quasify

Today brought the standard stress and chaos you might expect accompany the start of a new job in an unfamiliar city. Parking was impossible, cubicle non-existent, computer was broke, software unavailable, money for paycheck not technically in place yet. Fun stuff.

Two interesting things happened today though. This morning, I’m driving up the 101 from Palo Alto when a bird swoops across the highway maybe twenty feet in front of me, low enough that I think it’s lame and I’m going to hit it. A half-second later I realize it’s not a slow clumsy bird, but a hawk with a large rat or gopher still struggling in it’s talons. Awesome. Maybe more of this would be the solution to Allston’s rodentia problems.

The other - I stepped off the elevator at what I’m hoping is the right floor of my new office, look up to my left and see the view of the bridge above. It’s the first time I’ve seen the Golden Gate since I arrived in San Fransisco, and structurally it looks like JP got it right. I get the feeling I’m going to like coming in here - it definitely beats the view of the Tobin from CNY.