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I know it's been a good while since I've last read LJ... even longer for an update, so here goes...
On 2 October, I started my new job in the Data Support group at One Communications in Marlboro. The whole week was somewhat of a slow start, as I didn't have a cubicle to call my own (I snagged an empty one for the time being), nor did I have any network logins. I spent the next two weeks sitting with other techs, listening in on calls, and eventually taking some while sitting in their chairs and having them coach me along.
It wasn't until yesterday that I finally got my PC from the IS group. By this time, I had logins for most of the network resources that I would need, and I started soloing.
It's not too bad, but I'm still new at it. There's another guy who started just this week, so now he's FNG, and I've given myself the nickname of Probie. (If you don't watch NCIS, you wouldn't get it.)
My cube is home now. I have about eight pictures of Marcus set up around me, and I have my stash of munchies. I hope to be getting up to a decent speed soon, but with some people out this week and two people leaving for jobs elsewhere, it'll be tough.
But at least the working atmosphere is better than at my previous job -- less restrictive, not as confining.
Also in the past couple of weeks, I've had a couple of batches of hives. I don't know what's causing them, but they annoy the shite out of me. I got some antihistamines from a prescription for the first batch, and they cleared up in a couple of days. They're not as hard-hitting as Benadryl when it comes to the drowsiness, but they still lend a bit of fatigue to the day.
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silvara77 and I celebrated our third wedding anniversary. I made a nice dinner of beef tips and rice. However, the "going out to eat" dinner wasn't until the following Friday, when we went to O'Connor's, and had a lovely dinner.
Colleen's parents were up for a visit over Columbus Day weekend. All five of us went to Southwick Zoo, and got to see lots of animals. My favorites are the lemurs, tigers, bintarongs, and any of the other big cats that are there. All they need are a couple of wolves. There's one area where you can have the deer come right up to you and eat out of your hand without having a fence between the two of you. I managed to get a couple of young deer within a couple of feet of me. One even sniffed my hand. That was a real treat.
Well it's off to bed soon. I hope the pills kick in soon so the itching will cease and I can get some sleep. At least I don't have to be on the phones until 900am, and it's only a 15 minute commute.
Out here.
On 2 October, I started my new job in the Data Support group at One Communications in Marlboro. The whole week was somewhat of a slow start, as I didn't have a cubicle to call my own (I snagged an empty one for the time being), nor did I have any network logins. I spent the next two weeks sitting with other techs, listening in on calls, and eventually taking some while sitting in their chairs and having them coach me along.
It wasn't until yesterday that I finally got my PC from the IS group. By this time, I had logins for most of the network resources that I would need, and I started soloing.
It's not too bad, but I'm still new at it. There's another guy who started just this week, so now he's FNG, and I've given myself the nickname of Probie. (If you don't watch NCIS, you wouldn't get it.)
My cube is home now. I have about eight pictures of Marcus set up around me, and I have my stash of munchies. I hope to be getting up to a decent speed soon, but with some people out this week and two people leaving for jobs elsewhere, it'll be tough.
But at least the working atmosphere is better than at my previous job -- less restrictive, not as confining.
Also in the past couple of weeks, I've had a couple of batches of hives. I don't know what's causing them, but they annoy the shite out of me. I got some antihistamines from a prescription for the first batch, and they cleared up in a couple of days. They're not as hard-hitting as Benadryl when it comes to the drowsiness, but they still lend a bit of fatigue to the day.
On 11 October,
silvara77 and I celebrated our third wedding anniversary. I made a nice dinner of beef tips and rice. However, the "going out to eat" dinner wasn't until the following Friday, when we went to O'Connor's, and had a lovely dinner.Colleen's parents were up for a visit over Columbus Day weekend. All five of us went to Southwick Zoo, and got to see lots of animals. My favorites are the lemurs, tigers, bintarongs, and any of the other big cats that are there. All they need are a couple of wolves. There's one area where you can have the deer come right up to you and eat out of your hand without having a fence between the two of you. I managed to get a couple of young deer within a couple of feet of me. One even sniffed my hand. That was a real treat.
Well it's off to bed soon. I hope the pills kick in soon so the itching will cease and I can get some sleep. At least I don't have to be on the phones until 900am, and it's only a 15 minute commute.
Out here.
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