**There is a point to this blog besides me talking about Poker AGAIN...besides I'm playing Paradise Poker and have nothing better to do.
So we just played a cash game comprising of No-Limit Hold'em. I honestly didn't think I had the upper hand in this game since Tony and my dad (who I just found out from Tony a couple weeks ago that he plays NL online and not limit) both play on the internet where I tend to hide out in shallow waters and stick to my game of lower than shit limit. Anyway we actually had an awesome turnout for like a 1 hour notice. The game started off with Bryant, Tony, my dad and I. Later on in the game Derek and Anthony joined us.
I'll give Bryant his props right off the get go. He bought in for only five dollars while the rest of us riverboat gamblers bought in for 10.00. After some calls from Anthony and Tony and flush draws that always seemed to come for Bryant (hehe) he walked away with about a nice 20+ dollar profit. Well Bryant had to go and I think Tony also tapped out at about the same time.
Of course Anthony and Derek weren't finished with my dad and I.
So we kept on playing. Now here is where the story gets a little interesting and I honestly want to know what you guys think...
Now I am confident, but I never let my ego get the best of me since I know that egos have been the doom of too many poker players. HOWEVER, I will say that I am a better cardplayer than Anthony. So basically this hand came up...pardon the 3rd person talk...its easier to keep the hand straight when I type it. I wrote what I was thinking in parenthesis.
Blinds .10 - .20
Brendan is on the small blind w/JQ offsuit. Brendan makes it .40 to go.
Anthony calls.
Flop is Ks 8d 9c
(This gives me a gutshot draw. I know Anthony can have any 2 cards in the deck)
Brendan checks.
Anthony checks.
Turn is 10c
(Bingo. I have no clue how I pulled that out of my ass, but hooray for free cards...I now have the absolute nuts and think about how I want to play this. I know Anthony likes to fish and I don't want him to fold just yet...even if he has the club draw. I'll take those odds any day. I'll go with the amount that I feel Anthony has been calling.)
Brendan bets 1.00
Anthony quickly calls and says "I gotta give it a try right?"
(Now I know he's on a draw [obviously] and hope that the board doesn't come with a club that also pairs the board...which the board pairing isn't a huge problem. Anthony would have raised me if he had two pair and who knows...perhaps pairing the board will give him tripps or even make him two pair if he is holding one pair now.)
The river is a 6d
(I was stupid and wasn't looking at Anthony when the river came. I usually always look at people, but this was a clear tell on my part that I wasn't even concerned with what he had. And you probably won't believe me on this...but I think my play coming up will show you that it is at least legitimate. I was shuffling my chips trying to figure out what exactly he had so I can extract full value for the nuts...then I glanced up and saw Anthony looking down at the board with his head microscopically bobbing. I knew it right then and there. He had either a K7 or A7. He made his 10 high straight on the river. Now I knew I was going to get paid off...now I need to make a bet that is small enough for him to come over the top of me. I know from past experiences with Anthony that while he doesn't necessarily take it personally, it seems that he can easily get into a raising war with someone.)
Brendan bets 2.50
Anthony raises to 4.00 total
(This assures me even more. Again I'll make it a small bet to go)
Brendan re-raises to 6.00 total
Anthony re-raises and makes it 14.80 total
Brendan calls.
Anthony shows A7 for 10 high straight
Brendan shows JQ for King high straight
Now here is the question I am going to ask and I want an honest answer. There is one part to this story I am leaving out. While I had the nuts and knew that Anthony was going to get all his all or most of his money in the pot after the river came out I started looking frustrated and confused and also said things like, "You can't have that 7." "There is no way you rivered again." "You just can't have that 7." and put in my bet with a "I don't think you have it."
Is this wrong? Now against any of the regulars I wouldn't think twice about this. However, Anthony doesn't play that often with us and I exploited that during this one hand that tapped him out. Obviously he wasn't happy that I was pretending to be worried about the 7, but he took it well. So what I want all of you who play with us is to answer this question...because even I feel bad at the poker table when I take all of my friends chips in a CASH GAME not a tournament.
WAS THIS FUCKED UP OF ME TO ACT LIKE THE SEVEN BOTHERED ME?
Well I'm not totally feeling bad about this, don't get me wrong. I've studied, talked with Jonathan, logged in a bunch of hours playing cards so I deserve a little something back. I was just wondering what your thoughts on this was...
BTW for those that were there last night but had to leave early. The very next hand my dad wanted to keep playing heads up with his 10 dollars in chips. I called his final all in 5.00 bet with bottom pair and caught him bluffing. (My dad is gonna kill me for telling you that.) So I came out with a 40 dollar profit last night.
Jun 30, 2005
Jun 29, 2005
To answer Jonathan's questions since I know he will be playing 6/12 soon, there wasn't too much difference. I really tried to watch for nuances throughout the game to see if the texture was the same. It basically is like 3/6 except that your raises do get a little more respect than at a 3/6 or 2/4 game.
For example, UTG I decided to raise with my AA. I past me might have limped in, but we all now know that you must protect your aces...just like Lederer said, "you need to protect your aces like they are your first born." So this pretty much narrowed down the field to 2 other players. In any 3/6 game you might have 5 people seeing the flop with you. Well just like I said in my post below, my aces got cracked, but at least I wasn't losing to some shit J7suited. The hand I believe that beat me at this particular hand was KQ suited that made his flush on the river...but not before I made him pay for his draw. Unfortunately this time he made it.
The other thing I noticed were that people weren't as cry, cry, crying about how they never make hands. There was the occasional blow up but not as much as 3/6 in my past experiences.
Bottom line: I think out of all of us Jonathan has what it takes to win at 6/12. Perhaps even me, but so far I'm down 200 at 6/12. Haha! The rest of you don't worry...you aren't missing much except for 60/70 dollar pots. =)
Bottom, bottom line: Jonathan, not sure if this was much of a factor, but I don't have the bankroll that I want to sit at a 6/12 table. I'm not sure if this in anyway affected how I played, I know in my decisions at the table it didn't, but who knows...maybe on a subconscious level it might have.
For example, UTG I decided to raise with my AA. I past me might have limped in, but we all now know that you must protect your aces...just like Lederer said, "you need to protect your aces like they are your first born." So this pretty much narrowed down the field to 2 other players. In any 3/6 game you might have 5 people seeing the flop with you. Well just like I said in my post below, my aces got cracked, but at least I wasn't losing to some shit J7suited. The hand I believe that beat me at this particular hand was KQ suited that made his flush on the river...but not before I made him pay for his draw. Unfortunately this time he made it.
The other thing I noticed were that people weren't as cry, cry, crying about how they never make hands. There was the occasional blow up but not as much as 3/6 in my past experiences.
Bottom line: I think out of all of us Jonathan has what it takes to win at 6/12. Perhaps even me, but so far I'm down 200 at 6/12. Haha! The rest of you don't worry...you aren't missing much except for 60/70 dollar pots. =)
Bottom, bottom line: Jonathan, not sure if this was much of a factor, but I don't have the bankroll that I want to sit at a 6/12 table. I'm not sure if this in anyway affected how I played, I know in my decisions at the table it didn't, but who knows...maybe on a subconscious level it might have.
Congrats Tony! Since we both finished fourth before I think the winner is the one who made the most money against the larger field. That is me. Haha! Just kidding. I always said that I thought you had just the right amount of gamble...well maybe a just a tad too much...but I think your placing proves it! Seriously, good job.
Now a good poker blog with a shitty poker blog. I'm going to make this short and sweet. I'm sure my dad will be disappointed with this one...
- I go to Bay101 after Stitch's birthday dinner.
- It's about 10:30 by the time I get there. I was feeling a little tired.
- I took out 2 bills from the bank earlier today.
- I see no names on the 3/6 list. Cool shit.
- I sit down for about 45 minutes and I'm up 20 but feel extremely bored. Then I hear...
- Seating now on 6/12. I decide that it is time I grow some balls and try it.
- I sit down. I look around and I see 4 people with sunglasses on.
- All of them are older than me except one guy who looked about my age.
- I sit down and buy 200 dollars worth of chips.
- In 2 hours I am up about a rack (200 dollars)
- Good news is that I felt I could beat the game. I didn't feel intimidated at all.
- Bad news is that I felt I wasn't playing my best game.
- I didn't go on tilt, but after being up 200 bucks I couldn't make a hand.
- My aces got cracked three times. No straight or flushes after being up 200.
- So about 45 mintues later after the above statement happened...I was back to even.
- I KNOW IT IS BAD MONEY MANAGEMENT. I SHOULD HAVE LEFT. PLEASE DON'T LECTURE.
- BUT on the other hand even though I felt I was playing just a little sloppy, I wasn't through with my 6/12 experiment.
- Cut to the chase...I lost my initial buy in. You are going to have to believe me that I was not on tilt, the cards just weren't there tonight...you know after I won.
- So fuck me and my drive to keep playing. But at least I can say I tried it and while writing this I am playing Paradise Poker 3/6 and I'm up 150.00
Again congrats Tony!
Now a good poker blog with a shitty poker blog. I'm going to make this short and sweet. I'm sure my dad will be disappointed with this one...
- I go to Bay101 after Stitch's birthday dinner.
- It's about 10:30 by the time I get there. I was feeling a little tired.
- I took out 2 bills from the bank earlier today.
- I see no names on the 3/6 list. Cool shit.
- I sit down for about 45 minutes and I'm up 20 but feel extremely bored. Then I hear...
- Seating now on 6/12. I decide that it is time I grow some balls and try it.
- I sit down. I look around and I see 4 people with sunglasses on.
- All of them are older than me except one guy who looked about my age.
- I sit down and buy 200 dollars worth of chips.
- In 2 hours I am up about a rack (200 dollars)
- Good news is that I felt I could beat the game. I didn't feel intimidated at all.
- Bad news is that I felt I wasn't playing my best game.
- I didn't go on tilt, but after being up 200 bucks I couldn't make a hand.
- My aces got cracked three times. No straight or flushes after being up 200.
- So about 45 mintues later after the above statement happened...I was back to even.
- I KNOW IT IS BAD MONEY MANAGEMENT. I SHOULD HAVE LEFT. PLEASE DON'T LECTURE.
- BUT on the other hand even though I felt I was playing just a little sloppy, I wasn't through with my 6/12 experiment.
- Cut to the chase...I lost my initial buy in. You are going to have to believe me that I was not on tilt, the cards just weren't there tonight...you know after I won.
- So fuck me and my drive to keep playing. But at least I can say I tried it and while writing this I am playing Paradise Poker 3/6 and I'm up 150.00
Again congrats Tony!
Jun 23, 2005
So here are my quotes that I could think of. I was super duper bored at work today so I may have more then others. I'll admit I had to look up the Natalie Portman ones because I realized I didn't know any cool quotes by girls, but I thought the one's that I found were awesome.
One that I wanted to put here but I don't remember it verbatim was from Batman Begins, Ducard talks to Bruce Wayne about how sometimes you love someone so much, you wish you had never met them because losing them is too much to bear. The way he delivered the line just stuck in my mind both times I saw the movie. If I see it again I'll try and remember it haha.
Rex - Diedrich Bader - Napoleon Dynamite:
"Take a look at what I'm wearing, people. You think anybody wants a roundhouse kick to the face while I'm wearing these bad boys? Forget about it."
Mike Dexter - Peter Facinelli - Can't Hardly Wait:
"I'm a loser. I broke up with the hottest girl in school, my friends all sold me out... and somebody in there just called me a fag!"
Kenny Fisher - Seth Green - Can't Hardly Wait:
"Oh baby please, you are far too fine to be lookin' so sad."
Billy Chapel - Kevin Costner, Jane Aubrey - Kelly Preston For the Love of the Game
Jane Aubrey: What if my face was all scraped off and I was totally disfigured and had no arms and legs and I was completely paralyzed. Would you still love me?
Billy Chapel: No. But we could still be friends.
Van Wilder - Ryan Reynolds - Van Wilder
"Worrying is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you anywhere."
Will - Hugh Grant - About a Boy
"I'd be the worst possible Godfather. I'd probably drop her on her head at her christening. I'd forget all her birthdays until she was 18. Then I'd take her out and get her drunk. And, let's face it, quite possibly try and shag her. "
Alfred - Michael Caine - Batman Begins
"Why do we fall, sir? So that we might better learn to pick ourselves up."
Gaston - Richard White - Beauty and the Beast
"It's not right for a woman to read. Soon she starts getting *ideas*, and *thinking*..."
Chuckie - Ben Affleck - Good Will Hunting
"You're sitting on a winning lottery ticket and you're too big of a pussy to cash it in."
Marcus Burnett - Martin Lawrence - Bad Boys
"You damn right it's limited. No cup holder, no back seat. Just a shiny dick with two chairs in it. I guess we the balls just draggin' the fuck along."
Maverick - Tom Cruise - Top Gun
"That's right! Ice... man. I am dangerous."
Bobby - Jon Favreau, Ricky - Vince Vaughn - Made
Bobby: Asshole-ay.
Ricky Slade: Did you hear that? What do ya think of that? Huh?
Peter Gibbons - Ron Livingston - Office Space
"You see Bob, it's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care."
Rob - John Cusak - High Fidelity
"Should I bolt every time I get that feeling in my gut when I meet someone new? Well, I've been listening to my gut since I was 14 years old, and frankly speaking, I've come to the conclusion that my guts have shit for brains."
Martin Blank - John Cusak/Debi - Minnie Driver - Grosse Point Blanke
Marty: You don't know my cat. It's very demanding.
Debi: "It"? You don't know if it's a boy or a girl?
Marty: I respect its privacy.
Sam - Natalie Portman - Garden State
"If you can't laugh at yourself, life's gonna seem a whole lot longer than you like."
Obi-Wan - Ewan McGregor - Star Wars Episode III
Anakin Skywalker: You were the Chosen One! You were supposed to destroy the Sith, not join them. You were supposed to bring balance to the force, not leave it in darkness.
Alice - Natalie Portman - Closer
"Where is this love? I can't see it, I can't touch it. I can't feel it. I can hear it. I can hear some words, but I can't do anything with your easy words."
Ash - Bruce Campbell - Army of Darkness
"Well hello Mister Fancypants. Well, I've got news for you pal, you ain't leadin' but two things: Jack and shit... and Jack just left town."
"Don't touch that please, your primitive intellect wouldn't understand things with alloys and compositions and things with... molecular structures."
One that I wanted to put here but I don't remember it verbatim was from Batman Begins, Ducard talks to Bruce Wayne about how sometimes you love someone so much, you wish you had never met them because losing them is too much to bear. The way he delivered the line just stuck in my mind both times I saw the movie. If I see it again I'll try and remember it haha.
Rex - Diedrich Bader - Napoleon Dynamite:
"Take a look at what I'm wearing, people. You think anybody wants a roundhouse kick to the face while I'm wearing these bad boys? Forget about it."
Mike Dexter - Peter Facinelli - Can't Hardly Wait:
"I'm a loser. I broke up with the hottest girl in school, my friends all sold me out... and somebody in there just called me a fag!"
Kenny Fisher - Seth Green - Can't Hardly Wait:
"Oh baby please, you are far too fine to be lookin' so sad."
Billy Chapel - Kevin Costner, Jane Aubrey - Kelly Preston For the Love of the Game
Jane Aubrey: What if my face was all scraped off and I was totally disfigured and had no arms and legs and I was completely paralyzed. Would you still love me?
Billy Chapel: No. But we could still be friends.
Van Wilder - Ryan Reynolds - Van Wilder
"Worrying is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you anywhere."
Will - Hugh Grant - About a Boy
"I'd be the worst possible Godfather. I'd probably drop her on her head at her christening. I'd forget all her birthdays until she was 18. Then I'd take her out and get her drunk. And, let's face it, quite possibly try and shag her. "
Alfred - Michael Caine - Batman Begins
"Why do we fall, sir? So that we might better learn to pick ourselves up."
Gaston - Richard White - Beauty and the Beast
"It's not right for a woman to read. Soon she starts getting *ideas*, and *thinking*..."
Chuckie - Ben Affleck - Good Will Hunting
"You're sitting on a winning lottery ticket and you're too big of a pussy to cash it in."
Marcus Burnett - Martin Lawrence - Bad Boys
"You damn right it's limited. No cup holder, no back seat. Just a shiny dick with two chairs in it. I guess we the balls just draggin' the fuck along."
Maverick - Tom Cruise - Top Gun
"That's right! Ice... man. I am dangerous."
Bobby - Jon Favreau, Ricky - Vince Vaughn - Made
Bobby: Asshole-ay.
Ricky Slade: Did you hear that? What do ya think of that? Huh?
Peter Gibbons - Ron Livingston - Office Space
"You see Bob, it's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care."
Rob - John Cusak - High Fidelity
"Should I bolt every time I get that feeling in my gut when I meet someone new? Well, I've been listening to my gut since I was 14 years old, and frankly speaking, I've come to the conclusion that my guts have shit for brains."
Martin Blank - John Cusak/Debi - Minnie Driver - Grosse Point Blanke
Marty: You don't know my cat. It's very demanding.
Debi: "It"? You don't know if it's a boy or a girl?
Marty: I respect its privacy.
Sam - Natalie Portman - Garden State
"If you can't laugh at yourself, life's gonna seem a whole lot longer than you like."
Obi-Wan - Ewan McGregor - Star Wars Episode III
Anakin Skywalker: You were the Chosen One! You were supposed to destroy the Sith, not join them. You were supposed to bring balance to the force, not leave it in darkness.
Alice - Natalie Portman - Closer
"Where is this love? I can't see it, I can't touch it. I can't feel it. I can hear it. I can hear some words, but I can't do anything with your easy words."
Ash - Bruce Campbell - Army of Darkness
"Well hello Mister Fancypants. Well, I've got news for you pal, you ain't leadin' but two things: Jack and shit... and Jack just left town."
"Don't touch that please, your primitive intellect wouldn't understand things with alloys and compositions and things with... molecular structures."
Jun 22, 2005
I’m sure none of you working stiffs sat down and watched the 100 Greatest Movie Quotes of All Time on CBS. Obviously favorite movie quotes are chosen on your own personal preference, but you can at least give a little respect to AFI and their panel of members for a pretty good list. Derek, Tony, my mom and I tried to guess what quotes were coming up next. Every other quote we would have to hear Tony’s rant on how black and white movies = dumb. However, the highlight of the evening was that my mom somehow pulled out of her ass the number 1 and 2 quotes. Actually I think we all chose at least one quote from the Top Ten which was cool. To Derek’s defense, he arrived after about 2/3 of the quotes were already said so he said he couldn’t reserve the good ones because he wasn’t here. I won’t post up the top ones if you want to try to guess them, but I’m willing to put money on the fact that you won’t get them. My mom got them because she’s old. Haha.
So since I haven’t done a list in a while here is my favorite movie quotes. Obviously we can already guess some of them, but I will try to pick a line that sums up the entire character or situation. So everyone get in on this one…it’s better than reading Steve’s blog that makes fun of how I dance. I’m a firm believer that you don’t need to dance on beat! Hell, I don’t even know what a beat is. So here we go…I can’t wait to hear some of your favorite quotes…it might even make me watch some films that you like that I haven’t seen yet!
In no particular order because it is too hard…also I had to look up some of these lines because even though these are some of my favorites, I didn’t want to butcher up the actual line.
SWINGERS - Trent Walker - Vince Vaughn
I’m gonna make Wayne Gretzky’s head bleed for superfan number 99 here.
THE JERK - Navin Johnson - Steve Martin
I was born a poor black child.
ROUNDERS - Teddy KGB - John Malkovich
I am still up twenty grand from the last time I stick it in you.
CHARADE - Regina Lambert - Audrey Hepburn
I'm afraid I already know a great many people. Until one of them dies I couldn't
possibly meet anyone else.
MONTY PYTHON…HOLY GRAIL - Black Knight - John Cleese
Tis but a scratch!
CLERKS - Jay - Jason Mewes
About the biggest pair you’ve ever seen dingleberry!
CHASING AMY - Banky Edwards - Jason Lee
I’ll trace a chalk line around your dead fucking body you fuck!
THE STING - Hooker - Robert Redford
Yeh, Luther said you could teach me something. I already know how to drink.
BUTCH CASSIDY…KID - Sundance - Robert Redford
I can’t swim!
CASABLANCA - Rick - Humphrey Bogart
Here’s looking at you kid.
EMPIRE STRIKES BACK - Yoda - Frank Oz
Do or do not. There is no try.
GO - Tiny - Breckin Meyer
Yo, pull yo’ stink’n dink’n out of my ass. I’m just trying to make conversation. Fuck. Why don’t you give a nigga a break?!?
THE USUAL SUSPECTS - Verbal Kint - Kevin Spacey
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was he convinced everyone he didn’t exist.
BATMAN - The Joker - Jack Nicholson
Have you ever danced with the devil in a pale moonlight?
ROMAN HOLIDAY - Princess Ann - Audrey Hepburn
Oh, you can't imagine... I'd, I'd like to do just whatever I'd like, the whole day long!
OFFICE SPACE - Bob Slydel - John C. McGinley
Take for instance Samir Naja..Naga…Na..well, not gonna work here anymore.
BILLY MADISON - Billy Madison - Adam Sandler
T-T-T-T-Today junior!
Alright well these are just some of my favorite lines that I could think of…I know each of us has a bunch of them that when we sit down to write them, its very hard to remember…but do your best. I want to hear ‘em.
So since I haven’t done a list in a while here is my favorite movie quotes. Obviously we can already guess some of them, but I will try to pick a line that sums up the entire character or situation. So everyone get in on this one…it’s better than reading Steve’s blog that makes fun of how I dance. I’m a firm believer that you don’t need to dance on beat! Hell, I don’t even know what a beat is. So here we go…I can’t wait to hear some of your favorite quotes…it might even make me watch some films that you like that I haven’t seen yet!
In no particular order because it is too hard…also I had to look up some of these lines because even though these are some of my favorites, I didn’t want to butcher up the actual line.
SWINGERS - Trent Walker - Vince Vaughn
I’m gonna make Wayne Gretzky’s head bleed for superfan number 99 here.
THE JERK - Navin Johnson - Steve Martin
I was born a poor black child.
ROUNDERS - Teddy KGB - John Malkovich
I am still up twenty grand from the last time I stick it in you.
CHARADE - Regina Lambert - Audrey Hepburn
I'm afraid I already know a great many people. Until one of them dies I couldn't
possibly meet anyone else.
MONTY PYTHON…HOLY GRAIL - Black Knight - John Cleese
Tis but a scratch!
CLERKS - Jay - Jason Mewes
About the biggest pair you’ve ever seen dingleberry!
CHASING AMY - Banky Edwards - Jason Lee
I’ll trace a chalk line around your dead fucking body you fuck!
THE STING - Hooker - Robert Redford
Yeh, Luther said you could teach me something. I already know how to drink.
BUTCH CASSIDY…KID - Sundance - Robert Redford
I can’t swim!
CASABLANCA - Rick - Humphrey Bogart
Here’s looking at you kid.
EMPIRE STRIKES BACK - Yoda - Frank Oz
Do or do not. There is no try.
GO - Tiny - Breckin Meyer
Yo, pull yo’ stink’n dink’n out of my ass. I’m just trying to make conversation. Fuck. Why don’t you give a nigga a break?!?
THE USUAL SUSPECTS - Verbal Kint - Kevin Spacey
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was he convinced everyone he didn’t exist.
BATMAN - The Joker - Jack Nicholson
Have you ever danced with the devil in a pale moonlight?
ROMAN HOLIDAY - Princess Ann - Audrey Hepburn
Oh, you can't imagine... I'd, I'd like to do just whatever I'd like, the whole day long!
OFFICE SPACE - Bob Slydel - John C. McGinley
Take for instance Samir Naja..Naga…Na..well, not gonna work here anymore.
BILLY MADISON - Billy Madison - Adam Sandler
T-T-T-T-Today junior!
Alright well these are just some of my favorite lines that I could think of…I know each of us has a bunch of them that when we sit down to write them, its very hard to remember…but do your best. I want to hear ‘em.
Jun 19, 2005
I'm only posting this because I said I would and this just proves that Kevin is from a very very white family:
Today @ Fresh Choice:
1st Conversation
Marcy: Bryant, so what are you? Japanese?
Bryant: No
Marcy: Chinese?
Bryant: No
Kyle: Dude, he's Asian! (I think he was serious haha)
Bryant: Very good, but there we can dive deeper into what I specifically am.
Marcy: Korean!
Bryant: Nice work, usually people go Chinese, Japanse, Vietnamese, then I have no clue.
2nd Conversation
Marcy: How do people come up with those fortunes all the time. Bryant, do you eat fortune cookies with every meal?
Bryant: Oh my god. (smacks forehead)
Damn it Kevin, you need to teach your sis about Hapas, FOBs, and other Asian lingo we use here in San Jose!
It was great seeing you, ur sis and Kyle this weekend...can't wait to see you @ obon!
Today @ Fresh Choice:
1st Conversation
Marcy: Bryant, so what are you? Japanese?
Bryant: No
Marcy: Chinese?
Bryant: No
Kyle: Dude, he's Asian! (I think he was serious haha)
Bryant: Very good, but there we can dive deeper into what I specifically am.
Marcy: Korean!
Bryant: Nice work, usually people go Chinese, Japanse, Vietnamese, then I have no clue.
2nd Conversation
Marcy: How do people come up with those fortunes all the time. Bryant, do you eat fortune cookies with every meal?
Bryant: Oh my god. (smacks forehead)
Damn it Kevin, you need to teach your sis about Hapas, FOBs, and other Asian lingo we use here in San Jose!
It was great seeing you, ur sis and Kyle this weekend...can't wait to see you @ obon!
Jun 16, 2005
Batman was a great movie. I can't wait to see it again on a normal screen and in extreme comfort.
I knew I bought my PSP for a reason, from imdb.com
Sony Says It Can't Stop Porn Producers From Releasing Films for PSP
I knew I bought my PSP for a reason, from imdb.com
Sony Says It Can't Stop Porn Producers From Releasing Films for PSP
Following reports that several Japanese producers of pornographic movies are planning to release them in the UMD format used with Sony's hot-selling PlayStation Portable device, Sony issued a statement Wednesday saying that there was no way that it could legally block distribution and sale of the disks. A public relations official at Sony Computer told the Asahi Shimbun: "It is utterly undesirable, but we cannot stop software makers from selling such videos."
Jun 15, 2005
Icons overdue
I started brainstorming with Bryant to get some icons done for Tony, Kevin, and maybe even Andy. If any of you guys have ideas, let me know. If any of you want to MAKE the icons, DO SO and send them to me. Otherwise I'll go ahead and make a mockery of your face and lifestyle just for some drawing practice.
Cool technology:
FCHV (Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle) - Toyota is taking another big step with a demo/research version of this very promising technology. I knew about it long ago, but didn't hear of anything developing until today. The car will use tanks of hydrogen instead of gasoline, and the only exhaust is water. Then maybe we'll end up with a worldwide humidity crisis. And everyone will be all sweaty and nasty. And this will help with our overpopulation problems. And the world will be a better place just in time for our generation to die and miss out on utopia. That's probably how it'll go. Screw you, Toyota, and all your earth-saving goodness.
FTTP (Fiber to the Premises) - Fiber optic cables used by the phone companies can provide internet download speeds over 60x faster than DSL. Before you know it you'll be subscribing to "iFlix" to watch all the movies your heart--suffering from inactivity and massive quantities of theater butter popcorn--desires. Have you ever looked at the "nutrition facts" for microwave popcorn? Just 35 calories, nice! Oh wait, there are 3 servings in a bag! Who eats a third of a bag?! More like "nutrition tricks"... to get you fat like everyone else. Those bastards!
River or Joaquin
jhiro.net has risen from the World Wide Wasteland. If you can't tell, I feel like doing a crossword puzzle.
I gave Bryant the photos I shot when I was gimped out of football, suggesting he put one or two up on his Web site if he'd like. It appears he opted to steal my thunder and put just about all of them up on his xanga. So we see how he's doing so well at IBM.
"They smilin' in your face, all the time they wanna take your place... backstabbers.... BA-ACK STAB-BER-RSS"
Actually I would say thanks for saving me the trouble, but I'm planning on adding a photo album section to my site anyway. There you will find the photographer's cut... my own choices for cropping and compression. I'll email everyone once it's uploaded and ready. Until then, settle for what you've got, and work on those icons.
I started brainstorming with Bryant to get some icons done for Tony, Kevin, and maybe even Andy. If any of you guys have ideas, let me know. If any of you want to MAKE the icons, DO SO and send them to me. Otherwise I'll go ahead and make a mockery of your face and lifestyle just for some drawing practice.
Cool technology:
FCHV (Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle) - Toyota is taking another big step with a demo/research version of this very promising technology. I knew about it long ago, but didn't hear of anything developing until today. The car will use tanks of hydrogen instead of gasoline, and the only exhaust is water. Then maybe we'll end up with a worldwide humidity crisis. And everyone will be all sweaty and nasty. And this will help with our overpopulation problems. And the world will be a better place just in time for our generation to die and miss out on utopia. That's probably how it'll go. Screw you, Toyota, and all your earth-saving goodness.
FTTP (Fiber to the Premises) - Fiber optic cables used by the phone companies can provide internet download speeds over 60x faster than DSL. Before you know it you'll be subscribing to "iFlix" to watch all the movies your heart--suffering from inactivity and massive quantities of theater butter popcorn--desires. Have you ever looked at the "nutrition facts" for microwave popcorn? Just 35 calories, nice! Oh wait, there are 3 servings in a bag! Who eats a third of a bag?! More like "nutrition tricks"... to get you fat like everyone else. Those bastards!
River or Joaquin
jhiro.net has risen from the World Wide Wasteland. If you can't tell, I feel like doing a crossword puzzle.
I gave Bryant the photos I shot when I was gimped out of football, suggesting he put one or two up on his Web site if he'd like. It appears he opted to steal my thunder and put just about all of them up on his xanga. So we see how he's doing so well at IBM.
"They smilin' in your face, all the time they wanna take your place... backstabbers.... BA-ACK STAB-BER-RSS"
Actually I would say thanks for saving me the trouble, but I'm planning on adding a photo album section to my site anyway. There you will find the photographer's cut... my own choices for cropping and compression. I'll email everyone once it's uploaded and ready. Until then, settle for what you've got, and work on those icons.
Jun 13, 2005
Since Brendan has seen Batman already, but wanted to see it again, I thought maybe we can at least give him and the rest of us a different experience.
Would anyone want to see the movie in IMAX? There's a theatre downtown and here are the showtimes:
Batman Begins: The IMAX Experience - Wednesday 6/15
Rated PG-13, 2 hr 14 min
Showtimes: 1:00, 3:45, 6:30, 9:15, 12:00am
I would think 9:15 PM would probably work the best, but I would be down for the 6:30 and Midnight showing. Let me know, otherwise we can watch it at Century 21 or Mercado.
Would anyone want to see the movie in IMAX? There's a theatre downtown and here are the showtimes:
Batman Begins: The IMAX Experience - Wednesday 6/15
Rated PG-13, 2 hr 14 min
Showtimes: 1:00, 3:45, 6:30, 9:15, 12:00am
I would think 9:15 PM would probably work the best, but I would be down for the 6:30 and Midnight showing. Let me know, otherwise we can watch it at Century 21 or Mercado.
Jun 12, 2005
So after football I took a nap and woke up with a headache. I didn't think it was a heat exhaustion thing because I think you actually need to have worked your body pretty hard to get that. I couldn't do shit in football. Hehe! But it was still ridiculously fun and hopefully we can do it again next week. Upon waking up Derek called me up to go see Lords of Dogtown. I'm not a skating freak and while it probably isn't bad, I really need to be in the mood to watch something like that. Derek made some calls and told Roxy "nah". Well Derek I guess had his sites on a film so he got me out of bed and told me that we were going to watch Cinderella Man.
Brendan's Quick Film Review That You Guys Probably Don't Take Seriously
We all know that Ron Howard can direct. We all know that he likes to take survival stories and turn them into a hopey and good feely film. Well I say that is just fine. If Garden State is the film I wish I could make for 2 million dollars then Cinderella Man is the kind of film I wish I could make with a Hollywood type budget. Directing praises aside...a director's job is much easier when you have exceptional talent. Like Jonathan Hironaga. Or for this review's purposes, Russell Crowe, Rene Zellwegger and Paul Giamatti.
These three really got thier shit together. Besides Zellwegger's lines that sometimes come off as a bit cheesy (not her fault, but the script's), these actors really let the story play out on it's own rather than try to overwhelm the camera. I'm guessing all them will recieve nods for their preformances.
The cinematography is awesome. Derek really liked how it was all filmed. If you need a good comparison then think back to how Any Given Sunday had a very dark, dirty look with a lot of the camera playing into people getting lit up on the field. Cinderella Man is no different...each punch taken and delivered makes you stop and think for just a second..."shit I'm glad that isn't me"...then before you can collect yourself another punch just floored you again and again and again. While Rocky and Raging Bull made you feel the impact, Cinderella Man does it better since in the 20's and 30's boxing was at its darkest. The refs let the boxers really go all out without something like 23 stitches each stopping them.
The story itself isn't just about one man or one underdog like Rudy and then everyone relating to to them...the story has a backdrop of the Great Depression and Jim Braddock (Crowe) really was considered a hero among those struggling during those times. In a way you can say that Braddock was the only hope that these people had that things were going to get better. It is powerful and meaningful and makes you feel like a lazy bum for not doing anything meaningful with your life. I'm speaking for myself.
Bottom line: If you wait for this on DVD then you might regret it. The sounds (folly and soundtrack provided by Thoman Newman (Road to Perdition) who Derek and I agree has a very firm grasp of how we think the 20's and 30's sounded) really need to be heard in a theater. Usually dramas don't need to be seen on the big screen, but this one must be viewed at Century or CineArts. Sorry Rudy and Lucas...your underdog, bitch asses just got moved down the list...Jim Braddock just rolled into town and knocked ur shit out.
By the way the title "Cinderella Man" seemed gay to me also...but then after doing research on all the boxers in the film...this really was a nickname given to him by a reporter in the New York Times I believe, for his rise from down and out to hero.
Brendan's Quick Film Review That You Guys Probably Don't Take Seriously
We all know that Ron Howard can direct. We all know that he likes to take survival stories and turn them into a hopey and good feely film. Well I say that is just fine. If Garden State is the film I wish I could make for 2 million dollars then Cinderella Man is the kind of film I wish I could make with a Hollywood type budget. Directing praises aside...a director's job is much easier when you have exceptional talent. Like Jonathan Hironaga. Or for this review's purposes, Russell Crowe, Rene Zellwegger and Paul Giamatti.
These three really got thier shit together. Besides Zellwegger's lines that sometimes come off as a bit cheesy (not her fault, but the script's), these actors really let the story play out on it's own rather than try to overwhelm the camera. I'm guessing all them will recieve nods for their preformances.
The cinematography is awesome. Derek really liked how it was all filmed. If you need a good comparison then think back to how Any Given Sunday had a very dark, dirty look with a lot of the camera playing into people getting lit up on the field. Cinderella Man is no different...each punch taken and delivered makes you stop and think for just a second..."shit I'm glad that isn't me"...then before you can collect yourself another punch just floored you again and again and again. While Rocky and Raging Bull made you feel the impact, Cinderella Man does it better since in the 20's and 30's boxing was at its darkest. The refs let the boxers really go all out without something like 23 stitches each stopping them.
The story itself isn't just about one man or one underdog like Rudy and then everyone relating to to them...the story has a backdrop of the Great Depression and Jim Braddock (Crowe) really was considered a hero among those struggling during those times. In a way you can say that Braddock was the only hope that these people had that things were going to get better. It is powerful and meaningful and makes you feel like a lazy bum for not doing anything meaningful with your life. I'm speaking for myself.
Bottom line: If you wait for this on DVD then you might regret it. The sounds (folly and soundtrack provided by Thoman Newman (Road to Perdition) who Derek and I agree has a very firm grasp of how we think the 20's and 30's sounded) really need to be heard in a theater. Usually dramas don't need to be seen on the big screen, but this one must be viewed at Century or CineArts. Sorry Rudy and Lucas...your underdog, bitch asses just got moved down the list...Jim Braddock just rolled into town and knocked ur shit out.
By the way the title "Cinderella Man" seemed gay to me also...but then after doing research on all the boxers in the film...this really was a nickname given to him by a reporter in the New York Times I believe, for his rise from down and out to hero.
Jun 8, 2005
"2" Derek
I'm glad I made it out for your show. I enjoyed the strumming and singing, particularly the improvised lil-sumthin-extra parts. There were, however, some times in the middle it was hard to hear Roxanne; you were simply overpowering. Whether you tampered with the microphone volumes is not much my concern.
Then there was the awkward no-applause pause. Sorry, I wasn't sure how things were done in a worship group (it's been some time since my last). After a while people clapped... but I noticed that after that you never really stopped between songs, thereby denying people the chance to revive the awkwardness. You kept strumming a little--even when you were taking a drink of water, don't think I missed that--that hand of yours just kept plucking tunes.
I took some photos, to sell on eBay when you get famous. It was pretty dark in there though, so some turned out awful, others okay, and none great. I would have used the flash but I didn't want to disturb the artists at work or get accused of stealing souls.
Now "I was born to worship you... I was made to worship you..." is stuck in my head. Hopefully I won't be singing it out loud when my boss comes by to check on me.
"II" Brendan
This post is for Brendan or anyone else who might have given me a starring role in a short student film.
I haven't looked very thoroughly at the Web site, but my first answer is come on chums les do dis! I'm looking for a challenging position in a creative and technical field, and feel that my background, training, and work ethic would be a great asset to the group. Seriously, I appreciate the invitation and encouragement, and would be glad to join in whatever creative work's going on. Although I get the feeling the other guys just want to see more funny faces to make the work days a little easier.
On a side note, I never really responded directly to your idea about refilming the dance movie. I challenged opinions and promoted reconsideration, as is my wont, for its own sake. However, I would definitely want to reshoot with better dancing, a clearer story, a closer location if possible, and perhaps even HD, if it's going to film festivals regardless. I don't want to be all over the Web known as Worst Locker Ever Seen On Film. So if that's still an option we can discuss the details some time. I also still want to re-edit some of the original, one of these days.
Back to the important issue... If I join "A2D + Mike" does the name become "A2D + Mike + Jon - typos"... "Jonathan, BAM!"... or perhaps "JAMBox"? I think our best bet is "J + Crew"--that way anyone else can join in too and the name still works.
I'm glad I made it out for your show. I enjoyed the strumming and singing, particularly the improvised lil-sumthin-extra parts. There were, however, some times in the middle it was hard to hear Roxanne; you were simply overpowering. Whether you tampered with the microphone volumes is not much my concern.
Then there was the awkward no-applause pause. Sorry, I wasn't sure how things were done in a worship group (it's been some time since my last). After a while people clapped... but I noticed that after that you never really stopped between songs, thereby denying people the chance to revive the awkwardness. You kept strumming a little--even when you were taking a drink of water, don't think I missed that--that hand of yours just kept plucking tunes.
I took some photos, to sell on eBay when you get famous. It was pretty dark in there though, so some turned out awful, others okay, and none great. I would have used the flash but I didn't want to disturb the artists at work or get accused of stealing souls.
Now "I was born to worship you... I was made to worship you..." is stuck in my head. Hopefully I won't be singing it out loud when my boss comes by to check on me.
"II" Brendan
This post is for Brendan or anyone else who might have given me a starring role in a short student film.
I haven't looked very thoroughly at the Web site, but my first answer is come on chums les do dis! I'm looking for a challenging position in a creative and technical field, and feel that my background, training, and work ethic would be a great asset to the group. Seriously, I appreciate the invitation and encouragement, and would be glad to join in whatever creative work's going on. Although I get the feeling the other guys just want to see more funny faces to make the work days a little easier.
On a side note, I never really responded directly to your idea about refilming the dance movie. I challenged opinions and promoted reconsideration, as is my wont, for its own sake. However, I would definitely want to reshoot with better dancing, a clearer story, a closer location if possible, and perhaps even HD, if it's going to film festivals regardless. I don't want to be all over the Web known as Worst Locker Ever Seen On Film. So if that's still an option we can discuss the details some time. I also still want to re-edit some of the original, one of these days.
Back to the important issue... If I join "A2D + Mike" does the name become "A2D + Mike + Jon - typos"... "Jonathan, BAM!"... or perhaps "JAMBox"? I think our best bet is "J + Crew"--that way anyone else can join in too and the name still works.
This post is for Jonathan or anyone else that might be interested in joining A2D + Mike Productions! Hehe. I was pleasantly suprised to find out that Jonathan wanted to learn how to rotoscope for the short film. I was a shitty teacher, but Jonathan produced a shot for the film that I didn't really have to touch. I will take the fact that he finished it and view it that he might be semi-interested in learning some special effects for film...which leads me to the purpose of this post...
Jonathan, Ari found a site that really changes how we can learn more techniques to help us flesh out some creative things we want to try with special effects. The url is...www.pixelcorps.com. It has all the info there and was wondering if you would like to be part of our team at Pixel Corps. It really sounds awesome...just a rundown before you actually visit the page.
200 dollars gets us 50+ hours of DVD training. This is good since I am very visual in terms of learning things. They have forums that we post our work on and get critiqued only by those who took the course and also by working professionals. These professionals really do work in the industry and didn't just give themselves the title of professionals. Challenges that we can work on as a team and individually that we will be able to put together in a demo reel at the end of the semester. There are no grades...you do what you want. They basically say that they give you so much information that most students spend the three months working on a couple of things then continuing with the program to learn more stuff after the first three months. They give us licenses to software that lasts the three months so we have access to all the professional programs we need...they also give us actualy working files so we don't need to go out and shoot our own stuff...but can focus on getting the techniques down so when we do shoot our own stuff we will be more knowledgable.
I know there are times you might like Lockheed or what not...remember when we talked about not using our brains...well I think you are very creative and I think that its getting wasted at Lockheed. You can say that I am shitting you or whatever...but Mike, Ari and myself would really enjoy having you in our creative team. Think about it.
Jonathan, Ari found a site that really changes how we can learn more techniques to help us flesh out some creative things we want to try with special effects. The url is...www.pixelcorps.com. It has all the info there and was wondering if you would like to be part of our team at Pixel Corps. It really sounds awesome...just a rundown before you actually visit the page.
200 dollars gets us 50+ hours of DVD training. This is good since I am very visual in terms of learning things. They have forums that we post our work on and get critiqued only by those who took the course and also by working professionals. These professionals really do work in the industry and didn't just give themselves the title of professionals. Challenges that we can work on as a team and individually that we will be able to put together in a demo reel at the end of the semester. There are no grades...you do what you want. They basically say that they give you so much information that most students spend the three months working on a couple of things then continuing with the program to learn more stuff after the first three months. They give us licenses to software that lasts the three months so we have access to all the professional programs we need...they also give us actualy working files so we don't need to go out and shoot our own stuff...but can focus on getting the techniques down so when we do shoot our own stuff we will be more knowledgable.
I know there are times you might like Lockheed or what not...remember when we talked about not using our brains...well I think you are very creative and I think that its getting wasted at Lockheed. You can say that I am shitting you or whatever...but Mike, Ari and myself would really enjoy having you in our creative team. Think about it.
Jun 7, 2005
Alright so it is 4:10 in the morning and in two nights I finished watching the whole first season of Scrubs. I always thought the show was funny but stupid of me never to make it a priority to see it every week. Well this set shows what a strong cast it is and the character developments are awesome. This will make me buy every single set that comes to DVD and it is now a top priority for me to make sure I see it every week. Awesome buy for 34 bucks. Now that the Scrubs review is over I think it is time for the review that I never saw coming...until Mike called me up yesterday afternoon for some awesome news...Batman Begins.
Now my hopes for this film has pretty much diminished solely because of Joel Schumacher or Shmucker or whatever the fuck his name is. He ruined it. I don't think Val Kilmer was too bad and I sure don't think George Clooney was totally at fault for making Batman into a shitty franchise...I think that the scripts and the overall feel of the last two Batman movies just made it all kinds of fucked up. Basically we all know that Batman doesn't really have a super power at all...he is basically driven by his psychological behavior and money to buy anything he wants. Those last two films ignored the thinking of Bruce Wayne and why he is what he is.
I'm not going to spoil anything for anyone and I put a stamp of guarantee on the new film...all I know is that three cocky wannabe directors fucking loved this film and thought it was THE best Batman film yet. It is dark, but not crazy Tim Burton dark. It is more realistic rather than creating some different type of comic book world. It really does seem like a city here in the United States, but still have that dirty look that throws itself back to the film noir type days. Christian Bale is fucking awesome as Batman and really shows you that Bruce Wayne is a man that is haunted by the past and by his own mind. Don't get me wrong now. It is an action movie, but really makes sure to put the psychological behavior of Batman the driving force in the story.
Also the villian in the story isn't as comic based as the last films. Hell even less comic than Burton's films. The bad guys in this film really seem that they could exist in this world which plays along with the whole realism type setting that Nolan, the director, decided to go for. Oh yeah, and Michael Caine as Alfred is fucking awesome. The "Batmobile" which I thought looked questionable in pictures like a year ago really does shine in this film. In fact I think it is the best "Batmobile" ever. I use quotation marks because it is never even referenced as that...again shows the realism factor of the film.
It also really explores Bruce Wayne's past. Not too much where it bores you, but enough to show you why Bruce Wayne is a troubled soul. It also shows why he fights and where he learned to kick some fucking ass.
Bottom line: I absolutely loved it. I liked the Tim Burton films and I honestly liked Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne, but Tim Burton really did in a way put too much of himself in those films...I mean c'mon, Joker's henchmen wore purple coats and had spikes on the bottom of their boots while the Joker fell in acid or some shit...I don't even remember fully. Even the Penguins had these spiral looking missles or something... This film kept me on the edge of the seat and honestly, I wouldn't mind a sequel in this Batman universe. I expect Batman will be a huge favorite on the Halloween costume list...now more than ever.
Aww..fuck it. I'll put Brendan's stamp of approval...that might not mean anything to you...but at least the stamp has higher standards than Andy's stamp of approval.
Sin City was pretty fucking awesome and that might get my BEST COMIC TO FILM award, but Batman Begins is probably THE BEST SPIN ON A COMIC BOOK TO FILM EVER. Good shit. Call me up when you go see it so I can see it again!
Now my hopes for this film has pretty much diminished solely because of Joel Schumacher or Shmucker or whatever the fuck his name is. He ruined it. I don't think Val Kilmer was too bad and I sure don't think George Clooney was totally at fault for making Batman into a shitty franchise...I think that the scripts and the overall feel of the last two Batman movies just made it all kinds of fucked up. Basically we all know that Batman doesn't really have a super power at all...he is basically driven by his psychological behavior and money to buy anything he wants. Those last two films ignored the thinking of Bruce Wayne and why he is what he is.
I'm not going to spoil anything for anyone and I put a stamp of guarantee on the new film...all I know is that three cocky wannabe directors fucking loved this film and thought it was THE best Batman film yet. It is dark, but not crazy Tim Burton dark. It is more realistic rather than creating some different type of comic book world. It really does seem like a city here in the United States, but still have that dirty look that throws itself back to the film noir type days. Christian Bale is fucking awesome as Batman and really shows you that Bruce Wayne is a man that is haunted by the past and by his own mind. Don't get me wrong now. It is an action movie, but really makes sure to put the psychological behavior of Batman the driving force in the story.
Also the villian in the story isn't as comic based as the last films. Hell even less comic than Burton's films. The bad guys in this film really seem that they could exist in this world which plays along with the whole realism type setting that Nolan, the director, decided to go for. Oh yeah, and Michael Caine as Alfred is fucking awesome. The "Batmobile" which I thought looked questionable in pictures like a year ago really does shine in this film. In fact I think it is the best "Batmobile" ever. I use quotation marks because it is never even referenced as that...again shows the realism factor of the film.
It also really explores Bruce Wayne's past. Not too much where it bores you, but enough to show you why Bruce Wayne is a troubled soul. It also shows why he fights and where he learned to kick some fucking ass.
Bottom line: I absolutely loved it. I liked the Tim Burton films and I honestly liked Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne, but Tim Burton really did in a way put too much of himself in those films...I mean c'mon, Joker's henchmen wore purple coats and had spikes on the bottom of their boots while the Joker fell in acid or some shit...I don't even remember fully. Even the Penguins had these spiral looking missles or something... This film kept me on the edge of the seat and honestly, I wouldn't mind a sequel in this Batman universe. I expect Batman will be a huge favorite on the Halloween costume list...now more than ever.
Aww..fuck it. I'll put Brendan's stamp of approval...that might not mean anything to you...but at least the stamp has higher standards than Andy's stamp of approval.
Sin City was pretty fucking awesome and that might get my BEST COMIC TO FILM award, but Batman Begins is probably THE BEST SPIN ON A COMIC BOOK TO FILM EVER. Good shit. Call me up when you go see it so I can see it again!
Jun 1, 2005
Star Wars
I had a blast playing poker with you guys. It's been fun times and I hope we get to play more often. The tournaments are going smoothly and I think we have a good system going on. Thank the Tournament Director, not the host...but the program.
I hear football is the next game of choice. I'm like a freight train...choo choo baby....
Thanks to the Horiuchi Clan for the Memorial Day BBQ, it was absolutely delightful.
Chico
A very interesting place indeed. I can't wait until Kevin moves into a town where he hangs out with people his own age and where I'm not the most looked at person. (Not because of my dashing good looks)
I had an awesome time getting free food, seeing the night scene, and just hanging out with my ol' buddy Kev. The cheeseburger I had was quite good, I must admit. At least I got to walk out of Crash with Kevin and made him feel proud that he was the only person who brought a minority. He's breaking the racial barrier everyday.
General thanks to everyone who have been there for me. I appreciate everyone who has listened to my babbling over the past month or so. Things are tough but I'm keeping my head up.
- Princess Leia in the metal bikini -> Lucas was a genius. That was the hottest thing I'd ever seen.
- Anakin being such a puss. Whining all Episode II and III, then being such a pimp ass as Darth Vader that didn't take no shit from no one. I never understood why he was taking orders from Governors and stuff, when he was like the Vice-President of the Empire.
- Han Solo - that character just kicks ass. He had the pimp lines, got the girl, and he did things old school. Well old school in our sense with guns and fists.
- C-3Po whines worse then Anakin. He had some comic relief in the Episode I and II w/ some cheesy lines. Overall I could've done with a cooler droid.
- The newer episodes had some gimicky shit like R2-D2 and his amazing powers that were never shown in 4 - 6. Yoda fighting in II was a little bit of a stretch. Though I hate to admit I fell for it and loved those parts.
- I enjoyed how all the big battle scenes were shot especially the Battle on Hoth, Clone Battle on Geonosis, and the Ewoks.
- Luke becoming a Jedi seems almost effortless. For Anakin it took years, tons of fights, battles, etc. (most they don't show, but talk about). Luke pretty much has no mentor, never got into any major fights with his light sabre until Return of the Jedi, but I guess he's just a natural.
- The final fight scene in Revenge of the Sith is the best of all the movies. I enjoyed Obi Wan's speech at the end. He seems to be the only character that can act in any sort of manner.
- The music makes the movies. They add a great atmosphere when you're watching them. Everytime those songs come on, you can almost see the scenes in your head.
- I liked the whole idea of the force. I think it's cool that Lucas was able to make up his own sort of religion that people put a lot of stock and belief in. And with these ideals he came up with a spin-off of the force being the Sith. I wish they would've at least mentioned the Sith in Episode 4 - 6, since there was such a big emphasis on them in the prequels.
I had a blast playing poker with you guys. It's been fun times and I hope we get to play more often. The tournaments are going smoothly and I think we have a good system going on. Thank the Tournament Director, not the host...but the program.
I hear football is the next game of choice. I'm like a freight train...choo choo baby....
Thanks to the Horiuchi Clan for the Memorial Day BBQ, it was absolutely delightful.
Chico
A very interesting place indeed. I can't wait until Kevin moves into a town where he hangs out with people his own age and where I'm not the most looked at person. (Not because of my dashing good looks)
I had an awesome time getting free food, seeing the night scene, and just hanging out with my ol' buddy Kev. The cheeseburger I had was quite good, I must admit. At least I got to walk out of Crash with Kevin and made him feel proud that he was the only person who brought a minority. He's breaking the racial barrier everyday.
General thanks to everyone who have been there for me. I appreciate everyone who has listened to my babbling over the past month or so. Things are tough but I'm keeping my head up.
May 29, 2005
Thanks again for everyone dropping whatever they were going to do today to spend it with my family and I. I know it was sudden but you guys still came out (even though it takes free food to do it! Haha J/K) and even played poker. Thanks again and hope you guys have a kick ass memorial day.
Alright so besides Steve and him taking my shirt which he probably thinks I'm being a bitch about, but I don't care because that shirt is expensive and I like it a lot, the night went as planned. But I'm just fucking around because Steve I totally respect and I know he'll take care of it so don't think I'm being a worrysome little bitch. By takeing care of it I mean it better be washed the way it is supposed to be washed. Haha I know you worked 30 hours a week so I know you got money to replace it if need be. =)
So yeah just wanted to say thank you and the poker money I won will go to my parents for the food...so in a way you guys EXCEPT JONATHAN helped pay for everything. Hehe. Thanks again...and yes Tony...I'm in love with Grievous...didn't you see those big, bright eyes?
Alright so besides Steve and him taking my shirt which he probably thinks I'm being a bitch about, but I don't care because that shirt is expensive and I like it a lot, the night went as planned. But I'm just fucking around because Steve I totally respect and I know he'll take care of it so don't think I'm being a worrysome little bitch. By takeing care of it I mean it better be washed the way it is supposed to be washed. Haha I know you worked 30 hours a week so I know you got money to replace it if need be. =)
So yeah just wanted to say thank you and the poker money I won will go to my parents for the food...so in a way you guys EXCEPT JONATHAN helped pay for everything. Hehe. Thanks again...and yes Tony...I'm in love with Grievous...didn't you see those big, bright eyes?
May 27, 2005
THIS IS THE MOST DISORGANIZED BLOG YET. I'M JUST RANTING AND THINKING OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD...I COULD TALK ABOUT STAR WARS ALL FUCKING DAY AND IF THAT MAKES ME A NERD THEN SO BE IT...I COULD BE DOING CRACK INSTEAD.
GENERAL GRIEVOUS
Okay time to bust out some nerd passion. First off Tony, had you been a real Jedi such as myself you would understand that General Grievous is actually a living being. He comes from the planet Kalee and is from the Kaleesh species who specialize in making real living cyborgs of themselves. Quick nerd fact...he was almost killed by Boba Fett at one point. Since he does have his heart and lungs as well as his eyes and brain he is able to cough. As to why Lucas made him cough...who the fuck knows...but he's better than Darth Maul so let us be happy.
THE ORDER OF THE FILMS
Lucas wanted to shoot Episode I first but he knew that the story was weak and figured that it would flop and he would never be able to shoot the rest of the five episodes. Probably the smartest move he has ever made...oh yeah next to him buying the rights to Star Wars back from the studio for next to nothing.
MACE WINDU: AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN THE JEDI COUNCIL
I'm glad Mace Windu died. That fucker had a gay purple lightsaber and all he fucking did the entire three movies was be Yoda's bitch. Conversations went something like that...
"To Kamino we must go. Search out this clone army we must."
Mace Windu steps in..."It is settled then. Obi-wan will go to Kamino and investigate the situation further. By the way I'm black and have a purple lightsaber!"
"Black you are Master Windu...careful affirmative action you must take Master Kenobi." Yoda and the rest of the council chuckle underneath their breath.
ANAKIN IS THE CHOSEN ONE?
Darth Plagueis was supposedly so powerful that he was able to control the midiclorians and create life. I think and this would be very cool if Plagueis somehow created Anakin Skywalker to secure that the dark side of the force would prevail. Of course Plagueis was killed way earlier before Anakin came to be...but it could be cool...but that would change the ENTIRE way we see Anakin. Oh well...I guess the only question left is..."Are you an angel?"
JOHN WILLIAMS: THE TRUE HERO OF THE STAR WARS GALAXY
The music. Every single memorable note is known worldwide. I mean you could go ahead and say that Indiana Jones might be the most recognizable song...but I seriously think people can pick out a lot more Star Wars tracks than Indiana tracks. You guys didn't stay throughout the whole credits and I'm not sure you got the soundtrack...but at the end of Episode III, Williams puts together all the themes from Episode I to VI...it brought a tear to my eye it was so beautiful. Hehe.
PADME BECOMES A STRIPPER...OH WAIT.
Since Lucas was such a shitty director and made Natalie say such stupid shit...here I pay homage to the BEST line in any Star Wars film...
"I will not stand here and allow this action to take place while you discuss this in a CO - MI - TEEEEEEEE."
I am proud to say that I was able to see through bad direction and defend Natalie's acting skills. I knew that Lucas wanted her to talk all retarded and she proved me right in films such as Closer and that family favorite Where the Heart Is. Haha I lied about that last one...but her character in Garden State I absolutely adored. Way to go Lucas for making the general public think that she sucks at her craft so she went and became a stripper in Closer.
YODA AND WHY HE TALKS LIKE HE DOES
Tony I unfortunately have no clue why he talks like that, I can tell you as another interesting Nerd fact that he is the ONLY character that has NO backstory other than he is considered the greatest Jedi Master that has learned the force (rather than have it naturally like Anakin or any of the Skywalker family)
WEDGE ANTILLES IS BETTER THAN LUKE
He is the only character to survive TWO runs at the Death Star. Also Mike who is also a Star Wars nerd told me that the Captain Antilles in the end of Episode III is NOT Wedge's dad. Wedge was fucking awesome. He spoke with a cool accent...he was in my opinion a better fighter pilot than Luke. All he gets for his efforts is to scratch the head of a fucking Ewok at the end of Jedi. I hate Lucas.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST...LUCAS JUST LET IT BE...
He keeps redoing and redoing shit...well if you are going to fucking go back and take the time to restore small shit that sometimes change the character arcs of the trilogies then at least get the continuity errors....when Luke is training on the Falcon with Obi-wan he is using Anakin's lightsaber...except that it is GREEN. I guess over time the lightsaber ripens and blue changes to green. Also no one will check this so you can take my word for it...the lightsabers in Return of the Jedi on DVD SUCK SHIT. VADER'S LIGHTSABER IS FUCKING PINK. I THOUGHT LIGHTSABERS WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A GLOW?!? Check it out...I believe if you have the VHS copies before the DVD's came out...you will notice the lightsabers look like normal lightsabers...not some plastic tubing that is shown in the DVD's. Also of course is the spirit scene at the end of Jedi...we all know it sucks. My favorite is the fact that Sebastian Shaw who played old Anakin was smiling at Luke at the end of the original...but look at Hayden...he isn't smiling as much as he just looks like he just fucking killed someone and enjoyed it. Please Lucas...just leave it alone...
GENERAL GRIEVOUS
Okay time to bust out some nerd passion. First off Tony, had you been a real Jedi such as myself you would understand that General Grievous is actually a living being. He comes from the planet Kalee and is from the Kaleesh species who specialize in making real living cyborgs of themselves. Quick nerd fact...he was almost killed by Boba Fett at one point. Since he does have his heart and lungs as well as his eyes and brain he is able to cough. As to why Lucas made him cough...who the fuck knows...but he's better than Darth Maul so let us be happy.
THE ORDER OF THE FILMS
Lucas wanted to shoot Episode I first but he knew that the story was weak and figured that it would flop and he would never be able to shoot the rest of the five episodes. Probably the smartest move he has ever made...oh yeah next to him buying the rights to Star Wars back from the studio for next to nothing.
MACE WINDU: AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN THE JEDI COUNCIL
I'm glad Mace Windu died. That fucker had a gay purple lightsaber and all he fucking did the entire three movies was be Yoda's bitch. Conversations went something like that...
"To Kamino we must go. Search out this clone army we must."
Mace Windu steps in..."It is settled then. Obi-wan will go to Kamino and investigate the situation further. By the way I'm black and have a purple lightsaber!"
"Black you are Master Windu...careful affirmative action you must take Master Kenobi." Yoda and the rest of the council chuckle underneath their breath.
ANAKIN IS THE CHOSEN ONE?
Darth Plagueis was supposedly so powerful that he was able to control the midiclorians and create life. I think and this would be very cool if Plagueis somehow created Anakin Skywalker to secure that the dark side of the force would prevail. Of course Plagueis was killed way earlier before Anakin came to be...but it could be cool...but that would change the ENTIRE way we see Anakin. Oh well...I guess the only question left is..."Are you an angel?"
JOHN WILLIAMS: THE TRUE HERO OF THE STAR WARS GALAXY
The music. Every single memorable note is known worldwide. I mean you could go ahead and say that Indiana Jones might be the most recognizable song...but I seriously think people can pick out a lot more Star Wars tracks than Indiana tracks. You guys didn't stay throughout the whole credits and I'm not sure you got the soundtrack...but at the end of Episode III, Williams puts together all the themes from Episode I to VI...it brought a tear to my eye it was so beautiful. Hehe.
PADME BECOMES A STRIPPER...OH WAIT.
Since Lucas was such a shitty director and made Natalie say such stupid shit...here I pay homage to the BEST line in any Star Wars film...
"I will not stand here and allow this action to take place while you discuss this in a CO - MI - TEEEEEEEE."
I am proud to say that I was able to see through bad direction and defend Natalie's acting skills. I knew that Lucas wanted her to talk all retarded and she proved me right in films such as Closer and that family favorite Where the Heart Is. Haha I lied about that last one...but her character in Garden State I absolutely adored. Way to go Lucas for making the general public think that she sucks at her craft so she went and became a stripper in Closer.
YODA AND WHY HE TALKS LIKE HE DOES
Tony I unfortunately have no clue why he talks like that, I can tell you as another interesting Nerd fact that he is the ONLY character that has NO backstory other than he is considered the greatest Jedi Master that has learned the force (rather than have it naturally like Anakin or any of the Skywalker family)
WEDGE ANTILLES IS BETTER THAN LUKE
He is the only character to survive TWO runs at the Death Star. Also Mike who is also a Star Wars nerd told me that the Captain Antilles in the end of Episode III is NOT Wedge's dad. Wedge was fucking awesome. He spoke with a cool accent...he was in my opinion a better fighter pilot than Luke. All he gets for his efforts is to scratch the head of a fucking Ewok at the end of Jedi. I hate Lucas.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST...LUCAS JUST LET IT BE...
He keeps redoing and redoing shit...well if you are going to fucking go back and take the time to restore small shit that sometimes change the character arcs of the trilogies then at least get the continuity errors....when Luke is training on the Falcon with Obi-wan he is using Anakin's lightsaber...except that it is GREEN. I guess over time the lightsaber ripens and blue changes to green. Also no one will check this so you can take my word for it...the lightsabers in Return of the Jedi on DVD SUCK SHIT. VADER'S LIGHTSABER IS FUCKING PINK. I THOUGHT LIGHTSABERS WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A GLOW?!? Check it out...I believe if you have the VHS copies before the DVD's came out...you will notice the lightsabers look like normal lightsabers...not some plastic tubing that is shown in the DVD's. Also of course is the spirit scene at the end of Jedi...we all know it sucks. My favorite is the fact that Sebastian Shaw who played old Anakin was smiling at Luke at the end of the original...but look at Hayden...he isn't smiling as much as he just looks like he just fucking killed someone and enjoyed it. Please Lucas...just leave it alone...
May 12, 2005
Sorry I haven't gotten to posting Tony. Glad to hear you didn't get knocked the FUCK out. Or even worse. I'm glad you play soccer so you can run very fast...I bet you even scaled a couple of walls like Spideyman. All jokes aside, I'm gald your safe and please continue to be safe. I still need you so I can be guaraneed at the very least second place in Worms tournaments with Derek and you.
So I heard Steven is trying to set up a Vegas trip. I'm totally down as long as I am out of school and it is before I go back to Noah's to bonus up my vacation and then take another vacation before I quit. However, I feel I will be out of place in the vacation...because everyone and their fucking moms have been to Vegas...yet I have yet to get there. A perfect way of explaining it is like this...
"Man I've never been to Disneyland before! I'm so excited!" Brendan says with an enthusiastic tone.
"Yeah it should be cool. That new Tower of Terror is bad ass" said Steve.
"Yeah I've never been on Small World! I can't believe I'm finally going to be able to feel the anger everyone else feels when they hear that song!" Brendan replies.
"INSERT 'NAH' SOUND HERE...We ain't going on that faggot shit." Steve whines.
"But I've never been on it before...I wanna see the pixie hippo!" Brendan cries.
"You know what...you're a bitch." Steve then slaps Brendan.
"Oww..."
So you get what I'm getting at? All you guys have been before and all you guys have pretty much seen all the sights I bet. Well I haven't and I wanna see the stupidist shit. I wanna look like a tourist...and I wanna play lots of poker. So I'm still saying that I would be down if this trip ever gets off the ground...(Steve is a working man now you know?), but expect me to whine and cry about how I want to see the stupidist shit...because I don't know it is stupid yet. Haha!
What this post is really about besides Tony being okay is to just give you an update...The Wynn poker room is considered one of the best EVER made. They said it is a little cramped and even from pictures I could see that...but nothing worse than Garden. Also the Bellagio I guess remodeled their poker room? I'm not sure when it happened or if the webpage I saw was hella old...but the high limit games are in a room called Bobby's Room. Named after Bobby Baldwin, or The Owl...he was the 1979? WSOP champion. He then moved onto become the manager of the Bellagio but still plays high limits sometimes. Anyway this room is protected by security guards...has two tables in it and includes a bar and lounge. This is the best part...IT'S SURROUNDED IN GLASS WALLS. So people can see in, but I heard it is soundproof. Its like animals on show...but I would give anything to be an animal in this case. I dunno...I think that sounds bad ass. Have any of you guys seen it on your trips to Vegas?
Man that would be so cool to sit in there with the best in the world...touching 1000 dollar chips...and throwing in 4K for the BB. Why can't my dad be rich....
So I heard Steven is trying to set up a Vegas trip. I'm totally down as long as I am out of school and it is before I go back to Noah's to bonus up my vacation and then take another vacation before I quit. However, I feel I will be out of place in the vacation...because everyone and their fucking moms have been to Vegas...yet I have yet to get there. A perfect way of explaining it is like this...
"Man I've never been to Disneyland before! I'm so excited!" Brendan says with an enthusiastic tone.
"Yeah it should be cool. That new Tower of Terror is bad ass" said Steve.
"Yeah I've never been on Small World! I can't believe I'm finally going to be able to feel the anger everyone else feels when they hear that song!" Brendan replies.
"INSERT 'NAH' SOUND HERE...We ain't going on that faggot shit." Steve whines.
"But I've never been on it before...I wanna see the pixie hippo!" Brendan cries.
"You know what...you're a bitch." Steve then slaps Brendan.
"Oww..."
So you get what I'm getting at? All you guys have been before and all you guys have pretty much seen all the sights I bet. Well I haven't and I wanna see the stupidist shit. I wanna look like a tourist...and I wanna play lots of poker. So I'm still saying that I would be down if this trip ever gets off the ground...(Steve is a working man now you know?), but expect me to whine and cry about how I want to see the stupidist shit...because I don't know it is stupid yet. Haha!
What this post is really about besides Tony being okay is to just give you an update...The Wynn poker room is considered one of the best EVER made. They said it is a little cramped and even from pictures I could see that...but nothing worse than Garden. Also the Bellagio I guess remodeled their poker room? I'm not sure when it happened or if the webpage I saw was hella old...but the high limit games are in a room called Bobby's Room. Named after Bobby Baldwin, or The Owl...he was the 1979? WSOP champion. He then moved onto become the manager of the Bellagio but still plays high limits sometimes. Anyway this room is protected by security guards...has two tables in it and includes a bar and lounge. This is the best part...IT'S SURROUNDED IN GLASS WALLS. So people can see in, but I heard it is soundproof. Its like animals on show...but I would give anything to be an animal in this case. I dunno...I think that sounds bad ass. Have any of you guys seen it on your trips to Vegas?
Man that would be so cool to sit in there with the best in the world...touching 1000 dollar chips...and throwing in 4K for the BB. Why can't my dad be rich....
Apr 16, 2005
Just wanted to show you guys what a real digital camera is. Of course the best camera out there wouldn't be shit without a real photographer. Thanks Gina for putting up with our shit and taking these fucking awesome pictures. Is that depth of field I see? Also my monitor is all fucked up so if the colors are way off and the brightness is too high...its not the raw photo its my shitty monitor.
Apr 15, 2005
Regarding Brian's blog...
How can I not respond to this...he did say something about poker didn't he? Well actually it wasn't so much about poker than it was money management. Some things that I have learned playing poker and how it might help you in the future...
The goal should not be an "X" amount needs to be made by a certain amount of time. I think you realize why this is a bad thing, but perhaps didn't hit the nail on the head. Again I'm speaking only from my own opinions and experience so take this with a ton of salt. Heh.
The reason why setting a goal is wrong is because you are playing right into the short term strategy than the long term strategy. If you are going for the short term you might start to play a bit scared because you have your profit and you know that if you go down then you do in fact have to compensate for the loss. This is in my opinion and experience a losing way of playing poker...UNLESS...
You really want to just go and have a good time for a short session (a short session is anything less than one year IMO) and hope you win some extra cash for some food and gas money. Shit, I can't even say that I've played long sessions even though I just played 22 hours. Irrelevant. If I had more records on my shit down to the final dollar than I can say that I've had a long session over the couse of 5 years...Jonathan can say he has been successful in the long run since he has all his earnings and losses written down. Psychologically this helps him play a more correct game since he has proven that his style of play works well for him.
Either way Brian you are 200 dollars up. That is all that matters. Your per hour wage might not be that well and you could have been up a lot more than 200, but the point is that in the short, long term you made profit. The reason why I say short, long term is that because you probably did play it correctly. You won more than you lost. That is the ultimate way a long term session should work. I'm up 800 for 30 or so hours. Big deal. I can gaurantee you that I will LOSE some of that in making selective aggressive plays because that is how it works. You can play it right, the table can be right, but sometimes the cards fall off funny. By funny I mean really funny. Which brings me to another lecture of sorts...
Jonathan kind of called me out on telling Steve and probably in my blogs that I enjoy the game so much even when I lose. Jonathan pointed out the fact that it doesn't seem that way when I lose in home tournaments. To that I say true. Whenever you get knocked out of a tournament it is shitty. Not because that queen came off on the turn (haha Bryant, you bastard, you even called that shit) but because now I can't play anymore.
Lemme explain, if I'm losing at Bay 101 I'm still enjoying the experience of learning the game. I sit down and always have my mind open to learning more. If I'm not learning from a better player at the table then I clean up house. Heh. Yet if I lose at Bay or online I can accept that fact and log off knowing that losses are inevitable. I'm cool with that and still enjoy the game. The tournaments at home...if I lose one of these off a tough beat and the cards don't fall my way, sure I'm disappointed and I show it. I'm not saying when I do play I play perfect because that is impossible, but when you do get beat by something outrageous, it is not the fact how I got beat, but rather that I can't sit at that table and keep playing poker with my friends.
Remember in the past I have always wanted to opt for limit games rather than tournaments. If you don't like that idea because it isn't as risky or tricky...to that I say that we change it to 1-2 dollar stakes rather than the .10 -.20 cent games we usually play. Lets bump it up to 2-4 and see how tricky I can get! Heh! Think about the advantage you guys have...you know I'm a maniac right? I play way too loose for profitability...I'll be the old asian guy at the table chasing shit down. =)
So to recap...
Brian you are up 200 bucks. Good shit. Keep it up and way to quit while you are ahead...step back, take a break and go in again when the water is warm and you feel comfortable. DO NOT DWELL ON WHAT YOU HAD AT WHATEVER TIME...the bottom figure is the only one that matters.
Yes I get more upset at home tournaments, but believe me when I say that poker is still intriquing and enjoyable even when I lose. I do love the game that much even if sometimes it doesn't seem like it...you can say that is bullshit or what not, but I'm still playing even after my biggest loss of 700 bucks in about 6 hours a couple of years ago...that was the last time I was on tilt and that only fueled me to learn the online type of poker better. The more I lose the more I reevaluate my strategy...and that is what I love most about poker...it is a game where you are playing not only your opponents, but also the nuances of the physical and mental challanges that your body and mind throw at you.
Back to darts.
How can I not respond to this...he did say something about poker didn't he? Well actually it wasn't so much about poker than it was money management. Some things that I have learned playing poker and how it might help you in the future...
The goal should not be an "X" amount needs to be made by a certain amount of time. I think you realize why this is a bad thing, but perhaps didn't hit the nail on the head. Again I'm speaking only from my own opinions and experience so take this with a ton of salt. Heh.
The reason why setting a goal is wrong is because you are playing right into the short term strategy than the long term strategy. If you are going for the short term you might start to play a bit scared because you have your profit and you know that if you go down then you do in fact have to compensate for the loss. This is in my opinion and experience a losing way of playing poker...UNLESS...
You really want to just go and have a good time for a short session (a short session is anything less than one year IMO) and hope you win some extra cash for some food and gas money. Shit, I can't even say that I've played long sessions even though I just played 22 hours. Irrelevant. If I had more records on my shit down to the final dollar than I can say that I've had a long session over the couse of 5 years...Jonathan can say he has been successful in the long run since he has all his earnings and losses written down. Psychologically this helps him play a more correct game since he has proven that his style of play works well for him.
Either way Brian you are 200 dollars up. That is all that matters. Your per hour wage might not be that well and you could have been up a lot more than 200, but the point is that in the short, long term you made profit. The reason why I say short, long term is that because you probably did play it correctly. You won more than you lost. That is the ultimate way a long term session should work. I'm up 800 for 30 or so hours. Big deal. I can gaurantee you that I will LOSE some of that in making selective aggressive plays because that is how it works. You can play it right, the table can be right, but sometimes the cards fall off funny. By funny I mean really funny. Which brings me to another lecture of sorts...
Jonathan kind of called me out on telling Steve and probably in my blogs that I enjoy the game so much even when I lose. Jonathan pointed out the fact that it doesn't seem that way when I lose in home tournaments. To that I say true. Whenever you get knocked out of a tournament it is shitty. Not because that queen came off on the turn (haha Bryant, you bastard, you even called that shit) but because now I can't play anymore.
Lemme explain, if I'm losing at Bay 101 I'm still enjoying the experience of learning the game. I sit down and always have my mind open to learning more. If I'm not learning from a better player at the table then I clean up house. Heh. Yet if I lose at Bay or online I can accept that fact and log off knowing that losses are inevitable. I'm cool with that and still enjoy the game. The tournaments at home...if I lose one of these off a tough beat and the cards don't fall my way, sure I'm disappointed and I show it. I'm not saying when I do play I play perfect because that is impossible, but when you do get beat by something outrageous, it is not the fact how I got beat, but rather that I can't sit at that table and keep playing poker with my friends.
Remember in the past I have always wanted to opt for limit games rather than tournaments. If you don't like that idea because it isn't as risky or tricky...to that I say that we change it to 1-2 dollar stakes rather than the .10 -.20 cent games we usually play. Lets bump it up to 2-4 and see how tricky I can get! Heh! Think about the advantage you guys have...you know I'm a maniac right? I play way too loose for profitability...I'll be the old asian guy at the table chasing shit down. =)
So to recap...
Brian you are up 200 bucks. Good shit. Keep it up and way to quit while you are ahead...step back, take a break and go in again when the water is warm and you feel comfortable. DO NOT DWELL ON WHAT YOU HAD AT WHATEVER TIME...the bottom figure is the only one that matters.
Yes I get more upset at home tournaments, but believe me when I say that poker is still intriquing and enjoyable even when I lose. I do love the game that much even if sometimes it doesn't seem like it...you can say that is bullshit or what not, but I'm still playing even after my biggest loss of 700 bucks in about 6 hours a couple of years ago...that was the last time I was on tilt and that only fueled me to learn the online type of poker better. The more I lose the more I reevaluate my strategy...and that is what I love most about poker...it is a game where you are playing not only your opponents, but also the nuances of the physical and mental challanges that your body and mind throw at you.
Back to darts.
Poker Experiment
As most of you know by now, I wanted to try setting a goal in poker. The logic being that having a clearly defined goal is always better. Let me report that in poker, this is not a very good thing. I mean, at first glance it's a great idea, being able to pace yourself and determine how good you're doing. But the downside is that if you're hurting (like being in the 10th day in the 2 week challenge) and only have a fraction of the amount, you try to compensate.
Unless you're strong willed.
Which I am not.
Anyway I sit here even further from my goal wondering what went wrong. Could it have been the 3 tables at once? Could it have been the long duration I've been sitting down at my computer? Well, whatever the reason, I am going to have to abandon this goal, grab some food and start up next week with a fresh mind. During the course of the two weeks I've come to realize quite a few things...
- The harder you try, the further away you get.
- The most frustrating thing in the world is sitting at a perfect table and not getting the cards you need to make it profitable.
- The second most frustrating thing: The way your eyes get after looking at a monitor for more than 3 hours at a time.
- I do not have the power to stay focused for more than 3 hours when I have web sites that need searching or desks that need to be cleaned.
- Asses were not made to sit in this chair of mine for long periods of time. Maybe Steve could help me out on this one :) FIX IT! My ass deserves to be comfortable!
All kidding aside, I really did learn a bit about the game and the types of people that play it. I've seen good plays and I've seen horrible plays. I caught the people that don't pay attention to the table, and I've been able to watch for the slowplaying bitches. So all in all, it's been fun, but I don't think I'll ever try something like this again.
So as of Friday morning at 12:33 I declare that the challenge is done. I ended with only about 200 profit. I'll start playing again next week. But I'm taking a slight break. Time for some DDR or something more active.
As most of you know by now, I wanted to try setting a goal in poker. The logic being that having a clearly defined goal is always better. Let me report that in poker, this is not a very good thing. I mean, at first glance it's a great idea, being able to pace yourself and determine how good you're doing. But the downside is that if you're hurting (like being in the 10th day in the 2 week challenge) and only have a fraction of the amount, you try to compensate.
Unless you're strong willed.
Which I am not.
Anyway I sit here even further from my goal wondering what went wrong. Could it have been the 3 tables at once? Could it have been the long duration I've been sitting down at my computer? Well, whatever the reason, I am going to have to abandon this goal, grab some food and start up next week with a fresh mind. During the course of the two weeks I've come to realize quite a few things...
- The harder you try, the further away you get.
- The most frustrating thing in the world is sitting at a perfect table and not getting the cards you need to make it profitable.
- The second most frustrating thing: The way your eyes get after looking at a monitor for more than 3 hours at a time.
- I do not have the power to stay focused for more than 3 hours when I have web sites that need searching or desks that need to be cleaned.
- Asses were not made to sit in this chair of mine for long periods of time. Maybe Steve could help me out on this one :) FIX IT! My ass deserves to be comfortable!
All kidding aside, I really did learn a bit about the game and the types of people that play it. I've seen good plays and I've seen horrible plays. I caught the people that don't pay attention to the table, and I've been able to watch for the slowplaying bitches. So all in all, it's been fun, but I don't think I'll ever try something like this again.
So as of Friday morning at 12:33 I declare that the challenge is done. I ended with only about 200 profit. I'll start playing again next week. But I'm taking a slight break. Time for some DDR or something more active.
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