Update

Okay, I see no reason to continue the job updates w/ the level of detail I have provided thus far--I have all the data I need to draw conculsions. For the record, here is where I stand as of 1/11/2004:

1 decline where I networked heavily early on, and dropped off late.
2 declines where I did nothing (what did I expect?).
1 "interview waitlist" offer, where I showed some interest early, did nothing in the middle, and got on it moderately towards the end.
2 interview offers from companies that I HEAVILY networked with.
1 interview offer where I didn't do anything, but I have lots of interest and interesting experience with the company.
1 interview w/ a company I did some networking with, and fit in really well.

As you can see, I have 4 interviews and a waitlist, with 8 companies outstanding. At my current rate, I should finish with 6-7 interviews.

From now on, I will just keep a running tab at the top of my new blog posts w/ current numbers.

Conclusions in a moment.