I am happy

Things are a little more normalized in work and life. The markets are taking a breather.

I had an absolutely beautiful weekend. To recap:

I went straight from work to Old World in HB for Oktoberfest. It was fun and new. I didn't get too wasted but plenty of people did and it was fun to watch.

On Saturday I went to Home Depot and bought a bunch of bushes and flowers. There's something nice about planting flowers, you feel me? It was relaxing but I was sweating it up too. Afterwards I laid down some Miracle Grow and the whole yard smelled like shit the rest of the weekend, but it's getting better now.

I met my buddy Josh and some of his friends at the District where I watched Brandon Vera lose in a decision in UFC. That was a bummer because he is half filipino and reps it with the Philippine flag TAP OUT trunks. I heard he has a huge fan base in RP even though he is basically a middle of the pack UFC fighter. I also heard because of this UFC will have a fight in the PI. That is going to be ridiculous. We finished off the night with some dancing at Woodys, some Newport antics and good conversation.

I woke up on Sunday and went and saw a matine movie, "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist." This was a really cool flick. It was funny and quirky and hilarious. This was probably the highlight of my weekend. I also just watched "Forgetting Sarah Marshall." These break up movie comedies are so funny. On a more serious level, it's amazing how down you can get on a break up and how universal it is. These movies speak to the universalness of it. People are ridiculous during break ups. It's just part of the human condition. A friend of mine was kind enough to offer some insight: you cannot experience deep sadness if you have not experienced the relative exuberant happiness. So when you feel down, you have to realize that it is because you have experienced joy and happiness previously.

I went to church Sunday night and also read a bunch of chapters in Nassim Taleb's Fooled by Randomness before I went to bed. A great read.

And that, my readers, is what a great weekend entails. I found myself smiling today for no reason at my desk at work.