kaylarudbek

So far, two rejections out of about 10+ resumes out. Apparently across all fields there’s something like a .03% response rate (not sure if that’s positive response only).  

I’m running back-of-envelope calculations in my head; assuming there are 60,000 people worldwide who have a certain qualification that I hold, and 10% of us looking to change jobs right now, that’s 6,000 people I’m competing with.  Fewer than that actually as there are technical qualifications as well (biotech versus electrical engineering/computer science) so assume that the biotech won’t be filled by the computer people and vice versa.  So about 3,000 competitors max for a given job that requires this certain qualification.  So 3000/40 weeks means I should be sending out 75?!? applications per week if I want a new job by the end of the year.  (cut this down by a factor of 10, state unemployment generally requires 3 applications per week and since I am still working I can afford to be picky).
 

I would prefer to do something that’s a bit different from what I currently do (I would love to try large-scale patent analysis aka patent landscaping, or patent litigation) although with my current age and experience, I’m not sure if I can find a job doing that.  

So Mr. Rudbek bought plane tickets to Madrid so we can see the solar eclipse in 2026, and the eclipse path crosses the Camino de Santiago de Compostela (ETA it crosses the Camino Frances in Spain, not the Via Francigena which is the pilgrimage route to Rome). We were watching videos tonight of two of the different routes: the one in Northern Spain which crosses the eclipse path, and the much flatter route from Porto, Portugal. Both routes seem like they have much rougher tracks/path conditions in parts than the C&O canal towpath which we have ridden several times. 

The train service in Spain and Portugal appears to be very good, so we will definitely be able to get a train back from Compostela to Madrid.  And Mr. Rudbek has already made one hotel reservation for the eclipse night in Northern Spain, so now we just have to figure out where we would start the bike ride from. In order to get a pilgrim’s certificate, we would have to officially bike 200 km, which is either Porto to Compostela or maybe Leon to Compostela  I need to look at the maps more. And yeah, it’s a bit odd to be planning to ride a famous pilgrimage route when I haven’t been to Mass since before the pandemic. 

And yes, there’s yarn (Ravelry isn’t great for locating the yarn stores in Spain, but according to Google Maps there are a fair amount of stores that sell yarn and others fiber crafting supplies..And there is a yarn store in Compostela that is in Ravelry, along with four others potentially on the route). 

3) black/white/gray and then two very bright colors (maybe 1980s fuchsia and neon blue). 

4) monochromatic (e.g. 5 shades of blue) 

5) pull my color cards from Stunning String’s mystery knit alongs because those 5-6 color choices per card have the same theme and are more likely to work together 

Knit Picks Stroll will be cheaper and I have some in my stash already
Although I do also have plenty of yarn from Stunning String Studio that would also work 

(ETA: in the cold light of morning, 500 grams of light fingering weight yarn is going to make a ginormous sized shawl, practically a blanket  It’s still a beautiful pattern though, so I’m playing around with combinations of KP Stroll)