Today was my first day of work. Tuesday was orientation: I had lots of safety lectures and filled out forms, but today I actually got badged and started doing things. Unfortunately, the people at Livermore care about keeping national secrets away from terrorists, so I don’t have any pictures of my new boss or my office (my office!) to show you, so instead here’s a picture of me eating at In-N-Out on Monday.
Anyway, the lab is very exciting, but it is also very tiring trying to be an adult all day, so when I come home I have to collapse and act like a silly girl with Little Sis again. Both of my mentors are really nice, though I’m a little (a lot) worried about whether or not I’ll be able to handle what they’re expecting me to do. I’m worried about a lot of my job actually. It’s just hard, because I’m so much younger and less experienced than everyone else. One of the most difficult things for me is just calling adults by their first names. But I will overcome or whatever. And there’s a supply closet! Beautiful beautiful supplies! (no, I’m not pilfering any. I just like looking at them).
Anyway, I’m working with NIF, in the Optical Inspection area. Basically I’m helping analyze flaws in the lenses etc that they use to focus and shape the lasers, and trying to make the computer better at doing the same thing. It’s interesting, if confusing. I have to learn new programming languages, which is...good I guess. I always wanted to be multilingual...
Not much else has happened in the way of life. Most of the exciting incidents here revolve around food––I’ve discovered the deliciousness of Caesar salads (well, my mother says that they’re what used to be called ‘chef’s salads,’ and aren’t ‘true’ Casesar salads), we’ve bought sugar cubes, and I have a new water bottle. not so exciting, but fun all the same.
This was a boring post, but I want to keep a record of what I do this summer, so you’re just going to have to deal. To make up for it, here are some pictures my family took while hiking yesterday.
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