23
Nov
2004
7:23

Life is goooooood!

First let’s just get this out of the way:
My new job rocks AND rolls.
It feels so right. Mu cubicle rules, the department rules, the people rule, the atmosphere rules, the job rules. Even my bitchin’ fancy phone which emails your voice mails to you in an message with the caller ID info and the audio of the message in a .wav file rules.
For anyone who doesn’t know, I’m working for a video game company as a Quality Assurance Tester. This means I try and break things. Due to the whole confidentiality thing, I’m being purposefully overly vague just be safe here, but I spent yesterday getting settled, getting my computer feeling all home-y and getting to know the game.
This means I pretty much spent the day playing the game (what there is of it so far) and getting to know the part which I will be responsible for testing.
It still pretty much puts a damper on any acting/film crew work I’d like to do, but I think the good far outweighs the bad. If these are “chains” they are soft velvety chains which are kind of nice to wear.
Now that Jess and I are both gainfully employed at “real” jobs with decent pay and benefits, we’re planning to go order us a Toyota Prius. I’s going to be quite the financial leap, but as much gas as we use, it should be worth it.
I tend to walk around in a dreamy daze with a giddy smile on my face these days, a bit stunned at the whole predicament. It all happened so fast, there were three or four other people interviewing for this position, too. I had felt that the interview had went really well though, and I’m glad I was right. Over the weekend, I actually found myself waiting for Monday with excitement and anticipation.
Today I am “moving in”. I’m bringing all my geeky cubicle accoutrements. I think I’ll even get into the whole 401K retirement fund thing that I’ve never bothered with before. This is the first company that’s actually provided me with enough information and literature that I feel comfortable knowing how it all works.
So in conclusion, WOOHOO!

6 Responses

  1. Jess says:

    Woo Prius! Woo giddy smile! Woo velvety chains! (Manuel is insisting that they’re purple velvet.)
    You know, it’s kind of sad that I started stressing recently about my retirement and saw the point of a 401(k).

  2. Vicki says:

    Now I feel like less of a nerd for getting excited at the prospect of a 401k of my very own. 😉

  3. Simon says:

    Woohoo!
    Also, you’ve reminded me. I should really investigate this teacher’s pension thingamajig…

  4. Chainsaw says:

    401k RULES!
    Seriously, every time a newly corporate employee walks in, I push the 401k. Our plan is super easy to join, deal with, and get out of, so it’s really not to scary for newbies.
    Woo hoo!

  5. CosmicAvatar says:

    Oh, I’m so glad you’re finding the new job that great. Being paid to enjoy yourself…mmmm.
    Although your comment about the soft velvety chains just sounded…wrong.
    [wink]

  6. Anonymous says:

    Huzzah for Toyota-y goodness! And I’m glad you’re enjoying your new job so much. It sounds way fun! I mean, like hard, hard work. 😉

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