Miscellaneous

I've really enjoyed my first week so far.  (And I suspect the boss has, too - he was able to take two days off with me in the shop.)   Right now I'm the only one in, and I'm blasting some German heavy metal, because, well, I can. 

The work rocks. I'm doing pretty much what I'd done as a contractor - research and writing, mostly, with some face time and a lot of furniture angst.  (Where to put the bookcase? What to do with six Herman Miller conference room chairs?  I've farmed three of them out, but still have three left.  I still have the shredder in here with me, too.)  It's nice to have a mentor who introduces me around and who knows the back history on just about everyone. 

The Pearl is taking a bit of adjustment - I think I was more comfortable when I worked in downtown.  Here it's just so...upwardly mobile, with lots of people my age or younger who apparently don't have to work during the day and who can shop wherever they want.  It makes me self-conscious about what I'm wearing, kind of like high school did.  The shops are outrageously priced.  The food is spendy.  And Jay-sus - you would not believe all the California license plates! 

I've really enjoyed commuting in with Matthew.  A couple of days, we came in VERY early, and there was almost no traffic.  The down side is that because Matthew works very long days, I work very long days even when I could leave a lot earlier (like today).  I am getting more Peach time, in the car, and hear her talking to herself and playing (and occasionally crying, but she is usually pretty good in the car). 

It took several days for the Peach trots to slow down, but she seems to be "regular" again.  Whew.