My heart is breaking that Maya Angelou has left us today, but I am extremely grateful that she gave so much while she was here, and that her words will continue to teach. She lives in vivid memory in my mind...the night I watched her dance, and sing, and recite with power and grace. Thank you, Maya.

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This morning I woke up around 3am and couldn't get back to sleep, so I got up, showered, got dressed, grabbed my camera, and headed down to toward the Marathon finish line. Early morning in Boston is very different from any other time of the day in that the streets are quiet...only a few cars out, you can hear the birds, everything feels calm. It ( Read more... )

Or maybe I've just eaten too many cadbury creme eggs

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Malcom Gladwell:


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The interviews went well, and the email exchanges that followed were all great. The problem turned out to be distance (I think). Out of 50+ candidates, I made it to the final 2. Even though I didn't get the job, I did get some complimentary emails that have given me more confidence than I've had in a while. It also gave me practice with ( Read more... )

Everything seemed to go well on Wednesday. I was asked to formally apply (which I did).
Thursday morning I got an email asking for another Skype interview (!!!) which has been set up for Monday.

This is exciting.
And terrifying.

Guess who has a Skype interview on Wednesday??
Oh yeah.

Say hi to Adam Alter


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Not surprisingly, I didn't get into work on Wednesday to find a gift-wrapped job offer in my mailbox. (Never let a horoscope get you excited!) Oh well ( Read more... )