"i'm a hard workin' man, i'm a sonuvagun ..."

well, lookie who has decided to post a blog! that's right, it's your friendly gayborhood blogger, geoff!!

wow, this past week has been a bit crazy. as per my last blog entry, you all know that i got a new job mere minutes after my interview.

on a side note in reference to the very quick turn-around time on this:
i've been asked by numerous people if they were really hard up for help and that's why they hired me so fast. while i understand that this could have been a valid reason, it's still a low-blow, regardless. however, i'm here to set the record straight and the answer to that question is: no, they're not hard up for employees. in fact, they had temps in my position before i got there as well as a few others working in other sections of this department and today was their last day. while i am extremely happy that this is not happening to me, i do feel a bit of remorse for them as i just went through that, basically. so they had the spaces filled and weren't scrambling for employees. this is a very big company that is growing like a weed and soon we'll rule the world!!! ::maniacal laughter ensues::

so, anyway, lemme tell you a little bit about what i am doing. following along the lines of trizetto--my previous employer--i am still working in the health care field which i have been doing for almost the past 11 years, ranging from CNA (Certified Nurse's Aide) at a nursing home in the alzheimer's unit, to working with abused and neglected children, to the more businessy side of health care. as with trizetto, i'm working with medical insurance, however, instead of working with patient information and databases, i'm working on the provider side of the avenue. my title is PDM Specialist, or provider data management specialist, working with various doctors and affiliates and enrolling contracts into our health care network while correcting or adjusting old contracts still within our network. it's all very boring stuff that i'm sure you don't want to hear about, however, let me just say that i love my new job.

the atmosphere is very laid back and i work in an amazing office building with 30 foot ceilings, spacious windows, exposed beams and brick ... it's very airy and open and i certainly do not feel confined while sitting in my cubicle. the people i work with, so far, have been very gracious and welcoming and very helpful with answering any questions i may have. i'm working with an entirely new system than what i am accustomed to, however, by friday--day three--i was all but flying through work assigned to me. i also work about three cubes over from a girl i worked with at trizetto, so that was cool. i already knew someone there. and! and! and! i found out today that daisy dyke has submitted her resume at this place so that would be wonderful if she got the job. out of all the people i miss at trizetto, i miss her the most.

so far i haven't met any colorful characters to blog about or, in my opinion, that would make for interesting blogging material. they're all pretty normal, actually, and that's kinda nice for a change.

in closing, i apologize for my lack of attendance lately and my lack of blogs. one of the downsides of this new job is that we're not permitted to use the internet for personal use at any time, even during breaks, nor are we supposed to get personal emails while there. i don't feel this detracts from my day, though, as i am constantly busy and the day is over before i even realize it. today i didn't even realize that i hadn't used my ipod until i packed up for the night and saw it sitting there, ibud cord still wrapped around it. "oh."

i will try and blog more often when i get home from work ... assuming there's anything to blog about. thank you all for the congratulatory greetings and best wishes. it means a lot and i thank you very much!