More thoughts on working

The job is still pretty good.  Weirdly, the two people that are supervising me have been out of town, so I continue to correspond with my editors who work off-site by email.  It feels much like the off site version of the job, except that I dress up nice and commute to do it.  This first week has been slow- on boarding, orientation etc are mostly next week, and the project kick off is next week.  This week has been more.... prepare generally for the possibility of writing this course.  The course will be for HS students to prepare to take certification exam for a health sciences career.  This week was so slow I considered whether or not I should get certified in preparation.  I haven't completely ruled out this possibility.

But I work just minutes from Shaoshu!  We had lunch today- how cool! 

I still can't shake this feeling that... it should be harder?  Or I'm not working hard enough?  I think these are the guilty echoes of a science career ignored.  It's hard to let go of this idea that if I really cared, if I'd really tried, I would have found a drug and be too busy saving lives for this stuff.  Objectively, I know it's not about effort, it's about luck.  So now I am at this job picking up on the vibes that my editors are slightly annoyed with my constant demand  for MORE WORK.  Heh, I'm sure we'll all settle into a decent habit once the project kicks off.  Until then, I've been memorizing Rx shorthand and trying to memorize the top 100 most prescribed drugs. 

Matt has been totally picking up the slack on the home font.  My commute takes enough time that he can have a bike ride and make dinner all before I get home - and he does!  I'm still adjusting to this early morning routine, and trying to figure out what to do with my evenings now.  After all the business of getting to and from work, I'd like to enjoy myself, but there isn't that much time left... not that I have anything that MUST get done most days.  I guess this is what it's like for people who work.

We are trying to gear up for Noel-boo, Jessie-boo and Tyler-boo.  It figures I would get a job just in time for them to come- I'm not even sure how much time I can blow off for lunch yet!  Fun will be had though- no doubt!