RSSOctober 17, 2008
Owls, Euros and The Dark Knight
Will skip past the usual whining about long workdays and dive right into mundane updates. I took a management fundamentals course this week, which consisted of some vaguely interesting theories about large organizations and then some (mostly hokey) quizzes to determine my temperament, communication style, etc. According to these various (no doubt highly scientific) tests, I'm an Owl, an INTJ and have above-average skills when compared to a large sample of North American managers.
Which is fine, except that don't really like being a manager in the strictest sense. Too much talking, too many meetings, too many long-winded voicemails.
In other news, the Euro is coming to town in a few weeks. To my surprise, he has been extremely devoted and gooey despite the distance. I suspect he doesn't like to write, but I still get long emails every day, discussing daily activities, books, movies and music in great detail. I've also been invited to meet his parents over Christmas and travel the countryside with him in his very expensive German car. As an aside, when he first mentioned this car to me in Italy, I rather insensitively laughed and dismissed it as a trophy-wife magnet. Somewhat taken aback, he feebly retorted that his firm required him to drive a certain caliber of vehicle, that most people admired his car and what was I doing scoffing at such a fine example of German engineering...? Of course I apologized for making fun of him, but ever since then Euro has studiously avoided talking about his personal wealth and instead likes to point out that he raises thousands for charity by running in marathons, likes to volunteer in soup kitchens, etc.
So the Euro is intelligent, handsome, very rich and cares deeply for the weak and impoverished. I wonder if he also puts on a bat costume at night and fights crime?
Posted by eerie at October 17, 2008 11:32 PM
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I believe that I speak for the majority of your reader base when I say that we expect juicy details of the Euro.
Does he drive the E Class?
Posted by: drdougfir ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://eerie.aqoul.com/nav-commenters.gif)
at October 18, 2008 11:03 PM
When you're "dating"(?) a foreign currency, inflationary policies must take on all sorts of meanings.
Regarding owls qua the 'Dark Knight', maybe he's Nite Owl instead.
Posted by: blue92 at October 19, 2008 04:16 AM
What's wrong w a german engineered transport. I like mine. It gives me a sense of security surrounded by lunatic Mediterranean drivers.
Posted by: The Lounsbury at October 19, 2008 07:56 AM
DrDoug: Not the E, sportier.
Blue: Yes, the whole currency angle of his nickname amuses me. I think it would be even funnier if things went badly.
L: Nothing wrong with a fine car, but it's rather silly to expect intelligent women to fall all over you because of it. Apparently he got the sporty version during a period of ennui over not finding Ms. Right: "There's no point driving a sedan unless you've got kids in the back" he said, sighing wistfully.
Suppose I should mention at some point my lack of maternal instinct/loudly ticking biological clock/singular drive to get married...
Posted by: eerie at October 19, 2008 10:54 AM
There is nothing wrong with German engineering. Quite the opposite in fact. If your Euro has an SLK, then good times are in store for you when you visit the Euro Zone. If he has an SLR, I must question his sanity.
Posted by: drdougfir at October 19, 2008 12:46 PM
When you're "dating"(?) a foreign currency, inflationary policies must take on all sorts of meanings
Not to mention issues of "furiously pumping liquid into the system ...."
Ouch.
Hit the gutter.
Posted by: matthew hogan at October 19, 2008 03:06 PM
In finance liquidity is all about the ease of getting in and out...
Posted by: pantom at October 21, 2008 03:04 PM
Alot of that depends on the interest you generate, and the amount of yield your instrument gets after creating a bond.
Posted by: matthew hogan at October 21, 2008 11:09 PM
