Nicole's Notes

After a total of three interviews (involving different folks from the company) spread over a month, I finally got the job I'd been hoping for. Hooray! :D After a week of training, I think I'm starting to get the hang of it. Now that I've said that, I'm sure I'll put my foot in it! :P Oh well. I'm having so much fun. The company's full of interesting and interested people.

I'm working remotely - working from home all the time - so I've made a few changes to make the most of my office. I bought doors for one of my bookcases so that it can house all my papercraft junk and office supplies. I have never considered myself a crafter, but I sure do have a lot of the accoutrements. (Interesting! Google spell check thinks accoutrements should be spelled accouterments, although the singular is still accoutrement... I think I'll leave it as is.)

I needed a desktop computer, since mine was cannibalized for parts ages ago. Jason got me a swanky, powerful one with two, count 'em two graphics cards. Woohoo! This thing can sure render stuff nicely, although I never did get the free t-shirt that was supposed to come with it. A new monitor rounded out the electronics purchases.

But... the new monitor didn't fit in the opening of the roll-top desk. I haven't been really wild about the desk anyhow, since I find it easier to work facing the room than with my back to it (memories of my childhood hutch desk and the buzzing fluorescent light in it - that sound still throws me into a fit of procrastination panic!).

So, I bought a new full-height bookcase to house my growing collection, and a new free-standing desk. The desk was the tough part - nothing at Ikea, at Costco, at Jordan's - finally Jess suggested Target, and they had a lovely Mission-style desk for a reasonable price. The wood colour is very similar to the wood all throughout the house, and it's nice and open to let the breezes (such as they are) circulate. The roll-top is destined for Jason's basement workspace, once I find some sort of chest-of-drawers to stow office supplies in. Any suggestions?

Once the rolltop is out of the way, I will put the lighter-coloured tall bookcase there, and assemble the new "medium brown" bookcase which matches the others. And I think I'm going to move the chair that matches my current armchair down from the bedroom to use as "guest seating" (translation: cat seating). One day I'll get the two comfy chairs recovered.

Jason's kidney stone was 4mm and wound up having to be destroyed with a laser. Ow ow ow. My car got a jump to get me home (but at 1am, I wasn't up for taking the scenic route to recharge the battery completely) and a second jump to get the battery back to F. :D Seems to be no harm done, but I'm sure you'll hear if it turns out differently!