Jitter Bug

First day jitters are to be expected when one begins a new job, I suppose. In fact, last night they kept me up for a few hours, so to add to the nerves is my overwhelming since of exhaustion that come with it. As I was approaching my new office, at Hudson & Houston, which bridges the West Village and Tribeca, I began to wonder whether or not there would be any unexpected surprises.
Thus far, no. In fact, it’s been an extremely quiet first day, as I wasn’t even put through the typical first day HR rigamorle, for better or worse. I’m not sure why this didn’t occur as there are a few questions I know that I would have. But I do have a brief meeting scheduled for tomorrow afternoon, so perhaps I’ll get a chance to ask my questions then.
My jitters have actually given way to restlessness – I’m not used to having so much time on my hands and am generally more comfortable keeping busy.
But as with all things advertising, I’m sure this could all change quite quickly.

Something New...

Hard to believe, but I'll be starting another new job tomorrow, this time at the ad agency Saatchi & Saatchi. I'm actually quite excited, as it seems as though the quality of life should be substantially better than what I just left - then one might ask, how could it get worse? I'm actually close enough that I can probably walk home in a half hour, but I've been considering possibly biking to work as part of my regular commute. A little extra exercise certainly can't hurt. Mya have to reevaluate this once the humid months hit, but tomorrow I hope to check out the storage options for a bike.
Regarding Saatchi itself, I recall while living in New Zealand that one of my big sells for one of the publications I was working on was for Qantas, which was managed by S&S, or at least at the time it was. My boss at the time was so excited for me (and really, for him) since it meant that we had a foot in the door to a major advertising firm which could, in theory, lead to some other possible buys. Of course now that I work in the world of advertising I know better - the back part of our publication featured ads for escorts and massage therapists, which would immediately kill the opportunity for the inclusion of most big name advertisers. Still, the name stuck with me, and now, starting at 9am tomorrow morning, I'll be working for them.

King-dom of Horror

All who know me well are aware of my love of all things horror, an addiction that I picked up from my mother. I still recall as a young child, coming across my mom's copy of Salem's Lot, which included in the middle, some photo's from the movie, and being fascinated by the demented looking vampire they used (clearly based on the one from the old German vampire movie, Nosferateu). I was probably only 6 or 7 at the time and not yet old enough to tackle large 'adult' books that weren't illustrated, but that image stuck with me.
Skip forward a few years, and I remember holiday shopping with my father - we came across a hardcover copy of Stephen King's recently released It, and bought it for her. It was actually quite some time yet until the holiday, so I hid the book from my mom under my dresser, yet I couldn't resist its taunting cover. Every free moment I could find, I would close my bedroom door, slowly pull out the book, and on bent knee, pour over what is truly one of his most demented books. I would keep one ear cocked for her approaching foot steps, and I'm sure that she must have caught me more than once with a guilty look on my face, having recently shoved the book under the dresser and jumping into my bed to read one of my other books. Of course now, looking back on it, I realize my mum must have thought I was up to a more personal activity, but in all honesty I think this was before I took up that activity.
In any case, ever since I fell in love with the works of Stephen King. From that moment on, I went back through his entire catalog and read everything he had done to date - Carrie, the Lot, Christine, Cujo, The Stand, The Dead Zone, The Gunslinger - the list goes on and on. Like a lot of people, I've read nearly everything he has done, for better or worse. Unfortunately, in his later years, some of the works haven't been up to par with what he has done, but I'm happy to say, having just finished his most recent book, Under the Dome, that the King of horror can still bring it, when he makes teh effort. Here's hoping he continues to bring it in the future...