The other shoe

has finally dropped. It's been, what, almost five months now, since I wrote this entry? I can't believe it's been so long. And now the point has finally tipped, it feels so surreal. I've crossed, and now I just have to make a decision. What will it be? I supposed I should feel elated; instead, I just feel relieved. It's been such an agonizingly long process that during this past month I just wanted it to end - I didn't really care how. And now that things have, I feel surprisingly calm about it. Things aren't completely what I'd like them to be, there are a couple details that really irk me, though I don't think they will be deal breakers at the end.

Moreoever, I guess the decision will come down to what I'm looking for. There's been so much hype, part of me want to say yes just to find out for myself what's real vs. what's hype. That aside, everything I've learned and heard about the people have just been really great. People seem to be really, really sharp, and passionate about what they do. Which really excites me. I really want to re-capture my mojo again, to get so excited about something to want to work on it 24-7. Am I just really want to work with top-notch people. A+ people I can learn from, and be inspired by. That really excites me. They are growing really fast, too fast for my comfort, but then that's to be expected I suppose.

And I guess I do have some stories to tell, though I'm pretty wary of the power of search engines - I don't really want this to getting /.ed or digged or anything like that. Maybe it will suffice to say that I was asked questions of all shapes and sizes (in four different languages - first three went pretty well, pero mi espanol era muy malo though), from water bottle packaging, to egg dropping, to coding, to lots of infinite numbers, lists, sorts and optimal this and optimal that, to growing apple's market share, to winning in china, and a few more things here and there. Yeah, they do beat you up until you think you can't go anymore, and then some.

So what's it going to be? I don't really know yet. I guess I'll sleep on it for a few days, and then think about it some more. And I guess at least now I can watch all the world cup I want without worrying about this anymore. Ha!