Here's my update!

Hey everyone!!

Well, my first week at my new job has been going great! Even though I've gone from waking up at 8 or 9am to waking up at 5:45am, I absolutely love having a "real" job. The people I work with are really nice. My cubicle is pretty big - I have a wrap-around desk, a big ol' leather chair, and lots of room to file all my stuff. So far I've just been learning the ropes - I'll usually sit in with Kelly, the contracts manager (and the lady I'm assisting) for about half of my workday, and just observe her. We chat a lot too, which is nice! I'm learning soooooooooo much about the government contracting world, which will be invaluable to me in the future. So far I've worked on non-disclosure agreements, certifications & representations, and I've put together a mack-daddy of a proposal that TAG has submitted. I've been reading more legal stuff than I've ever read in my life - you know those licensing agreements they make you accept when you install new software?? Kelly and I had to read through one of those thoroughly and make any changes it needed before they put it on the website. Fun! All those disclaimers and agreements that come with everything but that no-one ever reads are exactly what we focus on! And, believe it or not, they're actually pretty interesting!! Once you understand what the company's motives are, and the reasons they put certain things in, it's pretty cool to know that you understand what the heck all those legal documents mean! Plus, I'm learning a lot about the cool products/services TAG creates. For example, TAG has a contract with the Spyker Formula 1 team - Spyker uses TAG's servers because they can withstand heat up to 60 degrees celcius and are resistant to dust/being dropped. Pretty cool!

Other than that, not too much else has been happening. My rear tire blew out when I was driving on the highway the other day, but luckily I was able to control the car and managed to pull off to the shoulder safely. And I was extra lucky, because my wonderful Jeremy came to save me! Woo!

And that's about it really. I just wanted to update this so that I could tell everyone about my new job.

Have a great weekend!!!

Well, I think we got our last snowfall of the season last weekend. At first they were expecting a "wintry mix", which means freezing rain, sleet and some snow, but it turned into a full on snow shower. Anywho, I just wanted to post a pretty picture that I took once all the snow had fallen...