some stuff

i've pretty much scrapped my hourly goal...no way in hell that i actually get it. i think that anyone who actually reads this shitty blog has come to the realization that i rarely achieve my hourly goals (which is pathetic). the sad thing is, that was one of the reasons why i really made this blog...no, not to seek attention from the world, but to keep myself accountable. it's sad to think that i can't keep myself focused enough to ever really acheive these goals of mine. to be frank and honest though, i've actually enjoyed playing alot more when i do decide to play. i also find that i play better when motivated, so i think i'll just stick with this method in regards to playing.

probably won't make a ton this month. i've played less than 10k hands, laughably. i've been coaching a fair amount this month, which has been great. i enjoy teaching and helping others. i did play alot of PLO during this month and it was pretty nice...didn't run fantastic, but still ran well enough.

School has been going meh overall. My schedule is pretty soft in general, primarily due to me skipping lots and lots of History of Jazz. Geology is pretty queer and I have to do a project for it this coming week. Spanish sucks my ass... although it's an online class, i still despise it. words cannot describe how much i hate it. and i still have a few more courses to go. the sick thing is, i was .5 semesters away in high school (dropped out second sem of spanish 4) from not ever having to take it in college. wish they would've told me how big of a dumbass i am/was.

i've been slacking on my reading lately. I'm currently reading 'World Without Us', a book about how the earth would be if humans disappeared tomorrow. It's pretty interesting, and I enjoy alot of the post-apoc stuff, so I'm enjoying this book. I'm pretty backed up in general though and have alot of different books that I want to read.

I've also had a chance to see a few different movies lately. With all the awards coming out, I thought I should see some of the films to form an opinion on some of the nominees.

Benjamin Button- story of a man who is born as an 80 year old and gets younger physically as he gets older. sortve a strange movie. I didn't mind it, thought it was decent. some of the scenes and visuals were well done, and the music was pretty good. overall though, i didn't really think much of it...it was a film that seemed like it wanted to be a forest gump like epic, but fails. there weren't enough 'event's to really make benjamin button's life interesting to me. maybe it's because i don't really like romance, which is heavily involved in this movie. meh, overall, not bad, maybe worth a watch, i'm not going to see it again though.

gran torino- hilarious flick about clint eastwood (super hardass korea vet) who is super racist towards asians and everyone else. a story about a man overcoming his beliefs. i really enjoyed this and think its well worth a watch.

slumdog millionaire- movie about a kid who wins on 'who wants to be a millionaire' in mumbai. it's clearly impossible that a slumdog kid could know all the answers to the questions so he's taken by the police. the movie cycles through his life as he goes through each answer. i thought this movie was pretty good, well worth a watch. reminded me of city of god in some ways. definitely a fun one though.

the wrestler- movie about a down on his luck wrestler who tries to make a comeback. really fantastic acting by rourke imo, he makes the character seem very believable. he struggles to find his identity through family (strained relationship w/ daughter), potential love (a stripper he frequently visits), and his failing career/health. overall a good movie.

Overall I enjoyed gran torino most on a personal level (just bc i thought it was fucking hilarious) though slumdog mightve been the best 'movie' perse. i'm excited for a few movies to come out, namely 'watchmen' (i'm a comic nerd fwiw). wolverine movie looks cool as well.

anyways, i'd like to add some more things (ie. thoughts on CFB/books/MMA (not that i'm an expert just like to talk about it)/etc) but i'm tired. just finished the first season of dexter and it was pretty cool, check it out. (premise is he is a serial killer who is also a forensic scientist. he kills 'bad guys' and has a code to satiate his hunger to kill) while working for the police. a pretty cool fun show.