Good news/Bad news

Bad news:
My car is totaled.  And I still owe money on the loan.  And it was my baby.  I admit it; I cried when the insurance company told me it was a loss.

Good news:
Even after paying off the loan, I will have just over $10k with which to buy a new car.  Hooray cars that maintain good value.

Bad news:
My car was due to be paid off in 12 months and I was looking forward to having the additional $550/month once it was paid off.  That's like 50% of my monthly income.

Good News:
Sometimes being lazy pays off.  I meant to put my new parking decal on my car last week, but didn't.  Good thing cause that would be a pain to take care of.

Bad news:
I have to go through the process of buying a car.  Which I don't have time for this week since I have my comp on Wednesday.  And I have to actually decide what kind of car to get. 

Should I go used and just buy something with the $10k outright?  Should I buy new and suck up another loan?  Should I buy a Honda Civic or some other cheap, practical car...or should I buy the 2006 carbon copy version of my car (well, almost - it's not a turbo  :-( )that I saw on the dealer's lot when it got towed in...  Comments/advice are welcomed.

Week in review (though not with Gwen Ifill)

I haven't been posting a lot because I have been preoccupied and busy... I still have some vegas posts that are pending editing that I promise to post at some point.

But just so you don't think I've fallen off the face of the earth, here are some things I've learned in the last week:

1) pineapple express is a hilariously funny movie. One of the most continuously funny movies I have seen in awhile.

2) I miss having a neighborhood bar, but Greene Turtle in laurel is an ok substitute on Sundays when drinks are 2.50 and appetizers are half price.

3) it's always worth it to go to court when you get a ticket.

Three additions to foxwoods recap

1) they have signs posted saying that players no longer have the right to ask to see called hands that have been mucked posted now

2) there is a bet line on the new tables but apparently forward motion still counts even behind the bet line

3) Mohegan sun's poker room is supposedly opening on august 29.

Foxwoods musings

Spent about four hours at Foxwoods tonight.� I haven't been up there in about 8 months; some things are different and some things are the same.

Thoughts:

1. New tables and chips as a result of the new partnership with MGM.� (FTR I finally got around to asking someone how big the poker room is.� They have 140 tables).� I hate the new chips.� They are ugly and feel cheap.� Their old chips were way nicer.� New tables are fine. They have the player's card system that they have at the Beau Rivage and MGM in Vegas, but they are not using it...yet.�


2. Lots of new dealers and floor people.� Only recognized a few.


3. They changed the brand of coffee they use.� It's bad.


4. Same fishtastic play, thank goodness (call everything til the river, then fold; alternatively try to float you when you have the nuts).� Midweek the proportion of fish is less, but still plentiful.


5. Same action (good and plenty).� Considering I was there late on a weeknight, the pits and the poker room were relatively crowded.� Just when action slows down, the morning tournament crowd comes in. (And speaking of which, how are there so many degenerates in Connecticut???) Stud and O8 games run weaker midweek but still go.� Lots of NL to choose from, up to 10-20 tonight.


6. New sister casino (MGM) lacks a poker room, but is really nice.


7. Construction outside the main entrance will change the traffic patterns.� Jury's out on whether this is good or bad, but it can't get much worse than trying to get to Foxwoods on the 2 lane country road during a holiday or summer weekend, so I have to think it will be an improvement.


8. I play so much better at casinos (and it's not just that players are weaker - I am definitely more focused when at casinos).� I have to work on fixing this immediately.� I'm more aggressive, tighter, and make better reads/follow throughs.� It's not a wonder my losing sessions at the 'woods are few and far between.

A funny thing happened on the way to New London

A major accident shut down both sides of 95 one exit away from my parents' house. If you can see the signs on the overpass, I was planning to take exit 72. Maybe you can also see those two green things on my windshield. The entire median was swarming with giant green crickets which kept trying to fly in my car. Perhaps most strange, however, was the fact that people got out of their cars and walked up to the accident WITH CAMERAS. Who does that?!



I hope the people in the accident are ok. I couldn't find any info online and it must've been a major accident since they brought out the helicopter.

Lake Anna

I don't know how in the 12 years I've lived here I never made it out to Lake Anna. It's only about 2 hours away and there is a lot to do there, including a beach. I much prefer freshwater to saltwater so the beach at the lake's state park was perfect. There was so much to do that I'd really like to get a group together to rent out one of their cabins next summer.

Long ago in a galaxy far away

Back in the day, like 10 years ago, my friends and I spent a lot of time at Capitol lounge, especially for happy hours on 10 cent wing night. (come to think of it, we spent time at the Big Hunt for 10 cent wing night too. Guess we ate a lot of cheap wings.)

Anyways, cap lounge is a dive bar with political personality, good beer and food, and crowded with people in suits who make no money, and people in suits who used to make no money and are now there for nostalgia during happy hours. Most of my friends are the latter these days, but tonight is wing night so I might have to show up for nostalgia, even if I won't be wearing a suit.