Hope is a thing with feathers, That perches in the soul, And sings the tune without the words, And never stops at all.-Emily Dickenson

Saturday, October 29, 2005

New Job

I am working downtown now. After three weeks at my new job, here are some things I have learned:
  • There are nearby places with some fairly decent food choices.
  • Considering walking time of 7 minutes from the garage 4 blocks away, it takes the same amount of time to get to work now as it did to get to my previous job. The mileage from home was previously 15, now 2.
  • I have a window desk, a nice view of the traffic on 2nd and Chestnut.
  • I find my regular habit of sleeping in my car during lunch rather toxic, being parked in a garage and all.
  • I haven't seen a hawk or a vulture yet, lots of pigeons; although none have flown into the window!
  • Overtime might be permissable here, maybe even a necessity (that's financially a good thing, in my opinion).
  • I still have no friggin clue as to how to do my job; ok, maybe an inkling of a clue.
  • I found a Starbuck's within walking distance.
  • 'Walking distance' has increased dramatically for me. I define walking distance as 'slightly farther than where I parked my car'... much further now than previously.
  • I survived my first walk from the garage in the rain. Not too bad, but it wasn't a down-pour.
  • There's no Q-Doba anywhere nearby.
  • This morning I found my bank within 'walking distance'.
  • The folks I work with seem very nice and are starting to warm up to me. They seem like a fun bunch.
  • I like getting to work at 8:30 rather than 7am. It means I can stay up past 9pm!
  • I don't like leaving work at 5pm rather than 4, it seems half the evening is gone already; you wouldn't think an hour could make such a difference.
  • All but one employee here in the department has at least 1 dog. In fact, my boss isn't here today because her dog is sick. I may fit in yet!