So I'm back at work. I'm now the lottery lady. Different bus ride to work, same length but in the opposite direction, different bus driver, although my old downtown bus driver comes by my new workplace every day, and we greet each other. There are fewer strange people on this bus, too. No toque people. (have you ever noticed that truly strange folk always wear woolly hats, even in August? And they talk to themselves. Or you, if you happen to catch their eye)

My first real day went quite smoothly. And my new employee showed up for work on time, and is working at this moment. My territory manager visited me, and turned out to be a sweet lady, with no affectations, we got on just fine. She told me I don't have to do half the things the person who trained me showed me, so that should make my life easier. And I had some good chats with customers, always my favorite thing. A couple of old guys told me they'd be back to 'take care of me' if they won the 10 million on the 6/49 tonight. I'll be like Anna Nicole Smith, yeah...