Adrenaline Crash

I am still tired from the PMF job fair last week.   I think the adrenaline running through my body for two straight days caused some serious damage.

I'm reluctant to talk too much about the job fair right now until I find out what's going to happen with all my applications.  For all I know, there's already a message on my answering machine at home offering me a job.  I prefer to just sort of not think about it.

So, a brief recap of last week's trip to DC.

Tuesday:  Major storms in St. Louis.  I got to the airport just as the rain started, and then there were torrential downpours and some seriously impressive lightning.  I also learned that Lambert International Airport leaks.  Awesome.  So with a few delays, I got into DC and met Jayne at the airport.  We hung out, tried to see cherry blossoms, failed at seeing cherry blossoms, and then ate some dinner.

Wednesday:  Nothing started til the afternoon where we had a meeting welcoming us to the program and telling us how the job fair was going to work.  I have to admit, I was really disappointed after this meeting.  There were a whole bunch of PMFs and not a whole bunch of jobs.  Nothing like getting your hopes up and then getting totally rejected.  So essentially, I have no guarantee that I'll get a job out of this fellowship, but I think my chances are pretty good, having had a few positive interviews.  Met a bunch of new people that I hope to stay in touch with, and that's a definite plus.  And I got to go to dinner with Shannon, and it was really great to get to spend time with her.

Thursday:  Ball of stress.  Job fair, a few interviews, lots of handing out resumes.  By about 3:00, I was dead on my feet.  Exhausted and not wanting to think about jobs anymore.  Dinner and a drink made things much better.

Friday:  Less stressful.  Job interviews, more job fair, more randomness.  Jayne and I went out to see the cherry blossoms and wandered some of the monuments, which was a lot of fun.  I want to move to D.C. and be able to run among the monuments.  And then there was dinner and cake and tv and sleep.

And then Saturday, I came home.  I have a ton of paperwork from the job fair that I need to sort through.  I also still need to send thank you e-mails to everyone who interviewed me.  I should have done that earlier, but well, I didn't.  But it's getting done today.

And hopefully, in the next few days, I will have news of a super sweet job offer.  Cross your fingers for me.