New job and stuff
Lots of things have happened to me recently but I have not felt inspired to write about them... Sorry, now is the time to compensate.
First, I got a new job. Woohoo! This is a big deal! Since I have a work visa, it is not very easy for me to get a new job in the US, as it adds quite a few constraints to the potential employer. But a startup become interested in my profile and decided to hire me, I am so glad!
I actually started last week, and they immediately put me on a project, and have high expectations! Pressure is on me! The cool thing is that we have those rooftop parties. Our exclusive, Treo equipped reporter, Don already posted about this on his blog. On the last day at my old job, I managed to gather quite a lot friends and co-workers for an after work party at a sleek place in midtown called LEA. Almost 100% of the invited guests came, I was really glad! Of course, as per the new tradition, we ended up to SMAC after the drinks, where Caesar expected us.
Two weeks before, as I was heading to the subway, I came close to taking part of History: I was on the site of the steam pipe explosion near Grand Central 20 minutes before it happened! While there was only one person dead in the incident, it was a big shock in Manhattan (see picture).
A few other impressive photos on cnn.com.
In the days following the explosion, midtown was a mess around Grand Central, and I took several pictures of crowds of commuter walking in the streets closed to traffic. I had never seen so many people in Grand Central. Add the heat, humidity, and the rumor that the air was filled with asbestos (this proved wrong later) and you can imagine the scene...
Don was really close to the explosion: he took some live pictures when he got out of the office here.
Other than that, everything is great, my ankle feels more and more flexible. I can't wait for the days when I can run or climb again. Yesterday was the NYC 1/2 Marathon that I missed... For now, I enjoy the week ends walking around the City (Brooklyn, Oh Yes!), enjoying museums such as MOCADA, where we saw an interesting exhibition by a Russian-Brazilian-French artist about the immigration in France and the riots of 2005, and work most of the rest of the time. The really bad news is that, after me, Richard broke his ankle and his tibia two weeks ago, and that Gunks season is definitely over for him too... Maybe climbing is really dangerous after all....
First, I got a new job. Woohoo! This is a big deal! Since I have a work visa, it is not very easy for me to get a new job in the US, as it adds quite a few constraints to the potential employer. But a startup become interested in my profile and decided to hire me, I am so glad!
I actually started last week, and they immediately put me on a project, and have high expectations! Pressure is on me! The cool thing is that we have those rooftop parties. Our exclusive, Treo equipped reporter, Don already posted about this on his blog. On the last day at my old job, I managed to gather quite a lot friends and co-workers for an after work party at a sleek place in midtown called LEA. Almost 100% of the invited guests came, I was really glad! Of course, as per the new tradition, we ended up to SMAC after the drinks, where Caesar expected us.
Two weeks before, as I was heading to the subway, I came close to taking part of History: I was on the site of the steam pipe explosion near Grand Central 20 minutes before it happened! While there was only one person dead in the incident, it was a big shock in Manhattan (see picture).
A few other impressive photos on cnn.com.
In the days following the explosion, midtown was a mess around Grand Central, and I took several pictures of crowds of commuter walking in the streets closed to traffic. I had never seen so many people in Grand Central. Add the heat, humidity, and the rumor that the air was filled with asbestos (this proved wrong later) and you can imagine the scene...
Don was really close to the explosion: he took some live pictures when he got out of the office here.
Other than that, everything is great, my ankle feels more and more flexible. I can't wait for the days when I can run or climb again. Yesterday was the NYC 1/2 Marathon that I missed... For now, I enjoy the week ends walking around the City (Brooklyn, Oh Yes!), enjoying museums such as MOCADA, where we saw an interesting exhibition by a Russian-Brazilian-French artist about the immigration in France and the riots of 2005, and work most of the rest of the time. The really bad news is that, after me, Richard broke his ankle and his tibia two weeks ago, and that Gunks season is definitely over for him too... Maybe climbing is really dangerous after all....
posted by Jn at
10:55 PM
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3 Comments:
Wow ! Bravo for the new Job ! And I am glad to hear your ankle is better :-) Now we have to wonder if it is more dangerous to go climbing or to wander around Grand Central just before a pipe bursts ???
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Carine, at 8/06/2007 5:06 AM
hard to say. There's always something blowing up or some crazy panic in New York, right?
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Jn, at 8/06/2007 11:51 PM
Congratulation for the job! I trust my january visit has had an impact ;-)
Sorry to ear about your ankle, not so good just before the good trekking wheather.
Pierre and I are going in a week to Peru. Can't wait; things are a bit dull at the moment in London..
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Anonymous, at 8/09/2007 6:30 AM
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