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Hello again everyone. As I sit here writing this at 8:23 PM on Friday evening, I have a sense of urgency; not because I am preparing for a night out on the town, but because I have a yellow legal pad to-do list for the evening. For this reason, I am going to use bullet points:

• Finance Boot Camp - Kara Albert of Career Management ran a terrific program today that covered a lot of information concerning career options for Finance majors. Presentations included two representatives from Barclays (who gave a fantastic presentation on the nuances of interviews), Dean Wruck who, among other things, encouraged us to be more aggressive than perhaps our mid-western sensibilities would allow, several representatives from Nationwide who covered case interviews, and Senior Lecturer Daniel Oglevee. Despite his unapproachable, arrogant first impression ("You only get one chance to make a first impression"),  he is a wealth of knowledge who wants to see all of us succeed (Professor Oglevee - if you are reading this - please don't hurt me). His presentation covered I-Banking; his stories are fantastic.
• Innovation - I had a moment of brilliance today which I am going to share. People come in all shapes and sizes - desk chairs mostly do not. I constantly find myself sitting in desk chairs leaned all the way back (reclined) since it's the most comfortable position for me. Some people tell me this isn't always a good thing as it shows that I am not interested in what's going on. This makes sense to me. However, I also realized another reason I likely end up reclined. All the chairs have that spring-reclining-apparatus-knob adjusted to "normal" sized people - a group in which I do not fit. Then it occurred to me (listen up Herman-Miller) - why not make the chairs weight-sensitive. When heavier people sit down, make it harder to recline. Sounds easy enough. Over-sized people like me will forever love you.
• THIS JUST IN - The Fisher College of Business Class of 2011 has selected the following 5 members as their Fisher Graduate Student Association representatives: Sam Adams, Emily Bae, Joe Fahrendorf, Nick Fischer (not a typo - that's me!),  and Michael Thompson. I am humbled by my selection and look forward to representing our class!
• Riding your Bike - This is my best analogy so far for business school. In the beginning, you need training wheels (Fisher Advantage). After you take the wheels off, you are shaky at first but you've largely got things under control (first week or so). Then you try going off road and crash into a tree (approx. 10.15.2009). At this point, you slow down and take it easy (fall asleep on the couch at 7:30 PM on a Thursday because you haven't slept more than 4 hours a night in several days). Finally, your parents trust you to ride down the street and explore the vast world around you (graduation - not sure what this feels like!).

Finis.