Anonymity

Anonymity on the internet is a good thing and all. Which is, in part, why I won't reveal my real name here.

But I've recently become aware of a more subconscious reason I want anonymity: it's because I'm afraid some prospective employer out there will read my journal, discover that I have two kids or (*gasp*) interests outside science, and then proceed to reject my job application or turn me down for tenure or some other such discriminatory practice.

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I'm not gonna die!

Met with my oncologist today to go over my blood test results and see how the chemo is going.

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All in all, things are going pretty well. Just keep swimming, just keep swimming...