I took the GMAT yesterday and got crushed.
I've been studying(kind of) but I guess not effectively.
I probably finished like only 65% of the test.
I basically just gave my arrogance $250.
The test is more about skill than it is about knowledge. I prepared for the latter.
Hence, I must study differently this time and am seeking revenge.
When I say I got crushed, I mean I threw my scores out the window over the San Mateo Bridge on the way home from the test.
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Best study method:
Do as many problems as fast as can in 30 minutes, and write an essay every day.
Maintain regimen for 2 months and all good.
Showing posts with label Random. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Random. Show all posts
Friday, May 16, 2008
A white valedictorian at Morehouse
Shouts out to this guy.
He is the first and a trailblazer.
I wonder why an all A's white dude would go to Morehouse.
LINK
He must love him some chocolate!!!!!!
Friday, February 22, 2008
I can see that
That was very wise of Mr. Brown to mention that. He is correct in many dimensions.
The number 1 skill required for an AD is fund raising. This is why the old football coach in big football programs can leave coaching and go into the AD job. All of the players will donate money too their old coach.
The other aspects are business and sports, which are obvious skills of yours.
The most important aspect is that you will be motivated and thus you can overcome your hatred the bureaucracies because there will be a lot.
The number 1 skill required for an AD is fund raising. This is why the old football coach in big football programs can leave coaching and go into the AD job. All of the players will donate money too their old coach.
The other aspects are business and sports, which are obvious skills of yours.
The most important aspect is that you will be motivated and thus you can overcome your hatred the bureaucracies because there will be a lot.
Friday, February 1, 2008
Microsoft + Yahoo = Google
Before discussing the aforementioned title I just wanted to point out that Exxon had a record setting year last year, and so did Shell. Our President and his staff made large sums of money due to their oil investments(Yes, Condeleeza too). They also will get a tax break. Our President's earnings will be more recession proof than any other citizen in the country. Somehow this reminds me of the dictators and warlords revenue structure which is to make more than everyone else and to profit on his own people's suffering.
Google is a combination of Microsoft and Yahoo with a little bit of Bell sprinkled in. They started off as a service based search engine like yahoo and evolved to a software company. Microsoft is a software company trying to profit off of web activity like Google and Yahoo.
Meanwhile, the latter is a web company that lacks the ability to become a software company. The software is what will allow them to expand and they don't have the business and technical savvy to grow at the previous rates. Google is adding infrastructure and utilities to their tool belt. This gives them more name power than Microsoft because Google can provide a larger solution. Yahoo stopped playing chess and ran out of options.
I told this to MS today when I interviewed with them in verbatim(almost anyway).
I told them that Google was their number 1 threat and them bidding on Yahoo was a testament.
They had a philosophical interview and asked the following:
What the difference between leadership and management
What is the difference between vision and strategy
What is the difference in a core problem and a symptom
What is the difference between small and large company
How do you think I did getting asked those questions?
The goal is to be so good that they allow me to work in the Bay.
JT Morgan, The Engineering Capitalist!
Fool's Arms
Why are you always concerned about a fool's bicep size?
He wouldn't get out of his car or something trivial and then went unstable. I'm glad he didn't do something worse.
Like P said, he's got issues man.
He wouldn't get out of his car or something trivial and then went unstable. I'm glad he didn't do something worse.
Like P said, he's got issues man.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
My kind of Hunter
Did you ever read Hunter S. Thompson on ESPN? He was straight profound.
10 of his greatest quotes have been captured in the link below.
"Myths and legends die hard in America. We love them for the extra dimension they provide, the illusion of near-infinite possibility to erase the narrow confines of most men's reality. Weird heroes and mould-breaking champions exist as living proof to those who need it that the tyranny of 'the rat race' is not yet final."
"If I'd written the truth I knew for the past ten years, about 600 people—including me—would be rotting in prison cells from Rio to Seattle today. Absolute truth is a very rare and dangerous commodity in the context of professional journalism."
—Rolling Stone, February 15, 1973
LINK
Thursday, December 27, 2007
And then it hit me
Getting laid off is not cool. Having it happen before Christmas is even worse. If your wife is also pregnant during that time, it's all bad. Those are the issues currently on my plate and I've been dealing with them quite well. I never imagined how I would feel if something like this were to happen, but it did, and things weren't that bad.
Then I spoke to my sister. She told me not to buy anyone anything for Christmas. I have been getting gifts for my family since I was a child. Even though my parents financed the gifts that I got them, I still participated.
When my sister said not to buy her anything, it really hit me. I failed to provide this Christmas. I can only imagine the devastation my unborn would feel if I couldn't provide on the biggest Holiday of the year. I will never let this happen again, I promise that. I will not allow myself to be in such a vulnerable state ever again. A setback is a setup for a comeback and mine will be greater than anything Elway ever did. I kid you not!!!!
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Flip this House
In my boredom, I will periodically watch shows such as "Flip this House".
One of the main characters on this week's episode is named JD Esagian.
That name sounded very familiar and then they showed some high school football highlights of the 3 business partners. Then I realized that I played against the guy in high school. He played for Roosevelt. I wouldn't mention this, but you know that I was a functional tackler instead of a violent collision type of guy. The hardest hit of my life ever delivered was against this gentleman that I am looking at on TV. It's a small world, but this is a sign. That hit was one of my last examples of perfection, and I needed to be reminded.
JD if you're reading this, think back to your final high school football game when you played Sanger. Do you remember getting blown up near your goaline? If so, it was I. Thank you for the moment and good luck with your future housing endeavors.
One of the main characters on this week's episode is named JD Esagian.
That name sounded very familiar and then they showed some high school football highlights of the 3 business partners. Then I realized that I played against the guy in high school. He played for Roosevelt. I wouldn't mention this, but you know that I was a functional tackler instead of a violent collision type of guy. The hardest hit of my life ever delivered was against this gentleman that I am looking at on TV. It's a small world, but this is a sign. That hit was one of my last examples of perfection, and I needed to be reminded.
JD if you're reading this, think back to your final high school football game when you played Sanger. Do you remember getting blown up near your goaline? If so, it was I. Thank you for the moment and good luck with your future housing endeavors.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Great read
Yeah, the league is shady. But if you're scared go to church, you knew the job was dangerous when you took it. The league is consistently shady, so nothing is surprising.
How did the talk go?
The one with my manager-
He thanked me and appreciated my skill set. He said that he would write me a letter of recommendation if I need one. I know he wouldn't write such a letter if he didn't think I was good. He said anytime he asked someone about working with me, the response was always "great". Steve L refused to be a reference for Terrell when he laid him off, so based upon what my boss said I did a great job and shouldn't blame myself.
With wifey- She was cool when I told her at 6pm, then got real testy around 9pm, and then blew up at 2am with a kick punch knee combo in my side. She's cool now though and is determined to get me a job.
The search is going. There are quite a few jobs available that I can do, so that's a good thing. I am about to start using my cover letters as weapons though.
Two great points from JayZ:
“In hip-hop, the whole 'keep it real' has become more than a phrase. Scorsese and Denzel are not tied to the films they make, so people see the separation between art and life. Unfortunately, they don't see that separation between Shawn Carter and Jay-Z. As far as they're concerned, everything I talk about is happening for real. To them, at no point is it entertainment.”
“It's worse in business, because there is no fear of retribution. If somebody fucks me on a deal, then later I'll fuck them on a deal. But, other than that, nothing happens. On the streets, you have to have integrity or you won't be there long. You can't give your word and then do the opposite. In business, people just run all over each other; it's unpoliced.”
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.6088/title.jay-z-sounds-off-on-racism-gangsters-censorship
How did the talk go?
The one with my manager-
He thanked me and appreciated my skill set. He said that he would write me a letter of recommendation if I need one. I know he wouldn't write such a letter if he didn't think I was good. He said anytime he asked someone about working with me, the response was always "great". Steve L refused to be a reference for Terrell when he laid him off, so based upon what my boss said I did a great job and shouldn't blame myself.
With wifey- She was cool when I told her at 6pm, then got real testy around 9pm, and then blew up at 2am with a kick punch knee combo in my side. She's cool now though and is determined to get me a job.
The search is going. There are quite a few jobs available that I can do, so that's a good thing. I am about to start using my cover letters as weapons though.
Two great points from JayZ:
“In hip-hop, the whole 'keep it real' has become more than a phrase. Scorsese and Denzel are not tied to the films they make, so people see the separation between art and life. Unfortunately, they don't see that separation between Shawn Carter and Jay-Z. As far as they're concerned, everything I talk about is happening for real. To them, at no point is it entertainment.”
“It's worse in business, because there is no fear of retribution. If somebody fucks me on a deal, then later I'll fuck them on a deal. But, other than that, nothing happens. On the streets, you have to have integrity or you won't be there long. You can't give your word and then do the opposite. In business, people just run all over each other; it's unpoliced.”
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.6088/title.jay-z-sounds-off-on-racism-gangsters-censorship
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
The league can't handle what?
Be careful when using the Trotteristic style of luck*.
Any signs of over confidence will banish it. That is why I am a pessimist by nature.
Actually, based upon how the last two weeks have been for me,I have run out of your luck. You are operating with Vorhees style of luck right now so what you sent was actually correct.
Nevermind!
* In enchange for Steven Jackson, Vorhees traded his luck to CampTrotter. The length of terms was undisclosed but the luck has apparently ran the fu(k out!
Any signs of over confidence will banish it. That is why I am a pessimist by nature.
Actually, based upon how the last two weeks have been for me,I have run out of your luck. You are operating with Vorhees style of luck right now so what you sent was actually correct.
Nevermind!
* In enchange for Steven Jackson, Vorhees traded his luck to CampTrotter. The length of terms was undisclosed but the luck has apparently ran the fu(k out!
Ramifications
Now back to the rock vs yowder discussion.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071211/ap_on_go_ot/cocaine_sentencing
There are something like 19,500 inmates that may be affected by this change in cocaine sentencing. I'm guessing there are at least 10,000 fatherless children out of that group and at least 6000 are below the poverty level. That is what the jacked up law did. The goverment caused the creation of more welfare recipients. Jacked up laws don't affect the current, they affect posterity.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071211/ap_on_go_ot/cocaine_sentencing
There are something like 19,500 inmates that may be affected by this change in cocaine sentencing. I'm guessing there are at least 10,000 fatherless children out of that group and at least 6000 are below the poverty level. That is what the jacked up law did. The goverment caused the creation of more welfare recipients. Jacked up laws don't affect the current, they affect posterity.
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