So I've been lax and lazy lately in updating this but I'll do one today.
Business has been picking up a bit in April so it's beginning to feel like I'm making money again. When you're self employed there is no one to blame other than yourself if it's not working. Even though the business has been going since 1853 nothing is guaranteed.
I watched V for Vendetta which I thought was a really good movie. After just finishing 1984 the movie went along with the theme of gov't control. I found the movie captivating for the entire 2+ hours.
Rock of Love bus finished and the girl who I said would win in the beginning actually one. She was easily the best looking girl and the girl with the best personality so it's not a real shocker. They need to get a new bro to do the show because Bret Michaels is too old. They have another show called Daisy of Love which features the head case from the last rock of love and should be entertaining.
I went to Philadelphia Park on saturday afternoon to bet on some horses. I ended up losing 115 on my horse bets then accidentally betting 50 on video blackjack which won me 75 so it didn't end up costing me that much. I find the track to be entertaining and I'm thinking about going next week.
On Saturday before the track I was in a stars poker tournament that was a 27 dollar buy in, 45 person tourney. I had to leave to go to the track and handed the reigns over to ellen degenerate and his brother helen. They ended up winning the tournament for $340 dollars or so and now I have to decide how much cut they deserve. On Sunday after Easter brunch I played a 12 dollar 180 tournament which I also took down for $594. So now I have some poker bankroll once again and will be spending a lot of time playing in these next couple days.
Playoff bball game against some bros who we beat in the first game and then they ran off 8 or 9 straight wins. It should be interesting but if we win we will go the finals for the 2nd straight year.
That's pretty much it. I got a nice rebate check and will probably be upgrading my phone and computer so any suggestions are appreciated.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Nothing New
No rants, no complaints, nothing doing. If I was going to write about what I did in the last couple days; our bball team won it's playoff game, I finished 1984, I lost 214 dollars on Villanova, I quit watching 24 last week, rock of love bus is down to 2 people and the last 2 episodes were awful, there is nothing good on Tv, and I signed up for the broad street run on May 3rd.
Ellen Degenerate is moving back to philly so that gives us 3 regulars in our card games which include a rotation of about 30 games varying from stud to holdem to omaha and everything in between. If you read this post and want to play let me know because I am looking for fishes money to take.
I'm going to read slaughter house 5 by vonnegut and start golfing. That's it.
Ellen Degenerate is moving back to philly so that gives us 3 regulars in our card games which include a rotation of about 30 games varying from stud to holdem to omaha and everything in between. If you read this post and want to play let me know because I am looking for fishes money to take.
I'm going to read slaughter house 5 by vonnegut and start golfing. That's it.
Friday, April 03, 2009
Phone Conversation
I'm either terrible on the phone or every single person I talk to is just as bad. It's hard to explain the difficulty of talking to people on the phone but I want to throw out a few issues.
First off, i'm not a girl and I don't call people just to talk. If I'm calling you there is a reason for the call and once I find the answer to the purpose of the call then i'm ready to move on. For example, I call someone to find out what they are doing for the night, I establish if they want to hang out, then I confirm a meeting place and hang up. I don't ask how's their day or did you watch that show last night. It's straight to business and I'll save the small talk when I see the person.
When I'm talking it means that you aren't talking. Conversations have 2 key ingredients, a talker and a listener. This is where my main problems lie. What always seems to happen is I start talking, i'll finish a sentence and then I'll want to say something else but the other person is responding to what I just said and then we both start talking at the same time. Then we both stop talking and sit in silence for a couple of seconds. Then we both find the silence weird and then both start talking again only to stop again because we are both talking at the same time. Then I get annoyed and just decide I'm going to talk no matter what. This is no joke, this happens to me with more than just one person. I answer the phone at work all the time so I have conversations with people all day. I really don't think I'm doing anything wrong so I obviously blame the other side of the conversation.
Here's another strange thing about the phone. Say you have plans for the evening with one group of friends. Someone from another group of your friends calls and you know they are going to ask you to do something that you don't want to do. I'm sitting at my desk and my phone starts vibrating and I look who it is. Now I know that I have no good news for this person. They are going to ask me if I want to do this, the answer is no, but I have to tell this person without sounding like what I have going on is a better option. So do I pick up and be the bearer of bad news or do I just puss out and not answer it hoping it goes away. These thoughts actually run through my head and pretty much explains why I'm a social retard.
People who have dealt with me on the phone know that it's not one of my strong points and hopefully this clears up my ineptitude with the phone. I sometimes like to text because it's short and too the point, then I don't have to get caught up in a conversation with someone when I really only care about one agenda item. I read this back to myself and think I'm a complete sped but what I wrote is the truth.
First off, i'm not a girl and I don't call people just to talk. If I'm calling you there is a reason for the call and once I find the answer to the purpose of the call then i'm ready to move on. For example, I call someone to find out what they are doing for the night, I establish if they want to hang out, then I confirm a meeting place and hang up. I don't ask how's their day or did you watch that show last night. It's straight to business and I'll save the small talk when I see the person.
When I'm talking it means that you aren't talking. Conversations have 2 key ingredients, a talker and a listener. This is where my main problems lie. What always seems to happen is I start talking, i'll finish a sentence and then I'll want to say something else but the other person is responding to what I just said and then we both start talking at the same time. Then we both stop talking and sit in silence for a couple of seconds. Then we both find the silence weird and then both start talking again only to stop again because we are both talking at the same time. Then I get annoyed and just decide I'm going to talk no matter what. This is no joke, this happens to me with more than just one person. I answer the phone at work all the time so I have conversations with people all day. I really don't think I'm doing anything wrong so I obviously blame the other side of the conversation.
Here's another strange thing about the phone. Say you have plans for the evening with one group of friends. Someone from another group of your friends calls and you know they are going to ask you to do something that you don't want to do. I'm sitting at my desk and my phone starts vibrating and I look who it is. Now I know that I have no good news for this person. They are going to ask me if I want to do this, the answer is no, but I have to tell this person without sounding like what I have going on is a better option. So do I pick up and be the bearer of bad news or do I just puss out and not answer it hoping it goes away. These thoughts actually run through my head and pretty much explains why I'm a social retard.
People who have dealt with me on the phone know that it's not one of my strong points and hopefully this clears up my ineptitude with the phone. I sometimes like to text because it's short and too the point, then I don't have to get caught up in a conversation with someone when I really only care about one agenda item. I read this back to myself and think I'm a complete sped but what I wrote is the truth.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Taking Advice
So some people have said that I should space out my posts and make them better. Therefore I will try to do this with a barrage of random topics from La fitness, yes again, to driving, to anything I can think of.
I'm not sure why but LA fitness constantly has the most unusual people and is the easiest to write about. I'm guessing because there are a lot of people congregating in one place and like I said in previous posts the majority of people are stupid so it makes for easy pickings.
I see these Yoga classes and I just have to wonder what kind of guys sign up for these. I feel like these classes are made for females, no guys allowed. Anytime I see a bro standing on one foot with his hands in a teepee above his head I just instathink, tool.
I never go between the hours of 5-8 because it's a zoo. I would like to take this paragraph and devote it to the differences between the 3 LA fitnesses I've been too.
Let's start with Ft Washington. Nice layout, spacious, machines all work well, the upper level with cardio is a bit unusual but not terrible. I went there tonight at 8 and the bball courts were open to my surprise. The ratio of whites to everyone else was like 75 to 25. I would rate this gym at a 7 of 10 because even though the machines were in good condition they didn't have a few that I like and like mentioned before the cardio section is weird because you peer down on everyone else.
I usually go to Andorra. Breakdown of whites to everyone else is 50/50. The basketball courts are never open and if I happen to get in I would be 1 of 10. I can get in on weekends but that's it, forget about weekdays. This place has machines in good condtion and a lot of them I like. The cardio section is easily the best. They have rows of bikes, then treadmills, then ellipticals. When you run on a treadmill you have people behind you and it's like you are performing for an audience. This LA is 8.5 out of 10 and the one I usually go to.
Now we'll look at City line. Ratio of whites to everyone else is 40 to 60 sliding to the greater. Machines are not well kept. They are broken or creak and no one ever fixes them. The cardio section is decent but I have to try 3 or 4 treadmills to finally find one that won't break when I run on it. No bball court and the water from the fountains is warm. By far the worst one and deserves no rating. This place needs a new manager. I honestly think if they hired me I could turn it around with no experience at all. Someone in mgmt is slacking.
I have a driving pet peeve. When I was younger I was the maniac on the road. I'd constantly be switching lanes and driving too fast to get nowhere. Now when I see someone like this behind me I like to intentionally slow down to piss them off. I've come to the conclusion that even if you go faster everyone seems to get stuck by the same lights and it's just not worth it. I've been having this crazy feeling that when I'm going through green lights i'm going to get sideswiped by a car running a red light. A final note about yellow lights. Yellow lights don't mean stop. When you see a yellow light you don't hit the break, in fact I think you should hit the gas. Going through yellow lights makes you superior to all cars behind you and is a worthwhile risk. Also turning left on yellow in intersections is a must. When you are making a left and there are a ton of cars coming. you drive in the middle of the intersection and turn left when the light goes yellow and then red. No cop will stop you and you keep traffic moving.
Another crazy thought that goes through my mind when I'm driving. When it's windy out and you see traffic lights swaying in the wind, I get this feeling that that tiny little hook that keeps them from falling is going to snap and they are going to come crushing down on the hood of the car and destroying the person inside. I assure you that one fatality had to have happened this way.
I always held the opinion that Led Zeppelin wasn't very good. I heard some of there songs on the radio but never listened to their albums. So now that I have all this newly acquired music, I listened to I, II, and IV and I retract every statement I've ever made. The band is phenomenal. I'm not saying I like every song but I have a greater appreciation for their music.
Since I clearly have to tell people how to do things because people are stupid here is a simple one. When you fill up your car with gas pull through to the second pump. Stopping at the first pump doesn't let anyone behind you fill up unless they pass you inappropriately and then back up and then you would have to back up to pass them. This isn't hard to understand just pull through.
A final act of stupidity. I order a side Caesar and a bunch of other things from Wendy's. I'm not trying to be healthy I just like the side caesar. I get my food and head off. I'm not one of those people who check the contents of the bag before I drive off. I give credit to the people working there that they will get my order right (Obvious mistake but so be it). They get everything right but forget the croutons. This obviously irked me. The croutons are the best part of the salad. I feel like all places like to skimp on croutons. It's like they are becoming scarce and quantity is limited. Even if I would have realized there were no croutons before I pulled away, I still wouldn't say anything because I'm a pussy and like to avoid confrontation. Besides it increases the risk of getting special sauce on your food.
I will end this blog with a picture of hot girl because I think it will automatically make it better. The rock wouldn't appreciate me saying this but this girl is probably the hottest girl in the world and she would look perfect with a pearl necklace. 21 years old!!!! It's Julianne Hough if you've been living under a rock.
I'm not sure why but LA fitness constantly has the most unusual people and is the easiest to write about. I'm guessing because there are a lot of people congregating in one place and like I said in previous posts the majority of people are stupid so it makes for easy pickings.
I see these Yoga classes and I just have to wonder what kind of guys sign up for these. I feel like these classes are made for females, no guys allowed. Anytime I see a bro standing on one foot with his hands in a teepee above his head I just instathink, tool.
I never go between the hours of 5-8 because it's a zoo. I would like to take this paragraph and devote it to the differences between the 3 LA fitnesses I've been too.
Let's start with Ft Washington. Nice layout, spacious, machines all work well, the upper level with cardio is a bit unusual but not terrible. I went there tonight at 8 and the bball courts were open to my surprise. The ratio of whites to everyone else was like 75 to 25. I would rate this gym at a 7 of 10 because even though the machines were in good condition they didn't have a few that I like and like mentioned before the cardio section is weird because you peer down on everyone else.
I usually go to Andorra. Breakdown of whites to everyone else is 50/50. The basketball courts are never open and if I happen to get in I would be 1 of 10. I can get in on weekends but that's it, forget about weekdays. This place has machines in good condtion and a lot of them I like. The cardio section is easily the best. They have rows of bikes, then treadmills, then ellipticals. When you run on a treadmill you have people behind you and it's like you are performing for an audience. This LA is 8.5 out of 10 and the one I usually go to.
Now we'll look at City line. Ratio of whites to everyone else is 40 to 60 sliding to the greater. Machines are not well kept. They are broken or creak and no one ever fixes them. The cardio section is decent but I have to try 3 or 4 treadmills to finally find one that won't break when I run on it. No bball court and the water from the fountains is warm. By far the worst one and deserves no rating. This place needs a new manager. I honestly think if they hired me I could turn it around with no experience at all. Someone in mgmt is slacking.
I have a driving pet peeve. When I was younger I was the maniac on the road. I'd constantly be switching lanes and driving too fast to get nowhere. Now when I see someone like this behind me I like to intentionally slow down to piss them off. I've come to the conclusion that even if you go faster everyone seems to get stuck by the same lights and it's just not worth it. I've been having this crazy feeling that when I'm going through green lights i'm going to get sideswiped by a car running a red light. A final note about yellow lights. Yellow lights don't mean stop. When you see a yellow light you don't hit the break, in fact I think you should hit the gas. Going through yellow lights makes you superior to all cars behind you and is a worthwhile risk. Also turning left on yellow in intersections is a must. When you are making a left and there are a ton of cars coming. you drive in the middle of the intersection and turn left when the light goes yellow and then red. No cop will stop you and you keep traffic moving.
Another crazy thought that goes through my mind when I'm driving. When it's windy out and you see traffic lights swaying in the wind, I get this feeling that that tiny little hook that keeps them from falling is going to snap and they are going to come crushing down on the hood of the car and destroying the person inside. I assure you that one fatality had to have happened this way.
I always held the opinion that Led Zeppelin wasn't very good. I heard some of there songs on the radio but never listened to their albums. So now that I have all this newly acquired music, I listened to I, II, and IV and I retract every statement I've ever made. The band is phenomenal. I'm not saying I like every song but I have a greater appreciation for their music.
Since I clearly have to tell people how to do things because people are stupid here is a simple one. When you fill up your car with gas pull through to the second pump. Stopping at the first pump doesn't let anyone behind you fill up unless they pass you inappropriately and then back up and then you would have to back up to pass them. This isn't hard to understand just pull through.
A final act of stupidity. I order a side Caesar and a bunch of other things from Wendy's. I'm not trying to be healthy I just like the side caesar. I get my food and head off. I'm not one of those people who check the contents of the bag before I drive off. I give credit to the people working there that they will get my order right (Obvious mistake but so be it). They get everything right but forget the croutons. This obviously irked me. The croutons are the best part of the salad. I feel like all places like to skimp on croutons. It's like they are becoming scarce and quantity is limited. Even if I would have realized there were no croutons before I pulled away, I still wouldn't say anything because I'm a pussy and like to avoid confrontation. Besides it increases the risk of getting special sauce on your food.
I will end this blog with a picture of hot girl because I think it will automatically make it better. The rock wouldn't appreciate me saying this but this girl is probably the hottest girl in the world and she would look perfect with a pearl necklace. 21 years old!!!! It's Julianne Hough if you've been living under a rock.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
B2G and KOP
I didn't go to work on Thursday because I attended a workshop on how to bid and then sell to the Federal Gov't. I didn't really know what to expect going into it but we are looking for new methods of making money so it seemed like we may be able to fit into this category. To sum up a 2 hour workshop, they explain that first you find a bid, then you have someone quote out the product based on the supplied specs, then you outbid any other potential bidders. Formula sounds great and they gave examples of people making 15k on one deal yadda yadda. I could tell where it was all going after about 15 minutes. Towards the end they point out they only gave you a smidgen of information and to get a 3 day tutorial on how to do everything it will cost 5,000. But wait because the economy is tough they will give 1500 dollars off and it's only 3,500. So there was no way I was signing up on the spot and still probably won't sign up after giving it some thought but it was interesting none the less.
After that I decided to go to KOP mall. My wallet busted (not from having too much money in is) and my belt is coming apart plus I needed some new clothes for nicer weather. I have a 20% off card at macy's so I start there. I'm pretty particular about what I wear and what price I pay. Macy's has nice stuff no doubt but there is no way in hell I'm paying 80 bucks for a Polo. I see the 50% off rack and see a nice Lacoste type jacket. Retail is 160 and immediately I know I'm not paying these outrageous prices. So I decide I'm just going to Marshall's to buy Polo and Nautica stuff at half the price. I go in and all they have are shirts I already own or just incredibly ugly nonsense crap. I can't find the belt I want which is either a dockers or fossil where you can put the jawn through any part of the belt. My plan thwarted I went to 5 guys for a good burger and fries and bought some new kicks from foot locker because Adam wouldn't give me his.
Then I went to UD track meet to watch my brother beast a spook by outkicking him in the last 100 meters. A 4:34 mile which was pretty impressive and adding a 1st place to the belt. I don't miss high school track at all and I think it's hilarious how young these kids look compared to how old I am now. I don't know how it happened but I have gotten old.
Speaking to that subject I feel as though my skills are on the decline. I must have peaked physically somewhere in college and now I'm on a downward spiral towards mediocrity. I can't explain it but after doing physical activity I just feel aches and pains and I think I've lost a step or two. This doesn't mean I'm still not the best at pretty much everything but I'm moving closer to the regs.
I dropped 130 yesterday betting on Memphis and the whities from Duke. I started off hitting a 15 dollar parlay on xavier +7 and Uconn -7 for 38 bucks. Then I got a big head and put 130 on memphis and 45 on Duke. I'm not sure how I still fall into the trap of sports betting but tonight is another opportunity to make it back. I have problems, where's GA?
After that I decided to go to KOP mall. My wallet busted (not from having too much money in is) and my belt is coming apart plus I needed some new clothes for nicer weather. I have a 20% off card at macy's so I start there. I'm pretty particular about what I wear and what price I pay. Macy's has nice stuff no doubt but there is no way in hell I'm paying 80 bucks for a Polo. I see the 50% off rack and see a nice Lacoste type jacket. Retail is 160 and immediately I know I'm not paying these outrageous prices. So I decide I'm just going to Marshall's to buy Polo and Nautica stuff at half the price. I go in and all they have are shirts I already own or just incredibly ugly nonsense crap. I can't find the belt I want which is either a dockers or fossil where you can put the jawn through any part of the belt. My plan thwarted I went to 5 guys for a good burger and fries and bought some new kicks from foot locker because Adam wouldn't give me his.
Then I went to UD track meet to watch my brother beast a spook by outkicking him in the last 100 meters. A 4:34 mile which was pretty impressive and adding a 1st place to the belt. I don't miss high school track at all and I think it's hilarious how young these kids look compared to how old I am now. I don't know how it happened but I have gotten old.
Speaking to that subject I feel as though my skills are on the decline. I must have peaked physically somewhere in college and now I'm on a downward spiral towards mediocrity. I can't explain it but after doing physical activity I just feel aches and pains and I think I've lost a step or two. This doesn't mean I'm still not the best at pretty much everything but I'm moving closer to the regs.
I dropped 130 yesterday betting on Memphis and the whities from Duke. I started off hitting a 15 dollar parlay on xavier +7 and Uconn -7 for 38 bucks. Then I got a big head and put 130 on memphis and 45 on Duke. I'm not sure how I still fall into the trap of sports betting but tonight is another opportunity to make it back. I have problems, where's GA?
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Some Randomness
Here are a couple of random things that I have to wonder about.
Washing jeans- I'm not sure what the norm is but it's obviously not after every wear. I don't think it's even after every week of wear. Now if it's the same pair of jeans i'd say you have about 5 wears, assuming no stains, before you wash. I rotate about 4 jeans in my rotation and I'm not exactly sure how often I wash them but it's been long enough that I can't pinpoint when I last did. Also after you wash them they feel all small and tight. It's takes at least a couple of wears before they feel right again.
Bellybutton crease- There's a crease along my belly button that tells me if I'm getting skinnier or fatter. If after I exercise and I get a line across my belly button it means that I'm getting in better shape than I just was. If I drink to much alcohol and I look at my body on a sunday and see a crease, it means I've had too much and will pay the punishment in pounds. I honestly think my weight fluctuates 5-10 pounds on weekends depending on how much I drink. If I throw back 30 beers in a weekend, that's 3000 calories. I don't know how much of that is pissed out but nevertheless it's a lot of dead weight.
Listerine- If you don't use mouthwash you should start because it's nasty if you don't. Brushing isn't good enough and mouthwash fights the gum disease GINGIVITIS. The topic is Listerine and seriously this stuff burns the hell out of my mouth. To keep it in there for 2 minutes and swish it around is practically torture. I think the burning just means it's working but it's still unusual for a product on the market to burn like acid and still be considered good for you.
Snickers Ad's - I know you've seen the billboards. Patrick Chewing, Master P-Nut, Sir Nutsalot. I just made up Sir Nutsalot because it's funny but they did a play on sir mix alot i just can't remember what it was. What do they all have in common? They are all black. Did I miss something here. Is snickers only geared to blacks? It used to be my favorite candy because you'd freeze them and they'd get real hard and was just pure awesomeness. I want to see a billboard for Ted Nougat.
Washing jeans- I'm not sure what the norm is but it's obviously not after every wear. I don't think it's even after every week of wear. Now if it's the same pair of jeans i'd say you have about 5 wears, assuming no stains, before you wash. I rotate about 4 jeans in my rotation and I'm not exactly sure how often I wash them but it's been long enough that I can't pinpoint when I last did. Also after you wash them they feel all small and tight. It's takes at least a couple of wears before they feel right again.
Bellybutton crease- There's a crease along my belly button that tells me if I'm getting skinnier or fatter. If after I exercise and I get a line across my belly button it means that I'm getting in better shape than I just was. If I drink to much alcohol and I look at my body on a sunday and see a crease, it means I've had too much and will pay the punishment in pounds. I honestly think my weight fluctuates 5-10 pounds on weekends depending on how much I drink. If I throw back 30 beers in a weekend, that's 3000 calories. I don't know how much of that is pissed out but nevertheless it's a lot of dead weight.
Listerine- If you don't use mouthwash you should start because it's nasty if you don't. Brushing isn't good enough and mouthwash fights the gum disease GINGIVITIS. The topic is Listerine and seriously this stuff burns the hell out of my mouth. To keep it in there for 2 minutes and swish it around is practically torture. I think the burning just means it's working but it's still unusual for a product on the market to burn like acid and still be considered good for you.
Snickers Ad's - I know you've seen the billboards. Patrick Chewing, Master P-Nut, Sir Nutsalot. I just made up Sir Nutsalot because it's funny but they did a play on sir mix alot i just can't remember what it was. What do they all have in common? They are all black. Did I miss something here. Is snickers only geared to blacks? It used to be my favorite candy because you'd freeze them and they'd get real hard and was just pure awesomeness. I want to see a billboard for Ted Nougat.
Hi Haters
I post this on facebook from time to time not necessarily for the attention / recognition but to see if people actually read it and like it. If you think what I write is a piece of shit please let me know because you'll be freeing up some of my time.
The few people who read this blog (I hate calling it a blog) tell me it's pretty good. I don't really know what that means. I assume it means it's somewhat entertaining and a good waste of 5 minutes. However, I was thinking about it and I know that my life is not that entertaining. So if my writings entertain you than I feel really bad for how boring your life must be. I'm sort of just saying this in jest but I'm 100% serious that I'm not entertaining.
In 1984 by George Orwell a particular trait of the proles (the masses) is that they love to gamble. Why do people love to gamble? It's the lure of easy money and hitting it big. The masses love to drink. Why do people love to drink? Because working 5 days a week makes you insane. Going to work everyday to make your boss money is what the majority of society falls into. People need a relief from the monotony of everyday life. Where am I going with this?
I'm part of the masses and I like to drink and gamble. I'm not doing anything but surviving. What is the purpose of your existence? To find someone you love and procreate and start a family. Then 5 years down the road you can't stand each other anymore and get divorced and lose half of your shit (this blog won't be getting me a girlfriend). Or to come up with a brilliant idea, make a boatload of money and move to a tropical island and drink mixed drinks everyday (uhhh yeah, i'll make an new business idea post next). So, what the hell is the point?
I do have an answer. The answer is to not worry about the purpose or the point. Being above ground and staying healthy is the point. The point is to not die and to appreciate all the good things you have in life. To appreciate that you live freely in one of the best countries in the world because not everyone has it this good. To appreciate everything that mankind has created because life can end abruptly or pass you by just as fast.
You can say that this post is stupid and I'm a clown but if I got you to consider the big picture of life, even for a second, and what your part in it is, then I guess it worked out. And taking my advice is like letting a blind man walk you across the street.
Last few days
Friday night I got embarrassingly drunk and remember practically nothing but I ended up at my place with nothing horribly wrong so hopefully that's the end of that night. I'm sure there's a reason why the word ass is in embarrassing.
I'll comment on the ncaa tournament. I bet on a couple games that had me down to 30 bucks on Sunday after depositing 100 on Thursday. I put 30 on a 3 team parlay to win 190 and amazingly hit. I should probably take my 90 dollar victory and be on my way but what fun is that. Honestly, if anyone says they have made money sports betting they are either lying or have a bad memory.
A quick recap of the TV shows I watch. Rock of Love is awful now that the good characters have been booted off the show. Flight of the Conchords had a disappointing 2nd season. The songs were avg and the the stories were a bit odd. I still like the subtleties of the jokes but I believe the first season was superior. 24 is still 24. I think it's entertaining but far fetched and the acting is wtf at times. Does Tony ever crack a smile or speak in something other than a whisper? I like when Jack was like "all communication is down" even though the security guard was just talking to his wife like 5 minutes ago.
I want to devote a whole paragraph to Eastbound and Down. The season finale was fantastic in my opinion. Their character development was amazing considering the show was only 6 episodes. Stevie went from a fag to a hard ass fag under the tutelage of Kenny. Cutler, the principal, was a sweet character because he is the principal of a middle school yet he likes to get bombed and womanize, not to mention he went psycho. They showed April's tits which was the icing on the cake. Plus the way they made her character so happy at the end and then have her crash due Kenny's dilemma. And what is there to say about Kenny. You really started to feel for the guy. He was such a pompous fat ass prick that you had to hurt when he received the call from the ass't to the ass't of the gm (I thought that guys character was hilarious). I actually felt bad for Kenny in the last couple minutes which is odd considering I usually don't feel any emotion on any show but this had some substance. I look forward to next season.
Other than that things are same shit different day. It's like a routine that never stops. Get up, go to work, do some variation of the same thing, drive home, go to the gym, and then a couple hours of tv or whatever. Weekends are the same thing, get bombed and feel terrible. Something is gonna have to give because life is not meant to be spent this way. Even if I had a ton of money I don't even know what I'd do with it. I'll think about it and let you know.
I'll comment on the ncaa tournament. I bet on a couple games that had me down to 30 bucks on Sunday after depositing 100 on Thursday. I put 30 on a 3 team parlay to win 190 and amazingly hit. I should probably take my 90 dollar victory and be on my way but what fun is that. Honestly, if anyone says they have made money sports betting they are either lying or have a bad memory.
A quick recap of the TV shows I watch. Rock of Love is awful now that the good characters have been booted off the show. Flight of the Conchords had a disappointing 2nd season. The songs were avg and the the stories were a bit odd. I still like the subtleties of the jokes but I believe the first season was superior. 24 is still 24. I think it's entertaining but far fetched and the acting is wtf at times. Does Tony ever crack a smile or speak in something other than a whisper? I like when Jack was like "all communication is down" even though the security guard was just talking to his wife like 5 minutes ago.
I want to devote a whole paragraph to Eastbound and Down. The season finale was fantastic in my opinion. Their character development was amazing considering the show was only 6 episodes. Stevie went from a fag to a hard ass fag under the tutelage of Kenny. Cutler, the principal, was a sweet character because he is the principal of a middle school yet he likes to get bombed and womanize, not to mention he went psycho. They showed April's tits which was the icing on the cake. Plus the way they made her character so happy at the end and then have her crash due Kenny's dilemma. And what is there to say about Kenny. You really started to feel for the guy. He was such a pompous fat ass prick that you had to hurt when he received the call from the ass't to the ass't of the gm (I thought that guys character was hilarious). I actually felt bad for Kenny in the last couple minutes which is odd considering I usually don't feel any emotion on any show but this had some substance. I look forward to next season.
Other than that things are same shit different day. It's like a routine that never stops. Get up, go to work, do some variation of the same thing, drive home, go to the gym, and then a couple hours of tv or whatever. Weekends are the same thing, get bombed and feel terrible. Something is gonna have to give because life is not meant to be spent this way. Even if I had a ton of money I don't even know what I'd do with it. I'll think about it and let you know.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Bracket Time
Best time of the year for bball. I have my picks but I don't care to share them because, like most people, my knowledge of teams is poor.
I started 1984 by George Orwell and I find the book to be very interesting. It's another book written awhile ago about the "future". I'm only 100 or so pages in so I'll reserve comment til after I finish it. However, one thing to note is obvious. A gov't has taken over due most likely to the stupidity of people.
Which brings me to my next point, people are stupid. There is no way around it but the majority of people put on this earth are stupid. For instance there is a company that has owed us some money for 3+ months. I call him up and say are you planning on paying? He replies, "I don't pay the bill until someone from the company calls me, this way it helps my cash flow." WHAT! So you don't do business properly because you can only think about yourself. This is the problem with people. People have no understanding of right and wrong. People constantly make excuses for why they didn't do something or why it's ok to do it.
What drives the problem is the people at the top of the totem pole are just as stupid as the people at the bottom. People at the bottom are too stupid to do anything therefore they don't fuck up things badly. People at the top are considered brilliant enough to make decisions for the rest of us and they let greed and irresponsibility make the decisions for them. If people made decisions based the actual good outcome of the decision and not how much coin is going to be put in their pocket we might actually succeed as a society. As is, we are printing too much money and we will see a shockwave of disaster in the future. I can't predict the future but something will happen with our trade deficit and our printing of trillions of dollars. Shit will hit the fan.
And one final note. All the Dems who love Obama, he's so smart that he can't even think for himself. In his speech on Tuesday he ended up thanking himself instead Ireland's bro because he's so dependent on reading from a teleprompter.
This blog is going downhill, I'm sorry.
I started 1984 by George Orwell and I find the book to be very interesting. It's another book written awhile ago about the "future". I'm only 100 or so pages in so I'll reserve comment til after I finish it. However, one thing to note is obvious. A gov't has taken over due most likely to the stupidity of people.
Which brings me to my next point, people are stupid. There is no way around it but the majority of people put on this earth are stupid. For instance there is a company that has owed us some money for 3+ months. I call him up and say are you planning on paying? He replies, "I don't pay the bill until someone from the company calls me, this way it helps my cash flow." WHAT! So you don't do business properly because you can only think about yourself. This is the problem with people. People have no understanding of right and wrong. People constantly make excuses for why they didn't do something or why it's ok to do it.
What drives the problem is the people at the top of the totem pole are just as stupid as the people at the bottom. People at the bottom are too stupid to do anything therefore they don't fuck up things badly. People at the top are considered brilliant enough to make decisions for the rest of us and they let greed and irresponsibility make the decisions for them. If people made decisions based the actual good outcome of the decision and not how much coin is going to be put in their pocket we might actually succeed as a society. As is, we are printing too much money and we will see a shockwave of disaster in the future. I can't predict the future but something will happen with our trade deficit and our printing of trillions of dollars. Shit will hit the fan.
And one final note. All the Dems who love Obama, he's so smart that he can't even think for himself. In his speech on Tuesday he ended up thanking himself instead Ireland's bro because he's so dependent on reading from a teleprompter.
This blog is going downhill, I'm sorry.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Do's and Don'ts
This is my 4th post today so I have done some updating on random BS below.
Here are some things that you should not be doing and if you do, you should quit doing them immediately.
Instant message typing-
1) I don't like when people use r, u , or 2 instead of are, you or two. It's not that hard to type a few extra letters and you don't look like you never went to grammar school.
2) Don't spell words with extra letters. If you really like something you really like something you don't reeealllllly like it. This makes it look like you are either way to excited or your letter character is getting stuck to the keyboard.
3) I don't mind not capitalizing things or punctuation so no need to worry about that.
Running Outside - Now that it's nice outside people feel this urge to exercise, mainly run outside. My guess is they won't do it often but lots of noobs venture outside when the weather turns.
1) Don't run on crowded streets. Seriously stay off of market street or any other main street. Crowded areas where there are a lot of cars don't do well with pedestrians. Pick a park or trail. This goes the same for bikers. I know your bike isn't very wide but that doesn't mean it's safe to drive in between two lanes.
2) Don't run in place. This makes you look like a fucking idiot. Seriously. If you have to stand still for 30 seconds for a light to change green just wait there and stretch your legs if you are looking for something to do. No one cares about your heart rate, just stay still.
Gerald told me 2 things that put him on life tilt.
1) People who take the elevator from floor 1 to floor 2. I agree, stop being a fat ass and use your legs to walk up some steps. This why America is obese because people are too lazy.
2) People who walk to slow on the sidewalk are oblivious to the world and we should put them in their own bubbled world. If you are fat, slow, or stupid you should be walking into oncoming traffic and not on everyday sidewalks. I get put on life tilt as well when I have to move into hyper stride to pass tortoises on the sidewalk. Believe it or not, people have other things to attend to other than what the next flavor of ice cream they are going to eat is.
I'm sure this calls out a couple people but it's not personal and I hardly mean anything by it, it's just a joke so don't freak out and think i'm calling you retarded. I do idiotic stuff on a daily basis so you aren't alone. (ha, yeah right)
Here are some things that you should not be doing and if you do, you should quit doing them immediately.
Instant message typing-
1) I don't like when people use r, u , or 2 instead of are, you or two. It's not that hard to type a few extra letters and you don't look like you never went to grammar school.
2) Don't spell words with extra letters. If you really like something you really like something you don't reeealllllly like it. This makes it look like you are either way to excited or your letter character is getting stuck to the keyboard.
3) I don't mind not capitalizing things or punctuation so no need to worry about that.
Running Outside - Now that it's nice outside people feel this urge to exercise, mainly run outside. My guess is they won't do it often but lots of noobs venture outside when the weather turns.
1) Don't run on crowded streets. Seriously stay off of market street or any other main street. Crowded areas where there are a lot of cars don't do well with pedestrians. Pick a park or trail. This goes the same for bikers. I know your bike isn't very wide but that doesn't mean it's safe to drive in between two lanes.
2) Don't run in place. This makes you look like a fucking idiot. Seriously. If you have to stand still for 30 seconds for a light to change green just wait there and stretch your legs if you are looking for something to do. No one cares about your heart rate, just stay still.
Gerald told me 2 things that put him on life tilt.
1) People who take the elevator from floor 1 to floor 2. I agree, stop being a fat ass and use your legs to walk up some steps. This why America is obese because people are too lazy.
2) People who walk to slow on the sidewalk are oblivious to the world and we should put them in their own bubbled world. If you are fat, slow, or stupid you should be walking into oncoming traffic and not on everyday sidewalks. I get put on life tilt as well when I have to move into hyper stride to pass tortoises on the sidewalk. Believe it or not, people have other things to attend to other than what the next flavor of ice cream they are going to eat is.
I'm sure this calls out a couple people but it's not personal and I hardly mean anything by it, it's just a joke so don't freak out and think i'm calling you retarded. I do idiotic stuff on a daily basis so you aren't alone. (ha, yeah right)
Sunday TV & Reading
Sunday TV is one of the only days I watch TV. I start with Rock of Love which is down to the final 4. The one girl ashley got booted and even though she was trashy she had big cans and was entertaining so it's too bad to see her go. The favorite Taya is still in it and how he could choose anyone other than the penthouse pet of the year is beyond me. I think it's sad that these girls have to pretend to like brett michaels but it entertains me.
Flight of the Conchords was pretty good. I can see how people would think this show is retarded but if you don't get the subtlety and the inside jokes you are missing out on a really good show. This wasn't one of the best episodes but still funny.
East bound and down is the new sleeper of the season. It's hard to say if it's good or not but I think it's character development is phenomenal. Cutler is easily my favorite character and stevie's infatuation with kenny is good to watch. Cutler fucking April was hilarious last episode and when Kenny was giving him advice on april after she got hit and he goes "what is going on here" or something like that to end it I had to laugh. The one thing that bothers me is Danny McBrides (kenny) inability to throw a baseball. He throws like a sissy faggot and no one would ever believe he can throw at all nevertheless 101 miles per hour. The eye seen made me laugh though.
I read Fahrenheit 451 and I must say that this is just not that good of a book. I'm going back and rereading some of these books they made us read in high school to see if I actually understand what they were teaching instead of just reading the cliff notes and hoping to pass the test. I finished the book in a couple of hours and I just don't see what makes this a classic novel.
Montag is shown how to think by a 17 year old girl. She has him starting to question things in life. He is married to a zombie, basically one of them (the general public). He witnesses some lady kill herself due to the power of books. His curiosity of what is in books starts to show. He meets Faber who tries to help him in his quest. He gets turned in by his wife for reading (i think) and gets reamed out Beatty who tries to convince him that books and thinking on your own are wrong. Montag burns Beatty to a crisp and goes on the run where he avoids the mechanical hound and finds a few intelligent people in the woods who may have to start a new society once the war annihilates society. There are some themes in the book but this is my basic rundown.
The book was written in 1950's and writes of a time sometime in the future 1990's+. This future consists of fireman burning books and general learning has been stopped. I suppose its the gov't way of censoring information from the public so that it can control them. It gives the idea that people would rather entertain themselves then to better society by learning and thinking. I think there are bigger ideas that I'm missing but oh well.
My brother has to read animal farm and amazingly it, along with 1984, were books I bought from Amazon so this will be the next book I read. Hopefully he lets me write his report and we can see what a 12th grade high school teacher gives a brilliant mind like mine on a paper. Just kidding.
Flight of the Conchords was pretty good. I can see how people would think this show is retarded but if you don't get the subtlety and the inside jokes you are missing out on a really good show. This wasn't one of the best episodes but still funny.
East bound and down is the new sleeper of the season. It's hard to say if it's good or not but I think it's character development is phenomenal. Cutler is easily my favorite character and stevie's infatuation with kenny is good to watch. Cutler fucking April was hilarious last episode and when Kenny was giving him advice on april after she got hit and he goes "what is going on here" or something like that to end it I had to laugh. The one thing that bothers me is Danny McBrides (kenny) inability to throw a baseball. He throws like a sissy faggot and no one would ever believe he can throw at all nevertheless 101 miles per hour. The eye seen made me laugh though.
I read Fahrenheit 451 and I must say that this is just not that good of a book. I'm going back and rereading some of these books they made us read in high school to see if I actually understand what they were teaching instead of just reading the cliff notes and hoping to pass the test. I finished the book in a couple of hours and I just don't see what makes this a classic novel.
Montag is shown how to think by a 17 year old girl. She has him starting to question things in life. He is married to a zombie, basically one of them (the general public). He witnesses some lady kill herself due to the power of books. His curiosity of what is in books starts to show. He meets Faber who tries to help him in his quest. He gets turned in by his wife for reading (i think) and gets reamed out Beatty who tries to convince him that books and thinking on your own are wrong. Montag burns Beatty to a crisp and goes on the run where he avoids the mechanical hound and finds a few intelligent people in the woods who may have to start a new society once the war annihilates society. There are some themes in the book but this is my basic rundown.
The book was written in 1950's and writes of a time sometime in the future 1990's+. This future consists of fireman burning books and general learning has been stopped. I suppose its the gov't way of censoring information from the public so that it can control them. It gives the idea that people would rather entertain themselves then to better society by learning and thinking. I think there are bigger ideas that I'm missing but oh well.
My brother has to read animal farm and amazingly it, along with 1984, were books I bought from Amazon so this will be the next book I read. Hopefully he lets me write his report and we can see what a 12th grade high school teacher gives a brilliant mind like mine on a paper. Just kidding.
Weekend Summary
Went to West Chester for the first time ever to see the bar scene. The bar was Barnaby's and all in all it was a pretty fun time considering the fact that I feel like an old man now at college parties. So I woke up at 930 or so pretty hung over and had to drive back to Manayunk to catch the train to 30th st to hit up the erin express. I breathalyze myself at a .29 before I've even started drinking at 11am. I'm not sure how accurate this thing is but I wasn't feeling sober I know that.
So I meet up with some people at 30th street and we have a few beers and then catch the bus to Cavannaugh's, I think. This place is a crowded shithole and I don't really see the allure. We end up going to another place or so but everything is crowded and everyone is obnoxious. So my friend and I go to a place on Oregon where his parents are at a wake for a broad. People are in suits and I'm wearing jeans and a sweatshirt. Nevertheless we enter and find out it's an tab bar which basically means someone else is paying. So I have a couple beers and a shot of patron and they feed us some rigatoni and salad for free. After leaving there we go to manayunk and go some bars. It's about 8pm or so and I'm starting to fade so I go back and pass out to 11pm. I wake up mainly sober but not feeling like going out so I do something then listen to Dark Side of the Moon for 43 minutes. If anyone knows the other instrument in Money at around 3 minutes I'd like to know.
That pretty much summed up my weekend. I really didn't do anything crazy or black out and was pretty tame the entire time. My bad.
So I meet up with some people at 30th street and we have a few beers and then catch the bus to Cavannaugh's, I think. This place is a crowded shithole and I don't really see the allure. We end up going to another place or so but everything is crowded and everyone is obnoxious. So my friend and I go to a place on Oregon where his parents are at a wake for a broad. People are in suits and I'm wearing jeans and a sweatshirt. Nevertheless we enter and find out it's an tab bar which basically means someone else is paying. So I have a couple beers and a shot of patron and they feed us some rigatoni and salad for free. After leaving there we go to manayunk and go some bars. It's about 8pm or so and I'm starting to fade so I go back and pass out to 11pm. I wake up mainly sober but not feeling like going out so I do something then listen to Dark Side of the Moon for 43 minutes. If anyone knows the other instrument in Money at around 3 minutes I'd like to know.
That pretty much summed up my weekend. I really didn't do anything crazy or black out and was pretty tame the entire time. My bad.
AC
Almost all poker post.
Jeff, my brother, and I decided to get a room in AC on Thursday night to mainly play poker. We arrive at 5 and get our comped room. We head to the poker tables and they start up a new 1-2 game. We are both at the same table along with 6 of the biggest fish the ocean has to offer. I sit playing tight until I pick up jj and make it 20 and everyone folds. A couple hands later, king kong to my right makes it 15 to go, I smooth call with KK a play I regret and get called by 2 others behind. Flop is 663 and kong makes it 30. I make it 100 and get two folders and kong folds tens face up, I show kings to sustain my solid image. I play pretty tight for a while until I limp 65 after a bunch of limpers and flop 578. A 9 on the turn gives me a straight. Kong makes it 20 on the turn which I only call. The river brings a 3 flush and i check to Kong who makes it 40. I'm pretty sure i'm beat considering Kongs hand is shaking ridiculously and I'm fairly sure he's got a big hand. Problem is with donks playing you don't know if they even know they have a big hand. So he proceeds to say that all he has is a little straight. I decide to call thinking we will be chopping and he shows jt to scoop, bad play by me. I play one more hand with a j2 diamonds and end up rivering a flush to put me up 80 or so for the session.
We go get Tony Lukes and then head to the bar to watch the Pitt game. They end up losing so we decide to play some more cards. I go to the room to put on some deodorant which I forgot to earlier and come back feeling good. I get put in a wild game with most people at the table drinking and looking for action. I open 66 utg to 15 and get a couple callers. Flop comes 56J with 2 flush cards. I check and crazy indian bets 20. I check raise to 60 and he comes along. Turn is an 8 and I go all in for his last 125 or so. He calls and I dodge the flush draw and pick up a nice pot. This puts me up 200+ in the first 15 minutes. I play ok but not really getting big hands or big action and I leave the table only up 100. I was watching the syracuse uconn game that went to 6 ot's which was entertaining.
I'm up almost 200 for the trip and decide to put 100 on a black roulette spin. I lost and then decide to go play a few hands of pai gow. That's really all it was a few hands and I dropped the 200 in half an hour maybe less. On the way back to the room I put another 100 on black to lose again. On my last 5 spins of my roulette life I've gone black every time and i have lost every time for a net loss of -1000.
We go to sleep and wake at 1030 or so and decide to play until 2 before we have to leave. They put us both at the same table and this is not the table you want to play at. The table is squeaky clean with little action and basically not a table you are going to win a lot of money at. I start off picking up AK and making it 15 pf. I get a caller on a K72 flop. I make it 25 and he raises to 50. I push for 250 or so and he mucks. In hindsight I wish I would have just called his small raise then check raised all in on the turn. I play fine for a while until some noob who i classify as a donk without even seeing him play sits down. I raise j9 sooted UTG and he calls. Flop is kk5 and I know I have to bet to win the hand so I bet 15 on the flop. He calls and then we both check the turn. I jack falls on the river and I call his all in for 24 more dollars and lose to AK. A couple hands later I limp K9 sooted in late position and we see a 9 high flop. Noob bets the flop. A 4 pairs the board and he bets 25 which only I call. The river is K and he checks and I bet 35 which he calls and then slowrolls AA on me. So this basically tilted me and I left the table. I put 20 on a horse at 1-2 and he lost and then blew 10 in the slots before we left. I dropped about 350 which wasn't awful but my luck in table games was atrocious and makes me wonder how rigged it really isn't.
Jeff, my brother, and I decided to get a room in AC on Thursday night to mainly play poker. We arrive at 5 and get our comped room. We head to the poker tables and they start up a new 1-2 game. We are both at the same table along with 6 of the biggest fish the ocean has to offer. I sit playing tight until I pick up jj and make it 20 and everyone folds. A couple hands later, king kong to my right makes it 15 to go, I smooth call with KK a play I regret and get called by 2 others behind. Flop is 663 and kong makes it 30. I make it 100 and get two folders and kong folds tens face up, I show kings to sustain my solid image. I play pretty tight for a while until I limp 65 after a bunch of limpers and flop 578. A 9 on the turn gives me a straight. Kong makes it 20 on the turn which I only call. The river brings a 3 flush and i check to Kong who makes it 40. I'm pretty sure i'm beat considering Kongs hand is shaking ridiculously and I'm fairly sure he's got a big hand. Problem is with donks playing you don't know if they even know they have a big hand. So he proceeds to say that all he has is a little straight. I decide to call thinking we will be chopping and he shows jt to scoop, bad play by me. I play one more hand with a j2 diamonds and end up rivering a flush to put me up 80 or so for the session.
We go get Tony Lukes and then head to the bar to watch the Pitt game. They end up losing so we decide to play some more cards. I go to the room to put on some deodorant which I forgot to earlier and come back feeling good. I get put in a wild game with most people at the table drinking and looking for action. I open 66 utg to 15 and get a couple callers. Flop comes 56J with 2 flush cards. I check and crazy indian bets 20. I check raise to 60 and he comes along. Turn is an 8 and I go all in for his last 125 or so. He calls and I dodge the flush draw and pick up a nice pot. This puts me up 200+ in the first 15 minutes. I play ok but not really getting big hands or big action and I leave the table only up 100. I was watching the syracuse uconn game that went to 6 ot's which was entertaining.
I'm up almost 200 for the trip and decide to put 100 on a black roulette spin. I lost and then decide to go play a few hands of pai gow. That's really all it was a few hands and I dropped the 200 in half an hour maybe less. On the way back to the room I put another 100 on black to lose again. On my last 5 spins of my roulette life I've gone black every time and i have lost every time for a net loss of -1000.
We go to sleep and wake at 1030 or so and decide to play until 2 before we have to leave. They put us both at the same table and this is not the table you want to play at. The table is squeaky clean with little action and basically not a table you are going to win a lot of money at. I start off picking up AK and making it 15 pf. I get a caller on a K72 flop. I make it 25 and he raises to 50. I push for 250 or so and he mucks. In hindsight I wish I would have just called his small raise then check raised all in on the turn. I play fine for a while until some noob who i classify as a donk without even seeing him play sits down. I raise j9 sooted UTG and he calls. Flop is kk5 and I know I have to bet to win the hand so I bet 15 on the flop. He calls and then we both check the turn. I jack falls on the river and I call his all in for 24 more dollars and lose to AK. A couple hands later I limp K9 sooted in late position and we see a 9 high flop. Noob bets the flop. A 4 pairs the board and he bets 25 which only I call. The river is K and he checks and I bet 35 which he calls and then slowrolls AA on me. So this basically tilted me and I left the table. I put 20 on a horse at 1-2 and he lost and then blew 10 in the slots before we left. I dropped about 350 which wasn't awful but my luck in table games was atrocious and makes me wonder how rigged it really isn't.
Monday, March 09, 2009
2nd post
It's 2am and I can't sleep because I slept for 2 hours when I got home from work. I went to the gym and watched 24 today. I'll write about that later.
I think the worst thing in an economy like this is the feeling of not moving forward. It feels like I'm going to work to make less money, this happens when your self employed, and then the money I'm making I'm losing in stock positions. Obviously you can say well why are you being a jackass and keeping your money in stocks. Fair point but when the market makes a turn I'm not prepared to be on the sidelines. So this feeling is making me reconsider how I'm living life.
What really blows my mind about this time period though is that I'm not being completely irresponsible with my loot. No doubt about it I've blown cash in ridiculous ways (siri, ac, sportsbetting, the list goes on). However, the couple of "smart" moves I decided to make have completely backfired. I open up a Roth IRA 2 years ago. I contribute 4,000 AFTER TAX dollars. The portfolio lost 4,000 dollar last year. This was done by a financial adviser who I obviously trusted way too much.
I just don't know how much more of this people can take. I am debt free and single with no responsibilities and I feel effected by this to the point that I'm just scratching my head wondering where it will all end. What about the people who have kids and mortgages and have gotten laid off? And to top it off we have a president who believes it's a good idea to further tax the affluent and give to the needy. Let's just think about this for a second. The person who is running a business successfully, hiring employees and the basic life blood of our economy is getting their taxes hiked while some lady is giving birth to here 7th child so that she can collect more in welfare. I'm aware that increased taxes are spread out among various projects so no need to point this out.
You want to make more money in this time period so that you can give it to the gov't who will use it inappropriately. The gov't gives money to banks to "bail them out" and what do they do with it? They hire musicians for lavish parties and top notch hotel suites. The gov't doesn't even know where the money is going. We have all these stimulus's which is going to raise inflation and destroy the dollar. People who make bad decisions are getting bailed out (AIG, GM, C) but what's it all for?
What is happening reminds of me of the book Atlas Shrugged. Atlas is a greek mythology character who "supports the heavens." In the novel "Atlas" is referred to the people who run the world. Basically the smartest, most determined people who get things done the most efficiently. What happens is that the "gov't" (probably can use a better word) intervenes with the Atlas's of the world. They claim monopolies and implement rules that want to see everyone succeed rather than just the best. The Atlas's fight back and leave society forming their own. This is a pretty brief and I read the book about a year ago so my ideas may be off a bit but it relates to what we are going through.
The gov't is becoming a bigger engine and we are seeing capitalism disintegrate. The wealthy will continue to get squeezed until they can't take it any more and they will do something about it. You can only squeeze them so far before they do something. I just hope we can get out of this year without something drastic happening.
I'm trying to figure out how to be smart enough to make money using my money. If you were smart enough to short the Dow at 14,000 or short anything for that matter you would be sitting here much wealthier. So here we are again. Do I reset the tables and try again with a different approach. Start using covered calls or put everything I own into GOLD because I think the dollar will be worthless? I don't know the answers only that it's frustrating because I believe that there is money to be made.
A final thought to this ridiculously long rant which I'm fairly certain no one will read. I can take my money out of equities and keep everything in cash and earn .3%, and then you won't have to read about me complaining about how much money i've lose or how bad stuff sucks. But, who wants to save for all their life and never spend a dime so that one day they can say "wow look how much money I have, too bad I never got the chance to have fun and spend it."
I think the worst thing in an economy like this is the feeling of not moving forward. It feels like I'm going to work to make less money, this happens when your self employed, and then the money I'm making I'm losing in stock positions. Obviously you can say well why are you being a jackass and keeping your money in stocks. Fair point but when the market makes a turn I'm not prepared to be on the sidelines. So this feeling is making me reconsider how I'm living life.
What really blows my mind about this time period though is that I'm not being completely irresponsible with my loot. No doubt about it I've blown cash in ridiculous ways (siri, ac, sportsbetting, the list goes on). However, the couple of "smart" moves I decided to make have completely backfired. I open up a Roth IRA 2 years ago. I contribute 4,000 AFTER TAX dollars. The portfolio lost 4,000 dollar last year. This was done by a financial adviser who I obviously trusted way too much.
I just don't know how much more of this people can take. I am debt free and single with no responsibilities and I feel effected by this to the point that I'm just scratching my head wondering where it will all end. What about the people who have kids and mortgages and have gotten laid off? And to top it off we have a president who believes it's a good idea to further tax the affluent and give to the needy. Let's just think about this for a second. The person who is running a business successfully, hiring employees and the basic life blood of our economy is getting their taxes hiked while some lady is giving birth to here 7th child so that she can collect more in welfare. I'm aware that increased taxes are spread out among various projects so no need to point this out.
You want to make more money in this time period so that you can give it to the gov't who will use it inappropriately. The gov't gives money to banks to "bail them out" and what do they do with it? They hire musicians for lavish parties and top notch hotel suites. The gov't doesn't even know where the money is going. We have all these stimulus's which is going to raise inflation and destroy the dollar. People who make bad decisions are getting bailed out (AIG, GM, C) but what's it all for?
What is happening reminds of me of the book Atlas Shrugged. Atlas is a greek mythology character who "supports the heavens." In the novel "Atlas" is referred to the people who run the world. Basically the smartest, most determined people who get things done the most efficiently. What happens is that the "gov't" (probably can use a better word) intervenes with the Atlas's of the world. They claim monopolies and implement rules that want to see everyone succeed rather than just the best. The Atlas's fight back and leave society forming their own. This is a pretty brief and I read the book about a year ago so my ideas may be off a bit but it relates to what we are going through.
The gov't is becoming a bigger engine and we are seeing capitalism disintegrate. The wealthy will continue to get squeezed until they can't take it any more and they will do something about it. You can only squeeze them so far before they do something. I just hope we can get out of this year without something drastic happening.
I'm trying to figure out how to be smart enough to make money using my money. If you were smart enough to short the Dow at 14,000 or short anything for that matter you would be sitting here much wealthier. So here we are again. Do I reset the tables and try again with a different approach. Start using covered calls or put everything I own into GOLD because I think the dollar will be worthless? I don't know the answers only that it's frustrating because I believe that there is money to be made.
A final thought to this ridiculously long rant which I'm fairly certain no one will read. I can take my money out of equities and keep everything in cash and earn .3%, and then you won't have to read about me complaining about how much money i've lose or how bad stuff sucks. But, who wants to save for all their life and never spend a dime so that one day they can say "wow look how much money I have, too bad I never got the chance to have fun and spend it."
I don't like Monday
Easily the worst day of the week. I spend Sunday's being a complete waste of life and then Monday's I feel awful and don't want to be productive. I drink 6 waters and piss like 5 times because I feel dehydrated. Basically a productive week for me would start on Tuesday because I can function at full capacity.
I haven't wrote a post in a while but I have good reason. It's because my life just isn't that entertaining that I can write something everyday. Technically, I could but then it would lose all purpose because it would be mindless drivel. However, I will post more for my legions of fans.
I didn't do anything of any consequence over the weekend, literally nothing. I watched Rock of Love Bus last night which I honestly think could be the best show on television. Once you get past the concept that he's 44 and none of the girls really like him they are just trying to win the contest, it turns into a great show. They all get hammered and make asses out of themselves. I assume the majority of the population finds the show lame but for whatever reason I find it entertaining.
I didn't bet on any games and lost a few hundred playing poker during some hungover 9 am sessions. I canceled my subscription to cardrunners but my login is still working so I've been watching a few of their videos to tune up my game.
Everything else is just blah. I wake up, go to work where things are slow as molasses, play some poker then do it again. I bought a couple of books off amazon to read, couple classics and a few others that I will finish as soon as they come in. I'm such a retard for buying books from Amazon when I'm aware of this building called a library where I could spend nothing and get the same value. Nevertheless, i've spent money on worse purchases than something that will keep me entertained for a while.
This weekend is st patty's day. I keep telling myself how good of an idea it is to take a weekend off from drinking but I just can't seem to fit it in. If I could wake up at 9 am on a Saturday morning feeling 100% I'm not sure what I'd do but it would be better than what I do currently (nothing). Obviously though this won't be one of those weekends.
A final note. I'm doing an experiment that will last till next Friday. If my posts start getting better as the week goes on then I may have stumbled across something, we'll see.
I haven't wrote a post in a while but I have good reason. It's because my life just isn't that entertaining that I can write something everyday. Technically, I could but then it would lose all purpose because it would be mindless drivel. However, I will post more for my legions of fans.
I didn't do anything of any consequence over the weekend, literally nothing. I watched Rock of Love Bus last night which I honestly think could be the best show on television. Once you get past the concept that he's 44 and none of the girls really like him they are just trying to win the contest, it turns into a great show. They all get hammered and make asses out of themselves. I assume the majority of the population finds the show lame but for whatever reason I find it entertaining.
I didn't bet on any games and lost a few hundred playing poker during some hungover 9 am sessions. I canceled my subscription to cardrunners but my login is still working so I've been watching a few of their videos to tune up my game.
Everything else is just blah. I wake up, go to work where things are slow as molasses, play some poker then do it again. I bought a couple of books off amazon to read, couple classics and a few others that I will finish as soon as they come in. I'm such a retard for buying books from Amazon when I'm aware of this building called a library where I could spend nothing and get the same value. Nevertheless, i've spent money on worse purchases than something that will keep me entertained for a while.
This weekend is st patty's day. I keep telling myself how good of an idea it is to take a weekend off from drinking but I just can't seem to fit it in. If I could wake up at 9 am on a Saturday morning feeling 100% I'm not sure what I'd do but it would be better than what I do currently (nothing). Obviously though this won't be one of those weekends.
A final note. I'm doing an experiment that will last till next Friday. If my posts start getting better as the week goes on then I may have stumbled across something, we'll see.
Monday, March 02, 2009
Monday
It's 1 am and I would consider this a pretty unproductive day. I didn't go to work due to the snow even though I probably could have if I wanted to. So I woke up at 830 and decided to "work."
I cashed in the sunday million on Sunday. Out of 8800 people I finished in 340th. The buy in is 215 so this ended up cashing for about $1000+. Sounds great but in reality I was already stuck about 500 so it's not an amazing feat.
Anyhow this rejuvenated by poker bankroll and I pretty much played all day today. I ended up giving back about 175 but thought I played well throughout the entire session which consisted of about 50 tournies.
If you don't have any money in equities than I honestly envy your approach. Whether your oblivious to the financial world or just don't participate, you are living a stress free life that I'm really starting to questions why I'm partaking in this. I keep telling myself I'm young and it will all work out but this is getting scary. We are hitting levels that were hit 10+ years ago. I'm not the most frugal person but times like these are causing me to take a step back and reevaluate how I want to invest my cash.
I went to the gym and did 4 miles in 25 minutes. Averaged to about 615 pace which is decent but I'll get down further once I start running outside. The stereotypes from my gym post are still prevalent as 2 fat ass broads are hogging machines oblivious to anyone else.
I watched Flight on Sunday which I thought wasn't very good. I watched Rock of Love Bus which is starting to turn me off. Plus I watched 24 today which is getting out of hand. I don't really see any need for analysis other than 24 is too much and I hope our gov't and fbi isn't taking any pointers from these clowns. Seriously if this is how shit gets done its no wonder our world is collapsing. Chloe and Janine Garofalo are easily the worst duo of actresses in history. Hard to watch.
That's all I got. I know this post was weak but I figure it's better than nothing. I'll do better next time.
I cashed in the sunday million on Sunday. Out of 8800 people I finished in 340th. The buy in is 215 so this ended up cashing for about $1000+. Sounds great but in reality I was already stuck about 500 so it's not an amazing feat.
Anyhow this rejuvenated by poker bankroll and I pretty much played all day today. I ended up giving back about 175 but thought I played well throughout the entire session which consisted of about 50 tournies.
If you don't have any money in equities than I honestly envy your approach. Whether your oblivious to the financial world or just don't participate, you are living a stress free life that I'm really starting to questions why I'm partaking in this. I keep telling myself I'm young and it will all work out but this is getting scary. We are hitting levels that were hit 10+ years ago. I'm not the most frugal person but times like these are causing me to take a step back and reevaluate how I want to invest my cash.
I went to the gym and did 4 miles in 25 minutes. Averaged to about 615 pace which is decent but I'll get down further once I start running outside. The stereotypes from my gym post are still prevalent as 2 fat ass broads are hogging machines oblivious to anyone else.
I watched Flight on Sunday which I thought wasn't very good. I watched Rock of Love Bus which is starting to turn me off. Plus I watched 24 today which is getting out of hand. I don't really see any need for analysis other than 24 is too much and I hope our gov't and fbi isn't taking any pointers from these clowns. Seriously if this is how shit gets done its no wonder our world is collapsing. Chloe and Janine Garofalo are easily the worst duo of actresses in history. Hard to watch.
That's all I got. I know this post was weak but I figure it's better than nothing. I'll do better next time.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Truth be Told
http://thegrip.wordpress.com/2009/02/26/sat-scores-vs-music-you-listen-to/
I know one Lil Wayne fan.
I know one Lil Wayne fan.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Delivering
Whenever I put the link up on facebook I have to expect more people than usual to read what I write. I usually kid around and write that my audience is single digits. However, I've had at least 5 people tell me that these posts are somewhat entertaining. Considering I'm sure there are a few lurkers out there, I may have just crossed into the double digit viewers. What this does is puts added pressure of making quality posts and not bs where Jordan Cohen tells me the post is unimpressive. (He'll probably bust a nut I mentioned him) So I sit here thinking about things to write about which will alleviate people from the boredom (this is why you're here right?). The problem is my life is just as boring as yours. I wake up tired in the morning. Complain about idiots I deal with at work. Then get a couple of hours of free time which I usually just waste anyway. So what am I supposed to write about?
I go out to dinner with my mom last night for our weekly or biweekly meal. We chat about work and money and other daily stuff. After two glasses of white zinfandel she asks me when an I going to get a girlfriend and all the other "you're 25 and it's time to grow up yada yada." I give her my usual I'm irresponsible and can barely take care of myself. I only have a year or two of partying without feeling like I'm way to old to hang out with the 21 year old bar crowd so let me enjoy my freedom while I can. She tells me that I should join a class that interests me so that I can meet people with similar interests. I say fine and we move on.
So I think to myself why would I want someone who likes the same things I like? Finding someone who likes to gamble and get completely obliterated on the weekends isn't ideal, hence why I don't bring people into my world. I have a list of things that I've done that are so ridiculous I can't believe I've done some of them. (Paul ((my uncles son, not sure what title that is)) if you are reading this lets not bring this up at family functions).
I didn't do anything stupid in all of high school, didn't even take a sip of beer. Second week of college when I was 17 I got my first underage after doing 5 beer bongs (total light weight) and stumbled into a cop. Only person to get a citation. I got frostbite after getting hammered and taking off my shoe to climb a fence on the coldest day of the year (long story with foggy details). I was driven home in the paddy wagon one night. I received a public drunkenness the night I faceplanted into the sidewalk.
I got caught pissing by the cops next to a wall at 3 in the morning when I decided to make a run for it. I ran up a hill in manayunk for about 800 yards before I got exhausted. I stopped in the middle of the street, saw the paddy wagon behind me, and turned around and put my hands behind my back. They took me in where I acted like a badass telling them I was getting my lawyer and they slammed me in the wall and let me go. I still got a citation for public drunkenness. I had a standoff where I climbed a fence to the post office and police were on the other side telling me to come back. The only thing I remember is climbing back over saying "I'm going to tear my sac." Fortunately, I was released with no problems. Final things, Yes I've patted Samuel Dalembert on the back and yes I've asked Freddie Mitchell if the 4th and 26th was the greatest play of his career (obviously). I don't even want to get into AC or strip club stories.
This is the amazing part. These are the only things that are crazy enough that stick in my memory as completely ridiculous! Think about it. I've been drinking for almost 8 years now. Lets says 400 weekends. 800 days of drinking heavily. I have hardly ever taken a weekend off and very rarely do I not drink to intoxication. These few events out of 800 potential nights are the only bad things that that have happened to me. True, I've had numerous incidents where I've scraped my knees or bruised my elbows but that amount of incidents is impressive to me with regards to the amount of scenarios.
Assuming my mom knows all this, most of which she does, certainly not all, and I tell her I can barely take care of myself, now you know what I'm talking about. I have no significant other, but when I get old and I tell the next generation my stories. My stories aren't what a rousing game of Yahtzee last night. I have some interesting ones and I can say that I lived life the best that I could. I stay in shape and work 5 days a week to survive.
Hope you enjoyed reading, the autobiography will be out next year. Leave a comment if you want to pre-order.
I go out to dinner with my mom last night for our weekly or biweekly meal. We chat about work and money and other daily stuff. After two glasses of white zinfandel she asks me when an I going to get a girlfriend and all the other "you're 25 and it's time to grow up yada yada." I give her my usual I'm irresponsible and can barely take care of myself. I only have a year or two of partying without feeling like I'm way to old to hang out with the 21 year old bar crowd so let me enjoy my freedom while I can. She tells me that I should join a class that interests me so that I can meet people with similar interests. I say fine and we move on.
So I think to myself why would I want someone who likes the same things I like? Finding someone who likes to gamble and get completely obliterated on the weekends isn't ideal, hence why I don't bring people into my world. I have a list of things that I've done that are so ridiculous I can't believe I've done some of them. (Paul ((my uncles son, not sure what title that is)) if you are reading this lets not bring this up at family functions).
I didn't do anything stupid in all of high school, didn't even take a sip of beer. Second week of college when I was 17 I got my first underage after doing 5 beer bongs (total light weight) and stumbled into a cop. Only person to get a citation. I got frostbite after getting hammered and taking off my shoe to climb a fence on the coldest day of the year (long story with foggy details). I was driven home in the paddy wagon one night. I received a public drunkenness the night I faceplanted into the sidewalk.
I got caught pissing by the cops next to a wall at 3 in the morning when I decided to make a run for it. I ran up a hill in manayunk for about 800 yards before I got exhausted. I stopped in the middle of the street, saw the paddy wagon behind me, and turned around and put my hands behind my back. They took me in where I acted like a badass telling them I was getting my lawyer and they slammed me in the wall and let me go. I still got a citation for public drunkenness. I had a standoff where I climbed a fence to the post office and police were on the other side telling me to come back. The only thing I remember is climbing back over saying "I'm going to tear my sac." Fortunately, I was released with no problems. Final things, Yes I've patted Samuel Dalembert on the back and yes I've asked Freddie Mitchell if the 4th and 26th was the greatest play of his career (obviously). I don't even want to get into AC or strip club stories.
This is the amazing part. These are the only things that are crazy enough that stick in my memory as completely ridiculous! Think about it. I've been drinking for almost 8 years now. Lets says 400 weekends. 800 days of drinking heavily. I have hardly ever taken a weekend off and very rarely do I not drink to intoxication. These few events out of 800 potential nights are the only bad things that that have happened to me. True, I've had numerous incidents where I've scraped my knees or bruised my elbows but that amount of incidents is impressive to me with regards to the amount of scenarios.
Assuming my mom knows all this, most of which she does, certainly not all, and I tell her I can barely take care of myself, now you know what I'm talking about. I have no significant other, but when I get old and I tell the next generation my stories. My stories aren't what a rousing game of Yahtzee last night. I have some interesting ones and I can say that I lived life the best that I could. I stay in shape and work 5 days a week to survive.
Hope you enjoyed reading, the autobiography will be out next year. Leave a comment if you want to pre-order.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Gym Rant
I don't particularly like going to the gym, however, when it's cold I don't like exercising outside. Therefore, I have to put up with other peoples poor gym etiquette. I will explain what not to do when you go to the gym.
- Do not work out in a polo. This applies mainly to those older type males. I refer to collared t-shirts as polos just for the record. These shirts are meant for casual wearing, not working out. Not to mention they make you look like an idiot. Considering I don't think anyone over 26 reads this blog it should not apply to anyone.
- Do not sit on the machine forever if you are not using them. This really, really bothers me. Everyone has this one machine which is there favorite. I like this one ab machine where you put your hands above you and pull down, plus lift your legs at the same time. For some reason this machine is a magnet for overweight, out of shape people who love to rest. If you aren't going to use the machine in the next minute get the fuck off of it.
- A secondary function to the rule above is that you don't crowd around multiple machines. I know for some people the gym is social hour. When you have 4 people yucking it up around 3 different machines you make me feel like a dick if I have to ask you to break up the circle jerk so I can use the machine. Talk in an open space if necessary.
- If it's really crowded there should be no walking allowed on the treadmills. I obviously know I'm a beast on a treadmill and I don't expect everyone to be as good as me. BUT (It's ok to start sentences with but if it's capitalized, not lowercase) if you are going to put the setting on 2.0 I have news for you, WALK AROUND THE GODDAMN GYM! I don't care where you go but there are other places you can walk around other than a treadmill.
On a side note, I was at the gym today which obviously spurred this post, and some bro fainted on an elliptical. The machine hits the person next to his and he falls to the ground full sweat. A crowd gathers around to observe, i'm obviously looking to swipe a treadmill from an observer, an someone says that the guy is having a seizure. Well the whole place erupts and starts freaking out to call the paramedics. I was happy because of the diversion and all of the treadmills that just opened up. Nevertheless, the guy was fine and tragedy averted.
One more side note. I was shaving today and had to shave my adams apple. I'm not sure if it's just me or what but I cannot shave that area without nicking myself. Is there a razor specifically designed for that area because every time I have to do so, I get this really uneasy feeling that I'm going to slice my jugular. Plus, I had this tiny nose hair that I decided was a good idea to shave with my razor. Well turns out it wasn't. I put the blade in my nose and did a quick thrust. Well I nicked the outside of my nostril and if you've never done it before the motherfucker does not stop bleeding. I had a paper towel on there for 15 minutes, this is when I was on my way to the gym, and then it bled again for another 10 minutes in the gym. I had to act like a retard with a paper towel constantly wiping away the droplets. It sounds gross and actually was but I was careful not to get it over anywhere.
- Do not work out in a polo. This applies mainly to those older type males. I refer to collared t-shirts as polos just for the record. These shirts are meant for casual wearing, not working out. Not to mention they make you look like an idiot. Considering I don't think anyone over 26 reads this blog it should not apply to anyone.
- Do not sit on the machine forever if you are not using them. This really, really bothers me. Everyone has this one machine which is there favorite. I like this one ab machine where you put your hands above you and pull down, plus lift your legs at the same time. For some reason this machine is a magnet for overweight, out of shape people who love to rest. If you aren't going to use the machine in the next minute get the fuck off of it.
- A secondary function to the rule above is that you don't crowd around multiple machines. I know for some people the gym is social hour. When you have 4 people yucking it up around 3 different machines you make me feel like a dick if I have to ask you to break up the circle jerk so I can use the machine. Talk in an open space if necessary.
- If it's really crowded there should be no walking allowed on the treadmills. I obviously know I'm a beast on a treadmill and I don't expect everyone to be as good as me. BUT (It's ok to start sentences with but if it's capitalized, not lowercase) if you are going to put the setting on 2.0 I have news for you, WALK AROUND THE GODDAMN GYM! I don't care where you go but there are other places you can walk around other than a treadmill.
On a side note, I was at the gym today which obviously spurred this post, and some bro fainted on an elliptical. The machine hits the person next to his and he falls to the ground full sweat. A crowd gathers around to observe, i'm obviously looking to swipe a treadmill from an observer, an someone says that the guy is having a seizure. Well the whole place erupts and starts freaking out to call the paramedics. I was happy because of the diversion and all of the treadmills that just opened up. Nevertheless, the guy was fine and tragedy averted.
One more side note. I was shaving today and had to shave my adams apple. I'm not sure if it's just me or what but I cannot shave that area without nicking myself. Is there a razor specifically designed for that area because every time I have to do so, I get this really uneasy feeling that I'm going to slice my jugular. Plus, I had this tiny nose hair that I decided was a good idea to shave with my razor. Well turns out it wasn't. I put the blade in my nose and did a quick thrust. Well I nicked the outside of my nostril and if you've never done it before the motherfucker does not stop bleeding. I had a paper towel on there for 15 minutes, this is when I was on my way to the gym, and then it bled again for another 10 minutes in the gym. I had to act like a retard with a paper towel constantly wiping away the droplets. It sounds gross and actually was but I was careful not to get it over anywhere.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
24, bball, and bball
Let's start with 24. The females in this show are really pissing me off. First off they have billy's girlfriend whose nose looks like it was cut off by the saigon whore from dirty work. The president is an emotional, clueless wreck and I pray to god no one ever votes for a female president after this display of pussiness. Renee has got to stop being such a crybaby. She was going to shoot Jack? Give me a break. She was cried when Martika, the person who sang Toy Soldiers, almost exploded and then again when Rosa was whining like a baby. Chloe constantly bothers me with her know it all attitude. All in all the episode was pretty good. Billy didn't seem very hurt when he shot himself in the arm, just a flesh wound I guess. And the president trusts Bill Buchanan with her life after he just spawned from homeless people. He was driving a blue truck helping bauer escape from the FBI just a couple hours ago and now he's the most honorable man to ever live. Dubaku is a clown. No one would ever be trying to get pussy instead of exiting the country when you have the whole FBI on your ass. I though that was retarded and now we get to see more ridiculousness next episode.
Our bball team won last night which makes us 5-2. It was a blowout and nothing really to write.
If you didn't see the devin harris play last night you should watch it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKcFZvqEXjM
I still haven't figured out how to embed the video but eventually.
Taking from a blog comment
"All I can say is Devin Harris is definitely the fastest man in the world if he can catch the ball at the free throw line, run to half court, bump into Iguodala, lose control of the ball, regain control of the ball and get the shot off in 1.8 seconds. Watch out Usain Bolt, Devin Harris is going to get you in 2012. Helps to be on a home court in a time like that i guess.."
I installed Vista after my Xp got a trojan and I had to install all this antimalware and shit so I just started fresh.
Our bball team won last night which makes us 5-2. It was a blowout and nothing really to write.
If you didn't see the devin harris play last night you should watch it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKcFZvqEXjM
I still haven't figured out how to embed the video but eventually.
Taking from a blog comment
"All I can say is Devin Harris is definitely the fastest man in the world if he can catch the ball at the free throw line, run to half court, bump into Iguodala, lose control of the ball, regain control of the ball and get the shot off in 1.8 seconds. Watch out Usain Bolt, Devin Harris is going to get you in 2012. Helps to be on a home court in a time like that i guess.."
I installed Vista after my Xp got a trojan and I had to install all this antimalware and shit so I just started fresh.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Obama
WOULDN'T IT BE GREAT TO TURN ON THE TV AND HEAR ANY U.S. PRESIDENT, DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN GIVE THE FOLLOWING SPEECH?
My Fellow Americans: As you all know, the defeat of the Iraq regime has been completed.
Since congress does not want to spend any more money on this war, our mission in Iraq is complete.
This morning I gave the order for a complete removal of all American forces from Iraq This action will be complete within 30 days. It is now time to begin the reckoning.
Before me, I have two lists. One list contains the names of countries which have stood by our side during the Iraq conflict. This list is short . TheUnited Kingdom , Spain , Bulgaria , Australia , and Poland are some of the countries listed there.
The other list contains every one not on the first list. Most of the world's nations are on that list. My press secretary will be distributing copies of both lists later this evening.
Let me start by saying that effective immediately, foreign aid to those nations on List 2 ceases immediately and indefinitely. The money saved during the first year alone will pretty much pay for the costs of the Iraqi war.
THEN EVERY YEAR THERE AFTER IT'll GO TO OUR SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM SO IT WONT GO BROKE IN 20 YEARS.
The American people are no longer going to pour money into third world Hell holes and watch those government leaders grow fat on corruption.
Need help with a famine ? Wrestling with an epidemic? Call France .
In the future, together with Congress, I will work to redirect this money toward solving the vexing social problems we still have at home . On that note, a word to terrorist organizations. Screw with us and we will hunt you down and eliminate you and all your friends from the face of the earth.
Thirsting for a gutsy country to terrorize? Try France or maybe China .
I am ordering the immediate severing of diplomatic relations with France , Germany , andRussia . Thanks for all your help, comrades. We are retiring from NATO as well. Bon chance, mes amies.
I have instructed the Mayor of New York City to begin towing the many UN diplomatic vehicles located in Manhattan with more than two unpaid parking tickets to sites where those vehicles will be stripped, shredded and crushed. I don't care about whatever treaty pertains to this. You creeps have tens of thousands of unpaid tickets. Pay those tickets tomorrow or watch your precious Benzes, Beamers and limos be turned over to some of the finest chop shops in the world. I love New York
A special note to our neighbors. Canada is on List 2. Since we are likely to be seeing a lot more of each other, you folks might want to try not pissing us off for a change.
Mexico is also on List 2 its president and his entire corrupt government really need an attitude adjustment. I will have a couple extra thousand tanks and infantry divisions sitting around. Guess where I am going to put 'em? Yep, border security.
Oh, by the way, the United States is abrogating the NAFTA treaty - starting now.
We are tired of the one-way highway. Immediately, we'll be drilling for oil in Alaska- which will take care of this country's oil needs for decades to come. If you're an environmentalist who opposes this decision, I refer you to List 2 above: pick a country and move there.
It is time for America to focus on its own welfare and its own citizens. Some will accuse us of isolationism. I answer them by saying, 'darn tootin.'
Nearly a century of trying to help folks live a decent life around the world has only earned us the undying enmity of just about everyone on the planet. It is time to eliminate hunger in America It is time to eliminate homelessness in America . To the nations on List 1, a final thought. Thank you guys. We owe you and we won't forget.
To the nations on List 2, a final thought: You might want to learn to speak Arabic.
God bless America .. Thank you and good night.
If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you are reading it in English, thank a soldier.
My Fellow Americans: As you all know, the defeat of the Iraq regime has been completed.
Since congress does not want to spend any more money on this war, our mission in Iraq is complete.
This morning I gave the order for a complete removal of all American forces from Iraq This action will be complete within 30 days. It is now time to begin the reckoning.
Before me, I have two lists. One list contains the names of countries which have stood by our side during the Iraq conflict. This list is short . TheUnited Kingdom , Spain , Bulgaria , Australia , and Poland are some of the countries listed there.
The other list contains every one not on the first list. Most of the world's nations are on that list. My press secretary will be distributing copies of both lists later this evening.
Let me start by saying that effective immediately, foreign aid to those nations on List 2 ceases immediately and indefinitely. The money saved during the first year alone will pretty much pay for the costs of the Iraqi war.
THEN EVERY YEAR THERE AFTER IT'll GO TO OUR SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM SO IT WONT GO BROKE IN 20 YEARS.
The American people are no longer going to pour money into third world Hell holes and watch those government leaders grow fat on corruption.
Need help with a famine ? Wrestling with an epidemic? Call France .
In the future, together with Congress, I will work to redirect this money toward solving the vexing social problems we still have at home . On that note, a word to terrorist organizations. Screw with us and we will hunt you down and eliminate you and all your friends from the face of the earth.
Thirsting for a gutsy country to terrorize? Try France or maybe China .
I am ordering the immediate severing of diplomatic relations with France , Germany , andRussia . Thanks for all your help, comrades. We are retiring from NATO as well. Bon chance, mes amies.
I have instructed the Mayor of New York City to begin towing the many UN diplomatic vehicles located in Manhattan with more than two unpaid parking tickets to sites where those vehicles will be stripped, shredded and crushed. I don't care about whatever treaty pertains to this. You creeps have tens of thousands of unpaid tickets. Pay those tickets tomorrow or watch your precious Benzes, Beamers and limos be turned over to some of the finest chop shops in the world. I love New York
A special note to our neighbors. Canada is on List 2. Since we are likely to be seeing a lot more of each other, you folks might want to try not pissing us off for a change.
Mexico is also on List 2 its president and his entire corrupt government really need an attitude adjustment. I will have a couple extra thousand tanks and infantry divisions sitting around. Guess where I am going to put 'em? Yep, border security.
Oh, by the way, the United States is abrogating the NAFTA treaty - starting now.
We are tired of the one-way highway. Immediately, we'll be drilling for oil in Alaska- which will take care of this country's oil needs for decades to come. If you're an environmentalist who opposes this decision, I refer you to List 2 above: pick a country and move there.
It is time for America to focus on its own welfare and its own citizens. Some will accuse us of isolationism. I answer them by saying, 'darn tootin.'
Nearly a century of trying to help folks live a decent life around the world has only earned us the undying enmity of just about everyone on the planet. It is time to eliminate hunger in America It is time to eliminate homelessness in America . To the nations on List 1, a final thought. Thank you guys. We owe you and we won't forget.
To the nations on List 2, a final thought: You might want to learn to speak Arabic.
God bless America .. Thank you and good night.
If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you are reading it in English, thank a soldier.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Bball
Due to unusual circumstances we ended up having only 4 regulars and my 17 year old brother for our bball game. We ended up losing because we started out in zone only to allow some schmuck to make 6 threes. We were down at the half and never really made any good runs. I missed easy shots and got the shit blocked out of me. My brother got a shot blocked twice on the same play. Meaning someone blocked him and then someone blocked the block. It's honestly embarrassing to lose to a team we should have beat but at this point crying about it doesn't change anything. Having shitty ass players act cocky makes me want to jump kick the entire team. For example, the one in street fighter where Zangief does his double legged jump kick. Or do some flying headbutt like Skate in Streets of Rage 2. Bottom line is we lost and I hate losing. My brother did sink a 3 ball from the utmost corner of the court and managed to hit the rim 5 times before going in.
I beat guitar hear on hard last night and 4 starred On the road again which proves i'm improving. Fucking Snatch Boogie took me an hour to beat but at least I didn't have to watch Travis Barker drum solo for a minute each time like in Hot for Teacher. I'm not the sole person who thinks this but Guitar Hero is ruining classic songs by having them overplayed. I hear songs on the radio from gh and know that I would never have heard this song if it wasn't in the game. Then again it does shot you good songs that you would never have heard of like feel the pain from dinosaur jr and pull me under by dream theater. I will beat expert however I feel like this will take awhile.
I took 3rd in a 27 18man last night. Pretty much played flawlessly and got it with kk vs AQ (my kk) vs the cl or else I would have won the tourny. I'm not playing that much and need to reinstall windows so I can re download poker office and get it running again. I've been playing without a hud recently and don't think it effects my performance that much but it will be nice to have. I guess I'll just buy Vista and upgrade.
I've been listening to this song carol brown from flight of the conchords and think it's really good. I would embed (sp?) the video but I'm a noob so here's the link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cGoDns8wTA
I beat guitar hear on hard last night and 4 starred On the road again which proves i'm improving. Fucking Snatch Boogie took me an hour to beat but at least I didn't have to watch Travis Barker drum solo for a minute each time like in Hot for Teacher. I'm not the sole person who thinks this but Guitar Hero is ruining classic songs by having them overplayed. I hear songs on the radio from gh and know that I would never have heard this song if it wasn't in the game. Then again it does shot you good songs that you would never have heard of like feel the pain from dinosaur jr and pull me under by dream theater. I will beat expert however I feel like this will take awhile.
I took 3rd in a 27 18man last night. Pretty much played flawlessly and got it with kk vs AQ (my kk) vs the cl or else I would have won the tourny. I'm not playing that much and need to reinstall windows so I can re download poker office and get it running again. I've been playing without a hud recently and don't think it effects my performance that much but it will be nice to have. I guess I'll just buy Vista and upgrade.
I've been listening to this song carol brown from flight of the conchords and think it's really good. I would embed (sp?) the video but I'm a noob so here's the link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cGoDns8wTA
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Tuesday
I thought the 24 was a really good episode. Other than Martika's side plot with Dubaku it is pretty entertaining. The mole inside the FBI makes it interesting. I'm not going to spoil anything but it was a good episode.
I've been playing Guitar Hero lately due to the lack of anything better to do. The game makes me want to smash things but I still like it.
I haven't been playing much poker or gambling so no new news.
The flight of the conchords was really good on Sunday and it could be the best show on TV.
I made some money on Sirius today but it's only money that i've lost so I'm not really sure it's making money. Market is getting slaughtered and it just seems like it isn't going to get better any time soon.
Other than that things are moving by week after week.
I've been playing Guitar Hero lately due to the lack of anything better to do. The game makes me want to smash things but I still like it.
I haven't been playing much poker or gambling so no new news.
The flight of the conchords was really good on Sunday and it could be the best show on TV.
I made some money on Sirius today but it's only money that i've lost so I'm not really sure it's making money. Market is getting slaughtered and it just seems like it isn't going to get better any time soon.
Other than that things are moving by week after week.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Recap
I haven't posted in a while so I'll do a double. This first will tell about what I've been doing. The 2nd about what I'm thinking. Notice I wrote out first but used 2nd.
We lost the Ambler Y bball game to some yellow bullshit. Actually they were pretty good but we played pretty poor. I blew a layup or two and we let 2 guys probably drop 50 on us. We also won a meaningless game on Wednesday. Down to only 1 league. I have the Oreland summer league coming up and will probably sign up for the sports club league in Manayunk.
I haven't watch Bauer yet. I honestly don't even find the urge to. I'm not sure but I think the idea of Jack saving the world again is getting a bit old for me.
A while ago, my brother threw a remote at the couch and the batteries came out and cracked the shield in front of the TV screen. He was playing Guitar Hero at the time and I always wondered how he could get that mad. Cue On the Road Again by Willie Fucking Nelson. I'm by no means an expert, in fact i play it on hard, and I was playing guitar on this song. I have no problems beating the song however I wanted to get 4 stars on it. After an hour an a half of playing and fucking up the intro an unbelievable amount of times I was understanding how the TV has a crack in it now. Seriously the red, yellow, yellow-blue, over to green is giving me fits and I will destroy it this weekend. If I have to spend night and day to 4 star this I will not give up. Call me a noob if you want but I'm not joking.
Nothing else really happened this week. I watched fotc and rock of love bus but I don't see any reason for recap. I've been trying to find a case of Great Lakes but no one around here carries it. Back in Pitt, Mellingers had it and they also had a beer called boont which I used to love. I'm on a hunt for it so if anyone reads this and has seen it let me know. I have no valentine however it's probably a good weekend to make moves on distraught females without one.
We lost the Ambler Y bball game to some yellow bullshit. Actually they were pretty good but we played pretty poor. I blew a layup or two and we let 2 guys probably drop 50 on us. We also won a meaningless game on Wednesday. Down to only 1 league. I have the Oreland summer league coming up and will probably sign up for the sports club league in Manayunk.
I haven't watch Bauer yet. I honestly don't even find the urge to. I'm not sure but I think the idea of Jack saving the world again is getting a bit old for me.
A while ago, my brother threw a remote at the couch and the batteries came out and cracked the shield in front of the TV screen. He was playing Guitar Hero at the time and I always wondered how he could get that mad. Cue On the Road Again by Willie Fucking Nelson. I'm by no means an expert, in fact i play it on hard, and I was playing guitar on this song. I have no problems beating the song however I wanted to get 4 stars on it. After an hour an a half of playing and fucking up the intro an unbelievable amount of times I was understanding how the TV has a crack in it now. Seriously the red, yellow, yellow-blue, over to green is giving me fits and I will destroy it this weekend. If I have to spend night and day to 4 star this I will not give up. Call me a noob if you want but I'm not joking.
Nothing else really happened this week. I watched fotc and rock of love bus but I don't see any reason for recap. I've been trying to find a case of Great Lakes but no one around here carries it. Back in Pitt, Mellingers had it and they also had a beer called boont which I used to love. I'm on a hunt for it so if anyone reads this and has seen it let me know. I have no valentine however it's probably a good weekend to make moves on distraught females without one.
Thoughts
I do not believe in god.
I believe that I am insignificant. I most likely believe that you are insignificant.
People who believe in god do so because they fear what happens if they don't believe in god.
People who believe in god like to think that there is an afterlife. I believe that you rot in the ground soulless.
God doesn't make things happen. People make things happen. When people at award shows and after sporting events "thank god" they are really just thanking themselves for the hard work they put in to accomplish something.
God created the universe? From Family Guy, "then who created god? Maybe he created himself. Or herself." Bottom line is that the origin of time is a huge mystery. Something started something from nothing. Although I guess even nothing is something.
Point of this post:
Live life. Get drunk. Spend wildly. Do swampdonkies (torch).
I've gotten old(er). It's funny because at each point in your life you think your as smart as you can be. Then you look back and you think how you missed out on different aspects of life that you can never go back. Reference the Eddie Money song I wanna go back. I wish I could do college again. It's 4 years of partying. Sure I partied but not to the extent I would have after working for 4 years now.
Working sucks. I'm spending the good years of my life selling people hand tools. Sad thing is I'll spend the next 30 years of my life selling hand tools. (Our sales are down buy something (www.stortz.com). I want to move to Amsterdam and spend my time in the red light district and smoking herb. Problem is everything gets old after it gets played out. Sure I can say that I don't want to do anything and just spend my days getting hammered. After a couple of days doing it you feel awful and need to be productive.
Sometimes you just have to take a step back and view things from a wide perspective. I like the winter nights because the stars are always easy to see and make you realize how tiny and insignificant your life is to the grand scheme of things. I'm not making any history books so my purpose should be to be happy about everything.
I believe that I am insignificant. I most likely believe that you are insignificant.
People who believe in god do so because they fear what happens if they don't believe in god.
People who believe in god like to think that there is an afterlife. I believe that you rot in the ground soulless.
God doesn't make things happen. People make things happen. When people at award shows and after sporting events "thank god" they are really just thanking themselves for the hard work they put in to accomplish something.
God created the universe? From Family Guy, "then who created god? Maybe he created himself. Or herself." Bottom line is that the origin of time is a huge mystery. Something started something from nothing. Although I guess even nothing is something.
Point of this post:
Live life. Get drunk. Spend wildly. Do swampdonkies (torch).
I've gotten old(er). It's funny because at each point in your life you think your as smart as you can be. Then you look back and you think how you missed out on different aspects of life that you can never go back. Reference the Eddie Money song I wanna go back. I wish I could do college again. It's 4 years of partying. Sure I partied but not to the extent I would have after working for 4 years now.
Working sucks. I'm spending the good years of my life selling people hand tools. Sad thing is I'll spend the next 30 years of my life selling hand tools. (Our sales are down buy something (www.stortz.com). I want to move to Amsterdam and spend my time in the red light district and smoking herb. Problem is everything gets old after it gets played out. Sure I can say that I don't want to do anything and just spend my days getting hammered. After a couple of days doing it you feel awful and need to be productive.
Sometimes you just have to take a step back and view things from a wide perspective. I like the winter nights because the stars are always easy to see and make you realize how tiny and insignificant your life is to the grand scheme of things. I'm not making any history books so my purpose should be to be happy about everything.
Friday, February 06, 2009
Vegas
Left on Monday at around 11 am. No problems in the airport. I get seated in the middle next to a fairly attractive 30 something mom and a 50+ plus 275 lb behemoth. The milf is studying neurons and the fat man is trying to sleep. I can't put my arm on the arm rest because fat man is hogging all the room. I pretty much snooze in an out of the 5 hour ride.
Arrive at the Mandalay Bay, get something to eat and then clean up. JC, my dad, brought some cash and wants to play blackjack. My philosophy was not to play early so that I wouldn't lose any cash and bum myself out for the rest of the trip. JC sits at a table my himself. He buys in for 500. While he's buying in Big Bertha and Baby Huey sit down next to him. Bertha buys in and Huey doesn't want to play but Bertha forced him in. Clueless man in seat 1 joins the fun. JC plays a couple hands and clueless man is one of those don't bust type of people. This obviously annoyed JC and he left after 4 hands or so down a hundo or so. He moves to another table with a bro in seat 1 and him. Starts off running ok and picks up a hundo or so. JC is what is known as a plunger. Meaning he isn't their for the long term he either gets up big or goes busto. One hand he has 250 out and gets 22 against a dealer 6. Splits them, gets a 7 on one hand, doubles for 19. Gets 18 on the other hand. Dealer busts and JC makes a quick 500. Plunge for a k. Wins. Puts out another k, gets an 11, doubles for 21 and picks up 2k. He probably played a few more hands I can't really recall exactly but he ended up winning 4k in about 15 minutes. Pays for the trip assuming he doesn't blow it, big assumption. We have a few drinks, walk around Mandalay Bay and call it a night.
Wake up early, go to a National Slate Association Meeting and then walk the show for a couple of hours. We meet up with a manufacturer we know and go to the HofBrauHaus. It is a German restaurant with 34 oz beers and people are singing German tunes and everyone is basically just getting bombed. After that we go to see Criss Angels "believe" show at the Luxor. It was pretty good although I feel like if you were on LSD or shrooms it would have been unbelievable. The dancing is kind of weird and his jokes were lame but nevertheless it was entertaining. Was it worth 150 dollars per seat, ehh. After that we stay up to 3 or so just drinking and discussing money making strategies.
Final night I wake up and do the roofing show again till about 5. One booth has a keg with Flat Tire, I think it's brewed in Colorado, and it's very good. So I probably down about 6 or so during the show. After the show we go to a bar where I drink 2 gin and tonics and get a 12 dollar shot of Patron. We go back to the room and I pass out till 11pm. Wake up shower and hit a 1-2 NL table. I buy in for 300 and observe the table. No real big stacks and open raises are to 20+. Guy next to me bet 50 dollars into a 6 dollar pot one time just to give an idea. Maybe only 1 solid player other than myself. I pick up KK and make it 15, get 2 callers. C bet on a low flop wins it. I pick up AT hearts and make it 10 from UTG. Get 6 callers. Flop KJ6 2 hearts. I make it 40 and get one caller. Brick on the turn, I check, caller checks. River completes my flush. I think / act for a minute and make it 75. Genius pushes and has me covered which I obviously instacall, like so fast I felt like a prick. So I double up to about 600. One other hand I have 10 8 and limp. Flop and open ender where I call a 15 bet on the flop with 2 other players. Turn the nuts. I just call a bet from a donkey in front of me. He pushes the river which once again I obviously instacall. I ended up cashing out with 550 after I started to catch a buzz from 6 Heineken's in a 3 hour period.
So it's 2am and I'm not tired so let me hit the blackjack tables. I join a table by myself and a couple of people join. Some fairly attracted "actress" from LA who I was chatting it up with although she didn't last long. I bought in for 300 and was down to 125. I won my case bet and ended up pushing that to about 600 until one key hand. I had 100 out and 77 against a dealer 5, which I split. My next to cards were 3's on both hands so I doubled both of them. My double cards were a 3 and a 2 which I'm thinking, fucking awesome. Dealer busts and I pick up a nice 400 hand. I run my stack up to about 1400 or so and cash out. As I am walking back I catch a glimpse of a roulette table and think what the hell. I put 100 on black, lose. I try another 100 on black, lose. Obviously Vegas is smart for creating a single chip for 500 dollars and I test my luck on black again, lose. So after a 700 downswing I hit the bar at 430 in the morning and do a patron shot. I'm pretty bombed at this point after the shot and probably another 6 beers while playing blackjack and have to wake up at 8 the next morning. So I go back to the blackjack table and blow another hundred or two and call it a night.
All in all, I didn't lose any money and my dad came out a winner so it was a good trip. I didn't visit any strip clubs and no hookers. Maybe next time.
Arrive at the Mandalay Bay, get something to eat and then clean up. JC, my dad, brought some cash and wants to play blackjack. My philosophy was not to play early so that I wouldn't lose any cash and bum myself out for the rest of the trip. JC sits at a table my himself. He buys in for 500. While he's buying in Big Bertha and Baby Huey sit down next to him. Bertha buys in and Huey doesn't want to play but Bertha forced him in. Clueless man in seat 1 joins the fun. JC plays a couple hands and clueless man is one of those don't bust type of people. This obviously annoyed JC and he left after 4 hands or so down a hundo or so. He moves to another table with a bro in seat 1 and him. Starts off running ok and picks up a hundo or so. JC is what is known as a plunger. Meaning he isn't their for the long term he either gets up big or goes busto. One hand he has 250 out and gets 22 against a dealer 6. Splits them, gets a 7 on one hand, doubles for 19. Gets 18 on the other hand. Dealer busts and JC makes a quick 500. Plunge for a k. Wins. Puts out another k, gets an 11, doubles for 21 and picks up 2k. He probably played a few more hands I can't really recall exactly but he ended up winning 4k in about 15 minutes. Pays for the trip assuming he doesn't blow it, big assumption. We have a few drinks, walk around Mandalay Bay and call it a night.
Wake up early, go to a National Slate Association Meeting and then walk the show for a couple of hours. We meet up with a manufacturer we know and go to the HofBrauHaus. It is a German restaurant with 34 oz beers and people are singing German tunes and everyone is basically just getting bombed. After that we go to see Criss Angels "believe" show at the Luxor. It was pretty good although I feel like if you were on LSD or shrooms it would have been unbelievable. The dancing is kind of weird and his jokes were lame but nevertheless it was entertaining. Was it worth 150 dollars per seat, ehh. After that we stay up to 3 or so just drinking and discussing money making strategies.
Final night I wake up and do the roofing show again till about 5. One booth has a keg with Flat Tire, I think it's brewed in Colorado, and it's very good. So I probably down about 6 or so during the show. After the show we go to a bar where I drink 2 gin and tonics and get a 12 dollar shot of Patron. We go back to the room and I pass out till 11pm. Wake up shower and hit a 1-2 NL table. I buy in for 300 and observe the table. No real big stacks and open raises are to 20+. Guy next to me bet 50 dollars into a 6 dollar pot one time just to give an idea. Maybe only 1 solid player other than myself. I pick up KK and make it 15, get 2 callers. C bet on a low flop wins it. I pick up AT hearts and make it 10 from UTG. Get 6 callers. Flop KJ6 2 hearts. I make it 40 and get one caller. Brick on the turn, I check, caller checks. River completes my flush. I think / act for a minute and make it 75. Genius pushes and has me covered which I obviously instacall, like so fast I felt like a prick. So I double up to about 600. One other hand I have 10 8 and limp. Flop and open ender where I call a 15 bet on the flop with 2 other players. Turn the nuts. I just call a bet from a donkey in front of me. He pushes the river which once again I obviously instacall. I ended up cashing out with 550 after I started to catch a buzz from 6 Heineken's in a 3 hour period.
So it's 2am and I'm not tired so let me hit the blackjack tables. I join a table by myself and a couple of people join. Some fairly attracted "actress" from LA who I was chatting it up with although she didn't last long. I bought in for 300 and was down to 125. I won my case bet and ended up pushing that to about 600 until one key hand. I had 100 out and 77 against a dealer 5, which I split. My next to cards were 3's on both hands so I doubled both of them. My double cards were a 3 and a 2 which I'm thinking, fucking awesome. Dealer busts and I pick up a nice 400 hand. I run my stack up to about 1400 or so and cash out. As I am walking back I catch a glimpse of a roulette table and think what the hell. I put 100 on black, lose. I try another 100 on black, lose. Obviously Vegas is smart for creating a single chip for 500 dollars and I test my luck on black again, lose. So after a 700 downswing I hit the bar at 430 in the morning and do a patron shot. I'm pretty bombed at this point after the shot and probably another 6 beers while playing blackjack and have to wake up at 8 the next morning. So I go back to the blackjack table and blow another hundred or two and call it a night.
All in all, I didn't lose any money and my dad came out a winner so it was a good trip. I didn't visit any strip clubs and no hookers. Maybe next time.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Some Thoughts
Obama appoints Timothy Geithner as Secretary of Treasury. Geithner had not paid $35,000 in self-employment taxes for several years. The mistakes were "avoidable" and "unintentional". He filed using TURBO TAX and blames the software for not being able to handle his returns. Notice, he received nearly a half million dollar severance payment for his work with the fed some years back.
Wall street had paid out 18.4 billion dollars in bonuses in 08'. Obama called this "the height of irresponsibility" and "shameful". "There will be a time for them to make profits, and there will be time for them to get bonuses, now is not the time." Is something wrong here? Obama finds these bonuses wrong, however, he appoints Geithner to SECRETARY OF TREASURY. The guys uses TURBO TAX to pay his taxes and receives huge bonuses. What kind of a nitwit can't spend a few extra bucks to get his taxes done properly unless he is hiding something. Am I missing something here?
Enough Political BS. I'm going to continue the Friday entry on annoying things (or things I just generally don't like) in this universe.
People who walk slow - I don't think I walk the sidewalk at high speeds. I can't stand when I get a group of people slowly waddling along. When this occurs then you have to go in a high speed power walk to pass so they don't impede your progress. It looks foolish and wastes precious energy. Plus, then you have to be aware of head on's against oncoming traffic.
Most annoying songs - Here is a list of songs that when they come on they should be changed.
I love rock and roll by Joan Jett
Another piece of my heart by Janis Joplin
Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin
Womanizer by Britney Spears
Leavin by Jesse McCartney
These are just a few that come to mind but I wouldn't mind if they were erased off the face of the earth. On a side note, even though I don't like too many female artists, I think Sheryl crow has some good music.
The dryer - I'm no expert at doing laundry. I don't separate whites from colors. I'm cool with the washer. Put in the detergent, run the cold water, and let it wash. Now the dryer is a different story. The thing shrinks everything. The more times I wash certain clothes, the smaller they get. Is this a universal thing or am I just inept?
That's all I got till next week. I'll try to get some pictures from Vegas.
Wall street had paid out 18.4 billion dollars in bonuses in 08'. Obama called this "the height of irresponsibility" and "shameful". "There will be a time for them to make profits, and there will be time for them to get bonuses, now is not the time." Is something wrong here? Obama finds these bonuses wrong, however, he appoints Geithner to SECRETARY OF TREASURY. The guys uses TURBO TAX to pay his taxes and receives huge bonuses. What kind of a nitwit can't spend a few extra bucks to get his taxes done properly unless he is hiding something. Am I missing something here?
Enough Political BS. I'm going to continue the Friday entry on annoying things (or things I just generally don't like) in this universe.
People who walk slow - I don't think I walk the sidewalk at high speeds. I can't stand when I get a group of people slowly waddling along. When this occurs then you have to go in a high speed power walk to pass so they don't impede your progress. It looks foolish and wastes precious energy. Plus, then you have to be aware of head on's against oncoming traffic.
Most annoying songs - Here is a list of songs that when they come on they should be changed.
I love rock and roll by Joan Jett
Another piece of my heart by Janis Joplin
Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin
Womanizer by Britney Spears
Leavin by Jesse McCartney
These are just a few that come to mind but I wouldn't mind if they were erased off the face of the earth. On a side note, even though I don't like too many female artists, I think Sheryl crow has some good music.
The dryer - I'm no expert at doing laundry. I don't separate whites from colors. I'm cool with the washer. Put in the detergent, run the cold water, and let it wash. Now the dryer is a different story. The thing shrinks everything. The more times I wash certain clothes, the smaller they get. Is this a universal thing or am I just inept?
That's all I got till next week. I'll try to get some pictures from Vegas.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Life Update
I feel like when people don't post for a couple of days they always say it's because they are too busy. This is certainly not the case for me. Yes I work 5 days a week, 4 this week, but I could easily put in the time to post about random stuff. Instead I like to get backed up and make a bunch of posts at one time. I'll roll through my weekly routine of stuff I did and watched over the past couple days and give my thoughts.
2 bball games this week. We went 1-1 blowing one non white team out by 40 and getting blown out by another team by 20. Against the non white team we opened up the game with a 20-0 lead. Comments were made that it was similar to the girls team demolishing the special team 100-0. No real entertaining stories except one of our players got a technical when we were up 20 to zip, nice. The other game was against a good team who had a Chet Stachitas who was a pretty good player for St Joes a couple of years back. The other players on his team were solid too and we really didn't stand a chance. Bake set the line at 19 to start the game and Jkash had a 3 ball at the end that would have covered but we ended up losing by 21, playing them evenly the 2nd half when their motivation dropped.
I watched Money Train over the weekend and although not a great movie for some reason I think Woody Harrelson is a really entertaining actor. He is such a white goober southern hick that I find him amusing. I'm not so big on Wesley Snipes and for some reason I can't stand J Lo.
If you aren't aware Jessica Simpson is getting fat.
If you need to wear a double belt to keep your stomach in... I'm not going to knock her for being fat but considering the way she used to look this is a blow to male magazines.
I'll run through my TV watching quickly. Rock of Love Bus is down to 9 people. My new favorite girl is Ashley. She has a good attitude of sabotaging the other girls and trying to win the competition. There's something about her demeanor which I find appealing.
I thought 24 was pretty good this week. Watching this show in 1 hour (40 minute) doses is difficult. I can hardly even remember what happened but then I think back and only 40 minutes happened so not much did happen. Huh. Walker lived, the only attractive character died, and Bauer is calling the shots. Next.
I like Flight of the Conchords. I find the dialog as good as ever. They may be stretching for ideas in some spots but I don't really care. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtbQaJzZh1k
Honestly that pretty much wraps up the last week or so. I'll post more in the future. I'm on a downward spiral in poker but I have a feeling that this will be changing shortly. Down about 600 in 3 weeks. However, I picked up some nice gains on yhoo, bidu, and ge yesterday only to give back a lot today. I'm thinking of going radical and making a big play on the price of OIL. And I'm going to put a hefty wager on GSP to take down BJ Penn on Sat. Then once GSP owns I'll put the winnings on the Steelers -7. I dislike the Steelers and am scared of Warner, maybe i'll reconsider this decision. Vegas on Monday for a tradeshow.
2 bball games this week. We went 1-1 blowing one non white team out by 40 and getting blown out by another team by 20. Against the non white team we opened up the game with a 20-0 lead. Comments were made that it was similar to the girls team demolishing the special team 100-0. No real entertaining stories except one of our players got a technical when we were up 20 to zip, nice. The other game was against a good team who had a Chet Stachitas who was a pretty good player for St Joes a couple of years back. The other players on his team were solid too and we really didn't stand a chance. Bake set the line at 19 to start the game and Jkash had a 3 ball at the end that would have covered but we ended up losing by 21, playing them evenly the 2nd half when their motivation dropped.
I watched Money Train over the weekend and although not a great movie for some reason I think Woody Harrelson is a really entertaining actor. He is such a white goober southern hick that I find him amusing. I'm not so big on Wesley Snipes and for some reason I can't stand J Lo.
If you aren't aware Jessica Simpson is getting fat.
If you need to wear a double belt to keep your stomach in... I'm not going to knock her for being fat but considering the way she used to look this is a blow to male magazines.
I'll run through my TV watching quickly. Rock of Love Bus is down to 9 people. My new favorite girl is Ashley. She has a good attitude of sabotaging the other girls and trying to win the competition. There's something about her demeanor which I find appealing.
I thought 24 was pretty good this week. Watching this show in 1 hour (40 minute) doses is difficult. I can hardly even remember what happened but then I think back and only 40 minutes happened so not much did happen. Huh. Walker lived, the only attractive character died, and Bauer is calling the shots. Next.
I like Flight of the Conchords. I find the dialog as good as ever. They may be stretching for ideas in some spots but I don't really care. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtbQaJzZh1k
Honestly that pretty much wraps up the last week or so. I'll post more in the future. I'm on a downward spiral in poker but I have a feeling that this will be changing shortly. Down about 600 in 3 weeks. However, I picked up some nice gains on yhoo, bidu, and ge yesterday only to give back a lot today. I'm thinking of going radical and making a big play on the price of OIL. And I'm going to put a hefty wager on GSP to take down BJ Penn on Sat. Then once GSP owns I'll put the winnings on the Steelers -7. I dislike the Steelers and am scared of Warner, maybe i'll reconsider this decision. Vegas on Monday for a tradeshow.
Friday, January 23, 2009
People / things that annoy me
Back in high school I made a list of things that annoyed me. Annoying girls and ridiculous things made the list. All in all there were about 200+ things that were on it. This was obviously like 10 years ago but I still can think of many things that are still on the list. I'll start with a few in this post and continue as I choose.
- People who use debit cards. This really irks me when I'm standing in line of a convenience store and somebody whips out there debit card for a 4 dollar purchase. Anytime they use debit then the bro needs to bring out the pin code which is just completely unnecessary for this simple transaction. You will rarely ever find me with absolutely no cash. The ability to go to an ATM and have cash on you at all times is not difficult. At the very least use credit. I don't know why anyone would choose to have the money debited from their account immediately instead of having 30 days to pay for a transaction. If you read this and use a debit card, my apologies, but that's how I feel.
- People who put bumper stickers on cars. What's the best way to depreciate the value of a car? Throw a shitty bumper sticker on it. I don't want anything touching my car. No advertisements promoting the dealer, no sticker where I went to college, and certainly no bullshit about bringing our troops home or how I support breast cancer. Unless your car is worthless and you can't devalue it anyhow, there is no reason for stickers on cars. They are tacky. pun.
- I hate getting my socks wet. Getting your socks wet can ruin an entire day. Sloshing around with wet socks is a terrible feeling and the moment I feel it beginning to happen I know what I'm in for. This is a fairly easy thing to avoid but sometimes the depth of puddles can be uncertain and cause problems.
- Pens that have ink that doesn't dry fast enough. Obviously people are writing on paper less and typing more, however, if there is pen that puts down nice ink and then you smear your hand across it as you continue to write, this is a nuisance. The ink smears so it's illegible and you have shit all over your hand. I used to hate when this happened when I had to write essays. I feel like lefties have it worse though.
- Microsoft updates. They pop up in that yellow shield and an exclamation point, or something like. I'm like, yeah fine whatever, update my computer with whatever random shit you deem necessary, just let me be. After it's done it pops up with system needs to be rebooted in order for the new settings to take place. I'm like ok not now, restart later. Pops down in the lower right and I'm on my way. 5 minutes later it pops up again. Obviously getting annoyed, I just tell it no I want to restart later. The fucking thing is persistent and doesn't get the message. I'm in the middle of something and no I don't want to restart my computer because it takes 5 minutes to reboot and I have 9 tables going and no I can't fucking restart. BACK OFF!
- Eva Mendes making number 1 on the ask men top 99. I'm not sure how unless a lot of Hispanics read ASK Men. I don't like Megan Fox as #2 either although I feel like everyone else does. My 1-2 in no real order follow.
*UGH
*Sloan
*Some random chick in the top 10 who is better than 1-2-3.
- People who use debit cards. This really irks me when I'm standing in line of a convenience store and somebody whips out there debit card for a 4 dollar purchase. Anytime they use debit then the bro needs to bring out the pin code which is just completely unnecessary for this simple transaction. You will rarely ever find me with absolutely no cash. The ability to go to an ATM and have cash on you at all times is not difficult. At the very least use credit. I don't know why anyone would choose to have the money debited from their account immediately instead of having 30 days to pay for a transaction. If you read this and use a debit card, my apologies, but that's how I feel.
- People who put bumper stickers on cars. What's the best way to depreciate the value of a car? Throw a shitty bumper sticker on it. I don't want anything touching my car. No advertisements promoting the dealer, no sticker where I went to college, and certainly no bullshit about bringing our troops home or how I support breast cancer. Unless your car is worthless and you can't devalue it anyhow, there is no reason for stickers on cars. They are tacky. pun.
- I hate getting my socks wet. Getting your socks wet can ruin an entire day. Sloshing around with wet socks is a terrible feeling and the moment I feel it beginning to happen I know what I'm in for. This is a fairly easy thing to avoid but sometimes the depth of puddles can be uncertain and cause problems.
- Pens that have ink that doesn't dry fast enough. Obviously people are writing on paper less and typing more, however, if there is pen that puts down nice ink and then you smear your hand across it as you continue to write, this is a nuisance. The ink smears so it's illegible and you have shit all over your hand. I used to hate when this happened when I had to write essays. I feel like lefties have it worse though.
- Microsoft updates. They pop up in that yellow shield and an exclamation point, or something like. I'm like, yeah fine whatever, update my computer with whatever random shit you deem necessary, just let me be. After it's done it pops up with system needs to be rebooted in order for the new settings to take place. I'm like ok not now, restart later. Pops down in the lower right and I'm on my way. 5 minutes later it pops up again. Obviously getting annoyed, I just tell it no I want to restart later. The fucking thing is persistent and doesn't get the message. I'm in the middle of something and no I don't want to restart my computer because it takes 5 minutes to reboot and I have 9 tables going and no I can't fucking restart. BACK OFF!
- Eva Mendes making number 1 on the ask men top 99. I'm not sure how unless a lot of Hispanics read ASK Men. I don't like Megan Fox as #2 either although I feel like everyone else does. My 1-2 in no real order follow.
*UGH
*Sloan
*Some random chick in the top 10 who is better than 1-2-3.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Bball
We played Sorella Rose last night. We were either up 2 or down 2 at halftime, I really don't remember. Then they started the 2nd half on a 15-2 run or so. We never got it too close until with under a minute left it was a 4 point game. Ended up losing by 6. Our defense was unbelievably confused at times and our transition d was terrible. Bake dropped 35+ pts so obvious shout out. I went 0-3 from the line so the hex was back but I made a bunch of layups so hopefully that curse if over. 1-1 this week in games and expecting good things in the future.
I woke up at 6 today, ran 2 miles in 11:50 then shot around for a while. I went to McDonalds to order a #12 which is a bacon, egg, and cheese on a bagel, hashbrown, and small orange juice. $5.55!?!?! Are you fucking serious? The moron making it doesn't even melt the orange nasty cheese. It just chills there on the bagel acting cold. Nevertheless, I ate it and was happy.
I wrote a while back about things I'd like to accomplish in 09, so i'll conclude with that. I don't think I have resolutions like losing weight, exercising more, or eating healthier, I pretty much own at them.
- I'd like to attend a party at the playboy mansion. I'm going to use the Bud Fox method an email them everyday for the next 11 months for an invite.
- Start shooting under 90 consistently in golf. I've been stuck in the 90-100 for a couple of years now and with a little practice this shouldn't be too difficult consider I shot an 82 on a tough course back when I was 17. Problem is the booze and cigars on the course seem to interfere.
- Make some money investing. I feel like I know more than the average person about investing however, I can say with 100% confidence that I lost much more money than the average person this year. Using money to make money is how smart people become rich. So far I have failed but 09' is a new year.
- Create a supplemental income from an idea. Whether it be a new business idea or a service, I should be able to think of something. I'll keep my ideas posted.
- Watch all movies that people claim to be good that I haven't seen. Patton, Citizen Kane, Schindler's List, Money Train... etc (I wasn't going to put there parentheses but I figure some people who read this are too stupid to figure it out)
I have some others but I'll save them for later. Oh and I was listening to Howard and Rich Kronin, from LFO, banged Jennifer Love Hewitt and she calls her pussy, missy, FYI.
I woke up at 6 today, ran 2 miles in 11:50 then shot around for a while. I went to McDonalds to order a #12 which is a bacon, egg, and cheese on a bagel, hashbrown, and small orange juice. $5.55!?!?! Are you fucking serious? The moron making it doesn't even melt the orange nasty cheese. It just chills there on the bagel acting cold. Nevertheless, I ate it and was happy.
I wrote a while back about things I'd like to accomplish in 09, so i'll conclude with that. I don't think I have resolutions like losing weight, exercising more, or eating healthier, I pretty much own at them.
- I'd like to attend a party at the playboy mansion. I'm going to use the Bud Fox method an email them everyday for the next 11 months for an invite.
- Start shooting under 90 consistently in golf. I've been stuck in the 90-100 for a couple of years now and with a little practice this shouldn't be too difficult consider I shot an 82 on a tough course back when I was 17. Problem is the booze and cigars on the course seem to interfere.
- Make some money investing. I feel like I know more than the average person about investing however, I can say with 100% confidence that I lost much more money than the average person this year. Using money to make money is how smart people become rich. So far I have failed but 09' is a new year.
- Create a supplemental income from an idea. Whether it be a new business idea or a service, I should be able to think of something. I'll keep my ideas posted.
- Watch all movies that people claim to be good that I haven't seen. Patton, Citizen Kane, Schindler's List, Money Train... etc (I wasn't going to put there parentheses but I figure some people who read this are too stupid to figure it out)
I have some others but I'll save them for later. Oh and I was listening to Howard and Rich Kronin, from LFO, banged Jennifer Love Hewitt and she calls her pussy, missy, FYI.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Update 3
I know I have not written (is it wrote or written) in the last couple days and it's not because I haven't had anything to write about, it's just that I'm lazy. I'm going to break it down into a couple of posts so it doesn't look like I wrote a 5 page on essay on my meaningless life.
BBall update. We won last night by 5 putting us at 2-0. I was 4-4 from the stripe which is an unusual, if not impossible, occurrence. We played fairly well and look to be one of the better teams in the Y league. We play Sorella Rose tomorrow in the Springfield league. These guys won the Oreland outdoor league and had the center for Penn some years back, Mark Zoeller. I'm expecting a beat down.
Watched Flight of the Conchords on Sunday night. I still find the show to be amusing with their quirky dialogue and unusual songs. Not much to say about it except I'm still a fan.
Obama was sworn in today. I could honestly care less. The market tanked which obviously is the feeling of losing more money. The smart human would say it's time to get out because the global economy is going through such turmoil that it's probably best to stay on the sidelines. I figure I have 40 more years to work and I'm not going to panic and sell because I know the second I do, the market will shoot to the moon. I've considered buying some puts just to hedge against my bullish positions but I just haven't pulled the trigger due to lack of research.
Does anyone know why it's so cold today?
BBall update. We won last night by 5 putting us at 2-0. I was 4-4 from the stripe which is an unusual, if not impossible, occurrence. We played fairly well and look to be one of the better teams in the Y league. We play Sorella Rose tomorrow in the Springfield league. These guys won the Oreland outdoor league and had the center for Penn some years back, Mark Zoeller. I'm expecting a beat down.
Watched Flight of the Conchords on Sunday night. I still find the show to be amusing with their quirky dialogue and unusual songs. Not much to say about it except I'm still a fan.
Obama was sworn in today. I could honestly care less. The market tanked which obviously is the feeling of losing more money. The smart human would say it's time to get out because the global economy is going through such turmoil that it's probably best to stay on the sidelines. I figure I have 40 more years to work and I'm not going to panic and sell because I know the second I do, the market will shoot to the moon. I've considered buying some puts just to hedge against my bullish positions but I just haven't pulled the trigger due to lack of research.
Does anyone know why it's so cold today?
Update 2
The eagles lost and I lost 50 in the process betting the over and the -4. Like I've wrote before I don't get caught up in the hype of sports so I wasn't crying that the eagles lost like the other million people in the city. I actually like Warner and Fitzgerald went to Pittsburgh. Once again I have no school pride but it's good to see that the best receiver in the NFL (don't try to argue that point) went to my college.
I'm gonna write about Bauer in this post too although I'll keep it brief. 24 was entertaining and I hope *spoiler* that Jack puts 6 feet of dirt on Agent Walker's body and lets her die. She has a bad complexion anyhow. Madam President is pissing me off more and more each episode. Billy is having an affair and saving his wife at the same time. And Larry, the head of the FBI, like the pussy that he is, makes it THE TOP PRIORITY to save Agent Walker. Get real. One bright spot is Tony. The guy is just pure manliness. His emotion never changes and I always get the feeling he's just about to do something crazy.
Watched Rock of Love Bus. 2 girls got voted off. The one girl popped her implant which is funny. She got told to get the fuck out although she deserved it. The easily craziest one got booted too. Brittaney looked like she was going to go apeshit after she got kicked off. She was standing there smiling like an atomic bomb just went off in her head. Not much else to say except I'm probably the only 25 male in the demographics for this show. Taya FTW.
I'm gonna write about Bauer in this post too although I'll keep it brief. 24 was entertaining and I hope *spoiler* that Jack puts 6 feet of dirt on Agent Walker's body and lets her die. She has a bad complexion anyhow. Madam President is pissing me off more and more each episode. Billy is having an affair and saving his wife at the same time. And Larry, the head of the FBI, like the pussy that he is, makes it THE TOP PRIORITY to save Agent Walker. Get real. One bright spot is Tony. The guy is just pure manliness. His emotion never changes and I always get the feeling he's just about to do something crazy.
Watched Rock of Love Bus. 2 girls got voted off. The one girl popped her implant which is funny. She got told to get the fuck out although she deserved it. The easily craziest one got booted too. Brittaney looked like she was going to go apeshit after she got kicked off. She was standing there smiling like an atomic bomb just went off in her head. Not much else to say except I'm probably the only 25 male in the demographics for this show. Taya FTW.
Update
Watched Platoon and Shawshank Redemption. I recommend them both and would rate them higher than probably 90% of movies.
Sheen, DeFoe, and Berenger are kickass the entire movie. The reality of Platoon is what makes it great. Kevin Dillon has a bad ass role and the Bob from Office Space is classic. The movie just made you feel what it was like to be in Vietnam and the unstable mentality of troops. Elisha and Barnes are awesome characters and Taylor fits the bill.
Shawshank is nothing like I was prepared for. For some reason I thought it was going to be a grim movie about prison life. I was expecting something pertaining to the concentration camps but I think I was getting it confused with Schindler's List (which I also intend to watch in the near term). All the characters were wonderfully executed and the storyline was entertaining. Not a whole lot of major events take place but the portrayal of life in prison and the effects on the human mind seemed realistic and accurate. How the story came together, combined with the ending makes this is a high quality film.
Sheen, DeFoe, and Berenger are kickass the entire movie. The reality of Platoon is what makes it great. Kevin Dillon has a bad ass role and the Bob from Office Space is classic. The movie just made you feel what it was like to be in Vietnam and the unstable mentality of troops. Elisha and Barnes are awesome characters and Taylor fits the bill.
Shawshank is nothing like I was prepared for. For some reason I thought it was going to be a grim movie about prison life. I was expecting something pertaining to the concentration camps but I think I was getting it confused with Schindler's List (which I also intend to watch in the near term). All the characters were wonderfully executed and the storyline was entertaining. Not a whole lot of major events take place but the portrayal of life in prison and the effects on the human mind seemed realistic and accurate. How the story came together, combined with the ending makes this is a high quality film.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
No new news
We won both bball games against 2 non white teams. 1st game we opened up an early lead and held on to win by 2. 2nd game we were up the whole game and finished up 15 or so. No good stories like last week. I was rejected and appropriately commented by the opposing player to "get that shit outta here."
I'm going to make a driving rant so if anyone reads this then they can understand my rules of the road. I consider myself a great driver.
- You should pretty much always have your lights on. Only exception is when it's high noon and it's a bright sunny day. It's not a hassle and it's a convenience to other drivers. If you say that you'll forget to turn them off then you are a retard because it beeps when you turn your car off and if you can't figure that out then you don't deserve to be on the road.
- When someone lets you in, it's of good nature to put your hand up and appreciate the good will. I honestly hate letting people in unless I'm in a nice mood, but when I do I always like to be thanked. Which brings me to the next point. If you see 2 lanes, and one is wide open and the other is backed up. There is a good chance that the wide open one is blocked up ahead. It is unacceptable to drive up the wide open one and cut in. When I see this happen, I tail the person in front of me so much that there is no physical possibility of some asshole getting in front of me who decided to cheat the line. I suggest you do the same.
- Don't look over your shoulder when changing lanes. If you do this you seriously have to stop because you are the #1 cause of rear ends. Align your right mirror so that you can see just barely see the side of your car and the rest of the view should be level. If you do this you are automatically a bad driver no ifs, ands, or buts.
- Stay in your fucking lane. When driving straight, when going around bends, when your not moving, stay in your lane. Whenever I see some douche taking up more than his lane I have this urge to drive up in my lane so that our mirrors can practically touch forcing the idiot over. Also, on bends going uphills it is not ok to drive on the other side of the road because you are taking the turn too fast. I wish I could just slam the car head on just to prove a point. However, this point is a difficult one to prove.
- Stop signs. First come, first serve. There is no niceness with stop signs. If you get there first, then you put your foot on the accelerator. There is no waiting to see whose going to go first. This is what causes confusion and accidents. If you see that you stop before the other person, GO! For once in your life be bold instead of being a pussy. Just to note, I think the complete stop is bullshit and only wusses do it. I honestly have no idea why people will come to a complete stop when it's obvious no one is around. What is the point of it? So they won't get a ticket, so they can follow the rules, so they maintain safety on the streets? If you come to a complete stop you are basically saying that society's rules define my behavior and I am a little bitch who takes shit from everyone.
- Speed limits. One general rule of thumb, if no one is watching then you can go whatever speed feels right. Anytime you have clear vision of what is upcoming, you should never get a ticket for going to fast. If you are being dumb and flying through intersections and places where cops hang out then you deserve the ticket. I have one speeding ticket on my record and it was due to stupidity on my part (another story). I love to speed and I love getting away with it. If a cop ever catches me then I will give major credit to his hiding spot because I don't get caught. For the record, 6-8 mph over the limit is the norm, losers go the limit.
I'm going to make a driving rant so if anyone reads this then they can understand my rules of the road. I consider myself a great driver.
- You should pretty much always have your lights on. Only exception is when it's high noon and it's a bright sunny day. It's not a hassle and it's a convenience to other drivers. If you say that you'll forget to turn them off then you are a retard because it beeps when you turn your car off and if you can't figure that out then you don't deserve to be on the road.
- When someone lets you in, it's of good nature to put your hand up and appreciate the good will. I honestly hate letting people in unless I'm in a nice mood, but when I do I always like to be thanked. Which brings me to the next point. If you see 2 lanes, and one is wide open and the other is backed up. There is a good chance that the wide open one is blocked up ahead. It is unacceptable to drive up the wide open one and cut in. When I see this happen, I tail the person in front of me so much that there is no physical possibility of some asshole getting in front of me who decided to cheat the line. I suggest you do the same.
- Don't look over your shoulder when changing lanes. If you do this you seriously have to stop because you are the #1 cause of rear ends. Align your right mirror so that you can see just barely see the side of your car and the rest of the view should be level. If you do this you are automatically a bad driver no ifs, ands, or buts.
- Stay in your fucking lane. When driving straight, when going around bends, when your not moving, stay in your lane. Whenever I see some douche taking up more than his lane I have this urge to drive up in my lane so that our mirrors can practically touch forcing the idiot over. Also, on bends going uphills it is not ok to drive on the other side of the road because you are taking the turn too fast. I wish I could just slam the car head on just to prove a point. However, this point is a difficult one to prove.
- Stop signs. First come, first serve. There is no niceness with stop signs. If you get there first, then you put your foot on the accelerator. There is no waiting to see whose going to go first. This is what causes confusion and accidents. If you see that you stop before the other person, GO! For once in your life be bold instead of being a pussy. Just to note, I think the complete stop is bullshit and only wusses do it. I honestly have no idea why people will come to a complete stop when it's obvious no one is around. What is the point of it? So they won't get a ticket, so they can follow the rules, so they maintain safety on the streets? If you come to a complete stop you are basically saying that society's rules define my behavior and I am a little bitch who takes shit from everyone.
- Speed limits. One general rule of thumb, if no one is watching then you can go whatever speed feels right. Anytime you have clear vision of what is upcoming, you should never get a ticket for going to fast. If you are being dumb and flying through intersections and places where cops hang out then you deserve the ticket. I have one speeding ticket on my record and it was due to stupidity on my part (another story). I love to speed and I love getting away with it. If a cop ever catches me then I will give major credit to his hiding spot because I don't get caught. For the record, 6-8 mph over the limit is the norm, losers go the limit.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Bauer
I'll start with 24. This show has gone downhill. I am well aware that this is 24 and is "supposed" to be one of the best shows on tv. I'm not falling into the hype. I'm not an enormous 24 fan, I've watch seasons 1-3, parts of 4, none of 5, and a part of 6. I can say that I found the first couples seasons with David Palmer, that cunt Sherry, and that fucking idiot Kim Bauer to be extremely entertaining. I'm not sure if it was because of it's unique delivery or what but the show was badass. What I'm watching now is just over the top. How can the FBI be so inept? Their system gets hacked like its no big deal and their drones are embarrassing to watch. This blue van comes onto their location and they can't follow it? It's a fucking slowass blue van that sticks out like a hooker at a ballroom dance (i know I'm really stretching but I didn't want to use sticks out like a sore thumb which I just looked up and means a busted limb). The President is a woman who can't decide anything and her husband is a whiny little bitch who I hope gets snipered. The main bad guy trusts Jack Bauer after meeting the guy for 3 minutes. Is he aware that this is JACK FUCKING BAUER. Does he not have a reputation by now? Billy Walsh is in the FBI now and he's breaking security measures to check in on his wife in a plane. Billy, you think your wife is the most important person on the planet, when there are hundreds of others who are going through the same thing he is. Do your fucking job you rat. I'm probably being a bit harsh on the show, I know it's strictly for entertainment purposes but when I watch a show like the Wire and realize how good a show can be, season 7 just seems, well I'll wait and see before I completely comment. However, the reasons I never finished some of the other seasons is exactly what is going through my mind right now. Oh and when Jack chokes out the agent, what is her lung capacity that of an infant, he did it for 10 seconds and she was knocked out. At least pistol whip her or give her a shot to the cooch. The last line is a joke but when you have the opportunity to use the word cooch, you take it.
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