I’m going to talk about one positive thing to start off: coffee. Why have I never realized its powers to awaken me after a really boring and tedious meeting? Maybe I have, but I’d forgotten, like how you forget how much a shot actually hurts.
Either way, I’m more awake now. I don’t have much work to do, which is sort of a problem, because I am billing time to this government contract, but I’m on Twitter, OkCupid, blogging, etc. People keep saying once I get into it, I’ll have so much work I won’t know what to do with myself. I’m hoping that time starts soon.
This dressing up for work thing is getting old fast. Tucking in shirts? I have to do that now, as much as I’m opposed to it. It’s so constricting! Plus if I tuck my shirt in too much, it gets pulled out if I sit down, and then it’s all billowy, so I have to be careful about how dramatically I sit/hunch, unless I want to look like I have more rolls of fat than actually exist.
Let me tell you, being in a corporate environment is difficult. You’re not supposed to talk about things like Britney Spears and whether or not she’ll make a comeback because a partner could overhear you and think you’re talking about someone at the company. (This is a true-to-life example from orientation.) Not like I give a crap about Britney (at least anymore), but the idea that it’s all CONTRACTS, ACQUISITIONS, PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS, etc is bizarre. I get that it’s work, but if a partner is that insecure that they’re being talked about, maybe they should see a therapist. We have great health insurance!
I’m listening to the Passion Pit station on Pandora, and it’s making me feel great. It’s already about 11, and I get to leave at 4:30 today because I got in at 8:30. Actually, I get to leave at 4:24 because I got in at 8:24. Only 5 1/2 hours, if I’m being generous!
Sigh.
Oh, I just joined kickball. Did I mention that last entry? I am just looking forward to making friends, though they will never replace how awesome my Boston friends are.
