Veteran's Day

Today is Veteran's Day. At this time last year, I was probably working 6 days a week and 12 hour days, which completely sucked. I kept wondering how I got myself into such a bad situation and really learned the meaning of working for a sweatshop. Since then, some fortunate circumstances have landed me at Citi and I really could not have asked for a better outcome. Thus, today, I was reminded of one of the best monologues in movie history: (2 points if you can actually guess which movie this speech is from as I made some changes to key parts)


The President: Good morning. In less than an hour, aircraft from here will join others from around the world. And you will be launching the largest aerial battle in this history of mankind.

Mankind -- that word should have new meaning for all of us today.

We can't be consumed by our petty differences anymore.

We will be united in our common interests.

Perhaps its fate that today is the 11th of November, and you will once again be fighting for our freedom, not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution -- but from annihilation.

We're fighting for our right to live, to exist.

And should we win the day, the 11th of November will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day when the world declared in one voice:

"We will not go quietly into the night!

We will not vanish without a fight!

We're going to live on!

We're going to survive!"

Today, we celebrate our Veteran's Day!


Now that I do have some more time, I will legitimately try and update this a few times a week. I have never really been good at keeping a daily journal besides those mandated by my elementary school teacher, but I will attempt to do so because I see a great transformation happening. It's like the Juggernaut, once it starts, you just can't stop it, and it's happening to not only myself, but for everyone around me!