Wow, guess I was wrong about the Saints-Colts match up. Honestly, the first quarter played out exactly like I thought the whole game was going to play out. Colts march right down the field, score, get the ball back, march right down the field, score. But wow, that onside kick sure changed things, didn't it? And then the one thing I was sure wasn't going to happen, Peyton making a HUGE blunder, actually happened. But congrats to the Saints, for sure. That team is going to be strong for a while. Too bad I'm a Tampa fan, cuz that division is going to be tough to compete in for the near future.
Another good week at poker. Won my Tuesday tournament, and then had a couple of nice winning sessions in cash games, both on Full Tilt and on Absolute. I think AP is going to be my new home for cash games. The players there are as bad as the players I used to abuse on Pacific Poker. I was in a game the other morning with two guys that would have made Lucas or Linus look tight. Just scary bad play. I was just happy that they were both kind enough to make large donations to my bankroll.
Baseball starts tomorrow night, with a coaches meeting. Tryouts next weekend. Practices probably starting the week after that. I'm getting excited. I know it will completely monopolize my time for the next few months, but I get so much out of it, that it's totally worth it. It will be difficult when I have conflicts between baseball and poker. I'm already wondering about the WSOP satellites that I'll be running here, because they will be on weekends where I'm most likely going to have games. Hopefully it will work out okay. Don't want to short change either group of people.
Finished the new Laurell K. Hamilton/Anita Blake book in two nights. Of course, it helps that it was only a little over 200 pages. I wish she could churn out four or five books a year. Why can't she write like James Patterson, and give me a book every three to four weeks? Is that too much to ask? At least I get two books a year (three this year!), which is better than some of my other favorite authors, who only give me one every year or two. Or, in the case of Heinlein, Ludlum, Clarke, et. al. none per year, since they're dead. Take what blessings I can, I suppose.
My weekly reminder that if you're not watching Archer, you're missing the funniest show on television. I thought Family Guy pushed the envelope, but damn, this show is cutting edge with the humor.
Started putting all the CDs back into iTunes this weekend. Damn, I'm going to hate that process. Other than losing all of my writing, this was the most painful thing about my hard drive crashing last year. Always back up your hard drive, people. Trust me. You might bitch about the cost of an external hard drive in the short term, but it is worth it just for your iTunes music. You do not get to re-download stuff from Apple for free. If you lose your hard drive, it's gone. Even that I was okay with, because I had only actually downloaded 30 or 40 songs. It's just the time of putting in 1600 CDs. I just keep a pile by the computer, and have them going in whenever I'm sitting here. It is, at least, a good way to keep listening to a random assortment of music. My own little mini-Pandora.
AIPCO next week, wish me luck.
So, more government at work... I get an email from Worksource Oregon that they have a job I qualify for. Government job, too, so I'm interested. Get the email on 2/11. Go to the website, the job closes on 2/12. So far, still okay. So, I go through the application, get it all done. Submit it. Then, it tells me what additional documentation I need. They need to have an official copy of my college transcript before the closing date. Okay, we won't be getting that job. Bummer too, since I would have enjoyed it. Tax Fraud Investigator for the IRS. Who knows, maybe they'll take pity on me. In the meantime, I started the three week process of getting a few official copies of my college transcripts to have on hand for this type of situation.
This of course followed on the heels of last weeks news from the TSA people that they would need a copy of my change of name certification, since I had Rob on my application and Robert on my forms. Um, yeah, you see, Rob is short for Robert. No, really, it is. We'll see if that has been cleared up yet or not.
Reminds me of one of my all time favorite stories about names. I call information, trying to get the number of the guy who works for my dad. His name is Art, his wife's name is Teri. So I call information, say I need the number for Art and Teri, living at xxx Ada Rd, in Westlake. The guy says, "Oh, I'm sorry, sir. The only people I have living at that address is an Arthur and Theresa." "Tell you what, why don't you give me their number, and I'll see if they know Art and Teri." "Oh, okay, sir. Good luck." I so wanted to do the Bill Engvall. "Here's your sign."
High Stakes Poker is back on TV on Sunday nights. Just started this week. Hellmuth lost $200K and quit in the first half hour of the show. Ouch.
Hey, Canada, you might want to do a test run or two on the mechanics for the centerpiece of your opening ceremonies. Watching Wayne Gretzky and Steve Nash try to keep a smile for three minutes was painful. I do love the Winter Games, though. I actually enjoy them more than the Summer Games. Short-track speed-skating has to be one of the most amazing sports to watch.
Speaking of that, nice job Korea. Thanks for gifting us two medals.
You know the economy is hitting everyone hard when even the Daytona 500 has potholes. Damn, people, you only have a couple of races a year, how hard is it to keep the track in decent shape.
Am I the only person out there that just thought Zombieland was "okay"? Watched it for the first time this week, and thought, yeah, Woody was funny, but the rest of the movie was kind of mediocre. Certainly not as good as I expected it to be, given all the hype from both critics and the general public about how amazing it was.
I said all I need to say about Valentine's Day yesterday. But don't you think it's funny that a "holiday" about lovers is abbreviated VD?
Okay, until next time, folks, I'm outta here.
Love you all.
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