Getting the flu just before you start work sucks

I came down with the flu Monday night. Not the best time since the next morning I had to take the shuttle to Google in Mountain View. Orientation went well; supposedly I was the fastest person to ever go through it in about an hour. Just had to fill out the usual paperwork (I-9, W-4, NDA, etc.).

After that I had lunch with various people I know at Google from the MTV campus. Once that was done I exchanged my t-shirt for a bigger size and then hung out with Bryan for a couple of hours. We chatted for a bit and then I sat at a co-worker's desk and hacked on Oplop while I waited for a friend to get off work.

My friend and I went and had what might be called Chinese American food. Think American dishes, but with a Chinese twist (e.g. a club sandwich with egg, or peanut butter french toast).

By that point I was feeling horrible. I took the Google shuttle home, emailed Guido that I would most likely not be coming in for my first day at the SF office (which was a big disappointment to me as I was looking forward to it), hit the NyQuil, and proceeded to sleep from 21:00 until about 12:00 today.

I am feeling much better at the moment and will be going into the office tomorrow. Luckily this flu hit hard early. Should be pretty much over it by the end of the weekend.