My morning almost started with a speeding ticket. For several miles I was trapped behind three cars in a row, all going slow. I was not alone: many cars were stacked up behind me, and no one was in front of them. Finally, one of the cars slowed down just enough for me to get around, which I did with enthusiasm. Unfortunately, at the same time, a Sheriff merged from an on ramp slightly ahead of me. My exuberant burst of speed was cut short and I wound up doing the same speed as all the other cars until the officer got off the highway. At that point, I was pretty much at work. So sad.
Somehow, working for this new company doesn’t feel like work. It’s actually enjoyable much of the time. Good thing too – this is not a paying gig… yet. Even so, I could get used to this! Everything is just so pleasant.
I managed to get QA/Reliability moving today (finding/emailing vendors to do the work) and I was given a laptop with yet another CAD program to try out. So far, I’m not a fan of the three programs I’ve tried thus far. The big guys are more expensive for good reason: they’re eminently useful. The cheap & free guys aren’t. Hopefully, this one will be a winner, even though it’s on Linux (hence the need for a different laptop – my laptop is Windows XP).
I’m on electric this week in the band. The music is only moderately challenging, which works best for me since I’m not that good. The set is really nice and I think it will compliment the vocals that we have this week.
Day 156 mood: A nice day on the job.