Greg Matusic

In our last episode (June of 1987), I was heading to the University of Rochester in hopes of earning a degree, playing football, throwing the shotput, and drinking heavily. I'm happy to report that I achieved all of those goals. I hung around Rochester (a great city BTW) after graduation - mostly bartending and taking (very few and well spaced-out) classes toward a Masters in Education (I figured that if Jim Hunter could teach HS Social Studies, I certainly could). I also started taking computer graphics classes, and I soon decided that a change of plans was in order. I bought a Mac, pirated some software, and started earning decent money as a freelance designer (keeping the bartending job of course). Jump to 1998, and an online job search brought me to the Gazette Newspapers in Schenectady, NY (outside of Albany), where I accepted a position as an info-graphics designer (maps, charts, etc.). A year later I moved on to a position at Mehigan, Bellone & Associates - a small media company in Schenectady where I became a web programmer in addition to utilizing my design skills. I'm still there/here by the way. Romance you ask? I met a great girl in 2003 (Wendi Roberts of Brattleboro, VT) and we were married on November 5, 2005. No kids yet, but I'll make sure to update you on our progress. We do have a couple of extra-large cats though that think they're people, so that's something... In addition to spending quality time with Wendi, I play flag football (2006 National Champs - seriously) and throw the shot (silver at the 2006 Empire State Games). I still freelance - mostly illustration and animation work. Visit my online portfolio when you get a chance: (http://www.matusic.com).

The last 20 years have been full of more ups than downs, and I feel fortunate to have a wonderful wife and a career I love. I hope life has treated you all well. Looking forward to hearing all about it...

Cheers.

Greg Matusic