Well today was the day. A little guilty about moving on from Golden Staffing but it’s not a crippling guilt. I did get comfortable there in only a few months. It was a new day, a new job. Last night Bill and I hung out and watched the Sopranos which was excellent and Entourage which was amusing and a bit touching. It stopped raining for a bit and I brought in the pots and pans in the hallway. A few hours later it poured and the neighbors put out their pots and pans which made for a risky navigation on the stairway this morning.
Bill was up and out before I was. I got up earlier than usual. Got up at 6:00 instead of a half hour later which made things that much more interesting. Bill and I bumping into each other and I was a bit of an ogre. He was great as usual, letting my non morning persona roll off his back. I was grouchy. I’m sure my sibling in Arcata can relate or her husband and son at least. I had my coffee, my cereal, and a kiss goodbye from my loving partner.
I walked out the door, sidestepping the pots and pans and walked out into the remnants of the Nor’Easter which even though it wasn’t as bad as they said it would be, a large wall collapsed in Union City by the 14th Street Viaduct a bit north of the Doric apartment tower. And there was also a fire a few blocks away in Hoboken but that was in the afternoon, the wall collapse happened around 10:00PM. The power also went out last night for less than a minute which made Bill and I miss the first moments in the Sopranos. But that was all yesterday and last night.
Today I rode on the bus, reading The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins. I’m really enjoying it, there are some really funny lines in there. Of course it’s all about religion, but it’s written by an atheist for atheists. It really does make sense. Got to the Port Authority earlier than usual and this is how it’s going to be from now on. Early rising, different, more frantic commuters. A whole different mindset to these commuters. It’s funny how things could change in a half hour.
Got to the new building at 50th and Third Avenue. I checked in with the security team in the lobby. Sinead O’Connor playing over the PA system. Got up to the fourth floor and found myself to be the first one in. The door was locked but with a slight tug I gained access. So much for security. I turned on the lights, walked around. No one in yet. It was 8:05 and I made some coffee and put my things in my cube. People came in eventually. The space is leased by my company, DNA Inc. and subleased to two other companies. So there are people I work with directly and people I don’t. But everyone seems nice. Very low key office, I filled out tax forms, and health forms and who to call in case of emergency forms. Bill is top of the list, my brother Frank who would probably be annoyed is number two. He’d be annoyed at the phone call, not his placing on the list.
Here’s a few of the things that I did today:
Fixed security lock on door
got signatures on contracts from the CEO (Vivek) and the President (Greg Stevens)
canceled hotel reservations in Boston
ran an errand
checked with vendors regarding deliveries
moved large table
hung pictures
polished a conference room table
made some copies
See? Number one was fixing the security lock on the front door. I saved the company some money already.
Tonight Bill is at his folks so he can take his father to the VA hospital tomorrow morning. I’m hanging out.
Today in Virginia the country was given 33 reasons for stricter, stronger gun control laws.
Melt the guns now.
live blog from the Virginia campus, cut n’paste:
http://ntcoolfool.livejournal.com/