Back in the Saddle Again

Thanks for the support on the shower gel thing. I got over it, eventually, and yes Jill I did have to brush my teeth with toothpaste...

So the interview went really well. In fact it went so well they hired me the day and I started work on Monday! That's right! So I've been there a week and I can tell you that it's almost completely opposite of where I used to work.

First of all, I work at a building that is nothing but computer nerds. That's right, I'm in my element because computer nerds love me. Mostly because I know what they are talking about but also because I'm funny (sorry no need for modesty here - I lost that when they took away my underpants in the hospital in May). Everyone there is really nice and helpful. I'm in charge of finishing up a project by the end of March involving Active Directory - which I didn't know anything about but I learned pretty fast. The second project will start in April and I will be coordinating site surveys and gathering data to analyze for the Remote Users Support System project. And folks, that's the kind of stuff I know.

Now, why is this different than the last place I worked? Well, let me start by talking about meetings. When we have a meeting that's scheduled from 2 to 3 pm - you better believe it's over at 3 pm. In my previous position, everyone had to get to the the meeting (no conference calls), then we had to listen to everyone's stuff (for lack of a better word) for about 4 hours. Sometimes we'd get a lunch break and sometimes we wouldn't. Sometimes these meetings would last for 6 hours. In the place I work now, everyone has tasks to do and those tasks need to get done WITHIN the range of the business day... so there's no fooling around (okay there's a little, but not too much). So we never work after 5 pm or on weekends.

It's the corporate world now, baby and I think I'm going to fit in. I really like it so far and I will be giving updates as things progress. Who knows, in 6 months I might hate it, but right now I'm crazy about it. I have my own desk in my own cube and my own computer and everything. Oh, and Rachel - there's a section of the building that is nothing but files - in a file room - with file clerks that do nothing but file stuff - and yes it's locked...

So this came as kind of a surprise, but a good one. And it came at a pretty good time - because I NEED MONEY!

Next - my friend Greg and his buddies used to mess around in the recording studio when he worked in Chicago. His "band" called Rankenstein did some pretty cool stuff. Some videos were recently uploaded to Youtube, so here are the links:
Mr. Shu: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzC2eNLf76Q
Action Figure (I sing all the background female vocals on this one!): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RP2lRtOgm0
Asian Babes on Parade: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlZePl-ZQpM

Enjoy!

Mmmm, Misty Rose...

I received a lovely Christmas gift from my sister, Anita of a shower gel, perfume and lotion. It's a lovely gift. So tonight when I went to take a shower (I have a job interview tomorrow so I have to get up EARLY), I decided I'd like to try the shower gel. Of course I didn't decide this until I was already naked and in the shower. So I reach out and grab the tube of gel from the shelf.

Now, I think that stores should have a special section just for adults who have a problem with child-proof caps and what-not. They should be able to sell just a bottle of soap that you take the top off and you're ready to go. Unfortunately, I am not in charge of these sorts of decisions.

So I'm trying to get the damn bottle open, and there's a shrink wrap seal around the lid. Now, my Mom taught me by example that if you don't have a pair of scissors or a knife, it's okay, just use your teeth. That's the way we did things on the farm. So I start biting this plastic wrapping and things get a little out of hand and slippery and, well, the lid came off and I squirted about a tablespoon or better of liquid Misty Rose soap right into my mouth.


So I'm spitting the stuff out and cussing and I figured I'd just rinse with the shower. So I stuck the hand held shower into my mouth and my mouth foamed for about ten minutes straight.

Now, I have never had my mouth washed out with soap, but I can tell you that it is not a very pleasant experience. And even though the soap was a pretty pink color and smelled very nice, it tasted like crap.

So here's the moral of the story:
1. Don't wait until you're in the shower to open any bottles or tubes.
2. Don't try to open things with your teeth unless it's a life or death situation.
3. If you have children, PLEASE don't make them wash their mouths out with soap. Just live with the swearing.