There are a lot of differences between my old job and my new job. One of these differences is that there are a lot more boys at my new workplace. The other day, I got into the elevator and I was the only girl. Crazy! The sad thing is that since this place is so huge, I probably won’t see any of them more than once. Ah well.
Evan Lysacek made me love him even more tonight by skating to Michael Buble in the exhibition. Call me, Evan!
It’s amazing how I tired I am, even though it was a short week and I didn’t do much actual work. Starting a new job is really draining.
OK, I know there’s a lot more going on in my life right now and I haven’t been writing, but I need to get this off my chest…
Who is this guy commenting on luge/skeleton/bobsled? He’s way exciteable. Every little thing he starts freaking out. “OH MY GOSH, WHAT A SKID!” “THEY WENT UP TOO HIGH!” “THEY’RE LOSING TIME!” Shh, commentator. Shh. It’s OK.
My favorite was the 2-man bobsled team that was in the lead going into the second run and the back guy’s arm slipped as he jumped into the sled. It was a pretty egregious error, and while it cost the team time…it was never enough that they fell out of first place. I thought this guy was going to die.
I’m trying not to freak out about my new job. Tomorrow is my first day. I am completely losing it, though. I should go to bed, but I am wide awake. And I know I won’t sleep well tonight. It was a good thing that finishing out the multitude of forms required me to call some friends and my dad–I needed that positive reinforcement. But still…panic. I don’t know why I have such a fear of the unknown, but there it is.
At least I had a good weekend. I spent it at my sister’s, and my mom was there. A very quiet weekend, and a reassuring one. I didn’t want to leave, though–something about just hanging around, watching the Olympics, and reading for an indefinite period of time sounds very nice. And the knowledge that I’d have to come home and start a new job didn’t help, either.
Anyway, hopefully tomorrow I’ll be gushing about it. At the very least I won’t have as much fear–it won’t be totally unknown. And hey, I wasn’t particularly interested in or knowledgeable about the area of my last job, either. Realizing that has helped settle me down a bit.
I don’t know what I was thinking. Why, why did I go shopping on a day when I was already cranky? And “cranky” is putting it lightly. More like, feeling totally wretched–one of those, “I’m fat and ugly and there’s nothing good about my life right now.” Well, maybe not quite that bad. But the last couple of weeks have been rough. Anyway.
The shopping trip started out pretty well, actually. I was shopping for nice work clothes and I tried on a bunch of outfits and they all fit, which was very encouraging. None of them looked that good, sadly. I should’ve just stopped there. But nooo, I had to haul myself around the mall with less and less success everywhere, self-esteem dropping with every stop. (And that, my friends, is why I hate shopping.)
I wound up only buying a smoothie. But it was a good smoothie.
Current song in my head:
“Orange Crush” by REM
It’s finally happened. Today, thanks to a sale at Best Buy, I finally bought Season 5 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which means that I now own the entire series. Hurrah! This makes me happy, particularly since lately every episode that I’ve been like, “Oooh, I should watch that” (with the exception of “Go Fish” so I could see Wentworth Miller) have been from Season 5.
Anyway, I’m currently living the life of the unemployed. I am officially between jobs. It’s pretty nice. I like that I can stay up and watch the Olympics into the early morning without guilt. And having Melodie around is also nice. It’s just a very weird feeling, because underneath the relaxation is a growing panic at the new job facing me.
Well, I have almost a week.
Current song in my head:
“Uptown Girl” by Billy Joel
Here’s a horoscope that you don’t want to see on your last day at your current job:
Are the long-term benefits worth the short-term hassle of taking on this new project? Think about it very carefully before you give an answer. You’re not obliged to say yes just because they ask you.
Thanks! That’s just the encouragement I need!
I had forgotten how much I enjoy the Demotivators series. How can you not, with such truths as “Procrastination: Hard work often pays off after time, but laziness always pays off now” and “Potential: Not everyone gets to be an astronaut when they grow up.”
The Colbert Report has seeped into my brain. The other night Colin was acting up and I told him I was putting him on notice. I passed a sign the other night for a “Bear Garden” and thought how much that would freak Stephen out. I need help.
But at least my fascination is shared. He’s made the cover of Newsweek; I highly recommend checking out the article (you don’t even need to register!). Plus, we all know that “truthiness” was the word of 2005.
So be an it-getter and check it out.
