GSchwag

After two weeks of orientation and classes in Mountain View, I've spent a week in the Boulder office, where my desk and team reside. I'd committed code by Friday morning, which seemed like an impressive time scale to several people.

Joining Google right before the holiday season is a good way to optimize schwag. In three weeks, I've gotten the following Google-branded giveaways:
two T-shirts (one for Nooglers, one for Boulder)
a beanie-propeller hat and one with a broken propeller (also for Nooglers)
a Camelback water bottle
a notebook (paper? how quaint!)
an unreleased smart phone
a rain jacket
a messenger bag
a pint glass (from a coworker who was clearing out his excess company schwag)
and a team-building trip to a hockey game...
all while arriving at two holiday events too late to get a schwag scarf or took hat.

At this rate, by the time I've made a significant contribution to Google Docs, I'll have twenty shirts and a table full of random objects. Fortunately for my minimalist goals, I think I've passed peak object distribution season.