My New Hobby

Since I've been spending a lot of time at home during the day I picked up a new hobby: Aquariums and fish keeping. I got a 10 gallon tank off of craigslist for $10. The lady who sold it included everything: the light fixture, in tank filter with pump, some flake fish food, a siphon, a in tank heater, an air pump, an air stone, and some filter refills. I just bought some new gravel, a new 14W T8 Light, and a couple of fish. I'll post some pics of my setup soon. Having an aquarium is such a calming experience, especially the trickling sound of the water coming in through the filter.

I'm waiting to hear back from Hess on the 19th. I have a phone interview tomorrow with VMware which should be interesting and I am also waiting to hear back from Panasonic EWC group. After the recent bankruptcy of Lehman brothers I am starting to fear a total infrastructure collapse. I read George Soros' "The New Paradigm for Financial Markets" and everything he said seems to be coming true. Anyone who wants to understand what the overlying problems in our current financial markets should read this book: The New Paradigm For Financial Markets.

I'm keeping myself busy studying for GMATs, which I will take the last week of October (tentatively). I'm also doing a lot of trading, there are a lot of opportunities in the current markets, which contain dramatic market shifts. I made 32% for the month of September, with real money (GASP!) for once. I'm pretty proud of the performance and I'm learning a great deal from my trading log. However, there is always room for improvement. My goal is to attain consistent earnings of 30% every month until the end of the year.

I'm currently reading Market Wizards by Jack D. Schwager and The Scarlet Woman of Wall Street by John Steele Gordon.