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Saturday, July 12, 2008

ever since last sat nothing has been the same. In the last week:
- I was robbed
- Started waking up an hour to hour and a half earlier, not by choice
- Stayed at work til 9:30 for the first time since april, but then left at 3 on Friday, something I've never done before
- e-mailed India several times
- Left my apt at 7:30AM since I'm now working downtown - will be there for 3.5 months
- Started standing on the subway
- ate about 6 momofuku ssam pork buns
- Thought I saw someone from gov school at babbo; I still need to check since I didn't say anything
- Stopped some random person on the street, who I thought was someone else I haven't seen in years
- Most importantly, confirmed that I will in fact take FARE on the 25th, which means I will have no life until then
Learning that my apartment that I share with my roommate got robbed really messed my holiday. Not that I was using the days off last week solely to relax, but I had big plans of studying for the dreaded FARE section of the cpa. I obviously didn't get much done and my focus went to considering moving out of queens. As of now I think I might stay after realizing how poor I'll be if I move out. I only lost a couple things, my digital camera that I never use and a pair of ray bans I was looking to replace, so I really wasn't upset about what was stolen.
The fact that I now have to take FARE on the 25th sort of sucks, but I really didn't have much of a choice. I thought about moving my date to august but at my current new job assignment downtown, August is gonna be a horrible month. I also signed up to take another part in the fall, so if I don't take FARE before the summer ends, it means I'm gonna have to take 2 parts in the fall before sometime in Nov. My vp is gonna let me take up to a week off this month, but I still am worried I might not be as ready considering my lack of motivation to study.
Overall, this week has been rough and I think I'm even more confused about what it is I'm doing. I tell myself that I'll give myself a year, but with what I've gotten myself into, I think I'm gonna need to 2 years. When am I gonna finally realize what is going on?

Friday, June 13, 2008

Now that xanga has said "I'm bringing xanga back" - I didn't write that post; I simily responded to an e-mail explaining how my account would be deleted - I feel inclined to actually use this thing now. I actually just read that message for the first time 5 minutes ago and all I have to say is that you would never hear me use the words "I'm bringing (insert word) back" as my official way of writing in a blog again.

This isn't going to be a daily ritual like my soph year in college, but I'll try my best to update this. A number of things of happened since my last update that I really don't know what to exactly say. Rather than give you a boring paragraph, I'll give you bullet points instead:
- I'm officially a new yorker. Having to file both a PA and NY state tax return was the most annoying thing I've ever had to do.
- I work in Midtown which is the most boring place, but I'm heading downtown temporarily.
- I've gone to cali and was not that impressed. San fran is ok and la is just plain boring.
- My nephew Jude is 5 now and he is currently taking guitar lessons. He's memorized one song, which I think is twinkle twinkle and all I have to say is if Jude wants to be a rock star when he grows up I'm so for it.
- Amelia, my niece is 2 and all I have to say is that she is really bad. She's starting to talk now.
- I know what a vlookup and pivot table is.
- I've learned that hedge funds and private equity funds are two different things.
- The last movie I saw was Juno and that was when I went to cali in January. ok ending
- I've seen a cardiologist, but have temporarily stopped going after learning that my first bill maxed out my deductible. I felt like such an oldie and I actually wore a heart monitor for 24 hours.
- I've taken a 6 hour intensive cooking class. I can make awesome mash potatoes and make ok scallops.
- I'm addicted to ice tea, hale and hearty, and la columbe lattes
- I finally started reading Godel, Escher, and Bach. I should have looked into being a math and philosophy major.
- I'm nowhere near done that book though, thanks to studying for the most random test.
- I'm really not studying as much as I should. Someone needs to yell at me.
- I've spent way to much money. Shits with my name hand-written on them, wingtips with skulls, and an xmas gift. Again someone needs to yell at me.
- I've gone to per se twice, yet I can't seem to get a reservation at momofuku ko.
- I do my grocery shopping at whole foods.
- I have a foodblog that I never update. Just go to facebook for the link.
- I've discovered that tivo and cheese plates-rocbleu is still my favorite are the greatest thing in the world
- Currently I'm taking alexander technique classes. ask me about them in a couple weeks since I'm still trying to figure out what's going on.
- Lastly, something that hasn't changed is my cell phone. I still have the same cell phone/number from sping of frosh year and I have no intention of getting a new one until it dies.
There's probably a few more things, but I really just don't know what to say right now. Other then my job and food there really isn't much going on.

Friday, June 06, 2008

I'm bringing Xanga back - drop a comment if you're with me!

Saturday, May 05, 2007

Who's going back to Spain....

I never write in this, but I haven't been this excited about anything in my entire life. It's not graduation, although I am looking forward to it.

What is making me feel so good right now is that I'm going to Madrid later this year. And to make things even better, I'm going for free thanks to my amazing employeer KPMG who decided to send their new hires from the US, UK, and Germany all to Madrid for training.

I officially found out today through my sister who read my mail over the phone, but I heard word about training being in Madrid after going to one of my accounting classes on Monday. Someone from KPMG was sitting in and mentioned training being in Madrid, but I didn't realize it would for new hires. I figured they'd send like managers, but I'm going.

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

An Update

Quick announcement. I'm giving up facebook for lent. So if you decide to post something on my wall or invite me to events, just call me instead. Not that I get a lot of those things to begin with.

I find this similar giving up xanga a few years back.