Back & forth & back & forth I go, twixt Berkeley and Southern Cal. Earning a few simoleons working for a money manager behind the Orange Curtain. Not a bad gig - the commute is just over three hours, door-to-door, Monday morning and Thursday evening. Fridays off! Three day weekends every week! Woohoo!
I found* a nice little (very little) cottage 6 blocks from the beach which I have yet to see (beach, not cottage). My colleagues there are the usual quant finance crew of Russians, Chinese and Indians, plus the occasional European and American. The view from the quant dungeon is fabulous - from the 6th floor looking out across the channel to Catalina.
Nice, as long as it lasts... I'm not loving spending so much time away from home, and everyone here pretends to miss me, but they also want me to be working. It makes everyone feel a bit more secure.
* Thanks, Craig Newmark!
