Well I finished 1776, so don't worry; you won't be viciously attacked with random Revolutionary War, cocktail facts. I'm starting In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great...
Oh, and before I forget, Alwaysbored, I saw commercials for a show called the "Women's Murder Club" or something like that, but it's based off the James Paterson books. If my memory serves me well, then that's that mystery author you like. Sorry that's so random, but I wanted to make note of that. =)
... and it looks really cool, because the author (Michael Wood) actually goes a pilgrimage along the same route Alexander (statue of him below, top (and you better appreciate it, because it took me forever to find one of him clothed on Google!)) marched with his armies. That's like... unbelievable for a history-worshipper. I would be completely psyched if I could ever do that. =)
That also brings me to my career interests, because I've really come to consider going into international banking, because you can get big bucks right out of college and you get to travel to a lot of different places when your young and without family responsibilities. It looks pretty well-suited for me. My cousin was earning $300,000 just out of Princeton! Only I just learned tonight at dinner at the Outback that he's also gay (he's Catholic too, go figure?). I've had my fair share of surprises this week. He's still a really cool guy though, and it shouldn't really be any blemish on his character!
Anyway (sorry that got really off track), the book is really cool so far and all. It has great pictures too (one of a map below, bottom, Alexander's empire (from Google, not the book)), which I must have in my history books.
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Oh, and I felt like sharing that IPFW has a obelisk outside one of the campus buildings. I was there this evening and noticed it.
That's really random, but it made me think of the post, so I thought I'd put that on here! =)
haha oh booy thats random.
andd yes you're rightt :] i got it recorded on DVR - yayy! haha
hmm that actually sounds pretty cool, but the picture didn't show up for me..?
the top one, i mean.
woww thats some nice money too!
i dont think that'd interest me though, even though its some nice money.
i can see you doing that though!
Don't worry about the picture, it was another pretty generic sculpture of Alexander the Great.
Ya, he's been to London, Beijing (or somewhere in China - I don't remember), and was in South Africa when he was offered a promotion in Dubai (with a $500,000 salary!!!!), but turned it down because he was gay, and homosexuals are highly persecuted there. He didn't think he could hide it or something, so he quit and became a business consultlant and stayed at his old pay roll, but it wasn't going to render him homeless or something!
holyyy cowww thats a lot of money! haha
oh and did you know that Dubai can also be spelled Dubayy?
it's a spellbowl word :]
Ha, ha... you would think of that! =P But no, I didn't know that! I feel enlightened... =)
Ha, ha... ya... It was kind of like, "Nick, what are you thinking?!?!?!" If I were gay I think I could turn straight if I was going to rein in a half million a year! I'm obviously not gay though, so that's one thing I won't have to worry about if I get that job. =)
hahaha well good to know you won't have problems getting jobs in that area.. haha.
yup you should feel enlightened :]
glad to help. haha.
I don't get it (??).
Why do people read a journal and leave comments but don't participate in the "polls"? Sorry, Just seems to me that an opinion is only a mouse click away. I put one in my journal not too long ago...1 vote....out of 15-20 people.
Oh well ::sigh::...I have an opinoin and not afraid of posting it !! ::smiles::
My first time to your journal...I love history....tell me more!
~Bethe~
That's odd. Why wouldn't you want to vote on a poll? I don't get it either, but people are pretty good about voting here.
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