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So, the first week at the new job… the term ‘whirlwind’ comes to mind. I’m picking up the physical layout pretty well — where all the labs are, where all the computers and printers are within those labs, where the buildings and staircases and elevators are, etc. The network infrastructure is a little more complex, [...]

I’ve been in a baked-pasta tear mood. Monday night was a quickie lasagna, using some noodles that were in the back of the cabinet. It was good, though I think in the future I’ll do something a wee bit more complex. Last night, though, I did baked rigatoni with Béchamel. I had forgotten about Béchamel [...]

All in all, today was a good day. Yes, I’m tired, but it’s a good sort of exhaustion — the kind you can only get by running back and forth completing things and fixing things and installing things et al. I did receive two bits of bad news today, though: Because the new job’s health [...]

(Quickly, as I’m technically on lunch.) Lots to do today, in addition to the usual first-day paperwork. Learning the network infrastructure; learning the physical layout of my desk and the various labs; learning a little about internal procedures and politics. Have a pager, a direct phone line, and a static IP now; just have to [...]

Last day at the old job, w00t. My desk is (mostly) ready for its next inhabitant; my office computer is getting crufty so it’s about to be re-built; my desk phone is about to get unplugged; and the last-minute requests and/or tributes are trickling in. (Best tribute so far: a big tray of espresso chocolate [...]