Sam's Blog

That was the best sentence of the day. I was then handed a thick Office Max catalog. It was like Christmas. I am an office supply nut, and since I had an empty desk, I went to town on that catalog and ordered so many great things. I was very happy. My first day was great. I was given a tour around the building and around the entire floor and met all of my coworkers in the other departments. I learned a lot about what I will be doing and I set up all of the technical aspects of my job…passwords, voicemail, ID badge, parking, etc. I love the fact that there’s free coffee and sometimes free snacks. My email account at work has been active since the day that I accepted the job and since then, I had over 100 emails. It was a bit overwhelming, but most of the emails were companywide emails that were sent to us and the subsidiaries, so it wasn’t that bad. I know that I will pick up the lingo and the work soon enough. One of my bosses took us out to lunch and it was nice to chat and get to know him a little better. We also had a social function in the late afternoon with “beverages” provided. It was a big change for me and people there seemed a lot more laxed and laid back. I think that I will enjoy it here. The people are all so very nice and hopefully I will remember their names soon.

After work, Josh and I went with the girls, et all and a bunch of our PRO members to watch Russell Peters, an Indian Canadian stand-up comedian that was performing at Royce Hall. He was hilarious. His openers were mediocre, but he was fabulous. It was a great time and I like how he just feeds off of the audience and picks on the fans in the front seats and works off of their responses. I am glad that he didn’t do his routine that I’ve already seen on his special.

After the show, we were all hungry and went to Noodle Planet. Shahab, Kurt and Sandy met up with us there. I haven’t seen Sandy in almost a year. I am glad that she’s back in the states. I’m sure she misses the sunshine here. I would miss it terribly. But it was nice to catch up with her because I haven’t talked to her in a few months. She’s staying here for a while, so I am hoping that we can hang out often. Her sister just got residency at UCLA’s hospital and is living in Westwood, so I’m sure that they’ll be around. I can’t believe her sister is a bona fide doctor already. Wow. Well, only one more day of work and then it’s the weekend. Yay!

S&TC quote of the day:
“I was a huge fan of being anywhere you could smoke and drink at two in the afternoon without judgment.” – Carrie (Season 1 – Take Me Out to the Ballpark)