slow down. part 1

this is going to be a 10-part series about what i learned during my weekend in New York.

i learned a lot, about everything.

i'm going to go bullet point style, since all my thoughts are jumbled.

-Quinnipiac is a private college in New York. each year they hold a conference about trading/investing. about 1,000 students from all over the country go to learn more about the financal industry. it's a 3 day event. my co-worker has been a speaker for the last 5-6 years and he said they were looking for another speaker. so he asked me. and naturally, i instantly declined. but with a little encouragement, he convinced me to go. basically, i had to man up

-we would be flying out thursday. and we were scheduled for 2 one-hour presentations on friday, and 2 one-hour presentations on saturday. i realllllllly didn't want go. the week leading up to NY, all i could think about was how good it would feel when i was on the plane ride back to SF (knowing that i'd be doneeeee). so our flight was delayed 3 hours obv, and we didn't get into NY until 3am. good start.

-i was looking at the itinereareary for the conference. and on friday and saturday, it was basically full of stuff like: continental breakfast for speakers ("great for meeting other speakers"), there were 3-4 social networking breaks. then we had our 2 one-hour presentations. then there was a dinner with other speakers. then there were social drinks at night. SOCIAL OVERLOAD. friday and saturday was just jaaaaam packed with social crap, i mean social events. i love social events. i'm so social, yay! extroverts represent!       lol?

-i almost forgot, since our flight got delayed 3 hours, we ate dinner at the airport. and joe montana was at the same restaurant drinking at the bar with a couple other ppl. i didn't go stalker crazy kid on him, mostly because i was just super focused/nervous about the trip

more to come...like tmro

just some random notes so i don't forget anything: 65mph compared to 90mph. meme asparagus, wshh. list of charasmatic ppl, central park, time square being rushed. clinton j black. feeling 2 times, econ 130. nets. group of 4, boom boom. halal. prop trading, andrew christine. sharp.