A non-aerobic exercise in futility

Thursday, June 19, 2003

Another poker night

Pretty decent night. I played 3 tournaments... got a 5th (no money), 2nd ($15) and a 3rd ($10), which means I finished in the money for the night. Hey, I'll take it.

posted by Matt 8:21 PM

Monday, June 16, 2003

Golden God part 3

Just screwing around, I took 2nd in a $5-entry tournament, netting me another $9 in profit.

posted by Matt 12:29 AM

Sunday, June 15, 2003

Golden God part 2

I just won a $10 entry tournament for a $50 first prize. I am the poker GOD. That is all.

posted by Matt 10:26 PM

I am a golden god

So. I was down to my last $10 in online poker money, so I went to the $.50/$1 hold-em table to play it out tonight. Then I caught the HAND OF A LIFETIME.

I was on the big blind and had something like 7-9 offsuit. On the river, I ended up with a queen-high straight, and four other fools just kept re-raising into me. With my last dollar on the table, the cards were revealed... and I was $57 richer. I love poker.

Edit to add: Oh yeah, another link has been added. Go visit Butch's new blog and wallow in his misery!

posted by Matt 8:15 PM

Saturday, June 14, 2003

Home for the weekend

It's Fathers' Day, so I'm heading home for the weekend. My grandfather is having a small birthday celebration this evening... he's turning 87 and it looks like this may be his last one.

Weekends at home are always odd. My parents always talk about how nice it was to have me home all weekend when it's time for me to leave. Most of the weekend is spent with me lounging on their couch while my dad dozes off and on while watching the NASCAR race. But it makes them happy, I get to catch up on local and family gossip. From time to time I'll see an aunt or uncle or something which is kinda neat, too. It's really nothing special, but it matters to them. Recently I realized I won't have too many weekends like this in my future as my moving day is rapidly approaching. So I'll go home, chill out and maybe slow down and appreciate things a little bit more.

posted by Matt 1:13 PM

Thursday, June 12, 2003

Slim Shadyside

I played a pair of $5-entry tournaments online at partypoker.com today. I finished 1st in one, 2nd in the other making me a cool profit of around $30. I'm starting to like this whole poker deal. And I already have the ultimate poker shirt, which I may post a link to soon.

posted by Matt 11:36 PM

Tuesday, June 10, 2003

The Big Countdown

It's about six and a half weeks now until I pack up everything I own and move to Florida. Man, time is flying. It seems like it was just yesterday that I was sitting in my apartment with two feet of snow on the ground thinking how great it would be to not freeze my ass off for five months a year.

Job-wise, I'm apparently the teller without a home as I'll be moving away from my "home" branch to the other branch for the next two weeks. I don't mind it really, it's just a different kind of atmosphere. And hey, working at two different branches means TWICE as many awesome references I can use to land a bank job in FL!

I've been playing a ton of online poker lately. Look for me on the Travel Channel's airings of the World Poker Tour sometime next year (hahaha).

Edit to add: Please do check out my boy 3zy's blog. He's far more consistent than me as far as updating and was kind enough to link to me. I'm such a linkwhore.

posted by Matt 11:10 PM

Thursday, June 05, 2003

Oops.

I know I said I wouldn't skimp on updates, but apparently I lied. I've been busy as hell with work, Xenosaga, and now fighting off a cold. Luckily I'm using my favorite home-made cold remedy, SCREWDRIVERS! They say you should have plenty of Vitamin C and clear fluids, and screwdrivers fulfill both of those needs.

I need to start collecting boxes soon, I'm moving in around 8 weeks. Man, moving to Florida. It sounds kinda exciting to me, if not anyone else. Yesterday my new rental company called me with my new address, which was exciting. After a week straight of looking at overcast skies and intermittent drizzle here in Pittsburgh, the sub-tropical climate can't come soon enough.

Moving has always been weird for me. I hate doing it, but once I pull the trigger and decide to do it, time flies. I've got tons of old clothes here I haven't worn in 3 years that I need to drop off at Goodwill, boxes to collect for my CDs and DVDs and PS2 games and other capitalized possessions, roughly ten million change of address forms because hey, I certainly wouldn't want those bloodsucking bastards at MBNA to "lose" me and my $5500+ credit card debt (hi guys! Your check is in the mail, I promise!)... you get the picture. This one will be different from my other moves, though. I'm not just moving an hour away from home, or across the street to another apartment... I'm moving over 1000 miles south. Kind of a chance to start over with everything and see what I can do. So yeah, I'm a little excited and optimistic.

posted by Matt 12:10 AM