Ok, here's what's been going on...

Things have been so crazy in life these days. It's been over a month since my last post and I would go through all of the crazy ups and downs, but it's better to start with a clean slate and just glance over the last month and a half.

1. We bought our first house and moved to Elkridge. Pictures to come.

2. I picked myself out of the hole I was in poker wise.

3. I got a bunch of new cds that are awesome.

4. I went to Atlantic City and couldn't scoop one pot in limit hold'em.

NEW HOUSE
A couple of years ago, before Mo and I got married, we looked into buying a house. At the time interest rates were excellent, but our income was not where we wanted it to be in order for us to get something that we really liked. So we decided to wait it out. Unfortunately, as everyone knows, interest rates went up, but luckily the housing market took a little bit of a dip. We were able to get a decent rate and found a beautiful townhouse in Elkridge, MD. We love it. It has a walk-out basement that is my little "dorm-room" as I like to call it. The second level is perfect for entertaining as the kitchen is very large and opens into the living room. We have painted a couple of rooms (bedroom/basement), and have plans to paint the dining room. I'll post pics soon!

POKER IS FUN WHEN YOU WIN
I had about two and a half months of straight losing poker. Triple draw is a game of BIG SWINGS and quite possibly more TILT than any other poker game there is. Luckily, since this is not the first bad run that I have had playing this game, I knew what was going on, and was able to emotionally handle it. Basically I dropped down to the lowest possible stakes and played a few more SNG's and was able to build back up to right around where I was before the drop. I am extremely happy about this, but it's a learning process. I so badly want to play in the TD 2-7 WSOP tournament, but my bankroll wouldn't be able to handle it, nor would my wife! Not that I blame her, I mean we haven't even paid our first months mortgage yet!

CD'S EVERYONE SHOULD OWN
I can't say enough about the new Wilco album: Sky Blue Sky. Sometimes a record will come out that just fits perfectly into your life. Lyrics and music that either lift your spirits or speak to you in ways that a psychiatrist or counselor or friend cannot. This one is it for me. Don't you just love when you can put on a cd and listen to every single song straight through without hitting the skip button?
I've also said plenty about Dr. Dog's: We All Belong. Buy it...'nuff said!

ATLANTIC CITY POKER IS RIGGED!
Well not really, but I am beginning to think that The Tropicana is the worst place for me to play limit poker. It just so happens that the times that I am able to go play in a casino, my funds are too short to play and No-Limit...ugghh if they only had 2-7 tables. I've run bad in casinos before, but this last trip really messed with my mind. Mo says I never win in casinos and that I should just stick to online. The thing is, I know I am playing perfectly, it's just variance, yadda yadda. But, after this many times playing in casinos (Vegas and AC) it's like it's time for me to hit it big. Of course, I was almost there this past Feb. in Vegas, but I got greedy and stupid. It's got to come around some time right?