How do you do what you do to me? I wish I knew. If I knew how you do it to me I would do it to you.
Yesterday I briefly reviewed 2008. Screw 2008. I am ready to forget everything about yesterday and start thinking about tomorrow. I think I did a nice job of that yesterday evening. Mike and several friends had a party at his condo. I like parties with even a quasi-theme or purpose. Per Mike's request, the attire was semi-formal. It was really fun to see the men in ties and the women in dresses. I thought this was a great idea on Mike's part. We ate a lot of food, drank champagne (and let's be real, more than one rum and coke), and just had a great time. I went to sleep at about 4:00 on Mike's chair and my phone alarm went off 90 minutes later. I got up and headed to the airport to pick up some family at the airport. Fortunately, they were on time. I then went home and slept for about four hours. Afterward, I read a bit and headed to the gym where I probably had my most intense cardio session I have ever had. I have to tell you, not much motivates me more than seeing a girl I dated off and on for four years list herself in a relationship with another guy after we broke up (again) about a month ago. I'm not angry; really I'm not. I just find myself very motivated to improve every facet of my life and I am grateful because this is the kick in the pants that a man like me needs. Let's be honest for just a minute. I'm living at home, unemployed, I need a haircut, to shave, and I drive a car that is in need of some serious repair. I'm not exactly at my highpoint and I realize that. But 2009 will be a good, big year. I can just feel it. I honestly am in a great mood and I feel very little stress. I am working on my resume as we speak and currently have two internet tabs open where I am looking for jobs. If you guys can think of any thing you feel would be a good fit, let me know. Nimit sent me a great job yesterday for a top hedge fund in Chicago that I feel I would be a good fit for. I plan on applying to that tonight. I was telling Mike one of the reasons I most want to work is so people stop telling me how sorry they feel for me. I have often been accused of loving attention too much and that is probably true. However, I do not believe that all publicity is good publicity. Of course as a Christian, my purpose is to serve our Lord and I know I am failing by basically being a bump on a log. I crave excitement, culture, emotional and physical warmth, friendship, and I am almost giddy at the idea of starting a new chapter of my life. The man who writes 12 months from now will be a completely different person... and that scares me to death (in a good way)!! Send me advice. Mail me your thoughts. Leave me funny texts. Call me just to say hello. It is 2009 my friends. This will be a year for change not just nationally, but for me in a very personal way. I can't wait.
posted by cyclonejohn @ 8:25 PM
2 Comments:
This may be an incredibly stupid question, but how does someone with an acknowledged weakness in economics go about applying for a job with a top hedge fund? Would it be more client/sales-based? Just wondering. I really hope you get it though! Sounds like a really great opportunity!! And in Chicago, too...one of my absolute favorite cities in the world, by far.
I also have to comment briefly on "Bobby," since I actually just saw that movie for the first time a couple days ago as well. As you mentioned, the cast was stellar. Beyond stellar, actually...I couldn't believe how many A-list names were packed into one film. However, I found this particular piece of historical fiction to be very light on the "history" and quite heavy on the "fiction." There were so many different little storylines to follow - none of which actually happened in real life, and none of which applied either to Bobby Kennedy or the story of his assasination - and I found this to be a bit disappointing, especially given how gripping and dramatic the TRUE story of that night really was. I thought that Emilio Estevez came up with some relatively entertaining sub-plots in his script, but I wish that he had paid a bit more attention to the historical accuracy of what I consider to be one of the most politically transformative moments of the 20th century rather than simply using the event as little more than a backdrop for telling a series of considerably less-interesting, less-important fictional tales. I gave it a B-.
I did see "Doubt" the other day, though...Meryl Streep's performance alone makes it a must-see, but the fact that you can't possibly walk out of the theater without immediately discussing the ending of the film with whomever you're with is definitely an added bonus.
That's a good question, and fair question about the hedge fund. It would be a sales type of position. From what I understand, I would try to get investors to invest in our hedge fund. As you can see that is a vague answer as I am not 100% sure what exactly what I would do. Also, that's a fair review of Bobby. I didn't realize it lacked in accuracy so much. Absolutely, "Doubt" is on the list of movies to see.
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