This has been the greatest 8 days for me. It started last Saturday night when I saw Gilmour's Breakfast at the Knights of Columbus in Westboro. Sunday I played poker at the Tavern and lost. Monday I played at the Lazy Dog and came in second to Victor, which meant I won the certificate. Tuesday I played at the Sports Pub in Framingham and came in first in the first round. Wednesday I went back and came in first in the second round. So I won a certificate three nights in a row, and my points for April and the second quarter started out with a bang! Gotta go check the leaderboards at some point. Thursday we had the first home game we've had in a while, and only the second since I lost my job. Friday morning, Paul sent me down to the casino which turned out to be a bad idea but at least I had fun. Plus it was a beautiful day. Friday night, more Gilmour's Breakfast but first I had dinner with Amy and we watched "What the %^&*@# Do We Know" together, Down the Rabbit Hole version, pausing for discussion. I always enjoy the time I spend with Amy and am very glad we met! The GB show in Connecticut was amazing, they had a girl singer come onstage to scat the Great Gig in the Sky and it is no exaggeration when I tell you my eyes got moist listening to this woman belt out this beautiful song. She did an amazing job. Amazing. I've never heard anyone besides Claire Torrey sing that song so well. I hope they invite her back to do it again! Yesterday I played in my first monthly tournament and came in twelfth out of 29, not bad for a first attempt and starting with so many fewer chips than most contestants. Today has been extraordinarily relaxing and I am gearing up for yet another week on the job search. Hopefully etfile calls me back in pretty soon, I don't want to lose hope with them but fear I may be too expensive, time will tell.
Edit 05-18-09: Easter Sunday was a very good day for me. After the monthly tournament on Saturday, I had sent out a couple of Facebook friend requests. Sunday around noon-ish, one of them was accepted and some communication started up. That friendship has blossomed and I had a very good early spring because of it. And to quote Forrest Gump, "and that's all I have to say about that."
