Cold as Ice

Lexington, KY is in the midst of a huge ice storm. It's utterly ridiculous! Obviously, homes are without power (thank God I'm not), trees are down everywhere, and the roads are shitty resulting in an accident every 2 seconds. My apartment is about 200 yards from a busy road and I hear sirens every time I turn my music down. I hate this weather because when the ground is icy, I tend to fall. I guess I'm clumsier than most people but I always fall down. It hurts like hell and puts me in a shitty mood. To make matters worse, my dog (who I love) has to go out every 3-4 hours so it forces me to go out in that shit. I took me an hour to get just enough ice off the windows of my car the other day to be somewhat drivable. Fuck!!! Oh well. The way KY weather is, it will be 50 degrees in a few days and it will all melt and we'll be back to normal. Still sucks though.

Works still sucks but what job doesn't? I'm always in aw of the people who say they love their job. Sayings like "When I wake up, I can't wait to get to my job" really annoy me. What the fuck? Are people serious? Maybe I'm just the laziest person in the world but I can't think of a single job in the world I would "enjoy" doing for the rest of my life. Even things I do that are enjoyable would suck if I had to do them 40 hours a week or 5 days a week or whatever. I guess I just sound like a piece of shit saying this but it's the truth. I guess I have no motivation/ambition. I honestly hope I get some because it would be nice not saying "fuck" everyday I wake up and have to work. I guess some jobs are tolerable (ie. the one I have now) but none are actually enjoyable.

Pokers pretty good lately. I somehow got Pawel (verneer) to agree to coach me for a profit share in return. We're doing weekly sessions and it's starting to really help. My confidence is through the roof knowing I have him "on my side." I spent most of this month playing 25NL. I guess I didn't really have to do this but thought it was wise to retool/rebuild. I started playing 50NL ten days or so ago and the results are so so. I really didn't have much trouble in my 25k hands at 25NL running at 7bb/100. In all honesty, it was really easy and as straightforward as poker gets. My VPIP and PFR were like 15/13 so that shows I played about as TAGgy as you can. 50NL is still pretty easy. I find myself spewing a little in small pots and out leveling myself preflop a little but overall, it's very beatable. I really don't see myself playing this limit past February but who knows. That statement isn't meant to be cocky, it's just my honest assessment of the limit.

I'll leave you with this video I watch every now and then. By now, I think everybody's seen it but I don't care. I like it. It makes me smile :)



Where the Hell is Matt? (2008) from Matthew Harding on Vimeo.