2005-05-05
A little poker, a little, misc…
Cinco de Mayo
It’s Cinco de Mayo and I’m sitting here stuck in my cube. I want a margarita…
200NL
Last night I got a chance to play some poker for the first time this week. I decided to grow a pair and move up to the 200NL on Party.
I didn’t get to play as long as I would have liked, and one session does not a trend make, so I’m reserving judgement on how the play compares at this level. I didn’t play that well. It was probably due to the bigger bet sizes and such, they always freak me out whenever I first move up a level. I probably laid down too many hands, but the play didn’t seem all that different than the 100NL, maybe a touch more aggressive, but not to where I feel I’m outclassed.
Yes, I was down, but I don’t feel I was outplayed, it was just one of those nights. You just don’t like them to happen when you make a move up. Well, that and I blew half my stack on a dumb ass move when I made a set on the turn. Unfortunately the card also made the other guy’s straight. Oh, and I made sure to bet into him. D’Oh! That’s not getting outplayed, that’s just being dumb.
Hollywood Park
If any of you LA bloggers out there could do me a favor I’d appreciate it. Basically I’m looking for a $1 chip from Hollywood Park. I know, it’s one of those dumb things, but I’m trying to get a chip from each casino I’ve played in and I forgot to get one when I was out there with
I also need one from the Luxor, but I will be in Vegas in less than a month so it’s possible I could get one myself.
I’m Famous
Thanks to
I’m looking for poker blogs by well-known players. So far, I’ve found Paul Phillips, Wil Wheaton, Chris Halverson, and Annie Duke. Are there more? Please send the links.
I love how I’m ahead of Annie Duke 
That prompted me to do a little investigating and I found his web site (look about 2/3 of the way down, on the right). He got my name slightly wrong, but I’m sure it is my brilliance and fame that blinded him to the correct spelling.
Now where are the endorsements?
Half-Life 2
I’ve been able to play a bit of HL2 and I have to say that it is quite possibly the coolest game (at least FPS) ever. Un-freaking-real.
Of course, I’m not able to play it right now because, surprise, Steam messed it up. It evidently was updating it and proceeded to stop or something. It’s stuck at 84% updated and nothing I can do can make it continue on. I tried to play it and it says it wants to update, so I hit “OK” and it chugs for a minute and then just stops. No error, no nothing.
So…Can I do the “Delete Game Content” and reinstall? Actually, I think I tried that and it said it couldn’t do it because it was waiting to update. Ug! Will it keep my saved games? I found them, so I’ll copy them over anyway, but…
Any ideas would be appreciated.
Iron Maiden
I recently came into possession of the complete Iron Maiden discography and I’ve got one thing to say: Old Maiden rocks, new Maiden isn’t as good. I haven’t really listened to them after Bruce left, so this was all new. Powerslave on back and I’m good. The newer stuff? Meh.
Nine Inch Nails
NIN, on the other hand, continues to stay strong. With Teeth is pretty damn good. Not quite as groundbreaking as Pretty Hate Machine or even Downward Spiral (or the “side” companion CDs such as Fixed and Further Down the Spiral), but pretty damn good. Like most NIN CDs, it really requires a couple of listens to fully appreciate it. Highly recommended.
May 5th, 2005 at 1:57 pm
UP THE IRONS!!!!!!!!!!!
May 5th, 2005 at 2:01 pm
Hell ya!
May 5th, 2005 at 2:02 pm
I probably should add a little more substance
I too am a huge Maiden fan. Bruce was by far the best singer they’ve ever had. I hated Blaze Bailey or whatever his name was. I did listen to Brave New World. While it was very refreshing to hear Bruce’s voice again, it wasn’t nearly as impressive as their older stuff.
May 5th, 2005 at 2:33 pm
i just bought h/l2 and am having steam problems too. arrrrgggg. no help here - i think it’s just my crappy machine.
May 5th, 2005 at 3:54 pm
Steam, what a pain in the ass…but worth it. HL2 is that great. I would copy the save game files, and then get rid of any content, as well as the Steam install and start completely fresh. I think I had to do it once, but I’m not 100% positive since it’s been so long. One thing you might try before doing that is email Steam and/or check the Steam forums first to make sure the above advice doesn’t make things worse.
May 6th, 2005 at 7:43 am
Maiden == good stuff
HL2 == I haven’t tried it because of several steam fiascos encountered by friends. I also need to upgrade my GF3 Ti4200 video card. I used to be a PC upgrading fiend, but have since been consumed by the poker.
May 6th, 2005 at 11:13 am
I’ve got a few $1 and $2 chips from HP, just remind me and I’ll bring em to Vejas.
Yikes, Iron Maiden. If you like the Gourds, you might like Uncle Tupelo… they’ve got an “anthology” or “best of” album that’s worth buying.
May 6th, 2005 at 9:49 pm
you only got 3 stars from that guy? whats up with that.
May 9th, 2005 at 2:52 am
I go to Hollywood Park every once in a while, I’ll grab a $1 chip next time I go.
May 9th, 2005 at 6:41 am
I collect chips also Chris, if you need a Luxor one I think I might have an extra
NIN rocked in concert years ago, too bad this suburban white trash guy (me) felt a little out of place along the goth freaks.
May 11th, 2005 at 9:57 pm
NIN rocked in concert years ago and still do today… I saw them in Denver at the Fillmore a week ago. It was amazing. With Teeth is a great album… I like it better than the Fragile. But not as much as broken or TDS.