I’m so forgetful…

… that I’ll post about my new job everywhere on the internet except to my own weblog. I started on Tuesday. The week before, I applied on Monday, had two phone interviews on Monday, on Tuesday I got a call to come in for an interview, interview on Wednesday, and I found out I got the job on Thursday. It’s really fun; I’m doing computer programming using C# and the .NET framework, tiny software company, relaxed atmosphere, I got my own office and a kick-ass development machine (Hyperthreaded 2.8 Ghz P4, with a 120 gig SATA HD, 1 gig of ram, and dual monitors (19 and 17 inch CRTs), driven by passively cooled Radeon 7000s, so it’s relatively quiet too.

The negative aspect: the commute. It’s well over 50 miles… on the other side of Minneapolis. So I’ve been getting up at 5:30 am, and going to bed at 9:30 pm to avoid the rush hour traffic. Tomorrow (hopefully) I’ll post a photographic essay of my first week on the job.

10 Responses to “I’m so forgetful…”

  1. Molly Identicon Icon Molly Says:

    Wow, congratulations!
    Your new work computer sounds significantly sweeter then my new work computer. (Mine is a dinky-little-case HP Desktop)
    That sure is a long commute to do every day. Will you think about moving to make it better?

  2. heather Identicon Icon heather Says:

    Welcome to the joyous life of the commuter. You get used to it…kinda.

  3. Corey Identicon Icon Corey Says:

    Does this mean you’re going to donate money to my car fund now? Maybe now that you’re working you could buy yourself a new one and just, um, give me your old one? I’m sure that’s what you want to do……

  4. Hez Identicon Icon Hez Says:

    So. Proud. I hope you’re making a ton of bank! Don’t even trip about the commute, bud, just cash the check.

  5. John Wilson Identicon Icon John Wilson Says:

    Speaking of my car, it’s been groaning and complaining mightily, and I just got everything refixed up on it. Basically, it doesn’t want to go and it doesn’t want to stop. The stopping thing I’m fixing with a brake job next paycheck. But I think the not wanting to go thing is going to be with me for a while now. Stupid 4 cylinder engine in a 3000 pound car.

    (Please forgive the rough sentence structure; I just got home and I’m too tired to edit my words properly)

  6. Molly Identicon Icon Molly Says:

    “Please forgive the rough sentence structure; I just got home and I’m too tired to edit my words properly”

    That *so* describes the state of my blog lately.

  7. Corey Identicon Icon Corey Says:

    does that mean you won’t give your car? sigh, I went through a bunch of lots today and the sub $3000s were more or less non existant.

  8. John Wilson Identicon Icon John Wilson Says:

    Corey: you need to go to rural minnesota, or rural wisconsin, or rural anywhere not near a huge city with tons of teenagers snapping up the cheap cars.

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    Amazing

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