Rumor mill

[astra_nomer]

I recently heard that a friend of mine from grad school who was maybe four years behind me, who is due to defend her thesis this spring, who won a Hubble Fellowship, has been offered a tenure-track faculty position at one of the places I applied to (and was rejected from) this year.

I am such a loser.

Comments

[ukelele.livejournal.com]

Yes, well, she probably didn't have her second baby a freakin' month before defending her thesis, either. Followed by moving to another state and, hello, cancer, except apparently that barely slows you down if you happen to be Dr. Nomer.

Here's the deal: you're ironwoman. And if your success, at present, as an astrophysicist is not the same as hers (I'm not even going to say "not the same amount," Ms. press-release-interview-darling), I imagine your success overall kicks the ass of hers.

[astra-nomer.livejournal.com]

Oh, come on, I had a whole TWO MONTHS AND 19 DAYS between DS2's birth and my defense! And the cancer was a pretty wussy one, the chemotherapy really did a number on it.

But I do appreciate you putting it all in context for me, really. Thanks. :)