I know I've been inundating the web with a lot of posts--a glob of blogs, if you will--but there's a lot going on en la oficina. And good thing, too: with the NBA playoffs ending anticlimactically and Paris Hilton behind bars, I don’t know where else I would derive excitement this week.

Today was particularly special at DailyMe, as it was filled with warm welcomes (our new administrative assistant), fond reunions (with the VP Programming Master, who sits on the other side of my cubicle and just had a baby), and bittersweet farewells (with an executive wheelie chair that we sold on Craigslist). Although the chair had an impressive educational background, good people skills, and a firm handshake, we just could NOT look beyond its incompatibility with certain floor materials. DailyMe strives for a comfortable, tolerant office environment, so we did not pardon the chair’s habit of scratching the hardwood with its wheels. Oh, the nerve! At any rate, we are fortunate that the seat was quickly picked up by another local company, for we did not plan on offering severance pay.

On another note, I’d like everyone to scratch the flattering things I said about atomic clocks in my last post. In fact, I now balk at the atomic clock. For in the midst of all the excitement that surrounded pairing our minute and second to that of the world’s “absolute time”, we forgot all about the hour ticker! I noticed this when I got to work fifteen minutes before I left my house, which is usually impossible. There were only two possibilities: either someone fixed my flux capacitor, or the clock was an hour behind.

And sure--it’s still pretty cool to say that a clock is EXACTLY an hour behind schedule, but the drawbacks are numerous. It’s like the great philanthropist Madonna said:

“We are living in a Daylight Savings world, and I am an Eastern Standard Time girl.”

Well, no longer! DailyMe, Inc. is back on track and—what’s more—potential users out there have one fewer hour to wait for our service to launch!

Talk to you all tomorrow. Peace, Love, and Personalized Media.

-John the Intern

Growing up, everyone hears about a tradition known as "Take-Your-Kid-To-Work Day", but I don't know anyone that's formally observed it. Sensible: if the object is to make children appreciate what "mommy and daddy do", then why expose them to the coffee-breath and mahogany of, say, a law firm. Aside from the kid whose dad works at The Sharper Image or Disney World, I don't know anyone that would get much out of such a hyphenated holiday...which is why I'm going to spare you the virtual experience.

Instead, I'll just bequeath you with some fun things I've realized in my first few days at work:

1. Our small start-up company currently has only ten employees...So, that makes me tenth in command, right?

2. I've always postulated two things about large-scale corporate America:

-All large corporations suffer from a degree of both bureaucracy and inefficiency
---AND---
-All large corporations have water coolers in their offices.

At DailyMe, on the other hand, I have noticed that we have neither a water cooler NOR any degree of inefficiency. Coincidence? I think not.

3. The DailyMe office functions strictly according to an office set of atomic clocks. Accurate to the second, our clocks are paired daily with the original atomic clock in Colorodo (allegedly the "authority on time")--which also provides the temperature and day-of-week. The exactitude is helpful because, while we are ready to tackle the day at 9:00 a.m. and 00 seconds, our lowly competitors are still living in the past at--pshh-- 8:59 a.m. and 49 seconds.

The above should be enough to see that we run at tight ship in Suite 135-S. If you still aren't satisfied, though, I'll consider giving tours. Catch you on the flip-side, whatever that means.

John the Intern

We've all met plenty of people that "blog like it's their job", but for me--that's pretty much the truth. I am joining the DailyMe staff roughly 30 days before its launch, and plan to stay through the summer. I figured a blog would help me pass time in the office while spreading the word about our up-and-coming service.

Before I begin immersing you in office life, lets get a visual going. I work in the Presidential Circle building on Hollywood Blvd. in (you guessed it) Hollywood, Florida. As the name suggests, the building and parking lot form a circular island within a roundabout. It took me a couple of days to figure out what was so darn Presidential about our place of work, but I think I have it by now: it has a good public image, but is constantly surrounded by smoke(rs) and mirrors. I gloated to my boss about the amazing parking space I nabbed on the first day, but then I realized that EVERYBODY nabs a good parking space in radial lots.

The DailyMe office is located on the building's first floor. This is fortunate, because I hate getting into elevators with strangers. I have a good amount of work space, a plethora of office supplies, and--besides a faulty mouse (a rat?)-- excellent desk technology. The only obvious supply missing is floppy disks, but evidently I'm the only one that hasn't yet gotten over them.

Now that you have my eyes, I look forward to regaling you with my daily work in weeks to come. There will be plenty of adventures, and maybe even a few misadventures for balance. Farewell!

John the Intern