bang the doldrums.

Hey y'all!

I figured that since I have the day off and I'm not dead-tired anymore, I'd update on how the job thing's going. It's great. Really. But at the same time, it's no fun at all. I've been there a week and I still don't have an employee number, access to a computer, a desk, a job disription or any training whatsoever. So, basically, this past week was me re-arranging filing cabinets, re-organizing filing cabinets and checkig my e-mail. It was pretty much amazing. Oh, and regular breaks every 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Yay for government jobs! But yeah, the people are really nice, too. My first day, I was so nervous that I was going to screw something up, but everyone was telling me how badly they messed up when they were new and so now I feel better about it all.

I'm also not doing what I thought I was going to be doing; I work in the permit office, so they approve permits for oversized/overweight semis driving in Alberta. It's actually pretty interesting stuff. There's a lot more going on in there, but that's the biggest part.

It's been one long week, though. I have to get up at 6.45 to get to work on time and I'm off at 4.30, but my mom's not done work until 5.30 most of the time so I have to wait around for her to haul me home. (Have I mentioned how much I hate being licenceless? Grr.) But hey, it's all turned out great in the 'end.' Not that it's the end for anything except my first week there.

Oh, and Marilee came home on Friday, and she's here for Reading Week, so I'm pretty stoked about that. (Psst...that means that Julia should come and visit!) So yeah, that's pretty much been my week. Woot.

~Blackbird

ps-Luke, that link has changed now...