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catching up
Sunday, 2 January 2005 07:59 pmI'm entering the 9-5 world the day after tomorrow. Actually, it's more of a 8:30-4:30ish / 9:30-5:30ish job, because my boss believes in flextime, but the point is that it has regular hours, instead of being whatever the hell I want to work. That's new for me, at least since I left school. Yes, I've grown soft, working for myself from my own office in my own house.
On most metrics, the job is more structured than any job I've ever had. That doesn't seem to bother me as much as I thought it would.
I'm looking forward to having a boss (mostly because I feel simpatico with him after a couple meetings). I'm looking forward to regular hours and leaving work at work. I'm looking forward to making a difference to students at the University by improving their linux environments, working mostly by myself on projects mostly of my own choice. I'm certainly looking forward to a steady paycheck instead of scrounging projects and RFQs.
I'm sorta-kinda looking forward to commuting, because I do need the exercise and it's 40 minutes on foot and 15 or so on bike or bus.
I'm not looking forward to leaving Rover here alone, or commuting home in the dark for the next couple of months. But hey, the sun will be setting by 6pm by the end of February, according to this page.
I'm not looking forward to the bureaucracy I know I'll be dealing with, nor the "do it this way because we've always done it this way" attitude I know some people will have. But it's a fair tradeoff, and I think it'll be OK in that respect.
So, ya, I'm looking forward to the day after tomorrow.
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Project of the last couple days: I've been doing a batch of staining and varnishing of our new fireplace mantle and staircase banister, as well as dan's chair he got from his parents for Christmas. I've finished everything except for the chair, and they all look good. Well worth the money, and I'm glad dan convinced me we should have both (mantle and banister) projects done.
This was my first experience with water-based varnish. If you ever have the option, do use it instead of oil-based. It is so much easier to clean up. Even though it should have 3 coats instead of 2 (as for oil) it still saves time, because clean up is so easy, and if you get some on the wall, it doesn't take
off the paint (yugh). And it doesn't smell awful or make my head ache.
The perfect moment while varnishing: by mid-day on December 31st, I hit my stride while working on the fireplace, and I was quite enjoying myself, brushing along and munching on a candy-cane. Meanwhile dan was cooking up a storm in the kitchen, and our dinner was starting to smell good.
I wish I could keep an instant-sense-memory of that moment, with the sanded cherry wood smell, and the foods, and the sun coming through the window (still had snow; now it's mostly melted).
On most metrics, the job is more structured than any job I've ever had. That doesn't seem to bother me as much as I thought it would.
I'm looking forward to having a boss (mostly because I feel simpatico with him after a couple meetings). I'm looking forward to regular hours and leaving work at work. I'm looking forward to making a difference to students at the University by improving their linux environments, working mostly by myself on projects mostly of my own choice. I'm certainly looking forward to a steady paycheck instead of scrounging projects and RFQs.
I'm sorta-kinda looking forward to commuting, because I do need the exercise and it's 40 minutes on foot and 15 or so on bike or bus.
I'm not looking forward to leaving Rover here alone, or commuting home in the dark for the next couple of months. But hey, the sun will be setting by 6pm by the end of February, according to this page.
I'm not looking forward to the bureaucracy I know I'll be dealing with, nor the "do it this way because we've always done it this way" attitude I know some people will have. But it's a fair tradeoff, and I think it'll be OK in that respect.
So, ya, I'm looking forward to the day after tomorrow.
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Project of the last couple days: I've been doing a batch of staining and varnishing of our new fireplace mantle and staircase banister, as well as dan's chair he got from his parents for Christmas. I've finished everything except for the chair, and they all look good. Well worth the money, and I'm glad dan convinced me we should have both (mantle and banister) projects done.
This was my first experience with water-based varnish. If you ever have the option, do use it instead of oil-based. It is so much easier to clean up. Even though it should have 3 coats instead of 2 (as for oil) it still saves time, because clean up is so easy, and if you get some on the wall, it doesn't take
off the paint (yugh). And it doesn't smell awful or make my head ache.
The perfect moment while varnishing: by mid-day on December 31st, I hit my stride while working on the fireplace, and I was quite enjoying myself, brushing along and munching on a candy-cane. Meanwhile dan was cooking up a storm in the kitchen, and our dinner was starting to smell good.
I wish I could keep an instant-sense-memory of that moment, with the sanded cherry wood smell, and the foods, and the sun coming through the window (still had snow; now it's mostly melted).
