Hearing is in 3 days

So after numerous meetings with my financial planner I finally have everything solidified, wrapped up in a nifty legal envelope and ready to take back to the hearing on Friday.  Now I just have to wait 3 days to get there.... ugh.  I'm so not a fan of waiting.

The cell phone is officially dead, gotta go back to the Verizon store and see what they can do for me but I'm putting it off because of this new Droid thing they're advertising the crap out of.  I figure if I've gotta get a new phone might at least wait until the latest/greatest is out right?

Full of all kinds of meh today, not feeling sick but just kinda out of it.  I think I need to get healthy again, maybe spend a couple nights just hanging out at home instead of our partying until 3-4am like I have been since Saturday.  A little rest and relaxation might just be up my alley.

Reason #8 why Dad should have had a will....

So the trial to determine what to do with Dad's estate was yesterday and I vastly underestimated the number of vultures that crawled out of the woodwork with potential claims to the money.  I had assumed that since he didn't have a will, all that would be required would be the death certificate along with my birth certificate and a copy of the missing persons report he filled with LA County PD in 1987 for my mother.

WRONG!

The small courtroom was packed, lawyers for American Express, Bank of America, Chase, Citi, and JP Morgan were present to try and dig their claws into what they thought was their share of the pie.  I got copies of all their outstanding balances and am to meet with the judge again on November 6th to make a settlement offer.  At least now I have legal access to his accounts and can figure out exactly how much capital we're talking about.

Anyone know a good financial planner in the Greater Los Angeles area??