all grown up and corporate

so, nearing the end of my first week on an adult job. been good; i got all orientated and had so much paperwork thrown at me, i'm not sure for which organs i just signed my rights away, but i can tell you my employee id number backwards. i wore grown-up pants for 3 days in a row, with non-sneakers, and even carried a purse and a new corporate logo bag (free!)

highlights: i have my own corner *big* desk, with a WINDOW on the ground floor through which i can see cars, people, and framingham wildlife. i even know when it's light and dark out. i have my own phone and new computar; no paperclip shutdown necessary. i got lots of free sharpies and a company pen that lights up neon green upon my command. tomrrow i get new lab notebooks. i might even get business cards! [those of you who know me well are aware that the above is not sarcastic; i really am that easily entertained. just ask kz about the other night when i found out that the little mini pocket on the front of my new cherry-print pajama pants was the perfect size for animal crackers. i was ecstatic for half an hour as i toted my snacks about the apartment.]

and, having been trained on 34 of them since yesterday morning, i can tell you that an SOP is definitely not an insult referring to your mom.