115. First Day Reflections
tl;dr: It was fine.
Door to office: thirteen minutes fifty-three. Mistimed it on the dry run yesterday. Not sure how. Thought I was meticulous.
When I eventually got there, I stood outside for a moment. Took it all in and nodded to myself. It’s not quite the Shard. But fine enough. I can work with this.
Reception was straightforward. Gave my name. She handed me a lanyard and said my name wrong, with a smile. Whatever. I had literally just said it out loud. To her face. Whatever.
My desk was fine. Decent setup. Modern, new. I don’t trust wireless keyboards, though. The monitor was too high, an easy fix. LG 4K, solid. But the chair back was the wrong angle. I couldn’t get it right. It was one of those ones that was either static or moving. No clicks. You have to hold the lever, get into a position you like, release it, and hope it’s right. Kept fiddling at it all day. I think it’s fine now. Will see. Not sure if I have a chair budget.
The walk home took twelve minutes forty. Faster, but I can get this under ten. For sure. All depends on the crossing.
Glad I went to get the Bic four-way last night. The red took a battering today. What’s the point of the green? And the blue? Should I have bought four red pens? Suppose the black one is useful for passport applications.
Was just about to make dinner. But there’s a new kebab shop over the way. Maybe I’ll treat myself. Check them out.
Jolon. Jolon. Is it so hard to say? I’ll correct her on Monday.
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