December 2011
47 posts
JackLance: “There’s a girl out there having fun, &... →
“There’s a girl out there having fun, & she...
Dreams
I had a dream where first I was at work, but I wasn’t a dealer. I was dealing with some customer, and I told the guy who was working after me about the situation. I think we were both doctors or something, which comes into play later. But this customer needed help from another guy, so I went to find him to make sure that everything was taken care of. The dream continued with me needing...
I finally bought the rest of the Newsboys’ albums...
Dreams
I had a few weird ones, and they made me feel like I was sleeping in really late. Before I opened my eyes I knew that something was weird with my bed. I was very comfortable, and I was all tucked in with one of my blankets when usually by that time they’re all strewn about. The stranger thing was that my bottom sheet and my top blanket were all thrown about, but my thick middle blanket...
Well I didn’t die, so working tonight must have...
Dreams
I had a dream where our house was much bigger than in reality, and we recently redid our living room. It was about twice the size, and we had a huge TV at one far end which we could see fine from the couch at the other end of the room. I’ve had a similar dream to that before but it’s rare.
In another dream I was working, and I messed up the deal by getting one stuck at the bottom of a...
JackLance: I got all 3 LOTR movies for $4 each at... →
I got all 3 LOTR movies for $4 each at Best Buy...
One Year Ago Today
I went to the dentist for what I thought would be my last one here in New York, but as you know I’m still here. I thought about how I always get the same hygienist, although there are a few attractive ones around there. But I don’t think I’d want an attractive girl playing around with my teeth. I thought that if she was interested in me she couldn’t really say anything other...
This was a rare night where I just didn’t want to...
One Year Ago Today
I had a good cash in an online tournament, which was a rare one that I needed for my tournament confidence. Other than that it was a typical day of watching movies, TV shows, and playing poker.
My Day
Because I went to bed so late (or early) this morning I slept in an extra hour, and quickly got ready for work. I didn’t expect it to be very busy, but since people have it off...
I didn’t mind working on Christmas for many...
One Year Ago Today
I didn’t get to watch all of the Knicks game that year, but the Knicks still won their Christmas game which was against the Bulls this time. I was happy we won. My brother and I went to my dad’s house to find out what the Del Medico’s were doing for Christmas, and because my grandma didn’t feel well it ended up just being my dad, my uncle, my brother, and me having dinner. My...
Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you all get to...
One Year Ago Today
I talked about what I did the day before Christmas, which is basically the same as this year except for playing poker online.
My Day
My alarm went off at 2pm but I said no to it, so I slept another hour. After breakfast I watched It’s a Wonderful Life for the first time, and I really enjoyed it. The black and white didn’t matter, and the acting was pretty good for the most...
I’ll tell you this right now: If any of my posts...
Dreams
You know what? I don’t feel like describing these dreams tonight.
One Year Ago Today
We went to the casino and had the buffet for my mom’s birthday, and although it was delicious it wasn’t worth the rough drive up and back in the snow. I’m so happy that there’s no snow yet this season, and I’d be so happy if it didn’t snow at all this winter.
My Day
I got up at 2pm today and hung out a...
JackLance: Great day! I got sushi, got my Amar’e... →
Great day! I got sushi, got my Amar’e jersey,...
One Year Ago Today
This was a much better day. I finally had a cash game win online, and that helped get my confidence back a little. The Knicks beat the Thunder which was a great win. Lastly, I watched Close Encounters of the Third Kind for the first time, and it was a good movie.
My Day
I still managed to wake up at 2pm today, even after going to bed at 8am. I went to New Hartford to get...
Had a good poker game where we played until 6am. I...
Dreams
I had two good dreams involving girls. In the first I was going on a blind date. I met her at a restaurant, and I sat at a table with my friend who gave me last-minute encouragement or something, and then she walked over. I acted very much like I think I would act on a first date with a girl I don’t really know. I was nervous as hell, my hands were shaking, but I tried my best to remain...
JackLance: I’m starting to get to where I can play... →
I’m starting to get to where I can play poker more...
Dreams
In one I was trapped with some friends at some weird warehouse place because the Thruway was closed. My friend Jon was there, and he was really sick. At first I felt bad, but then I remembered that it was because he had been drinking a lot so it was his own fault. That came from the drunk texts I got from him last night. I had another dream where I went into a house that was supposed to...
Every time I watch a movie about samurai, I can’t...
Dreams
I had a couple strange and kind of scary dreams. In the first, I was with two close friends and we were exploring a cave. We saw some people down a cliff, so we crouched down to stay out of sight and figure out what to do. Then some people came up on us, and it was like we were caught by them. They sat us down next to each other, and the head guy threw two orange chips (worth $1,000...
JackLance: My goal is to meet my future wife... →
My goal is to meet my future wife before Ted does...
Dreams
There was one where I was at work on a night where the last of the cash game tables broke, so all of us dealers were just standing around doing nothing. In another dream I was playing baseball outside at my grandma’s house, and I got mad when the other guys changed the rules right in the middle of the game. We were short-handed so a guy said we should start pitching to ourselves, and for...
JackLance: Staying up all night always sounds like... →
Staying up all night always sounds like a good...
One Year Ago Today
I talked about how the words ‘frugal’ and ‘fickle’ mean the opposite of what I think they should mean. I also realized that the word ‘submit’ has the same meaning whether you use it to say “submit an application” or “submit to my authority.”
My Day
So I stayed up all night, and Brian and I watched Hot Rod and Napoleon Dynamite while playing some Chinese poker. When he left I...
I’m staying up all night once again, just for the...
Dreams
There was one where I was at work, and after a few hours I realized that I got to start working early because I got there early. Then during my last break I was asked by the girl at the cash register (we were now at a gas station at dawn) if I would cover for her for a few minutes. I’ve never had a job where I needed to use a cash register, but I figured it out pretty quickly.
One Year...
JackLance: I just ordered my new Amar’e Stoudemire... →
I just ordered my new Amar’e Stoudemire jersey....
Dreams
I had a bunch of weird dreams in my long sleep, but nothing substantial and worth mentioning. The effects of them still lingered throughout the day, which is weird.
One Year Ago Today
In short, the title for that day’s blog sums it up: Terrible day in every aspect. My car needs another $200 to get fixed, poker was awful, and the Knicks lost.
My Day
I got out of bed last night to put...
For People Who “Don’t Like Beer” →
Every once in a while I’ll stumble upon a good article that addresses something in my life. This is such an article, so I thought I’d share it.
I recently had my first beer—a Sam Adams Boston Lager—and it got more disgusting the more I drank it. This article shows that there are tons of other kinds of beers that I might like, and it describes the different tastes and...
JackLance: It looks like the Clippers will... →
It looks like the Clippers will actually be good...
Dreams
I had several dreams during my long slumber. The first and most uncomfortable one was when I was being held captive in a dude’s room for some reason. I decided I’d wait until the last day of Friday before I made my escape, but I’m not sure why. We were both sleeping in his bed, but I tried to be as far away as possible. Then he had his girlfriend come over, and I asked if I should leave...
I watched the movie Seven Samurai tonight, and I...
One Year Ago Today
I’ve been shoveling snow at the church for over a week now, and I’m happy to say that we’re not quite at the snowy time of year yet this year. I hope we can keep that going for as long as possible. But that’s reason enough to say that 2011 was way better than 2010. I also have a job, money, and more poker games than I did last year, so things are moving up.
My Day
My dad...
JackLance: Today I learned that although I’m a... →
Today I learned that although I’m a poor bowler,...
Dreams
I had a dream where a bunch of guys were in my room for some reason. I was about to go to sleep, and they were sleeping in my room too. I already knew I’d be sharing the bed with a guy, but there were two already in there before I was going to bed. It was strange.
In another dream I was in a weird dollar store, and they had an entire side of an aisle filled with different kinds of...
JackLance: I’m happy the Knicks acquired Tyson... →
I’m happy the Knicks acquired Tyson Chandler and...
One Year Ago Today
This is when I first got addicted to the Facebook game Bouncing Ball, which took a long time to get away from. I still play it on occasion, but only a few games a week tops.
My Day
I got up at 2pm for a solid 8 hours of sleep. I had time to get some food and watch SNL and Community before work. It was a really slow night, and there were only nine tables going when we got...
JackLance: With this post I’m finally caught up on... →
With this post I’m finally caught up on blogging...
Dreams
I had a dream two nights ago where I saw Nate Miller from Cru, but I called him Nick at first. I quickly corrected myself but apologized for the mistake. This was kind of a continuation of another dream where I saw a tennis court outside our house, only it was a football field this time. I also had a dream where I watched two movies one night before bed. That comes from how I haven’t...
JackLance: Here’s Part 3 of my Foxwoods trip.... →
Here’s Part 3 of my Foxwoods trip. Regrettably it...
Thursday
I woke up at 11am after 5.5 hours of sleep, and we had to be out of there by noon to checkout. We brought our bags to Jon’s car which he left in the parking garage, and then decided we’d just play cash games today since the tournament was a two-day one. It was too expensive for me but I guess they didn’t want to push it themselves. So we all went our separate ways to play poker, and we...
Part 2 of our trip to Foxwoods stars Darry...
Wednesday
I slept well on the cot and woke up at 9:45am after just six hours of sleep. I got ready to go and then waited for Darry, who was on the fence about playing the tournament. I wanted him to play because it’d be more fun if all of us played again, and he decided to play after all. We got to the casino a little late, but we could register in at least the first hour so we didn’t miss...
I’m blogging about my trip to Foxwoods in 3 parts....
Okay, I have A TON of things to say about my three-day trip to Foxwoods with Jon and Darry from work. I filled my phone with notes on it for you, and there’s a few ways I can go about explaining everything. For the most part I’ll do it all in sequential order, but there are a number of observations which I’ll all put together in one section. So I’ll break it down as neat as I can, but I’m...
JackLance: Back from my trip to Foxwoods. I'll... →
JackLance: Day 2 of Foxwoods is over. Busted in... →
Going to Foxwoods & Mohegan Sun with some dudes...
One Year Ago Today
This was the first day that snow covered the ground in Mohawk, and it was a terrible sight to wake up to. But that was not the worst thing about today. This was the day I agreed to shovel and snowblow the church for the winter, which I immediately regretted and subsequently hated every day since. I went through the options of how to manage going to sleep and waking up in time...
I’m really enjoying my new iPhone. It makes all my...
One Year Ago Today
In poker that day I had two hands where I really thought about what hand my opponent could have. I always do that, but I realize that I don’t always analyze it as best as I can or should. I thought about which hands made sense for every street of action, and I trusted my read to fold my rivered trips against what I figured was a flopped set (for a rivered full house). It’s...
JackLance: “Picture someone doing something... →
“Picture someone doing something heroic. Now was...
One Year Ago Today
I didn’t cash in any poker tournament, but I made up for it doubly in cash games. The Knicks won, but from reading what I wrote I wish I didn’t describe each game so much because it’s really unnecessary. This was the day when I thought of a quote about relationships that I got from a TV show or movie, but I couldn’t place it at all. I posted what I thought was close to the...
My iPhone is up & running, & I have all my...
Dreams
I had a dream where I started smoking. I was trying to quit, but I just couldn’t help myself. I was inside our house and for some reason I just blew the smoke out of the window instead of going outside. I tried to hide it, and the first time I succeeded. Then another night I smoked again, and I was trying to get the last puffs from a small cigarette butt. I tried to cover up the smell...
JackLance: My old phone and I had a good last day... →
My old phone and I had a good last day together,...
Dreams
I had a very restless night sleep, having dreams about iPhones.
One Year Ago Today
This was the beginning of the very long rebuilding process in online poker. I was back at $0.50-$1 and I never moved back up because I was still getting back what I lost in one short week when the site went down.
Thoughts
I was thinking today that we only have two forms of poker: Cash games and...
My iPhone came today but I can’t activate it until...
November Review
Alright, let’s talk about November. The WSOP Main Event Final Table was early this past month, and it was fun to watch it live. Which brings me to poker, and it wasn’t just the usual home game that I played in. We had a dealer game at the casino, but I lost $300 there. I played a different home game last night and lost $200 there, so that wasn’t very good. But altogether I...