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It's been a long while since I've bothered updating. It's not that there's any lack of things to talk about. It's just that lately I don't seem to have the energy or attention span to bother. Between moving and jobs ending and other jobs beginning I'm not quite sure my mind has really been entirely here for the past few weeks.
So let's backtrack a little.
When I last left off... it was the weekend before moving. That Saturday I bought my car! Specifically, a 2000 Toyota Corolla. Green. I loves it. Sadly, through some sad developments, I was unable to actually register it that same day because the DMV was closed by the time things were done. And since the DMV is lame and closed on Mondays, I was looking at trying to move into an apartment without a car of my own... and with parents unwilling to lend me the Ford for the day so I could move things. Laaame.
So Monday was just a barrel of laughs. Justin had to drive an hour to pick me and my stuff up (the stuff he hadn't helped me move on Sunday). Then we drove an hour south again to go buy our furniture at Ikea. And then we got to drive an hour back north to get to the apartment. What followed was a lot of annoying building of furniture. I'm not cut out for these sorts of things. Too many small pieces and I can count the number of times I've ever tried to use tools... on one hand. There was a lot of money spent and it was just generally painful. Sadly, I had to then be driven home so that I could wake up bright and early to get to the DMV Tuesday morning.
Of course the DMV, in another move of lame, said I couldn't register my car because the insurance policy didn't start until Wednesday. So.. I said fuck-it and drove to UCONN for work. And ended up driving my car un-registered for a few days because the DMV in Willimantic is not open on Wednesdays. *sweatdrop*
So yea... moving was a trial. And as it is, we still don't have a desk because apparently what we want doesnt exist. Walmart had one that would work, but we needed 2 of them and they only had one. The other Walmart didn't even have that one. Target had next to nothing. Staples was unhelpful. At this point I'm about to go buy a big folding table and call it a day. I can only handle trying to do data analysis on a low coffee table for so long.
And now for the job portion of this entry.
Last Friday was Health Center Orientation. AKA.. morning of sitting and pretending like you're listening. I'm not entirely sure what was going on, but I do know that they provided scones. There was also happy-fun trying to fix my paperwork mess with Occupational Health and Safety.
Monday was my first official day. I went to animal care training in the morning (3 hours of more trying not to fall asleep) and then it was up to the lab. And let me just say... I really need to re-learn my immunology. The afternoon was almost painful as I tried to figure out what the hell everyone was saying to me. Oh fun times.
The only thing with the job stuff is that it's driving me out of my mind. I'm trying to finish work in one place and start in another. And finishing is being more difficult than anticipated. It's like no one has quite realized that I'm done after this week. I've written next to nothing on my data because my stats keep screwing me over and I don't have the time to figure it out.
And then it makes me feel worse when I get back to the apartment and I'm all spacey and trying to work and generally being quiet and withdrawn. I'm still trying to get used to the entire situation still. I guess part of the problem is that I'm used to have that alone time. Not used to having someone else around all the time so I end up going into my own little space. And I can't keep doing that all the time cuz it's mean...
Meh. I dunno.
*flails*
So let's backtrack a little.
When I last left off... it was the weekend before moving. That Saturday I bought my car! Specifically, a 2000 Toyota Corolla. Green. I loves it. Sadly, through some sad developments, I was unable to actually register it that same day because the DMV was closed by the time things were done. And since the DMV is lame and closed on Mondays, I was looking at trying to move into an apartment without a car of my own... and with parents unwilling to lend me the Ford for the day so I could move things. Laaame.
So Monday was just a barrel of laughs. Justin had to drive an hour to pick me and my stuff up (the stuff he hadn't helped me move on Sunday). Then we drove an hour south again to go buy our furniture at Ikea. And then we got to drive an hour back north to get to the apartment. What followed was a lot of annoying building of furniture. I'm not cut out for these sorts of things. Too many small pieces and I can count the number of times I've ever tried to use tools... on one hand. There was a lot of money spent and it was just generally painful. Sadly, I had to then be driven home so that I could wake up bright and early to get to the DMV Tuesday morning.
Of course the DMV, in another move of lame, said I couldn't register my car because the insurance policy didn't start until Wednesday. So.. I said fuck-it and drove to UCONN for work. And ended up driving my car un-registered for a few days because the DMV in Willimantic is not open on Wednesdays. *sweatdrop*
So yea... moving was a trial. And as it is, we still don't have a desk because apparently what we want doesnt exist. Walmart had one that would work, but we needed 2 of them and they only had one. The other Walmart didn't even have that one. Target had next to nothing. Staples was unhelpful. At this point I'm about to go buy a big folding table and call it a day. I can only handle trying to do data analysis on a low coffee table for so long.
And now for the job portion of this entry.
Last Friday was Health Center Orientation. AKA.. morning of sitting and pretending like you're listening. I'm not entirely sure what was going on, but I do know that they provided scones. There was also happy-fun trying to fix my paperwork mess with Occupational Health and Safety.
Monday was my first official day. I went to animal care training in the morning (3 hours of more trying not to fall asleep) and then it was up to the lab. And let me just say... I really need to re-learn my immunology. The afternoon was almost painful as I tried to figure out what the hell everyone was saying to me. Oh fun times.
The only thing with the job stuff is that it's driving me out of my mind. I'm trying to finish work in one place and start in another. And finishing is being more difficult than anticipated. It's like no one has quite realized that I'm done after this week. I've written next to nothing on my data because my stats keep screwing me over and I don't have the time to figure it out.
And then it makes me feel worse when I get back to the apartment and I'm all spacey and trying to work and generally being quiet and withdrawn. I'm still trying to get used to the entire situation still. I guess part of the problem is that I'm used to have that alone time. Not used to having someone else around all the time so I end up going into my own little space. And I can't keep doing that all the time cuz it's mean...
Meh. I dunno.
*flails*
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