Archive for the year 2009
Found My Old Toe Socks
Posted on January 18, 2009 by Ching under Moblog.
I found my old toe socks the other day while Brian and I were cleaning out the master bedroom. Our rule is that if it hasn’t been worn in over a year then it gets donated to Goodwill or tossed in the trash. I hadn’t worn these socks in a few years, but I wasn’t ready to part with them just yet so I wore them. Therefore, they’ve been worn recently and are not eligible to be donated or tossed. There’s always clever ways of getting around the rules that we set for ourselves.
Incidentally, these toe socks are great for if you want to wear flip flops in the winter. Not that I would want to do that, but the idea came to mind as I was thinking of reasons why I should keep my silly toe socks.
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The Best Job in the World
Posted on January 18, 2009 by Ching under News, Videos.
I totally wanted to apply for this when I first heard about it. I have checked out the web site since then and watched the videos of some of the applicants and have decided, much to my dismay, that I don’t stand a chance. Anyway, they are accepting applications until the 22nd of February. If you are interested and qualified, make a creative video and send it. The pay is fantastic and the work environment is simply breathtaking. Check out Islandreefjob.com for more information.
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ICT2DC Inauguration Road Trip
Posted on January 17, 2009 by Ching under News, Travel.
I’m living this whole trip vicariously through Twitter and the ICT2DC web site. I like the lifestream plugin for quick updates about what the group is up to (tweets and Flickr image uploads). However, the real-time GPS tracking is my favorite feature. I could watch that page all day.
ICT2DC Twitter List:
- @adelamaide
- @dustindeckard
- @joshdutcher
- @samcconnell
- @stephbarnard
- @ucancallmeal
- @ict2dc
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I’m So Over the Weirdness
Posted on January 17, 2009 by Ching under Poker.
This is a bit of a whiny post so if you didn’t feel like reading any whining today, feel free to skip this one.
I was kind of enjoying the weirdness there for a while. However, I fell victim to the weirdness last night. It’s not so great being on that end of it. I think the weirdness has hit its peak, though. It’s safe to say that, at this point, the clueless people far outnumber the people who make sense.
One of the most annoying things is having to play with someone who has no idea when it is their turn to be in the blinds and has no desire to understand this concept. I mean, come on. I’ve seen you playing here for several weeks now and you’re not drunk. How can you still not get it? And, it’s specially grating to me when just the other week I explained to you that you get to be small blind after being the big blind. Don’t ask the table if you are small blind every single time. Just freakin’ post it already.
Oh, and it is very annoying when blinds go up every three hands because every hand takes five minutes to complete. Common people. This is not rocket science. It shouldn’t take more than a second to figure out that you are supposed to fold 9 2 off suit. Regardless if someone raised or not. What are you still thinking about?
Oh, and most annoying of all are those people who have no clue what good hands look like and call someone’s $15,500 all-in with K 4 off. Come on, get a clue. That is just stupid. How can you get mad, though? Well, Brian can in these situations. I don’t think it’s appropriate to get mad, though. I mean, you don’t get mad at a baby when it does something bad or wakes you up five times in the middle of the night. You just deal with it. It doesn’t know any better. It doesn’t know that you have to be up at 6 am so you can get ready and go to work the next day. These people are just clueless. They are like babies. They don’t know any better. I can’t get mad at them for doing the wrong thing. All I can do is whine about it afterward.
Needless to say, my quest for the fourth final table in a row got thwarted by stupidity. I made the right choices and I had some luck on my side last night. My luck just got overran with clueless-ness and eventually ran out.
I realized last night that I can play with novices, but I cannot play with completely clueless people. Unfortunately, that’s all I’m running into these days in BCPT. It really makes me want to try Kandu. Then, again, from hearing Scott talk about it ~ there are a lot of clueless people playing Kandu as well. You just can’t get away from them. Maybe I just need to lay off poker for a while.
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My Leadership Statement
Posted on January 15, 2009 by Ching under Leadership.
“I am a leader whose lifestyle exceeds my paycheck.”
Alright, I stole that one from Travis. Here’s my real one:
“I am a leader who empowers those around me to make choices and to learn and grow from these. I am leader who is compassionate, fair, supportive, trustworthy, and accountable. I am a leader who inspires others to be their best.”
And now that I have shared it here, I will have to live up to this.
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