For starters, the job has been everything I thought it would be, and more. I love what I'm doing, and getting more comfortable with how things work around here every week. The first few weeks were stressful to be sure, but I'm starting to relax and have more fun.
Because everyone's so busy I haven't gotten to know my fellow editors as much as I had hoped to by now, but that's not to say I don't know anyone yet. After Hours was a good way to get to know both my co-workers and the readers a little better. I was sick as a dog that day, but I managed to tough it out from 3-9:30pm, so I wasn't a total wimp. Actually, if you want to see me and my lovely girlfriend on camera, check out the After Hours page. We're in the 9pm segment at the 5:35 minute mark. She's on first, and then I jump in to yap to Homer about getting my butt whipped in Battlefield 2.
I'm currently without pre-orders for both the PlayStation 3 and the Wii. This is mostly because I have a job that requires me to show up at 9am, and I couldn't wait in line to put my money down. I'm not worried about being able to find a Wii at launch--I think there will be plenty of them, but, I have a ton of credit at GameStop so I wanted to pay for my Wii with that. I'd like a PlayStation 3, but like many others, I'm resigned to the fact that I won't be able to find one at launch. The good news is that we will have them at work, so I can get my fix here. If the launch lineup were better, I'd be a little more bummed about not getting one right away, but so far, none of the games do much for me, and the ones that do...well many of them I've already played on the Xbox 360.
I've got to get back to work now--these reviews don't write themselves! I suppose that's a good thing, or else I wouldn't have a job.
Oh, before I go: Jones' Crushed Melon Soda is the bomb. had it for the first time today and I'm a fan.
