columbus day

today was columbus day so fixed income markets (aka kevin and all his bond buddies) had the day off - so nice! 

not so nice for us equity folks, but i scheduled my FINRA continuing ed exams for this afternoon so it was only a half-day in the office for me, plus a few torturous hours in a silent room answering questions about communicating around IPOs, private placements, and reg D offerings with only keyboards clacking away. oh right and there was the full body cavity search upon entering the exam room too.

after the exam, i was able to squeeze in a short run with kev on the west side highway, our weekly meeting with the contractors (2.5 weeks till move-in!), and  a DELICIOUS dinner at phosure. i was craving the pork chop with fried egg over rice and kevin, the pho :) miss living a block away from that spot for sure!

here are some recent pics from the apt remodel:

office closet being prepared and installed

discovered a leak in the pipes leading to the radiator

master bath tiling 75% complete

ah, and finally uploaded my steps from the weekend long run and am in first place again for my office walkertracker challenge! for the moment anyways ... no more long runs in the horizon until november 2!

best: jess and ben's offer for an apartment in the south end of boston was accepted! very excited for them! :) and the unit looks really nice - 700 sf one bedroom with open southern exposures (across a wide street from a lovely church) in an elevator building right along a major bus route. and can't believe how quickly they'll be able to close - as soon as thanksgiving possibly! exciting :)

worst: despite being one of the costliest parts of our apartment remodel, and being on the surface what seemed the most professional and long-standing vendor to work with, poggenpohl has in the end been the weakest link in our project. while the cabinetry products themselves appear to be of high quality, the installation and customer service has been shoddy once the cabinets arrived. two thumbs down so far for contracting out a poor installation job, providing poor customer service around the installation, and for trying to get away with installing our pantry cabinet hinges on the wrong side and not installing all the necessary filler pieces. boo!

smile: kevin surprised me with two fresh dan-tah (蛋撻) from taipan bakery because i had absent-mindedly left the ones i picked up over the weekend in the fridge. :) his timing was perfect because i didn't have a chance to have lunch and was super hungry after our recovery run. {HE} true love {HE}