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my inner old lady
That is a link to a crockpot. If that doesn’t indicate that the inner old lady (IOL) is trying to claw her way out of my shell, I don’t know what does. But the researcher in me thinks it’s a good buy, esp with the limited time we’ll have for cooking now that I’ll be working in the South Bay. We’ll see.
lost
Looks like I lost some old-style comments in the upgrade process, as well as my links. I will be adding them back when I have time.
some much awaited good news
Wow, it looks like my dad’s passport is all processed now. It’ll still take time, as they have to clear the schedules for an INS agent to travel with him, as well as coordinate with the Korean government to have someone that’ll meet them and/or fly with them, and buy the plane tickets, of course. I don’t know what the process of getting the funds for the plane ticket purchase is, so who knows how long that will take. But this makes me very optimistic.
My dad was told by the INS people that his passport was done fast because the Korean government is cooperating with them and asking them to speed things up, so at least my dad can feel good that the country he is being deported to is tyring to be as good to him as possible.
hope for dad’s release
Great news!! My dad called my mom today and told her that the INS (or whatever) had him take his photo for his passport application today. And my mom called the Korean consulate to make sure that they are still going to expedite the processing of his passport application, as they said they would, and they will! This means that he might be released to Korea within a month or two. That would be perfect, as my mom will be in Korea when he is sent there.
Of course, now I have to deal with the fact that I have to see him and live with him for two weeks. Egads. Heh. But I guess I can be a grown-up about it, if it means that he can be a free man again!
In addition, I called the refinancing mortgage company today, and they told me that they paid off my original mortgage company on 4/29 and that I don’t have to make my first payment until June! Yay! However, not knowing this, I’ve already sent a mortgage payment to the old mortgage co. I hope they send me my refund soon.
Yay!
job denouement
Company #2 called to tell me that after the 3rd phase of their interviewing process, that I wasn’t right for the open position. While disappointing, it made things a LOT easier for me, since it removed a potential inner conflict. Anyway, I called company #1 and accepted about an hour ago!
Woooooooooooooooo! I’m very excited!!!
dad and gmail
Two things:
1. My dad has been moved to the INS or BCIS (or whatever they’ve changed their name to again) holding facilities. This means that he will be able to go to Korea relatively soon, I hope.
2. :O Active account holders at www.blogger.com are invited to get gmail accounts!!! So I signed up immediately. My new email address will start with [first part of my name].[second part of my name]. 😀 Woo!!!!
good offer
So, word on the street is that I’ll be getting an offer from company #1, possibly today. And my screener interview with company #2 went well today, and the person said I “may be a perfect fit” for the position/team. The next step is a java test via email, which will be tomorrow night.
job interview frenzy
So, I have a couple of exciting interviews lined up. I am supposed to meet two recruiters tomorrow and Friday, but more importantly, I’m going back for a second interview with unnamed company on Friday, and for an interview with unnamed company #2 that my fiancée works at on Monday. The unnamed company #1 would be exciting because I would be working with people I had worked with before, in a reasonably large and well-supported team, working in an area that is new to me, but with products types that I’m very familiar with. The unnamed company #2 is exciting because it is a bigger, more stable company, with a lot of benefits and protection that comes from being a part of a bigger organization. They already have good practices in place, so I don’t have to worry about someone with bad processes messing everything up.
Anyway, this means that I’m turning down the offer from the company I interviewed with last week. A part of me is really nervous, but after spending so much time with it, I’m as sure as I can be that I’m making the right decision. It wasn’t just the commute or worries about the future of the business; it was my worry at being one of the most senior people in the department. Everyone has had experiences with managers who were not technical enough to quickly understand why things were not going as planned in their teams. I feel that this job would have taken me more into a managerial role, which would undermine my need to acquire more knowledge from more senior people at this state of my career. It’s not that I’m not absolutely positive that I’d be up to the challenge; it’s that I want to be more technical and learn things more in depth at this stage.
Either that, or I’m just talking myself out of it. I sure hope that’s not the case.
birth!
Woo!! Baby niece was born last night! In local Korean time, it was actually in the middle of the day, but whatever. All her numbers are great, in really healthy ranges. Yay!!! Streamers and party hats for everyone!!!