i've been working so much lately that it's weird for me to be home early on a weeknight. i had a test last night in my class, and luckily she let us leave right after we finished. i was actually home by 7:30! i was so happy! my weeknights generally consist of me either working late or going to class or something. i was so happy to be able to just come home and actually watch live tv for once and just chat with my friends.


now that i've got some time...


now that i'm on my second week of work, i guess it would be safe to give a more realistic look (even though it's only technically been a week and a half - i think i can give an a more honest view of what it's like over there and how i like it.


well...first of all, my boss doesnt seem to really care much about what we do. she doesnt actually work on the lot, so she's in a building across the street, and from what i understand she doesnt even know how to do what we do. she works in regular payroll, not production payroll, and from what i understand, they're pretty different things (not that i know anything about the different types of payroll). yeah, having your boss in a different building is a good thing, but the bad side is when you need stuff done, apparently (or at least how it's come off to me) she doesnt really think it's as important as some of the stuff where she is. i've been waiting for my passwords and access to all the mainframe systems they use over there, but she's obviously not doing something right cuz i'm sitting around twiddling my thumbs waiting for someone else to not need theirs so they can log me in (with their password) to do some work. i've been there two weeks and i still cant get into the most crucial programs - and she had the two weeks before that to request all the access i needed! she knew i was coming! aaarrggghh! i'm so irked about that.


anyways, as a result of our lack of a boss, my co-workers are all pretty...lax with the rules - with everything really. everyone pretty much has their own workload, and they dont work together much from what i've seen. it's a pretty independent work ethic there, so everyone pretty much does whatever they want. im just a little anxious about my role over there. from what i understand, i'm going to be starting out by helping them all out with their shows, and eventually graduating to taking over my own set of shows to pay, but i dont even know that i want that! those people are crazy busy! they're in there before i get there and they leave after i do! it's craziness! i'm scared of the workload! buuuuuutttt...i dont want to be mean, but...i look at that group and wonder if it's cuz they're a little bit older, and they just cant figure out new shortcuts or whether they just key slowly...*shrugs*. the work itself doesnt seem too hard, it just seems tedious. we shall see, however, how it goes.


in the friends department...still greatly lacking. while having dinner with eronnyc the other night, i told her my troubles at work. i've pretty much got no friends. well, technically that's not true. i've got one friend, but she's always busy! i've grown quite acustomed to having lunch by myself and roaming the lot by myself. dont get me wrong - i dont have anything against lunching by yourself, but it's such a change from kaiser where i had 2 of my best friends with me all the time. Jay and Paul were always there if i wanted someone to take a walk with, or i needed a lunch buddy. now i'm starting all over and im having the hardest time meeting people. my co-workers are all genuinely good people (at least i think they are!), but they're not...people i'd hang out with? first of all, they're all older. second, they're super busy. third, they're all very...independent? it doesnt really look like they do much together, to be honest. they're all aquaintances, they're not friends. that's what i'm searching for over there - friends. i miss it.


oh well...as the old saying goes, only time will tell, and hopefully it'll tell me good things and it'll just get better over there.



oh! btw - STAR WATCH 2005 continues...Goran Visnjic coming out of his trailer (on Friday), Jennie Garth and Dan Cortese (today) leaving the What I Like About You set and someone who look a LOT like Steven Speilberg...but i'm not sure...