One of my favorite moments in every day is first thing in the morning when I drink my coffee and watch/read the news. Thanks to Time Warner Cable, my morning routine has been seriously disrupted as my @#$%#^#$ cable is out again! I have had FOUR different cable guys at my house, all of which made feeble attempts to fix the problem, but they were obviously all incompetent, since I sit here in silence! So, in descending order of hatred, these are three companies that I believe are so terrible, they should burn in a fiery blaze that will billow the dark smoke of unscrupulous morals and outright thievery. (Perhaps that’s a bit dramatic, but if this shit isn’t fixed by Weeds tonight, heads are gonna roll…)
RANGE ROVER I had a flossy navy blue Range with the big rims, headrest DVDs, etc., but I never got to drive it because it was ALWAYS broken down. (And they don’t even give you a loaner Rover so I was usually pushing a Corolla from Enterprise about once a month…)
TIME WARNER CABLE obv. I hate to hate them so much because my Mom actually works there, but even she can’t deny how lousy their service is!
T mother F’n MOBILE. I have four phone lines with this god awful cell company and after a brutal two hour call about the undeniable RAPING of their customers, I tried to cancel… and failed! Because they want $200 per line to cancel the contract that they automatically renew every time you get a new phone! Basically, I have sold my soul to T-Mobile until May of 2010 when I will walk into one lucky location and burn all of my crappy phones and then let my dog take a big crap in the middle of their store. (Someone please bail me out, because I simply must seek some sort of retribution!)
Anyway, guess I have a case of the Mondays. I think the fact that most of LA is on fire has everyone a bit on edge. Usually, when I feel like this I do some retail therapy, but I’ve been trying a little replacement therapy; every time I want to go shopping I force myself to win the money online first.
It had been going pretty well until my last two sessions, which were fairly brutal, but I’m still up overall. For this experiment, I mostly play two tables of 3-6 NL with an ante. I like the shorthanded, deepstack ante games, because I feel like it suites my cash game style (which I’m still developing) and it seems to play a little bigger with the ante. (Duh.) I’ve been solely a tournament player thus far in my poker career, but now I’m really focused on becoming a better cash game player, as I’ve realized that’s truly how to make a consistent living.
I LOVE tournaments and the strategy involved, but with the high buy-ins and variance involved, it’s just too difficult to count on regular tournament winnings. I think my interest has been piqued somewhat by the guys from 2 Months 2 Million. I played a little bit with Ansky (Dani Stern) for the show and I was really interested in his cash game style.
I think these episodes are coming up soon, so hopefully I don’t look like a total spazz! In addition to playing more cash, I’m also committed to blogging more, so check back soon. By the end of the week I hope to have posted my first ever Vlog!