I really hope I spelled that right, or else I just look like a douche. It means I Speak A Little French! That's right, I'm learning French with Sarah. She's gonna need to know it for the Peace Corps in Africa, so I figured this was a perfect opportunity to learn another language. I've been thinking about it for a little bit and even considered making it a new years thing, but it didn't seem as possible until a great situation arrived. I'm really pumped and hope I can learn to speak it fluently!
Hmm let's see what else is new. Don't know if I mentioned this before but I'm now in an office instead of a cubicle! Kinda by default rather than promotion. New sales people needed our cubes and my boss was moving offices so it just made sense to put me and Nikki (the intern) into his old office. It was pretty cool to move and I feel like a big shot even if I'm really not. ;) The best thing is I can listen to music at a low volume cuz I'm not out in the main area with all the other cubicles. Makes the day go much better.
Poker's going well. I've done well in a couple small tournaments, with 2 final tables and one cash at 50th/17,000 or so. all small amounts due to the small stakes, but enough to move me up in my challenge. I'm now playing at $.05-.10 and playing very well, IMO. Branching out into other games too, instead of just NLHE. I'm really loving 2-7 triple draw limit, and no-limit's not bad either, just haven't played as much. And, as usual, trying to get in as many mixed games as possible. All in all it's a lot of fun and I'm happy that I'm really enjoying poker again.
Other than that I'm just enjoying life and absolutely praying for no more snow. Ever. I know Mike's gonna say "just move out to San Diego bro," but I'm sorry i just can't do that. But I will try as hard as I can to convince the big boss to expand and build a nice office out there, and selflessly volunteer to help him set things up in sunny Cali. :)
Friday, January 28, 2011
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Strange Thing Just Happened
Sometimes we have moments that creep up unexpectedly. Something seemingly small will have such a profound effect on us we have to kinda take a step back and breathe. This just happened to me, and it was both strange and enlightening at the same time.
9/11 was obviously a terrible thing. Such a devestating occurrence caused the whole country to become upset and really feel for the loss we suffered. I don't know what it was, but I never really felt personally affected by it. I understood the gravity of the situation, and I realized how significant the loss was, but it never brought me to tears or really any strong emotions. I felt sad about it but not the strong sadness that many felt. I've heard numerous stories about tragic losses and a person's whole family being lost, but it took til today to truly feel it.
I was watching Celebrity Rehab, of all shows, and there was a story of one of the patients having lost her boyfriend (fiance?) during 9/11. Dr. Drew felt she had to take her there to really understand the loss and start dealing with and recovering from her grief. While they were standing at ground zero and she was saying how she felt alone and no one could understand, a guy stepped in and explained how he also lost his wife and niece, and he told a very personal story about that morning.
Again, I have heard similar stories, but it was just one of those times where something was happening that made me truly feel a deep deep sadness for his story, and suddenly the world just didn't really seem right. As I said, it was both sad and enlightening, and I am grateful to have experienced it.
9/11 was obviously a terrible thing. Such a devestating occurrence caused the whole country to become upset and really feel for the loss we suffered. I don't know what it was, but I never really felt personally affected by it. I understood the gravity of the situation, and I realized how significant the loss was, but it never brought me to tears or really any strong emotions. I felt sad about it but not the strong sadness that many felt. I've heard numerous stories about tragic losses and a person's whole family being lost, but it took til today to truly feel it.
I was watching Celebrity Rehab, of all shows, and there was a story of one of the patients having lost her boyfriend (fiance?) during 9/11. Dr. Drew felt she had to take her there to really understand the loss and start dealing with and recovering from her grief. While they were standing at ground zero and she was saying how she felt alone and no one could understand, a guy stepped in and explained how he also lost his wife and niece, and he told a very personal story about that morning.
Again, I have heard similar stories, but it was just one of those times where something was happening that made me truly feel a deep deep sadness for his story, and suddenly the world just didn't really seem right. As I said, it was both sad and enlightening, and I am grateful to have experienced it.
Monday, January 10, 2011
2011 Goals
Yeah I guess I may as well do one of these cliche New Years Resolution deals. I got a few goals that I'm hoping to work on in the coming year, some past goals that I'm halfway through or have ignored completely, and some new ones.
The first goal has been on my mind for a long time. This year, I vow that I will write a song. I have a few ideas and random parts of songs floatin around in my head, and this year I am going to pull together at least one. I think this will go a long way in just bettering myself as a person, as it's something that I am very passionate about and feel like I can do if I just put my mind to it and put in the effort. When I finish it, I'll try and see if I can somehow upload it and share it with everyone.
I'd love to have another music related goal pertaining to playing the piano, but I can't really think of a specific thing to achieve. I just want to be good. I'm really pumped that I can now play 'Tom Traubert's Blues' by Tom Waits, so I'm hoping that trend will continue and I will keep learning.
For poker, I am hoping to be at the $2-$4 level in my challenge. I originally thought I could finish in a year, but to be honest I am playing terribly so far, so i have to step up a little and get back to my winning ways. I think I am now in the correct mindset to do this, so I expect to only go up from here.
This will most likely be a 2012 goal, but I would like to start studies for my MBA at some point soon. I will probably go to UMass Lowell, so I need 2 years of work experience. I think it's good anyway to get a good idea of exactly what I still need to learn.
I think that's probably all. I guess that'll be enough for one year lol. I'm confident that I'll be able to make some good progress, and the song will happen!
The first goal has been on my mind for a long time. This year, I vow that I will write a song. I have a few ideas and random parts of songs floatin around in my head, and this year I am going to pull together at least one. I think this will go a long way in just bettering myself as a person, as it's something that I am very passionate about and feel like I can do if I just put my mind to it and put in the effort. When I finish it, I'll try and see if I can somehow upload it and share it with everyone.
I'd love to have another music related goal pertaining to playing the piano, but I can't really think of a specific thing to achieve. I just want to be good. I'm really pumped that I can now play 'Tom Traubert's Blues' by Tom Waits, so I'm hoping that trend will continue and I will keep learning.
For poker, I am hoping to be at the $2-$4 level in my challenge. I originally thought I could finish in a year, but to be honest I am playing terribly so far, so i have to step up a little and get back to my winning ways. I think I am now in the correct mindset to do this, so I expect to only go up from here.
This will most likely be a 2012 goal, but I would like to start studies for my MBA at some point soon. I will probably go to UMass Lowell, so I need 2 years of work experience. I think it's good anyway to get a good idea of exactly what I still need to learn.
I think that's probably all. I guess that'll be enough for one year lol. I'm confident that I'll be able to make some good progress, and the song will happen!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)