Ides of March
Mar. 15th, 2010 12:34 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
astra_nomerGood thing I'm not Julius Caesar, because things are actually starting to look up for me.
I spent last week in Boston and Philadelphia, giving a talk and attending a conference, respectively. They both went well, although I was about ready to weep with homesickness my last night away. I'm glad I punted the idea of spending Friday in Philly and came home instead.
On Saturday, I attended a concert given by my grad school chorus, who were on tour for spring break. They sang quite beautifully, and I felt quite proud and nostalgic that I used to sing with such a marvelous group. I was pregnant with Son the Elder my last year with the group, and I brought him to the concert both because I thought he would enjoy it, and to freak out other alumnae who sang with me at the time.
On the job front, I finally have a bit of good news! Not that I have a real job offer yet, but I found someone with money to support a postdoc for a year in the area. So now I have a backup plan in place. I'm still hoping for a faculty job, but at least I'm not staring unemployment in the face anymore!
That, and spring is in the air! I don't even mind the rain so much because at least it isn't snow!
Upcoming: I'm bringing the family to Boston the week of March 29-April 2. We will likely be staying in the Allston area. I'd like to visit the Museum of Science, the Aquarium, and the Freedom Trail while we're in town. Anybody want to join us and/or like to help me plan my week? (![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
astrogeek, maybe we can actually connect this time? And chenoameg, we should have a more extended visit!)
I spent last week in Boston and Philadelphia, giving a talk and attending a conference, respectively. They both went well, although I was about ready to weep with homesickness my last night away. I'm glad I punted the idea of spending Friday in Philly and came home instead.
On Saturday, I attended a concert given by my grad school chorus, who were on tour for spring break. They sang quite beautifully, and I felt quite proud and nostalgic that I used to sing with such a marvelous group. I was pregnant with Son the Elder my last year with the group, and I brought him to the concert both because I thought he would enjoy it, and to freak out other alumnae who sang with me at the time.
On the job front, I finally have a bit of good news! Not that I have a real job offer yet, but I found someone with money to support a postdoc for a year in the area. So now I have a backup plan in place. I'm still hoping for a faculty job, but at least I'm not staring unemployment in the face anymore!
That, and spring is in the air! I don't even mind the rain so much because at least it isn't snow!
Upcoming: I'm bringing the family to Boston the week of March 29-April 2. We will likely be staying in the Allston area. I'd like to visit the Museum of Science, the Aquarium, and the Freedom Trail while we're in town. Anybody want to join us and/or like to help me plan my week? (
astrogeek, maybe we can actually connect this time? And chenoameg, we should have a more extended visit!)
