A day made of awesome

So.  All sorts of exciting things happened around the Suri household in the last 24 hours.

First, I finally finished the second draft of ABSENT.  It needs a light edit, but it is DONE and should be in the hands of readers by the weekend — all of whom I fully expect to eviscerate it so I can put it back together again in the third draft.  Still, a momentous occasion and one I celebrated with a burger and milkshake.  As one does.

Second, I  just got word that my short story DISCARDED was awarded Honorable Mention in the 1st Quarter Writers of the Future contest, which is not as nice as winning but still quite nice 🙂

And, finally, in the category of Now it Can be Told, I’d also like to share the thrilling news that the upheaval has resolved itself in the best and most awesome way possible.  A few months back it became rather abruptly clear that my husband, Sid, was going to have to say goodbye to Yahoo! and seek his fortunes elsewhere.  This was sad because he had a really wonderful and productive four years there, loved his research team, and (depressingly) the search for a new job looked like it would take us away from our beloved NYC.

Well, it turns out that Sid and his colleagues at Yahoo! Research NYC are so deeply and fabulously fabulous that Microsoft decided to hire the lot of them and open a brand-new shiny lab in New York.  Just for them.  Because they are awesome.  The coolest thing about all of this, in my opinion, is that despite each member of the team having several quite tempting individual offers at other companies, they chose to turn them down and go, as a unit, to Microsoft.  Speaks to how special their collaboration is, and makes me so happy they’ll be able to continue it.  For those who are interested, here’s an article on the whole thing from the New York Times, and another from Microsoft themselves.  *beams with pride*

So, the title of the post really says it all:  it’s a day made of awesome.

21 thoughts on “A day made of awesome”

  1. ssuri0

    Thanks honey! You’re so sweet! And congratulations again on finishing your book and your award.

    – Sid

    Reply

  2. ssuri0

    Thanks honey! You’re so sweet! Congratulations again on finishing your book and your award.

    – Sid

    Reply

  5. efkelley

    That’s super cool on all counts. You’re totally winning today. And not in the Charlie Sheen way. 😉

    Reply

  7. Will Bardel

    Congratulations on multiple accounts, and check your gmail. I found your blog online and sent an email earlier this week about Kenyon reunion?

    Reply

    1. mirandasuri

      Yes, alas. Honestly, though, when it was on the table, the only thing making me feel like living in NorCal would be okay was knowing I’d get to hang out with you more often!

      Reply

  12. Rick Zawadzki

    Man, I’m always late to the party. I saw the Facebook post after the fact, but since I don’t check my G+ very often, and the Facebook feed is so terribly cluttered these days, I missed out on the details. Thank you for sharing, congrats on your award, and I’m glad that Sid and the team he works with were able to continue their collaboration. I know from my experience that sometimes the people and the rapport you have with them can make a huge difference in whether you stay or go somewhere. It’s like catching lightning in a bottle. 🙂

    Reply

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