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Chip update: no change, he is still limping horribly. He otherwise seems happy and perky, and is behaving fairly normally. He doesn't seem to be getting worse, but he's not getting better, either. The vet on Wednesday said to give it time, but he had no answers. He didn't think it was a blood clot, but had no real ideas beyond that it's "neurological." I am at a loss as to what to do. I guess I'll wait. :(

Ok, so now I've got this quandary and I honestly don't know what to do about it. My company has won a major award for the project that has been my "baby" for the last year, the company Intranet. The award ceremony is in NYC on June 12 and my boss said that I can go if I want to. If we don't send someone, they'll just ship us the award — there's not much real "benefit" to the company to send someone (the networking opportunity is minimal). So this would primarily be a "reward/recognition" thing for me for all the work I've put in on this project.

However, I would essentially be going to NYC for one day. I'd fly out on the red-eye on Wednesday night, get there Thursday morning - bum around all day, go to the awards ceremony at night, then go back to LA Friday morning. It would cost approximately $1,000 between the ticket to the award ceremony, the airfare, etc. It just doesn't seem worth it... on the other hand, I've always wanted to give an acceptance speech and this is probably the closest I'll ever come to an "Oscar." :) There's also the possibility of going to some cool museum during the day on the 12th, or trying to meet up with some of the friends/family I have around NYC (though not as many as I used to...). But then, I'll be absolutely exhausted from the flight, and a zombie AND I will still have to work on Friday unless I take it as a vacation day. Plus, according to my boss, whom we sent last year, the awards ceremony itself is not all that. So I keep flipping back and forth, and currently, I'm leaning toward "not" going, but I'm sure I'll change my mind again in twenty minutes. What do YOU think?

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