I know that it's been an incredibly long time since I've posted anything. I also know that nobody is following my blog or has even taken a look at my blog besides me. Sooo, at this point all I've really done is create a journal that nobody has, or probably, will ever, but could, read. It's really like I'm a 14-year-old girl circa 1984.

So, a quick update on how things have gone. I was really fortunate to land a phone conversation with the CEO of the largest pharma in the world through my brother who owns a restaurant in Seattle. It's a small world. Long story short, I was able to connect with him and make a contact through him. He passed my info along and through him I got about 5 or 6 solid leads that I was able to follow through with. Got in touch with some old colleagues from grad school and I was now fishing with 10 lines instead of one pole with no reel.

That was a lot like what it felt. Like I needed to go fishing but had no pole. Like I was dropped off in western Montana and told to fly fish a big, beautiful river and had nothing to work with besides my waders and a bag. All the peripheral gear and none of the essentials.

Well, that has started to turn around. I made a trip out to San Diego and had a few fruitful sit-down discussions that led to a few more discussions and I think that I may be on to something with a very small start-up that has some technology I would be really excited about. There is still a long way to go before a deal is finalized and any offers are agreed to, but there is real promise here with respect to both parties and I'm fairly optimistic something will work out.

As much as anything, I intend to come back to this blog and see how things have gone for me as I progress through this transition in my life. After 25 years of training it's difficult to move out on your own and break free from the mold. However, it's important to realize that truly successful people are never the ones you find in the middle of the herd and the best way to separate yourself from the herd is to separate yourself from the herd.

That's what I hope to do and I hope that I've gone about this in the right way.

I intend to keep these posts un-edited and, at least somewhat, a free-flowing stream of consciousness sort of affair. We'll see how that works. I'll also start posting pictures and trying to figure out how to link things and what not.

We are left with less than 24 weeks before we leave CT and move to San Diego. Considering I will be dormant until January 13, at least 2 more weeks, the time is going to get very short, very quick.

Here we go,
Ben