Awkward Boss

So you guys have been asking me about my new job and since I haven't been randomly emailing you all day from work (yet), I wanted to give you a rundown on how things are going.

Desk situation
I've been sharing the desk of the girl that I'm replacing (GTIR) until I'm trained up and she leaves. The IT guy was on vacation last week and is slowly setting her up on a temporary computer so I can finally take over her work station and "make it mine." GTIR is cool - very thorough and professional and we get along fine enough. She commutes from Philly everyday, two hours each way, which I totally don't get. But get this: she's not leaving because of the commute. She's leaving because her boyfriend is transferring to North Carolina and she's going with him. This is actually good for me because she has set the precedence of coming in a little late and leaving a on time. Once she's got her own computer, I'll be online in a flash, setting up my new email, signature, and desktop. I'll keep you posted.

Coworker situation
So in general, my coworkers seem pretty nice. In my department, we are all female and I'm the only one that's married. This is a potential problem, but the girls seem like they have a sense of humor so it should be okay. I think it's kind of weird that our boss is the only male (in marketing) and that no one really snacks.

Boss situation
My boss is awkward. There's no other way to put it. I feel uncomfortable making eye contact with him, but at the same time I have to. And then I feel obligated not to break eye contact. It's painful - and it's only been four days. We have had a few conversations where he asks me how I am and I say good and he smiles and nods and I also smile and nod. Awkward.

He's also kind of weird. We had a company picnic in NJ on Friday and he drove me in his car that has a big magnetic sign on the door advertising his nursery business. When I asked him about it, he didn't really say much. How awkward! When we got to the picnic we had to sign in and he ditched me! You would think that he might want to introduce me around to people, but he ran off like an excited little boy. How awkward!

I guess it might work if he just leaves me alone and loves my work (because what boss hasn't loved my work?).

Drink situation
They keep a fridge stocked with drinks. Yum!

Alright, that's it for now. More updates later.