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So the runbad has seemed to quiet down for the time being. Although it sucks that I had to spend like 3hrs over the last few days rectifying all of my recurring payments to the new card, at least it is done (well, 95% done). I actually ending up saving some money on some things, so I guess it wasn’t all bad, lol. I am also on my off day, which is good stuff. Ended up doing a video for the poker bank, which will hopefully be released soon. I did a 53min video on blind leaks and patching them, so hopefully you enjoy it and get something out of it.
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Some of my family is also in town this weekend which should be fun times. Sadly I am working the entire weekend, but it is what it is. I’ll just try to see them around that, even though I won’t be able to do show or dinners or anything. And then next weekend I am out of town for some Dispatch concerts which should be good times. And I’ll play some disc golf and eat at Case Bonita when I’m not at shows. Should be good times =)
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Besides that things are pretty much the same. Just relaxing, working, and overall getting used to the working schedule. I will say that has probably been the toughest thing about getting a job…is working on someone else’s schedule. At least I am enjoying it and paying bills never hurt either, lol. I’m hoping poker shit gets taken care of quickly though so that I can coach a part-time schedule as well…and play more often…but when it comes to the US government I don’t have much faith on anything moving efficiently or effectively.
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One last thing, and I sent an email to those on my email list, is that if you don’t have a RB account on RPM…DO SO NOW! On June 1st Merge is no longer offering RB for NEW ACCOUNTS…so even if you aren’t sure if you will play on RPM, just create an account to ensure you have the option later down the line. And even if you already have a RB account on another Merge skin, having a backup one on RPM just in case you want it later is a good idea. If you just click on this link you will be linked to a RB account, just make sure you create the account ASAP! http://www.splitsuit.com/visit/RPMPoker
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And on that note, I am going to go lay down for a bit. Hope all is well with everyone!
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So I woke up on Wednesday morning to an odd email telling me that there was some odd activity on my bank account the night before. I don’t think much of it, as it’s happened once before, and my bank just deleted it, blocked them, and we all moved on with our lives. So I check my bank account and they make me call some fraud department. Long story short, I had to get my bank account closed down because there was a charge for less than 1% of the account’s worth from some random place. Awesome!
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They then make me go to a local branch to get a new card. Whatever, no big deal. Grab some breakfast, hit the bank, talk to some suit. Rule #1 for banking…if the suit you are talking to goes “hmmm…that’s odd”…you lost. It doesn’t matter what game you were, or weren’t playing…but you lost. For some odd reason I am in some super rare situation where they are unable to give me a temp card the same day. So I sit here still waiting for it to come in the mail. Welcome back runbad!
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Other than that things have been OK I guess. I meant to make a vid on my days off (this is my last day off of the week), but the banking fiasco yesterday fucked that all up. Instead I used my days off to prep a video, clean my house (which took about 4hrs), buy & assemble a better computer desk, drive for a few useless hours, and eat a bunch of food. Overall, a pretty damn solid couple of days, lol. And I am just chilling now before I go meet up with a college friend for sushi, and I haven’t had sushi in about…oh I dunno…20hrs?
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I just wanted to update real quick. O, last bit of news, GP is doing quite well. Traffic has been rising at a roughly 20% slope since it started, and I am loving being able to experiment with the keyword junk. I’m not super thrilled at my bounce rate, but I assume that that is because people search for “playlist” but really mean “tracklist”. Meh, time will tell. Hope all is well!
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I am quickly getting into the groove of the whole job thing. While it is kind of brutal working 10hr shifts, I would so much rather work 4 tens than 5 eights. I would say that I am already competent, but I still need full focus while handling business. Hopefully I get into fully proficient-mode soon. Though I’m sure that will happen in time.
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I’m sure the dedicated readers have realized that I am talking much less poker in the blog than I used to. I really want to play poker, but my motivation is pretty dried up after Black Friday. It just sucks because I had so much momentum, and then boom, gone. It’s to the point now where I don’t even enjoy reading the mainstream poker coverage from BF because it just angers me. Hopefully these feelings quit soon.
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Past that, everything else is going well. My roommate actually got one of those chin-up bars that you can use in your doorway, so I’ve been using that in between work so I can keep the heart rate up the entire day. I’m hoping this, coupled with my eating schedule changes, will help my metabolism pick up. Tis the goal anyway…
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And on that note, I’m going to go crash out. I am super tired and need a good 10hr nap. Hope all is well!
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So my first week of work is finished. I haven’t been this tired in quite a long time. Trying to become proficient this quickly is taking a lot out of me, lol. Couple that with the fact that I am a nerd so I take notes all day and then organize them when I get home…it makes for some longer days. O well. The job so far is a lot of fun…and I’m enjoying the challenge as it comes.
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I have the next few days off (yea, I work an odd schedule)…so I think I am going to get some disc golf in and also produce a video or two. I have a video on betsizing recorded, so I just need to produce it which I will probably do on Monday. I have some visual ideas for this one that should make it fun. It’s nice to still have a creative outlet that I can let the right side of my brain run rampant. Which reminds me that I would like to continue on with my second book…but I’m deciding now if I still want to do that or not given the poker situation. Meh…worst comes to worst I finish it and then let it sit for awhile until I feel like releasing it. We shall see.
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I also made a butt-ton of playlists for GP today. I’m taking suggestions if anyone thinks something would work well on there =) I am about 1.5weeks ahead in the queue which is nice, and have a lot of fun stuff coming up. The best thing about this project is that is forcing me to go find new music. I have a few sites now that I use to get my brain jogging, and I am loving it. It feels like forever since I’ve been finding music at this pace, but it is helping me build my music library very quickly =)
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Everything else is going alright. I did the gym 5x this week and feel a little sore. I’m still gaining weight which I’m not liking. I keep telling myself that it is muscle, but I’m pretty sure that it isn’t. It feels like stress weight (and sits right where stress weight sits too). I need to get back to doing yoga a few times a week I think. Not quite sure what I’m so stressed about…but hopefully it rectifies itself quickly. And on that note, time to think about crashing out. Hope all is well!
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So I am pretty sure that April 2011 was my worst month in a veeeeeeeery long time, and my worst April in my life. But, to stay true to the spirit of the title, I am starting May with a new attitude and putting my optimistic pants back on. This is actually going to be a very new month for me as I started a new job today, which marks a new chapter in my life…”normal employment” lol.
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The job seems pretty chill so far (and I will not be naming the company for those wondering). It’s always odd the first few days when you are trying to ramp yourself up to competency ASAP. Coming from poker and being competent for years upon years, this is a very new feeling. But, I am just jumping in and adjusting as best I can (and my boss is doing a great job with pacing and knowledge injection). While I am exhausted after my first day, I can easily get used to this, lol
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Past that, everything else is going alright. I have been hitting the gym more (about 5x/week) recently, trying to get into better shape and also enjoying the bike a lot more now. While I still don’t feel 100% physically, at least I know I am doing good stuff for my body. I am also getting more and more work done on the Best Playlists, which is officially becoming my favorite project. I am just able to test so many different things wrt SEO and such, but able to share music which is something that I love. We shall see what comes of it all =)
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And on that note, I am going to go relax for a little and then crash out. Hope all is well!
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