About Me
I am a 21 year old husband to Meagan and proud father to Madisyn Elizabeth (born August 22, 2007) living in Maumelle, AR. I am originally from Fairfield Bay, AR near Greers Ferry Lake. I currently work at Southen Marine in Little Rock, AR as a web designer/developer. We also have two dogs whom we like to call our "fuzzy retard clan". Bastian is a Puggle hybrid breed (born July 27, 2006), and Bre is a long-haired miniature dachshund (July 15, 2007).
Meagan & I were married in Conway, AR on May 22, 2006. Meagan works a mail supervisor at ABC Financial in Sherwood, AR. We both share similar tastes for the same type of music, which is a big reason we ended up meeting each other. After becoming friends in late 2005 we started dating on January 20, 2006 and quickly fell in love. The rest is just details.
Madisyn Elizabeth is our pride and joy. She is our first born baby girl and the light of our life. She was born at 10:08pm on August 22, 2007, weighing 6 lbs. 12 oz. and 20 inches long, arriving three days before her due date. We call her Maddie for short. Check the Photos page to see photo sets of our beautiful baby girl.
I attended UALR from August 2004 through May 2007, but am currently taking a break to support my family. I plan to return and attain my B.S. in Information Science.
I currently work for Southern Marine in Little Rock, AR as a web designer and developer. I enjoy the job and people I work with and it always leads me to learn more about technology I'm interested in. I do a lot of graphic design and ad creation in my position at Southern as well.
If you couldn't tell, my main interests include web design and grapic design. I have been honing my skills with many different web programming languages for several years. I began working with HTML in 2000 and it has taken off into so much more. I have also learned CSS, some PHP & ASP, Javascript, and Java. I have some experience with the computer programming language C++. I've been using Photoshop for a few years as well and am always learning new things with it. Other programs I have used for graphic design include Illustrator, InDesign, Bryce, Cinema 4D, Ultra Fractal, Apophysis and Terragen. For web design I've had experience with FrontPage, Dreamweaver, Nvu, Flash and Actionscript. Other programs I have experience with include Sony Sound Forge & Cool Edit Pro (for sound editing), and Camtasia Studio (for video editing).
Something obvious about me is that I LOVE rock music—anything from hard rock to alternative to mainstream and modern rock, I love it all. I despise country music for the most part and also rap, hip-hop, and R&B.
Concert Log
Story of the Year
Springdale, AR
January 18, 2006
Wastings Days & Cradlescythe
Little Rock, AR @ Juanita's
January 24, 2006
Seether/Shinedown/Flyleaf
Little Rock, AR @ Clear Channel Metroplex
January 29, 2006
10 Years, Fivespeed, Bobaflex
Little Rock, AR @ Juanita's
February 14, 2006
Dredg, As I Lay Dying, Atreyu, Story of the Year, Thrice, & Deftones (Taste of Chaos Tour)
Kansas City, MO
March 23, 2006
Flyleaf w/ The Vanished & Showdown
Little Rock, AR @ Juanita's
April 1, 2006
Theory of a Deadman & Hinder w/ Faktion
Little Rock, AR @ Juanita's
April 25, 2006
Three Days Grace, The Romantics, 10 Years, Trapt, Yellowcard, Staind (Memphis in May)
Memphis, TN
May 6 & 7, 2006
Anberlin, Blackpool Lights, Cute is What We Aim For
Little Rock, AR @ Vino's
June 12, 2006
Red, After the Tragedy, Public Eye
Cabot, AR @ The Solid Rock
July 30, 2006
Breaking Benjamin, Evans Blue, Dropping Daylight
Little Rock, AR @ Clear Channel Metroplex
August 23, 2006
Ill Nino, Godhead, RA, The Dreaming
Dallas, TX @ The Curtain Club
October 19, 2006
Three Days Grace, Buckcherry, The Exies
Little Rock, AR @ Clear Channel Metroplex
January 26, 2007
Sevendust, Red, Diecast, Invitro
Little Rock, AR @ Clear Channel Metroplex
March 2, 2007
The Exies, Smile Empty Soul, MonoXide Project
Little Rock, AR @ Juanita's
April 20, 2007
Flyleaf, Kill Hannah, Sick Puppies, Resident Hero
Little Rock, AR @ The Village
May 8, 2007
Godsmack, Three Days Grace, Breaking Benjamin, Puddle of Mudd, Sevendust, Skillet, Red (Edgefest '07)
North Little Rock, AR @ North Shore Riverwalk
June 8, 2007
Evans Blue, Framing Hanley
Little Rock, AR @ Juanita's
July 23, 2007
Other bands I've seen live:
Linkin Park, Hoobastank, P.O.D., Foreigner, Journey, 3 Doors Down, Our Lady Peace, Thornley, Evanescence, REO Speedwagon, Lucero, From First to Last, Adair, Every Time I Die, Rose Hill Drive, Dementia, and Eleven Days
A few last words...
I believe family is the most important thing in anyone's life, because no matter what, they'll always be there for you. I grew up in a small town, but I love bigger "city life" mainly because everything is easier to get access to and there's actually stuff to do. And least but far from last, I have a relationship with God and I believe Jesus Christ is my Savior and am not ashamed to say so.
