A Little Bit About Myself..

Like many of you I was born a baby, but not like most of you it was on December 7th 1986. My mother named me Jessie after a relative who had highly affected her childhood; but do not be fooled, I am actually a guy. I grew up in rural Mississippi in a town named Star, located just east of Jackson. I attended First Presbyterian Day School in Jackson, MS until grade 6 and then moved to Dallas, TX and was introduced to the real world. I owe a great deal to Dallas and the neighboring communities for teaching me about the world during the year I spent there. After that time I moved back to Madison, MS which is directly on the other side of Jackson from Star. As you can probably guess the lifestyle is a direct reflection of geography.

I went to high school at Madison Central and enjoyed my time there among the sea of upper class descendants. I have played soccer since I was a small boy so with that developmental edge I was lucky enough to represent many institutions through that game. Although, as graduation crept closer I decided I would not pursue the sport, but instead join the military. I served six years in the Armed Forces and now I am pursuing a degree in Elementary Education and plan to finish at the University of South Alabama. While I am not at work or at school I enjoy physical fitness activities such as running, cycling, and hitting the gym. Since I fell in love with running, I have completed several marathons and I hope to begin training for and attending triathlons on a competitive level.

I basically live outside. Nature is full of wonder and endless possibilities therefore I plan on breathing in as much beauty as I can before I get too old to do it. I am 25 and I can feel it creeping up on me, it’s horrible. As a final note, I’m excited about this class and hope I earn an “A”.


Randy Pausch's Lecture on Time Management

Wow. Definitely was not what I was expecting when I watched this lecture at 7 am this morning. The lecture itself was packed with valuable information that I "plan" on implementing into a part of my lifestyle. I have heard that cliche' time and time again about failing to plan, but watching a man slowly deteriorate in front of you, but have the same energy for life is a great motivation.

I went on to watch a couple more lectures he had given including his Last Lecture given to Carnegie Mellon. I was almost mesmerized by his can-do attitude and his spirit to provide something like that for his children. Indeed, he was a remarkable individual.