Oct 26 2007
Daily Notes 10/26/2007
Well, the day is here! We are IN the new building!
I moved my stuff yesterday afternoon and have my cube all set up (well, I’m waiting on one box that the movers were to bring, but it’s non-essential stuff). It’s a really posh cube with walls taller than I am, locking cabinets both above the desktop and below it, a rolling file drawer unit that has a padded top (could double as a seat for a visitor. The desktop goes all the way around the 3 sides, so is way more desktop than I could ever use. I have a really comfortable chair and a window!! Of course there isn’t much to see as it looks out over East North Street towards the Hyatt, but its a WINDOW and has natural light coming in. One drawback is parking — we’re in the garage across Church Street from the building. Church is a 4 lane VERY busy thoroughfare into the city proper. Although there is a light with a crosswalk push button thingy, in bad weather, it could be a pain to manage. We can opt to park in the building’s parking, but it will cost me $35 per month to do that. I will have to weigh all the pros and cons over those choices. Another drawback will be the limited number of eating places within easy walking distance. I just don’t like to drive anywhere to find lunch, but may find that’s the only choice. I’m sure we’ll carpool at lunch since we don’t have passes for the other garage, but rather this monopoly money and once we use our 30 pieces of silver, we have to pay $1 per entry to get in. Apparently this is the only garage in the city that doesn’t have the electronic passes ❓ ❗ ❓ Crazy!
I don’t have to be to work this morning until 8:30 — which I don’t like as that will get me right in the middle of traffic and so forth, but this will be the only morning I go in late. The computer line won’t be switched until 8:30, so we won’t have computer access to the internet or servers until that happens.
Our phone number stays the same, but I have a new extension — 3071. I will miss 222, but I guess this is progress.
Well, even though I’m not getting back to work, I do need to hop in the shower to get ready for work.
Talk to you later!
Love to all,
Margaret
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One Response to “Daily Notes 10/26/2007”
Isn’t it a rule of thumb that work will expand to cover all available space on a desk? I guess that means you’ve a project coming down the pike! I would love to have that much desk space – it seems like I’m always moving a keyboard to write on something at work. Good luck with your parking woes. At least my crazy hours ensure parking is rarely an issue.
Oh, here’s a Google Maps link to where I work –
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=Suitland,+MD&ie=UTF8&ll=38.848565,-76.935239&spn=0.007587,0.01442&t=k&z=16&om=1
Love,
Eddie