Today I turn 36

'Tis true. As of July 16, I will be another year wiser. This sums it up in a sick and funny way. These comics are hilarious, I recommend anyone with a warped sense of humor to go check them out if you haven't already. I originally posted the picture but chickened out since the 3 people that read this blog would cut me loose and not bail a brother out if I got sued.

The best gift I have received this year (so far, since it is the first) is the hardcover collection of these comics. Great collectors item which can be found at this Amazon link. Thanks again Scott.

PokerStars, why hast thou forsaken me???

So I have this image of myself as a pretty decent poker player. I usually did ok in my recreation league. Well I made it to the big table once. And I usually do pretty good in Vegas, although the last few times have been a bit rough. I can even guess who is probably going to win on any given broadcast of WPT after they show the odds of each hand (that's World Poker Tour for those who are not in the know). I even have my own poker table and chips - complete with lockable metal case in the off chance that someone breaks in and wants to try and fool the casinos in Vegas.

I thought I would get back into the PokerStars.net action and give it a go. Poker it would seem, actually takes a bit of skill and a whole lot of luck. Both of which I was sorely lacking tonight when I went 0 - 25 hands! Of course I did have a couple of pretty decent hands like a queen high flush which lost to a king high flush, or the straight that also lost to the flush, and even the aces and eights combo that of course lost to the three of a kind fours.

I wonder if the uninstall will go as quickly as the install did.

My o' my, where has the time gone?

So what the heck have I been doing? Let's see:

1. Started playing tennis again. Found someone on this side of town - who likes to go out and do athletic type exercises. So rather than play Pro Tennis on Xbox360, I am actually playing REAL tennis on a regular basis. Something I haven't done since my undergraduate days at K-State. You will be happy to know I have not lost my mad skillz.
   
   
2. Tiger Woods 07 on Xbox360. I don't want to get burned out of this exercise thing too quickly. I must say, these f-ing games where you have to grind and build up skills that take forever are a pain in the ass. I think I could actually become a real golf pro in the time it is taking me to level up my virtual self. But let's not get too excited, I got Wimbledon to think about next year.
   
   
3. Painting - both digital and oil. Oil paints are currently NOT on the top of my friends list. It is kind of relaxing and I think once I find some decent paint brushes I might do a little better. Tonight, I did opt for the non-toxic, non-messy version and digitally painted one of the photos I took in Puerto Rico.
   
   
4. Fought the little kids for that coveted seat at a showing of Wall-E and lost. I blame a trick knee I have developed over the last week or so of tennis domination. Hey you can only kick so much ass at a time.
   

By the way I can beat up 24 five year olds at a time. How many can you take?