Honestly, I am at a loss of words this week. I just came back from New York yesterday where I was attending a financial oil and gas conference at a very large brokerage house that is now part of a very large bank. I am getting used to speaking with investors who are now no longer panicking and desperate but rather 'just desperate' - a huge improvement in sentiment ( I am being very sarcastic here).Walking through the streets of New York in wonderful little shopping districts like SoHo, NoLiTa and the Meat Packing District I pondered life. I went inside all these wonderful little boutiques that sold socks for $90 and little t-shirts for $295. I could not bring myself to buy anything. There just seemed to be something obscene about paying $90 for socks when people are losing their life savings and their homes, and their jobs. Besides, I can knit my own socks :)
So I have decided that instead of trying to write something profound when the world has been turned a little upside down, I will play a game. I have been tagged by Tilly to name seven random things about myself - here goes
- I am training for a marathon - I am injured right now (very bad shin splints) but I will push ahead
- I am left handed
- I despise pudding, creamed corn, tapioca, rice pudding, creme brulee, anything with that icky, creamy texture
- I am allergic to bullsh*t
- I love writing down lists of goals, dreams, objectives, tasks, you name it I will list it
- My very favorite book of all times is 'Jitterbug Perfume' by Tom Robbins (the theme of the book is striving for immortality and perfume is featured heavily)
- I am terrified of birds - especially seagulls
I am supposed to tag seven other people but I can't bring myself to do it today. It's nice to not have to actually make any decisions - and today is my 'I am not making any decisions day' - so definitely not a day I would go to Starbucks.
