Album of the month: Dessa - A Badly Broken Code

I disabled the blog for a while. The reasoning being that I was job-hunting, and I didn't want my poker entries to make any future employers think I am some crazy gambling addict, just wanting to get their money to gambool it all away on payday. After being hired by Boost Communications as a Systems Administrator, and beginning Jan 4th, I've come to the conclusion it's safe again.

So, yeah. I finished my BSc degree in December, and started working about two weeks later. Originally this was never really my intention, but I had no idea what to do. I had no money to travel, bills to be paid, and eventually my student loan will have to repaid, with interest. I am still adjusting as best as I can to the 9-5 life. That's not to say I dislike my job, quite the opposite in fact, but I want to explore life. I want to travel. I want to meet new people. I will be turning 25 in May, and every day that passes is another day that I will never get back.

I withdrew all my poker money in summer after a long break-even stretch. I don't think I am supposed to make a living playing online poker. I am not made for it mentally. Downswings, frustrations, break-even stretches, being on the wrong side of flips a little bit too often, etc. It all adds up. So I quit. My bankroll is currently $34.96, after several unsuccessful attempts to rebuild at the micros when rakeback gets paid. That hurts your confidence (and ego!) after being a winner in the $50-$100 level for so long. I am too embarrased to even look at my own SharkScope stats these days.

Anyway.. it's late, and I've got work in the morning.

Finished my Bachelor project and exams this month.

So I am spending this Easter in Trondheim instead of going home like I usually do. I have been working a bit on finishing up my Bachelor project, so I can spend time preparing for exams in May in the upcoming weeks. My room mates have been gone for a while now, so it's getting pretty boring at times.

I have been trying to work out a bit lately, and eat healthier. I think I have made a good bit of progress changing a bunch of bad habits, and I am feeling good about it. Almost every online poker player whose blog I read say that working out and eating well is really supposed to help you play better, but I can't say I've been noticing that at all. Oh well.

Anyway, this football season is shaping up for some very exciting final months. Man Utd are still in every competition, but recently they have certainly not been making it easier on themselves. I've got a bet riding with my friend who supports Liverpool on who is going to finish highest of our two teams in the Premiership, so hopefully we can get back to our winning ways. I am really excited about this new Federico Macheda kid, after his stunning extra time goal vs Aston Villa on Sunday.

So I kind of forgot about updating this blog after my downswing before the end of the year. Since then I have managed to rectify the situation and I am currently running and playing well again.

I haven't put in a ton of volume really, just chilled and game selected a lot. I am going to start sitting first in the 50s soon as I feel very comfortable playing them now.

Here are my results for 2009 so far:

November sucked. I barely played a game, mostly because I was feeling demotivated after I started off the month doing a ton of flips at NL100, losing a bunch.

December is not going well either. I don't think my roll has ever been this low before. I guess it's to be expected when I hardly play anymore and I constantly have to cash out. Oh well. Christmas soon.