Meet Eriberto

aka bert. eriberto is named after this little mexican dive in flagstaff that has absolutely fantastic (and cheap!) breakfast burritos. this makes him slightly less threatening, although there is some apprehension associated with the original eriberto's ... i worry that the three inches of dust and asbestos flakes that have collected on the ceiling fan over the last three decades are going to fall into my food.

eriberto was waiting on my desk for me, in my new office, at my new job. apparently, my new colleagues discovered my blog prior to interviewing me and have been having a fun time with my 25 things. my boss even told my wife that she looked like she was going to a cockfight. (i'm starting to wonder if maybe that's a compliment.)

also meet pam, michelle, aileen, pat, jen, erica, colleen, krista, and andrea. (that's just the staff.) none of whom laughed when i managed to spill coffee all over the historic building trying to find my office. (which is huge and gorgeous with lots of windows!) and by the way, i'm a real adult now thanks to aaron ... #1 i drink coffee. and #2 i can't stand any sugary additives. i like it strong and dark with a dollop of cream for my teeth, no sugar. compare this to my previous preference of ice cream cleverly disguised as coffee. i've managed to keep everyone straight thus far. erica drew the short straw and has to deal with my dictation. when is legal assistant's day? because i already feel terrible that she spends the morning with brittany, alvin's girlfriend -- you know, from alvin and the chipmunks.

so what have i learned from my first week in an insurance defense firm? never, ever put your health at issue in a lawsuit. i spent an afternoon going through pages and pages of plaintiffs' medical records looking for evidence of alleged back injuries and all the bogus treatments before, during and after a car accident ... and find myself filtering through years of pap smear results and trying to skim over the details of hemorrhoids and erectile dysfunction. sheesh.