Also, I imagine it should become my goal, as an investor, to actually use the bitcoin for what it was created to do. Peer to Peer purchasing in a free market, not relying on the banks or 3rd party taking their cut. Where can I begin actually using bitcoin to purchase normal household items?
I think that we need many more people to adopt bitcoin before it'll be actually possible to use it as a real currency. Until the moment it goes up and down, also 80-90%, it's simply impossible to use it. When it'll be adopted by many people will finally actually use it as a currency, not only as speculation.