January went by in a blur. Spring Break? 36 days away.…
Monthly Archives: January 2006
Lunar New Year
Year of the Dog. I waited 45 minutes at a Chinese restaurant before I was served tea. Doesn’t bode well. On the other hand, the food was good.…
They gave me a free hat too
Emigrant Direct is now paying 4.25% APY. Slowly moving towards the day when it eclipses my student loan rate? That’s the fantasy, all right……
Lucid dream
On my left foot, discord.…
Back to school
Teaching three classes this semester—most I’ve ever taught at once! Yes I’ve been spoiled in the past and it seems like that number is only going to go up in the future. So anyway…play the Oingo Boingo……
Unnatural thing
Playing poker well is an unnatural thing, really. You have to not want to play very much, first of all. Throw away marginal hands with a zen-like demeanor. But when you get a premium hand, you have to turn up the aggression so that you’re the wrecking ball no one wants to confront. And then …
Three jobs
I feel as if I’m working three jobs—some more enjoyable than others……
Late night drink
Coca-Cola in the dead of night. It’s so good……
All that matters is that today, two stood against many
I got an Xbox yesterday. Davidgar, I call on thee, send me your gamertag. And if you do not listen, the hell with you!…
Still reading books, at least
The Secret Book Club has managed to survive the near death of one of its members. It will no doubt be great material for the novel of the same name, although we’ll have to be careful to avoid lawsuits by changing the names of the characters.
Next up is Marilynne Robinson’s Gilead. Every time …