Cincinnatiander? Cincinnatite??
So I'm officially a Cincinnatian (I don't even know what the proper nomenclature for it is, but this still looks horribly wrong). I spent most of last week ostensibly unpacking (although I still have three boxes of clothes that have not yet been touched), buying a whole lot of stuff, and lounging about. It was a pretty nice break before starting work on Thursday. I'm slowly but surely getting used to Hyde Park, the area of Cincinnati in which I live. It actually reminds me of Austin, kinda . . . a good mix of funky and independent, with a slight dash of yuppie.
But it still hasn't really hit me that Austin is no longer my home. Every time I try to find directions on Google Maps to a place, I invariably type in 78741 rather than my new zip code, 45227. I guess I'll get used to it soon enough. It sometimes makes me sad that I'm not in Austin anymore . . . but when I see stalwarts like Bed Bath & Beyond, Chipotle, and big, Texas-style malls, I start to feel a little better. Yes, I am a consumer whore. Even with all the familiar stores and the generally pleasant attitude here, I still miss Austin and Texas and all my friends and family. Not so much Houston, though. Kidding - crazily enough, I actually do kind of miss Houston as well. Although that could just be because my family is leaving it soon enough, and I know I probably won't ever see it again.
Work has been okay so far too. Thursday was orientation, so I've only had one real day. My boss and colleagues seem really nice, and the projects I'll get to work on seem really interesting. I think it's amazingly cool that some of the stuff that I get to work on is theory that I studied in college. I was under the impression that these very academic-type theories were never actually implemented in the work force . . . but apparently P&G has a few phD's on staff, and actually converted this theoretical model to a quantifiable, statistically-based proprietary model. And I'll get to play with it and do some higher-level planning-type work on it!
So the actual work seems pretty cool . . . what sucks is that my boss and my colleagues all seem older than me. Two of them are also new hires . . . but one is 31 (and married) and the other has two master's degrees already. So while there are many other CMK new hires my age, they're all in different departments. I hope I actually meet some of them soon . . . they seem pretty nice. I guess once I meet more people, I won't feel as lonely as I've been feeling. Sigh.
Sidenote - the fireworks just outside my window are gorgeous. They are lighting just over the hills, and from my back porch it's quite a show.
I miss Austin. I miss my friends; I miss my boyfriend; I miss my family. I wish all of it was here.
Coming soon - pics of the new apartment? (once I get rid of all the boxes and finish hanging up art, of course).
But it still hasn't really hit me that Austin is no longer my home. Every time I try to find directions on Google Maps to a place, I invariably type in 78741 rather than my new zip code, 45227. I guess I'll get used to it soon enough. It sometimes makes me sad that I'm not in Austin anymore . . . but when I see stalwarts like Bed Bath & Beyond, Chipotle, and big, Texas-style malls, I start to feel a little better. Yes, I am a consumer whore. Even with all the familiar stores and the generally pleasant attitude here, I still miss Austin and Texas and all my friends and family. Not so much Houston, though. Kidding - crazily enough, I actually do kind of miss Houston as well. Although that could just be because my family is leaving it soon enough, and I know I probably won't ever see it again.
Work has been okay so far too. Thursday was orientation, so I've only had one real day. My boss and colleagues seem really nice, and the projects I'll get to work on seem really interesting. I think it's amazingly cool that some of the stuff that I get to work on is theory that I studied in college. I was under the impression that these very academic-type theories were never actually implemented in the work force . . . but apparently P&G has a few phD's on staff, and actually converted this theoretical model to a quantifiable, statistically-based proprietary model. And I'll get to play with it and do some higher-level planning-type work on it!
So the actual work seems pretty cool . . . what sucks is that my boss and my colleagues all seem older than me. Two of them are also new hires . . . but one is 31 (and married) and the other has two master's degrees already. So while there are many other CMK new hires my age, they're all in different departments. I hope I actually meet some of them soon . . . they seem pretty nice. I guess once I meet more people, I won't feel as lonely as I've been feeling. Sigh.
Sidenote - the fireworks just outside my window are gorgeous. They are lighting just over the hills, and from my back porch it's quite a show.
I miss Austin. I miss my friends; I miss my boyfriend; I miss my family. I wish all of it was here.
Coming soon - pics of the new apartment? (once I get rid of all the boxes and finish hanging up art, of course).