it could be that i'm just a nerdbeing in the new job is like coming home after being away for so long: things are familiar and brand new at the same time, both frustrating and exhilarating. there are some things that i've never even heard of or have had to think about, and then there are times when i seem to be the authority in the room.
this week is spirit week on campus, a tradition i am proud to have been part of instilling. the outbreak of blue and gold helps me to gauge my job... the more the students have trashed the place in spirit and color, the more excited they are. the more excited they are, the easier my job will be. that being said, i think i am the only person in my office who was TRULY excited (more than just a raised-eyebrow or widened-eye) when the students recently had a special election for a referendum, and garnered a 42% turnout of voters... for how 'apathetic' the campus is often accused of being, the students beat their previous turnout records by nearly 100%. sweet. there IS life outside the lab.
current mood: time to get ka-ra-zay!