I've just had to learn over the years that the first week or two on any new contract are a stressful time for me. I convince myself that I'm in over my head, that I'm not contributing, that I'm a detriment to the project, that I should be swabbing floors down at McDonald's instead. As long as I can hang on through those first two weeks, I generally do just fine.
The other problem is that this client wants work to be done at their location. It is a reasonable request, but my office is a very comfortable place. It's been more than a year since I had an off-site contract, and in that year, I've grown accustomed to where everything is located. My snacks are at arms reach, my ergonomic chair fits me, my reference books are all nearby, it's just... comfortable. Plus, I get about 150 e-mail messages a day, and clients don't like to have me answering e-mail at their location. That means I will have to make special arrangements to be at my office off-hours to take care of the e-mail flood.
Ah, well, I shouldn't complain. 2003 was starting to look like a sucky year; if we hadn't got the contract, we probably would have run out of money in the second quarter. My life is good, and I know it. That's probably why my weblog is a bit... boring...
