urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:frazwoodfrazwoodfrazwoodfrazwood2007-04-17T12:52:24Zurn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:frazwood:700thoughts in the morning2007-04-17T12:52:24Z2007-04-17T12:52:24ZI am about to head off to go teach this morning, but I have a few things on my brain. <br /><br /><i>Poker</i><br /><br />Somehow, someway, I have to quickly rebuild a bankroll for online poker. First, I busted out of my Poker Stars and Ultimate Bet accounts. Next, I used $22 out of my $50 remaining dollars at Poker.com to play a single table tournament. I placed second, netting me another $40 in profit. I then started playing $50 NL and I quickly doubled up. My account (2 minutes ago) had almost reached $300, but then I lost a big pot when my AA ran up against a flopped set on a dry board. Oh well, I still have more than $250 in the account, which is enough to get me going again. I had had perhaps 8 winning sessions in a row, so a little variance-adjustment was due.<br /><br /><i>Virginia Tech<br /><br /></i>Wow, how sad. It makes me want to be nice to everyone, all of the time... even though I know that I can't do that. I just read that one of the professors killed was from the Civil and Environmental Engineering department.... makes me feel like it could have been me. The good news, for me, is that none of my friends were hurt. They were luckily out of town.<br /><br /><i>Family</i><br /><br />The family is growing up fast, but not fast enough. Ella is started to be more independent, which is welcome. She's also starting to sleep through the night in her crib, which is very welcome.<br /><br /><i>Book Idea<br /><br /></i>I have always wanted to write a novel. I have often brainstormed about ideas for a novel, coming up with thousands of plots but never sticking to one. I have one in mind right now that I have been mulling over for weeks. I might actually start it sometime soon. I have a very loose outline even. It should be fun, because one of the central characters will be based on my grandfather. Gramps passed away a few years ago, so it will be nice to think about him more.urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:frazwood:437Starting my Journal2007-04-13T20:52:43Z2007-04-13T20:52:43ZOver the past couple of years, I have maintained a blog. It was originally just supposed to be my written diary, talking about whatever I felt like that day. Given that the most enjoyable parts of my life (at that time) were poker and fishing, I had planned to write about those topics. But somehow, the blog morphed into a poker-only journal, and when I lost interest in poker... I lost interest in the blog.<br /><br />I am starting to play poker again, but I have no plans to re-start my poker blog. I would, however, like to go back to my original idea for a personal diary that for some reason I post on the internet.<br /><br />Today was a semi-important day in my professional life -- we met for four hours to decide would would be our new department head. The good news is that the worst choice of the three would be excellent.<br /><br />On a personal note, the weather looks like it is warming up. I have certainly felt the pains of depression this winter, although not nearly as bad as last year. I must force myself to find fun activities next winter!