u/mymanmitch21

Rounded off my hat trick by passing the 65 this morning! (6/63/65 done in 12 weeks!) 8:30am exam and the closest testing center before the 4th was 2 hours away! Made for an early morning but an extremely rewarding afternoon!

2000 questions done on QBANK. 10 simulated exams on top of the 9 in the Kaplan course. 2 walkthrough exams with Dean (Series 7 Guru). Watched mighty ninety 3 times. (Series 7 Guru).

Memorized the entire 65 cheat sheet that Kaplan provided and wrote it down as soon as I started the exam. It helped me zero times 😂😂 YRMV

Must have gotten a lucky draw. No ISO/NQSO, CE credits, AMT, QDRO. Lots of BD/IAR differentiation and when to register. 1 chart question on avg high/low returns, lots of ethics, couple of total return, 1 rule of 72, 3 on NPV.

Process of elimination left me with only 15 questions or so where I had to really scratch the brain cells to work so I felt confident when clicking submit.

Good luck!

Watched 15 minutes of Rob Cosman last night and decided to give some small dovetails a go on the Bloodwood. Only used the 5 tools in the picture! Very pleased for my first time and will be practicing more as I work my way up to sunrise and inlay dovetails!

After drinking usucha for about 10 years, I have perfected the method of preparation for repeatable morning microfoam.

2-4g of matcha
4-6oz of water
Whisk in circular motion for 20 seconds at medium speed with bristles on the bottom of the bowl. Then stop and whisk in an M or W shape as fast as you can while keeping the whisk off the bottom of the bowl. I call it the chicken wing because I kick my elbow out to the side and turbo whisk it to get this consistency. Do that for 20 seconds. Upon stopping slowly move the whisk back and forth where the largest bubbles are remaining and then lift straight out. Consistent microfoam every time!

Took advantage of the sale they had going on and made out like a bandit! This matcha should last me through the end of the year!

My greatest project yet to date! A beautiful porch swing milled from several large slabs of cedar I have had tucked away for about 10 years. Little did I know there was some magnificent curls and beautiful clear grain throughout!!

All stainless steel screws, eye bolts, chains, and console hinge for maximum longevity! Brass inserts to prevent the chain from marring the cedar. Finished with two coats of TWP 1501!

Learned a ton with the half lap joints for the frame and getting the joints tight for the support pieces. Next time I will be using a domino to make the frame!

I will be making permanent 1/2” ply templates optimized for domino assembly and finding bulk SS hardware suppliers.

Signed up for the Mohican 100 trail run in Ohio. Came out so strong in the first 30 miles, was doing great until mile 33 hit and my stomach purged itself 3 times. Got another mile and just couldn’t keep liquids down, knew I had to call it… sucked so much when i physically felt so good otherwise.

After doing some reflecting, I’ve concluded I did not carb load enough the three days leading up to the race and I over consumed electrolytes during the race, leading my stomach to do that. Really bummed because it was a perfect weekend for it but I learned so much and can’t wait for the next one!!