Arise!

ib-del Thoughts: Well, Oil is going back up again, OPEC has finished their meetings, and the price at the New York Mercantile X-change is back to $58.50 a barrel (up 85 cents). Despite the increase, I don't feel like complaining about that today, as I am sitting on 3/4 tank of gas.

Walmart's drug plan is rolling along smoothly, as they are beginning to expand the $4.00 prescription re-fills to 14 new states. CVS and Walgreens have yet to match the prices, but Target has caved and realized that it has to compete. We'll see how long that lasts...

News is rather flat this week, as there has been a lack of time to thoughtfully write out something of worth. Running on little sleep has just been a challenge today, and I have been a bit cranky.

Yet, I still feel the need to sit and type out something creative, so without further adieu;

I have been obsessing over Daft Punk's robot helmets (as pictured above). I am yet to see a better helmet honestly. Stormtroopers, Cylons, Borgs, got nothing on these. My jealousy rages when I see how intensely amazing they are. There are few things that I wouldn't give to be able to have a helmet that cool. The whole concept blows my mind. I have looked all over the internet for intense robot helmets, but to no avail. My conclusion is that they simply don't exist. I would pay good money to get a helmet that cool. Like always props to Daft Punk for their creativity; it sells me. Robots rule.

Music:

A.M. - Arise (Exclusive Hammer & Funabashi Remix)
Here's a quality tune that sported on In Search of Sunrise Vol. 5 (Tiest0rz), that really just rocks. This mix is NOT the original mix that was circulated around, so treasure it!!! NO reconstruction here either; the full mix with the beautiful vocals by the lovely Tiff Lacey. She nailed the vocals on this track, and coupled with the Hammer & Funabashi mix make for a great listening experience; one not to be missed. So happy I finally tracked this down!

To Network

Coolest shoes ever? Perhaps maybe so...
Crowning the efforts of nearly a year in collaboration, the Arborist is the result of a relationship between House Industries, the lauded east coast typography house, and Medium Design Group. Its silhouette takes the form of a casual men'’s shoe juxtaposed on an athletic sole. The upper is seared with laser prints to reveal a subtle wood grain across the supple suede. The hand sewn edges sandwich the bright leather lining and, viewed edge-on, creates a dynamic tension throughout the upper. The removable footbed reveals another classic print from House.
What other shoes have lasered wood grain! All good things come with a high price, and this is no exception; $105.00.



Coolest T-Shirt Ever? I Think so. Check it out here.


Other news:
School counseling is the one of the most effective ways to get contacts to future employeers. The counselors here at the university have been extremely instumental in helping me plow my career path. In a 15 minute meeting, I managed to get several contacts for people all the way in Japan. I would definitely recommend it to all who are looking to cement their careers with internships and what not. It will prove one of the most time effective solutions for networking. If that doesn't turn out to be fruitful, I would then try and look for Alumni working at possible firms you would consider being employed at.

Del News:
Del Taco Wallpaper of the Month

よかった！

Interview went well! My interviewers were easy to talk to--which was a plus--but didn't ask me too many of the 'hard' questions that I had slaved over hours preparing for. Trying to line up interviews with UBS for next week, but we'll see if it works out or not. I think they have already cemented the schedule. Regardless, it feels good to be done with this week.

A quick change of pace--I totally hit a birdie in golf. After reluctantly paying $6 (安かったけど。。。）I actually enjoyed playing 9 holes of golf in sandals. There was one hole that I actually birdied on my first real game of golf. Maybe I should pick up golf?


In Recent News:

WalMart is going planning on rolling out their generic drug plan. The giant discount chain, which has used its size to knock down the costs of all things available to purchase, will sell 300 generic drugs for as low as $4 for a one-month supply. What a steal of a deal, no? CVS, and Walgreens stock took a plummet down 5.2% and 1.7% respectively.

Apparently the test-launch in the Everglades has worked so well, they are beefing up their release schedule to have a full roll-out by the end of the year. At first it seemed to me as if WalMart was going to add some competition to the drugmarkets. I was kinda' right in my assumption.

It looks like the list of prescriptions that has been added to the $4 bargain bin, is actually many prescriptions that are already quite inexpensive. Joseph Agnese, an analyst at Standard & Poors put it right when he said, "It is not as significant as it first seems, in our opinion." From what I could gather (without a MD mind you . . .) it is going to be a limited set of drugs. So, the question then becomes, "Publicity stunt or no?"


Music:

Sasha vs Mike Koglin - Enjoy The Gravy (James Zabiela Mashup Mix)
- Great mashup from Zab's, pretty old, but there are always those that haven't heard it. This mix is actually a rip off of one of his sets, so you can hear the crowd noise (it always pumps me up at least). The sound quality is not as good as the 'unofficial release' that was circulated around; however, it is still very enjoyable.

Le' interview!

I got an interview with Deutsche Bank for an internship in Tokyo tomorrow morning.. There were only 15 spots, and I got one! I am so stoked, but at the same time, a bit nervous (under-exageratoin). Just need to keep things in perspective, and realize it's not the end of the world if you don't get the job you think you want. But... since I am worth the time to interview, I hope that I will be able to land a spot as a summer annalyst. This week is so hectic. Between accounting tests and everything else it is turning out to be a super stressful week. Thank-goodness tomorrow is Thursday, (means one more day till Friday).

No DelIB news for today. No time to go through it.

Lack of Creative Outlets

There has been a total lack of creative writing in the past, so I chose to create this in hopes to keep the creative blood flowing. My management communications class definately does not provide a 'creative' writing outlet.

This LOCO'ness (lack of creative outlets), as I would call it, has even drove me so far as to consider to reupdate my deviantart on occasion. However, this was lame, therefore I chose to create this as my outlet. Myspace (of which I wish the demise of . . .) was not going to be suitable solution, nor was facebook. Both of which have infestations of legions of creepy stalkers who could pass for Gollum; trolling around young girls leaving comments like 'U rrrr hottt!!!' all over.

So, this being the only ingenious band-aid for my LOCO'ness, I will try to update this from time to time, and use it as a creative outlet.

In recent news;
Social Expirments on Craigslist.com were in my opinion a poor reflection of the pathetic sex driven state most of the world finds itself in. If you don't know what I am talking about you can read about it here (read the Sept. 8th entry). Quite honestly, it is a pathetic reflection of how many people destroy potentially wonderful relationships with spouse/children, all for cheap thrills. Is marriage only a date that worked out well enough to legally join two people?

At the other end of the spectrum you have singles that only look for the one night stand. While reading through a BB for investment banking analysts I came across a post for a person wondering how other analysts find time to make friends (IBD analysts work notoriously long hours e.g., 80-100hr work weeks, therefore free time is not a comodity to be wasted carelessly). The posters rarely considered the benefits of long-lasting meaningful relationships. Personally, I would rather have fewer, meaningful relationships; rather than many, shallow interactions. There is much more lasting satisfaction to be derived from these types of relationships that are based on real feelings, rather than temporary desire IMHO.