Right out of high school, I attended Eastern Arizona College in Thatcher, AZ, where I graduated with an Associates Degree in Liberal Studies. That basically means I went to school taking odd classes for two years and they gave me a degree for it. I had originally majored in Geology with a minor in Mathematics (yes, I took Calculus), with the intent of teaching high school math or science classes, but sometimes life just doesn't turn out the way you planned - and I say HOORAY for life not turning out the way you planned!

Armed with my Liberal Studies degree, I entered corporate America - first working in medical records, then for Mesa Public schools handling claims stemming from bus accidents, student injuries and worker's compensation. In the midst of all that, a pretty cool computer geek found me and asked me to marry him (geeks make the best husbands, imho). After having a little boy, I realized I didn't want to be the "stay-at-home" mom and that cool computer geek realized he didn't want to be the "go-to-work" dad. So, we decided to switch roles and I went back to school to get a more "serious" degree so that I could be the bread-winner.

Three years of working full-time as an Office Manager and going to school full-time at the Art Institute of Phoenix yielded me a Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design (part of which I owe to my employer through those years, who allowed me to do homework during down times at the office. Thanks Bob!). While in school, I found my repressed artistic ability and put it to good use.

Working here at Cheyenne is my first gig out of college, which I find unbeatable to the nth degree. I managed to watch 11 seasons of Stargate (nine from SG-1 and two from Atlantis), within my first month on the job, and I've recently watched them all again - right up through the current seasons. Needless to say, I and my family are now avid Stargate fans...even the four-year-old!

Since working here, I've also been re-introduced to video games and can feel myself getting sucked into the world of acronyms (MMO's, RTS's, FPS's, RPG's). I find a curious delight in confounding my extended family members by talking in a language that only those involved in our universe can understand.

So what kind of work do I do here? Pretty much anything two-dimensional, but my primary work is on the User Interface. So if you have strong opinions on what makes a good one, visit the forums and make those opinions known (you're welcome, David). I've also done print work, t-shirts, and banners for our Marketing Department, and executed some "morale" projects for general office enjoyment. I work on different projects every week, which makes it exciting to come to work. In fact, I'm having so much fun at my job, I'd almost be willing to do it for free.

Almost.

Alana Sabin