no new tale to tell. really. my best friend in new mexico is on a tear at the poker table right now, he's cashed in 5 out of his last 7 tournaments. that's unreal. my other friend joined the semi-pro football team in nm, but he's 33 years old, and had surgery on his ruptured achilles tendon last year. not too smart. but hey, i hope he has fun. i'll play poker once or twice more this year. since i've been keeping records in 2001, it's the second most hours i've played in a year at just over 1000. i've made just over $10,000, or about $10/hour. not bad. in 2004 i played over 1200 hours and made $20,000 for an hourly of about $16.50. all in all, i've had six winning years and one losing year for a total profit of around $50k, and my hourly wage is around $12.50. i'm still a small fish, but i'm in the big pond here, so hopefully i can break out in the next three years and turn $50k profit into $500k. or $5 million.
i should be getting an a or b in every class except for one. the chef crucified me on my practical final, and i seem destined for a c in that class. as long as the overall gpa stays at 3.0 or higher, i'll be happy. i'll be working for planet holywood as a steady extra from december 29-january 2, and then i have two interviews for full-time positions on january 3rd and 4th. hopefully i'll score a swing-shift job that fits with my am school schedule. forty hours a week at work, and twenty-five at school. yikes. that will barely leave me any time for the poker table or the gym. forget about dating or playing the guitar.
i hope you enjoy the holidays. personally, i'm kind of a humbug regarding christmas, and just want to be with family or friends and left alone. i hate nothing more than pounding the concrete at over-filled malls with herds of consumers who are all jacked-up on holiday cheer. funny thing is, most of them are miserable year round, yet somehow they get all happy every holiday season. creeps me out. i fucking hate christmas carols and christmas commercials, too. bah, humbug. see you all soon.
i should be getting an a or b in every class except for one. the chef crucified me on my practical final, and i seem destined for a c in that class. as long as the overall gpa stays at 3.0 or higher, i'll be happy. i'll be working for planet holywood as a steady extra from december 29-january 2, and then i have two interviews for full-time positions on january 3rd and 4th. hopefully i'll score a swing-shift job that fits with my am school schedule. forty hours a week at work, and twenty-five at school. yikes. that will barely leave me any time for the poker table or the gym. forget about dating or playing the guitar.
i hope you enjoy the holidays. personally, i'm kind of a humbug regarding christmas, and just want to be with family or friends and left alone. i hate nothing more than pounding the concrete at over-filled malls with herds of consumers who are all jacked-up on holiday cheer. funny thing is, most of them are miserable year round, yet somehow they get all happy every holiday season. creeps me out. i fucking hate christmas carols and christmas commercials, too. bah, humbug. see you all soon.
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Now i gotta go plan X-mas dinner menu...