Spinning & A Great Book

After doing a private spin class at work last week with my group, a couple of my co-workers encouraged me to join an actual class today in the gym. Although it was only a 40 minute class, I can honestly say that I've never sweat that much in my life. It was an incredible workout, and I'm definitely planning on going to more spin classes in the future.

I stumbled up on The Reversal, by Michael Connelly at the local branch of my library, and read it within 3 days. It was one of my favourite reads of the year. I've already reserved another novel in the same series.

Lastly, I think I managed to pick up another volunteer ulty job for next winter. More on that in the future.

Books & Stock Analysis

With my condo conditionally sold, I'm under a little less stress to keep my place in a perfect state of cleanliness. Once the conditions are waived, and the sale is final, I think a celebration of some type is in order. Stay tuned for details.

I'm proud to say that after owning It (Stephen King novel) for 15+ years, I finally finished the 1,100 page marathon! :P Not going to lie, I tried to find the movie about half way through, since it does drag in parts. As I've been doing lately, once I completed the book, I gave it to the Ottawa library. Then, I finished Cheating Death, Stealing Life, the biography of Eddie Guerrero, in a couple days. It was a light read, that was well (ghost-) written, but with a tad too much emphasis on his Christian beliefs (at least for my liking).

One of my colleagues at work invited me to join the "Most Excellent Stock Pickers Club". During the first meeting I'll attend tomorrow, I'll present my analysis of Rogers Communications. It's the first time I've actually written a research report on a stock...and I must say, it's taught me a lot about my own process. I'm looking forward to learning from the other members of the club, and hearing what kind of investments they're looking at currently.

Hunger Games & Stocks

After seeing the preview for the movie during the SuperBowl, I started reading the Hunger Games trilogy after borrowing them from a friend. I loved the series, even if the third book was a bit odd...and a tad disappointing.

On other news, I bought some more Rogers during a recent dip. Rogers is quickly becoming one of my largest holdings. Given the growing dividend, rising earnings, and respectable free-cash-flow, it's been a good investment so far.