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Music, books and some poker |
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Some poker content here, but not much and it'll all be in the end. Posted to much lately about how I run bad and blablabla so I'll mix it up with some cultural content! (I hate people who use exclamation marks like this, but I do it with some sarcasm so it's ok)
Music:
Normally I just write about music as far as culture goes, and I got some positive response to it so I'll keep that up a bit. This month I haven't found too much new music so far in August. I kinda like Smell of Petroleum by the Pogues, but I think it might just be because I'm fairly sure that is the song they play as into for "count the zeros" over at cardrunners. Not 100% sure though. Other songs I've been listening too lately is Fidelity by Regina Spektor, which is halfway embarrassing but it's kinda soothing. Richard Cheese's Jazz cover of NIN's Closer might be the most hilarious cover ever, Pretend we're dead by L7 is something like Nirvana meets Joan Jett which is nice since I really like Jett. Lastly I want to mention Here's to you by Bob Dylan's ex-gf Joan Baez which is a really nice folk piece and I dig rock and roll music by Peter, Paul and Mary (Peter is the dude who wrote Puff the magic dragon). Also, if someone likes stuff I write about, drop me a comment of a PM with some music you'd think I'd like, preferably something halfway obscure. I really try to widen my taste and it's hard  .
As far as books goes I'd like to put out some somewhat easy to read, very good and not to long books for people who wants to get started reading a bit. I read A LOT of books and I find it really relaxing so I feel that I might have a good idea about what books are good to get started with.
Funny, easy and a classic
- Three men in a boat is pretty much Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, except written in 1889. I've read it maybe four or five times and it really helps when you're in a downswing or stressed out due to some exams or whatever. If you don't laugh out loud at least every 2nd or 3rd chapter something is really wrong with you. Not to long either, you can probably finish it in a couple of days if you don't have too much else to do. Written by Jerome K. Jerome, which is a bad ass name.
- Tortilla Flat by Steinbeck. My father has been recommending this book for me the last maybe 10 years or so, and I've ignored it since Steinbeck sounds like a really fucking boring dude. Come on, he wrote the Grapes of Wraith.  However, this book is a really fun story about some alcoholic good-for-nothing friends, thieves and trouble makers. It's super well written and has some hilarious moments. Like when one of the characters has visited some girl who put up "far too much resistance in relation to her standing and reputation".
Classic, not so funny, really cool
Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse. Basically a novel about a man who searches for meaning or something I guess? It's something like if a middle aged depressed German dude would Party with Raul Duke from fear and loathing and then write some weird story about his alter ego's search for meaning while watching a fairly weird porno including a Spanish Jazz musician just after having been to some kind of Mad Max-marathon. Or I could just give up and just tell you that you might want to read it, or you might hate it. I have no idea why I like this book.
Other, sci/fi, fantazy etc
Glory Road
Written by famous Sci/fi author Robert A. Heinlein this is fantazy for manly men. The hero fights the monsters, recovers whatever the crap important item for the universe he has to get and boinks the princess (who by the way is blond and well built, the hero had problems during some unnamed war in Asia since although the hookers were plenty he felt that Asian girls was to small so that he felt weird watching them, lol. As someone with a slight case of yellow fever I found this somewhat offensive). It's actually both exciting (not the sex part, Heinlein seems fairly perverted but his sex scenes arn't very grapic or anything), fun and makes you think a bit about what's important in life and such. Really recommended.
Ohh yea, lost maybe 20k the last 3-4 days, still up a fair bit for the month (not sure since I don't track omaha, but it's low 5 digits) so I'll get some self esteem back by raping 3/6. I'll play 30k hands of 3/6 and 2/4 before I play high stakes again. As per normal for me I say that I'll move down unless the games are great, continues as before, run bad and get owned for twice as much as it should've been if I had just done as planed before I actually move down. Also, if I don't win more then 3ptbb/100 over that sample all do it all over again until I do.
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Well if you want recs...
Been listening a lot to 70s 'hard' rock lately
just discovered Robin Trower's solo albums. Bridge of Sighs is a sicck good heavy blues album i've been listening a lot too lately.
Blue Oyster Cult- Secret Treaties is great too especially last song 'astronomy'
Wishbone Ash- Argus
While playing poker i listen a lot to Shoegazer rock like Explosions In the Sky, Godspeed you! Black Emperor, and My bloody Valentine (esp Loveless= great album)
Good luck and hope u start Pwning the pokers agin soon |
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I love astronomy! I think it was on my playlist in april or something. Will defiantly check those out! |
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i like regina spektor. i think i'll check out tortilla flat. sounds exactly like something i would like. thnx. GL |
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