Warning

I've started the training for my new job last week and I'm nearly at the end of the theoretical training. Next Monday I will start the practical bit. It will see me on the phones with an experienced co-worker, hopefully not making too much of a fool of myself.

Unfortunately, I'm about to (or may have already) hit the point of information overload. My brain has received so much new information it can't implement yet that it starts to shut down several other brain functions in order to deal with filing all the new stuff.

Among the functions being shut down are:

- Ability to spot humour. I will probably not recognise an attempt at humour unless it's signposted. Preferably by a big purple elephant holding up a sign reading 'I am humourous!'.

- Ability to spot and appreciate subtlety. Please use the aforementioned elephant, but give it a sign reading 'I am subtle!'.

- Language facilities. I'll try my very best not to turn into mono-syllabic woman, but expect a larger than normal occurance of meta-syntactic variables at any given time.**

- Capacity to regenerate spoons.

- Ability to cope.^^

It will pass in the next few weeks, but until then, don't ask me anything that involves me making a decision. Or having to think beyond 'tired vs shiny'. If you do, there is an equal chance of me stabbing you with my swordfish or hiding in a corner. Or getting angry. Anything that's on the books will be done and will get my full attention. I just don't want to add anything else.

** Wossnames.

^^ I'll be really cranky. And out of spoons. And out of cope.