Reading Timeline

  • Sesame Street Collection

    Sesame Street Collection
    These are the first books I read on a regular basis; I would read one every night before going to bed.
  • Comic Book Collecting

    Comic Book Collecting
    I started reading and collecting comic books with my friends in elementary school. My first job at twelve years old was working in a comic book store for store credit.
  • My Favorite Author

    My Favorite Author
    I started reading my mom's Stephen King books and have been ever since. I really enjoy this genre of fiction for personal reading and reading this material at a younger age helped build up my reading skills because I had to find ways to define these larger more adult words.
  • Computer Programing 101

    Computer Programing 101
    My first use of computers; Basic progaming 1A at North Hollywood High School and the same class I met my high school sweetheart.
  • California Drivers Handbook

    California Drivers Handbook
    This is the reading material that allowed me to get my drivers license and opened up the world for me.
  • Time to get out and make my own way

    Time to get out and make my own way
    This begins the period of working low paying jobs and living hand to mouth. I read a lot of different manuals on various equipment, sales strategies and the such. The classes and books regarding sales did help improve my active listening skills which has been beneficial in dealing with clients and co-workers.
  • Associate Degree in the Administration of Justice

    Associate Degree in the Administration of Justice
    It took me over 10 years but I finally received my Associate Degree in the Administration of Justice from Los Angeles Valley College. I found these books and courses interesting which kept me engaged in my studies which has led to a better career.
  • Certificate in Paralegal Studies

    Certificate in Paralegal Studies
    These books changed my life in the way that it set me up for a well paying, beneficial career.
  • Historical Fiction

    Historical Fiction
    I bought this book in Costco and it introduced me to the author Bernard Cornwell and the Historical Fiction genre. These types of stories are now my stories of choice for personal reading because they intertwine fictional characters into historical periods. I love reading about History so I find these books very interesting.
  • Back to School

    Back to School
    Now I am reading books on different aspects of education as I work towards by Bachelors degree and a possible change in careers.