Last night I bought a one-way plane ticket to Atlanta for Wednesday. I got this ticket because my friend is coming home from Atlanta after spending the spring with her aunt and uncle. She’s been looking for someone to fly down and drive back up to Michigan with her.

I decided that since I’ve been planning on moving to Atlanta anyways, this chance to fly down there would work out really good for me. I could head down a few days early to look for an apartment and try to find a job. My plan is that if I don’t find a good job in Michigan within 3 or 4 weeks, I’m going to pack my stuff and move to Atlanta. I’m looking forward to the trip, because I really liked it in Atlanta earlier this spring. We’ll see what happens!

Detroiters have seen the last of Steve Yzerman—well, at least the last of his mural on the side of the Cadillac Tower building in downtown Detroit. The mural was painted over because Nextel, the owner of the advertising space on the building, has decided not to renew its rights for the space. Hopefully we’ll still have a chance to see this legend play more hockey.

I’ve updated my online digital portfolio in order to make it more professional-looking. Each section of the portfolio has a different shade of blue for its background to separate my different skills. Let me know what you think about it, any comments or suggestions!

I just upgraded to Wordpress 1.5, which went pretty quickly. Thanks to my friend Mo, who explained how easy it was. I love it, especially the theme capabilities! I’ve customized this theme a little, but I’d still like to make some big changes to the site. So keep checking back!!

I’m got home last night from the big trip. The drive was pretty good, even though there was a downpour when I went past the Smokey Mountains. I’m glad to be back home, plus it’s about 60° outside! The only thing is I’m feeling a little sick right now, so hopefully I start feeling better soon. I’m looking forward to being able to enjoy the weather!!

It was nice to be able to visit my relatives in Augusta, since the only other time I was there was when I was about 3 or 4 years old. It brought back some memories!! I met my cousin’s three kids for the first time. They all seemed real smart—and energetic! If I decide to move to Georgia, I’ll look forward to getting to know them better. I had a real good time while I was there.

Now I’m back at my aunt and uncle’s in North Carolina, because I decided to spend Easter with them. We went to church then out to eat for lunch. Even though it was a rainy day, it was nice to spend Easter with them. I also liked being able to wind down before the trip back home tomorrow. I’m planning on taking a different way home, which would take me past the Smokey Mountains. I’ll see how that goes.

I was impressed with Charlotte. Downtown was real nice, with lots of sculptures and nice architecture. It seemed to be mainly financial institutions in the downtown area. I liked it a lot, but I think Research Triangle Park would have more jobs focused on what I’d like. It won’t hurt to try in the Charlotte area though.

When you’re just outside of the downtown area, you see lots of trees. That makes it hard to tell that you’re so close to a big city, but at the same time, there is a lot of opportunity there. It seems to be a real nice area.

Since Friday I’ve been in Georgia visiting my friend Rachel, who’s here with her aunt and uncle outside Atlanta until summer, then she’s going back to Michigan. This is a nice area. It’s growing a lot more than back home in Michigan. And from what I hear, there are plenty of job opportunities. I like to hear that since it’s not the same back home.

Saturday some friends of mine, Matt and Laura, took me around Atlanta to show me all kinds of things to do. They moved here two years ago, and they love it. Matt is also into computers, so he let me know about the computer industry in the area.

Atlanta is totally different than what I expected. I only knew how busy the expressways are when driving through. I thought of Atlanta as being a huge Detroit with more job opportunities. Well like I said, it wasn’t what I expected. It has a lot of trees and hills and not too much pavement. There are nice parks and lots of other stuff to do. I like it a lot! This is definitely one of the areas I’d like to move to.

Well I’ll be going to Augusta tomorrow to visit an uncle, so I’ll post any other news.