First Day at Work

Well, it started off with me unable to find my hairdryer (which leaves me with frizzy hair... which would be cute... if I were 12) and almost getting into an accident on the way there. But other than that, it was a pretty uneventful day. Except for the fact that I felt like I just couldn't stay awake! I mean I was seriously struggling to look people in the eye without getting droopy-eyed. I'm hoping the job really isn't THAT boring and that I'm still just tired from the move. I'm not too excited about the job yet, but I really didn't do much today. Although, the building I'm working in is just so cool. They have their own workout and shower facilities and a couple of cafes. I guess the place they were at before was not quite as nice. Actually, they were working in a garage (like four months ago!). Call me a snob, but I'm thinking that wouldn't really do it for me. There seem to be a lot of startup companies in Austin.

So I'm feeling much less sad about leaving. I think just getting out of the house and leading a "normal" life helped me to realize I'm back in the real world, just in a different city. ;) This is going to sound so weird,
but I swear the birds are louder here. I heard a turtle dove (I think) yesterday, and I really thought it was in the house. And I swear I hear birds all over the place when I'm driving and I keep thinking they're in my car. I really don't know what that's all about.

We've decided for the time being to keep the dogs separated from the cats. Zero is really kind of freaked out by Jaiden. I think he's still fine around Harley and Molly (Michael's other dog), but he kind of looks around for Jaiden, like he's trying to avoid him. I feel pretty bad. Sigh... damn dog. There's gotta be a way to socialize a dog to cats just like you can socialize a dog to... a dog. Eh, that sounded better in my head.

I was walking around HEB (local grocery store... I guess like Hy-Vee?), trying to find stuff and I ridiculously wondered if it was obvious that I was out of town. Lol, I keep doing that. The only time it's obvious is when I'm driving. Because of my plates, not my driving skillz.

I just made a makeshift 7-layer dip for Michael and I. He's on a bike ride (I skipped), so I haven't had a chance to test it out. Keep your fingers crossed. It has refried beans. :twisted:

One last thing. There's this fast food restaurant called Whataburger. As in, "What a burger". But the Texans around here pronounce it "Waterburger" (or sometimes "Watt[think light bulb]-a-burger"). That's so weird to me. Because they don't say "Watt do you need?" They say "What do you need?" And they don't say, "Water dim wit." they say, "What a dim wit." But for some reason Whataburger is different. But for some reason Whataburger is different. Totally boggles the mind.