Random Thoughts

ANGEL: I just finished the series on DVD (god bless Netflix). I really enjoyed the series as a whole, but I must say I was disappointed by the last few episodes. There was no Apocalypse. The entire series was based on the prophecy that "the vampire with a soul will play a major role in the apocolypse". The Big Bad of the series (Wolf Ram & Hart) was intent on the big A, and it never happened. How disappointing is that? And the series finale, it clearly killed the one character I wanted to survive and didn't really complete the destiny's of the rest. Bah.

Referrer Logs: I keep getting people hitting this site from Blogspot based blogs that don't actually link me. I think there may be something wrong here or else its a deliberate attempt to garner traffic at these other sites. Anyone else seen this?

I had something else to say, but I don't recall it now. But to make things clear. I AM NOT MOVING TO NEW ZEALAND. THAT WAS A APRIL FOOL'S JOKE.

"I do not have puppet cancer."

Another Poker Post (what is wrong with me)

Okay, so I was just reading Pokeramarama's weblog and found out that he JUST played his first Brick and Mortor game (for those not in the know, that is a game played in a casino). My first forray into (real) poker was in a casino. I was always scared of it, but that is where I lost my poker virginity there, not online. Now what makes this amazing is that when one is one of the poker blog stalwarts, you'd expect them to have more experience than just online. I think the thing that seperates me from many poker bloggers is fairly simple: I don't know how to figure out EV (or really what it stands for). In layman's terms: I know how to play, but I am not a poker geek. I live poker, but I don't check out the 2+2 boards (again for the layman, there is this guy, Schilansky [I just slaughtered his name] who wrote these theory of poker books that were published by 2+2 publishing and now there is a 2+2 website where poker related conversations go on forever).

Here's what I do know: How to read people by their bets. How to represent a table image and make that work for you. How to go on tilt (not a good thing). If I could eliminate that third one, I think I'd be a great player, but I can't so I am not. I make enough at poker to help with the bills, but not enough to live on. It is a grind, and its a grind I love. I love the real life game. Every game is different. Live Limit is much different than online. Live no limit is much different live than online.

Back to where I started: How is it that a poker celeb is a poker newbie and what does that mean about the other poker bloggers?

Speaking of Poker

There is a battle brewing between event sponsors (IE hotels, WPT, Casinos, Advertisers) and Poker players. The battle ground? Player's ability to wear Logo's at Events. While I don't agree with the author's suggestion of a unionization of Poker Players (there is an ample supply of scabs who can be made celebrities), I do think its a good read. Via Iggy. Speaking of Iggy, he's having a blogger tourney soon. While reading about it, I noted that there will only be 2200 entries allowed to the $1500 buy-in event. I'd be surprised if that 2200 hasn't already sold out. Hell, I think it'd be a good investment to buy out the entries and resell them for a profit. I mean your percent wouldn't be much, but in terms of bulk it could work cause they will all sell. Hell, once they sell out, their value is more. You could sell them to online poker sites for their own satellites, and those satellite values will be more once the supply is gone. Anyone got a spare $150,000 to buy up 100 spots?

I don't.

New Office

So I moved into a new office this week and I am loving it. I am keeping busier than ever, despite having no new clients. I am catching up on everything and am so happy. This solo-practice might work afterall.

On the poker front, I've turned my $150 buy-in at Noble Poker into $400 thanks to bonus whoring and absolutely awful play at the 2/4 tables. Tonight was a good night on Paradise Poker. I had been on an awful streak (went from 1400 to 400 in a matter of two weeks) and had a series of wins tonight. I am back at about 650 on Paradise, so not back all the way, but it was nice to play well and know it.

And no, I do not play poker at the office, so that is another good thing about the office.

The Office

No, this isn't a show on NBC, but rather about my work situation. I start tomorrow in an office. I will be moving my in-home business to the real world. Big news for me.