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Been Busy

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I was away in Kingston till Wednesday night. I was busy and tired at night so I didn’t blog. Tons to talk about but I just am not in the mode to write that much. As I said Kingston was buys. Tons of issues remain outstanding. NYC is also a hotbed of problems right now. I hope to have things straightened out by next week.

Tomorrow I go with my family to my mom’s friends house for the Jewish holiday’s. I am not a big “holiday” fan, but I do what the family asks in situation’s like this. Why piss off my mom when I don’t have to! I will play next time.

I didn’t go to Gus’ for poker like I thought I would tonight. I had too much to do, and I was really tired. I didn’t really want to be out late tonight while I had problems to work on.

Never-mind What I Said About Poker

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OK, so I canceled going to poker. It was going to be a late night, and I am not ready to goto Kingston tomorrow. I needed to get some last minute work, and house stuff done today. I will go with my dad as planned tomorrow morning and then head up to Kingston.

I got my Mom’s EZpass so hopefully the trip won’t be so bad. Tried a new (or new for me) italian restaurant by my house. The food was ok, but the service was really slow.

I also got a bunch of clothing shopping done. I finally got a Fall/Spring coat. Also tried some new khakis and polo’s. I am buying polo’s again:( Dam company dress code.

I need to pack now, and finish folding my laundry. I also have to remember to export all the hold messages from my companies NYC office to bring to Kingston.

Poker Again

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I just got the call that we are trying again for poker tonight. Even though I am in pain from the last huge loss, I am down. I need to build my confidence and my bank account back up:) I am planning on crashing at dan’s tonight and then head home in the AM to shop with my dad. Then it is off to kingston in the afternoon.

I need to go shower and do my laundry now.

Poker Plus Me Equals Loser

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Tonight was another poker night. This time we went to Gus’ place to play. Molly’s sister April and her husband came over to play with Gus, Molly, Daniel, Dan, and myself. We played for a slightly smaller pot tonight. Unfortunately fortune did not smile on me like it did last time. In pre game hands I was doing good. To my dismay all the luck I had for the night ran dry before the actual game started. I ended up becoming the first victim to lose all their money. To my credit I went all in on a hand where the last card thrown down completed my flush. Gus unfortunately had a flush with a queen hight. That beat my 8 high. If I had a flush I had to play it to the end. I couldn’t have folded, so I stand behind my decision. In the last game, that is what created huge winnings for me. Taking the plunge and going with that gut instinct that say’s you have the better hand. Of course it just didn’t work tonight. Oh well.

I had a good time. I didn’t go into tonight planning to win. I didn’t go into the last game planning to win. And I won that one. I play, or try to play as if the money in chips is already lost.

As I left to catch the train (luck smiled on me there. The cab got me to penn station with 1 minute to spare.) Gus was up, but Molly and April were not doing so bad either. We shall see who the big winner turns out to be.

Poker Tomorrow

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Well, we are planning another poker night tomorrow night. Gus, Dan, Molly, myself and 2 unsuspecting people will sit down for poker. What this really means is that I can talk trash about being the big winner for another 24 hours. After that I will have lost tomorrow and will be unable to do so. I truly don’t think lightning strikes twice, so I don’t think I will win. Their is also the aspect of me not thinking I will win gives me what I call the “I don’t give a fuck” attitude. With that attitude I tend to to OK! Yes I have a twisted mind…

Poker, Poker, Poker

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The anticipated poker game finally came to pass. We gave up on Gus organizing it. When Dan said he had a game going on last night a few of us joined up. We had Dan, Gus, Molly, Miguel, Daniel, two of Dan’s friends and myself. They play Texas Hold-um. It is different kind of poker than I am used to. Their is allot of shared cards. It is interesting. Dan and Gus were trying to explain the game a bit to me Thursday afternoon. Not sure if it helped, but I did end up being the big winner last night. They play tournament style. You can buy more chips twice. it is a very structured game. I was down allot in the beginning after loosing a good hand to Gus. I bought back in and then won like the next hand with allot of winnings. I stayed up their in the money rankings until the end. It was weird. I didn’t think I would win. I thought for sure I would make some stupid decision and blow my money. Turns out I had some more good wins, and a few not so horrible losses. I always liked poker. I like it allot more when I win. I hope to play again soon.

On another poker note. I think molly will kill miguel today. He was trash talking all night, and she was not happy about it. Miguel, you need to learn the etiquette of poker. Never look at someone’s thrown away cards, even if you are not playing. It felt good to take him down. The other players were cool and I would play against them anytime.

I just hope I don’t have beginners luck and suck for the next 100 times I play!

I didn’t get home till after 1AM. I am now tired. I hope to make today a light day.

What’s On TV

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I used to watch TV all the time. It was my way of relaxing when I got home from work. Tivo has changed my life, or my TV watching life. It records the crap I want. I don’t channel surf anymore. I also find myself watching less TV. I even fast forward allot of what I Tivo, or just decide to delete it after I capture it. It is rare to find good television, especially during the summer.

My new favorite thing on TV currently is Mi-5, on A&E of all places. I mentioned it before in another post. It is a well done BBC show that A&E picked up. Their are only 16 of them over 2 seasons. I just saw the entire season 1 over the past week or two. A&E had a marathon monday and I captured all the ones I had not seen. I like spy novels and shows, but this is just good. This is my spy fix since The Agency was canceled. I just ordered Mi-5 Season 1 on DVD. Gotta love that amazon.co.uk. You can find tons of stuff you can’t get in the US.

On the down side in 9 more weeks the second season will be over and I will have to wait till june 2004 or later to get more installments of Mi-5 (or spooks as it is called in the UK). I guess I will have to wait till September or October and see what crap US television puts on the air. Of course who will be watching TV when the Simpson’s Season 3 comes out on DVD!!!

Two Of The Best TV Show’s, Ever, And You Probably Didn’t Know It

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I have mentioned that I got Homicide life on the streets on DVD. Or at least the first and second seasons. It sits in my waiting to be seen pile. I also just got another show on DVD that is also arguably one of the best shows every. It is Babylon 5. I do not deny the fact that I like decent Sci-Fi, and Babylon 5 is a fantastic show. I cannot think of any series that is better. The story was unbeatable and the effects rocked. I recently got Season 3 on DVD. By far the best season of the 5 years of the show. I am nearing the end of the DVD set, and just probably watched 3 or 4 of my favorite episodes. I like special effects like anyone else, but some of these stories were crazy, or so deep it makes you stop and think. A fantastic show that not that many people ended up watching. Too bad, but at least they are making it on DVD. Why is it that some of the best made stuff is not even close to popular? Both shows I mentioned in this blog entry were never popular, and always had to fight to get renewed. Then you have shows like ER, that used to be good but are way past there prime. That show needs to be put out of everyones misery. I used to like it, but now it is painful to watch.

While on the subject of my TV habits I would like to mention another new show that I have started to watch. MI-5 on A&E. It is a rebroadcast of a BBC show. It is actually really good. I also like the British filming style, not a hollywood version of a british agency. I have my Tivo set to grab it.

Golf Sunday

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I went to play golf again today. It was fun, but it is a long day. I headed out at 9:30AM to meet Dan and his friend Ed at Dan’s place at 10:45. The LIRR only has hourly trains on the weekend so it sucks. We then meet Gus, Alyssa, & Miguel in the other rental car. If you live in Manhattan and you are not rich you don’t keep cars. Dan and alyssa both just realized this and sold there cars, so we rented to for this outing. We then drove to Jersey to meet Ravi at the course.

I have to say it was probably the nicest day I can remember this summer. It wasn’t too hot or humid. it was a perfect day to spend on a golf course.

I played like crap again. I had no good Tee offs, but I did have a few decent shots on the fairways. Ed and Ravi walked the course, but dan and I weren’t crazy so we rented a golf cart.

We left before dinner because Ed had to get back to the city and I had to pack for my Kingston trip tomorrow. The ride home was “interesting”. Dan and I didn’t know where we were going and dan was driving. Ed was in the back on the cell phone and Dan asked if he remembered where to go to get back to the interstate. The guy ignored him for a few minutes so dan kept asking for help. Ed freaked out and was like hey I am on the phone. I kept my mouth shut, because the guy isn’t my friend. But I have to say, DUDE get over it. We are trying to take your sorry ass home early and we are getting lost. Hang up the dam phone or tell whoever it is you are going to call them back. Don’t be an asshole about it. Man I use a cell phone allot, but if I ever acted like that shoot me. Even if I had an emergency at work I would reply that I heard someone asking me for help. The remaining hour of the car ride, Ed was totally quiet. Dan said Ed didn’t say a word even after they dropped me at Penn Station. Weird.

The Train’s were on my side, I got to Penn station with enough time to grab dinner and catch my train. I also caught a cab with no problem and was home a little past 8PM.

All in all, a good day. I had to take 2 doses of bextra. That was not good, but at least they worked and I didn’t get a full fledge migraine. I don’t like the fact that every time I golf I end up taking migraine medication. I think it is the heat.