Week one, in short.
Sunday, flew in, dropped bags at friends house, went to meet potential roommates. Interview/speed-dating went great, arranged to meet second roommate next night. Exhausted from a day of travel and passed out early.
Monday, up at 5:00 to catch three trains to meet coworkers, drove upstate, had meeting, drove back. Went into office about 2:30, hugs and smiles and greetings all around. It was great to see everyone. Looking forward to seeing Colette and the boss-men when they return from their respective vacations.
Tuesday, onto a new project, familiarizing myself with a new set of drawings. I read the contract documents, client interviews, etc., which was a tad dull. These are some of the overlooked parts of being an architect. And an earthquake at lunch! The building was gently swaying, we ran to the window to look out, (I feared it was an explosion) and then we went back to work. About an hour later, two coworkers who had been out of the office came back and asked why we didn't evacuate with the rest of the building! Whoops.
Wednesday, anxious about finding an apartment, hoping to hear back from potentials. Then I got a wonderful text from one of the brothers who I'd met last weekend telling me they wanted me as a roommate! Very very exciting!
Thursday flew by, it was quickly happy hour time! Because Shane was moving back to Texas, it was a Hoedown-themed happy hour: chips, pickles, flannel shirts and country music.
Friday was the day I moved into the new place (which meant simply throwing my meager possessions in a pack). But before that, the whole office was nervously watching the progress of Irene all day. Several people who lived in the flood zones left early to try to prepare, and I went searching through filing cabinets finding crank-powered emergency flashlights (with radio and alarm functions) and distributing them to people in the office.
Saturday morning I bought some last-minute provisions from the newly-opened supermarket just up the street (talk about a grand opening) and sat around reading and chatting with Jaime and Tim most of the day. Waiting for the storm to hit was pretty dull, and all of Irene's might that we witnessed was a bit of wind and bit of rain. I woke up Sunday morning with the power still on and the sun shining between clouds.
A pretty packed week: First week of work, a new apartment, my first earthquake, and my first hurricane! Hopefully this week will be peaceful.
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