operation employment: success

i have a new job!!! i start working tomorrow at the Indiana University Cyclotron Facility. i think it will be a short day with basic introductory stuff. i have ridden my bike from my apartment to the cyclotron (three miles one way), and it took 16 minutes to get there and 19 minutes back, on account of some long traffic signals. so i think it will be practical to ride my bike everyday until cold weather hits. i had an interview last week (with the director of the lab himself!), and was told i would not be restricted from working full-time if that’s what i wanted to do. initially i will be working on a project that will take a couple of months to complete, and then i’ll work on something else if needed. for my first day i’m packing: a bound composition notebook, a Labview manual (complements of fermilab), my laptop, a bike lock, change of clothes, lunch, checkbook, and my TI-89. fortunately i have a large book bag to hold my nerdy accoutrements. i think i’ll bring my CERN playing cards, for luck, and in case i make a scientist friend and conversation becomes awkward.