Ha ha, we had a cricket in our bathtub this morning. Not as impressive as a bird, but I digress. He sniffed my finger with his antennae - it kind of tickled. ^^

Hopefully though, your work schedule will pick up a bit. I've heard the first few days of a job in the office are a little slow and boring, but at least you'll be able to become acquainted with how everything in the office works, right?