the job: day 1

First day on the job went alright... much of the day was taken up with more in-depth orientation and being taken out to lunch, got to hear vague news of the upcoming 20th anniversary party that has a "Great Gatsby" theme. I hear this company does parties big...
It'll take some time to settle in and figure out what's going on; although I don't think it should be too difficult to get the hang of my day-in-day-out tasks. I'm excited for the point where I am comfortable with the people and what I do.
Other than that, I set up my gym membership and therefore at $30/mo am gonna be more motivated to actually use it. One of the greatest things about this transition from school to full-time employment is the lack of homework. I keep having dreams that I have assignments due and feel so glad to wake up without any impending shit. I will get to missing the learning and science however when the monotony of data-entry becomes more apparent to me.
For the mean time though I am excited to live in Portland, more excited than before. In the college bubble I feel it was hard for me to appreciate Oregon for all the wonderful places and activities it can offer. The coast trip with my ma helped open my eyes to what a diverse state this truly is. But I still don't think I wanna tough it out one more winter... perhaps this is the last summer for me to soak it all up like a sponge.. for a while at least. It's too early to tell anyway.
Up on the horizon: weekend after 4th of July is Oregon Country Fair, which is 13 miles west of Eugene in a town called Veneta. I can't wait...