Midlife Crisis? What Midlife Crisis?

Originally posted by Luupainaja
About the last hand:

i think its gonna be b/f vs more passive guys and c/c vs aggros.

PS. rush is ok, didnt know that before all those rush spoilers

I'm inclined to think it's c/c against this chap. I can't seem to help myself in spots like this. I see value - I bet - they raise - pants are pooped. In this case I folded, but I felt bad about it.

Originally posted by purplefizz

ps oh sorry this is jb's blog. hi jb! still the same old fart, i see... and sporting a cool platinum.

She lives!!! Welcome back. Platinum won't last because I have had a combined NL50 and volume fail this month. And yes, still the same old fart, now and for the foreseeable future.

I have now moved to my beachside hotel and briefly had my feet in the Indian Ocean. I will try to write some more, maybe with pictures, when I get back. I've hired a car to drive around the island on Saturday before I fly back.

Rush spoiler no. 10

Spoiler

Power Windows (1985) For this one they finally found a producer that they liked. This is 80's style Rush at their best. I got this in my second year at University, and played it to death. It's a huge wall of sound - too much keyboard for me - but still brilliant. The video is pretty funny. Rush meets Miami Vice meets Tron, and Geddy Lee completely loses control of his legs - that or he really badly needed a wee when they shot it.

Play it loud (especially the last 30 seconds)! ♦

Sightseeing by car, it beats missing it completely on your first visit to Africa!

My only visit ever to Africa was boring 8 days in a tourist resort in Agadir, Morocco.

Originally posted by jbpatzer
Rush spoiler no. 10

Spoiler

Power Windows (1985) For this one they finally found a producer that they liked. This is 80's style Rush at their best. I got this in my second year at University, and played it to death. It's a huge wall of sound - too much keyboard for me - but still brilliant. The video is pretty funny. Rush meets Miami Vice meets Tron, and Geddy Lee completely loses control of his legs - that or he really badly needed a wee when they shot it.

Play it loud (especially the last 30 seconds)! ♦

Finally got off my lazy bum and listened to one of these tracks. I have so much respect for anyone who can play a bass line like this and sing over it. Bet he can pat his head and rub his tummy at the same time.

i'm too confused on the river, i don't think either calling or folding are bad. he just reps nothing after he checks back the turn!

Now one thing I would NOT do is bet/fold after betting half pot. I think this opponent can easily think "omg block bet, let's bluff our 98" or something thereabouts. If I'm betting half pot it would be for the clear reason that I am inducing a bluffraise, in which case I would obviously call the all-in.

Originally posted by purplefizz

Originally posted by chenny8888

Originally posted by trickybob
What the middle aged man needs after a busy and stressful day at work is a little snooze.

I am at that stage in life where I like to try to fit two days in one. If I am off with nothing to do (I am lucky enough to get one or two days a fortnight like this) I am up at 7am, busy, slow down and have a snozz at about 3pm; wake up an hour or two later and then am busy again until about 1 or 2 in the morning.

If I didn't have to work, I am convinced I would end up with two complete cycles in one 24 hour period.

Evolution!

siestas are supposed to be the most natural form of sleep.

i learnt this through researching sleep while doing the Uberman sleep schedule ( http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2002/4/15/103358/720 ). cliffs: Sleeping Hours
The Uberman's sleep schedule revolves around forcing yourself to rely on six twenty to thirty minute naps spread throughout the day for your daily dose of sleep. I stuck to thirty minute naps, currently having them starting roughly at 2 AM, 6 AM, 10 AM, 2 PM, 6 PM, and 10 PM every day.

what? is this actually working out for you chenben? you no longer sleep?

ps oh sorry this is jb's blog. hi jb! still the same old fart, i see... and sporting a cool platinum.

nah this happened 2 years ago while i was flatting with some old women (all 3 were in their late 20s/early 30s).

Originally posted by chenny8888

nah this happened 2 years ago while i was flatting with some old women (all 3 were in their late 20s/early 30s).

Somebody is gonna get slapped

Originally posted by THESHade

Originally posted by chenny8888

nah this happened 2 years ago while i was flatting with some old women (all 3 were in their late 20s/early 30s).

Somebody is gonna get slapped

fuuuuuu (insert rage pic)
SLAAAAPPP UuU cheeeeeennnnnnyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!

Originally posted by Waiboy

Originally posted by jbpatzer
Rush spoiler no. 10

Spoiler

Power Windows (1985) For this one they finally found a producer that they liked. This is 80's style Rush at their best. I got this in my second year at University, and played it to death. It's a huge wall of sound - too much keyboard for me - but still brilliant. The video is pretty funny. Rush meets Miami Vice meets Tron, and Geddy Lee completely loses control of his legs - that or he really badly needed a wee when they shot it.

Play it loud (especially the last 30 seconds)! ♦

Finally got off my lazy bum and listened to one of these tracks. I have so much respect for anyone who can play a bass line like this and sing over it. Bet he can pat his head and rub his tummy at the same time.

I expect he can pat his head, rub his tummy and clean his teeth with a a brush held between his toes, all at the same time. And if you liked that one......

Rush spoiler number 12 (pretty sure I lost count somewhere)

Spoiler

Hold Your Fire (1987). More of the same, only this time you could be forgiven for thinking that there wasn't a guitarist in the band any more, or at least that he'd been locked in a cupboard for most of the recording sessions. This is the point at which Rush and I parted company for about 10 years. I just wasn't that into them any more. I suspect this was partly because I was a big grown up 21 year old and was doing the 'casting away of childish things' thing that you do, only to rediscover them all again during your Midlife Crisis (What Midlife Crisis?).

Actually, it's a shame I stopped listening after this one, because they pretty much sorted themselves out by 1989.

Originally posted by chenny8888
i'm too confused on the river, i don't think either calling or folding are bad. he just reps nothing after he checks back the turn!

Now one thing I would NOT do is bet/fold after betting half pot. I think this opponent can easily think "omg block bet, let's bluff our 98" or something thereabouts. If I'm betting half pot it would be for the clear reason that I am inducing a bluffraise, in which case I would obviously call the all-in.

I can't help thinking you might be right there my hairy-footed young friend.

Originally posted by chenny8888
nah this happened 2 years ago while i was flatting with some old women (all 3 were in their late 20s/early 30s).

Too young for me. The over 40s know what's what and what to do with it. You can keep those scrawny youngsters.

So here I sit in Starbucks near Kings Cross Station. All my travel from Mauritius has gone without a hitch, but now I find I have a 90 minute wait for an appropriate train. Third world countries! Bah!

I will write a trip report (should be pretty dull) later, but for now I have time to work out how to persuade mrsjb that the right way to spend a Sunday night after I've been away for eight days, including two weekends, is to watch Spain v Italy. It's a bit of a headscratcher.

Wheii, tripreports! Them's my favourite thing!

Originally posted by fruktpuff
Wheii, tripreports! Them's my favourite thing!

You really need to get out more.

Originally posted by jbpatzer

Originally posted by fruktpuff
Wheii, tripreports! Them's my favourite thing!

You really need to get out more.

Probably true...

It also helps to have about 20 things that's "My favourite thing!", I'm a bit like a dog that way.... ... ..

Let me find you a picture!

edit:

Speaking of favourite things.......Ooooooooooooooooo!

New Pineapple Thief album in September!

Tell her she gets to see handsome young man taking their shirts off if they score and definitely at the end if they win the whole thing. Maybe that works...