Musings of an Idiot

I finally finished reading 'The Saudis' and it was exhaustive but interesting at the same time. It was similar to 'Ghost Wars' in terms of the details and you can visualize the place in detail. I love journalistic books that are written well. I checked out the wiki page on Saudia Arabia and it looks like the second oil boom is on, now all one can pray for is that they use the money in a better way than how they used it last time around.

The plan to try out some geared investments ran aground as I enquired at a couple of banks and finance companies about taking a personal loan for investment purposes. The finance companies flatly refused while the banks have such prohibitive interest rates that it doesn't make any sense borrowing on that high of an interest rate as the investment goes from moderate risk to super high risk and the people who are earning off you taking the risk is the banks.

I am 3/4th of my way through the third season of Entourage and it is bloody fantastic. It is smart, funny and unexpected. The thing which makes it work is the chemistry between the lead characters and also the acting - which is top notch.

I also just came back from seeing 'There will be blood' and it was a great epic. Daniel Day Lewis is God. He is brilliant and he just sets the scene on fire. I think he will definitely take the best actor at the oscars - if not then there is no justice in this world. Go watch it.

Amit