Sort of. I still am figuring things out at work. I had a bit of a metaphor moment in the morning, so I'll share it with you. Keep in mind this is based on a measly 7 days of work Here goes; ladies feel free to replace gender

Working at GG is sort of like dating a hyperactive punk rocker. You never know what to expect, she'll keep you up all night, she'll turn up in the most unexpected places and always surprise you with new things. Sometimes she might even beat you up or trash your place ... but later bring beer to make up for it.

Working at Right Media was more like dating a Type A. Chances were you knew in advance what your date was going to go like, her preferences were pretty much set, and she'd always remember your birthday. She'd also always remember when you forgot hers. She'd keep your place very tidy and even clean up after you without comment, but after a while you'd start to have this feeling that she's keeping score ...

Working at Yahoo was like working for the Empress of China. It's very possible that behind the wall of courtiers, ministers, lackeys, hangers-on, delegation-specialists, and procedure experts there is in fact a fun-loving, cheerful, inventive and attractive lass, but from your position and distance she might as well be a dour old man.

Uponor was a dour old man.

So there you have it in a nutshell. Now I have to go off and configure the XPS that just showed up on my desk

Today's Links:
Hiroshige's 100 Views of Edo exhibition - downright gorgeous art, courtesy of Joan's dad. I like the zoom plugin they have there, I should steal that sometime.
Chrono Trigger DS! Maybe I will finally play it now ... I always lost traction at some point.

Now Playing: GTA4, FFTactics A2 (addicted!).

So we released Legions, that was fun. I'm going to every meeting I can to see what I can poke my fingers into, but at the same time there's only so many things I can hold in my little head. There's a lot to learn, and a lot to do, and I don't feel super useful quite yet. It'll be fun getting there, though.

House inspection went well, with one rather serious thing and several small ones. There appears to be a rushing river under the house which is most likely a main pipe leak - we're totally getting the sellers to pay for THAT fun. Everything else was smaller, like some tiny leak next to the dishwasher, plants a bit too close to the house, bit of drywall missing where someone did some amateur electric work. It'll all have to be fixed, but only the pipe thing worries me slightly.

And that's about all I got after week 1. Sorry it's not more exciting, but it's hard to describe the "why" with words. I'll try to find some.

What a weird, weird day.

The previous post was short because it was made from the tablet; it works fine and is much handier to carry along than a laptop, but typing speed suffers. The touchpad is fine, but its predictive text is bollocks and it seems there's no autocorrect. I think even my phone can do that now ... ah well. Still twice the resolution of an iPhone, so no help from that quarter. They actually put in a normal keyboard in the next version of the device - figures.

Anyway, Bend was great. There's mountains, streams, canyons, high desert, tall snowcapped mountains - pictures at the usual place. We also held a small event of brandy and whisky sampling. Here's the verdict on Edgefield brandy - MEH! Harsh, boozy and devoid of flavor beyond the burn! However, thumbs up to the whisky for being surprisingly smooth. We also managed to hit the town during the Bite of Bend festival, so all Saturday there were vendors lined up the main drag offering tidbits of the local specialties, up to and including goat. Mmm, goat. Finally, the Deschutes brewery was well worth the wait - had a sampler of six brews and a snifter of the Black Butte XX which was just fantastic. I'm going to try and secure a bottle of that nectar.

Our offer for the house has been accepted. Now we are working on getting our loan pre-approved and approved (since the last one we did expired in the meantime with all the Yahoo hoohoo suspending our house search), and getting the inspection done. We're not expecting any surprises on either front, but the tension is kinda gnawing at us anyway.

I am now off to my first day at Garage

Oh yes, Burnout Paradise came in from GameFly yesterday (only 20 bucks!). I highly recommend it.

Hmm, my game rant vs real life rant ratio is reversed today.

Well, this is all very exciting. I'm writing this update from McMenamins pub in Bend, and I'm pondering all the things going on at once.

The new job starts monday, and the house offer should be coming in tonight. Also, the bartender in front of me is setting thins on FIRE. Ahem. How did we go from pooh-poohing every single house we saw to putting in an offer in just a few days!!!

Yikes.

Good times! However, Sportsters are loud and they vibrate a lot, so next time I'm taking a FAT BOB. o_O walTer does claim that the issue is endemic to those, so perhaps my opinion of Harleys may yet be swayed.

I got in our car after I finished the ride, and felt like I got in some toy conveyance. Surely a device that provides movement should make more noise and vibrate a lot!

I did this ride and it was right about the perfect length, although he abovementioned shaking really pushed my endurance to the limit. I couldn't really ever get comfortable in it - I think the bike is made for people with longer arrms, or legs, or something. My clutch hand is also out of shape, and will probably be sore tomorrow.

Other than that, huge success!

Oh yes, and that is snow.

Starting off with a semi-catered 2hr breakfast meeting (breakfast starts at 10 on Yahoo time), and ending with minigolf at noon.

Harley reserved for tomorrow, and hoping to see a couple more houses before we leave for Bend this weekend.

Noob Squad II went off well last night, with a surprise visit by my sister, and much banter from High Girl and Economics Lad (you know who you are ). We're just missing walTer now (it'd be 5 of us!), but he has his gaming sights set on more comprehensive game these days. Which is a good thing

In my brain, I'm bouncing around thinking about Monday. One might say I'm excited, even.