Went to Stowe today!

Hi everyone,

Well, one week has transpired since I started my new job. It's an AMAZING place, I can hardly describe it. I sit in an area that has a 50' high ceiling, it's 50' wide by 35' deep. They have speakers in the wall hooked up to an amp plugged into an AirTunes router. If you have iTunes installed, you can play your music through the system and be a DJ for the whole office. If someone else is playing tunes at the time though, you can't override them. Also, there are 4 dogs that run around in my area. One of them, a Pug, has taken a liking to me and stops by my desk at least once a day for a good ear-scratching.

Don't let my description of my office fool you, however. We work HARD. This is the most intense job I've ever had, and even though it's my first week, I have been working 9-10 hour days just trying to get up to speed. For the first week, I started by trying to document the process for the different areas of my group. It's a challenge, but my group is growing by almost a dozen new employees, and I'd like to create documentation that will help these new folks get up to speed.

One of the perks of my new job is that I get a killer discount on gear in the company store. I got new snow pants and a new jacket for about 40% of what it would normally cost. I was also able to "borrow" a brand new board, boots & binding setup for the weekend to try out at Stowe mountain.

Speaking of Stowe, I just got back from going out there. One of my other benefits is a season pass to Stowe. I had a blast there. It's about 3 times larger then Lutsen, 4 hours from home. Stowe, however, is just a 40 minute drive from my place.

Here are some pictures from my journey to Stowe.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/20886023@N00/sets/72157594556661308/

All of my furniture has arrived, and I spent all week setting it all up. I've been VERY busy this week, to the point that it's been overwhelming and I'm a bit behind on emails with my friends and family right now. I hope that I'll be able to catch up a bit on correspondence this week.

That's all for now!