4th_time_around

09:11 pm: online poker
I have joined the ranks of online poker players and taken a virtual seat at 9poker.com They just opened a new poker room and are giving away a 150% bonus on your first deposit. It really makes getting use to the tables a lot easier.

NFL playoffs start in a few weeks, and the sports press is all turned around on the Indianapolis Colts. I am turned around by baseball already. The Chicago Cubs are aiming to get Miguel Tejada from the Orioles in place of starting pitcher Mark Prior. Sadly the Cubs have picked up Jacque "Strap" Jones from the Twins, hopefully he will pull it together and be able to get baseball fans in the north-midwest off their prozac.

Tags: cubs, poker, tegada

11:11 pm: happy halloween
hello long time readers,

and thanks for sticking around...

much has changed since the last post. i got my hair cut, graduated from college, got married, moved, found a job, worked and not thought twice about school. im happy i could remember my login and password for this thing. hopefully ill remember the url tomorrow so i can give a real update. remember hope is the thing with feathers.

05:32 pm: (17:45)
"If I gotta be damned you know I wanna be damned
Dancing through the night with you"


have you ever listened to anything by Meatloaf? him and the rolling stones have been tearing up the playlists lately. listening to him is like having your drunk uncle over for thanksgiving dinner. he's big loud and obnoxious and his music comes across in the same mood. lets get cranked up and drive as fast as we can and spend no time on the curbs with regrets.

i had a good time in surgery this week. i saw that tiger lady and then we all discussed how odd owning tigers would be. then we looked up pictures of Ligers and Tigons. who knew. 612 warf avenue

02:34 am: sometimes we all have to stand naked
i see it has been awhile, but lights are low and no one is around. so why not, lets delve into the journal and just see what turns up. perhaps your looking for some existential reasoning here or some matter of fact piece about things you dont quite understand. but i must say first that i am really just shooting from the hip here. headphones, a solid playlist, and a degenerative feeling that fate will arise a solid articulation into the soul. who is ever sure? sometimes we all speak in tounges but there are no metaphores here. straight facts and no doped up anti-humorists. at this point im not really sure what to write about, its always easy to fall back on that crutch that you were on a vibe, just riding the free form of whatever came into your mind; i had some great ideas in the car, nothing ever seems to fit on the page though. you could pick a topic, id write about it. it doesnt matter, i know it all. i caught the movie "i heart huckabees" this week. i would assume that this is a hate or love movie; different responses all around. i think it makes fun of everything ive learned in college. never the less a good movie on the level of "full metal jacket" and "fight club". its like cramming one philosophy class that no one understands in a one and a half hour movie. the only thing missing was chevy chase putting.

10:42 am: i know what your thinking
i know i know, ive been busy. 2 classes left then its summer semester and i graduate. should be a killer time. only have to be at the hospital 40 hrs a week. graded labs next week. the only thing that might get me is film anatomy. I saw "the ring 2" last weekend. actually i got dragged to it. Horror movies are lame. so predictable. certainly no shawn of the dead.

looks like weezer is coming out with a new album. supposedly they only half-assed there last one and this new one is suppose to be full assed. i thought it was good, so this will probably shiver me timbers.

10:33 am: She's doing her masters thesis on... well, Barbra Streisand
A strange way to start off spring break: working 28 hours in two days. rest is for the week, there are many factors in play; of course a torid amount of bills, spending money and saving for the big trip to new york. and of course the most important, picking my fantasy baseball teams. with only about 25 days untill the first pitch the spring fever is becoming twisted into crazy cycles between the twins and cubs. pitching and hitting. go strong on one, and take no middle ground. far right or left, take no prisoners. it will definetly be a good season

I picked up the "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" Criterion Collection Edition last night. Wary at first, but after reading about all the bonus features, I assumed it was a safe bet. It has been about two years since i have last seen the movie, i read the book for the millionth time a few days ago, so another angle is due.

11:45 am: Shato Royal is french for meth lab
the world of sports is up and alive. it was a good weekend for the average gambler. the heat were underdogs sunday night vs the magic, so why not. a good way to finish up the weekend. friday; the nuggets +4 vs the grizzlies, i dont know who is on the books that day but someone forgot to push the shift key for the +/-. in memory of the dr. i laid on the denver nuggets and got drunk. tuesday is parlay day in the NBA. no dice, following the underdog and one over under, brings the weeks standings at 2 to 1. not too many tempting lines tonight. i have sworn off the timberwolves for eternity, but they suck so bad its always a challeng not to bet against them anytime they are more than -5. you should never play the local favorite, and i have been nothing but burned in the past with these unpredictable wolves.

its a tough life reading the lines, a real grind at this time with the quality matchups far apart. i spend more time on espn.com than a NCAA bracket picker. so far the expirement is going alright. trends are few and far between, bobcats vs hornets. a whopper of a game with both teams total wins around 25. probably take the underdog, even though this bet is fair at even. some lessons are just never learned.

07:18 pm: hell's angels
I remember when I was 15; my dad had an old 300 page book called "Hell's Angels". I had no idea what it was about and what anything meant, but after a few pages the unwinding story took me in. from there the rest is gravy. I owe it to my dad. I always thought "Generation of Swine" was just about politics, then I realized who wrote it, and sped through it automatically. I read fear and loathing a few weeks later. Gonzo journalism lead to a interesting tactic in output. it was like nothing else I could read at the time, wit and unscoupulous anti-political ideas. really something to shoot for. thompson once said that (paraphrase) "mr. tamborine man" was the iconic struggle, what everything was about; dylan really knew what was going on.

there has been a lot of good stuff written over the last few days about the dr. im not sleepy and there is no place im going to

12:34 pm: at least he beat nixon
"There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. Some kind of high powered mutant never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die."

im not sure what to say. i spent most of yesterday reviewing my collection of thompson archives, books and etc. i started up the computer at school and my desktop background is a photo of the late doctor shooting his loved .44 magnum. there is a great deal of irony over all of this, im sure even he appreciates. i think in honor of hunter thompson i will be getting drunk and betting on a longshot this weekend. "buy the ticket, take the ride." i could quote all day, but it doesnt help.

i think im getting the fear

05:40 pm: 8 inches of snow, time for baseball!
i decided since it was snowing so dam much today, that it would be good foresight to take advantage of sportmart's baseball crap sale. i picked up some new cleats for the softball turf. i am super excited to get playing again. em picked up some new gym shoes. we looked at a glove for her but they were all left handed, what a bunch of crap. exhibition games start in march for MLB. that means fantasy baseball, that means excitement.

work is going alright, my raise kicks in on wednesday. i expect more action in school this week, i am in a general area and it helps to know your stuff. tuition is due very soon; i like to push that to the limit. i was thinking about letting my financial aide ride on some NBA lines, but, im better than that. 12 piece combo bets that pay 600/1, if that hit, i wouldnt have to work for 4 years. its fun to dream. sheer craziness.

from the trenches

08:06 pm: so what if i have a problem?
well i have been playing world of warcraft for about a week now. i have been trying a couple different characters, and my favorite is the male Tauren hunter "Murray". he is pretty tough, and i like the fact that he shoots a rifle, and has some mad skills. i play on the PROUDMOORE server, if anyone wants to play along. Go Horde!

11:05 am: the good ol days werent always good
i didnt bring a lunch today, just a diet pepsi. i had planned on just getting a salad from the vending machinge; dont worry its stocked daily with all sorts of healthy crap. i put in my dollar and the bastard machine didnt let me open the door. i think my anger managment is getting better because i didnt tip the maching over and throw it out the window. if i was the only one there i might have. i thought about trying another dollar, i just hit the machine, the plastic looks cheap but it doesnt break. now im not sure what to do. i cant just have cola for lunch.

10:10 am: its not everytime we have cake and barium
i just learned how to hang a barium enema bag. I do it pretty well, and I am good at it, so to shake things up I put my finger over the end of the the tube and held it lowe than the bag. i have a lot of white spots on my shirt and pants. supposedly i have some in my hair, but i think its more steve martinish now. Barium is white and radiopaque, meaning not easily penetrated with xrays. so they use to visualize anatomy. i feel and look like a loser. i have barium allover myself, and its only 10 o'oclock. i have to go back at 1300, so ill wander around with my barium, looking like a cheap circle jerk attendant.

have to work this weekend, but not until saturday night. i am thinking about getting a new mp3 player. i have to pay my tuition first. then phone bill then everything else. i bought 7.5 pounds of oranges last night, its not as many as you think. i also watched "friday night lights". i sound like im in a cult.

11:38 am: life is sweet when the Kings dont cover
living life on the NBA lines is sweet when the heavely favored team doesnt cover the spread. in this case they lost, paired with 2 other points bets...that makes out for a real good night. trying to keep a good thing going at 3 in a row, took a heap of over/under tonight, so lets hope for lots of scoring. i may be jinkzing myself and shaq for not taking tonight off, but when you have the momentum; you have to roll those dice.

left school after makin my picks to play world of warcraft. its a tough game, and im excited to start blacksmithing. i wish i could find a regular group to play with, i am always soloing.

GI's is slow, not work wise, just the way the work is. its boring and all the stuff seems trivial. i wouldnt really want to be an LPN.

10:52 am: im feeling fat and sassy
the enemy is nearly defeated, the bacteria in my throat is till holding on...slightly. thou I do not project any "battle of the bulge" type advances. im going to keep pummeling them with antibiotics and sleep.

I have to work tonight, so i wont be able to play world of warcraft. but the rest of the week is looking pretty clear. i have been reading the WoW forums and there are a lot of wimpy cry babies. i play a Troll Warrior, supposedly the warrior class is the worst in the game. all these people do is complain, i just go out and have fun and try to kill cool stuff.

we have developmental tests today, then a quiz in NCV. which is a bunch of crap. luckly i got out of GI at 0945 and was able to read the nba lines, i mean study, i mean whatever.

im glad i started the blog up again, for as much time as i spend on the computer, someone in africa should be able to find out whats going down in funky town.

im taking the knicks +8 tongiht, teased with jazz +10.5, should make it 12/14.5

good luck on that

01:54 pm: GI's and tiredness again
its been a week since donovan mcnabb has sucked at the super bowl, things have quited down; grievences and debts repaid and no one has lost any body parts. i am starting to come out of my sickness, yet still very very tired. i had to work saturday night, then come back a few hours later and work sunday mourning. its been a solid weekend of working, very tired but it will be easier to sleep after work, and be ready for school the next day.

everything seems to be hazy, people talk and i cant pay attention. energy level is way down, and have little appetite. when this is all over im going to Wendy's. i have lost a lot of weight in the last week, its no good. i made myself eat yesterday. i never thought that would have happened, EVER.

one hour and 20 minutes to go, get paid on tuesday, ncv quiz tomorrow

11:44 am: 3-7 days
well i am pretty sure i have some sort of illness. most likely strep throat. i self diagnosed using webMD. who knows. they say will only last 3-7 days. so, hopefully im through the worst of it. not that going to the doctor would do any good now, they would only give antibiotics.

the QC final is today, in about 45 minutes. we had an extensive review, so i think im ready. but we'll find out for sure. i am going to go study some more, and hope my airway doesnt close up. i am probably more fun to be around, because i cant talk to well.

gksdngskng

06:23 pm: monday
im working tonight, only because someone else is sick. at least these hours will go on next weeks paycheck. which should be nice. i am also getting sick. or am already. my tonsils are quite large, and im not sure what to expect. its not a sick feeling, but hopefully it wont turn into one of those deals, where i have to go to the emergency room. im trying to save all of my STO so i can jack around last semester. i think i am the only one in the class that still has all of theirs.

there is a new addition to the aquarium. i purchased a rainbow shark, about 2 inches long, that is quite the comedian of the tank. supposedly he can grow to 9 inches, 6 is average. he is colorful and fun, and seems to have adapted well. more angel fish are on the radar. but probably not until i pay tuition and see how much dough ill have left.

blizzard is lucky i have a job and fiance. if i didnt, oh boy, i would be kicking ass on World or Warcraft. I think i am addicted to just the screen shots. simple amazing. if anyone out there has been playing, let me know.

from the trenches,

11:24 am: bah
its monday, 1200 hours,
internet radio stations are no good
got out at 1030
lunch is eaten, nothing to do

04:41 pm: It's what everybody in this car needs is some good ol' worthwhile visceral experience
1600 hours and I am done with class for the day, i now have to double back after getting my car from the parking lot and parking it closer to the job site. you may be wondering why two posts in one day, especially on a friday. its about 50 some degrees outside, everyone is gone except the late shifters and the supplemental help. there is talk of snow on sunday, along with ice and cold. I am riding with the eagles so its going to be cold no matter what. this is one of those drop everything and run through the streets playing some breakout rock smash song from the movies that took place in the seventy's "dazed and confused" style. school's out for summer and you better lock up your liquor and daughters, we probably wont make it out alive...

February, i guess that groundhog isnt so hot after all. You know how Bill Murray's character, Phil Conners, in "groundhog day" lives everyday over and over. if you ride the bus, thats what your life is like, its always the same people and the same stops. a lot of "mentally handicaped" persons ride the bus too, some of them think its the same rickety, swollen vikings sweatshirt everyday. i guess no matter how hard you try to swim, the current meerly wears you out

"You gotta do what Randall Pink Floyd wants to do man"