California makes you soft.

Five-day workweeks are just exhausting.  Thankfully, my office works on a 9/80 schedule—that is, 80 hours of work in 9 days—that is, every other Friday off, BABY.  We’re very civilized here in San Francisco.  This week was my first full workweek on the job (thank you, Martin Luther King), so I am quite done in on this blustery Friday evening.  I will take this time to reflect on my job.

It’s hard to believe I’ve been here for four weeks already.  I’m definitely enjoying the change of pace at my new office.  I loved my little office in Houston, but I’ve found I really appreciate the range of projects and opportunities a larger office can offer.  Prime example: Breakfast Club.  On these Fridays when we find ourselves at work, those in the Breakfast Club take turns bringing in small breakfast feasts.  (Only members of the Breakfast Club are supposed to partake in the feasts, so of course I promptly joined.  Also, the number of Friday workdays combined with the number of people in Breakfast Club means members only have to make breakfast about once a year.) This morning, we had samosas, mango lassi, and fruit tart.  Delicious, even if I am a wimp and the samosas were a little spicy for me.  That’s what the lassi is for.  The standard for Breakfast Club is quite high, as far as I can tell, so the pressure will definitely be on when my turn to make breakfast arrives. 

Speaking of food, I have already gained a reputation at the office as a “cereal killer”.  Apparently I eat a lot of cereal.  As a nickname, however, I would prefer Cereal Girl, as it is one of my favorite Sesame Street music videos.  I have also been teased about my peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for lunch.  Back off my grammar school diet, Cali people. 

But really, I already love my coworkers.  I knew it was love when, at our volunteer day at a food bank last Friday, my rice-packaging team kept track of our completed boxes in the style of Count von Count.  (Von, AH AH AH.  Two, AH AH AH, etc) (So much Sesame Street in the post.)

It’s bedtime here.  I hope everyone has a lovely, restful weekend.  It’s supposed to rain all day tomorrow, but I still may go for a run in Golden Gate Park or start pulling up weeds in our backyard.  I want to get some plants in the ground and take advantage of the California growing season!  Yes, I am an old woman.

AH AH