http://www.shadowsillusion.com/blog Because Life's Complicated Enough Mon, 27 Apr 2009 04:54:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wow... it's been nearly 5 months since my last post but thing have been pretty hectice with the near ending of the audit busy season. Overall, it wasn't too bad. It was definitely quite challenging at times as well as pretty brutal hours, but it was quite an experience in ... http://www.shadowsillusion.com/blog/life/long-awaited-brief-update/ So once again, my predictions for the new year of 2009: * Stock Picks:    Symbol     Price/Share as of 12/31/2008    FSLR         $137.96    SPWRA      $37.00    GE            $16.20    YUM         $31.82    P&G          $61.29    JNJ           $60.13    CPB          $30.18    DELL        $10.31    BLK          $133.00    WFC         $29.18    AMGN      $57.75 * Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, will step down. * Another rough year for stocks, jobs, and ... http://www.shadowsillusion.com/blog/general/predictions-for-2009/ So, it is the Eve before the 2009 year, and I thought I would reflect on my 5 predictions that I made on December 27, 2007. My predictions for 2008 were: $100+ oil   =   TRUE Stocks to rise in 2008  =  FALSE  (Simply due to the economic climate/recession) Economic Slow Down / Recession  =  TRUE Political Predictions ... http://www.shadowsillusion.com/blog/general/a-look-back-on-my-2008-predictions/ It has been quite a while since I posted a blog entry. I have been meaning to keep on top of it, but I've been incredibly busy between work and studying for my CPA exam. But alas, here is my blog entry! I've moved to Orange County a few months ago ... http://www.shadowsillusion.com/blog/life/life-update/ I haven't had time to post any real life updates since I was incredibly busy taking my CPA Review course, but I am please to say, I am done! I got my 24 units and I did fairly well overall on all four parts of the CPA review exam sections. Here ... http://www.shadowsillusion.com/blog/life/ucsb-cpa-review-course-complete/ I feel like running out there. Gravity, reason, all disappears. Is it really revolutionary To wanna live an extraordinary life. Outside the street signs turn to grey. Colors begin to lose their meaning. A thousand faces pass me by, But nothing has really changed. Greed, conceit, hate. There's more to life than this. It's what I'm looking for . It's a ... http://www.shadowsillusion.com/blog/life/a-new-day/ The power finally came back on, so here are some of the picutres of the recent Goleta Gap Fire I took the past few days. Goleta Gap Fire update as of 1:00pm, July 6, 2008: Location: 3.5 north of Goleta Percent contained: 28% Acres burned: 9,367 Structures threatened: 1,700 Structures destroyed: 4 Outbuildings Suppression cost to date: $6.2 ... http://www.shadowsillusion.com/blog/life/goleta-gap-fire/ This post is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: http://www.shadowsillusion.com/blog/life/ucsb-commencement-2008-pictures/ I am finally a UCSB Alumni with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Economics with an emphasis in Accounting! Go Gauchos and Class of 2008! More updates to come during the week... Click to view fullsize. http://www.shadowsillusion.com/blog/life/ucsb-alumni/ Don't be put off achieving your destiny, even if you have experienced failure in your life. This video mentions well known people who had failed, but kept pressing on until they became successful. Never give up! http://www.shadowsillusion.com/blog/general/life-risk/