I miss Boston. I miss having friends in the same city as me...
I just got my TV working last night, and I watched the 2005 NFL season opener. It's definitely getting kind of weird not having anyone around during the week. I got used to roommates or at least dormmates. Now I don't even know my neighbors.
Anyway, so about this TV. UPS took two weeks to even inspect it so I could take it out of the box. ...And my camera batteries need charging, so I'll just say that I'm mildly surprised it still works. I half expect an explosion any second. UPS realy has no case not to pay me for it. If they battle with me, I'll post some pics. Either way, I'm gonna start using DHL. I've heard too many horror stories involving UPS. They also screwed up a computer my mother sent to CA, and when I went out there to interview, I had to play inspector for her. They battled her for months, before she brought a lawsuit. So basically, use DHL.
And USPS lost all my college textbooks, my HS and college yearbooks, and my signed copy of the Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide, which I was sooo happy Kav remembered to bring for me that night Douglas Adams was at MIT. And I also lost another $600 or so worth of stuff that I'm not going to idenitfy (though some already know), in the same box. Otherwise, it was a pretty good move. I'm finally mostly unpacked though, and starting to settle into a routine.
Today I got my first real assignment at work. It's funny how when you're working, the day goes by so much faster than when you're guiltily surfing the web. And my computer faces out of my workspace (I'll hold off on calling it a cubicle for now - I do have a little pride), so it's not like I can hide the fact that I'm goofing off. And my boss's open office door overlooks my row. I did have to ask for the work, though, so I'm sure he'd have understood.
He's also the coolest boss ever. I asked for a day off to come to Boston in October (two half days off, actually), and he said to not even bother logging the half days off, so I didn't have to use my personal time. And I've only been there a week and a half! He is pretty much the reason I ended up at Cirrus, though.
Tomorrow, I get my first taste of real life in Austin. I met two guys in a band called Dynah last weekend, and I'm going to see them play. Apparently with the plethora of live music in Austin (It's what it's known best for), and a central downtown area, this happens fairly often. Maybe Saturday I'll go tailgate, even though UT is in Ohio. Should be a really good game. On second thought, maybe I'll wait till they're back in town and try to go to the game, too.
Friday, September 09, 2005
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
The last straw - I had to blog.
Ok, so here it is...my first ever blog.
After weeks of pressure from a certain jaded ranter, my dinner tonight made me realize that a blog could wait no longer. I must inform the people of Boston of what I have found.
Imagine Anna's, but not owned by an Asian guy, and a whole lot closer to Mexico. I couldn't really, until I went to Freebirds. It tastes better, unsurprisingly, and for those who want quantity (which is most people when talking about Anna's), this place is absurd. Their largest size, the "Super Monster" I've only heard described as an extra-large pizza rolled into a burrito. The guy I was with has lived around the corner from the place for years, and has only seen one ordered. Ever. For perspective, I eat the "1/2 bird", which is the smallest, and comes before the "Freebird", the "Monster" and of course the "Super Monster". I hereby throw down the glove to Goodwin... Yeah, that's right. Stephen, even with your while-full food stuffing ability, I doubt you can even tackle a Monster. Maybe Rich could pull it off though...Hmmm.
Let's see, what else is going on... Oh, I hate Braden Looper. Just figured I'd throw it out there. I'm guessing I'll be saying that a lot in this space. I hate him almost as much as I hate the Braves, who swept the Mets for the n'th time in the last decade, where n is a number I'm too disgusted to look up.
Oh, and the job's going well - project not defined yet, but got my first little mini assignment today finally.
And I bought my first real new furniture over the weekend. Check this out:
No, that's not my apartment - it's from a catalog, but that's pretty close to exactly what I got. I'm pretty excited about it. And my extracirricular project for the next few months will be my home bar. I'm thinking this one for the bar itself:
My place will be pimp. I will be happy. Ok, so furniture shopping has become a new hobby of mine, and I spend hours in these stores. Now if it weren't so damn expensive... But now I have something that makes me want to work hard enough to get promotions and raises. Either I furniture shop or take pride in my work... Still working on that last one - years of apathy to shake off.
Ok, done for now. Gotta go set up my cable, since UPS finally inspected my TV they chucked down six flights of stairs...*sigh*. I'll probably blog about that soon.
After weeks of pressure from a certain jaded ranter, my dinner tonight made me realize that a blog could wait no longer. I must inform the people of Boston of what I have found.
Imagine Anna's, but not owned by an Asian guy, and a whole lot closer to Mexico. I couldn't really, until I went to Freebirds. It tastes better, unsurprisingly, and for those who want quantity (which is most people when talking about Anna's), this place is absurd. Their largest size, the "Super Monster" I've only heard described as an extra-large pizza rolled into a burrito. The guy I was with has lived around the corner from the place for years, and has only seen one ordered. Ever. For perspective, I eat the "1/2 bird", which is the smallest, and comes before the "Freebird", the "Monster" and of course the "Super Monster". I hereby throw down the glove to Goodwin... Yeah, that's right. Stephen, even with your while-full food stuffing ability, I doubt you can even tackle a Monster. Maybe Rich could pull it off though...Hmmm.
Let's see, what else is going on... Oh, I hate Braden Looper. Just figured I'd throw it out there. I'm guessing I'll be saying that a lot in this space. I hate him almost as much as I hate the Braves, who swept the Mets for the n'th time in the last decade, where n is a number I'm too disgusted to look up.
Oh, and the job's going well - project not defined yet, but got my first little mini assignment today finally.
And I bought my first real new furniture over the weekend. Check this out:
No, that's not my apartment - it's from a catalog, but that's pretty close to exactly what I got. I'm pretty excited about it. And my extracirricular project for the next few months will be my home bar. I'm thinking this one for the bar itself:
My place will be pimp. I will be happy. Ok, so furniture shopping has become a new hobby of mine, and I spend hours in these stores. Now if it weren't so damn expensive... But now I have something that makes me want to work hard enough to get promotions and raises. Either I furniture shop or take pride in my work... Still working on that last one - years of apathy to shake off.
Ok, done for now. Gotta go set up my cable, since UPS finally inspected my TV they chucked down six flights of stairs...*sigh*. I'll probably blog about that soon.
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