It's been a long, but reasonably good, week.

I went out to Austin, Texas this week for my job. I told people it was a worthwhile trip, job-wise, but I'm not entirely sure.

My job is weird, or seems so to me. The priorities aren't clear. I'm probably overpaid for my capabilities, inasmuch as I'm supposed to be figuring out what the priorities are. Daily I have to figure out who I'm going to risk ticking off. I'm about the least confrontational person I know, so it's not a happy situation for me in this respect. It's really kind of funny: I've always thought of myself as a bit of a loner, but when it gets right down to it I'm desperate for approval.