Vids!

As promised, here are the vids I took this weekend...

Going Gonzo

Had my first game with Coopers yesterday against Team Gonzo down in Kent. I felt much much better than last weekend's scrimmage. I felt a whole lot quicker and 'ready' for the shots. It must have just been some jetlag or something last week. I'm still playing with my shorty box shaft though, which makes the long passes pretty tough.

Drew played the first half, and I jumped in for the second. The team we were playing against is brand new to the league this year, so there's a lot of young guys. Still, I thought they did a great job. Give them a bit more time to gel and they'll be great. Drew and I each let in only one goal, and I think the final score was something like 13-2. They're great guys and everyone had a great time.

I've had a few folks asking about where I'm staying, etc. So I broke out the DV Cam and did a 5 minute tour of the place. I'll rip it to my work PC when I get in tomorrow and post the link.

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The Fun Never Ends

Busy busy busy yes..

So, not even a week back and it feels like so much longer. I was flat out all last week, only finally getting over the jet-lag on Saturday. Met up with my buddy Cedric during the week, as he's just over in the building next to mine. He didn't know when I'd be back here, so I thought I'd surprise him a bit. I just wish I had brought a camera. He was a 'tad' suprised to see me walking into his office. It was so great to see him and catch up a bit over some coffee.

Met up with Mike and Carrie over at CFES after work on Thursday, and was (happily) roped into helping with the Total WO they were doing on Friday night. Was great craic, and was also nice to meet up with them and the CFES folks again. I was really amazed at the amount of weight everyone was moving. Inspirational.

Headed over to Seattle on Saturday to meet up with the old Coopers lads and get some time in on cage. Was a lot of fun, but I was still a bit slow on the ball. I need to get myself back in shape and get my reaction time tuned back in. Took a real nice one on the foot that swelled it up to about double-size, which was real nice. :-)

Finally got all my clothes sorted out at the apt, and ran (well, limped) all the errands to get groceries, cleaners, etc on Sunday, as well as laundry and sorting out the cat's new litter arrangements. Then headed down to watch the last of the Dumbbell Cert at CFES and catch some dinner with the crew.

So, today is my first 'official' day in my new role. I still don't have a phone in the office or internet at the apt, but at least I have hardware setup at work and can get things started. Just need to work out the Medical and such sorted out, and close out all the old accounts and things back in Eire.

So, this morning I'm heading into work and driving along about 20mph when all the traffice suddely stops. Unfortunately I wasn't able to stop in time and bumped into the car in front of me. :-(

Neither of the cars took much damage, as the collision was very low speed. Just minor scratches and smudges on the bumpers. The lady whose car I bumped into though said her neck hurt a bit so she's going to see her GP today. I feel like a total muppet for bumping into her. It was just stupid. As I know what neck injuries are like I really hope that it's nothing serious.

What a way to start eh? And of course, as it's a rental car, there's no insurance information in the paperwork, so I've been calling around all day trying to figure out the info to give to her for her claim. At the same time I'm attending mandatory hire training and trying to sort out paperwork.
Ah well, a day at a time eh? As today's President's day (you did vote, right?) the banks were closed, so tomorrow I get to go and open accounts and be a real, live American again. :-)

Arrived

Phew, what a busy couple of days. The final result though is that I'm sitting here in an office in Redmond and getting started! Looong flights through Newark, with one of the bumpiest rides of my life from there. Made it in one piece though, and the cats as well. Really long day for them, but they're both happy and safe. Wiley was sneezing a bunch last night, but seemed to get over it by this morning. So, after flying 6000+ miles and being awake for 24 hours I'm finally here.

Up to me eyes in mail and such for the next couple of days and no computer at the apt, so if I'm slow to get back to you, not to worry. :-)