After a prolonged unintentional hiatus it would appear my muse is back, I fully comprehend the influence of inspiration on a writer, in a way I hope never to experience again.
I would like to sincerely apologize to anyone who still checks back here from time to time (Mom and Candy I'm mostly talking to you ;) I will try to fill in stories and photos from the blank depths of the abyss that swallowed the last couple years of this blog.
On that note, let's dive right in shall we?
So I'm staying in the results of a one
night stand between a dorm room and a hotel.
It's small, but the bed is comfy... and not a bunk, and there's a terry bathrobe for me to lounge around in, as well as a hot shower, coffee and room service.
I'm at the first day of orientation for my new career with IBM.
It's funny, they make people who are transferring departments, or coming back after an extended absence take this orientation session which is a bit of a joke for them... but what they don't realize is how great it is as a brand new employee to interact with someone who already embodies the culture.
A number of people that I've met today have worked here for more years than I have been working, some longer than I have been alive, and we're finally at a point where that is actually quite impressive! A few are coming back from extended periods away which I think is really cool, one lady retired, did something else and then came back... Time and time again I've heard IBMers say that it sounds like a long time 10, 20, 30 years but that it just flew by because they were doing something fun, or interesting or something nobody had done before, or something nobody even knew if it was possible or not...
There are so many things that IBM has done that have changed the world. Things you probably don't even remember as working any other way, or things you had no idea they were even involved in... how cool is that?!?
In 10 years I want to be able to look back and say I learned a lot, had a lot of fun, met some great people and that something I did changed the world. Sounds kind of crazy, but then sometimes it isn't so important what you can and can't do, as what you *believe* you can or can't do.
They say the journey of a thousand miles begins with one step, and I'm excited to see where this step will lead.
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