Steve T's Semi-Cohreant Ramblings

A random dump, but here it is anyway:

I have moved most of my on-line bankroll into FullTilt and Neteller. I left money on Stars to play the occasional tourney- but I plan on using FullTilt from now on. The money on Neteller is there in case I wish to bonus whore.

My finish in the Tanner Evers Charity event was not spectacular. 26th of 66. I did outlast Andy Bloch though. It is really cool of a pro to show up at a 2+20 event to help a little boy who *very* few of the players have ever met (even me, and I have been over the Mookie household countless times). Thanks to everyone who played and donated. I know it was a success and the Evers family can be nothing if not thrilled by this generous donation by total strangers. The live charity event is tomorrow and I am trying to work it into my weekend. I told Mookie I’d play so I probably ought to show up 🙂

On tap for this weekend is… FOOTBALL… it is about time. The big game is, of course, Texas vs Ohio State. Texas is favored by 3 at home (at least on Bodog). The game is at 7PM CT which is great for Austin- but not so good for me because the Hokies are playing at 11AM CT. That makes for a *really* long day.

I did nothing on the table this week which was dumb because it was actually cool in my garage (only in the mid to upper 80s in the evening). I have a feeling the heat will return, this is Texas afterall. I know what I need to do, I just need to take the time to do it. If I don’t head to the bar to watch the game tonight maybe I will do just that.

My Thanksgiving plans are done. I am flying to Massachusetts (well actually Providence then driving) for a 5 day weekend. My sister is there, pregnant but due in October, with her husband and daughter; the folks will be driving up from Georgia; and my brother, his wife, and the kids will be coming in from Ohio. Normally for this kind of trip I wouldn’t get a car- but I have a feeling I am going to want to disappear to watch football and drink beer at a bar somewhere.

ACL Fest is next weekend. These are some of the bands I am going to try and make. Friday: Gnarls Barkley, Gomez, Thievery Corporation, Ray Lamontagne, Van Morrison (nods to: Nickel Creek and Los Lonely Boys which are double booked). Saturday: I Love You but I’ve Chosen Darkness, Ben Kweller, Ian McLagen and The Bump Band, The Shins, Calexico, The Raconteurs, Kings of Leon, Willie Nelson (nods to What Made Milwaukee Famous, South Austin Jug Band, and Explosions in the Sky which are also double booked). Sunday: The Stills, Jack Ingram, Matisyahu, The New Pornographers, The Flaming Lips, MUSE, and Tom Petty (nods: G Love, Ben Harper). The schedule can be found at here if anyone has any suggestions of “can’t miss” or “please do miss” I would be happy to hear them. I am going to try and make all three days- but if it is like last year (110 in the shade) then I might not be able to. My chair, backpack, and sun hat are ready. It should be a blast.

I got a few gifts in from the folks today. Two books: an Alton Brown cookbook and _Freakonomics_. I also got the video game Stacked for the PC. This is the Daniel Negreanu project. I’m going to give it an honest go and write up a review.

Is anyone else *not* looking forward to the new ABC “docudrama”: The Path to 9/11. It sounds to be as much propaganda and anything else. I don’t condone a boycott over it, mainly because it won’t do any good, but I won’t be watching. Why would I? There is football on anyway. It is going to be hard to go against Sunday night *then* Monday night with this movie. I’d say good luck to them, but I don’t mean it.

Does anyone else think Olivia Munn is just sex personified? Damn.

OK, that’s it. I’m done. For real.