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11-Oct-05

• WTI Crude Oil

• S&P 500 Stock Index

• Euro

• US 10 Year Treasury

• Three Month Eurodollar Interest Rate

So any ideas? Because frankly I'm stumped... I think in the mean time I'll just focus on making my lunch for tomorrow...

9-Oct-05

I guess now it's time to look ahead. What have I got to look forward too? I start my IMC (Investment Management Certificate) training in a few weeks as well starting my CIMA qualification training. I'm also going to see Sigur Ros and Ben Folds over the next couple of months. I'll be planning my next holiday (either Mexico or Peru) and commencing a life of singledom in London, something which I haven't felt able to think about properly while my life's been so up in the air. Anyway, here goes. I'm just hoping I'll be able to stop my hands from shaking for long enough to get my Oyster card anywhere near the barriers on the tube.

23-Sept-05

13-Sept-05

I am also currently loving

• Diarios De Motocicleta from Gustavo Santaolalla

• Plans by Death Cab to Cutie

• I am a Bird Now by Antony and the Johnsons

• and Demon Days by Gorillaz

PS: Here's hoping the Elbow album is as good as the previous offerings.

9-Sept-05

Update: The servers seems to be a little better now. The George and Anthony one feels like it should have been made by the people from South Park

9-Sept-05

• Leyendo En El Hospital - Diarios De Motocicleta - Gustavo Santaolalla

• Quit Smoking - Death Cab For Cutie

• Buildings and Bridges - Ani DiFranco

• Gypsy Death and You - The Kills

• Strings that Tie to you - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Jon Brion

All a little introspective I'm afraid.

6-Sept-05

fcukers..."

6-Sept-05

2-Sept-05

I offer my deepest sympathy to everyone who has lost their loved ones but I maintain the response to the New Orleans disaster has been appalling.

• Why were provisions not made for those who could not afford to comply with the mandatory evacuation orders?

• Why was Kathleen Blanco forced to say, on sending 300 "battle-tested" National Guardsmen to the city, “They have M-16s and are locked and loaded. These troops know how to shoot and kill and I expect they will,"?

• Why has George Bush in the face of the deaths of thousands of people, made jokes that cash donations will be used fraudulently?

• Why in a stadium where 20,000 people are sheltering have people rumored to have been raped and murdered?

• Why have shots been fired at helicopters trying to rescue people trapped by the floods?

• Most importantly, why is it taking so long for the richest country on earth to evacuate the people, some of whom are dying, from the city?

I find it difficult to answer these questions without zoning out and muttering to my feet something about stupid Americans building below sea level and electing monkeys.

However perhaps it is finally time for Bush to realised that yes, global warming is real, and yes, it will affect people in a very real way. Maybe in some strange parallel universe he will even realise that America's recession from the Kyoto Protocol cannot be justified by mere wealth creation.

Though I'm certain the likelihood of Bush realising the right to defend yourself does not amount to the right to kill others and that maybe, just maybe, gun legislation need to be tightened is even more remote. All I can say is that I'm glad the maladjusted idiot who raised the 13-year-old girl that ran up behind me and pushed me over in the street today does not have a gun and will instead be preoccupied with her inevitable teenage pregnancy.

In the mean time, I would advise donating what you can to the Red Cross.

31-May-05

29-May-05

Having spent the last couple of weeks drunk, I think I've just sobered up. To quote Marvin, 'I think you ought to know I'm feeling very depressed'. Maybe it's the fact that in the last week of term I made atleast 6 new friends who I'm really going to miss, not to mention the friends who I've had for 4 years who are now dissapearing off all over the place. I'm going to miss the lifestyle terribly. The last week of term was amazing and I think that what I can remember now will stay with me for a very long time.

I am at the moment going to concentrate on graduating in a couple of weeks and moving house, hopefully leaving the whole growing up thing for another day. I am definately not going to watch Big Fish again which I blame for putting me in this mood in the first place!!

21-Apr-05

If you're thinking about voting BNP but are not quite sure how much of a racist you are then this page may help, as well as letting you know whether you're ageist, fatist or sexist. The only thing it doesn't offer is a running total of how much of a bastard you are.

19-Apr-05

So I figure I will retain my youth by playing silly games on the internet.

13-Apr-05

Who should I vote for?
Your outcome:

Labour 0
Conservative -31
--	Liberal Democrat 52
--	UK Independence Party 5
--	Green 38

You should vote: Liberal Democrat

Via Minor9th

6-Apr-05

Firstly this article, about research conducted by a Dr Robert Witt, who happens to lecture me in econometrics. My thoughts are less about the content of the article, but more the theory that all the econometricians in my department seem to do research into is football. He's tried several times to defend himself but I know better. Finally I have proof that doctorates are just a license to watch football all day…

This may be retro now, however this archive 1950's information video on posting in forums is really quite intriguing.

Also the new amazing apple iProduct is out soon!!! I can't wait!!!!!!!!

(I don't know if you will have heard but the pope is dead. Details of his funeral can be found here...)

21-Mar-05

• The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy for which the best of the trailers can be found here.
• Starwars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, for which a teaser can be found here. Though a new trailer has recently been released which I hope to find soon.
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory which should be about in July. The trailer contains some disturbing americanisations for what is quintessentially an English book, plus some very odd music. None the less...I have to trust Tim Burton

Also I have a feeling the Ring 2 may be worth a watch if you're into that kind of thing, though the IMDB rating would suggest not.

17-Mar-05

14-Mar-05

9-Mar-05

Damn you channel 4 and the miserably dull alBUMS you advertise.
Damn you channel 4 and your prescribed dinner party listening vomit.
And DAMN you channel 4 for allowing Vonda Shepard onto British television in the first place.

To quote Ally McBeal "someone should die for this, I'd like to see you all die".

UPDATE: Please note that I have in conference with Simon decided Amy Wiiiinegum must also die...

8-Mar-05

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