Curling

Tonight was curling playoffs, and I'm sad to announce that after a nailbiter of a game (that included an extra end), we lost.

My curling season is offically over. :(

But wait....

Rotman is going curling on April 10th!! Yes, dear friends, a whole slew of business students will take to the ice, sweeping their little hearts out. I'm really excited.

All the world is numbers...

Remember the famous Shakespearean quote, "all the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players"? I would like to counter that "all the world's a number and all the men and women merely calculators."

The evidence:
Statistics = Math
Finance = Statistics = Math
Accounting = Finance = Statistics = Math
Marketing talks to Finance = Statistics = Math

See a pattern? What about outside of business?

Art: Art = Paint = Numbers = Math

Music: I see a fraction. Fractions = Numbers = Math

I rest my case. (My rest from Finance is also done)

Understandable

Last year when I was researching MBA schools, I visited a lot of these blogs to get a sense of student life. An 'insiders view' of the school. As an avid fan of people watching, I hoped that I would be able to follow along as they went through the MBA. Were they happy? Did they still have a sense of humour or did the MBA turn them into overly serious, number crunching zombies - a dried up husk of the person they once were? Well after the first few weeks, blog posting became irregular if at all. It wasn't unusual to see an entire blog go something like this:

September 9, 2008 - YAY, we're back from camp. Classes start tomorrow. Can't wait to tell you all about it.

***Nothing***

May, 2009 - YAY, year's done. It was great.

I now understand completely! The program is SO BUSY! Yesterday I spent 10 hours just working on Accounting. Today, it'll be similar but with Finance.

If not for my obsession with keeping a record of my studies combined with an overly active imagination and a dash of procrastination mixed in, this blog would probably have ended back on labour day.

Exams are in 2 weeks (AAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!) I may still end up a dried up husk of human being, filled to the brim with numbers. For my old friends who knew me once upon a time - the random marketing facts that you once shook your head at will soon will replaced with numbers.

You have been warned...

Spelling Bee

I am an atrocious speller so won't be entering but can't wait to see the 'sport' of spelling in action.

The breaking point

I think my brain has started to pull blood out of the area designated for basic tasks in order to fuel the thinking portion. My poor neurons don't understand what is going on.

Last night I got on the subway heading in the wrong direction. And didn't notice FOR 3 STOPS! Keep in mind that I've lived in the same house for over 5 years! Then I didn't recognize my brother, whom I see almost daily. Today I didn't see someone when I opened the door. It was a glass door.

Your brain:

Your brain on MBA:

Why the King is like an MBA class

Much like in advertising, not every class will appeal to every person. In my old career I used to hear comments from people about how they just 'didn't get' a particular commercial.

As an example my mom shakes her head at 'the King' that is used by Burger King. When people don't understand an ad, my explanation was always, 'you don't understand because it wasn't created for you.' My mom doesn't get the king because she isn't a teenage boy. The character wasn't created for my mom.

I think the same thing applies to the first year MBA program. For example, I don't eagerly tear into the reading and homework from finance like others in my class. You won't hear me make an accounting joke. Ever. The reason? Much the same as why my mom doesn't get the King - I'm not the main target. I don't have aspirations to become a future CFO, Financial Analyst or Banker.

Does this mean that I don't care about the subjects or think that they are not valuable? Of course not. Just because you might be creeped out by the King doesn't mean you won't enjoy a Whopper.

New Business Etiquette

The handshake is out and the fist bump is in! Full story at cbc.ca

I guess it's better than greeting someone and immediately dousing your hands in Purell!