Turnaround

Yesterday was a different day.

I was at a friend's place when I realized it was late and I should be sleeping. Stuck around to finish some stuff then hurried home, only to realize I forgot stuff I needed for work the next day. Turn around, go back to the place before coming home again. Great, I now it's about 4 and a half hours before I have to wake up. Not only that, but the next day I would be going in to work at a different rotation than last week. They switched me out of test lab for some 'emergency' help that they needed. Frustrating because I was really doing work in my last rotation, contributing a lot (I thought) to the group. And I'm leaving that group to help these other guys make excel sheets? And they're not very helpful, and not very welcoming? It's easy to wake up for work when you're excited about what you do. When you dread your work, it's just one more mental barrier you have to plow through in the morning.

But things changed. Today wasn't so bad. Sure, I wasn't using the skills I've developed in the past four years, I wasn't given the respect that I was used to. But at least I got to walk around outside a couple times. Sunny days in San Diego are hard to beat (also going home when you still have a few hours of sun). And I realized, this is my come up. I'm just starting work. And this is going to be my story. 'Start at the bottom, work your way to the top'. Talked with some people and really had to fight for some information. But it wasn't too bad, lunch was fun, found out how cool some of my coworkers are. I felt good at the end of the day.

To top it off, I got the best news I heard in what seemed like forever.

Who needs Valentine's Day when you have days like these?