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9 to 5: Apricot to Yellow Orange

I was watching the Oprah/Whitney Houston interview (Tivo!) and thinking about people who are born for a certain career or have a real passion for their work. I’ve never really felt like that kind of person (read: I’ve had a lot of jobs). Yet in the past year, data analysis has become a big part of my job, which I find weirdly satisfying. I realize that for me, turning pages of numbers into... moreI was watching the Oprah/Whitney Houston interview (Tivo!) and thinking about people who are born for a certain career or have a real passion for their work. I’ve never really felt like that kind of person (read: I’ve had a lot of jobs). Yet in the past year, data analysis has become a big part of my job, which I find weirdly satisfying. I realize that for me, turning pages of numbers into pretty charts and graphs is the adult equivalent of organizing a pile of crayons. I get to figure out what makes the most sense – rainbow color order (ROYGBIV), alphabetical by Crayola color name (apricot to yellow orange), or even from most stubby to most unused (gray, am I view page