i play poker too much. jon's bad influence started me, parker pushed me further, and now my own insanity has pushed me to the edge. as long as i realize that i need to stop throwing time and money into this budding "problem", it should be ok. it's funny that i think i need to turn to video games in this time of need for a distraction from the poker.

also, i flopped nines full of aces in my last hand today and i misplayed it... its going in my head over and over (i won, but not nearly enough).

anyways.

baseball has been very good. i'm done denouncing the sox as a team destined for failure. wakefield pitched well, and mussina was not as good as i thought he'd be on that much rest. on the other hand, the yankees aren't the only obstacle in the red sox way to the title. the cubbies and marlins are underrated, for sure. and mark prior is sooo fun to watch.

i wish it was sunday so i could see the browns kick some raider ass. i'm pretty confident about our chances, which is saying something considering our loss to the bungles.

phil had to go to the hospital last night. he's gonna be fine, but he has pneumonia, which totally sucks ass. we had a little lawrence memorial adventure, and it was all well and good. i hope phil feels better soon. our im soccer team is hurtin without him.

i'm deciding if i want to go to vaani's this weekend. her family is celebrating diwali a couple weeks early, and she invited some peeps down. my sis is gonna be here that weekend, but she's gonna be with her friend that night on campus, so i could go... but...

:sigh: