posted Friday, 17 February 2006
Things worked out really well for once, as ZS was doing interviews this week at Cornell. Lucky for me, I have a new "friend" at Cornell who I would be more than happy to spend some time with. So, my first trip to Ithaca was scheduled and I was going to do some work while I was at it.
I drove up on Friday night, after dropping Otis off at his "dad's" house... I'll miss that little boy, but he'll have lots of fun playing with Phinny! I hit a pretty decent snow just north of Binghamton, giving my new SUV it's first test. The dealer told me that people call the Rav4 the "snow killer"... I'm not sure that I really collected enough information to either confirm or deny that claim, but it's funny to think about.
On Saturday, we played poker with Mike's friends (all grad students)... as it whittled down to just a few remaining participants (including moi), a friend of Mike's realized that I was the only one with a real job and I was poised to win all of their money. His prediction was right and I walked away from the event $40 richer... boo ya.
Sunday we went out and hiked a little ways up the gorge at Cornell. It was beautiful - all frozen (for some reason, I am feeling rather un-photogenic these days... and, of course,I forgot to charge my camera, so I only wound up with mediocre photos) and it felt sooo good to be outside and acting like a normal gal. Sure, I was out of shape, but I was doing more than sitting on the couch, so that's a victory in my book.
Tuesday night, I gave a presentation to about 30 students interested in working at ZS. Again, it felt good to feel "normal" again. We interviewed 14 students on Wednesday for the Operations Research Analyst position. What a long day! I couldn't believe how tired I was! As excited as I am to get back to normal life, I think it is going to be quite a shock to actually do it! I think I may still try to go back to work on March 1, but I am definitely going to try to ease into it... after these two days recruiting at Cornell, I know that my body is still a bit worn down.
I went to the Cornell bookstore and had an interesting encounter. This young girl who was working at the bookstore commented on "how healthy my hair was"... I thanked her and she made another comment, so I volunteered the information that I had just finished chemo, so my hair had never been damaged by sun or chemicals. She told me that she could tell - she had been through chemo a few years ago - and she recognized my "victory hair" I beamed. We connected and wished each other well. What a great thought - I am victorious. All this while, I was thinking that the finish line was near.... but in reality, I've crossed the finish line... everything that is left is just the victory lap... and cleaning up after the race.
I drove up on Friday night, after dropping Otis off at his "dad's" house... I'll miss that little boy, but he'll have lots of fun playing with Phinny! I hit a pretty decent snow just north of Binghamton, giving my new SUV it's first test. The dealer told me that people call the Rav4 the "snow killer"... I'm not sure that I really collected enough information to either confirm or deny that claim, but it's funny to think about.
On Saturday, we played poker with Mike's friends (all grad students)... as it whittled down to just a few remaining participants (including moi), a friend of Mike's realized that I was the only one with a real job and I was poised to win all of their money. His prediction was right and I walked away from the event $40 richer... boo ya.
Sunday we went out and hiked a little ways up the gorge at Cornell. It was beautiful - all frozen (for some reason, I am feeling rather un-photogenic these days... and, of course,I forgot to charge my camera, so I only wound up with mediocre photos) and it felt sooo good to be outside and acting like a normal gal. Sure, I was out of shape, but I was doing more than sitting on the couch, so that's a victory in my book.
Tuesday night, I gave a presentation to about 30 students interested in working at ZS. Again, it felt good to feel "normal" again. We interviewed 14 students on Wednesday for the Operations Research Analyst position. What a long day! I couldn't believe how tired I was! As excited as I am to get back to normal life, I think it is going to be quite a shock to actually do it! I think I may still try to go back to work on March 1, but I am definitely going to try to ease into it... after these two days recruiting at Cornell, I know that my body is still a bit worn down.
I went to the Cornell bookstore and had an interesting encounter. This young girl who was working at the bookstore commented on "how healthy my hair was"... I thanked her and she made another comment, so I volunteered the information that I had just finished chemo, so my hair had never been damaged by sun or chemicals. She told me that she could tell - she had been through chemo a few years ago - and she recognized my "victory hair" I beamed. We connected and wished each other well. What a great thought - I am victorious. All this while, I was thinking that the finish line was near.... but in reality, I've crossed the finish line... everything that is left is just the victory lap... and cleaning up after the race.
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1. susie left...
Friday, 24 February 2006 2:11 pm
Ooh--this blog entry made me feel so happy! i love it linda!!!
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