I was Carrie Bradshaw today

Hi,

Four hours of reading today at Border's can really tire someone out. And surely I am, particularly my eyes. In between, I went to Ryan's 1st bday party. To remind you, Ryan is Raymond and Risni's son. What a fiasco and shinding this was! Kids everywhere.

Remember that episode where Carrie goes to someone's party and she feels completely out of place. That was me today.

I still think about moving to another city, but for now, I'm fairly sure I'm going to move back out to the city again. I can't take much more of living at home. Even if I had a shitty rathole of a place, at least it'd be my own.

Good night,
Sh.

E.coli

Hi,

What a crazy and busy week! How was your week? I just got back from Border's, spending a few hours on this book on how to start and run a hedge fund. It's pretty daunting, especially since none of us have any experience. We do have lots of market experience and I'm a fairly good manager, but that doesn't automatically translate into success. I'm apprehensive about this fund as it will determine whether I can quit in March. As you can see, my decision to quit in March doesn't exactly coincide with you, as you may have thought. I'm really looking forward to the day I can quit and work for myself, using my own abilities and experience to make it.

I thought of you today, when I saw on TV the E.coli outbreak from the prepackaged organic spinach. I sent you an email just because it's something I can see you having in your refrigerator, though I'm sure you're fine.

Good night,
Sh.

Bushi-tei

Hi Bunny,

How are you doing? I just came home from an awesome dinner with Gekko. The restaurant was pretty empty; Bushi-tei was the name of the place. It reminded me of the Vegas dinner we had with Rony and Mae. It was that good. I had tuna tartare and kobe beef. Gekko's been giving me ideas for the market and I've been talking to him about it everyday, so I like to treat him, to show him I appreciate it.

Work has been getting rough, only because I don't want to be there anymore. I made a really dumb mistake in my account today, lost a couple thousand. I let my emotions get the best of me.

I sold my ipod on ebay - can't believe someone paid me $185 for that thing. I went and bought the 2GB nano.

Good night,
Sh.

Double espresso macchiatto

Hi Fiona,

That's what I tried today at Starbuck's. I couldn't stay awake at all, so I had to take the plunge. I've figured out a way to save money. Instead of going cold turkey and cutting it all off, I'm just cutting it down in half. So I'll bring lunch 2 or 3 days a week and only go to Starbuck's or Peet's 2 times a week. Seems to be working. Eventually, I'll cut it down to once a week and then I can live with that.

Danny and Bonnie came with me to look at a condo today. It's right next to H&M and they're similar to yours, except they're asking $800k to $950k for them. I mean, location-wise, it's very nice, but seriously, why would you ever spend that much unless you just had cash to waste. Even then, would you really want to spend it on a place where there was no parking?

Good night,
Sh.

Weird weather

Hi,

You expect it to be shitty weather and you're thinking that it's going to be freezing, but somehow SF always surprises you. It was really hot today, well 80, which is hot, considering it's been in the 60s the last few weeks. Sunny days always remind me of our incredible summer.

I've been working really hard at this fund we're starting. I wish I could share it with you, but alas, it's not to be.

Good night,
Sh.

9/11

Hi,

Do you remember what you were doing five years ago? I was awake, watching the market and suddenly I saw a whole lot of selling on the screen. This was before the markets even opened. I turned on the TV and saw that one of the towers were on fire. I picked up the phone, called Gekko, and we watched together when I saw another plane head right into the second tower. I remember not being able to do anything that day except watch TV the whole day, in absolute shock.

I'm thinking you're studying for your anatomy exam, which will be the worst. I hope you're doing well. Just so you know, I don't worry about you anymore - I know you're capable of doing that on your own.

Good night,
Sh.

Black eye and finally out

Hi Fiona,

We sailed for a second day and tried to travel outside the confines of the safe treasure island cove, meaning we went out pretty far. We capsized again and I couldn't get back on. It was a weird feeling, fairly scary, to be in the middle of the bay, almost like being shipwrecked. The water was incredibly cold and as they were trying to get me back on the boat, the instructor's boat knocked me right in the eye and now I have a black. Luckily, it missed my pupil.

I drove back to my apartment and handed the keys, after wiping down everything. Who knew I would have so much dust and dirt. I'm happy to leave the apartment. Eventually, perhaps in six months, I'll be back out in the city again and this time, I'll get a 2 br place so that I have an office also. Hope you're doing well. Going to Trader Joe's for some groceries.

Good night,
Sh.