Still alive...

Decided maybe I should update a bit more often...

NY: I'm really digging the environment here - hilly, rocky, and dammit, it feels like winter. I can see the Hudson, which is gorgeous, and my commute is through four miles of craggy countryside dotted with ponds. Darn. On the down side, the towns roll up the sidewalks at 8. Which sucks for us night owls. Cute place to live, but it may get old.

Home: The apt is spiffy, but the movers are about to drive me insane. More on that later, as issues become resolved.

Work: Wow. Watson is... wow. For one thing, it's huge. I mean massive. 1800 people in the building I'm in, and the internal details are... impressive. Just walking the walls is a trip. I peek in labs as I walk by, and what I can identify of the equipment makes my eyes bug out. The guys in the labs just smile... oh yeah, they know what they have there. The names on the doors are fun to see too. A few I recognize. A few you would too. (Does 'B. Mandelbrot' ring a bell?) I'm getting access to folks I never would have dreamt of talking to a few months ago. Frankly, I'm still kind of shocked I'm here... this is the big leagues. Time to not screw it up.

I've got it easier than ginkgo though... works keeps me busy.

Still alive...

Decided maybe I should update a bit more often...

NY: I'm really digging the environment here - hilly, rocky, and dammit, it feels like winter. I can see the Hudson, which is gorgeous, and my commute is through four miles of craggy countryside dotted with ponds. Darn. On the down side, the towns roll up the sidewalks at 8. Which sucks for us night owls. Cute place to live, but it may get old.

Home: The apt is spiffy, but the movers are about to drive me insane. More on that later, as issues become resolved.

Work: Wow. Watson is... wow. For one thing, it's huge. I mean massive. 1800 people in the building I'm in, and the internal details are... impressive. Just walking the walls is a trip. I peek in labs as I walk by, and what I can identify of the equipment makes my eyes bug out. The guys in the labs just smile... oh yeah, they know what they have there. The names on the doors are fun to see too. A few I recognize. A few you would too. (Does 'B. Mandelbrot' ring a bell?) I'm getting access to folks I never would have dreamt of talking to a few months ago. Frankly, I'm still kind of shocked I'm here... this is the big leagues. Time to not screw it up.

I've got it easier than ginkgo though... works keeps me busy.

Watson...

The good: So many incredible researchers around to have access to.

The bad: So many incredible researchers around to rear-end in the parking lot in the snow. *sigh*

Yup, first wreck ever. I'm fine, he's fine, the Jeep is fine... his rear bumper shattered. Steep driveway out, in 4H, plenty of room between us. Hit the brakes lightly, nuthin. Pumped them, nuthin. Turned the wheel, nuthin. Was reaching to put it in R when *crunch*. Maybe 3mph, destroyed his bumper. I'm praying that's all it did.

Gee, glad I got the insurance moved over to a local agent *yesterday*... :P

Watson...

The good: So many incredible researchers around to have access to.

The bad: So many incredible researchers around to rear-end in the parking lot in the snow. *sigh*

Yup, first wreck ever. I'm fine, he's fine, the Jeep is fine... his rear bumper shattered. Steep driveway out, in 4H, plenty of room between us. Hit the brakes lightly, nuthin. Pumped them, nuthin. Turned the wheel, nuthin. Was reaching to put it in R when *crunch*. Maybe 3mph, destroyed his bumper. I'm praying that's all it did.

Gee, glad I got the insurance moved over to a local agent *yesterday*... :P