"Optimist: Someone who figures that taking a step backward after taking a step forward is not a disaster, it's a cha-cha..." -Robert Brault- (via Sara Elizabeth Knowles)
"Hey, I've been trying, to get your attention, yeah, and I'm very close to thinking of a way, hey, I could be big and tough, and other funny stuff, yeah, but you, you just keep looking the other way..." -Breakfast Club- (Right On Track)
"If you're ever feeling curious and wondering what pepper spray feels like..., yeah..., don't do it..."
-Belyne Gonzalez-
"Some people will only love you as long as you fit in their box. Don't be afraid to disappoint..."
-via KayCee Bruce-
"This city desert makes you feel so cold, it's got, so many people but it's got no soul, and it's taken you so long, to find out you were wrong, when you thought it held everything..."
-Gerry Rafferty- (Baker Street)
Good evening everyone. Let me make a quick point here before I let you know how incredibly lucky you are to have me doing an entry on a night when both the Canadiens and the Spurs are playing. I've expressed my desire to do another edition of a previous post that I referenced here recently, one dealing with the pros and cons of living in Las Vegas. When it comes to the negative side of living in the desert, I don't know if I've ever seen or heard it relayed so well as in the song lyrics by Gerry Rafferty (shown above). Maybe one of you that is a little more savvy about music can help me out - does anyone know if Mr. Rafferty was talking about Las Vegas in this song? Like I said, when it comes to the dark side of Vegas, these lyrics fit the city extremely well...
Okay, we all know that you're incredibly UNLUCKY to have me doing another post of any kind at any time, so we'll skip that nonsense and move along... When I did my non post (non did my post?) last Tuesday, I then neglected to include my friend Randy's photo in the blog on Saturday. Randy has evidently been visiting every baseball stadium on the West Coast (with a pretty girl I might add), and they both managed to get on t.v. at a recent game between the Astros and Angels...
The prevailing wisdom (i.e., facebook comment) is that they became famous (and now they're famous plus my TWO blog readers) due to Randy's retro Nolan Ryan Astros jersey. Whatever the case may be, well done y'all... :)
Speaking of Texans who are out west, my friend Chris (great name) is pitching cards in his first World Series of Poker. When I saw this on facebook, my only advice to him was to sleep when he can... The series began today and will run through July 14th. It was eight years ago when I played in my first and only WSOP Event (to this point). I "competed" in the $500.00 buy-in Casino Employee Event at the Rio, played too tight, and ended up getting busted when my short-stacked all-in pocket aces squared off against pocket queens and pocket 6's, my expensive bad beat story materializing when the river brought a queen...
Speaking of poker, I played a little bit yesterday, capping off a completely unproductive weekend. I've mentioned here before (I'm pretty sure) that I usually splash free chips around on the Microsoft Network (MSN) game site whenever I eat (a full meal). The eight player tournies usually take about a half hour. Well, for some reason, when my computer is running Windows (which is required using the Microsoft site), it runs very slow. There seemed to be more problems than usual yesterday, so I ventured back to the Bovada poker site. My only problem with the Bovada site before was that any tourney that I was going to be involved in was going to take more than an hour. HOWEVER, I found something that I like VERY MUCH there yesterday. It's a 3-table sit-n-go, 27 players, and it's called a "beginner" sit-n-go because it pays out 10 spots. In my experience, events with 27 players usually pay out 5 spots. I prefer ten spots being paid out because I'm practically guaranteed to get paid every time that I play. Before I come off as sounding too cocky there, let me tell you about my results so far. Now keep in mind that this is a $2.20 event, so I'm not matching wits with Phil Ivey and 25 of his closest friends... In my first attempt at this yesterday, I carried over my MSN play and was much more aggressive than I have been in the past for real money. Well, I was in a hand with J 9, and the turn card left the board reading Q 8 x 10 with 4 different suits, giving me the nut straight. Just as I was clicking the 'bet' button, BAM!, the power goes out..., for like TEN MINUTES... I was able to get back into the tourney, but eventually short-stacked, I called an all-in with K 10, and faced K 6 suited. I flopped a ten, but my opponent rivered a flush, and I finished in 11th place. However, I played twice more yesterday, and my results improved...
That's me finishing in 5th place, while experiencing ANOTHER power outage (it came back on immediately this time though, and I just had to reboot). Oh yeah, we had thunderstorms in Austin yesterday, for your information... In my next attempt at the sit-n-go...
Second place? Who is this Coach guy??? :P I feel a little like Memphis Mojo right now, posting these photos, except that I'm not winning substantial money... Anyway, I played the sit-n-go once more today after work (because WHY would I do this blog entry immediately when I could run it into the Canadiens and Spurs games???). I finished eighth today, so I'm pretty confident that I'll continue entering this event...
One humorous story for you (yeah, I know..., my first one ever - y'all are so mean), and then I'll say goodnight. I was doing my grocery shopping this weekend at WalMart, and I grabbed a couple of Grilled Onion Cheddar Burgers from McDonald's before I proceeded. My first stop was the Clif Energy Bars (I buy these by the box, and bring one to work each day for lunch - one BAR, not one box. SO FUNNY...). Now I'm a little overweight, and as I'm surveying the flavors that I want to pick up this trip, I see another guy (a little hefty himself) who is basically looking over my shoulder, like he's never been in the energy bar section before. As I reach for my Clif Bars, I see him move onto the other choices, and in my head I can hear him thinking to himself, "Well, those Clif Bars don't seem to be doing much for the guy that's wolfing down the McDonald's, so I think I'll move on..." You know, if I had to bet... ;)
Have a great week and I'll see you again on Saturday...
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