But I Am Le Tired

The hellish days are upon me finally... Nearly everyone I know is busy every hour of every day playing catch up on things we have all neglected for the past ten weeks; namely our studies. That's right, we are nearly done with dead week and are about to go into the gauntlet of test batteries that determine your worth as a human being in the collegiate system known as finals! Even though I was not able to really sleep last night, I have to go home from work today and finish up a term paper for my British Literature course and then go to classes. On top of that, tomorrow I do NOT get to sleep in like I usually do. Instead, I get to wake up at 6am and prepare to take my LSAT for a second time! I'm hoping the curve won't be so rough this time around and I'll be able to pull a higher score....

In other news, the Big 3 auto manufacturers are nearing their goals of a government bailout. Pakistan was bombed...again. The unemployment rate is up to 6.7% (an all new high in 24 years!) and stocks are tumbling accordingly. Mr. Obama seriously has his hands full when he takes office in January. The whole country, and much of the world, is banking on him being a new-age FDR with a whole new, new-deal for us to gobble up. Personally, I don't think he will be able to do as much as people are hoping, but who know? He might bring about so much positive change that congress delegates more powers to him so that he can continue the trend. However, that scenario is HIGHLY unlikely. For now, I think the best advice for people is to just hunker down, try and save at least 25% of whatever you make and invest it if you can (stocks are WAY down, but they will NOT stay there. They have to go up sometime). Our grandparents and great grandparents weathered much worse than we have, we can handle this.

~David