star Trek... although I really haven't watched it much since Enterprise went off the air. I used to watch a lot more TV. I've had a DirecTV Tivo since they first came out in 2001.
Movies - The Matrix, Fight Club, Pulp Fiction, Braveheart, Gladiator, Star Trek movies... all sorts of comedies.
I used to be a game junkie... but that died off long ago. I don't have the patience for most of the epic games of today. The only exception would be first person shooters, which are awesome... I bought an XBox and it sat there.