Credit Default Swapping- It Is All The Rage!

By Patrick, on October 14th, 2008 at 08:36 PM

I love buzzwords.

In a staff meeting last week I picked up a new one. In a staff meeting last week we discussed the economy and watched a Charlie Rose interview of Warren Buffet. He talks candidly on the economy and the current economic crisis. The meeting inspired me to watch a 60 Minutes segment that came highly recommended. It was there that I learned a the funny phrase that I will attempt to drop in my future conversations: Credit Default Swap.

I love it because it sounds really complicated but it’s really simple. I encourage everyone that wants to know what it means or that wants an easy, simple explanation of why we are in a credit crisis to watch the 60 minutes segment:

Ok now on to what I’ve been up to…

While most people work for the weekends, I have been working before, on, and after the weekends. It’s really hard to remember Melanie and Jim’s wedding last weekend after I attended Sean and Amanda’s wedding this weekend. It’s going to be hard to remember all the fun I’ve had while I’ve had to work so much in between this little breaks. I feel like I’m sprinting through life as all these wonderful moments are quickly in my rear view mirror as I rush through another week.

I actually tried to fit in some life between these traveling weekends, on Thursday I checked out The State Theatre out in Falls Church with Hillary. The live music was fun and the in house bar was even more fun. The venue preserves the feel of the its filmhouse past and I have to say it looks like a fun place to take in a show.

I took the day off to run errands and do some shopping before my big travel weekend. I got a call from Rebecca and Adam and was quickly diverted to U-Street for some fun conversation and drinks. I got a chance to experiment with some new drink ideas with some friends. It was a good thing since I wanted to be prepared for Sean and Amanda’s wedding that weekend.

The wedding was a rush. I flew in the night before and next thing I knew, I was y driving to pick up Shannon, go to the hotel, and then to the restaurant where the ceremony/reception was taking place. The wedding was great- my first inter-faith ceremony but the second one where everyone yells, “Mazel-Tov!” Craig yelled it a bit more often than needed that night.

It was so much fun to see a whole bunch of my college friends enjoying themselves. Amongst the group, there were three engaged couples and one that was already married. I can’t believe everyone we are all growing up so fast. Well maybe they are- I seem to still be stuck. The open bar led for lots of group shots, new drink opportunities and lots of debauchery. I won’t go into too much detail here about the rest of the night but if anyone traveled with me to Minneapolis knows what I’m like when I have my A-game.

Trust me, I had my A-game.

I’ll ya though after all the fun and games of the past few months I feel like after another work travel weekend this week it’s time for a break. I know Halloween is around the corner but I am hoping work cools down and I’ll have a chance to catch my breath, really savor some quality time with friends, and recharge the batteries I’ve been stealing energy from.