Just a quick blog to post some updates.

First of all, after about 4 months of studying (with maximum lock-down studying with phones turned all the way off, TV unplugged and no visitors over the past two weeks), I managed to pass my "Series 99 Operations Professional" licensing exam yesterday.  Hooray!  I get to keep my job.  It was a really difficult test covering every area of the retail investment business.  I really didn't think I would pass, so I'm extra glad I did.  I may take the Series 7 exam, but I haven't fully decided yet.  That's a monster SIX HOUR exam.  The one I just took was a three hour.  I don't know if I'd be able to sit and take a test for that long.

Next, I'm moving out of my apartment on November 15th.  I need to get some of my savings back after all the health care and other bills I've had over the past two years, I really need to get something back in the bank.  Luckily, my friend Samantha has a HUGE house, so I'm going to rent a room from her and her husband for about six months.  Her mom lives with them, as well as her daughter, so it won't be some weird three-person situation.  I'll probably move back to this area when I leave their place though.  I like this neighborhood.

Finally, it looks like I'm going to be going to one day of the Long Beach Comic Convention.  Probably Saturday.  It will be my first convention in over a year.  Samantha said she could go with me, so if that remains the case, I'll be going.

That's about it.  Not much else to report.