Yet Another First Day

The first day at work is always such a strange experience. You're introduced to everyone and given a whole bunch of material to review to catch you up on what you're going to be working on. You sit at your desk feeling completely isolated and out of place wondering when you're going to feel comfortable there. People are nice enough. They smile and nod as you grope your way around the office trying to figure things out. You hone in on that one person that's a little friendlier than the rest and then flood them with all your questions. Where do I find this? How do I do that? Who do I go to for this answer? It takes a while to learn the ropes and to get to know your colleagues. I just get all antsy and want to find some sort of catalyst to speed up the process that should happen naturally.

My first day is officially over. It went by relatively well, except for that flat tire on my car this morning. Good thing He works close by so I could carpool. Now I'll just look forward to Day 2.