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Ok, I’m going to brag up my job. Why? Because I want to explain why this job is so great for me.

I arrive at around 8:30ish .. and that’s the time I set for myself. My manager said “eh, 8:30 – 8:45 or so” and I just personally decided earlier was better. So I usually get here before 8:30am (I was here at 8:15 today).

I get free breakfast and lunch – everyday. That’s right, they supply bagels, hashbrowns, hot pockets, bacon, eggo waffles and really anything that I might request to eat for breakfast – they’ll get. They also have all kinds of stuff for lunches: microwave dinners, lean pockets, panini, soups … all kinds of stuff. They have awesome single cup coffees (yum) and sodas galore. I think I’ve started actually eating HEALTHIER since working here since 2/3 of the foods are from diet type companies. Heck with two kitchens, you know I’m eating well!

I have a kick butt computer. It’s not top of the line, but DAG it is fast. Two 19″ LCD WideScreen monitors look fantastic. Bluetooth keyboard and mouse. Wacom Intiuos 9×12 tablet … great stuff. I have teh full Adobe Creative Suite CS3 which is fantastic. The new Photoshop is amazing. And I have to admit … I like Vista. It’s pretty slick. Has some nice features on it – though I honestly can live without them.

The job itself is pretty intensive. Fixing graphics sounds pretty lame, but there are a lot of things you need to do -whether it’s a static graphic, animated or a Flash graphic. Compression, branding, borders, disclosures … all kinds of stuff. I’m pretty busy with it, which is good – keeps me out of trouble. I’m also pitching graphic ideas for the new corperate website. Which, I’m hoping I can rock out hardcore.

Did I mention the THREE game systems we have? That’s right, we have a Nintento Wii, Sony Playstation 3 and an XBox 360. They’re on a pretty slick plasma screen … very cool gaming times. Not a ton of great games – but some pretty good ones. COD4, Assassins Creed, Uncharted … good games.

And the to top the cake: The people here are awesome. There isn’t one that I don’t like. Some will probably rub me the wrong way, but overall I like everyone. There are some that I feel more comfortable with right away. Others that kind of grew on me. But I’m feeling pretty happy here. I get lonely sometimes … people get their clicks or get over busy – but overall it’s great.

God is good.