I just want to say that I am very glad to have been able to spend such a wonderful Christmas week with my girlfriend's family. They are so nice and polite. I am very thankful that I felt apart of the crew and I look forward to future visits. As for my own family, you all are a blast from my nephew to my aunt. Everyone brings a smile to my face and pure joy to my heart. Thank you for the gifts and the memories. I'm very blessed to be able to spend another Christmas with my older sister Aliya who had a tumor removed just a few weeks ago. We were all together and I thank everyone for their prayers and support. I can only wish and hope your holidays were just as awesome.
Bhutto is a martyr. The things people will do sometimes scares me.
~My Year End Review~
Well I was trying to think of something to help wrap things up. It's not easy since I didn't want to be so emo and be like oh what did I learn and crap. (I learned that I would be nothing without the women in my life.) I kind of wanted to do a personal best/worst list of things from this year. Probably the best way is to write a list for 2007/2008 and is to write it fast hope I cover what really matters. So here we go....
Best/Worst trips of 2007?
-The best would be visiting Kate in Topsail Island. It was three couples at the beach for a great weekend. I had so much fun. The worst would be my trip to VA Tech. It wasn't the visit but the drive back through a snow/ice storm in an uninsured rental. So not fun.
http://www.topsailbeach.org/
Best/Worst reads of 2007?
-The best would have to be anything by the great mutual fund manager Peter Lynch. I enjoy his writing style and he's so honest about the job. It makes me want to switch careers. The worst would have to go to every IRS letter I received this year. Thank you taxes.
http://www.investopedia.com/university/greatest/peterlynch.asp
Best/Worst music purchases of 2007?
-The best was anything by Feist. I will promote her again. I've bought two albums and already I shot a film based off one of her songs. Worst purchase....I never make bad music purchases though some of the FREE i-Tune songs I downloaded I really should delete.
http://www.myspace.com/feist
Best/Worst news story of 2007?
-The best would go to the Prehistoric shark they found alive (minutes before it died.) I thought that was the coolest thing ever and I love it when the impossible happens, like the 720 dunk. Worst story ever? Paris Hilton going to jail, though honestly I went out of my way to find out what was happening. We've hit a new low.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/01/070124-sharks-photo.html
Stock pick for 2008?
-Yes, its about the stock market. This past year has been a crash course in the stock market and I feel that its about time for me to speak up with confidence. My tips for 2008 are TECH stocks, especially Apple (AAPL) and Google (GOOG). You can't go wrong, seriously. And....my favorite WellCare Health Plans (WCG). Here is a strong company financially with little debt its under priced even now thanks to this past fall when the FBI raided its building causing the stock to fall 70%. Luckily still no news about why it happened has been released and the stock is on a rebound rising from $20 to $41 in just two months. It was at $120 before the raid. Think about it.
http://finance.google.com/finance?client=ob&q=WCG
Still sucks in 2007 and probably will in 2008?
-American University (ranked #85), honestly it has some great schools but too many full time professors that don't really teach. Oh and when they tried to kick me out of AU because my GPA was too low and they didn't think I could raise it...well this past semester I got 2 "A's" and 1 "B". That means I took a big dump on your theory, Mr. John Douglass and raised my GPA. I expect crappy classes in '08, a thesis that will make me rethink my career and a degree that will mean nothing until 20 years from now. Once an Eagle always an Eagle.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_University
http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1natudoc_brief.php
Still rocks in 2007 and probably will in 2008?
-I wanted to give this to "adult swim" or Justin Timberlake but Kanye West deserves it the most. His new album and mix tape is amazing. He takes a lot of heat but his style is so different I have to respect it. Win your Grammy's bro and keep making music for all of us.
http://www.kanyeuniversecity.com/
My New Year's Resolution is to be in better shape next New Year's Eve then I will be this year. My family makes fun of my beer belly, its small but its there. I could do better. Financial stability would be another one, but let's do this one step at a time. I hope I finally buy a decent camera next year.
So everyone please keep making me laugh. Thanks for the great web videos of people doing stupid and creative stuff. I love your artistic styles and your taste in music. Girls stay beautiful. LA hopefully I will stop by this summer. I vote FREE PORN for everyone. Try to recycle and I'll see you in '08.
Cheers.
PS> Oh does anyone else play Virtual Stock Exchange by MartkWatch? Let me know.
http://vse.marketwatch.com