Friday night Congress approved an Internet Gaming Ban. It was piggy backed at the 11th hour on a Port Secrity Bill, one that was formed unilaterally and bipartisan, so it stood almost no chance of being denied. Essentially, to vote against this bill would be a vote against anti-terrorist legislation. We were doomed from the moment it was suggested ( Read more... )

Week one of Fall Semester is now under my belt. It's nice to be back on campus instead of all these online courses I've been taking. I can physically feel the new leaf turning over. Although, I was immediately reminded of why I decided to take online courses in the first place ( Read more... )

scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue.
realize the strength, move on.

-Henry Rollins

I still don't exactly understand how I can look back at past relationships, and not ones that people would think I'm talking about, and think of them as the most passionate I've ever felt for some in my life. Especially considering how amazing my wife is and how impersonal that person was way back when. It must have been the fact that I was young ( Read more... )

I know all of you have noticed, but it's now starting to make me laugh. Has 2006 become the year of Indie Rock's mid-life crisis? It would make sense, considering that punk started in the mid 70s, which would now make all of it's avenues and facets somewhere around the 30 year mark. All these old bands are reuniting, touring, and even doing new ( Read more... )

Today was action packed. I really felt like the All-American Dad. Woke up this morning and made breakfast for the kids. We watched some cartoons for a couple hours before I got in the shower and we all got ready for the day. We decided to go out to Flushing Park and try out Asa's remote control airplane he got for his birthday a couple weeks ago. ( Read more... )

Woody Allen marathon on TCM tonight. Just finished Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Sex, But Were Afraid to Ask. Definitely one of my favorites. His early work is so much more influenced by The Marx Brothers. All that's left is Annie Hall, which I've seen about 30 times, and a recent documentary about Allen that I've never heard of. I'm ( Read more... )

I hit a royal flush again today. That's twice in a month. I went on to win the tournament, so luck was on my side. Poker's been good to me lately, been making a decent living.

First off, check this out. You'll absolutely urinate in your trousers.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Yr2w3sY8I-w

My new DVR came in the mail yesterday. Hooked it up lastnight, and now I can record all the poker shows I miss when I'm sleeping, since most of them come on at 3 in the morning when regular poker players are in their prime. I can also pause ( Read more... )

I just finished in 4th place out of 2400 in an online poker tournament. I made almost $500. Wow, what a feeling. Between this, and the news of the Afghan Whigs reforming, I'm ready to take on the world. Who's with me?