Making Like the Jeffersons....

...and moving on up! Thursday was a big day for me professionally, as it marked my 8th year with the firm. It was also promotion day, so I am now a senior manager, which now means that I am also allowed to work in an office. Luckily, I was assigned one on the 5th floor where I usually sit and where most of my teams sit. I moved all my things out of my usual cube and into the office last night. After a client meeting this morning, I came into the office (my office!) to do some work. After 8 years of life in the cubes, it is very weird to be sitting in an enclosed area, unable to turnaround or look over and talk to people. It's almost claustrophobic. I am considering what to put in my office as decoration and so far have only come up with lucky bamboo, but one measly stalk of vegetation does not make for good decor. We'll have to see if a trip to Pier 1 or Pottery Barn can give me any other ideas in how to spruce up an otherwise spartan office. I am also going to have to remember that I do have an office and not go directly to cube 5063 as I have been for the last 4 years!

Other than the new digs, here's what else is going on with me:

• My fantasy football team is now 2-1. Thanks much to the Atlanta Falcons for putting in a pathetic performance and coming up 20 points short of the expected fantasy points. Just like the Redskins last week (see below), I lost to a team that hasn't won in quite some time.
• I am now a Ravens fan (yes, officially...I posted it on Facebook). Returning to the Redskins will require the firing of Coach Zorn and a change in ownership, as well as a sincere apology from current ownership to the fans who have suffered through a decade of greed and mismanagement. We need a Robin Hood to steal the team away from this Prince John, and sadly, that savior won't come anytime soon. In the meantime, I'm going to change my allegiance to a team that has a coach who doesn't always look completely panicked/shocked to find himself on the sideline of a football field calling plays, doesn't immediately pull out big wads of cash to plug the holes that pop up in its roster and coaching staff, has a defense led by a half-rabid/half-genius player who doesn't give a crap that people think he might be getting too old, and that is familiar with the concept of winning, especially against a team that hasn't won in 2 years. Plus, I like purple.
• I am running the Army 10 Miler this Sunday despite logging no miles since the Navy 5 Miler a couple of weeks ago. I should be ok since I ran the Frederick Half with not much training either. After this weekend, it's the Baltimore half, the Race for the Cure 5k, and Marine Corps 10K. Here's hoping that my knees and lower back won't go on strike and abandon me on the course.