Journal: Life After the CFA

well, I wrote the Level 1 exam on Saturday, and yea.....I don't think I gave it the attention that it deserved. That, and it's unlike alot of exams I've ever taken before. So, it's going to be close, though I'm not too confident that I passed. The passing mark is dependant on how everyone did. From what I hear, they take the top 10%, and then take the the average of the 70th percentile, or something like that. Anyways, they don't tell you what the passing grade is, but they do tell you how many people pass. Last December it was 34%, and I think the year before it was about the same.

Anyways, enough about that. There's more to life than the CFA right? right?

Now that the exam is over, I have a couple of months off, before I need to start studying again for my re-take in December (yea, I'm pessimistic that way). So, the things that I put off, that I need to do are:

1. Going to the Gym. I haven't been to the gym in 7 months now, and it feels gross. Not only aesthetically, but just the overall feeling of being out of shape. Like sometimes I'll run to catch the train or bus, and I'll just be completely winded after. Like, seriously. I'm gasping for air more than Paris Hilton in her home movies. It's that bad.

2. Watch more movies. Haven't watched a movie in a theatre at all this year. So, I have alot to catch up on. I haven't even seen blockbusters like X-men3. I went to see Knocked Up today. That was a pretty funny movie. Pretty obscene, and HIGHLY unlikely, but it was a good laugh out loud comedy.

3. Clean Up. I mean, besides taking a shower, shaving, and brushing my teeth (which I've neglected to do for months now), I've got to clean my room, and my car, and mow the lawn. And when I have time, I'll take a shower.

4. Taxes. Yea, I still haven't done my taxes. I've studied alot about takes, but haven't actually gotten around to doing them. So, I definitely need to get on that. So I can gets paid!

5. Learn more about work. I've been working at BMO for a few months now, but because I've been studying, I haven't really taken the time to really learn the ins and outs of the Risk Management, and the portfolios that we have.

6. Look for a place to live. I've been toying around with the idea of living on my own, and did some of the prep work on making it happen. Mostly getting the finances in order, and an idea of what I'm looking for. So now, I might start looking at some places, seeing what's available, and how much it is. Anyways, it's not definite right now, and we'll see if how it goes.

7. Going out more. I haven't gone out that much in the last couple of months. So I figure now that I have the time, I should go out more. See Jenn and some of my friends when they actually go out. Might as well do it now, when I have the time.