I'm back home after my 5 week trip. I ended up in Monaco for 3 weeks, Barbados for 1 week, and St. Barth's for 1 week. My journey home was miserable. Not only did I not want to leave the beautiful setting and lovely people, but somehow my flight schedule got confused and it took me 2 whole days to get to my final destination. I can't say it was completely bad. A few good things happened along the way, but by the time it was over I was completely exhausted.
Now I'm in LA. I sometimes forget just how bad the traffic situation really is here. When people tell you how bad it is, you can multiply that by 10, and that's how bad it really is. It can't be put into words. The shortcuts are all packed, and every main road is a parking lot. Absolutely impossible to get anywhere on time. It does, however, give me the time to catch up with my phone calls to the family. If it weren't for LA traffic I'm not sure that I would actually speak on the phone at all.
Being out of town for so long has put me behind on seeing all of my friends. I'm trying to make time for everyone, but I'm running out of lunches. And dinners. I have a few business deals I'm working on right now so that adds to the pressure. It's bad enough to worry about the meetings, but here you also have to worry about making it anywhere on time. When I first moved here I thought everyone in this city was flaky. Never on time. Showing up fashionably late. Now I understand that it's part of the deal. Never make plans between 5 and 7, unless if you don't actually have to drive to get there.
The LA Poker Classic is going on right now. I've been playing in this event for the past 3 years now. I'm really excited about this event. Even though it may sound funny to the people in the poker world, I find it to be one of my favorite events. I have so many good memories from the LA Classic. It's like being home. They have preliminary events every day, and the main event is coming up in a week or so. This week I have 2 events to play. Tuesday I'll play the no limit event, and Thursday I'll play the re-buy tag team event. Just walking through the lobby is difficult with all of the familiar faces passing by. Sometimes I think I know everyone in the building....
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