Last week I was told that the company I’ve been working for since late-August would like to move me to a different department and hire me on as their employee (instead of continuing on through the placement agency I initally got the job through). This was very good news! It’s a good thing to be moved “up” in the company within the first few weeks of working there. It’s a more challenging and (from what I’ve been warned about) stressful position, but I feel ready for it. I’d initally wanted a low-stress job because my last job in the BVI was extremely heavy. It wore me down, and it wasn’t worth the money or living in the Caribbean, and I wanted something different this time. I’m working for a great company with fantastic people. I look forward to going into work. This is a very good sign.
A couple of weeks ago I got an iPod nano from Matt as a “thank you” for doing his website (thanks Matt! Hi Melissa!). I never thought I’d own an iPod, but here we are. I was nervous about opening it (just as I was about my laptop after buying it last year- it sat on my floor for three days before I even turned it on), but I finally took it out of its packaging today and spent the afternoon going through Clive’s collection of 13,000 mp3s. What a time consuming task. I’ve spent the past five years with about 120 mp3s and haven’t gotten bored. I likes what I likes.
I’m still getting the hang of it (I find the menu thingy awkward), but I think I like it. It’s such an odd gift for me (yet very appreciated!) because I’m not much of a music person and I tend to zone out of conversations about music, and I can’t- for the life of me- tell you who my favorite artist is. I enjoy music very much, but if there’s a choice between MuchMusic and CBC, CBC will win hands down. Especially if Stewart McLean is involved.
Can I play games on my iPod nano? Watch video? Look at pictures? I have no idea.
As a reward for my success in the workplace, I bought myself several new pairs of shoes on eBay and the Season One DVD of Survivor (which I’ve wanted to own since I saw the first episode of Surivior when it first came out). I bought this pair first and this pair next, and am bidding on another pair as well. Lucky me!
