Start calling me the Godfather

Update

Peasants,

A lot of things have changed since my last post: I've moved back to the east village, got a new and sicker job (but with orthodox jews...), and been killing it in the gym again (no surprise there). Love life is still the same, I'm single (hollar at your boy) and still slaying like it's 2001. As my work hours decrease or I'm at the office late at night, I'll start feeding you info about my so called life.

The Godfather

How to find your Blue's name

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/24/whats-your-blues-name-pciture_n_1229406.html

Guest bloggers invite

If you want to feel great like me all the time, please comment on this blog if you would like to guest blog once a week on this glorious piece of literature.

Sick Mug

http://hypebeast.com/2011/11/fuct-21-death-bunny-mug/

sobriety check in

It's September 24th and I'm still kicking and screaming. Sobriety is pretty amazing and has really helped me in my mission to figure out what I want to do with life. I thought of exploring Venture Capitalism, the tech industry, corporate america, amongst other things. For a brief moment, I wanted to take 6 months off and fly to Europe to learn how to cook. Other thoughts were volunteering for the Peace Corps for 2 years and going back to the Philippines to check out the thriving economy (thanks China). BUT, in the end I've decide to continue my path in real estate finance and push for what I've always wanted to do, run my own fund. So, I give myself a pat on the back and thank myself for taking a bold attempt to correct my lifestyle. It has shown long term benefits, for once...

Google + demise

If you check my previous blog post, I mention the fact that I have and will never understand google +. I do like the circles theory but in the end, there is no user experience and I don't really see the of any replay value. It's basically signing up for an uglier and less resourceful facebook. Almost as if Zuckerberg gave Google, a rough draft of what facebook was to look like while he was blackout drunk. I think what Google needs to do is integrate + into their Gmail in order to survive and have more meaningful user experience. One thing Google loves to do is have add-ons or apps to everything they produce. Why not make + an add-on to Gmail, for example have a section on the bottom left or right above the gchat feature to show status updates. Or create a section in your gmail like they have now with important and normal emails and have a section dedicated to +. Since you can categorize each circle to your own importance level, have your most important level showcase on gmail.  That would be a constant flow of + news to the users eyes and can greatly enhance +'s marketability. If not, do something unique Google. You are Google and house hundreds of people with IQs over 160...