First day at work after almost 2 years of freedom. Signed tons of paper, one of them is to declare that I am not a terrorist. This is probably the most funny one to sign. Who in the right mind would put down they are one any way? Whose back is this paper covering, it’s certainly not to help prevent anything just something to show that the question has been asked. Does not make any sense to me.
Other than the paperwork, the keys, the network connection, the familiarization of the logistics like the bathroom and the vending machine location, I find the new gig pretty nice. It happens to be Leo’s old office. And it’s ironic that he retires and I go back to work and it happens that I get his old office to work in. It’s nice and quiet inside a big empty lab. I was able to focus on whatever I need to do.
Besides having to fiddle with the chair that likes to sink down after you pull it up within 15 minutes, I actually like the fact that I’m back at work in front of a computer again. Even though the pay is dismal compared to what I was making, I get to put time into the system again and it counts towards the retirement. And I only need to work one day a week. I remember that I enjoyed working at the computer solving problems before, but the politics and the unfriendly and unsupportive environment is something I would never go back to.
IIS is not a fun server to play with especially you want to add login and try to keep the script separate from the login required and still keep it relatively secure. So I spent a lot of time trying out different ways. It’s good though to get me slowly back into real actions. Checked out some scripts written in ASP and tried not to disturb the script while I add those security measures. Copied a whole site from a linux system to my laptop. That’s one I need to probably rewrite if I can’t port it directly with modifications to live on a windows system. I certainly got my work cut out for me.
The day passed very quickly. I liked it. And I’m glad I’m back working again.
Next week, the parking situation would be a challenge. I don’t think the office people want to give me the one day pass any more. So Leo may have to drive me in and pick me up. I don’t think my pay would justify buying the parking permit for one day a week parking. He is such a sweet heart to offer that.