*waves shyly*

[Owlie]

Hi all,

I've been staying off here for my mental health--my bike has been 200 miles away since Thanksgiving (to make my impending move easier), and I'm a little too competitive with myself and others, so it's frustrating to read about rides when I want to head out, but can't. You know what I mean.

Right now it's not really riding weather, but I could use the stress relief. Why? I got a round of rejections from every PhD program I applied to. Well, rejections from all but one, and nothing but silence from that, which I take to be an implicit rejection. So I'm waiting to hear back from the MS program (which may take a while), and I'm moving back in with my parents and job hunting. The good news is that if I get into the MS program, it's in a city with a number of bike paths (though they're not all connected yet), and the area in which I'd likely be living is rather less urban than where I'm currently living. Better for bikes, not so great for walking. It's a wash.

Hopefully you're all doing well, and I'll see you more often when I can get back on the bike. Hopefully by the time I get back to Cincinnati, it'll have stopped raining so much (it's a wonder my apartment hasn't flooded yet), and the trees will be somewhat less enthusiastic about it being spring.

Happy riding!

[Roadtrip]

Welcome back Owlie. I wondered where you were, but can feel your pain in not having your bike close, tho needing to ride for your own well being. When you gelt back to town give me a shout and we can go commerisate somewhere, on two wheels, or otherwise.

If you have any project management, requirements gathering, business intelligence (BI), or technical skills I might be able to assist with the job thing.

Keep your chin up!
Shannon

[badger]

sorry to hear the academic side of things isn't moving forward as you'd like! I'm sure everything will work out in the end (like they often do!) and here's to hoping you'll get back on your bike soon!

[Bike Chick]

Hang in there, Owlie. It's good to hear from you and I hope you get back on your bike and start posting again soon.

[badgercat]

azfiddle and I ran into each other recently and we were wondering what happened with you. I'm sorry to hear that things haven't worked out so far with your grad school pursuits. I'll keep my fingers crossed for beautiful riding weather to show up soon so you can burn off some steam. Good luck with the next round!

[OakLeaf]

Hey Owlie. Hang in there and good luck with all the life changes.

[Mr. Bloom]

Don't worry, I'm 50 feet away from my bike and can't ride because of rain! I noticed that TrekJeni had to drive from Cincinnati to Dayton to get a weekend ride in!

Good luck with the MS Program!