http://www.jamesgoodhead.com The ramblings of an Economics graduate Sun, 19 Nov 2006 14:13:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Being an avid admirer of the opulence surrounding Casino's, the probabilities and risk from a set of cards and James Bond, I decided it would be most worthwhile to watch the action thriller, Casino Royale. Like the majortiy, I was very eager to see how Daniel Craig would fit into the ... http://www.jamesgoodhead.com/2006/11/19/casino-royale/ Without realising, the autumnal equinox as defined by Western astronomy passed on 23 September thus making me beleive a change of season warrants a new blog posting. Since last posting, a month has quickly passed with my graduate job. This new challenge is both demanding yet extremely exciting as I begin to understand ... http://www.jamesgoodhead.com/2006/10/01/autumnal-equinox/ Today marks my last day before I commence work as an actuary. Over the past three months I have been fairly active by enjoying a wide variety of activities. This is a pretty comprehensive list in ascending order of my whereabouts: Lords: Watched three Middlesex games in the London Victoria Championship ... http://www.jamesgoodhead.com/2006/08/29/summer-review/ The North Sea Jazz Festival has been edifying audiences for many decades so to celebrate the completion of my Economics degree, I decided to witness this wonderful annual spectacular. As the Graduation ceremony at the University of York was held on 14th July, to great pangs of frustration, I had to miss ... http://www.jamesgoodhead.com/2006/07/21/north-sea-jazz-festival-2006/ As the reader, if you do not mind a colossal amount of self-indulgence please feel free to read the following blog. On Friday, I found out that I will be graduating with a First Class Bachelor of Science Degree, with honours, in Economics from The University of York. Despite people's views, ... http://www.jamesgoodhead.com/2006/07/03/king-james-i/ The York Racecourse provided the venue for the 2006 University of York Graduation Ball. Before I arrived to the racecourse, a gastronomic meal at Low Petergate was the perfect way to start the evening. During my three years I had very often explored the gastropub experience, however, with the significance ... http://www.jamesgoodhead.com/2006/07/03/graduation-ball/ Tuesday marked my final show as Presenter of Jazz Blues Fusion, the flagship radio show for the University of York Jazz and Blues society, on University Radio York (URY). Over a dozen shows have passed with myself at the healm of the show and I feel it has been one of the ... http://www.jamesgoodhead.com/2006/07/02/jazz-blues-fusion/ The University of York Jazz and Blues society celebrated the year's finale by going to The Wadrobe, Leeds. After manoeuvering ourselves from York's campus, at a dozen strong, the society started its first ever event in Leeds. For people that are unaware, The Wardrobe is a fine venue for live ... http://www.jamesgoodhead.com/2006/06/27/soul-vaccination/ Before returning to York, I took the opportunity to visit the Home of Cricket, Lords. After a relaxing start to the day, I arrived to St. John's Wood during the Lunch interval on the third day (out of four). Being a London Victoria Championhip match, the attendance was understandably low. However, the crowd ... http://www.jamesgoodhead.com/2006/06/25/lords/ Instead of observing the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge, I decided to visit an old-friend and his girlfriend in London. We met at 1pm at Leicester Square so China town was the first destination and naturally Luncheon was our first priority. Having a knowledge deficiency of the area relative to my friends, I wisely ... http://www.jamesgoodhead.com/2006/06/23/7/