Buy Yourself a Job! The Real Bubble?

Interesting topic, I say. Today's Scott Adams Blog got me thinking...

" ... can you compare unemployment rates across the decades?"

His argument is that nowadays you can "buy yourself a job" whereas earlier you couldn't, and thats why the unemployment numbers aren't as inflated as they were during the Great Depression.

"...But what happens if the economy sours and all of those people who appear to be working at their small businesses are actually using their savings to stay afloat?.."

If these people, who are basically busting their savings to appear employed, were actually unemployed (as they would have been), only then can we have a straightforward assessment of the economies around the world (especially the US).

I feel the real reason for the big bust (of the bubble) was that no one saw the real unemployment numbers till it was too late. Which means no one really noticed how many people couldn't pay their dues till it was too late.

kaboom!~~

Thats the sound of the pressure getting to ya!

Today was the day of the fateful mid-term project evaluation! And it was - we-ll - not good but not SOS-bad either.

I wish i didn't have to be so last minute. I keep thinking I'll get the ball rolling and dig into all the course-work today,tomorrow, the dayS after... never works does it?

And now the pressure is probably starting to get to me! I have a huge test tomorrow. Huge because its on 3/5 modules of a "Distributed Systems". Now, the abbreviation is DSC. So my full form isn't quite right is it? I think I should stick to calling it "Distributed" and smile to myself about my private joke.

There is still a mountain of work to be done over the next 50 days or so. Immediately though, this weekend I have a treat to attend, shivratri to enjoy, new people to talk to ....

jeez this is precisely my problem ...

Parental Advisory, Explicit Content!!

Q. Which sign was made mandatory after a heated campaign by an organization better known as the Washington Wives? The first product to have to carry the sign was named Danzig. The organization has come under repeated criticism because there is no fixed standard for the application of this sign. Initially, the warning was thought to have a detrimental effect, but of late research shows that the forbidden-fruit-syndrome is catching on! What sign is this?

My first "Parental Advisory, Explicit Content" cassette was Limp Bizkit - Choclate starfish and the hotdog flavored water, back in the days when I used to like them - when I was happy but loved their hate. Now I full of frustration but love to love.

I still remember how scared I was when I had to get Dad to pay for it! I know, now thinking back I wonder why I had to buy it with Dad around, but then when you're in 9th grade and where I was - no surprise...

It was so cool to have a cassette with uncouth words in it! That cassette has long since disappeared and now when I'm downloading stuff online, I never think about the warning. Almost know what to expect from whom.

The PMRC (Parental Music Resource Centre) - the hopeless wives behind this all, if they had their way would have the the warning in audio before each song so that even downloaded songs would warn kids of the dangers of uncivilized words...

Yawning

Lets face it, having nothing to do but 'trying to' study is boring. The funny thing is that I'm supposed to be busy with my final year project!

There are so many things to do really. I have another month of college life, another 2 weeks for the project, a load of papers at the end, and I - of all people- announce that I'm bored. Hm...

I just can't seem to excite myself with anything. No, not the perverted excitement, but the adrenaline rush you get when you do something like going on stage, laughing a lot with friends, watching an amazing movie.

So what is the problem? What should I do? I just can't seem to take the initiative and start doing anything. What is wrong with me nowadays.

Lousy lousy Neel.