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So, I had my first day working with Volt, working for Accenture, on the Microsoft Issaquah campus. So far, so good. I mean, I just got paid for eight hours of work when all I was able to do was sit in the office and do some reading... you can't get much better than that. Well... not being crammed in with four people in a small room, and having 'net access, and such would be better.

But it's helped me hammer home my desire to 1) keep my skill sets just barely current, and 2) strongly look into going back to school for psychology (or some other counseling profession). I don't know if counseling and healing are where my life is going to take me, but I'm more convinced than ever that my life path is not about administering databases.

Nothing special happened to convince me of this... I just spent some time imagining various and sundry IT industry positions for myself, and realized that none of them made me think I'd feel happy or accomplished. No, what I want out of life is to start looking into how to help people feel better, and see if I can learn if (and how) some of the ideas I have mesh with science. I've heard, for example, of people who are trying out meditation and relaxation techniques, matched up with cognitive therapy, to help folks with depression, anxiety, and more. That sounds like a damn good idea.

In keeping with my apparent belief that one can never have too much stress in one's life, I did some heavier than normal exercise tonight. On the plus side, I should sleep well tonight. On the minus side, it might be because I've tired my heart out a bit more than is, strictly speaking, a good idea. I went out jogging and walking, and, you know, there are hills all around me.

Ah well... at least I'm finding all this stress on the heels of a wonderful weekend with kightp. Wonder of wonders, she was able to make it up this weekend after it turned out I couldn't come to visit her the last two weekends I'd intended to visit her. I really, desperately needed good, happy-making company before starting this new job.

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So, I had my first day working with Volt, working for Accenture, on the Microsoft Issaquah campus. So far, so good. I mean, I just got paid for eight hours of work when all I was able to do was sit in the office and do some reading... you can't get much better than that. Well... not being crammed in with four people in a small room, and having 'net access, and such would be better.

But it's helped me hammer home my desire to 1) keep my skill sets just barely current, and 2) strongly look into going back to school for psychology (or some other counseling profession). I don't know if counseling and healing are where my life is going to take me, but I'm more convinced than ever that my life path is not about administering databases.

Nothing special happened to convince me of this... I just spent some time imagining various and sundry IT industry positions for myself, and realized that none of them made me think I'd feel happy or accomplished. No, what I want out of life is to start looking into how to help people feel better, and see if I can learn if (and how) some of the ideas I have mesh with science. I've heard, for example, of people who are trying out meditation and relaxation techniques, matched up with cognitive therapy, to help folks with depression, anxiety, and more. That sounds like a damn good idea.

In keeping with my apparent belief that one can never have too much stress in one's life, I did some heavier than normal exercise tonight. On the plus side, I should sleep well tonight. On the minus side, it might be because I've tired my heart out a bit more than is, strictly speaking, a good idea. I went out jogging and walking, and, you know, there are hills all around me.

Ah well... at least I'm finding all this stress on the heels of a wonderful weekend with kightp. Wonder of wonders, she was able to make it up this weekend after it turned out I couldn't come to visit her the last two weekends I'd intended to visit her. I really, desperately needed good, happy-making company before starting this new job.