It’s been two weeks since I started working at ye olde online retailer. Things are going well. Everyone I work with has been super nice. My boss is great.
These first two weeks have been about learning their database. I only started to do “real” work late last week. It’s 100% straight up SQL, no chaser. I have the option of using Business Objects Desktop Intelligence or Crystal Reports. However, for now, I’m going to take this opportunity to delve into some of the more esoteric SQL stuff that I never used in my 12 years at ye olde newspaper.
The company is celebrating their 10th anniversary. As part of that, the CEO hosted a party for everyone at the Saltair Pavillion with special guests… The Wallflowers. It was a fun show, but the drinks at Saltair are pricey! Good thing we were all given a couple of drink coupons to keep us from going thirsty. If you know what I mean… and I think you do. At any rate, I can now check off “see Bob Dylan’s son” off my bucket list. 😉
One other work related thing. Commuting is super easy now. I live less than 10 miles from the office. That sure beats the nearly 3 hour drive I had in Illinois. I can also catch a bus a couple of blocks from my apartment that takes me directly to my office without transfers. I even rode my bike part of the way and used the bus the rest of the way a couple of times. Gotta love that!
Liz is doing great. She just got a cool new haircut. You can see pictures on Facebook. I think she looks FAB! 🙂
The puppy is doing well, but as it gets colder… it becomes more difficult to get motivated to go for walks. She’s big now… 63+ pounds… and growing. She has developed an unfortunate trait. She’s starting to become a digger. I think we may have inadvertently contributed to this behavior taking root. Now we’ll have to figure out a way to undo it before it becomes a serious problem.
Kiko is doing OK… has an ear infection at the moment, but he’s doing his thing… which mostly involves sleeping on the bear chair.
I’ve come to realize that I don’t use Livejournal nearly as much as I used to. That’s kinda sad… really. I like LJ a lot, but it’s not as conducive to the quick bursts that I’m doing lately. Right now my platform of choice is Facebook… but I would dump it for something better in a heartbeat. If Facebook had tag support, better group options (it would be nice to make a posting only viewable by a certain group (a la Livejournal), a decent search, and doubled the max character limit… it would be perfect. Oh well.
That said… if you haven’t joined Facebook… you should… and be sure to friend me. I post a lot of fun stuff there… not just navel-gazing. 😉
Later gang… for my Orlando peeps… I’ll probably be in Orlando for a few days around Christmas. I don’t have a lot of vacation days with my new job so I’m not sure exactly when, but Christmas weekend for sure. See you then!