First Day Jitters
Jul. 26th, 2004 08:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
shadowkatWell, I survived my first day as a temporary consultant. Didn't get a chance to go on the computer to see the software - since they hadn't hooked it up yet. It's Lotus Notes, which I'm not that familar with, so this should be interesting. Also got to learn scanning. I've a had a long day of twiddling my thumbs, reviewing and sorting through things, and waiting on computers to be set up. Still a little nervous about all this.
Okay deep breath.
When I got home, I found a message on my phone from a publishing company for sub rights assist. job - so I'm going to have to find a way tomorrow of calling them at this temp job and setting up an interview. (These are the days I wish I had a cell phone.) That said, this company is *very* laid-back. As long as I do my work, they don't care. I hope. Besides, I'm a temp, no benefits, I have to look out for myself. Don't have energy to apply to more jobs tonight, so going to wait until the weekend maybe to do it. Have several possibilities in the email bin that should be applied to before the end of the month.
In more entertaining news - TV shows I'm watching this summer:
1. Nip/Tuck at 10pm on FX
2. The 4400 on USA, Sundays at 9pm (this is actually a *very* good show, sort of the X-Files meets Taken or something like that. Considering I'm not a huge fan of alien shows or alien abuductions, the fact I like this baby says something. It's very character focused.
Not too plotty. And some great performances.)
3. The West Wing reruns on Bravo at 7pm
4. Monk on USA
5. Stargate Atlantis - maybe - it conflicts with Monk.
6. The Dead Zone on USA after The 4400
I have tried the Grid, does nothing for me, too close to what's going on, too plotty, not character focused.
Okay off. Not spending much time online this week. Busy with the whole job deal.
Okay deep breath.
When I got home, I found a message on my phone from a publishing company for sub rights assist. job - so I'm going to have to find a way tomorrow of calling them at this temp job and setting up an interview. (These are the days I wish I had a cell phone.) That said, this company is *very* laid-back. As long as I do my work, they don't care. I hope. Besides, I'm a temp, no benefits, I have to look out for myself. Don't have energy to apply to more jobs tonight, so going to wait until the weekend maybe to do it. Have several possibilities in the email bin that should be applied to before the end of the month.
In more entertaining news - TV shows I'm watching this summer:
1. Nip/Tuck at 10pm on FX
2. The 4400 on USA, Sundays at 9pm (this is actually a *very* good show, sort of the X-Files meets Taken or something like that. Considering I'm not a huge fan of alien shows or alien abuductions, the fact I like this baby says something. It's very character focused.
Not too plotty. And some great performances.)
3. The West Wing reruns on Bravo at 7pm
4. Monk on USA
5. Stargate Atlantis - maybe - it conflicts with Monk.
6. The Dead Zone on USA after The 4400
I have tried the Grid, does nothing for me, too close to what's going on, too plotty, not character focused.
Okay off. Not spending much time online this week. Busy with the whole job deal.
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Date: 2004-07-26 06:35 pm (UTC)Glad your day went well enough. More and better to come!
The 4400
Date: 2004-07-26 06:43 pm (UTC)Re: The 4400
Date: 2004-07-29 05:54 pm (UTC)I'm not taping it. So it's good, but not Angel/BTVS
obsession good. I can miss an episode.
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Date: 2004-07-26 07:07 pm (UTC)Glad to hear 4400 is good...
Date: 2004-07-26 07:43 pm (UTC)I've been watching Monk, too. One of the few standalone ep (for the most part) series that I really enjoy. I love Adrian and Sharona's relationship and how it's depicted. I must confess I've also been watching Last Comic Standing, which IMO is one of the more interesting reality shows. I also feel kind of proud of myself that I've guessed every single winner each week. What else? Um, Queer Eye, even though the concept is getting a little old, reruns of Scrubs that I missed this year, and I've been rewatching my Farscape DVDs in time for the mini-series in October, and the Deep Space Nine DVDs from Netflix.
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Date: 2004-07-27 09:17 am (UTC)I've been really enjoying Nip/Tuck - the writing's a bit pat, but excellent acting and visually amazing. That car crash scene last week (it was last week for me, don't know how far ahead the States is for airdates) was one of the best things I've seen, all those quick flashes with no establishing shots. I appreciate too how such a moralistic show still seems to love its amoral characters.
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Date: 2004-07-29 05:48 pm (UTC)I'm doing is working pretty well. Very nice people and challenging.
I've been really enjoying Nip/Tuck - the writing's a bit pat, but excellent acting and visually amazing. That car crash scene last week (it was last week for me, don't know how far ahead the States is for airdates) was one of the best things I've seen, all those quick flashes with no establishing shots. I appreciate too how such a moralistic show still seems to love its amoral characters.
Completely agree. It can get a bit moralistic at times, but I am enjoying the Christian Troy story.
And the fact that the writers can occassionally surprise me or do what works for the characters, helps. Also some nice camera shots and a good job of blending visual and other metaphors into a theme.
Of course it may help that I identify with their theme: mid-life crisis.
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Date: 2004-07-29 08:09 am (UTC)Thanks
Date: 2004-07-29 05:44 pm (UTC)Does mean I'm only online in the evenings and weekends now.
PS: I've been enjoying your posts to ATPO this
summer.