Hi everyone. I’m ready to spend some time out of my shell again. Get ready for a very large post.
First off, there hasn’t been a whole lot going on. I haven’t had a whole lot to say here for a lot of reasons, but let’s just get the what’s-going-on trivia out of the way.
I turned 30
That happened. It was fine. Almost six months in, that term is actually starting to fit. At 28, I really thought I’d want to just lose a weekend in Mexico or something. At 30, I can’t exactly remember what I did that weekend. That’s okay.
I took up knitting
Yes! Christie and I hadn’t shared any of our mutual interests, so I just had her sit me down and walk me through the basics of knitting. I made a hat. I plan to walk her through the basics of taking apart a $5 PokerStars sit-n-go, but the opportunity hasn’t exactly presented itself.
I bleached and then cropped my hair
I must have been completely blond for less than a month… I’m not sure. It was kind of fun. My kids didn’t mind. I am not exactly sure what I was going for, and I’m not sure what anyone else would tell you I accomplished. (I may just have bothered some people who didn’t want to think about my hair.)
I went on vacation
I read a poker book and won a poker tournament. Other than that, it was a lot of sitting, and that’s really okay with me.
I started watching Lost
And I’m only up to the very start of the second season. I was reading some stuff about the alternate reality (not stuff that’s happening in the show, but websites and games and “clues” about the universe the show takes place in) and decided it was probably worth checking out. After 26 episodes, we’re just at the point where the alternate reality stuff starts happening. We’ll see.
Bought a Mac
Yep, a MacBook Pro. I have a lot reasons for doing that. Mostly, I just don’t like the vibe that XP/Vista is giving off. And I’m fully aware that Apple’s marketing campaign is “we give off a different vibe” - 100% empty, in other words. But I am really enjoying the experience so far (there I go again).
Booked a trip to Las Vegas
I’m going in two weeks.
Mourned internet poker
They tried to stop people from gambling online. They could have regulated it, taxed it, even analyzed it, but Congress instead opted for a prohibition. They are trying to cut off funding (so people like me that only make withdrawals appear to be okay, for now), but it was certainly the first blow against the game. I still play, making about $30 a day, but the game as we knew it has certainly come to an end.
Joined the Y
Yeah, we did that. We like it. We belonged to a Y in Uptown, but this one is bigger and has cooler toys. We’re still in the first month of that, so we go all the time and talk about how toned we are.
Bought some bookshelves
These items are getting more boring.
Halloween was cute
Ask me if you haven’t observed Adam and Becky as Mario and Luigi. It was pretty great. (Would have been better if they’d consented to mustaches, but that was a game-time decision and they said no.)
I no longer really expect comments on this site, but if you have something to say, go ahead and say it.
