Tuesday, May 03, 2005
Gasp... I almost ran out of breath.
It's official. I managed to bust my ass getting home to be here before the cable guy. I thought I would drown in boredom without my connection to the rest of the world if I had to wait much longer. And, in addition to my newly re-established RR connection, I have also bought into a highly discounted HD cable package despite what I early thought I would do. It's ok, i can always cancel the service without penalty... :)
So I have this new job. So far, that being two full days, It's not so bad. I have sat with a few support people and listened in on the calls. I haven't run into an issue that I wasn't at least on the same page as the support tech. I think the learning curve will be getting used to the in-house helpdesk software. The techs that I watch zip through it. I'm sure I'll get to know it, as soon as I get some formal training.
The move went well, thanks to all involved. Jannelle, Greg, Steph, Randy and Ruth... thanks for all your help. And to all you other wimps out there... You need to get some muscles and stop being girly men. :) actually, it was just a circumstance of timing. With Sal being off in cali visiting Brady, and Colin's physical condition... oh and me not calling Neil ahead of time to ask for assistance, there were just 2 of us ( on each end) that could move the heavy stuff. Everything did manage to go smoothly though. By Saturday night I had everything in the Apt. and was starting to unpack. As of now, I think everything has been unloaded that is going to be unloaded. There is a lot of stuff that I am just going to leave in boxes, cause I won't need it before I have to move again. Conveniently I have a great big closet, and some great box storage shelves in my bedroom closets that I have just throw the full, not-being-unpacked boxes into.
The place hardly feels like "home" yet. I'm still getting used to all the new noises in my apt. The floor above me squeaks a lot, and the old guy that lives there has a condition that makes it sound like he is going to cough up a lung. The lady across the hall has an uncountable number of pets, but at least 2 dogs and a cat. From the smell of it (yes smell), I would guess that she has at least another 3 animals in there. All in all though, everyone I've met here seems nice enough, despite their quirks.
Loveland, where I live, seems a lot to me like waterville with hills. I live on top of a pretty steep hill, that, if it weren't for the great big trees in the way, would overlook downtown. The short few blocks that make up downtown are great. There's at least a few food/drink shops there, and a great park along the little Miami river. There's also a long bike trail that runs through the area that I would love to explore sometime. Greg and Steph have offered their bikes to me, should I want to take a ride. Thanks for that...
I miss Jannelle a lot, and it's only been a few days. I'm sure it will get "easier" over time to be apart, but I'd like to think I'll never get comfortable with the idea.
Time to play search around and see what I have missed the last few days that I have been unplugged.
So I have this new job. So far, that being two full days, It's not so bad. I have sat with a few support people and listened in on the calls. I haven't run into an issue that I wasn't at least on the same page as the support tech. I think the learning curve will be getting used to the in-house helpdesk software. The techs that I watch zip through it. I'm sure I'll get to know it, as soon as I get some formal training.
The move went well, thanks to all involved. Jannelle, Greg, Steph, Randy and Ruth... thanks for all your help. And to all you other wimps out there... You need to get some muscles and stop being girly men. :) actually, it was just a circumstance of timing. With Sal being off in cali visiting Brady, and Colin's physical condition... oh and me not calling Neil ahead of time to ask for assistance, there were just 2 of us ( on each end) that could move the heavy stuff. Everything did manage to go smoothly though. By Saturday night I had everything in the Apt. and was starting to unpack. As of now, I think everything has been unloaded that is going to be unloaded. There is a lot of stuff that I am just going to leave in boxes, cause I won't need it before I have to move again. Conveniently I have a great big closet, and some great box storage shelves in my bedroom closets that I have just throw the full, not-being-unpacked boxes into.
The place hardly feels like "home" yet. I'm still getting used to all the new noises in my apt. The floor above me squeaks a lot, and the old guy that lives there has a condition that makes it sound like he is going to cough up a lung. The lady across the hall has an uncountable number of pets, but at least 2 dogs and a cat. From the smell of it (yes smell), I would guess that she has at least another 3 animals in there. All in all though, everyone I've met here seems nice enough, despite their quirks.
Loveland, where I live, seems a lot to me like waterville with hills. I live on top of a pretty steep hill, that, if it weren't for the great big trees in the way, would overlook downtown. The short few blocks that make up downtown are great. There's at least a few food/drink shops there, and a great park along the little Miami river. There's also a long bike trail that runs through the area that I would love to explore sometime. Greg and Steph have offered their bikes to me, should I want to take a ride. Thanks for that...
I miss Jannelle a lot, and it's only been a few days. I'm sure it will get "easier" over time to be apart, but I'd like to think I'll never get comfortable with the idea.
Time to play search around and see what I have missed the last few days that I have been unplugged.
