Catch Up

Wow, a week passes without an update, and now I got alot to catch up on.

Poker: I played a few tournys with Ashley last week. She final tabled one of the first two, and got a decent peice of the chop despite being short. I was able to make money in the cash games after busting and made my buy in plus a few hundred for my time. On Friday, I was able to final table for almost $1K, and made a little bit of money on a 4 way, $100 last longer bet. Interestingly enough, both Anthony and I final tabled the event, so we ended up having to split the last longer because the final table was chopped, but Im not going to complain about a little extra cash in the pocket. I've got my flight to Vegas booked for the 19th, and I can't wait to get out there and just unwind. Ashley is going out there with the specific intent of grinding, and while that seems like a good idea, a part of me wants to take some time to relax and just get away from everything.

UFC: The fights were ok. I really enjoyed the Machida fight and GSP's total domination of BJ Penn. It was pretty exciting to see a bout like that finally come together. Where GSP goes from here I don't know, but I am going to be eagerly awaiting to see if his next opponent can step up to beat him.

Partying: Jessica and Nick came over to watch the fights with Ashley and I, and afterwards, we went out to party for a bit at Johnny V's. Ashley decided to stay in because she was comfortable in pajamas and tired, but I ended up having a pretty good time. Some highlights from my night:

- Getting absolutely destroyed by a guy playing pool but being too foolish to quit him
- Drinking a few beers, but having the presence of mind to cut myself off when I was hitting that point of no return
- A drunken girl outside of the bar tried to get people to let her into the bar by flashing her boobs, and pressing them up against the glass windows.
- Seeing a drunk guy slammed to the ground by security who thought he was resisting them but was simply too drunk to control his body
- Having a girl make an unusual amount of eye contact with me from across the bar, which let me know she was kinda vibing me, which is always nice

Family: So after going back and forth on whether to let my uncle go or not, finally nature too its course and he passed quietly. I spent a few days prior going to and from the hospital somewhat awaiting the inevitable. I have had some revelations in terms of how I view the world, but this isn't the moment I am going to choose to get into that. Anyways, the funeral was a few days ago. It was a pretty somber event, without the pomp and uplift that I have typically seen at those types of events. Jessica was doing the planning for it, so that was cool to hang out with her and Nick so I didnt have to dwell in all of the sadness that I was surrouneded by. Ashley was having a minor drama with my cousin, and Im not sure how to quite resolve it, so defference is my weapon of choice on the subject for the moment. The kid is going through alot right now, its not the time or the place to make issue with some of the stuff he did. But there will be.

Plans: Probably going to just be taking it easy. I got some money on Full Tilt again, so I probably will just concentrate on grinding that into something sizeable, and hopefully by the time I am ready to go to Vegas I will have a decent roll online. I am going to try to keep a low profile until Vegas, because I dont want to deal with the feeling of being stuck and traveling then, being in a poor frame of mind going into the trip. My buddy Manny should be coming down pretty soon, so hopefully I can see him before I take off. Blah.