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Wed, Nov. 11th, 2009, 10:22 am
[i]xpmorgan: dumbass

what i remembered after an hourlong shlep to Berkeley this morning, upon seeing a deserted campus: "oh yeah, its a holiday today."

Wed, Nov. 11th, 2009, 11:42 am
[i]jigsawn: trifectage

ABELNPS + ? = 3
ADLMNOR + ? = 3
EEGILSU + ? = 3.5

Wed, Nov. 11th, 2009, 03:02 am
[i]deep_friar: From Twitter 11-10-2009


  • 23:29:19: there was more caffeine in those three cups of oolong than I expected. Maybe I will read Mooney & Lee before trying to sleep after all. #fb

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Wed, Nov. 11th, 2009, 12:12 am
[i]tranonehalf: November Goals

Goals for November:

1)  Study for the LSAT --> half an hour a day --> at least.  I'm writing the LSAT on Dec 5, and I haven't studied a lick yet.  I'm a huge procrastinator, and I'm not especially worried about the content, but I feel I should be putting more effort into this LSAT.  This is a huge determinant to my future, after all.  I have tried a practice LSAT test completely cold without studying: I managed a 164 to fit in the 92nd percentile.  My goal is to get into the 95th percentile for the real thing.  Gotta get start getting my study on.

2)  Exercise more --> half an hour of cardio, half an hour of weights --> minimum.  I've got horrible eating and sleeping patterns.  These are things I'm not willing to sacrifice from my lifestyle.  The least I could do is exercise more.  What sucks though is right now I'm coming down with a pretty bad fever.  I hope this is a precursor to a flu that becomes a precursor to H1N1.

3)  Crack $6,000 this month in poker profits.  I've been on a slide in the past few months.  Making bad decision, untimely gambles.  I need to rededicate to smart poker.  I'm at ~$2,500 so far this month; just need to keep that up.

4)  Finish the TYPE I EIGHTS in my Scrabble study.  I've got about 1000 words to go.  If I add 50 words to my cardbox a day, this should be attainable.

5)  Grow a moustache for Movember.  This one goes without saying.

Since I've actually written down and itemized my goals, maybe I'll be more likely to get them accomplished. 

Wed, Nov. 11th, 2009, 12:00 am
[i]greatscott66: Some Tweeting from Yours Truly

  • 06:40 #wheresgeorge -- Just got a hit in Staten Island,NY bit.ly/4zpnRm #
  • 07:55 #wheresgeorge -- Just got a hit in Middlesex,NJ bit.ly/uEps7 #
  • 07:57 #wheresgeorge -- Just got a hit in Princeton,NJ bit.ly/Spbq2 #
  • 09:15 #wheresgeorge -- Just got a hit in Lake Hopatcong,NJ bit.ly/16wHzf #
  • 10:20 #wheresgeorge -- Just got a hit in Saint Marys,PA bit.ly/1iO56c #
  • 12:10 #wheresgeorge -- Just got a hit in Mineola,NY bit.ly/425ztO #
  • 13:12 #wheresgeorge -- Just got a hit in Hope Mills,NC bit.ly/47yMSL #
  • 13:15 #wheresgeorge -- Just got a hit in Florham Park,NJ bit.ly/cVEow #
  • 13:21 #wheresgeorge -- Just got a hit in Martinsville,NJ bit.ly/1nTmuo #
  • 15:08 #wheresgeorge -- Just got a hit in Peekskill,NY bit.ly/2pcqp #
  • 15:40 #wheresgeorge -- Just got a hit in Port Monmouth,NJ bit.ly/1dfgnv #
  • 17:48 #wheresgeorge -- Just got a hit in Mesa,AZ bit.ly/342myi #
  • 18:04 Llamas are larger than frogs. #uselessfact #
  • 19:36 #wheresgeorge -- Just got a hit in Hampton,NJ bit.ly/2hCrA2 #
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Tue, Nov. 10th, 2009, 11:25 am
[i]bnjy99: Now Now Doogers!!!

But that is totally me.

Tue, Nov. 10th, 2009, 10:24 am
[i]kenji_v_quackle: Kenji vs. Quackle Game 144

Game 144

Not playing Essex due to illness, for anyone who cares.

Tue, Nov. 10th, 2009, 12:53 am
[i]cesarsalad: holy moly, I won a game!

One of the 2 or 3 games I won... And I played this one worse than a lot of the ones I lost:

Vs Randy Urist: http://www.cross-tables.com/annotated.php?u=5049#0

Tue, Nov. 10th, 2009, 12:36 am
[i]cesarsalad: omg, I lost AGAIN

Another CO loss. This was the last game of the tournament, against Luise Shafritz. I really deserved to lose this one:

http://www.cross-tables.com/annotated.php?u=5048#0

Tue, Nov. 10th, 2009, 12:17 am
[i]skin_it_mahatma: petechia

got all my shots for malaysia/korea/india today.

first time i ever heard petechia: the nurse used it, pointing to my arm.

12 hours later, here i am, playing quack, got to lay down petechia, the 5th and last of my bingos to beat the duck 564-353.

he won't get me back now as he usually does, as i am going to bed now! :)

Tue, Nov. 10th, 2009, 03:01 am
[i]deep_friar: From Twitter 11-09-2009


  • 23:00:08: prepared the wrong paper to present in class today... #fb

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Tue, Nov. 10th, 2009, 12:00 am
[i]greatscott66: Some Tweeting from Yours Truly

  • 00:27 #wheresgeorge -- Just got a hit in Santa Barbara,CA bit.ly/3UxJ2Q #
  • 06:55 #wheresgeorge -- Just got a hit in Blackstock,SC bit.ly/1MQr1Q #
  • 09:30 #wheresgeorge -- Just got a hit in Liberty,NY bit.ly/2vdbx1 #
  • 10:59 #wheresgeorge -- Just got a hit in Charlotte,NC bit.ly/3nfY1o #
  • 11:24 #wheresgeorge -- Just got a hit in Bernardsville,NJ bit.ly/1DGW3P #
  • 12:01 Good news from down south this morning. Dad continues to improve. He's even working his jigsaw puzzles, and those need fine motor skills! #
  • 12:51 #wheresgeorge -- Just got a hit in Saratoga Springs,NY bit.ly/NIPRa #
  • 13:10 #wheresgeorge -- Just got a hit in Essex,MD bit.ly/WbPuo #
  • 17:58 #wheresgeorge -- Just got a hit in Royal Oak,MI bit.ly/1hGl8A #
  • 18:02 #wheresgeorge -- Just got a hit in Royal Oak,MI bit.ly/4hOMWu #
  • 18:07 #wheresgeorge -- Just got a hit in Flagtown,NJ bit.ly/22XUeg #
  • 18:28 #wheresgeorge -- Just got a hit in Ambridge,PA bit.ly/1apJlN #
  • 18:44 #wheresgeorge -- Just got a hit in Parsippany,NJ bit.ly/46hJW0 #
  • 22:00 #wheresgeorge -- Just got a hit in Columbus,OH bit.ly/23JqDu #
  • 22:52 #wheresgeorge -- Just got a hit in Zanesville,OH bit.ly/4xtjXP #
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Mon, Nov. 9th, 2009, 11:53 pm
[i]bnjy99: I have done it...

2000
Who wants some rating????

Mon, Nov. 9th, 2009, 07:49 pm
[i]cesarsalad: More CO losing

Wow, I sure lost a lot of games at this tournament! Here's another one vs Mark Milan:

http://www.cross-tables.com/annotated.php?u=5044#0

See, I thought I'm playing all of these horribly and it turns out I lost like 25 equity points. That was about the number for most of the other losses I'm seeing. Maybe I did get a little unlucky.

Mon, Nov. 9th, 2009, 09:43 pm
[i]bnjy99: Life

Math Test, Chem Lab, 2nd semester schedule on Friday

Economics Test on Friday.

If i can break 2000 on ISC tonight, it will have been a productive night.

Mon, Nov. 9th, 2009, 07:31 pm
[i]jigsawn: sometimes it's better to be lucky than good

Very lucky weekend in many ways. Got to see a great performance of A Streetcar Named Desire starring Cate Blanchett on Saturday. Had to park in a spot of questionable legality, but didn't get a ticket.

Sunday morning I drove up to Baltimore to pick up [info]kangarau and [info]key_lime_guy en route to the Wilmington tourney. Signs told me there was a huge traffic snafu completely blocking up 95, but I was able to redirect my route to 295, get only slightly lost in Baltimore, and still arrive ten minutes early.

It was great to see the Raus again, as we've not gotten to spend nearly enough time together even though we're all Maryland residents now. I just wish Terry could find ways to enjoy her time down here more.

The tourney venue was very spacious, and I especially appreciated having a separate large table for each board. With a division of eight players who had all faced each other many times, everything went smoothly and quickly.

To cut to the chase, I went 7-0, clinching first place before my game against Stefan in the last round. It's my first ever undefeated tourney, and I'm grateful for that regardless of how it came. That being said, I really didn't do anything particularly good to earn the result. I didn't have that many bingos, didn't play many fancy words, and didn't even score particularly high in any of my games. I never broke 500 and had two games that were in the 450's and 460's, which had more to do with how badly they went for my opponents than how well they went for me. Perhaps the most telling stat was this: none of my opponents broke 400. They were all pretty pedestrian wins, almost all of which I had pretty much in hand halfway through the game if not earlier. Whatever. You take 'em how you get 'em.

Don't get me wrong. I'm thrilled to finally score a perfect one-day tourney and to get my rating up near where I can qualify for the BAT Premier and Can-Am again. I just think that I've worked harder and played better in many 5-2 and 4-3 tourneys than I did in this one.

The only game that was very competitive was this close and not particularly accurately played game against [info]winterene.

Mon, Nov. 9th, 2009, 04:51 pm
[i]kenji_v_quackle: Kenji vs. Quackle Game 143

Game 143

The first of four straight games where Quackle fails to break 400.

Mon, Nov. 9th, 2009, 01:26 pm
[i]quinquennia: Priceless

I just saw this posted by a friend I used to work with, on Facebook. I can hardly believe our PM would watch a movie in a common theatre, but this friend wouldn't make this kind of stuff up. This is 100% awesome. Not as awesome as throwing shoes at Bush, but still I award him 1000 punk rock points, because Harper is a douche. :-)))

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