Umm yeah, first week of job done. Technically I'm a Research Analyst, although we seem to do more data manipulation/insertion than actual research. Still, fun so far. There's a ton of freedom on the job. I make my own lunch hour, choose how long it is, choose when I come in (long as it's not too out of control), set a schedule for when I do stuff, etc. Also, I only have to wear Polo shirt and khakis, thank god for no tie etc.
Pay is decent enough for now, it's a state job so the benefits are fun. I'm hoping the promotions are merit based, not time based, since from what I'm being told I'm well ahead of where they expected me to be after a week. It is me and data though soo... yeah.
I'll be on IRC less during the week and until I move into Salem I won't be posting much during the week either. Once I get into Salem I'll save over an hour a day driving so I'll have a bit more free time to post and let you all worship the Nino avatar. Until then (June I think) you'll probably be hearing more from me only on weekends.
As for other life shit. My mom's best friend has pancreatic cancer and has been in/out of ICU for 4 weeks now. Doctors still not sure why exactly she keeps getting worse which is a bad thing. Meanwhile, one of my dad's best friends (was his best man at wedding) just got diagnoses with terminal cancer. So that kind of sucks for them back to back.
On the plus side, my sister had her 2nd kid on Wedsnesday, so spirits aren't totally down.