Archive for June 2005
Poker tomorrow…
Posted on June 17, 2005 by Ching under Poker.
Is going to be at the Dill’s at 9pm. Let’s not let Jason and Amber win. They’ve cleaned us out the last two times! I’m broke. I need the money. You all need to let me win this time! 😛
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I’m Number One This Week
Posted on June 17, 2005 by Ching under Poker.
I have to blog this because this may not be the case next week. 😛
I’m sorry to all of you who have to endure the hot air. If you are offended by people tooting their own horn, then I suggest you leave this site now.
Anyway, I’m tempted to play in the 10 pm invite session just because I’m number one on the invite list. 🙂
I guess that may not mean much to many of you, but this is a first for me. This is an amazing achievement; one that I will probably never be able to repeat. So I’m really torn.
On the one hand, I want to play in the late session (which, if I do well, probably will not be over until after 1 am at least). On the other hand, I want to get up at 7 am tomorrow so I can go workout, which itself is a matter of high priority because I haven’t worked out in two weeks due school, work and other obligations.
So anyway, we’ll more than likely play the 7 pm poker session and then leave right after both Brian and I are out. I really need to workout. I feel like I’ve gained ten pounds, just in the last two weeks.
Actually, I have an even greater reason to workout tomorrow. I won’t be able to worout on Sunday so Saturday is really the only day I will be able to do it.
We’re celebrating Brian’s birthday, Brian’s grandmother’s birthday, Brian’s parents’ belated anniversary and Fathers’ Day tomorrow. It’s going to be the whole family: Brian’s parents, Brian’s grandparents, my parents, my grandmother and the two of us. Okay, so maybe it’s not quite the whole family, but close enough. We’re going to be at Legends for champagne brunch. That’ll be a really fattening meal! I’m going to try to take pictures before we over indulge. 🙂
I’ll be posting the pictures in the Flickr album as always.
Happy Fathers’ Day to all the dads out there!
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And the Bad Luck Continues
Posted on June 14, 2005 by Ching under Life.
Our printer crapped out last night. It’s the printer head, of all things. The printer head is the most expensive part, too. Without it, your printer is just a big worthless box. If we hadn’t spent $60 on ink catridges a few days ago the answer would’ve been so simple. I’d been wanting to buy a newer, better printer anyway. Except, I don’t want to toss $60 worth of ink cartridges. Brian and I priced printer heads and it’s going to cost about $100 to get a replacement. The new printer idea is looking more and more appealing despit the recently purchased ink cartridgres. That’s a sunk cost anyway, right? We did find some cheap printer heads being auctioned off on eBay, but the prices just keep going up every time we check. I just want to cry. It just seems like bad things keep happening to me. Anyway, the whole fiasco cost Brian his yearly BDBJ (a birthday tradition). He was looking forward to it too because I learned to swallow not too long ago. He was kind of upset with me last night about that. But then, can you blame me? My printer just died! That’s like asking me to go to a party the day after my sister’s funeral and expecting me to go. Okay, bad example. Just kidding, Jen. I wouldn’t celebrate your demise. Though I have no doubt there are some who would. Kidding again. Anyway, what Brian doesn’t know is that I’m in a good mood today so he’s getting his BDBJ tonight. If he doesn’t check my blog tonight, he’ll be totally surprised. If he does, then he’ll have something to look forward to when I get home from class. 🙂
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Congrats to Amber!
Posted on June 12, 2005 by Ching under Poker.
She took first both sessions. That’s $140! Kick ass!
I took 3rd during the first session and then 2nd during the second session, taking $10 and $20 respectively.
Brian didn’t place during the first session but took 3rd during the second session. That’s $10 for him.
Since the buy in was $10, we basically just broke even. Of course, if you count other things then we really didn’t come out ahead. 😛
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Shuffleboard Anyone?
Posted on June 11, 2005 by Ching under Poker.
We finally got around to assembling the shuffleboard table that Brian won at Fingers last year. It had been in the garage all this time, which might not have been the wisest storage idea. The extreme temperatures in the garage caused the adhesive to loosen and now, even though this is the first time that we’ve ever that we are taking the table out of the box, the laminate is kind of peeling off on one side. As luck (or lack thereof) would have it, we can’t find the superglue.
That stuff really annoys me and I am this close to using Elmer’s glue! Brian pleads that I leave it alone, though, lest I make things worse than they are.
I remember for months after he won the shuffleboard table he used to hold it over my head. We both know who the better poker player is, but since he had won something substantial and I had not (my APL points were the only proof I had of my poker prowess, and that doesn’t really mean anything to most people) he thought that counted for something. So we kept it in the garage for a couple of reasons. One, we really had no idea where to put it in the house if we were to assemble it and two, I really didn’t want to be reminded that he’d won it. His incessant bragging was reminder enough.
Now that I’ve won the coveted poker chip set, we are on even footing so I’m no longer threatened by the shuffleboard table. I have something material to show for my poker ability now too. Brian and I are pretty competitive when it comes to poker. We are always trying to out-do one another, but it’s great because it’s what pushes us to the next level.
Anyway, the reason why we finally put the shuffleboard table together is because Brian is having his first ever private poker game. I have been vehemently against it all this time, but I figured since it’s his birthday weekend I would be agreeable and let him have his way. We figured that as people get knocked out they’ll want to find something to do. With the shuffleboard table, they’ve got lots of options (playing XBOX, PS2, PSP, getting on the internet, watching a movie/tv just to name a few) in between the first and second poker sessions.
Brian, who has lots of experience with getting knocked out early, can relate and he wants to make sure that no one gets bored. So if someone is knocked out of the game on the first hand (Chad ~ LOL! ~ you know you will never be able to live this down) and says they’re bored because they’ve got nothing to do it’s their own fault!
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