Marketing

I just clicked on an article that had this title:

Don't Let ColorRun Down Drain Chemicals in Most Shampoos StripDye From Hair: What to Use Instead.

Why?


Because it had this picture next to it.

Sometimes marketing works.

Below that was an article titled, "Strip Club Offers Free Flu Shots to Senoirs."

I openend that one too.

Gym Membership

I called the gym tonight to suspend my membership. However, over the phone they told me to suspend it I had to come person into the gym. But if I got all the way to the gym I would just want to work out. Then if I worked out I shouldn't cancel. Now, I'm at home. I guess I'm just going to keep paying my monthly membership price to not go. I'm stuck.

Closet

I donated some clothes last week. Now I have more room in my closet, and more hangers.

The desperate all-in triple up

Full Tilt Poker Game #14954281873: $18,500 Guarantee (109531072), Table 21 - 2500/5000 Ante 600 - No Limit Hold'em - 18:11:16 ET - 2009/09/26
Seat 2: GutShotGus (143,206)
Seat 3: gutshot7 (29,684)
Seat 5: monkey gambler (323,329)
Seat 6: olgad (146,236)
GutShotGus antes 600
gutshot7 antes 600
monkey gambler antes 600
olgad antes 600
olgad posts the small blind of 2,500
GutShotGus posts the big blind of 5,000
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to gutshot7 [Qh Kh]
gutshot7 raises to 29,084, and is all in
monkey gambler folds
olgad calls 26,584
GutShotGus calls 24,084
*** FLOP *** [Kd 8h 4c]
olgad checks
GutShotGus checks
*** TURN *** [Kd 8h 4c] [4s]
olgad checks
GutShotGus checks
*** RIVER *** [Kd 8h 4c 4s] [Qc]
olgad checks
GutShotGus checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
gutshot7 shows [Qh Kh] two pair, Kings and Queens
olgad mucks
GutShotGus mucks
gutshot7 wins the pot (89,652) with two pair, Kings and Queens
Gudmundson77 (Observer): is a guy to watch out for... him and kitchman
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 89,652 Rake 0
Board: [Kd 8h 4c 4s Qc]
Seat 2: GutShotGus (big blind) mucked [9s 9c] - two pair, Nines and Fours
Seat 3: gutshot7 showed [Qh Kh] and won (89,652) with two pair, Kings and Queens
Seat 5: monkey gambler (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: olgad (small blind) mucked [6d 6h] - two pair, Sixes and Fours

The guy played for

4 and half hours and then decided to go out like this:

Full Tilt Poker Game #14954770268: $18,500 Guarantee (109531072), Table 21 - 4000/8000 Ante 1000 - No Limit Hold'em - 18:36:23 ET - 2009/09/26
Seat 1: Katchman1 (387,484)
Seat 2: GutShotGus (148,680)
Seat 3: gutshot7 (190,088)
Seat 4: BtCh I MiTe Be (366,923)
Seat 5: monkey gambler (115,825)
Katchman1 antes 1,000
GutShotGus antes 1,000
gutshot7 antes 1,000
BtCh I MiTe Be antes 1,000
monkey gambler antes 1,000
BtCh I MiTe Be posts the small blind of 4,000
monkey gambler posts the big blind of 8,000
Katchman1: lol thx
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to gutshot7 [Ks 7h]
Gudmundson77 (Observer): i told u were the one
Katchman1 folds
GutShotGus folds
gutshot7 raises to 22,000
BtCh I MiTe Be folds
monkey gambler calls 14,000
*** FLOP *** [Kh 6d Js]
Gudmundson77 (Observer): watch out for
monkey gambler checks
gutshot7 bets 29,000
monkey gambler raises to 92,825, and is all in
gutshot7 calls 63,825
monkey gambler shows [5s Qh]
gutshot7 shows [Ks 7h]
*** TURN *** [Kh 6d Js] [As]
*** RIVER *** [Kh 6d Js As] [3h]
monkey gambler shows Ace King high
gutshot7 shows a pair of Kings
gutshot7 wins the pot (238,650) with a pair of Kings
monkey gambler stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 238,650 Rake 0
Board: [Kh 6d Js As 3h]
Seat 1: Katchman1 folded before the Flop
Seat 2: GutShotGus folded before the Flop
Seat 3: gutshot7 (button) showed [Ks 7h] and won (238,650) with a pair of Kings
Seat 4: BtCh I MiTe Be (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: monkey gambler (big blind) showed [5s Qh] and lost with Ace King high

J9s 3-handed

Full Tilt Poker Game #14955234746: $18,500 Guarantee (109531072), Table 21 - 5000/10000 Ante 1000 - No Limit Hold'em - 19:01:58 ET - 2009/09/26
Seat 1: Katchman1 (300,164)
Seat 3: gutshot7 (309,913)
Seat 4: BtCh I MiTe Be (598,923)
Katchman1 antes 1,000
gutshot7 antes 1,000
BtCh I MiTe Be antes 1,000
gutshot7 posts the small blind of 5,000
BtCh I MiTe Be posts the big blind of 10,000
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to gutshot7 [Jd 9d]
Katchman1 raises to 20,000
gutshot7 calls 15,000
BtCh I MiTe Be has 15 seconds left to act
BtCh I MiTe Be folds
*** FLOP *** [Qc Kd Ts]
gutshot7 checks
Katchman1 bets 30,000
gutshot7 raises to 80,000
Katchman1 raises to 279,164, and is all in
gutshot7 calls 199,164
Katchman1 shows [Kc Qh]
gutshot7 shows [Jd 9d]
*** TURN *** [Qc Kd Ts] [3c]
*** RIVER *** [Qc Kd Ts 3c] [7d]
Katchman1 shows two pair, Kings and Queens
gutshot7 shows a straight, King high
gutshot7 wins the pot (611,328) with a straight, King high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 611,328 Rake 0
Board: [Qc Kd Ts 3c 7d]
Seat 1: Katchman1 (button) showed [Kc Qh] and lost with two pair, Kings and Queens
Seat 3: gutshot7 (small blind) showed [Jd 9d] and won (611,328) with a straight, King high
Seat 4: BtCh I MiTe Be (big blind) folded before the Flop

Heads Up Race

Full Tilt Poker Game #14955309736: $18,500 Guarantee (109531072), Table 21 - 5000/10000 Ante 1000 - No Limit Hold'em - 19:06:00 ET - 2009/09/26
Seat 3: gutshot7 (751,077)
Seat 4: BtCh I MiTe Be (457,923)
gutshot7 antes 1,000
BtCh I MiTe Be antes 1,000
BtCh I MiTe Be posts the small blind of 5,000
gutshot7 posts the big blind of 10,000
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to gutshot7 [Ah Qd]
BtCh I MiTe Be raises to 20,000
gutshot7 raises to 750,077, and is all in
BtCh I MiTe Be calls 436,923, and is all in
gutshot7 shows [Ah Qd]
BtCh I MiTe Be shows [6s 6d]
Uncalled bet of 293,154 returned to gutshot7
*** FLOP *** [4s Jh 5d]
*** TURN *** [4s Jh 5d] [Th]
*** RIVER *** [4s Jh 5d Th] [9h]
gutshot7 shows Ace Queen high
BtCh I MiTe Be shows a pair of Sixes
BtCh I MiTe Be wins the pot (915,846) with a pair of Sixes
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 915,846 Rake 0
Board: [4s Jh 5d Th 9h]
Seat 3: gutshot7 (big blind) showed [Ah Qd] and lost with Ace Queen high
Seat 4: BtCh I MiTe Be (small blind) showed [6s 6d] and won (915,846) with a pair of Sixes

Final Hand

Full Tilt Poker Game #14955754564: $18,500 Guarantee (109531072), Table 21 - 8000/16000 Ante 2000 - No Limit Hold'em - 19:29:29 ET - 2009/09/26
Seat 3: gutshot7 (810,653)
Seat 4: BtCh I MiTe Be (398,347)
gutshot7 antes 2,000
BtCh I MiTe Be antes 2,000
gutshot7 posts the small blind of 8,000
BtCh I MiTe Be posts the big blind of 16,000
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to gutshot7 [Js 7h]
gutshot7 calls 8,000
BtCh I MiTe Be checks
*** FLOP *** [4s 2d 7s]
BtCh I MiTe Be checks
gutshot7 bets 29,000
BtCh I MiTe Be raises to 96,000
gutshot7 raises to 792,653, and is all in
BtCh I MiTe Be calls 284,347, and is all in
gutshot7 shows [Js 7h]
BtCh I MiTe Be shows [Ts 3s]
Uncalled bet of 412,306 returned to gutshot7
*** TURN *** [4s 2d 7s] [8c]
*** RIVER *** [4s 2d 7s 8c] [5d]
gutshot7 shows a pair of Sevens
BtCh I MiTe Be shows Ten Eight high
gutshot7 wins the pot (796,694) with a pair of Sevens
BtCh I MiTe Be stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 796,694 Rake 0
Board: [4s 2d 7s 8c 5d]
Seat 3: gutshot7 (small blind) showed [Js 7h] and won (796,694) with a pair of Sevens
Seat 4: BtCh I MiTe Be (big blind) showed [Ts 3s] and lost with Ten Eight high

Chile Details

I was dropped off at the Fly Away in Van Nuys about 10pm. After a long journey that involved two cars, a bus, two planes and a taxi service I finally arrived at la casa de Boris in Chile around 9pm the following day. I was greeted by Boris, Lidia (the woman of the house that is not married to Boris) and the two girls from Brazil. Everyone was speaking quickly, fluidly and with high energy except me. Having barely slept and unable to understand anyone I was turned into a quiet and timid person. The women invited me to go dancing but I declined as I desired to sleep as soon as possible. The enthusiastic girls left and I sat and chatted with Boris over a glass of wine. I appreciated the tranquility of the atmosphere sans women.

At 6am I got up to use the bathroom, but it was occupied and one of the girls directed me to the 2nd ban~o. I assumed the girls had just gotten home from dancing, but I later learned they had only stayed out until 3am and were just getting up for their trip to the beach. I considered this to be equivalently crazy. The next morning I waited for a while for the girls to awaken, until I realized they were gone. Boris provided me with a map and some information and sent me on my way.

I familiarized myself with the surrounding area enough to hopefully be able to find my way home in the upcoming days. I found one restraint on my journey. So my first night, alone in Chile, I ate at a Chinese place. I didn’t know what I ordered, except that it did contain vegetables. I also had a Kuntsman, which did turn out to be the best beer I found in the country.

The following day I traveled to school with Boris y las Brasilianas. They all knew where to find the taxi service which charged just 500 pesos (1 USD) per person to take us to an area near the school. Upon arriving at the school I went to the woman in the office to make sure I was placed in an appropriate class. I explained I didn’t want to be in a class that was too advanced. I also explained this is Spanish, because I didn’t want to be placed in a class too low. I found myself in a class with the same two delightful Brazilian girls. This did give me a chance to learn their names without having to ask again. Silvia y Patricia. They certainly did not lack for personality, and I spent much of that week with the two of them.

Patricia (la Jararaca)
Silvia (la Ruidosa)

I had some fascinating experiences at school being on the other side. One morning I didn’t understand the lesson and was criticized for not writing it down the day before. I was told to refer to the given notes. I saw something I had written by hand (with the same verb but a different idea) and I answered the question wrong again. I was laughed at by the teacher and class (granted this was only a class of three). Later in the afternoon I had a different instructor of which I was more comfortable. Also, I was in the class alone. I asked him to teach me the idea, but I needed to first back up to a simpler starting point. He took me from the beginning and gave me some websites so I could practice on my own in the future. I hadn’t written the formula in my notes the previous day because I didn’t understand the components of the formula so why would I bother writing it down when it didn’t make sense to me. Then in class we practiced this formula I didn’t understand without the examples I needed to learn it (I wanted to create my own examples, because often I was already using the things when I spoke, but didn’t know the principle of how to apply it to other situations). I was a student that sincerely wanted to learn and was having legitimate difficulties. Maybe I should just be labeled as lazy and defiant.

Saturday morning I confirmed the arrival of Sarah and Cheri, and I met up with them for lunch. We laughed and shared travel stories. We joked about our safety because Irene had us create a list with contact info in case anything happened to us during our travels. They had gotten shots and registered with someone somewhere. I figured I was okay, because I was on Irene’s list. Precautions have never been my strong point.

I think I was overwhelmed by the extravagance of the hotel setting and I wasn’t a great traveling companion at the start of the 2nd week. After a couple days I accepted that I was on vacation and was going to spend some money and I became more pleasant to be around. Even though I still consider myself capable of pressing the “up” button the elevator myself.

We skied two days. It took a couple hours each day to get to the mountain, but it was well worth it. Even though I haven’t skied in years I felt good about how I did. I was worried I wouldn’t be able to keep up with Trevor, but I kept up fine. And I also learned that Sarah could out-ski either of us. We even had an 80's dance party during our lunch break.

At our second hotel we had a board meeting in our room and a hot tub at the hotel. Our last night in Chile we had wine in the hot tub, and it really was the perfect ending to our trip.

The total travel time home took 22 hours (from the time I left the hotel to the time I got to Brandon’s).

Overall, fantastic trip to Chile.

Equipo Amarillo: Irene, Trevor, Sarah, Cheri, Me

The flying saucers

Va et Vient de Arrastre. In English that translates to Va et Vient Surface Lift.

In addition to the chair lifts there was another way to get up the mountain when know skiing in Chile. The had the "andarivel de arrastre" which was a small cirular disc on a pole that you shoved between your legs and it pulled you up the mountain. Slowly. And it wasn't that comfortable.

Then we discovered the va et vient de arrastre. This was four circle discs on poles and it pulled you up the mountain together. Quickly.

It was insane. Still uncomfortable, but really fast. It was pretty much like skiing up the mountain. It felt similar to a rollercoaster, but nothing there to ensure you stayed on the ride. Then at the top you were suppossed to calmly dismount in order, but it took us a while to figure that out. After several falls, including one where I sent Sarah tumbling down the mountain (it was incidental, but I still feel bad; sorry Sarah), I finally figured it out.

Easy Exchange

The other day I bought a Brita filter from Target along with several other purchases. I went ahead and opened a credit card to get my 10% off, and immediately went to customer service to pay off the blance of the card. When I got home I realized the lid on the filter was cracked so I went back later to replace it.

It was a little bit of an ordeal. The purchase came with a $5 gift card. She was able to get me a new gift card, but couldn't was wanting me to pay the 10% difference. I explained I was simply exchanging the same item for the exact same, there should not be a cost. She kept working on it and finally it came out to me getting the exchange and 59 cents.

Close enough.

I decided to buy another filter for work. I don't know why, but I again didn't check in the box to see if the lid was cracked. After a couple weeks of sitting in the box I finally decided to get it working today. I was disappointed to see another cracked lid (I wonder if they had just put mine back on the shelf and I bought it again).

This time I decided to avoid the hassle. I went in to target carrying the cracked lid. Found a new one and switched the lids. I walked out carrying the new lid.

End of transaction.

Sleep

I slept from 7pm to 10pm tonight. Now what time do I go to bed?

Pictures from Chile

Casa de Pablo Neruda.

Sarah's first night in Chile I introduced to her to the Pisco Sour, their national drink.

People living in my house during the first week.

My bedroom.

Crossing the Street

I made a right turn on to a fairly large streets and two men were jay-walking across the street. Upon seeing me one of them quickly went into a jog as to not impede my driving. The other continued his stroll. He could tell I saw him and did nothing to change his pace. With my car stopped, the man about four feet in front of me was no longer even looking in my direction. I wanted to loudly honk my horn. I would have scared the crap out of him. Sometimes I wish I was the type of person that actually followed through when an idea like that comes to mind.

Electric Bill

I just got my electric bill for last month. I know I was in Chile for a couple weeks, but it still seems way to low for summer. I run my AC a lot. Is anyone else having this problem?

Grandma

I was with my grandma last summer and she summed our entire educational system. Not bad for a woman in her nineties with an 8th grade education.

"I think math and English are so important. If you can read and figure you can figure the rest out."

Read and Figure. Thanks Grandma.

Yahoo Top Ten

I went on to my yahoo homepage today and these were listed as the top 10 searches.

Popular Searches:
Duggar Family
Flu Shots
Guitar Hero 5
Venus Williams
Disney and Marvel…
Jim Thome
California Fires
Elizabeth Smart
Canon 7D
Blink 182