bit 'o rant
So work has been going well, and I've started going in on weekends to get a little extra done. I figure if I work really hard now, I might have some results before abstracts are due (typically December/January) for conferences, so I'd have something to present and another reason to travel.
Yesterday was awesome, I went to a Butch Walker concert with Greg. We went to the vortex first for dinner with one of his friends, but the concert was just amazing. We got places right up by Butch and when he was on the piano his back was to us but when he played guitar his mike was right in front of us, about a foot away. The very last two songs he let everyone come right up to the piano, so greg & I dove and got places right by his bench. Very fun, but I spent way too much money on dinner & drinks at the concert. It was great being out in midtown and not just sitting around the apartment, and I think it'll be easier and more fun to hang around Greg than it will trying to get the other CDC fellows to come out. When I came back I was ready to party more but Kelly & Nicole were just watching episodes of Monk....so yeah just went to bed.
Tonight, Kelly invited her boss & his family to dinner. I decided I didn't want to sit through the potential awkwardness of it, so I was sort of planning on skipping out, but I didn't get done at work until 7:30 anyway so I didn't have to make up an excuse. I got back at 8, and they were still there just talking and stuff. Turns out Kelly's mentor is the guy who I got an asshole vibe from during the interview reception. I joined them and he turned to me and asked what I was doing that I had to go in on weekends for. I told him what program I'm in, and that I just got used to working weekends in undergrad and I like it since all the machines are open and I can get everything done. Both him and his wife started saying how it's a bad habit to get into, the other girls shouldn't take after me, and I'll never get a break if my boss starts expecting me to work weekends. I didn't say anything but it offended me a little - my boss doesn't expect or ask me to come in on weekends. I go in because I like my work, and I like working in general. I'm not getting paid extra to go in on weekends, but I WANT to be productive, if I have nothing better to do why not go get something done? I've never had anyone tell me it's bad that I go in on weekends, and it made me feel bad when they did.
After they left, the three of us were in the kitchen talking. Kelly usually seems nice, but occasionally gives off a bit of a bitch flare. I was telling her something and she interrupted & started talking to Nicole about something completely different. I waited and thought once she was done she'd ask me to continue, but she didn't. She started telling me about a run-in with Avi (one of the guys across the hall) that she had last night. She was saying how she thinks he has a crush on her, how he's such a pot head and she doesn't know how he got into law school, that he's just plain weird and she's 'too nice of a person' for taking some time to talk with him. First, I hate it when people say they're too nice, too smart, etc. Second, just because the guy is friendly doesn't mean he has a crush on you. Maybe he just wants more friends. Third, I've only really talked with Avi once but he seemed really nice to me...not super weird or anything like that.
So that was my rant. this is longer than what I'd thought it'd be but oh well, I don't think anyone else even reads this anymore, I just needed to get that Kelly stuff out of my head.
Yesterday was awesome, I went to a Butch Walker concert with Greg. We went to the vortex first for dinner with one of his friends, but the concert was just amazing. We got places right up by Butch and when he was on the piano his back was to us but when he played guitar his mike was right in front of us, about a foot away. The very last two songs he let everyone come right up to the piano, so greg & I dove and got places right by his bench. Very fun, but I spent way too much money on dinner & drinks at the concert. It was great being out in midtown and not just sitting around the apartment, and I think it'll be easier and more fun to hang around Greg than it will trying to get the other CDC fellows to come out. When I came back I was ready to party more but Kelly & Nicole were just watching episodes of Monk....so yeah just went to bed.
Tonight, Kelly invited her boss & his family to dinner. I decided I didn't want to sit through the potential awkwardness of it, so I was sort of planning on skipping out, but I didn't get done at work until 7:30 anyway so I didn't have to make up an excuse. I got back at 8, and they were still there just talking and stuff. Turns out Kelly's mentor is the guy who I got an asshole vibe from during the interview reception. I joined them and he turned to me and asked what I was doing that I had to go in on weekends for. I told him what program I'm in, and that I just got used to working weekends in undergrad and I like it since all the machines are open and I can get everything done. Both him and his wife started saying how it's a bad habit to get into, the other girls shouldn't take after me, and I'll never get a break if my boss starts expecting me to work weekends. I didn't say anything but it offended me a little - my boss doesn't expect or ask me to come in on weekends. I go in because I like my work, and I like working in general. I'm not getting paid extra to go in on weekends, but I WANT to be productive, if I have nothing better to do why not go get something done? I've never had anyone tell me it's bad that I go in on weekends, and it made me feel bad when they did.
After they left, the three of us were in the kitchen talking. Kelly usually seems nice, but occasionally gives off a bit of a bitch flare. I was telling her something and she interrupted & started talking to Nicole about something completely different. I waited and thought once she was done she'd ask me to continue, but she didn't. She started telling me about a run-in with Avi (one of the guys across the hall) that she had last night. She was saying how she thinks he has a crush on her, how he's such a pot head and she doesn't know how he got into law school, that he's just plain weird and she's 'too nice of a person' for taking some time to talk with him. First, I hate it when people say they're too nice, too smart, etc. Second, just because the guy is friendly doesn't mean he has a crush on you. Maybe he just wants more friends. Third, I've only really talked with Avi once but he seemed really nice to me...not super weird or anything like that.
So that was my rant. this is longer than what I'd thought it'd be but oh well, I don't think anyone else even reads this anymore, I just needed to get that Kelly stuff out of my head.