NJ and CT

I guess I really only write JEs when I go on trips now. Hrm.

I'm in Somerset, NJ until Friday for training on a new product my company will be selling sometime in late January. After the training, I'll be taking a train up to CT to visit my Dad and family until Tuesday when I fly back home. Needless to say - it's December, and it's cold as usual, a lot colder than I'm used to.

What is there to say about NJ? Well, the NJ scowl I've noticed in previous visits still exists. It took a little work but we finally got our waitress to smile tonight. Ahh, the sports bar at the Holiday Inn. What good times it is to narrate all of the interesting people there - the spikey-haired sales guy who displaced the college age guy to hit on a large chested woman. The thin, balding guy, in a black top sitting alone at a table, with a glass of wine, stealing glances at the pretty brunette across the room. The young girl who looks like she's not old enough to drink who comes in and sits next to some guy who's reading a book at the bar. We named her volleyball girl. Oh, good times.

Training so far is going well. I think the product has potential, but there are a lot of rough edges that MUST be smoothed out in order to really make me feel more comfortable about supporting it. I'll be going back to Seattle to train my group on this.

I called my dad today. I told him where the train was dropping me off and his response was, "Couldn't you take a bus that takes you all the way here?" I hate the bus. A 30 mile trip to pick me up isn't that hard. Even if it is at midnight.

Anyway, this is the most I've written here in months. We'll see if there's more to write soon, but today was a pretty decent day.