After two days of taking the light rail home from the office, I must say that I am really enjoying it. So far I’ve avoided the shuttle to the station and have been walking instead. I put my headphones on, find some good tunes, and enjoy the nice mile long walk. I find it to be very relaxing after a long day of work. Once at the station, I’ve been extremely lucky so far and hopped on the train right before it’s departure time from the station. However if I do end up missing one, there is usually another one around ten minutes later. After taking my seat, I’ve been reading a few issues of Paste magazine while continuing to enjoy some music. This really helps to pass the time on the near half hour ride. At the Broadway station it is just a few block walk home. Perhaps I’ll take some pictures of the commute one day.

Today appears to be a little better than yesterday from cubicle hell. I remembered to bring along some headphones so that I could drown out all of the background noise. It seems to be working as I’ve been able to focus on some of my projects for most of the morning. I still haven’t met too many folks, as everyone seems to keep to themselves for the most part. Maybe that will change as time goes on and everyone settles in to their new cubes. But I don’t want to spend the whole day socializing anyway.

Later today will be my first time using the light rail for my commute. Our office is approximately .9 miles from the station, which could be an easy walk. I’m still not sure if I’ll walk it today or take the shuttle service that stops outside the building. The bad part about the shuttle is that it takes at least twenty minutes to complete the route back to the station. I’m thinking I can walk to the station quicker than that. Once on the train it appears that the trip will be twenty eight minutes in length back to the I-25 & Broadway station, the station closest to our house. I’ve brought along my mp3 player and a few magazines to help pass the time.

I forgot how crappy cubicles really are. I don’t think this office thing would be so bad if I had walls that were more than three feet tall and a little more privacy. At home I was able to remove myself from all distractions and get things done quickly and without being disturbed. Now I can hear every conversation that at least three other people have throughout the day. People are constantly walking past my area, and there are just way too many distractions. I still haven’t figured out if I’m going to be in here every day, but I’m guessing that’s what they want me to do. I guess I’ll figure out more things as the week goes on. The person that was supposed to show me around today and help make the transition easier didn’t even show up. I guess I should have figured that would happen, this whole process has been extremely disorganized. Here’s to hoping for a better Tuesday.

I’ve already received one positive benefit for having to go into an office for work, an RTD Eco Pass. This allows me to ride the light rail and buses unlimited for the entire year, even during non business hours and weekends. And it is paid for by the employer, with no cost to me, at least that’s what I’m getting out of it so far. They haven’t really told me much about it, but I picked up a form and got my picture ID today. Now I just need a sticker from the employer that I’m hoping I can get on Monday.

My work week is essentially over now. My brother is in town visiting with six friends, and I took off tomorrow to take them up into the mountains for a fun filled weekend. The next time I write I’ll be back in a cubicle. Such is life. Have a nice weekend.

So today I found out that working from home stint is about to come to an end. This is sad news, I know. I really enjoyed my time spent around the house and will be sad to see it go, but at least this gets me out of the house nearly every day. See, I’m trying to be positive. My company has always had an office in Denver, but my immediate boss decided to keep me out of the politics involved in that office. At that time there was also an office in Colorado Springs. Well they recently decided to merge the two offices into one, a brand new spot that isn’t too far from Kim’s office. Since the employees in Colorado Springs are now commuting all the way to Denver daily, they are making me do the same. Stupid corporate politics! March 31 is the tentative first date for me in the office.

I should have taken today off of work, especially since it seems like everyone else did. Oh well, just another few hours and it will be over until next Thursday! Plus, I get to go to the Bengals game on Sunday, my first home game of the season. Hopefully we can take down the Browns. And don’t forget to cheer the Bearcats to victory tomorrow afternoon in the Papa John’s Bowl. Merry Christmas everyone!

Man, what a boring day! Since the late morning hours I haven’t been able to get onto work since they are experiencing some sort of VPN problems. I don’t have anything work related on this computer at my house, so I have to connect to the VPN first and then remote desktop onto my computer in the office. So, without the VPN I cannot do anything. And to make matters worse, I’ve exhausted all of my web surfing for the day. I am out of things to look at. Maybe I’ll just read the news or something. I’m gonna need more coffee to get through the rest of the day, or maybe I should just take a nap.

Hello from Kansas City. I’m back in the office for the week working from a lovely cubicle. Obviously the work setting doesn’t compare to my luxurious home office, but there are a few nice things about these work trips. First, I really enjoy going out to eat for nearly every meal and not having to pay for it at all. It’s also nice to see all of my friends in KC and hit up some of the old stomping grounds like the Brooksider or 75th Street Brewery. However, the weather here just doesn’t compare to Denver. I stepped off the plane and even though I was still inside a jetway, I began sweating immediately. I’ll be here for the week, so if there is something exciting going on, give me a shout.

If you didn’t already know, I am back in Kansas City for a week of work in the office. I’m not here for any big reason, just to visit with everyone and get a few things configured on my work computer. Not a lot has changed here, in fact I feel like I just left. It’s been over three months since I was working in the office, and other than a different person using my actual office, things are still pretty familiar around here. It has been nice catching up with all of my work friends. I’ve even found the time to get in a game of tennis, tour someone’s new house, and even made a stop at the Brooksider, one of the old water holes. I’m not sure what’s on the plate for the next couple of days, so let me know if something big is going on…

The past two days have been my first experience working from home and I must say that I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it. When we make the move to Denver I’ll be doing this full time for at least a couple of months. And you know I actually was working since this post is coming so late in the day. My day is just about over though. Happy Friday!