Monday, November 05, 2007
neat little webby I've come across
I just stumbled across aA Virtual stock exchange . Looks like a fun way to practice before trying my luck for real some time in the future.
10 days without posting ...
Poker, to be frank, has been running badly, so I took a break for a few days. However, I will be getting back on the grind some time tonite - hopefully back in form.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
So, OiNK has been closed down ...
I've stuck an excellent post from the Rawkblog up on one of my old blog URL's. I haven't found any better worded article on the matter anywhere. A recommended read.
Days like these just make you wanna scream ....
Just no tilting, Dono, no tilting.
Breathe deeply.
Open beer.
Listen to Dethklok.
Chill.
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Come on england!
I've the bad luck to be working in the Shammy, but I'm sure my boss will understand if i go on strike during the second half.
I'm dreading this match, but at the same time i can't wait! If we're in it with 10 minutes to go, I'll favor us to pip it. But it's all about staying in contention up to there.
What else is there to say, but: COME ON, ENGLAND!!!
Grinding, round 2 session 1
Anyway, thats basically it on the poker front, now for important things (beer and a movie).
Oh, and Rugby World Cup final tomorrow! And what a final it promises to be! I found a nice poem in one of the comments sections on one of the BBC blogs, which is so good, it simply has to be shared with the world:
Ode to England RWC 2007
The USA came, and fought with valour, they could not win, but changed our pallor. Next came the Boks with all their might, and we went down without a fight.
And then Samoa, they ducked and weaved, but in the end they too were peeved.
The tide had turned toward our favour, England at last had time to savour. That cup is ours we sought to dream, to wrest it from, will take some team.
The Tongans came, and came on strong, but joy for them did not stay long. They played with flair and were audacious, and in defeat, were ever gracious.
By now with all, the quest to keep, had passed the rose and gone in deep. The doubters, fools and insolent, had sorely missed our real intent.
Then came the Aussies, sleek and brash, felt England, was there to thrash.
But soon against our Aussie "muckers", we stunned them with our mauls and ruckers. Not one inch did we relinquish, we give them reason to hate the English.
In the fray they were to cower, to England's all pervading power.
The hype before, had some believing, that England's finest would soon be leaving. The final act conveyed the truth, again the Aussies were shouting "struth"
The victory there was oh so sweet, but still the work was not complete.
The French were up with loud Oui Oui's, for they'd dispatched the sad Kiwis. And so they felt, like all the rest, that they could beat the very best.
The French could taste that golden loot, and lost all thought of Johnnie’s boot. The Paris party did go hail, but not because of England's fail.
All Frenchmen wandered in a daze, brought on again, by "les Ingles"
To move ahead, turn back the clocks, as once again we face the Boks. They're big and strong and have a cause, the Afrikaners and the Boers. But Englishmen believe their rite, and this time round will give a fight. We'll wear them down, and find a root, to feel the sting of Johnnie’s boot.
And at the end, the final whistle, where is the shamrock, leek or thistle.
No gold and green, no black, les blues, they've all gone home to jeers and boo's. And in the glare, the field of light, left standing are the men in white.
The men of England have prevailed, and all the rest have simply failed.
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In short: COME ON, ENGLAND!
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Whee, new laptop!
Take it from me, if you don't like being treated like a 3 year old by your own computer, Vista is not for you. It asks you to confirm whatever you want to do like 3 times, before it actually lets you do it. It blocks programs which I want in autostart, because they are deemed as unsafe. It's even more a hardware hog than any previous Windows versions. It tries to look and feel like Mac OS X and fails miserably. It - well - simply sucks.
W-Lan on the other hand rocks, of course. I was able to get rid of approximately 30 metres of RJ-45 cables thanks to a new router =)
On the poker front, things have been going up and down for the last 2 days, but all in all i finally ended up about $250. This put me past te $1000 profit mark for hersh, which resulted in the 1st reset down to a bankroll of $1000. With rake-back, that makes about $400 per person. Next target: a bankroll or $2000, to play $105 Heads up. Targeted time to do it in: 2 weeks.
Today will only be a short session of around 10-15 games, as i am working down the Shamrock later tonight. I run the poker tournaments down there every Thursday, which are rather fun. Low buyin (€10), 15 minute blinds, lots of beer. The tournaments start t around 8pm, and the "Main event" generally has around 30 people playing, but I am expecting more in the winter.
Anyway, it's 3.30pm. Definately time for breakfast
a bit of math for hersh
Difference before playing: 1494.93 (br on blog before editing) - 1264.5 (BR in railthread before playing) = 230.43
Difference after playing: 1704.93 (br on cake/blog after editing) - 1447 (br in rail after playing) =257.93
I had won 1 more game than I had lost, ergo:
50 - (257.93 - 230.43) = 27.5 = profit made
50-27.5 = 22.5 = rake for 9 games played
--> $27.5 added to BR, $22.5 added to rake
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Monday, October 15, 2007
Grind session one
My weapon of choice: $52.5 Heads Up on Cake Poker.
A solid first session, +$250 in 20 games. Seriously, every HU player worth his salt should be playing there and mopping it up - Just don't play me, of course. I have yet to find play that soft anywhere else. I am currently running this on a stake for herschelw from neverbeg.com, so I will be seeing half of this profit. A few more weeks of this, and I should have the roll to grind on my own dime.
Oh, just got the e-mail: my new laptop is in the mail \o/ (putting a chunk of my off-line roll to good use). It should be here tomorrow, and then i won't be confined to my room anymore - which is at least something.
Well, here goes ....
So - where to, now? - No idea, really, to be honest. I know I can keep myself over water with a combination of poker and my other part time jobs, but that isn't exactly a long term plan. Free-lance translating, maybe? It's an option, but there are enough people who speak English and German well enough already. Not-so-free-lance translating? Same thing, really. Blogging? lol.
So, I guess it'll be resume writing from here on. Wait and see, Dono, just wait and see where you land. Oh, and traveling is on the plan, of course. I might as well see a bit of the world while sending off resumes all over the place. Not as if anyone is interested in a - no use beating around the bush - loser like me, anyway. It'll be me and my trusty guitar against the world then... Oh, and this little blog to keep track of it all. I might be regretful that I have crashed out of university, but I'll be damned if I can't make something out of this life yet. Lets just see how things go.