C'est Moi!Thanks for checking out my profile. I am currently employed as an CAD draftsman at a local branch office of the world's largest engineering firm. It's a great job, challenging and rewarding with lots of great perks. I work with a great team of very capable individuals. I am still wrapping up my CAD degree and am working here to meet my internship requirements, but hope to continue on with the company when school ends in a few months. At that point I may opt to continue school and become an engineer, but I have yet to make the final decision on that since I have a lot of other interests that currently occupy most of my free time.I am also a self-employed musician, (Check out BenWatkinsGuitarStudio.com!), guitarist/vocalist/songwriter with the Midwest band "Big'ns" (Update- Bign's are officially retired since our bassist/vocalist moved to Texas. Brian is a great talent and we probably can't replace him, but we love him and wish him all the best. You GO boy!).
I also teach guitar, bass, and music theory, plus I am the new guitar instructor at the local college. (Note! I LOVE hearing from former students, learning how their lives are going, where they are, what is new with them! PLEASE drop a line and update me on your accomplishments, travels, etc. ALWAYS great to hear from you!). I attend school full time (CAD engineering), do benefits for Compassion International (Visit their site! I found a WONDERFUL little girl to help in this world!), Big Brother/Big Sister, and Planned Parenthood, among others.I am very lucky to have a life that includes a great family, wonderful friends, a full roster of kind and supportive students, quality colleagues at work, health, happiness, etc. Half the secret to happiness is realizing where you are fortunate!I love spending spare time with my Nephew, Tyler. I have no kids of my own, so he is a Godsend in my life, a bright, fun, level-headed kid that is a blast to hang out with. I am dreading the day he is too grown up to find time for bumming around with Uncle Ben...I take a lot of pictures these days. Some of them are below, but I have many more finished images. I'm currently working on getting my photography published. All of these images have hidden watermarks to help me identify them if they are used without permission...UPDATE! I'm getting published pretty regularly these days. Photo Laureate Anthology 2007 will feature my image "Narnia's Doorway" and Limited Magazine is also considering running a feature layout of my work. Also check out the Reader Focus gallery at Herald-Review.com/ReaderFocus or my Flickr page at Flickr.com/FranzJosefHidin. Photography is a great way to really live in the moment, seeking out that which is worth remembering and capturing every day. Check out my new layout in the March edition of "Limited" magazine!.. music layout @ HOT FreeLayouts.com MyHotComments
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