Caught between the bad and the somewhat good...

Yesterday was my first day back to work from my internship in the US, and already I am dreading my time at work... A nice bomb was dropped on me in that I am working on a project for a major bank that could last a year. No choice in accepting or rejecting this "opportunity" was given which never really sits well with me. I continue to be amazed with the way they can work with the resources (ie Me) available. I guess this might not sound too bad, but it's for the brilliant department that fired all their guys and realized they made a slight mistake and now comes to us with all of their work since they can't get anyone back. Oh yeah, the customer isn't exactly the easiest to work with either. And what should be work for multiple people they are likely going to try to cram into a job for one. I can't wait to use my (non-existent) project management experience (which is actually listed in the outline as needed) to get this going............ GRRRRRR! Apart from that, a difficult to work with customer caught me at the end of day and dragged out a conversation by repeated complaining about a product that he may not understand properly. The joy of work responsibilities never ends!

Apart from that, I guess I have some good+bad happenings in that I bought a few items I wanted for quite a while. I plan on eliminating my "everlost" talent (or at least seriously reducing the frequency) in North America again with my nuvi 660!! It actually works pretty well and I can't wait to test it out more this weekend. Also, I actually went ahead and placed an order for a long overdue PC. I am finally stepping somewhat into new technology (soon to be outdated with the quad core coming next month!!!) and can't wait to actually be able to edit a photo in less than a minute! :-) Anyhow, while shopping is nice, the bill paying to come next month is going to be painful. I sure hope I made the calculations correctly. Also, I have to totally look at the timeline for getting a new camera and some studio lighting gear again since I have more or less exhausted major funds until next year. :-(

As an interesting aside, I read this interview and based on my interpretation, E3 is doomed... >_< Now I need to figure out a replacement show. Maybe TGS? or the one in Taiwan, or maybe Germany? Oh well, something to keep in mind for next year I guess.