living vicariously

venting

I spend a lot of my time in airports. I would say that on average I take 5 or 6 trips per month, some in the country, some out... And not very many things irritate me. I'm happy to abide by the rules, wait in the lines, deal with the people, sit in the uncomfortable chairs, eat the bad food... But there is one thing that I don't understand. I can't figure it out.  What's the deal with the zip-lock bag rule?... You can take products (toothpaste, moisturizer, lip gloss) in your carry-on bag as long as it's within the 3oz size limit. But they also make you put it into a separate zip-lock bag before they'll let you through. Once through security nothing is stopping you from taking it all out of the bag and putting it right back into your handbag freestyle.  My favorite lip gloss, moisturizer, and two other products were both confiscated while flying last week. I didn't have time to argue with the guy about it, so I let him throw it all away.

It's not even a big deal. I know they have a lot of goofy little rules for reasons we may never know.. But this one is beyond me. And I don't want them t keep throwing my stuff away...

The rest of the airport crap doesn't bother me. Sometimes the people are a little crazy. This morning I was at the Las Vegas airport at an ungodly hour - before sunrise... And the security line had around 150 people in front of me. No coffee. Little sleep.... And even still, nothing really bugs me. Except for the lady behind me who repeatedly sang "viva las vegas" over and over and over and over for the entire time we were in line. And those were the only words to the song that she knew. She was a happy lady. And by happy lady I mean that she was annoying and in my personal space with her stupid song.  And I had completely forgotten to charge my ipod. 

Ok, I'll stop complaining now. I normally wouldn't complain about such mundane things, but the whole airport thing is starting to get to me. It's like if you had to walk into a courthouse ever day. I'm starting to see why my attorney has his attitude. Not a bad attitude (just in case if you're reading this...) but kind of a notimeforcrap attitude. I'd try it for myself, but I can't pull it off so well. 

work & poker...

I'm finally back in the midwest. Seems like lately I've been all over the place. I spent a little time in Los Angeles, then I had to stop into Vegas for a few days. I didn't accomplish a whole lot, but I did go on a fantastic hike/kayaking trip for a day. I think there were about 8 of us + the guide. We hiked about 3 miles through a canyon, then kayaked 8 miles down the Colorado River. I loved it. The weather couldn't have been any better. People think that I spend my time in Vegas like everyone else.. partying, drinking, blowing money... But my trips are really tame. I relax, find things to do outdoors, play a little poker here and there, enjoy some of my favorite restaurants....  But it's great to come back to where my family is at. I miss them. I have to get back to LA by Tuesday. Am thinking about playing in a poker tournament in San Jose before then also. My days go by too quickly...

I think I'll start playing more tournaments now. I took a little break for a while from the circuit, but I have one of the best players now offering to guide my game a little bit. Sometimes we get in a rut and make the same mistakes with the game over and over, and it just takes a little guidance to seriously improve. Hopefully my cash rate in the tournaments will increase after working with this amazing player. He has a great record, and not many people have had the chance to work with him. I'm such a lucky girl to have such amazing people around me.

My schedule in March is filling up quickly, so hopefully in April I'll start spending more time in the poker rooms. Looks like I'll be in the warmer climates for the rest of this month. I can't complain. Again, not sure what I've done to fall into such great opportunities. I must have done something right...