Wow did he really...?

So last night I was watching "America's Got Talent" last night, it is a guilty pleasure what can I say, and it is still early on so you see loads of people who are terrible. There is this guy who comes out with a guitar and is wearing his army uniform. It wasn't the one you are supposed to wear out in public it was the BDU (battle dress uniform). It really pissed me off.

The BDU is a work uniform and according to military ettiquette you should not be wearing it out and about. If you stop by the store on your way home that is ok but you don't wear it out to dinner or go to the movies in it. You sure as hell don't wear it to a talent show. He should have been wearing class A's or class B's.

They did a back story about him and how he was deployed for 15 months and blah blah blah. He is like 34 and a specialist it is probably because he doesn't understand common policies and procedures.

They voted him through and he wasn't even good it was all based on him being in the military and being deployed. You shouldn't be drawing attention to yourself like that. What a fucking joke, I would love to punch that guy in the face.

Until later.

Batman = AMAZING

So if you have not seen the Dark Knight yet, get off your ass and go see it. Yes, it is that good. It is the best Batman movie ever made. I was very sceptical about Heath Ledger as the joker but he blows Jack Nicholson out of the water. With that being said it is an entirely different movie. This new one is very dark and disturbing not at all like the first one. You wouldn't even know it was Heath Ledger from seeing him in the movie. It sucks that he is gone but at least he went out on a high note.

I haven't been doing much poker wise, that will be changing this week. I am going to start sessions with a coach this week at some point. Everyone says that coaching really advances your game so we will see. I am getting a really good deal from this guy. We will see what happens. This guy is saying that I should be crushing 100NL within 2 to 3 months

I am texting this on my blackberry and its kind of time consuming but I always forget when I am on the laptop. I gotta keep my faithful readers supplied.

That is all for now, until later

I phone day = Longest Day Ever

Yesterday was the launch of the new 3G I-phone and it was the longest day ever. The press came out about the new phone while I was in training so my entire time with the company has been all about getting ready for this new phone. Last year when he first I-phone came out there was a line around the building the first day, but they didn't sell out until late in the afternoon. They had more the very next day, and most stores didn't sell out again until they pulled all of the original I-phones in preparation for the release of the 3G I-phone.

There was a lot of speculation about how the new phone would be received and what we could expect on launch day. A lot of people were saying that it would not be as big of a deal since the phone was not brand new anymore. Other people thought that it would be slammed and crazy. I had a feeling that it would be insane, the new phone is half the price, it supports corporate email and it is much faster. The original I-phone changed the cell phone market completely, everyone else is playing catch up.

The day of the launch everyone in the store was scheduled for 12 hours, we had to be there at 7AM and the store would open at 8. That morning was when we rally found out exactly how we would handle the activations in the system. When I pulled up the line was halfway around the building. They gave us 120 to sell on the first day, I am still pretty new and was having a lot of problems with the system. We sold out of the phone at 11:30 or so. I did a decent amount of business but it would have been a lot more if I wasn't slow. It was very well organized in the store and we had people in place to help us run phones and accessories so we didn't have to leave our stations.

I guess the most shocking thing about yesterday is along the back of the building where people would line up when the line got long enough someone decided to take a shit on the sidewalk. When we got there in the morning there were people lined up in front and behind the pile. I was surprised at this, I mean who does that? I don't like to drop the kids of any place other than my home throne, let alone a PUBLIC sidewalk. One of the other people in the store had to clean it up, I am not sure if I would have been able to do it.

Last year on the second day there was no line, today I was supposed to be there at 10AM. I got a call from the assistant manager at 9:30 and he let me know there was a line and he wanted me to come in early. We had 60 phones to sell today so we sold out very quickly again. Once again I was having all kinds of system problems so I didn't get as much done as many people did. I did about 1/4 of the business that I needed to do in these two days. I kind of wish every day was I-phone day.

I am also EXHAUSTED, as I write this I am fighting to keep my eyes open. I went to bed way too late last night and I haven't been sleeping so well. I haven't played much poker this week, but I did have a variance swing. Still in the green but have definitely not as good as I was doing before. We will see what happens, nothing else I can do.

My brother is also in town from Seattle. Melissa has never met him before, so I hope that we can get together and have dinner or something so she can meet him.

That is all for now, until later.

It has been awhile

So I have finished my training and my first actual week in the store, and so far I am really happy with the job. I am still very slow with the system, it takes me awhile to get through any transaction that I do. I know that it takes time to get comfortable but I am ready to be able to knock out transactions. I need to find more opportunities to make more money, that will come with time as well.

Poker has been so weird lately, so back and forth. I have decided that I am done with 5NL and 10NL. I am taking my short roll to 25NL and play there. I can redeposit if I go broke, I just can't take the sheer stupidity of those lower levels. I have played two sessions so far and have been doing well. I am only two tabling to really make sure that I am thinking through all my decisions and making the best play that I can. I am currently up over 2 buy ins, in less than 700 hands. Hopefully I can maintain for the rest of the month.

Other than that nothing much is going on. Yesterday was Kate's birthday we are going to get together one night this week to have dinner. I am going to take Pops out for a late father's day dinner as well. Kill two birds type of thing.

Friday is the launch of the new I-phone for AT&T. It is half the price but works on the faster data network. It is going to be a very busy day and I am anticipating making about half my quota that month if not more. That will be a very good day.

That is really it for now. I am going to try to start doing this on my phone so I might be more consistent.

Until now.