1) I don't know if it's nerves or what. Maybe I should try to talk to some of my co-workers; a couple of them are very nice. I'm just...really at a loss. In the summer jobs I've had, my employers generally seemed to like me, but the communication here is so poor, I can't even be sure if I'm doing something wrong. (In general, I mean--while BossMan is stingy with the praise, if you make a mistake, he ABSOLUTELY tells you.)

2) I'm going to throw everything I've got at them. Which is why I'm hoping people can help me pad out my geeky ideas with some better ones! (And possibly why I should start trolling through the tabloids again.)