Week 2 - Tuesday-Wednesday

Well friends, it just keeps getting better and better here in Denver. I'm not sure I can keep this blog thing going with the lack of comments from my friends....just kidding. It would be awesome to hear from anyone back home, but I know how busy life can be; and, my blogs are way longer than I thought they would be. I know I probably wouldn't read all of your blogs everyday...if you had blogs that is.

So, Tuesday was a pretty big day. It was y first day taking calls from Homestead customers. For some weird cosmic reason unknown, Homestead suffered the worst server crashes that they've had in 2 years - not 15 minutes after I logged in to their phone system. Coincidence? Yeah, probably; but, it is kinda funny to think of it as being my fault. What's even funnier, is I "prophesied" it on Monday. I said it was going to be "trial by fire," and that's exactly the words our supervisor, Spencer, used to describe the day. Still, it was pretty awesome to reach out and have some contact with the customers. Also, it was tenant appreciation day at the business complex we're in, and there was free BBQ. Mmmmm.

Tuesday after work was rather routine. I did the dishes, threw in a load of laundry, and went for a run. I think I'm starting to finally adjust to the altitude here. I seem to be getting more and more comfortable everyday, and I'm going for longer distances at faster paces - super sweet. I'm hoping to do some real serious workouts when I get back to Edmonton, because the extra red blood cells (or hemoglobin, depending on how you look at it - Ryan) should give me quite a significant boost in strength and endurance.

After the run I went to the Fox and Hound with my coworker, Palms. It was sweet because they were paying a dynasty Oilers game against the Bruins. They also had like 50 beers on tap, and it was their $2 pint night. Our waitress, Mallory, thought it was awesome how we called it Toonie Tuesday. :P She was cool, and is likely going to take us to a great spot she was telling us about. I had some really good crab cake sliders too! Oh! But, they weren't as good as the cakes at Peggy's Cove.

Today was much better on the phones. The servers were up all day, so I could actually get in a groove. I really like the job; it's much more gratifying to help someone succeed in their business, than simply help them categorize their taxes in QuickBooks. Let's not forget that it was Wednesday today, and that means at least one thing for sure - free lunch day at Homestead. I had a Stromboli that was soooo good, but soooo heavy. It gave me Stromboli belly, but it was worth it. The day went by really fast, as the calls are really immersive and actually pretty fun. Of course, I do know website stuff a lot better than I know QuickBooks, so I think that may have been a factor.

After work I went to Super Target to get some groceries. I spent a good hour+ in there, and filled my cart to almost overflowing. I got so many great goods that we will NEVER have in Canada. I think I spent a good 10 minutes staring at the pickle section. Everywhere I turned there were awesome frozen pizzas. I had to return some after I finally got a good look at all of them. Some of the oddest sights were Taco Bell Gordita kits, and Disney Milk. Yes... Disney brand milk. I couldn't convince myself to get it though (Sorry, Jon). We are so deprived in Canada, I don't think I'm going to come back. :P

Anyway, this is getting ridiculously long... After Target I went for my longest run yet. I accidentally hit the Stop button about 15 minutes into the run, and that totally threw me off. So, as "boot camp" punishment, I ran 8 mph for a bit, and then came down to 6mph for half an hour. I hope my knees will hold up tomorrow. It felt like I had "old man" knees today. The weird thing is my running isn't effected and my knees don't ache when I run. So for now, I'll keep pushing the envelope until it really hurts.

I actually haven't had a shower since the run, and I haven't made supper....so I better do that before it's too late.

Ciao for now friends,

-Dizzy in Denver