All in a days work

so my first week was last week, and in just by the swift drag of a week and some odd days have i gone from excited and excitable 'new guy' to disgruntled, swamped 'that guy'.

Granted it is a vastly rewarding experience working with people this talented, and that Im on a salary vs thoe dog gone hourly wages..it cant be that bad..can it?

Suddenly blogging about work doesnt seem that easy. Ive hit a very very static organizational culture that im afraid might swallow me up like the whale did Jonah. In this week Ive quickly learned

1) that no one really cares what u learnt in school - jus make it work- FAST.

2) Exteriors are highly decieving.(like whats new eh) Never judge a company from its product or sales. u gotta be in there in the wading through the mud to really understand whats the dilly with how it works.

3) Watercooler talk is addictive..I felt like a mbotch on steroids last week kaguaing everyones skeletons in the name of 'new guy curiosity'.

4) I like challenges. I abhor micromanagement.

5) I have no life. really. Someone save me. this is a cry for help. I did not even get a chance to see the Jazz Festivel the ONE time in 4 years im actually in montreal for the summer.

6) You cant change personalities (atleast not in a week!). You CAN change attitudes. I need a magic wand to change attitudes!

7) Africans are grossly underrepresented in the game development community. So are women.. :-(

8) Living close to work is not as fancy as i thought it would be..It has ended up meaning that I trot in later than Id like, and stay in after-hours far far more than is healthy. The mind is a dangerous weapon..

9) Dont drink Ethiopian/Italian-blend coffee first thing in the morning: your piss will smell funny. atleast mine does.

10) 2 weeks is eternity when u havent gotten paid and YOUR (vs ur folks) are paying the bills.

11) The world can conspire agaisnt you, slinging at u a series of juxtasposed disappointments: for what purpose..hmm Only I can determine that. can I roll with the punches?

12) I actually missed this therapuetic feeling of typign away my worries. Need to do this more often.

ciao amigos.