I’ve been through the shit, and sometimes a guy just has to have is ego boosted a bit. We all like it, don’t deny. It’s a natual part of being human, and a [in-check] ego is an important part of developing a sense of self-worth. (aside: how many hours of therapy did that take me to realize?!?) Sometimes a simple text msg is all it takes….my new favortie word is “phenomenal”

btw – currently listening to dc talk. Old school FTW! “Red Letters” is a great song.

Exercising sucks.
My legs hurt, blister on foot.
still running today….

I’ve been playing poker every tuesday for a while now. It’s interesting to play with the same group of guys every week. You begin to learn their tells, the betting strategies, and how often they bluff. I changed up my game last night and made it about half way through the tournement before getting knocked out by a river rat. Ah well. It was nice to start betting all crazy and see some people fold to the pressure and some people come along for the ride. It’s also easier to tell if people actaully have something when the pots get bigger.

Ting turned me on to this book a while ago (still haven’t read it, but will have to ASAP). Now it’s a movie. The jist is that an MIT professor develops a simple yet elegant way of count cards in blackjack, that relies on a quick wits and a team effort in order to ultimately get the odds in your favor. I’ll be seeing this in the theaters!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478087/