Welcome to the working week

[dougo]

Gensym has finally officially made me an offer, and I have finally officially accepted. Well, I sent email saying I accept. I still have to deliver the signed offer letter and NDA. But, basically, I have a job. Huzzah!

I start on Monday, January 24th. There's still the matter of finishing my dissertation revisions and preparing for the defense presentation, but I'm pretty sure I can do that on evenings and weekends. (The defense is tentatively scheduled for mid-February, but I'll keep you all posted. Although really I'd be more comfortable if nobody showed up so I could talk to an empty room.) I'm thinking that having a job will be less distracting than worrying about getting a job, but we'll see.

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traditions from my alma mater

[artname.livejournal.com]

1) Pack the room with friendly faces -- they need no nothing about your topic, nor understand, but should nod knowingly at all times. Seed friends with good questions, to be used as needed.
2) Bake something for the audience the night before. What else were you planning on doing the night before?
3) You can stick around for them to congratulate you for passing, or you can leave the building before they decide and go to the beach or something. [You might have to modify the beach part.] Extra coolness points for not being there when they come out of the closed session.

And tips:
Re: revisions. It's a bit late, but the most important rule about your dissertation is: Onlyh three people have to like your dissertation, and you aren't one of them.