"Whoever said that money burns a hole in your pocket was talking about me.." "I once played ping-pong for $50,000 against some Chinaman in Tahoe.." "I'm an action freak. I'd bet on a cockroach race." -Stu Ungar


Bored at Work

January 29, 2009

Well I guess I have to give up on the weight loss bet. I think Will is still hurting from his marathon snowboard trip to Breckenridge for a week. I went for two days and that was as much as I could take. I guess it didn't help that everyone drank very heavily every night. I am just going to just try to lose 15 lbs on my own over the next 3 months. I am going to commit to losing 15 lbs. by April 29th. I weighed just under 200 lbs this morning so I have to be down to 185 by April 29th. I don't think 5 lbs per month should be that bad but I just have to convince myself to stick to it.

I started working again in September after a year and a half off. It is so boring sometimes that I can barely take it. The sad part is that I am usually just messing around on the Internet for over half the day and I still can't take it sometimes. It saves me that I only have to work four days per week.

It is nice getting variance free money though. When I have a bad day at work I still make money. When I have a bad day gambling I lose a few thousand dollars at the stakes I play. I would be great if I only had to work three days per week so I can degen it up the other four days... that would be nice.

Weight Loss Bet

January 22, 2009

I played about a thousand hands of Pot Limit Omaha yesterday with really bad results. I was down a couple thousand dollars in all-in expectation. I can't complain because I have actually been running good for the past few months anyway.

I have been taking a ton of notes on PLO over the past couple of months. It helps me maintain my thoughts and reminds me of what I need to be thinking about. I probably have the framework for a book already.

My friend Will wants to make a $500 weight loss prop bet. It basically goes like this.. if we both lose 15 lbs in 3 months we don't have to pay up. If one of us loses 15 but the other doesn't.. the loser has to pay 500. We are going to weigh in on Monday Jan 26. I am pretty sure we will both be able to do it but it will be fun teasing Mr. Fat Boy over the next few months. I am going to try to weigh myself every Monday and every Thursday. I weighed 199.2 this morning.. yeah I know.. so outta shape.