I just got paid

First, how many of you first thought of N'Sync when you read that title? Just checking... moving on.

Another week gone.

Work was pretty good; I still like my job, so that's what's important, I guess. I also received my first pay check yesterday, most of which I won't be able to actually use until a week from Monday because my checking account with Bank of America is so new they have to put the balance on hold. I'm not entirely sure why that is, but I'm sure they have perfectly illogical reason for it, so I won't question it.

Jon's parents came into town last weekend, and we saw Bourne Ultimatum, which I liked quite a bit. I would say it was at least as good as Supremacy. Ben's sister was in town too, so we played a lot of cards too. I would also like to point out that, on Tuesday, I whooped up on Jess and Ben in Pinochle at Fido.

I'm getting into a bit of a groove of the whole work thing. My schedule has stabilized, and I like that I've still been able to have plenty of fun. I haven't been getting tired either, which I think I'm going to credit to a summer of hard work and my daily running. Really, everyone's getting ready to go back to school and it hasn't been weird at all for me. It feels completely normal that I should be working in an office right now, that I should be independent. Working around my friends' class schedules shouldn't be a big deal. (I say that now, before class has even started, so I could be eating my words in a week).

We got a new couch today from Susan's old roommate, who needed a place to store hers for the year. Jon and I picked up a new slipcover for it, as the previous one was quite nice but red like the walls in our living room. I had no idea how expensive slip covers are; I mean, it's basically a sheet, and they want $80? Screw that. I bought a simple one for $40 that matches the other couch and will serve its purpose quite well.

I'm losing steam on this post. Until next time...

Return of the Blogger

Wow, it's been close to a month. My bad.

I started my job on Monday, and this past week has gone pretty well. It's kind of a slow time for royalties because they're due on the 15th, and that means all the companies will start sending them then (just the way the music industry works). This has given me time to get familiar with the songs we work with, and I've started making some of the spreadsheets and databases that will eventually allow me to give our clients better data and more accurate projections for each quarter (kind of the whole reason they brought me on in the first place).

My schedule for work is your standard 9-5, which includes a flexible lunch. Some days will be a little longer than that, but I can live with that. The people I work with are great and have been extremely helpful in getting me used to all the processes and procedures of the office.

Which, speaking of, here are some pictures of my office and a video of the view from my desk chair.

The Big Loud Shirt/Bucks building


My office








And an extremely poor quality video: