So, who is this “Ryan” guy anyways?
The details of my life are quite inconsequential….
Very well, where do I begin?
I am a 28 year old, male ape descendant, currently living in Odenton, MD with my wonderful girlfriend Amy and her son Alexander. I work at the first defense contractor to offer me a job down in DC when I left the Navy nearly a year ago. I drive a slightly-modified Chevy Tahoe on the weekends, and commute to and from work courtesy of the MARC commuter rail, with supporting contributions from the Washington Metro and my own two feet. When I took the job (and then subsequently bought a house here in Odenton), the commuting via train was a “nice to have” that has quickly turned into a lifesaver with the recent spike in gas prices.
I’m also what some folks would probably call a “technophile” – I love playing with my computers, Tivos and other electronic gadgets. My usual “go bag” that goes to work and home with me every day is incomplete without my iPod/Sirius Stiletto, VHF radio scanner (to listen in on the train crews and see WTF is going on when the train is delayed), digital camera (to capture anything entertaining or out of the ordinary I see), and a handheld GPS unit sometimes slips its way into the bag to see how fast the train is running – the MARC has the distinction of being the “fastest commuter railroad in the US” by virtue of the fact that the Penn Line (my line) operates on Amtrak’s “Northeast Corridor” and reaches speeds of over 100 MPH. Try that while commuting on the roads during rush hour! I consider it “bonus points” if I can get any of these devices to to more, even cooler things in conjunction with each other. For example: Tivo records a TV show daily, then automatically transfers the show to my computer, where it is transcoded into something that will work on my iPod, and gets copied over onto my iPod when I sync it at night. As if my magic, new TV shows appear on my iPod daily, ready to amuse me at a moments notice.
Well, that’s about it, I suppose. Like I said, the details really aren’t that important. Thanks for reading, and check back often.
