Today, I played hangman with nine accountants. It was awesome. They were way better than twelve year-old Chinese children.
Sorry for the lapse in posts. I really have no excuse.
I started my job last week and only have one thing to say, “Yesss, I have an office.”
OK, I have more to say than that. I won't make it a habit to blog about my job, but I will give you low down on what I do. I am the Executive Administrative Assistant to the CFO of Los Alamos National Bank. The bank is actually quite impressive. It only has a few branches, but it's incredibly successful. It makes a point of not having fees, instead making all its money from loans and various investments. It's the winner of the Baldrige Award and does it's best to make the employees happy (free massage and memberships to a bunch of gyms). It's my job to work with the folks who do that investing. I manage securities and help make sure everything goes smoothly for the CFO and Chief Cashier. I also serve as the backup for everyone in the accounting office. So far I've learned how to wire money around the world and pay the company's bills.
The nine to five also puts me back on a regular schedule. I'm back on a good workout routine and once my gym memberships start on Thursday, I'll be back in the pool.
I've also finally started Godel, Esher, Bach. I've been meaning to read this book for years and it's time to stop postponing.
I promise to get back to writing more and more of substance.
Filed under: Bank, Cooking, Excercise, Horse-Play, People Watching, Weather, Work
I got a job today. I will be the executive assistant to the CFO for Los Alamos National Bank. The pay is OK and the benefits are really nice. Now I can start paying rent!
One of the best parts of working for the bank is that you get a free membership to the YMCA, the gym across the street from my apartment, and the aquatic center down the street. I've decided that this means that I should train for a triathlon.
I just returned from Smith's (the supermarket across the street) where I was treated to the wonderful sights of last minute Valentine's Day shopping. The carts were filled with alcohol and hunks of meat. The flower section had no fewer than six guys crowding the sole female employee. Each had a look of panic and confusion on his face as they handled boxes of bad chocolate and gazed at half-dead flowers. For my part, I had a dozen roses delivered and I'm cooking what I hope will be a delicious meal of salmon and shrimp steamed in a nice, vaguely Asian, broth.
Beki got home little early today and we went out to play in the snow. We put on black gloves so that we could catch and see individual snowflakes. They're small, but really amazing when you see one all on its own. We then had an epic snowball fight. Tonight Beki will make homemade chocolate truffles. We experimented last weekend and they came out pretty well. I look forward to gaining a few pounds over the next 24 hours.
