Schwarzanidiot

As I was reading p on my current events this morning I saw that Ahnold, the governor of the United States most populous state, declared that the U.S needs to close its doors.

As he said, "Close the borders in California and all across Mexico and in the United States, because I think it is just unfair to have all those people coming across, have the borders open the way it is, and have this kind of lax situation."
Please Read

Is he really that stupid? Didn't he immigrate from Austria 40 yrs ago, and is now living the "American Dream"? Is that not a little bit hypocrticial? Since when did "E Pluribus Unum" mean nothing? I thought that's what this country was based on....I do think that immigration should be regulated and somewhat controlled. But, the people who say that it needs to be stopped are retarded. The day the U.S. begins shutting its borders is going to be a very sad day...

In other news......The core consumer price inflation rose much more than expected in March, up 0.4% on the month. However, the surprise was due to one element -- lodging away from home (essentially, hotel room prices). In what may be emerging as a seasonal pattern, the lodging away from home index rose 3.9% in March, which mathematically was worth 0.15% on the core index. (The component factors, their monthly increases, and their weights can be found at www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.t01.htm.) Without that, and upward rounding, the core would have been up only 0.2%. As a result, I do not view this month's report as an indicator of a significant pickup in inflation.

Consumer price index +0.6% (+3.1% yoy)
ex-food and energy +0.4% (+2.3% yoy)

Interest Rates are Hard

Blaze of Glory

Why?

Have you ever had one of those nights where you just can't sleep? I had one of those last night and fell exhausted this morning, and it's only 7:30. To top it off, I have to go to some retarded work function tonight which is going to be really dumb. So, basically I'm going to be in hell from now until about 9 tonight......

I hate my life

I freaked out and ate like a pound of lasagna and a whole apple pie last night. I feel like I'm 300 lbs right now.

I feel kind of like this guy
Me

Interest Rates are Wierd

Morons

Observations From CFA Land

So this weekend I decided to blow off studying for my exam. I feel kind of guilty but I was starting to feel a little burnt out last week I think I needed a weekend off. So, instead of studying I got wasted Friday night and talked to Steve and freaked out. Then I was completely worthless Saturday, and on Sunday played basketball and ate a ton of lasagna.

I can’t wait till this exam is over. It’s the 3rd and final test, and after I pass, I will be a CFA. Can’t f**king wait. I think part of the reason I was getting burnt out last week was that I was questioning my dedication towards putting so much god damn effort into trying to better myself. I look at all my friends and most people I know, and I don’t feel like anybody else is working and busting their butt either going to school or some other sort of further education. So why do I feel the need to do this? It’s kind of annoying. Further adding fuel to my fire is that after I’m done with this test, I plan on going back to school and getting my MBA, probably from UW. So, it’s not like this is the end of the road for me in terms of studying and working outside of my normal job. Ugggghhhh…It makes me want to puke.

So I guess the real question I have….Is it all worth it? Is this really going to put me in a better position? I know a lot of people who are too stupid to tie their own shoes, yet are making good money and being successful……It’s really frustrating. They’re not doing anything to better themselves…….. Hopefully this will be worth it in the long-run, but it’s just frustrating putting all this pressure on myself while I’m still young….I hope I will not regret this later.

Military Might

Finally, the U.S. military is doing something useful...
E-Bombs

The Mean is below half of the outcomes

I read a friend's post today on mediocrity. This acutally struck home for me, as I've been doing a lot of thinking lately on this subject. At what point is it that a person becomes disenchanted by the corporate world? I remember thinking I would be rich by the time I was 30 and running some company. Reality has set in now and I realize that I'm living in the rat race just like every other stupid worker in the U.S. who chases dreams of a new SUV and trips to Home Improvement every weekend.... And now I know that working really, really sucks. and is something that I don't want to do for my whole life.

Will I be happy 20 years from now if all I have to show for my life is a house, a car, and a plasma TV and I'm still working 40-60 hrs a week? I think the answer to that is no. It seems like life is something that should be filled with experiences and enjoyment, as opposed to filled with work hours in an office under flourescent lights. Is busting your butt at work just so you can get another couch from Dania worth it? At what point does the marginal utility of dollars earned for a day of work, stop exceeding the opportunity cost of throwing away a day of your life?

I have a friend who lives in Hawaii who moved there after college to just surf, hang out, and slang coffee beans for an unnamed company. I thought he was crazy at the time, but everyday, when I think about it, I think he was the one out of everybody who got it right....

Young Black Men

I watched an interview with Jermaine O'neal last night on ESPN and I've got to give that guy his props. He's as well spoken of an athlete as I've ever heard. The issue they were talking about was David Stern wanting to put an age limit on NBA players of 20. That's ridiculous. If you look at all the huge stars in the game, almost all of them have come straight out of high school, or from an international country where they did not play college ball. If I was a computer programmer graduating from high school, and Microsoft offerred me a job making $5mm per year, I would jump on that in a second. I don't understand what everybody's problem is with this......I wish I was a professional athlete instead of a corporate twat....oh well.

I'm having a Tillamook, peach flavored yogurt for breakfast....

First One

Well here's my first Blog. It's going to pretty dumb.

I just got back from working out at the gym during lunch and had an awful experience. Why is it older guys in the locker room just love to stand around with their shlongs hangin out? I swear I when I walked in today all I saw were balls, ass, and hair. Horrible. Then, of course, there's always that guy that is coming back from the shower that has a locker right next to you, and doesn't ask you to move, just shoves his naked ass right in front of your face as he opens his locker.

I ate a salami sandwich for lunch today with some barbeque chips.