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I Love LuCinda’s!
Posted on December 28, 2008 by Ching under Family, Toys.
I went to LuCinda’s the other day to pick up a couple of earrings to match the necklace that my mother-in-law Donna had gotten for me there. Thank you for the LuCinda’s gift certificate, Jenni!
I love my new jewelry! I love LuCinda’s! It is my absolute favorite store in Old Town.
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Had Dinner with Jen at Hanna Today
Posted on November 18, 2008 by Ching under Family, Life, Toys, Videos.
I told Brian that Jen told me she had been doing really well with saving money and wanted to take me out to dinner. I was like, “Great. I don’t want to be responsible for her relapse back into irresponsibility.” After she told me everything that has been going on, I felt so bad that I was obligated to buy dinner. =P (Not that things are bad, she just has a lot of expenses and needs to save what she can.)
We went to Lucinda’s after dinner. I love that store! I got me a business card holder. I’d been wanting one for the last four years for a nice one, I finally just decided to buy one for myself. It cost twice as much as I really wanted to spend on one, but it is pretty and Brian didn’t seem to flinch when I told him the price so I guess it is okay. Anyway, I like it a lot and that’s what really matters.
P.S. The video above was taken at Hanna while I was showing Jen my Mini 9. I told her she needed to vlog. I think we will need to revive her old blog with videos and podcasts.
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Show and Tell at the Brubakers
Posted on September 27, 2008 by Ching under Life, Toys.
We were over at Brian’s parents’ house the other day for dinner. We got to check out Donna’s new dining table. It’s a “pub” table. It’s higher than a regular dining table, but not quite bar stool height.
After dinner we got to check out Dave’s new handgun. It’s a Springfield Armory XD-40 subcompact. I was going to say it’s really cute, but I’ve been warned not to describe guns as cute. =P
It’s just the right weight for me. I think this would be my choice if I ever decide to get a gun for myself.
Oh, I got to show them my new netbook. It’s that little laptop looking thing that you see in the photo. It’s tiny, tiny, tiny.
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My DELL Mini 9
Posted on September 23, 2008 by Ching under Moblog, Toys.
My DELL Mini 9 arrived today. Happy early birthday to me!
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Second Time Making the Final Table Together
Posted on August 30, 2008 by Ching under Poker, Toys.
Brian and I both made the final table at Blue Collar last night. I took 5th, while Brian and Chris chopped 1st and 2nd. They walked out with almost $200 each.
Brian played really well last night. I played really well, too. I only had $17K in chips after the break compared to Brian’s over $99K. Considering that we both made the final table, that says a lot.
I made a couple of crucial mistakes, but overall I was pretty satisfied with the way I played. One of the mistakes I made was against Rou when we were at two tables. Brian thought it was a mistake because I would have knocked Rou out if I would have just called. I thought I played it right, though, given the information I had.
Blinds were $3K-$6K and I was under the gun with Ace Jack off suit. I raised to $24K total. Everyone folds except for Rou in the dealer position. He went all in over the top. I needed about $32K more to call. I would have had about $15K left if I would have called and lost.
I thought about it for a long time and finally decided to fold. He turned over King Queen off. I was obviously in the lead with Ace Jack, but it was still pretty much a race. We’re not supposed to rabbit hunt, but we rolled it anyway. The flop would have been 10-Queen-10. The turn would have been another 10, giving Rou a boat. But then, the river would have been an Ace, giving me a bigger boat. He would have been out of the game at that point if I would have just called. I just couldn’t pull the trigger.
Fast forward to the final table. I am under the gun again. This time I have Ace Jack of clubs. The extra 3% edge suited cards have always seem to give me more confidence in my hand. I wasn’t messing around this time so I went all in. Rou called me with King Queen off (again). It was just the two of us in the hand. We both missed the flop and my Ace held up.
The one bad play I feel I made, though, was with my straight. I had limped in with King 10 in the small blind. There were three players in the hand. I ended up catching an Ace-high straight so I raised. Big blind went all in after my raise. I needed $140K more to call. I ended up calling with three hearts on the board because I didn’t think he had it. I just couldn’t let my straight go without seeing what he had. Just my luck! He had the flush. I ended up with only $15K left after that hand.
My first mistake was limping in with my marginal King 10. I should’ve raised pre-flop and just picked up whatever was already in the middle. The 2 4 of hearts would never have been in that hand.
Of course, calling the all in with a flush possibility on the board was an even bigger mistake. I think if I would have folded that hand, I would have finished higher and walked away with more than just the $24 I came home with. Oh, well.
The other nice thing about last night (besides Brian and I making the final table together for the second time) is that Michael (Caylor) came out to poker that night so I was finally able to give him the toys Brian and I had set aside to give away after cleaning our garage a couple of months ago. We had been lugging the stuff around in the trunk hoping that he would come to poker one day so we could give them to him.
We gave away Brian’s old Razor scooter that he used to roll around the T-Mobile call center in, pogo sticks, a table air hockey game, and a frisbee golf set. He has three young boys so we figured that they would get good use out of them.
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