So since nothing has been posted in a long time I've decided to make this extra long for fun.
The LA trip is long and gone and unfortunately I can't think of all the jokes we made over the course of one of the best weekends ever. HOWEVER once I get back with Jon and Steve again I'm sure all the jokes will flood back. Great times and I'm glad you guys were able to make it.
Got to see Kevin. Then he had to go. His car might be a girls' car but it has some balls.
So Steve got me going on this television thing. Of course everything is opinionated and I understand that these views cannot be changed. Since he went off on a hilarious rant I will also in a cross examination and my own most hated shows.
ER should have been on his list. Besides Friends taking the number one spot here and there and CSI (which fought ER for a little bit, but ER eventually won out) ER is an awesome show. It was created by Michael Crichton of Jurassic Park fame and other awesome novels. It was also backed by Steven Spielberg. He is also trying to option a ER film. Sounds interesting. Either way the fact that it seems all the old cast has left there has been no slacking on the part of the new cast in keeping it awesome.
I agree with his whole list EXCEPT TRANSFORMERS. Now say what you will. Did I think it was cool? Yeah I guess. But I think you might be mistaking your own episodes in your own brains when you played with them than the episodes themselves. I think a proper statement would be that Transformers were one the best toys of our childhoods. The cartoon can suck rectum stew. I mean have you ever seen a Transformers episode? Fucking looks like Koreans animated that shit. YES I UNDERSTAND that I just put down Japs. But when you animate as well as Hammertime then well...you get the Korean tossed at you. So I'll say it now...Transformers are overrated. Which transitions nicely into...
Martin is overrated. I understand I'm up against three hardcore Martin fans. Is his standup good? Sure his old shit. Was his television show good? Sure. Then after 2 seasons the shit got old...I put it up there with all the black sitcoms that only lasted on the WB for like 2 seasons.
Which also brings me to what Steve wants me to say...Saved by the Bell is overrated. I get it. It is. But I still like it for its cheesiness...fuck I mean you bought Nothing to Lose or whatever that movie is called so you obviously like cheese. (DO NOT MENTION THAT I BOUGHT SNOW WHITE WITH KK IN IT) Haha! I can't give you a good answer Steve as to why I like that show. But remember that we all have our stupid shit that we like. Saved by the Bell is one of them for me.
Boy Meets World...okay okay its cheesy also. When I think of this show I think of the little icon of Cheese in Jon's Street Fighter 2 strategy guide..."Known to cause fist fights in arcades"...but you have to at least admit...even just a little bit that it was better than most family sitcoms because it did deal with more teen things...I mean I learned more about drama on Boy Meets World than I ever did on Dawson's Creek. Besides...Lindsay Price was on the racism episode where she was crying because someone called her a bad name at the mall...hehe...it was probably me since she didn't give me her number.
Bottom line I totally agree with Steve's list except a few. However it is a very strong list and I'm glad he's watching quality shows in his spare time. Since I can tell you have some class...perhaps you can also be a part of my videogame store in the future! Yes we will carry Transformers! The toys that is.
Next time I will talk about how Shion probably doesn't look as cute as before and I bet you anything she is all AzIaNeD OuT fo' LiFe...that and the fist fight that almost broke out in class today all because Crackers and 'dem Negroes can't get along. Peace.
Sep 18, 2003
Sep 5, 2003
the happiest place
This was one of the best trips I've ever gone on. Laughs aplenty with wholesome Disney family fun... nice, very nice. I wish you all could have come along (all of Team Pooky, not you other chuckas reading for kicks). I still struggle to recall all the things we discussed and cracked up about. Unfortunately, most of the jokes you had to be there for and will now be out of context. But here are some of the hopefully-relatable highlights:
- During the drive down south, we were laughing about my painful history as usual, and Ricki asked if horseback riding crushes the balls. Brendan chimes in, "Jon's balls are small, they don't stick out much." I clarified the point, "They barely stick out at all, they're like buttons." Everyone seemed to enjoy a good laugh at that while I sat, sad and shocked at receiving neither comfort nor sympathy. They could at least serve a purpose, like lift a toe, anything...
- Helen shares the fact that she and Steve are Scar Twins. I asked what that meant, and Steve said in the usual disgusted tone, "It's beyond gay." I guess they had similar scars on their shoulders, so she demonstrated by touching their shoulders together, followed by a raised fist and "Scar Twins, GO!" Later on when Helen brought it up again, I said it's a symbol of their relationship, and that as long as they have their scars they'll have a special bond. She asked Steve, "You don't even have yours anymore do you?" Steve: "Eh, kinda."
- Brendan and Steve felt slightly ill after Star Tours, claiming off-center seating as the cause. I celebrated, victorious this once, as the only one not afflicted by motion sickness. Boo. Yah.
- Steve, having heard rumors of their edibility, had great hopes of saving money by eating the plants in Tomorrowland.
- Riding the roller coasters, I joined in the screaming but used my special joke laugh. The first time I did it, we were on Matterhorn and Brendan immediately asked, "Did you just do the laugh?!" I just said, "What? I saw a hat (that had fallen onto the track)." After the ride Brendan continued, "I swear... I thought I heard the laugh, weird." I agreed it was weird... and after maybe ten seconds said with a satisfied grin, "Yeah, I did it." My secret was out, so from then on escalation was the only course of action. My proudest creation... I hope the kids heard it.
- Dinner Saturday at Rainforest Cafe: one of the funniest meals ever. Since I was treating Steve to most of the weekend as a graduation/collision expense consolation gift, naturally he was looking at the lobster, and I recommended the salad. He offered to buy me a drink, and I said in that case I'd get him one too. We end up buying each other the same thing: Panama Punch, probably the strongest thing they have since it's got 151 and other liquors in it. We started slow, ate some food, Steve got the redness, then for some reason he decides to gulp down a third of his glass at once. Helen checked his temperature by touching cheeks, and we reviewed the day I lost thumb control. Hopefully Steve and Brendan can remind me of the other details...
- Steve mentioned that someone once saw Goofy outside at night, just standing still looking up at the stars. We wondered what he could have been doing, and eventually decided it was kinda creepy. Somehow we got to talking about how scary it'd be if late at night with no one else there, Goofy started chasing you around the park. You can't see who's in the suit, he's tall, goes "gawrsh" as he follows you, and makes his old cartoon yell noise if he gets hit. If you drop a banana peel, he'll slip and fall on it because he's Goofy... but he keeps on comin'. He'd stand in the place of the abominable snowman on the Matterhorn. If you get in the front car of a coaster, he gets in the back car. When you go through a cave, he's two cars closer. Another cave, another two cars closer. After the last cave he's sitting right next to you. "GAWRSH!" Freaky. You get in a Mad Tea Party cup, he gets in a different one, and somehow as you both spin around he's always looking right at you. He might even send Goof Troop after you. We agreed that'd be a great short movie for Brendan to make.
- After the tram ride back to the parking lot, Steve insisted the driver on the intercom sounded like Homestar Runner, and proceeded to imitate him: "pwease exit the twam, lowa yo head..." We didn't know what he was talking about, but the randomness cracked us up. Then to top that, Steve says, "ok maybe it wasn't that much like Homestar... it was more like this..." and does exactly the same voice again, "lowa yo head... lowa yo head and exit the twam... lowa yo head..."
- Sunday lunch at Arby's fine dining, before Steve and Helen take off. We get our food, and Steve is about to eat a curly fry when Helen says, "don't start with that!" and explains how when you're hungry your body soaks up the first thing you eat. Steve gives the usual face, and I couldn't help but laugh. Later, Steve mentioned how people ask you how your food is if they want some. Helen happened to ask him how his sandwich was, so he held it right up to her face. She didn't want any, but he continued offering it to her face for another ten seconds or so.
"I'm happy for you... bitch"
At Disneyland, the bitterness of the single guy left behind came up. February 2001: I got my first girlfriend and told Steve. He said "congratulations, you deserve it, man." BUT I KNEW. For 11 years, we had been a sad pair: the perpetually single last-finishing nice guys. Suddenly I had managed to quit the club. I could detect some bittersweet reaction... not that I blame him. If he had called me up and said he found a girl first, I'd hang up on him, drive down to SD, drop all his cookies on the floor, and say "nice going, now eat your tasty cookies!" Now... at Disneyland, Steve denied the bitterness. BUT I FOUND PROOF. The following is a quote from an AIM chat around that time:
"you lucky bastard... the boat is empty... fuck you guys, now I can go wherever I want."
That touching message does not matter now, of course. I can't say he did the same to me. We were in the same boat for a long time. I left the boat and he pissed on my stuff while I was gone. Then he ditched the boat when he got with Helen. I decided to buy a fancy yacht [read: horse], but didn't know that a week later a storm would tear it to holy hell and leave me stranded. So I'm back home, in the boat invisible to the female eye. And what do you do when you get home and find out someone's been pissing on your stuff? You piss on their fucking stuff. Ten times more than they did. I'm happy for you Steve. You too, Bryant. And why not throw T-Bag in the mix. I wish only the best for all of you. I recommend the bed and breakfast.
This was one of the best trips I've ever gone on. Laughs aplenty with wholesome Disney family fun... nice, very nice. I wish you all could have come along (all of Team Pooky, not you other chuckas reading for kicks). I still struggle to recall all the things we discussed and cracked up about. Unfortunately, most of the jokes you had to be there for and will now be out of context. But here are some of the hopefully-relatable highlights:
- During the drive down south, we were laughing about my painful history as usual, and Ricki asked if horseback riding crushes the balls. Brendan chimes in, "Jon's balls are small, they don't stick out much." I clarified the point, "They barely stick out at all, they're like buttons." Everyone seemed to enjoy a good laugh at that while I sat, sad and shocked at receiving neither comfort nor sympathy. They could at least serve a purpose, like lift a toe, anything...
- Helen shares the fact that she and Steve are Scar Twins. I asked what that meant, and Steve said in the usual disgusted tone, "It's beyond gay." I guess they had similar scars on their shoulders, so she demonstrated by touching their shoulders together, followed by a raised fist and "Scar Twins, GO!" Later on when Helen brought it up again, I said it's a symbol of their relationship, and that as long as they have their scars they'll have a special bond. She asked Steve, "You don't even have yours anymore do you?" Steve: "Eh, kinda."
- Brendan and Steve felt slightly ill after Star Tours, claiming off-center seating as the cause. I celebrated, victorious this once, as the only one not afflicted by motion sickness. Boo. Yah.
- Steve, having heard rumors of their edibility, had great hopes of saving money by eating the plants in Tomorrowland.
- Riding the roller coasters, I joined in the screaming but used my special joke laugh. The first time I did it, we were on Matterhorn and Brendan immediately asked, "Did you just do the laugh?!" I just said, "What? I saw a hat (that had fallen onto the track)." After the ride Brendan continued, "I swear... I thought I heard the laugh, weird." I agreed it was weird... and after maybe ten seconds said with a satisfied grin, "Yeah, I did it." My secret was out, so from then on escalation was the only course of action. My proudest creation... I hope the kids heard it.
- Dinner Saturday at Rainforest Cafe: one of the funniest meals ever. Since I was treating Steve to most of the weekend as a graduation/collision expense consolation gift, naturally he was looking at the lobster, and I recommended the salad. He offered to buy me a drink, and I said in that case I'd get him one too. We end up buying each other the same thing: Panama Punch, probably the strongest thing they have since it's got 151 and other liquors in it. We started slow, ate some food, Steve got the redness, then for some reason he decides to gulp down a third of his glass at once. Helen checked his temperature by touching cheeks, and we reviewed the day I lost thumb control. Hopefully Steve and Brendan can remind me of the other details...
- Steve mentioned that someone once saw Goofy outside at night, just standing still looking up at the stars. We wondered what he could have been doing, and eventually decided it was kinda creepy. Somehow we got to talking about how scary it'd be if late at night with no one else there, Goofy started chasing you around the park. You can't see who's in the suit, he's tall, goes "gawrsh" as he follows you, and makes his old cartoon yell noise if he gets hit. If you drop a banana peel, he'll slip and fall on it because he's Goofy... but he keeps on comin'. He'd stand in the place of the abominable snowman on the Matterhorn. If you get in the front car of a coaster, he gets in the back car. When you go through a cave, he's two cars closer. Another cave, another two cars closer. After the last cave he's sitting right next to you. "GAWRSH!" Freaky. You get in a Mad Tea Party cup, he gets in a different one, and somehow as you both spin around he's always looking right at you. He might even send Goof Troop after you. We agreed that'd be a great short movie for Brendan to make.
- After the tram ride back to the parking lot, Steve insisted the driver on the intercom sounded like Homestar Runner, and proceeded to imitate him: "pwease exit the twam, lowa yo head..." We didn't know what he was talking about, but the randomness cracked us up. Then to top that, Steve says, "ok maybe it wasn't that much like Homestar... it was more like this..." and does exactly the same voice again, "lowa yo head... lowa yo head and exit the twam... lowa yo head..."
- Sunday lunch at Arby's fine dining, before Steve and Helen take off. We get our food, and Steve is about to eat a curly fry when Helen says, "don't start with that!" and explains how when you're hungry your body soaks up the first thing you eat. Steve gives the usual face, and I couldn't help but laugh. Later, Steve mentioned how people ask you how your food is if they want some. Helen happened to ask him how his sandwich was, so he held it right up to her face. She didn't want any, but he continued offering it to her face for another ten seconds or so.
"I'm happy for you... bitch"
At Disneyland, the bitterness of the single guy left behind came up. February 2001: I got my first girlfriend and told Steve. He said "congratulations, you deserve it, man." BUT I KNEW. For 11 years, we had been a sad pair: the perpetually single last-finishing nice guys. Suddenly I had managed to quit the club. I could detect some bittersweet reaction... not that I blame him. If he had called me up and said he found a girl first, I'd hang up on him, drive down to SD, drop all his cookies on the floor, and say "nice going, now eat your tasty cookies!" Now... at Disneyland, Steve denied the bitterness. BUT I FOUND PROOF. The following is a quote from an AIM chat around that time:
"you lucky bastard... the boat is empty... fuck you guys, now I can go wherever I want."
That touching message does not matter now, of course. I can't say he did the same to me. We were in the same boat for a long time. I left the boat and he pissed on my stuff while I was gone. Then he ditched the boat when he got with Helen. I decided to buy a fancy yacht [read: horse], but didn't know that a week later a storm would tear it to holy hell and leave me stranded. So I'm back home, in the boat invisible to the female eye. And what do you do when you get home and find out someone's been pissing on your stuff? You piss on their fucking stuff. Ten times more than they did. I'm happy for you Steve. You too, Bryant. And why not throw T-Bag in the mix. I wish only the best for all of you. I recommend the bed and breakfast.
Sep 3, 2003
Yeah second thought...I just had a bad session and will probably give NL a rest for awhile. Yes I can probably gain it back. Yes I can probably play with a level head in NL...but sometimes you need a break. I'm going back to 1-2 just to chill for a bit and think about what happened to get me to this bad session of play. I will analyze and play the hands back in my head and wonder how I should have played it better. Overall this break will give me my much deserved break after numerous winning sessions. Every once in a while you have to stop and enjoy what you've accomplished. After all this isn't my job.
Remember...NO ONE IS IMMUNE TO TILT. NO ONE.
Remember...NO ONE IS IMMUNE TO TILT. NO ONE.
Sep 2, 2003
Alright, time to respond to the advice given... But as I write this, I'm down about 30 bucks so my opinion might not count for shit.
*clears throat*
I'll start by laughing at myself. I play both no limit and low limit poker. I'm actually better at low limit, but I have logged more hours in no limit... Why do I do such a thing? Well, probably because of what I've posted before. I enjoy taking LARGE sums of money off suckers. But most of the time I'm a sucker. I know why too.. It's something I have to get used to, and Brendan hit it on the nose. I don't want to spend over 3 dollars on a pre-flop. I'm a chicken. Anything that gets fairly high, I usually fold. And it actually costs me a lot of money.
Another thing that's stopping me from being a better poker player... I think I over play my cards... I'm also one to try and hold onto the AA til my dying breath. According to the statistics (I love that little feature) I go to the river after seeing the flop about 40% of the time. Happily at the river I realize what I'm doing and fold 53% of the time. (Which according to some books is probably a mistake... Odds 'n such...) Anyone want to share their stats? Oh well live and learn. I'm re-reading "Texas Hold 'em for Advanced Players" (the beginning of school is always really really slow...) and it also places a lot of emphisis on the fact that poker is not exact. Playing the excat same way all the time is not going to help very much. The books are a guideline of how to play.
I'd like to add an additional little piece of advice... The swings of poker are a bitch. I have good days and bad days.... Ummm, right now I'm having a bad day. But still, you gotta look at the grand scheme of things sometimes. Dropping a bit here and there is fine, you can make it up later. Whee, let's see... Subtract this 20 from what I lost today... yesss... Down 100! But some days are like that. I just gotta play a little better and tighter next time around. I bet I can rebound this week... I'll let you guys know.
Ok... I'm done talking about poker. Hell... I'm done playing poker tonight. Tomorrow is a new day :) I'll see you guys at the tables!
*clears throat*
I'll start by laughing at myself. I play both no limit and low limit poker. I'm actually better at low limit, but I have logged more hours in no limit... Why do I do such a thing? Well, probably because of what I've posted before. I enjoy taking LARGE sums of money off suckers. But most of the time I'm a sucker. I know why too.. It's something I have to get used to, and Brendan hit it on the nose. I don't want to spend over 3 dollars on a pre-flop. I'm a chicken. Anything that gets fairly high, I usually fold. And it actually costs me a lot of money.
Another thing that's stopping me from being a better poker player... I think I over play my cards... I'm also one to try and hold onto the AA til my dying breath. According to the statistics (I love that little feature) I go to the river after seeing the flop about 40% of the time. Happily at the river I realize what I'm doing and fold 53% of the time. (Which according to some books is probably a mistake... Odds 'n such...) Anyone want to share their stats? Oh well live and learn. I'm re-reading "Texas Hold 'em for Advanced Players" (the beginning of school is always really really slow...) and it also places a lot of emphisis on the fact that poker is not exact. Playing the excat same way all the time is not going to help very much. The books are a guideline of how to play.
I'd like to add an additional little piece of advice... The swings of poker are a bitch. I have good days and bad days.... Ummm, right now I'm having a bad day. But still, you gotta look at the grand scheme of things sometimes. Dropping a bit here and there is fine, you can make it up later. Whee, let's see... Subtract this 20 from what I lost today... yesss... Down 100! But some days are like that. I just gotta play a little better and tighter next time around. I bet I can rebound this week... I'll let you guys know.
Ok... I'm done talking about poker. Hell... I'm done playing poker tonight. Tomorrow is a new day :) I'll see you guys at the tables!
Sep 1, 2003
Ahh the poker controversy. I will blog tommorrow about the trip to LA. Although since I know Jon already went home and wrote it all in his notes I would hope that he blogs about it first. After all Jon is a much better storyteller than I will ever be. So lets get right to the problem of Kevin losing his stacks.
First and foremost I am going to say this. Kevin is a solid player. While he lacks the experience that some of us have he at least knows what to play preflop. That is better than at least 70 percent of the poker players I have played with. HOWEVER I offer this blog as a way to help him get better at the game, not a direct attack on him. I know he wouldn't take it this way, but I just thought I stick a disclaimer in here just in case he was having a bad day and reading this.
Pocket Rockets
The chances of being dealt this is about half a percent. So when you do get them you have to play them. But these are only good preflop. Aces only win about 1/3 of the time after the board is exposed. Think about this for a second. Would you put a lot of money if I said that you have to guess which one of the three color balls I will pick out of a bag? Didn't think so. Also think about this one. The chances of anyone being dealt a pair are about 6 percent. The chances someone is holding two suited cards are about 25 percent. What exactly does this mean. In a low limit game a lot of people play pairs and two suited cards. Pocket Rockets are overrated. There I said it. You wouldn't know it but I throw AA away many times in a No Limit game. They are not as powerful as you think and they can trap you into losing lots of money. If this is the case for AA then how strong do you think the case is for QQ?
But how come I've seen you win with JUST AA?
Easy. What the books that you have read will not teach you is the feel for the game. A feel for the table that you are sitting at right now. I AM NOT blowing my own horn. However I am more experienced than you when it comes to Low and No Limit Hold'em. I can remember what people play, how they bet, who is a sucker. I have seen AA get beat so many times and I have gotten my AA cracked on the flopped. Through experience I know that holding AA at the end of the hand is crazy when certain cards flop.
Low Limit
Can you really get frustrated losing with strong hands preflop in a game that AT THE MOST you can lose is 24 dollars in one hand. Shit and it never even makes it that high. So what can you expect really? This is the problem with Low Limit and I've said it time and time before...If you are tired of getting beat by not being able to scare people out with something mediocre like AA (and I say mediocre because put AA in the rank of winning hands) then you must move up to higher stakes. THIS DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN NO LIMIT. **NO LIMIT IS NOTHING LIKE LIMIT POKER. IF JON IS HESITANT ABOUT NO LIMIT AND HE IS OUR BEST PLAYER THAN I SUGGEST YOU ALSO BE A LITTLE CAUTIOUS. =) You cannot scare anyone out of AA. Shit I'll draw against you even if you have the AA if I have a hand that can break you. I've been known to play pocket 2's just for the chance to catch that set and break someone who thinks their JJ-AA are gonna stand up. But I understand that you might not want to move up because it will cost to much if someone draws out on you. There is the rub. You want all the advantages of higher stakes without the losing. Well it doesn't happen that way. Trust me...as someone who moved up too soon in his poker career and lost a lot of money. A lot more than you did that one night.
No Limit
Again I cannot stress enough that this is totally different than anything we are any book has taught you. Let me put it this way. If you are not willing to bet your high preflop hands EVEN though there is a good chance that you will lose a lot of money then this is not for you. Let me put it this way. From what I've seen playing with you guys, I have yet to see someone make a significant bet (significant as in maybe...more than 5 bucks preflop). If you want to slow play your stuff (and it is considered slow play EVEN if you bet like 2 bucks...because I have two bucks in my pants in coins right now so 2 bucks isn't a lot) then be prepared to get drawn out. Again I'm not going to tell you how to spend your money BUT I want you to realize that No Limit (and AGAIN I'M NOT BLOWING MY OWN HORN BECAUSE I AM STILL LEARNING THE GAME) is not a science. There are no answers. No Limit is about knowing the table and feeling it. That you cannot teach.
Kevin I am sorry you had a bad night. But get used to them. You may have thought that I got the cards that night but think about it for a second. To get a fullhouse you have to either be holding a set or two pair. In a Low Limit game those are not that good, but the fact is that when I was playing with you I had No Limit open. According to my stacks there I was able to gamble on the Low Limit game and I hit my draw. Second of all I pick up a lot of pots that allows me to gamble on draws. The straight I got that night was open ended and I hit it. It only cost me 6 bucks total in the hand and I had many callers...why not?
All in all I'd like for our other serious poker players to get in on this conversation. If anything I can see if what I'm writing is completely off or if I can sleep at night knowing that I gave Kevin some sound advice. Please respond for the good of team Pooky's bankroll. Sorry for the weird wording too...just got back from LA remember?
First and foremost I am going to say this. Kevin is a solid player. While he lacks the experience that some of us have he at least knows what to play preflop. That is better than at least 70 percent of the poker players I have played with. HOWEVER I offer this blog as a way to help him get better at the game, not a direct attack on him. I know he wouldn't take it this way, but I just thought I stick a disclaimer in here just in case he was having a bad day and reading this.
Pocket Rockets
The chances of being dealt this is about half a percent. So when you do get them you have to play them. But these are only good preflop. Aces only win about 1/3 of the time after the board is exposed. Think about this for a second. Would you put a lot of money if I said that you have to guess which one of the three color balls I will pick out of a bag? Didn't think so. Also think about this one. The chances of anyone being dealt a pair are about 6 percent. The chances someone is holding two suited cards are about 25 percent. What exactly does this mean. In a low limit game a lot of people play pairs and two suited cards. Pocket Rockets are overrated. There I said it. You wouldn't know it but I throw AA away many times in a No Limit game. They are not as powerful as you think and they can trap you into losing lots of money. If this is the case for AA then how strong do you think the case is for QQ?
But how come I've seen you win with JUST AA?
Easy. What the books that you have read will not teach you is the feel for the game. A feel for the table that you are sitting at right now. I AM NOT blowing my own horn. However I am more experienced than you when it comes to Low and No Limit Hold'em. I can remember what people play, how they bet, who is a sucker. I have seen AA get beat so many times and I have gotten my AA cracked on the flopped. Through experience I know that holding AA at the end of the hand is crazy when certain cards flop.
Low Limit
Can you really get frustrated losing with strong hands preflop in a game that AT THE MOST you can lose is 24 dollars in one hand. Shit and it never even makes it that high. So what can you expect really? This is the problem with Low Limit and I've said it time and time before...If you are tired of getting beat by not being able to scare people out with something mediocre like AA (and I say mediocre because put AA in the rank of winning hands) then you must move up to higher stakes. THIS DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN NO LIMIT. **NO LIMIT IS NOTHING LIKE LIMIT POKER. IF JON IS HESITANT ABOUT NO LIMIT AND HE IS OUR BEST PLAYER THAN I SUGGEST YOU ALSO BE A LITTLE CAUTIOUS. =) You cannot scare anyone out of AA. Shit I'll draw against you even if you have the AA if I have a hand that can break you. I've been known to play pocket 2's just for the chance to catch that set and break someone who thinks their JJ-AA are gonna stand up. But I understand that you might not want to move up because it will cost to much if someone draws out on you. There is the rub. You want all the advantages of higher stakes without the losing. Well it doesn't happen that way. Trust me...as someone who moved up too soon in his poker career and lost a lot of money. A lot more than you did that one night.
No Limit
Again I cannot stress enough that this is totally different than anything we are any book has taught you. Let me put it this way. If you are not willing to bet your high preflop hands EVEN though there is a good chance that you will lose a lot of money then this is not for you. Let me put it this way. From what I've seen playing with you guys, I have yet to see someone make a significant bet (significant as in maybe...more than 5 bucks preflop). If you want to slow play your stuff (and it is considered slow play EVEN if you bet like 2 bucks...because I have two bucks in my pants in coins right now so 2 bucks isn't a lot) then be prepared to get drawn out. Again I'm not going to tell you how to spend your money BUT I want you to realize that No Limit (and AGAIN I'M NOT BLOWING MY OWN HORN BECAUSE I AM STILL LEARNING THE GAME) is not a science. There are no answers. No Limit is about knowing the table and feeling it. That you cannot teach.
Kevin I am sorry you had a bad night. But get used to them. You may have thought that I got the cards that night but think about it for a second. To get a fullhouse you have to either be holding a set or two pair. In a Low Limit game those are not that good, but the fact is that when I was playing with you I had No Limit open. According to my stacks there I was able to gamble on the Low Limit game and I hit my draw. Second of all I pick up a lot of pots that allows me to gamble on draws. The straight I got that night was open ended and I hit it. It only cost me 6 bucks total in the hand and I had many callers...why not?
All in all I'd like for our other serious poker players to get in on this conversation. If anything I can see if what I'm writing is completely off or if I can sleep at night knowing that I gave Kevin some sound advice. Please respond for the good of team Pooky's bankroll. Sorry for the weird wording too...just got back from LA remember?
Aug 28, 2003
Ahh the blog. It feels like I am home. Not really though. EECS always (not always...more like once...but it keeps repeating in my head because he thinks he is so smart) says how he doesn't understand why I don't use the bold scripts to make my blog more organized...well I'd rather have my room organized than my blog...but just for him...let's have at it.
SFSU : Can there be more Fobs here?
I'm going to get in my production class. In finally get to touch film. Yippie. I'm also taking another screenwriting class. Looks like I have no choice but to pen out that poker movie. After you read the script we won't be friends anymore. I love it. Third I'm taking film history with that stupid fucking fob as teacher who says "shop" instead of "sharp". "Film theowy is theowetically speaking like wata into a pot. Do not listen how I talk or you will miss all dat heavenry grory on da pwojection scween..." "You dumb bitch you got that from Bruce Lee. AND that doesn't make sense." "Who is dis Bwuce Wee?..." You stupid bitch. Finally I might actually take a preproduction animation class. I don't know what it is about but it counts as units for upper division. I found out today that I could possibly graduate by next spring...oh yeah I need the cash for the film first.
Either way the duck eating, dog shitting Fobs are in full force this semester. Shit.
Poker: It Makes You or Breaks Your Ego Into Shards
Kevin and Bryant has stepped into the ring. I'd like to say congratulations for them having the balls to play with real money. Of course they lost some...but they did better than me my first time out. So you guys had some tough beats and some bad ones...but as long as you had fun right? I am doing alright at NoLimit poker and hopefully I'll keep going up. Either way I'll see you across the felt because I know you can't stop playing. Let the paychecks get your lost money back. Hehe. BTW I haven't gotten a flush in over 56 hours. I'm getting tired of this shit. OH yeah...Kevin be careful about Pokerroom being up at your workplace. I mean I wouldn't want to see my accountant or number cruncher or number nerd or money patrol or whatever you call yourself taking a hobby in gambling. Kind of like why my dad doesn't let his clients know he likes to gamble...."I GOT A HUGE TIP...I'M GOING TO PUT ALL YOUR INVESTMENTS IN A PORTFOLIO AND PURCHASE DYNATECH INC. SHARES!!" "Is that a good company?" "WELL YOU GOTTA BUY CHEAP AND GET PAID OFF LIKE A BITCH AFTER GIVING HEAD LATER...TRUST ME!!" "MSNBC has realizes that Dynatech went under today after their CEO quit after losing all the quarter profits in gambling..." "FUCK...OH WELL...THE POT ODDS WERE GOOD!!!" "Our...money is gone?...." "IT HAPPENS TO EVERYONE...EVERYONE GOES BROKE...YOU'LL GET RIGHT BACK IN IT..." The Horiuchi family never, ever ate again.
Soul Calibur 2
I'm the best at it. ANY of your fake friends tell you otherwise...you better recognize the skills and let them know what's up.
Kevin Can Tell The Future!!
Kevin knows my parents are going to divorce?!? Oh god please no...oh wait no God...oh jesus please no...Haha you make some interesting points, HOWEVER you must realize that when you're that old you shouldn't sacrifice happiness for comfort...I mean you aren't going to live that much longer so you should be happy as much as you possibly can in what little time you have. Also remember Kevin that while you think you know your parents best...they've known each other longer than you have. So don't talk crazy sense into them...hehe.
However Kevin Can't Tell the Past...
Tony is back from Dallas. He is never ever going back. Hehe.
Conclusion
Why didn't the Ghostbusters just put fire to the Marshmellow Man? You would think a big fire would erupt...but marshmellows just melt into nothingness.
SFSU : Can there be more Fobs here?
I'm going to get in my production class. In finally get to touch film. Yippie. I'm also taking another screenwriting class. Looks like I have no choice but to pen out that poker movie. After you read the script we won't be friends anymore. I love it. Third I'm taking film history with that stupid fucking fob as teacher who says "shop" instead of "sharp". "Film theowy is theowetically speaking like wata into a pot. Do not listen how I talk or you will miss all dat heavenry grory on da pwojection scween..." "You dumb bitch you got that from Bruce Lee. AND that doesn't make sense." "Who is dis Bwuce Wee?..." You stupid bitch. Finally I might actually take a preproduction animation class. I don't know what it is about but it counts as units for upper division. I found out today that I could possibly graduate by next spring...oh yeah I need the cash for the film first.
Either way the duck eating, dog shitting Fobs are in full force this semester. Shit.
Poker: It Makes You or Breaks Your Ego Into Shards
Kevin and Bryant has stepped into the ring. I'd like to say congratulations for them having the balls to play with real money. Of course they lost some...but they did better than me my first time out. So you guys had some tough beats and some bad ones...but as long as you had fun right? I am doing alright at NoLimit poker and hopefully I'll keep going up. Either way I'll see you across the felt because I know you can't stop playing. Let the paychecks get your lost money back. Hehe. BTW I haven't gotten a flush in over 56 hours. I'm getting tired of this shit. OH yeah...Kevin be careful about Pokerroom being up at your workplace. I mean I wouldn't want to see my accountant or number cruncher or number nerd or money patrol or whatever you call yourself taking a hobby in gambling. Kind of like why my dad doesn't let his clients know he likes to gamble...."I GOT A HUGE TIP...I'M GOING TO PUT ALL YOUR INVESTMENTS IN A PORTFOLIO AND PURCHASE DYNATECH INC. SHARES!!" "Is that a good company?" "WELL YOU GOTTA BUY CHEAP AND GET PAID OFF LIKE A BITCH AFTER GIVING HEAD LATER...TRUST ME!!" "MSNBC has realizes that Dynatech went under today after their CEO quit after losing all the quarter profits in gambling..." "FUCK...OH WELL...THE POT ODDS WERE GOOD!!!" "Our...money is gone?...." "IT HAPPENS TO EVERYONE...EVERYONE GOES BROKE...YOU'LL GET RIGHT BACK IN IT..." The Horiuchi family never, ever ate again.
Soul Calibur 2
I'm the best at it. ANY of your fake friends tell you otherwise...you better recognize the skills and let them know what's up.
Kevin Can Tell The Future!!
Kevin knows my parents are going to divorce?!? Oh god please no...oh wait no God...oh jesus please no...Haha you make some interesting points, HOWEVER you must realize that when you're that old you shouldn't sacrifice happiness for comfort...I mean you aren't going to live that much longer so you should be happy as much as you possibly can in what little time you have. Also remember Kevin that while you think you know your parents best...they've known each other longer than you have. So don't talk crazy sense into them...hehe.
However Kevin Can't Tell the Past...
Tony is back from Dallas. He is never ever going back. Hehe.
Conclusion
Why didn't the Ghostbusters just put fire to the Marshmellow Man? You would think a big fire would erupt...but marshmellows just melt into nothingness.
Aug 13, 2003
close call
Whew... I was worried today. Last night I was gonna head out to get some bananas and super glue and to drop off a roll of film, but the Olds wouldn't start. I had spent a few hours cleaning it Sunday, so I thought maybe the battery had run down while the doors were open and the lights were on. So upon return from a horrible, frustrating day at work today, I asked my dad what I should do. He has a handy battery charger that seemed to do the trick in half an hour or so. But the car still would not start. This was surprising since it has been running just fine. And horrifying because the car's reliability seemed to have dropped. We both tried starting it over and over, took a look under the hood (him checking stuff out, me wondering what I should act like I'm looking at). Eventually we gave up and my dad said we'd have to take it in to a service shop. He also asked when I was planning on buying a new car. I'm not ready to do so at this time, and I especially don't want to make a rushed decision. I sat in the car thinking for a while; my dad headed inside. A little later he came back out and checked out the fuse box under the stereo. He took fuses out one by one and looked at them... but they all seemed okay. He looked under the hood again. Eventually, he must've spotted another fuse and noticed it was broken. He replaced it with an unbroken fuse and told me to try it again... and the Laggin' Wagon rose once again. I was very glad. I still have no idea what the fuse does in particular, but I guess it's important and I'll know to check that next time. One of these days I gotta learn this stuff.
As for the seemingly perpetual car search, it's been fun looking around, comparing specs, options, and reviews... and I'm sure it's like most other "fun" purchases, in that the anticipation is better than the getting itself. BUT, I've realized something that I'm disappointed no one (especially me) pointed out earlier. Now is a stupid time to buy my own car. Why, you ask? Because I don't drive. Sure, I'll occasionally head over to "a friend's place" or maybe even to a store or restaurant of some kind. But I don't drive myself to work. I don't go out much. If I buy a car now, it will mostly just sit around and depreciate. So it seems clear to me now that as long as the grey menace still works fairly well, I might as well stick with it. I do, however, have plans to upgrade the stereo shortly, and heavily. That's the main thing anyway. >=D
the trouble with money
Okay, I know what you're thinking... maybe. "You stupid bastard, you better not be about to whine and complain about having a job and steady income". I'm not. It's just that at my job, and probably most others like it, they try to help you invest wisely. I went to a seminar on investing for retirement (and large purchases, i.e. house, car, kids) the other day. Aside from superfantastic surprise free Subway and Doritos, I learned about what I should be doing with my paychecks instead of spending them on tech gadgets and old funk CDs. So they talked about the 401(k), IRAs, dollar cost averaging, etc. It's exciting thinking about your money working for you and growing to frightening proportions because of a few keen stock purchases, but it's a pain in the 'a' to execute. I don't want to have to spend time worrying about my money and taxes and interest rates and market fluctuations. I work for it, I save it, end of story. But no, there are countless options and companies, and you don't want to screw up when your future is at stake. I just liked it when it was simple... I didn't have much, make much, or need much, and I didn't think about it at all... those were the days.
crazy technology @ Albertsons
So, finally getting my super glue (to fix the cupholder in the Olds--oh yeah, I'm fixing that old dog up real nice), I tried out the self-checkout at Albertsons today. It's pretty easy, you scan your own items and member card, and swipe your credit card. You scan your own items and put them in a bag. I've never had a klepto phase in my life, but... the whole time, I'm thinking, I might as well just walk out with this stuff. And you wouldn't believe how slow and ugly my bagger was. I feel bad for that guy, really. He's gonna die alone, sad but too true.
Whew... I was worried today. Last night I was gonna head out to get some bananas and super glue and to drop off a roll of film, but the Olds wouldn't start. I had spent a few hours cleaning it Sunday, so I thought maybe the battery had run down while the doors were open and the lights were on. So upon return from a horrible, frustrating day at work today, I asked my dad what I should do. He has a handy battery charger that seemed to do the trick in half an hour or so. But the car still would not start. This was surprising since it has been running just fine. And horrifying because the car's reliability seemed to have dropped. We both tried starting it over and over, took a look under the hood (him checking stuff out, me wondering what I should act like I'm looking at). Eventually we gave up and my dad said we'd have to take it in to a service shop. He also asked when I was planning on buying a new car. I'm not ready to do so at this time, and I especially don't want to make a rushed decision. I sat in the car thinking for a while; my dad headed inside. A little later he came back out and checked out the fuse box under the stereo. He took fuses out one by one and looked at them... but they all seemed okay. He looked under the hood again. Eventually, he must've spotted another fuse and noticed it was broken. He replaced it with an unbroken fuse and told me to try it again... and the Laggin' Wagon rose once again. I was very glad. I still have no idea what the fuse does in particular, but I guess it's important and I'll know to check that next time. One of these days I gotta learn this stuff.
As for the seemingly perpetual car search, it's been fun looking around, comparing specs, options, and reviews... and I'm sure it's like most other "fun" purchases, in that the anticipation is better than the getting itself. BUT, I've realized something that I'm disappointed no one (especially me) pointed out earlier. Now is a stupid time to buy my own car. Why, you ask? Because I don't drive. Sure, I'll occasionally head over to "a friend's place" or maybe even to a store or restaurant of some kind. But I don't drive myself to work. I don't go out much. If I buy a car now, it will mostly just sit around and depreciate. So it seems clear to me now that as long as the grey menace still works fairly well, I might as well stick with it. I do, however, have plans to upgrade the stereo shortly, and heavily. That's the main thing anyway. >=D
the trouble with money
Okay, I know what you're thinking... maybe. "You stupid bastard, you better not be about to whine and complain about having a job and steady income". I'm not. It's just that at my job, and probably most others like it, they try to help you invest wisely. I went to a seminar on investing for retirement (and large purchases, i.e. house, car, kids) the other day. Aside from superfantastic surprise free Subway and Doritos, I learned about what I should be doing with my paychecks instead of spending them on tech gadgets and old funk CDs. So they talked about the 401(k), IRAs, dollar cost averaging, etc. It's exciting thinking about your money working for you and growing to frightening proportions because of a few keen stock purchases, but it's a pain in the 'a' to execute. I don't want to have to spend time worrying about my money and taxes and interest rates and market fluctuations. I work for it, I save it, end of story. But no, there are countless options and companies, and you don't want to screw up when your future is at stake. I just liked it when it was simple... I didn't have much, make much, or need much, and I didn't think about it at all... those were the days.
crazy technology @ Albertsons
So, finally getting my super glue (to fix the cupholder in the Olds--oh yeah, I'm fixing that old dog up real nice), I tried out the self-checkout at Albertsons today. It's pretty easy, you scan your own items and member card, and swipe your credit card. You scan your own items and put them in a bag. I've never had a klepto phase in my life, but... the whole time, I'm thinking, I might as well just walk out with this stuff. And you wouldn't believe how slow and ugly my bagger was. I feel bad for that guy, really. He's gonna die alone, sad but too true.
Aug 11, 2003
hehe back again for the one subject blog... This one is in terms of Pokerroom... Try this at your own risk, but I was able to pull about $130 in 2 hours from the "Poker 4" series. Just head over to the Texas Hold 'em rooms and get the .50/1 NL table. That's right... No Limit. Granted there are some crazy fools there, but I'm not the best poker player in the world and I was able to grab money from some suckas. I have to play a little more to see if this is consistant but if so... I might not need to find a job after all :) So many suckas, so little time.
Editing this post. I still have the same opinion with NL a few days later. Had a bad grind session with Brendan last night, but I was able to own people the next day... It was good to play with Brendan and Bryant that night!
Texas Hold'em $0.50-$1 NL (real money), hand #13,247,362
Table Schenectady at 13 Aug 2003 3:27 PM (ET)
View hand for this table
Seat 1: Cjacksbacks ($62 in chips)
Seat 2: bulletDodger ($77.75 in chips)
Seat 3: sajin08 ($21.50 in chips)
Seat 4: stoneypb ($58 in chips)
Seat 5: Vaehan ($61.25 in chips)
Seat 6: zaney9 ($9.50 in chips)
Seat 7: master111 ($29.50 in chips)
Seat 8: bankinurcash ($32 in chips)
Seat 9: Sgt.Pepper ($27 in chips)
Seat 10: Dr. David ($5 in chips)
ANTES/BLINDS
stoneypb posts blind ($0.25), Vaehan posts blind ($0.50).
PRE-FLOP
zaney9 folds, master111 calls $0.50, bankinurcash calls $0.50, Sgt.Pepper calls $0.50, Dr. David folds, Cjacksbacks calls $0.50, bulletDodger folds, sajin08 calls $0.50, stoneypb calls $0.25, Vaehan bets $1.50, master111 folds, bankinurcash calls $1.50, Sgt.Pepper bets $10.25, Cjacksbacks folds, sajin08 folds, stoneypb folds, Vaehan calls $8.75, bankinurcash calls $8.75.
FLOP [board cards 8C,QD,9C ]
Vaehan checks, bankinurcash checks, Sgt.Pepper bets $8.75, Vaehan calls $8.75, bankinurcash calls $8.75.
TURN [board cards 8C,QD,9C,QH ]
Vaehan checks, bankinurcash checks, Sgt.Pepper bets $7.50 and is all-in, Vaehan calls $7.50, bankinurcash calls $7.50.
RIVER [board cards 8C,QD,9C,QH,AS ]
Vaehan bets $5, bankinurcash calls $5 and is all-in.
SHOWDOWN
Vaehan shows [ AC,AD ]
bankinurcash mucks cards [ 10D,10H ]
Sgt.Pepper mucks cards [ KH,KD ]
Vaehan wins $10, Vaehan wins $80.
SUMMARY
Pot: $93 | Rake: $3
Cjacksbacks loses $0.50
bulletDodger loses $0
sajin08 loses $0.50
stoneypb loses $0.50
Vaehan bets $32, collects $90, net $58
zaney9 loses $0
master111 loses $0.50
bankinurcash loses $32
Sgt.Pepper loses $27
Dr. David loses $0
Editing this post. I still have the same opinion with NL a few days later. Had a bad grind session with Brendan last night, but I was able to own people the next day... It was good to play with Brendan and Bryant that night!
Texas Hold'em $0.50-$1 NL (real money), hand #13,247,362
Table Schenectady at 13 Aug 2003 3:27 PM (ET)
View
Seat 1: Cjacksbacks ($62 in chips)
Seat 2: bulletDodger ($77.75 in chips)
Seat 3: sajin08 ($21.50 in chips)
Seat 4: stoneypb ($58 in chips)
Seat 5: Vaehan ($61.25 in chips)
Seat 6: zaney9 ($9.50 in chips)
Seat 7: master111 ($29.50 in chips)
Seat 8: bankinurcash ($32 in chips)
Seat 9: Sgt.Pepper ($27 in chips)
Seat 10: Dr. David ($5 in chips)
ANTES/BLINDS
stoneypb posts blind ($0.25), Vaehan posts blind ($0.50).
PRE-FLOP
zaney9 folds, master111 calls $0.50, bankinurcash calls $0.50, Sgt.Pepper calls $0.50, Dr. David folds, Cjacksbacks calls $0.50, bulletDodger folds, sajin08 calls $0.50, stoneypb calls $0.25, Vaehan bets $1.50, master111 folds, bankinurcash calls $1.50, Sgt.Pepper bets $10.25, Cjacksbacks folds, sajin08 folds, stoneypb folds, Vaehan calls $8.75, bankinurcash calls $8.75.
FLOP [board cards 8C,QD,9C ]
Vaehan checks, bankinurcash checks, Sgt.Pepper bets $8.75, Vaehan calls $8.75, bankinurcash calls $8.75.
TURN [board cards 8C,QD,9C,QH ]
Vaehan checks, bankinurcash checks, Sgt.Pepper bets $7.50 and is all-in, Vaehan calls $7.50, bankinurcash calls $7.50.
RIVER [board cards 8C,QD,9C,QH,AS ]
Vaehan bets $5, bankinurcash calls $5 and is all-in.
SHOWDOWN
Vaehan shows [ AC,AD ]
bankinurcash mucks cards [ 10D,10H ]
Sgt.Pepper mucks cards [ KH,KD ]
Vaehan wins $10, Vaehan wins $80.
SUMMARY
Pot: $93 | Rake: $3
Cjacksbacks loses $0.50
bulletDodger loses $0
sajin08 loses $0.50
stoneypb loses $0.50
Vaehan bets $32, collects $90, net $58
zaney9 loses $0
master111 loses $0.50
bankinurcash loses $32
Sgt.Pepper loses $27
Dr. David loses $0
Aug 9, 2003
For the record...if you don't get as many frags as me...DON'T TALK TO ME LIKE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT. Second of all I now declare to any outsider reading this blog...SHIELDS = NO SKILL. IT'S THAT SIMPLE. You should NEVER get a second chance at life if someone just shot you in the head. That's my two cents. And they are the correct two cents. Good shiet Boonaz. If we were on the same team it would have been boring.
Bottom line: Sushiboy kills nonstop. Sushiboy is back on top.
Bottom line: Sushiboy kills nonstop. Sushiboy is back on top.
Aug 8, 2003
So Brendan started his rampage of buying DVD's. Since he cannot have a spanking new G5 he decided to further himself away from getting enough money from buying the G5. So here I am. I'm glad I did get rid of some of the DVD wants from my list. Since I have nothing in my life worth blogging I am going to go ahead and give a quick review of these for shits and or giggles. Derek you can skip right on through this one if you'd like.
My Fair Lady
Obiously everyone knows that I like Audrey Hepburn now. She brings a certain thing to the screen besides charm and I always have to watch her movies all the way through when I see them on the AMC channel. My Fair Lady is a film that I could not fucking find for the life of me. I wondered how someone as big as Best Buy not have a film that received critical acclaim as well as Oscars up the ass. Anyway I then realized that it's a musical and sure enough there it was. So realizing that the running time of 172 minutes would make anyone who liked Bad Boys II nut...I decided to watch it anyway. This has a very Mary Poppins feel. Not that it is a bad thing. I really enjoyed this one and being an Audrey fan, it was really interesting seeing her act as a common street bum. The music is a little outdated but I didn't mind it in the least. On a side note Steve asked, "why the hell you buying all these Audrey Hepburn films?". My answer would be this. I love what she brings to the screen...seems to just radiate right on out. I still can't believe how positive she was and how she saw the best in the world. Besides it's kind of like how you can't appreciate films today without seeing where they came from. Basically I got tired of all the shit the films are providing today so I decided to go back in time. What better way to start off your classic collection with classiness itself.
To Catch a Thief
I liked Cary Grant in Charade and so I figured I can kill two birds with one stone. The second bird is none other than Princess Grace Kelly herself. Now if anyone can run toe to toe with Audrey for elegance (yes Jon, Halle is up there too of course) it is Grace Kelly. I love the way she treats this film. It was also directed by Hitchcock and helped him build a relationship with the studios back in the day before he had the television series. Now the weird thing about this film and another reason why I bought it was because there is a scene in the film that takes place in Monacco (sp?). Now in this scene Kelly is driving crazy down the road while Cary Grant who is often cool is starting to get a little nervous. Anyway they end up parking on this beautiful ridge that could rival Kelly's beauty (but not really). On this ridge is one of the most memorable scenes in the film. Anyway you probably know that in real life Kelly would marry the Prince of Monacco. Fairy tell story aside, Princess Grace Kelly was driving down the same exact road with her daughter, Princess Stephanie and started to have a heart attack and lost control of the car. Where the car ended up going off the cliff was the same exact spot as where that same memorable scene was shot. Grace Kelly fell into a coma and died about 36 hours later. Princess Stephanie ended up with broken bones, but of course she is still living today. It's a cool film and I'm thinking about starting my Cary Grant and Grace Kelly collection.
Casablanca
Okay. So as a film major you would have thought I would have seen what many consider a stalemate between Casablanca and Citizen Kane for best film EVER. So lucky for me the special edition came out and for the price I got it for it was definetely worth it. Humphrey Bogart is awesome and Ingrid Bergman defintely shows she is worth giving up your own happiness to fullfill hers. The story is awesome and while most of my Pooky players will see it and say it is slow and stupid (hehe) I defintely enjoyed this timeless film. I actually went in wanting to hate it. After sitting though Citizen Kane and realizing it is an aweseme film from a technical point of view...I decided for myself that it is overrated. I finally understand all the contexts of those classical lines..."Here's looking at you kid", "Play it again Sam", "Maybe not tomorrow, maybe not the next day...". It is a cool film and Bogart plays one of the coolest players on the planet. Tons of cool extras and I can't wait until I visit Casablanca again.
Well that's about it for those films. I still have about 120 dollars more to spend to meet Bryant's and my criteria. I will probably just buy all my Audrey films so I don't have to worry about finding them anymore. Remember just because it's in black and white doesn't mean it sucks...unless it's porn. I want color damnit.
Quick Pokerroom action. Had $5.50 left in my account there. Traded in player points so I upped that too $35.50. Now I'm at 60.00. As luck would have it I saw Vaehan online...I saw that 30+ pot with your boat full of fobs. Good shit.
My Fair Lady
Obiously everyone knows that I like Audrey Hepburn now. She brings a certain thing to the screen besides charm and I always have to watch her movies all the way through when I see them on the AMC channel. My Fair Lady is a film that I could not fucking find for the life of me. I wondered how someone as big as Best Buy not have a film that received critical acclaim as well as Oscars up the ass. Anyway I then realized that it's a musical and sure enough there it was. So realizing that the running time of 172 minutes would make anyone who liked Bad Boys II nut...I decided to watch it anyway. This has a very Mary Poppins feel. Not that it is a bad thing. I really enjoyed this one and being an Audrey fan, it was really interesting seeing her act as a common street bum. The music is a little outdated but I didn't mind it in the least. On a side note Steve asked, "why the hell you buying all these Audrey Hepburn films?". My answer would be this. I love what she brings to the screen...seems to just radiate right on out. I still can't believe how positive she was and how she saw the best in the world. Besides it's kind of like how you can't appreciate films today without seeing where they came from. Basically I got tired of all the shit the films are providing today so I decided to go back in time. What better way to start off your classic collection with classiness itself.
To Catch a Thief
I liked Cary Grant in Charade and so I figured I can kill two birds with one stone. The second bird is none other than Princess Grace Kelly herself. Now if anyone can run toe to toe with Audrey for elegance (yes Jon, Halle is up there too of course) it is Grace Kelly. I love the way she treats this film. It was also directed by Hitchcock and helped him build a relationship with the studios back in the day before he had the television series. Now the weird thing about this film and another reason why I bought it was because there is a scene in the film that takes place in Monacco (sp?). Now in this scene Kelly is driving crazy down the road while Cary Grant who is often cool is starting to get a little nervous. Anyway they end up parking on this beautiful ridge that could rival Kelly's beauty (but not really). On this ridge is one of the most memorable scenes in the film. Anyway you probably know that in real life Kelly would marry the Prince of Monacco. Fairy tell story aside, Princess Grace Kelly was driving down the same exact road with her daughter, Princess Stephanie and started to have a heart attack and lost control of the car. Where the car ended up going off the cliff was the same exact spot as where that same memorable scene was shot. Grace Kelly fell into a coma and died about 36 hours later. Princess Stephanie ended up with broken bones, but of course she is still living today. It's a cool film and I'm thinking about starting my Cary Grant and Grace Kelly collection.
Casablanca
Okay. So as a film major you would have thought I would have seen what many consider a stalemate between Casablanca and Citizen Kane for best film EVER. So lucky for me the special edition came out and for the price I got it for it was definetely worth it. Humphrey Bogart is awesome and Ingrid Bergman defintely shows she is worth giving up your own happiness to fullfill hers. The story is awesome and while most of my Pooky players will see it and say it is slow and stupid (hehe) I defintely enjoyed this timeless film. I actually went in wanting to hate it. After sitting though Citizen Kane and realizing it is an aweseme film from a technical point of view...I decided for myself that it is overrated. I finally understand all the contexts of those classical lines..."Here's looking at you kid", "Play it again Sam", "Maybe not tomorrow, maybe not the next day...". It is a cool film and Bogart plays one of the coolest players on the planet. Tons of cool extras and I can't wait until I visit Casablanca again.
Well that's about it for those films. I still have about 120 dollars more to spend to meet Bryant's and my criteria. I will probably just buy all my Audrey films so I don't have to worry about finding them anymore. Remember just because it's in black and white doesn't mean it sucks...unless it's porn. I want color damnit.
Quick Pokerroom action. Had $5.50 left in my account there. Traded in player points so I upped that too $35.50. Now I'm at 60.00. As luck would have it I saw Vaehan online...I saw that 30+ pot with your boat full of fobs. Good shit.
Dave in concert
As expected, this was by far the best concert experience I’ve had. It was even cool waiting since we played cards. So… the concert started very strong with excellent songs, and I was in a trance when I got to hear Pig live. Other memorable peaks were the So Much To Say-What Would You Say jam transition and All Along The Watchtower was simply awesome (did anyone get the guest guitarist’s name? I thought I heard Dave say something like “Kirk Douglas”. Anyways, he was crazy bonus music extravaganza). Warehouse and Grace Is Gone were cool. The encore had unexpected song selections… I do like The Maker, but I really wanted to hear You Never Know and/or Two Step. Next time hopefully…
NOTE #1: The Eagle Scout mini pocketknife has been permanently removed from my key chain due to its being a detriment to my unhindered entry into clubs, airports, and apparently Shoreline.
NOTE #2: I go to concerts because I like the artist’s music. I like Dave Matthews and his Band. I DO NOT GO TO CONCERTS TO HEAR FANS SING OR SEE THEM DANCE. Okay the dancing is one thing… I of all people can understand the urge to dance that music can arouse. And it doesn’t really bother me when other people are dancing and having a good time, no matter how chunk the body or how unsuitable the shirt size. But singing comes between me and my reason for being there. I want to hear the instruments and enjoy the feel of live music. I want to hear Dave sing. I don’t want to hear a crowd sing loud not quite unison off key shiet.
NOTE #3: It gets worse. Singing along is almost forgivable. After numerous listens, I eventually gained appreciation for the beauty of Cry Freedom, and now I really like it. Steve turned to me and said, “this song is boring”. When I first started listening to Dave I would have agreed. But that’s all Steve said... at least he was listening to the song and watching the band. The crowd as a whole, though, paid no respect and talked all the way through the damn song, chatting and shiet. SHUT THE FUCK UP SHUT THE FUCK UP SHUT. THE. FUCK. UP. You came to the concert. You probably claim to be a fan. You know you’re surrounded by fans. You’re gonna talk all the way through one of the songs while the real fans are there to actually listen to some music? SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU GODDAMN MONKEYSHITFACEBITCHES. Times two.
So… very good concert, but some very stupid fans to go with it. I guess that’s the world. Here are some quotes to remind us how the world should be…
“I hope you’re all having a good time so far tonight, I hope you’re enjoying yourselves, cause you’re being so attentive and… (and and and and and) that’s really graceful of you and uh (and uh and uh) thank y’all very much I hope you’re having a good time.” – Dave Matthews, Live at Luther College
“Shut your damn faces and listen.” – Eecs Bangs
Fancy headphones
A while back I mentioned the Etymotic Research ER-4P audiophile earphones. Long story short: they’re supposed to sound really good and block out noise.
So I went ahead and bought ‘em. Good price on eBay. What with the reviews I read, there was no way I could not try them out. And with some other reviews, there was no way I could avoid getting the HeadRoom Total Airhead amp to go with it. So… a few hundred dollars and extensive listening later, here are my reviews:
Etymotic Research ER-4P MicroPro, part one - At first try, I was not blown away like I had expected and hoped to be. I confirmed that they were pretty comfortable, capable of deep bass despite their small size, and they seemed to block noise out about the same amount as my Sony noise canceling set. They sounded good and clear, but there didn’t seem to be anything so special about them. Plus they have a very annoying microphonic effect… the slightest touch to the wire causes a Bloodsport-people-getting-up-in-stands-to-face-shrine-when-Chong-Li-kills-Chinaman-sound (I actually tested it with a single human hair… oh it’s audible). Considering the price, this isn’t looking good. Damn that eBay.
HeadRoom Total Airhead - Another subexciting disappointment. I had read that the amp would make a big difference in sound quality, especially with high quality “cans”, because portables and headphone jacks in general don’t deliver good power. Tried it. Could not hear a difference. I tried the “processor” switch, and heard the blending feature (that’s supposed to make stereo separation less taxing on your brain)… a small and questionable change. Then at work I realized that through the CD player’s line out, low volume equals left side only. Part of the reason I got the earphones was to listen at safer volumes… but not at the expense of right-side music. I tried it several times more, hoping I’d notice something… but in the end I don’t think it’s worth the cost and I’m going for the 30-day money-back.
Etymotic Research ER-4P MicroPro, part two – You don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone. In this case, what you’ve got is a world full of ambient noise. Things you take for granted, like street traffic outside or the hum of your computer running. It’s weird when these things are silenced and all you’re left with is music. I now understand what some reviewer meant when he said this is the closest thing to having the music piped directly to your brain. It’s like the music isn’t coming from anywhere, it’s just in your head (of course this makes sense, since your ear canals are in your head). On the other hand, it’s not as dangerously isolating as I expected. I can still hear people if they talk loud, and I can hear my phone ring. These are good things, since I don’t want to be completely oblivious to my coworkers, manager, and phone calls.
The ER-4P comes with a little pouch that, when combined with a single twist tie, makes for easy no-wire-tangling compact travel. They also come with a shirt clip that holds onto part of the cord and helps a lot with that damn microphonic effect.
I finally realized just how good the Etymotics are when I switched back and forth between them and my other headphones (Sony and Koss). They just sound way more clear and natural, and notably they’re even clear at very low volume. The bass and treble aren’t overemphasized like with many headphones. At home I listened to Michael Jackson’s Invincible album, mainly to test out the bass. But I started to hear things I didn’t remember ever hearing before. Here’s the challenge: try listening to “You Rock My World” and tell me the first thing he says after the music starts. I had never noticed it before, and even knowing it was there, I had trouble understanding it with other headphones or my shelf system speakers. But it’s totally clear with the Etymotics. I figure Brendan and Steve have a good chance since they have Sennheisers… but I’d be interested to hear what answers people come up with. And you shouldn’t have to turn it up to deafening levels. But that’s up to you. So in summary, I’m definitely keeping the Etymotics and will enjoy using them every day.
As expected, this was by far the best concert experience I’ve had. It was even cool waiting since we played cards. So… the concert started very strong with excellent songs, and I was in a trance when I got to hear Pig live. Other memorable peaks were the So Much To Say-What Would You Say jam transition and All Along The Watchtower was simply awesome (did anyone get the guest guitarist’s name? I thought I heard Dave say something like “Kirk Douglas”. Anyways, he was crazy bonus music extravaganza). Warehouse and Grace Is Gone were cool. The encore had unexpected song selections… I do like The Maker, but I really wanted to hear You Never Know and/or Two Step. Next time hopefully…
NOTE #1: The Eagle Scout mini pocketknife has been permanently removed from my key chain due to its being a detriment to my unhindered entry into clubs, airports, and apparently Shoreline.
NOTE #2: I go to concerts because I like the artist’s music. I like Dave Matthews and his Band. I DO NOT GO TO CONCERTS TO HEAR FANS SING OR SEE THEM DANCE. Okay the dancing is one thing… I of all people can understand the urge to dance that music can arouse. And it doesn’t really bother me when other people are dancing and having a good time, no matter how chunk the body or how unsuitable the shirt size. But singing comes between me and my reason for being there. I want to hear the instruments and enjoy the feel of live music. I want to hear Dave sing. I don’t want to hear a crowd sing loud not quite unison off key shiet.
NOTE #3: It gets worse. Singing along is almost forgivable. After numerous listens, I eventually gained appreciation for the beauty of Cry Freedom, and now I really like it. Steve turned to me and said, “this song is boring”. When I first started listening to Dave I would have agreed. But that’s all Steve said... at least he was listening to the song and watching the band. The crowd as a whole, though, paid no respect and talked all the way through the damn song, chatting and shiet. SHUT THE FUCK UP SHUT THE FUCK UP SHUT. THE. FUCK. UP. You came to the concert. You probably claim to be a fan. You know you’re surrounded by fans. You’re gonna talk all the way through one of the songs while the real fans are there to actually listen to some music? SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU GODDAMN MONKEYSHITFACEBITCHES. Times two.
So… very good concert, but some very stupid fans to go with it. I guess that’s the world. Here are some quotes to remind us how the world should be…
“I hope you’re all having a good time so far tonight, I hope you’re enjoying yourselves, cause you’re being so attentive and… (and and and and and) that’s really graceful of you and uh (and uh and uh) thank y’all very much I hope you’re having a good time.” – Dave Matthews, Live at Luther College
“Shut your damn faces and listen.” – Eecs Bangs
Fancy headphones
A while back I mentioned the Etymotic Research ER-4P audiophile earphones. Long story short: they’re supposed to sound really good and block out noise.
So I went ahead and bought ‘em. Good price on eBay. What with the reviews I read, there was no way I could not try them out. And with some other reviews, there was no way I could avoid getting the HeadRoom Total Airhead amp to go with it. So… a few hundred dollars and extensive listening later, here are my reviews:
Etymotic Research ER-4P MicroPro, part one - At first try, I was not blown away like I had expected and hoped to be. I confirmed that they were pretty comfortable, capable of deep bass despite their small size, and they seemed to block noise out about the same amount as my Sony noise canceling set. They sounded good and clear, but there didn’t seem to be anything so special about them. Plus they have a very annoying microphonic effect… the slightest touch to the wire causes a Bloodsport-people-getting-up-in-stands-to-face-shrine-when-Chong-Li-kills-Chinaman-sound (I actually tested it with a single human hair… oh it’s audible). Considering the price, this isn’t looking good. Damn that eBay.
HeadRoom Total Airhead - Another subexciting disappointment. I had read that the amp would make a big difference in sound quality, especially with high quality “cans”, because portables and headphone jacks in general don’t deliver good power. Tried it. Could not hear a difference. I tried the “processor” switch, and heard the blending feature (that’s supposed to make stereo separation less taxing on your brain)… a small and questionable change. Then at work I realized that through the CD player’s line out, low volume equals left side only. Part of the reason I got the earphones was to listen at safer volumes… but not at the expense of right-side music. I tried it several times more, hoping I’d notice something… but in the end I don’t think it’s worth the cost and I’m going for the 30-day money-back.
Etymotic Research ER-4P MicroPro, part two – You don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone. In this case, what you’ve got is a world full of ambient noise. Things you take for granted, like street traffic outside or the hum of your computer running. It’s weird when these things are silenced and all you’re left with is music. I now understand what some reviewer meant when he said this is the closest thing to having the music piped directly to your brain. It’s like the music isn’t coming from anywhere, it’s just in your head (of course this makes sense, since your ear canals are in your head). On the other hand, it’s not as dangerously isolating as I expected. I can still hear people if they talk loud, and I can hear my phone ring. These are good things, since I don’t want to be completely oblivious to my coworkers, manager, and phone calls.
The ER-4P comes with a little pouch that, when combined with a single twist tie, makes for easy no-wire-tangling compact travel. They also come with a shirt clip that holds onto part of the cord and helps a lot with that damn microphonic effect.
I finally realized just how good the Etymotics are when I switched back and forth between them and my other headphones (Sony and Koss). They just sound way more clear and natural, and notably they’re even clear at very low volume. The bass and treble aren’t overemphasized like with many headphones. At home I listened to Michael Jackson’s Invincible album, mainly to test out the bass. But I started to hear things I didn’t remember ever hearing before. Here’s the challenge: try listening to “You Rock My World” and tell me the first thing he says after the music starts. I had never noticed it before, and even knowing it was there, I had trouble understanding it with other headphones or my shelf system speakers. But it’s totally clear with the Etymotics. I figure Brendan and Steve have a good chance since they have Sennheisers… but I’d be interested to hear what answers people come up with. And you shouldn’t have to turn it up to deafening levels. But that’s up to you. So in summary, I’m definitely keeping the Etymotics and will enjoy using them every day.
Aug 7, 2003
Just another quick blog, since my last one was so short. What do you think about the recall election? I've been reading bits and pieces of it... It does feel like it's becoming a bit of a joke doesn't it? The thought of Gallagher or Gary Colman running for governor kinda scares me. Of course I don't know too much about how they feel on certain issues, but let me just say Gallagher was not funny. Smashing watermelons and telling crappy jokes... I'm wondering what everyone saw in that jackass. And of course there's Arnold. He's a little higher on my opinion list, as he's been thinking about doing it for a few years now. I read an interview with him saying that the state is run by special interests and he'll not be a part of them. He says he'll spend his own money and not accept contributions. Very interesting.... Of course, he's probably not going to win since most of the younger people don't vote anyway... These next few months will be interesting indeed.
Aug 6, 2003
It was good to be home if only for a day or two... The Dave concert was great! I guess i'm just a casual fan though, as I still don't really care for his slower songs. I love seeing those guys live though, because it looks like they're all having a good time. Well at least Carter, Dave and Boyd. The others just chill there and do their thing. It's great to see them bounce off each other musically. And the guitarist from Roots with Carter on All Along The Watchtower? That was just beautiful.
hehe, that's about it. I really don't have anything else to blog since I've seen some of you just a few days ago :) We gotta meet up again! I'll be done with my job at the end of the month and for school I scheduled mondays and fridays off... (At the cost of tuesdays and thursdays... 8:00 am - 9:00 pm) But if all goes well, I'll have a normal job, and get weekends back in line. Then, i'll finally be in sync!
hehe, that's about it. I really don't have anything else to blog since I've seen some of you just a few days ago :) We gotta meet up again! I'll be done with my job at the end of the month and for school I scheduled mondays and fridays off... (At the cost of tuesdays and thursdays... 8:00 am - 9:00 pm) But if all goes well, I'll have a normal job, and get weekends back in line. Then, i'll finally be in sync!
Aug 4, 2003
New news from the Halo front: My friend Kristin told me one of her friends who runs a Network gaming place might be holding a Halo Tourney next month. The teams will consist of 4 player teams and it will cost 20 bucks per person. 1st place would win 1000, 2nd 500. So this could be our time to shine, but it also could be our downfall considering the type of games that they might be playing. I do not do well with the green gun.
All Brendan said was true and everyone of our team did well. 1st person shooters are not easy to pick up and I don't expect anyone to do well with only playin' a few times. His assessment of their team was pretty good, I would say C-Fu was there best guy. I can't wait until we play again.
The concert was described in my blog. I liked it, but I wanted to more. I wanted different songs to be played, but overall it was good. They sounded great and "All Along the Watchtower" was absolutely amazing. Sorry Derek that you couldn't go, I'm sure you would've enjoyed. Maybe next summer...
It was great seeing Steve, Brian and the gang all together. Next time you'll have to come down for a longer period of time...
Bad Boys II entertained me. Should it go up for an Oscar? No. Better than Bad Boys I? No. But the action, some of the humor, made it a fun movie. But I also haven't taken film classes to make me go deep and look at certain aspects of it. The classic 'Bay' shot was gay...Brendan and Jonathan know what I'm talking about haha.
American Wedding, rental. Stifler would be the only reason why I would want to see it. I saw American Pie II in theatres, thought it was funny, then I watched it again and asked myself Why?
The next movie I want to see is SWAT....One million dollars!.... and how can any movie that LL Cool J be in, be bad? That's where my nickname comes from and I gotta show him love hahaha. But seriously, I think it looks pretty good.
Alright I'm outta here, talk to ya all later...take care
All Brendan said was true and everyone of our team did well. 1st person shooters are not easy to pick up and I don't expect anyone to do well with only playin' a few times. His assessment of their team was pretty good, I would say C-Fu was there best guy. I can't wait until we play again.
The concert was described in my blog. I liked it, but I wanted to more. I wanted different songs to be played, but overall it was good. They sounded great and "All Along the Watchtower" was absolutely amazing. Sorry Derek that you couldn't go, I'm sure you would've enjoyed. Maybe next summer...
It was great seeing Steve, Brian and the gang all together. Next time you'll have to come down for a longer period of time...
Bad Boys II entertained me. Should it go up for an Oscar? No. Better than Bad Boys I? No. But the action, some of the humor, made it a fun movie. But I also haven't taken film classes to make me go deep and look at certain aspects of it. The classic 'Bay' shot was gay...Brendan and Jonathan know what I'm talking about haha.
American Wedding, rental. Stifler would be the only reason why I would want to see it. I saw American Pie II in theatres, thought it was funny, then I watched it again and asked myself Why?
The next movie I want to see is SWAT....One million dollars!.... and how can any movie that LL Cool J be in, be bad? That's where my nickname comes from and I gotta show him love hahaha. But seriously, I think it looks pretty good.
Alright I'm outta here, talk to ya all later...take care
Aug 3, 2003
It's been awhile since I've blogged. A lot of things to talk about...but no one likes to read long pieces of shit. HOWEVER when I drop a LONG piece of shit in the toilet I can't help but stare at it for awhile before I flush it down. I bet Discovery channel will mistaken it for a new type of eel.
First off...let us talk about Halo.
WE DID NOT GET OUR ASSES KICKED. The only reason why it felt like that was because some matches lasted only like 2 minutes. HOWEVER you must realize that in the gaming community...playing a max 16 player game in a max 6 player board. The only other reason is because we have less experienced players on our team. True I did not play the best, but there is no way three people who play the game can make up against a team of eight average players. I say average because even though their were some high kill counts, no one on the opposite team made me say, "wow." Excuses aside...we were starting to win games and they left. Sure they rushed in the beginning...but they did have one more person than us...but we were starting to gain ground.
Now Jon explained that if it didn't take any skill to frag on a small board with a shit load of handles on our screen shouldn't it have been about equal? And the answer is NO. If you have eight people on a team that is naturally stronger than your team then you will be killed more often than the other team. That's a given. Can you say that it takes skill to kill the other team...sure I guess...but the kicker is this. In Halo when you respawn you get put right into the middle of the action. This equals death. That is true for any first person shooter type game...HOWEVER in PC games you do not get spawned in front of the enemy since they know it's bullshit. The Halo programmers do not know this yet. It takes skill to get that first kill. Other than that skill is nonexistant. BTW I would have said the same if we won those levels. I would not toot my own horn because as someone who is more than a casual gamer understands that those types of games are not skill...just a matter of where you get put in the level after you respawn. This sounds contradictory and I know my explaination is vague...but I guarantee you I know what I'm talking about...even if I don't know how to explain it.
I'll say this...and for the other players in our team this does not mean anything towards you. You cannot be blamed for being a casual gamer and having a life unlike me. You guys did an awesome job and what it boils down to is bad programming, bad game selection and bad leadership on my part. BUT get Maniac, Boonaz and Sushiboy against their best three...they will lose. Any questions? BTW Derek your training starts on Monday. Expect a phone call.
Last thing on the subject...campers always have an upper hand...but campers sitting in their base with a warthog is looked down upon in the "real" gaming community...I'd rather run out and be killed than be a pussy the entire match. I got an idea. To find out who really has the most skill...lets play the game that has the most skill in it. IF you die then you stay dead until the round is over. I bet they don't wanna play that way.
So why did I give Bad Boys or as I'd like to call it...overcompensation to cover up it's flaws only two stars or two and half or whatever? Simple. The story was stupid...was there even a story in there? A solution to a bad script is not making it eye candy in my book. The music is old. It was too long...I mean how? There wasn't any character development in there...where did all the filler go? Oh right...to a stupid end car chase with an equally stupid ending. Was it fun? I guess...until it overstayed it's welcome. But then again I don't like a lot of Bay's decisions...so whatever. I should get into the conversation Jon and I had about giving films stars. It's pretty good. It all comes down to art and how art is only art in the eye of the beholder. My eyes are burnt from all the stupid shit exploding on screen...so I can't say this is art. BTW what made Bad Boys so good was the humor. In this one Bay got his shit backwards.
American Wedding....the last one... thank fucking god. The first one was kinda funny...the second one I didn't laugh (ask Bryant for proof)...the third one I will clap until my hands are red since there will be no more American anything. All these films proved to me was that I can lower my standards of perfection and still con 100 million dollars out of idiots. And yes...I am idiot cuz I paid to see them in theatres also. That hurt to type.
Steve and Brian I'm glad you came down and up to see Dave. I enjoyed the concert very much. If you only like his main hits then you were probably somewhat dissappointed. I was kinda mad he didn't play Crash and Steve will probably never see Dave ever again since he didn't play Ants Marching for him. I haven't seen a lot of concerts so I can't really compare...but I thought it was awesome since I liked all those songs he played...were they all my favorites? Nah. But they were all sick.
Thats it...this blog is confusing and stupid. I'm still tired...however that concert got me into Dave again and have just finished listening to Busted Stuff, Remember Two Things and Before These Crowded Streets. BTW I can't believe Jon called The Pig at the concert. I'm glad he played it for Jon...and Jon is right...that song doesn't get much respect...but what can you expect...after Crush...you don't think it can go anywhere but down. Hehe.
Sushiboy doesn't use green guns...if he does he will lose...but he can beat any one of those Fobs at MOHAA, Socom, GoldenEye, PerfectDark, Doom, Quake, Unreal, Soul Caliber 1 and 2, Pac-man, Duck Hunt, Hot Shots, Wario Ware, Bantumi on cellphones, Duke Nukem, Breakout, Combat, Wizards and Warriors, Double Dragon, BurgerTime, Smash Brothers, Puzzle Fighter, Risk, Dialing Immigration and the list goes on and on...
First off...let us talk about Halo.
WE DID NOT GET OUR ASSES KICKED. The only reason why it felt like that was because some matches lasted only like 2 minutes. HOWEVER you must realize that in the gaming community...playing a max 16 player game in a max 6 player board. The only other reason is because we have less experienced players on our team. True I did not play the best, but there is no way three people who play the game can make up against a team of eight average players. I say average because even though their were some high kill counts, no one on the opposite team made me say, "wow." Excuses aside...we were starting to win games and they left. Sure they rushed in the beginning...but they did have one more person than us...but we were starting to gain ground.
Now Jon explained that if it didn't take any skill to frag on a small board with a shit load of handles on our screen shouldn't it have been about equal? And the answer is NO. If you have eight people on a team that is naturally stronger than your team then you will be killed more often than the other team. That's a given. Can you say that it takes skill to kill the other team...sure I guess...but the kicker is this. In Halo when you respawn you get put right into the middle of the action. This equals death. That is true for any first person shooter type game...HOWEVER in PC games you do not get spawned in front of the enemy since they know it's bullshit. The Halo programmers do not know this yet. It takes skill to get that first kill. Other than that skill is nonexistant. BTW I would have said the same if we won those levels. I would not toot my own horn because as someone who is more than a casual gamer understands that those types of games are not skill...just a matter of where you get put in the level after you respawn. This sounds contradictory and I know my explaination is vague...but I guarantee you I know what I'm talking about...even if I don't know how to explain it.
I'll say this...and for the other players in our team this does not mean anything towards you. You cannot be blamed for being a casual gamer and having a life unlike me. You guys did an awesome job and what it boils down to is bad programming, bad game selection and bad leadership on my part. BUT get Maniac, Boonaz and Sushiboy against their best three...they will lose. Any questions? BTW Derek your training starts on Monday. Expect a phone call.
Last thing on the subject...campers always have an upper hand...but campers sitting in their base with a warthog is looked down upon in the "real" gaming community...I'd rather run out and be killed than be a pussy the entire match. I got an idea. To find out who really has the most skill...lets play the game that has the most skill in it. IF you die then you stay dead until the round is over. I bet they don't wanna play that way.
So why did I give Bad Boys or as I'd like to call it...overcompensation to cover up it's flaws only two stars or two and half or whatever? Simple. The story was stupid...was there even a story in there? A solution to a bad script is not making it eye candy in my book. The music is old. It was too long...I mean how? There wasn't any character development in there...where did all the filler go? Oh right...to a stupid end car chase with an equally stupid ending. Was it fun? I guess...until it overstayed it's welcome. But then again I don't like a lot of Bay's decisions...so whatever. I should get into the conversation Jon and I had about giving films stars. It's pretty good. It all comes down to art and how art is only art in the eye of the beholder. My eyes are burnt from all the stupid shit exploding on screen...so I can't say this is art. BTW what made Bad Boys so good was the humor. In this one Bay got his shit backwards.
American Wedding....the last one... thank fucking god. The first one was kinda funny...the second one I didn't laugh (ask Bryant for proof)...the third one I will clap until my hands are red since there will be no more American anything. All these films proved to me was that I can lower my standards of perfection and still con 100 million dollars out of idiots. And yes...I am idiot cuz I paid to see them in theatres also. That hurt to type.
Steve and Brian I'm glad you came down and up to see Dave. I enjoyed the concert very much. If you only like his main hits then you were probably somewhat dissappointed. I was kinda mad he didn't play Crash and Steve will probably never see Dave ever again since he didn't play Ants Marching for him. I haven't seen a lot of concerts so I can't really compare...but I thought it was awesome since I liked all those songs he played...were they all my favorites? Nah. But they were all sick.
Thats it...this blog is confusing and stupid. I'm still tired...however that concert got me into Dave again and have just finished listening to Busted Stuff, Remember Two Things and Before These Crowded Streets. BTW I can't believe Jon called The Pig at the concert. I'm glad he played it for Jon...and Jon is right...that song doesn't get much respect...but what can you expect...after Crush...you don't think it can go anywhere but down. Hehe.
Sushiboy doesn't use green guns...if he does he will lose...but he can beat any one of those Fobs at MOHAA, Socom, GoldenEye, PerfectDark, Doom, Quake, Unreal, Soul Caliber 1 and 2, Pac-man, Duck Hunt, Hot Shots, Wario Ware, Bantumi on cellphones, Duke Nukem, Breakout, Combat, Wizards and Warriors, Double Dragon, BurgerTime, Smash Brothers, Puzzle Fighter, Risk, Dialing Immigration and the list goes on and on...
Aug 1, 2003
Wow...
Last night was a lot of fun, but also an eye-opener. Though we didn't get our asses kicked, it was still tough losing some games. Though small levels w/ 16 people isn't very fun, it's ok. They choose games we choose games. But overall after thinking about it, we played pretty well. We'll still need some practice, being more aggressive, strafing, communication, level awareness etc.
Brendan, Andy and I will have to coach some of the non-Goldeneye players on certain tactics, movements, and controls. But in the end, we all have to be having fun. I had a great time last night, it was fun to play against real competition and have something to strive for now. I hope you guys did too, those who were there at least.
They enjoyed playing us and would like to do it again sometime. So I hope we're all up for it.
Kevin, next time we play, you should be here. It was an actual challenge for us.
Dave this weekend, should be good w/ the boys. Maybe some poker too, we'll see. Until next time...see you all laters.
PS: Green Blasters = useless and gay
Last night was a lot of fun, but also an eye-opener. Though we didn't get our asses kicked, it was still tough losing some games. Though small levels w/ 16 people isn't very fun, it's ok. They choose games we choose games. But overall after thinking about it, we played pretty well. We'll still need some practice, being more aggressive, strafing, communication, level awareness etc.
Brendan, Andy and I will have to coach some of the non-Goldeneye players on certain tactics, movements, and controls. But in the end, we all have to be having fun. I had a great time last night, it was fun to play against real competition and have something to strive for now. I hope you guys did too, those who were there at least.
They enjoyed playing us and would like to do it again sometime. So I hope we're all up for it.
Kevin, next time we play, you should be here. It was an actual challenge for us.
Dave this weekend, should be good w/ the boys. Maybe some poker too, we'll see. Until next time...see you all laters.
PS: Green Blasters = useless and gay
Jul 29, 2003
Is it just me or is everything in bold for everyone? Or our blog got a different font? Anyway...
I'm in my 3rd week of work and have yet to be given any sort of work...or even a sign that I'll be given some work. I come in work the 9 - 5, sitting mindlessly in front of my computer searching for anything to keep me amused. Slowly but surely I am going to run out of things to look at. It's so sad.
Things I did look at this week were:
-Comparing computers on Dell's site w/ one's on IBM's site. Ibm I get a decent discount. I think to get the computer I want, I gotta spend a G or so.
-I looked at TV's. Dang, the HDTV are bank! I saw some Toshiba flat screens, 32" for about 7 to 8 hundred. I want a tv with enough inputs so that I'll never have to switch them again. My TV is getting crazy and the input for the front are going out. Every so often I have to tweak the cables just so that the picture shows up on my tv.
-Looked at Golf Clubs for my parents, nothing great there. They really want me to get into it, so that we can have family bonding time.
-Looked at benefits and 401k stuff, jeez louise, they should give you a training session on that shit.
-Checked out Friendster, that kills like a half hour everyday.
-Looked at Cell Phones, bought one, so that was useful. Now I'm looking at different ring tones and backgrounds.
-I also looked up trips for Vegas...it's bank if we want to fly Labor Day weekend. If we go the next weekend, my sis has got some deals at hotels that we can use. Flights might be less expensive also. Let me know if you guys still want to go.
-Read a lot of reviews and previews for videogames that are coming out. I need that check so I can get some games! haha
Alright, so my boredom has now left me at the hands of blogger. I think I can write a lot of mindless crap here, but I'll spare your eyes. To Tony, can't wait to see ya. I've never had the pleasure of watching ET in it's entirety. I'm wondering about the big news you got for us, I'm definitely excited. Kevin and Andy are MIA from blogger and I don't they ever want to write again. Look what you asians did!
Halo status: I haven't had a chance to talk w/ Kristin about moving the day, but hopefully I'll get a chance today.
Alright, I'll talk to you all laterz...Take care and have a more productive/eventful week than me!
I'm in my 3rd week of work and have yet to be given any sort of work...or even a sign that I'll be given some work. I come in work the 9 - 5, sitting mindlessly in front of my computer searching for anything to keep me amused. Slowly but surely I am going to run out of things to look at. It's so sad.
Things I did look at this week were:
-Comparing computers on Dell's site w/ one's on IBM's site. Ibm I get a decent discount. I think to get the computer I want, I gotta spend a G or so.
-I looked at TV's. Dang, the HDTV are bank! I saw some Toshiba flat screens, 32" for about 7 to 8 hundred. I want a tv with enough inputs so that I'll never have to switch them again. My TV is getting crazy and the input for the front are going out. Every so often I have to tweak the cables just so that the picture shows up on my tv.
-Looked at Golf Clubs for my parents, nothing great there. They really want me to get into it, so that we can have family bonding time.
-Looked at benefits and 401k stuff, jeez louise, they should give you a training session on that shit.
-Checked out Friendster, that kills like a half hour everyday.
-Looked at Cell Phones, bought one, so that was useful. Now I'm looking at different ring tones and backgrounds.
-I also looked up trips for Vegas...it's bank if we want to fly Labor Day weekend. If we go the next weekend, my sis has got some deals at hotels that we can use. Flights might be less expensive also. Let me know if you guys still want to go.
-Read a lot of reviews and previews for videogames that are coming out. I need that check so I can get some games! haha
Alright, so my boredom has now left me at the hands of blogger. I think I can write a lot of mindless crap here, but I'll spare your eyes. To Tony, can't wait to see ya. I've never had the pleasure of watching ET in it's entirety. I'm wondering about the big news you got for us, I'm definitely excited. Kevin and Andy are MIA from blogger and I don't they ever want to write again. Look what you asians did!
Halo status: I haven't had a chance to talk w/ Kristin about moving the day, but hopefully I'll get a chance today.
Alright, I'll talk to you all laterz...Take care and have a more productive/eventful week than me!
Jul 22, 2003
Just letting you guys know, I'm trying to setup a little friendly game of Halo w/ my friend Kristen's bf. They have 4 xboxes supposedly. I was thinking 4 - 8 people w/ the roster at least including:
Me, Andy, Brendan, Kip, Derek, Jonathan?
Supposedly these guys are good, she tells me they play all the time. But we all know that playing all the time doesn't make you good. But if you're interested, let me know. I just want to make sure we have some people interested before we start playing.
I would have said Kevin, but he's not here, so what can you do...Chico sucks!
Talk to you guys later. Peace
***follow up to the last entry****
I talked to Kristin and tentatively her bf wants to play next Thursday July 31 @ her friend's house. They have 8 people.
Bryant
Brendan
Kip
Andy
Ari
Derek, if you can ask Anthony maybe?
Jonathan, maybe Ramsey?
Sudhir? or Brian H.
So hopefully that works out for all. I have a good feeling that we're going to dominate. If you're not into Halo and hate these posts, sorry, but this is the best way to communicate with everyone. =)
They also have 2 girls playing, we can't get beat by girls. Talk to ya all laterz.
***New update***
Once again, I apologize for doing this on here, but I don't think people check their e-mail that often, so I figure this has go to be the best place to make announcements. Halo is ready for next Friday, Aug 1st. They have 8 plus and they've been practicing a lot. If we go to this one girls house, there are 27' tvs all around, if we go to her bf's house we would need to bring our 20'. They do not use radar, so that's a good thing.
So far, I figure a good roster would be:
Me, Andy, Brendan, Sudhir, Derek, Jonathan, Kip, Ari possible subs: Ramsey, Anthony, Brian H., Kevin
Alright, hope that helps. Talk to ya laterz.
Me, Andy, Brendan, Kip, Derek, Jonathan?
Supposedly these guys are good, she tells me they play all the time. But we all know that playing all the time doesn't make you good. But if you're interested, let me know. I just want to make sure we have some people interested before we start playing.
I would have said Kevin, but he's not here, so what can you do...Chico sucks!
Talk to you guys later. Peace
***follow up to the last entry****
I talked to Kristin and tentatively her bf wants to play next Thursday July 31 @ her friend's house. They have 8 people.
Bryant
Brendan
Kip
Andy
Ari
Derek, if you can ask Anthony maybe?
Jonathan, maybe Ramsey?
Sudhir? or Brian H.
So hopefully that works out for all. I have a good feeling that we're going to dominate. If you're not into Halo and hate these posts, sorry, but this is the best way to communicate with everyone. =)
They also have 2 girls playing, we can't get beat by girls. Talk to ya all laterz.
***New update***
Once again, I apologize for doing this on here, but I don't think people check their e-mail that often, so I figure this has go to be the best place to make announcements. Halo is ready for next Friday, Aug 1st. They have 8 plus and they've been practicing a lot. If we go to this one girls house, there are 27' tvs all around, if we go to her bf's house we would need to bring our 20'. They do not use radar, so that's a good thing.
So far, I figure a good roster would be:
Me, Andy, Brendan, Sudhir, Derek, Jonathan, Kip, Ari possible subs: Ramsey, Anthony, Brian H., Kevin
Alright, hope that helps. Talk to ya laterz.
Jul 10, 2003
A few things:
read my blog about Saved by the bell, especially if you like it. And if you do, you will end up like the dog.
POTC...looks pretty cool. Still haven't seen it yet tho. Here's my priority:
1) LXG
2) Bad boys II (only because it comes out after LXG)
3) POTC
4) SWAT
5) Lesbian Slumber Party Orgy #14
I just saw Finding Nemo. The graphics were dope. Pixar rules. The storyline SUCKED. Here's the 3 things i liked from the movie:
1) the crabs on the pipeline (man..that sounds bad). "hey hey hey hey"
2) the seagulls "mine mine mine mine mine"
3) the fish in the tank that nut everytime the bubble came out of the chest.
That's it. other than that, the movie was fucking stupid. It was like it was trying too hard to send meaningful messages out. Monsters Inc was way better, as was Toy Story 1 and 2.
I would highly recommend that you all read "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown. It's an excellent book. Jon (and anyone else who liked the last Indiana Jones movie) would like this book because it's about a quest for the holy grail..but it redefines what the grail exactly is. In fact, the whole book shows how wrong the Catholic church is in it's religious teachings. But it's really good. and this is coming from a guy who's idea of reading the newspaper is looking at the comics and that's it.
I hope someone has Equilibrium on DVD so i can watch it when i get back.
Brendan if you buy another Xbox just for halo i will erase the hard drive on ur computer.
well, i'll be back on Sat. Hope to see you guys then.
read my blog about Saved by the bell, especially if you like it. And if you do, you will end up like the dog.
POTC...looks pretty cool. Still haven't seen it yet tho. Here's my priority:
1) LXG
2) Bad boys II (only because it comes out after LXG)
3) POTC
4) SWAT
5) Lesbian Slumber Party Orgy #14
I just saw Finding Nemo. The graphics were dope. Pixar rules. The storyline SUCKED. Here's the 3 things i liked from the movie:
1) the crabs on the pipeline (man..that sounds bad). "hey hey hey hey"
2) the seagulls "mine mine mine mine mine"
3) the fish in the tank that nut everytime the bubble came out of the chest.
That's it. other than that, the movie was fucking stupid. It was like it was trying too hard to send meaningful messages out. Monsters Inc was way better, as was Toy Story 1 and 2.
I would highly recommend that you all read "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown. It's an excellent book. Jon (and anyone else who liked the last Indiana Jones movie) would like this book because it's about a quest for the holy grail..but it redefines what the grail exactly is. In fact, the whole book shows how wrong the Catholic church is in it's religious teachings. But it's really good. and this is coming from a guy who's idea of reading the newspaper is looking at the comics and that's it.
I hope someone has Equilibrium on DVD so i can watch it when i get back.
Brendan if you buy another Xbox just for halo i will erase the hard drive on ur computer.
well, i'll be back on Sat. Hope to see you guys then.
Bryant would say age ain't nothing but a number...he would also say "legal" is overrated.
Bruckheimer whores please stand up. Oh look it's everyone else on this blog. Well it is ILS isn't it? Hey Bryant you forgot about Kangaroo Jack! Haha!
If you ever forget that one again, Bruckheimer will never forgive you. Did anyone else notice that Bruckheimer and Bay kinda look like each other? Maybe that's why they are lovers.
What exactly did Kevin say about Jon's friends? Let's instigate some shit. Either way they are nice guys and they have always let me come into their poker games and now Halo...hopefully more in the future. So while they are "nerds"...at least they don't play Halo as much as we do Socom. I guess we are dorks. Is there a difference? You tell me.
I know Bryant doesn't like me calling his girlfriend her names I give her...but I've decided when its in normal context I shall use her three letter name...Tif. Kinda sounds like Tiff. HOWEVER when it comes to films (and I guess she considers herself a fan of them) if she hasn't seen the films we mentioned off then she still gets the name T-Rant until she shows me her receipts from Blockbuster that she did indeed rent them and then I want a 3 page paper on why that movie kicked ass or sucked anus pubes. Then she will be rewarded with her real name. Youg'n. Hehe. Good start on the films Bryant...keep up the good work. She will come to understand how good they truly are.
I'm with Bryant on Chico. I've never been because...well I have no desire to travel there. Kevin is some incentive...but isn't a PS2 incentive to keep in touch with us? Breaking news: Socom is MIA in Maniac's residence...all suspects shall be interrogated until it is found.
Not to ruin anything for you guys...Haha. If you didn't know ESPN has better coverage of the WSOP 2003. If you wanna know who won it then you can look it up or ask me. Either way you won't believe it.
BLuckyday is contemplating on buying another X-Box strictly for Halo. Anyone wanna knock some sense into me? Give me 3 legit reasons why two Xboxes is just covering up my insecurities. If no one responds...be ready for some 8 player Halo tourneys.
Old joke that you've probably heard before...but it still makes me smirk.
A pirate walks into a bar with a steering wheel attached to his crotch. The bartender says, "Hey you gotta steering wheel attached to your crotch." the Pirate responds, "Aye...an its drive'n meeh nuts!"
Bruckheimer whores please stand up. Oh look it's everyone else on this blog. Well it is ILS isn't it? Hey Bryant you forgot about Kangaroo Jack! Haha!
If you ever forget that one again, Bruckheimer will never forgive you. Did anyone else notice that Bruckheimer and Bay kinda look like each other? Maybe that's why they are lovers.
What exactly did Kevin say about Jon's friends? Let's instigate some shit. Either way they are nice guys and they have always let me come into their poker games and now Halo...hopefully more in the future. So while they are "nerds"...at least they don't play Halo as much as we do Socom. I guess we are dorks. Is there a difference? You tell me.
I know Bryant doesn't like me calling his girlfriend her names I give her...but I've decided when its in normal context I shall use her three letter name...Tif. Kinda sounds like Tiff. HOWEVER when it comes to films (and I guess she considers herself a fan of them) if she hasn't seen the films we mentioned off then she still gets the name T-Rant until she shows me her receipts from Blockbuster that she did indeed rent them and then I want a 3 page paper on why that movie kicked ass or sucked anus pubes. Then she will be rewarded with her real name. Youg'n. Hehe. Good start on the films Bryant...keep up the good work. She will come to understand how good they truly are.
I'm with Bryant on Chico. I've never been because...well I have no desire to travel there. Kevin is some incentive...but isn't a PS2 incentive to keep in touch with us? Breaking news: Socom is MIA in Maniac's residence...all suspects shall be interrogated until it is found.
Not to ruin anything for you guys...Haha. If you didn't know ESPN has better coverage of the WSOP 2003. If you wanna know who won it then you can look it up or ask me. Either way you won't believe it.
BLuckyday is contemplating on buying another X-Box strictly for Halo. Anyone wanna knock some sense into me? Give me 3 legit reasons why two Xboxes is just covering up my insecurities. If no one responds...be ready for some 8 player Halo tourneys.
Old joke that you've probably heard before...but it still makes me smirk.
A pirate walks into a bar with a steering wheel attached to his crotch. The bartender says, "Hey you gotta steering wheel attached to your crotch." the Pirate responds, "Aye...an its drive'n meeh nuts!"
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