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Feb. 3rd, 2014 11:41 pmI ought to tell y'all that my office gave me a very nice ice cream social last Wednesday. It was perfect for me - no speeches (whew), no formality. I got to hug a lot of people. A lot of people came! I got good presents, too. From the office, I got a Kindle (so I can give my old one to Randi, which delights her), a $350 gift certificate from my faculty (already spent - I got a Tomtom GPS and some anime that I couldn't afford before), a $50 Visa card from Tammy in the clinical trials office, $50 from my old and bestest boss Deb, a wacky watch from Dr. Carroll (which came with an equally wacky speech beginning with "Dr. Podolsky [UTSW president] sends his regrets"), a $25 gift certificate to Best Buy from Nishank (one of the fellows), and lots of cards. There was a huge poster that was signed by everyone.
But for all my pleasure in the gifts, more than anything else, the party pointed out to me how much I'll miss the people I worked with, and how many people I affected with my work. Everyone told me how much they'll miss me, but several (including Nishank, Tammy, and Drs. Van Buren, Lu, and Vazquez) made a point of telling me at length how much I helped them and how much they valued me. Wow.
On the down side, I'm realizing that I will have to find part time work until the end of the year, or I'll have no reserves for emergencies. Darn.At least I won't have that long, hideous commute. Today it was cold and wet, and instead of spending much of the morning shivering at bus stops and train stations, I spent it sleeping.
You know, it still hasn't really sunk in, although every once in a while it hits me and I do an impromptu happy dance.
Oh yeah. The Super Bowl sucked. At least for Denver fans (or, as in my case, Peyton Manning fans).
But for all my pleasure in the gifts, more than anything else, the party pointed out to me how much I'll miss the people I worked with, and how many people I affected with my work. Everyone told me how much they'll miss me, but several (including Nishank, Tammy, and Drs. Van Buren, Lu, and Vazquez) made a point of telling me at length how much I helped them and how much they valued me. Wow.
On the down side, I'm realizing that I will have to find part time work until the end of the year, or I'll have no reserves for emergencies. Darn.At least I won't have that long, hideous commute. Today it was cold and wet, and instead of spending much of the morning shivering at bus stops and train stations, I spent it sleeping.
You know, it still hasn't really sunk in, although every once in a while it hits me and I do an impromptu happy dance.
Oh yeah. The Super Bowl sucked. At least for Denver fans (or, as in my case, Peyton Manning fans).