The update
The new thing:
My health insurance, i think, has run out. And, i am not sure whether it is mosquitos or if i have a skin rash. It is reasonably similar to the rash I got back 4/5 years ago, a rash that eventually went away, but took 2 weeks.I still haven't ruled out mosquitos, as there are loads here and other people get bitten alot too. The humidity could also be it- it is VERY humid here. Also, I've had a lot of avocados- might need an alergy test- all things to consider.
I've been staying at a co-op, hippies basically. While it has been cool, it has also tested me in more ways than one. Thier liberalism, with clothing, drugs, alcohol and their mixed me crazy. Some folk here have introduced me to some cool ideas, and their laid back attitude is something that reminds me of when I was a bit younger. I ask ' what are your plans for today?' Everyone answers, although individually, ' Dunno, going to see what happens'. I get similar answers if I ask what their plans are for next year, five years and what they want out of life. Their dismal lack of aspiration shows me how losers are born and bred. Shame really as they are quite nice, friendly people I want them to have dreams, to want to do well, not sure why, but I do.
Great food, a growing garden, a piano and library as well as open ideas are some of the things I have liked, plus a whole lot of people to chat to. So it hasn't been bad. Plus, as you may have guessed, it is free accommodation, and thanks to the dumpster culture free food, and great free food.
Tomorrow I plan to go to New orleans, home to street culture. Music, dance, everything. I'm really looking forward to it. I also, with all my heart, am hoping, nay praying, for calm weather. Not too humid, not Vegas dryness. Just right. After saving shed loads couchsurfing I'll most likely treat myself to either a hostel or, wait for it, a hotel!!!!
Tuesday, 8 June 2010
Wednesday, 21 April 2010
The ups and downs of traveling: finding out about the real currency
All travelers need to be slightly aware of their budget, or at least most do. I'm one of the ones that does, and I often see it as quite fun to find a cheap option, as often price reflects not value, just, well, price. That said, more than ever, this trip has highlighted something i've been thinking about and reading about.. Energy.
I can't claim to have invented this rather interesting way of looking at our world but I really do feel it and have never, ever, been able to put my mind on to it.
Picture this. Moaners, bitchers, people that bring you down, negative types, nay sayers- they're not great to be around, they take your energy. Places, people, things, events, environments do the same. On a bus full of dodgy people, I feel it. My energy is being taken, I feel stressed, alert but not comfortable and that's the stress- the positive energy leaving. And the negative shit that's left? That's the shit that causes diseases. The stuff medical types say cause illnesses, and it makes perfect sense. Your body and mind are being put into a bad state, they aren't working optimally and negativity affects them. Capitalism doesn't promote this enough, it only promotes the financial benefits of 'a good deal'. Forget a good deal. Go for the good energy. Humans run on energy.
So. How the ... does this relate to being in the mighty US of A? You'll see patient reader, you'll see.
I've stayed in a hotel, a hostel and couchsurfed. Different prices, of course. But, a big BUT, the most important thing is not the financial implications (only took me 25 years- I am a SLOW learner) but the energy implications. The ups and downs are truly amplified when away from home, so its even more important. I couchsurfed with a dude call Ryan. So nice. Open. Kind. Generous. Booster of energy. His gf? The opposite.
What are the effects of all this? Staying somewhere with stressful folks, where I won'tbe able to recharge my metaphorically batteries might save me a few bucks, but my life energy- sounds cheesy as funk- but it is true, will be less. I'll be less driven, less excited, less up for doing anything.
Where from now? Search for places with the right energy aka the right vibe aka ' a nice environment'. Cost will now be the secondary factor.
And I'm out.
I can't claim to have invented this rather interesting way of looking at our world but I really do feel it and have never, ever, been able to put my mind on to it.
Picture this. Moaners, bitchers, people that bring you down, negative types, nay sayers- they're not great to be around, they take your energy. Places, people, things, events, environments do the same. On a bus full of dodgy people, I feel it. My energy is being taken, I feel stressed, alert but not comfortable and that's the stress- the positive energy leaving. And the negative shit that's left? That's the shit that causes diseases. The stuff medical types say cause illnesses, and it makes perfect sense. Your body and mind are being put into a bad state, they aren't working optimally and negativity affects them. Capitalism doesn't promote this enough, it only promotes the financial benefits of 'a good deal'. Forget a good deal. Go for the good energy. Humans run on energy.
So. How the ... does this relate to being in the mighty US of A? You'll see patient reader, you'll see.
I've stayed in a hotel, a hostel and couchsurfed. Different prices, of course. But, a big BUT, the most important thing is not the financial implications (only took me 25 years- I am a SLOW learner) but the energy implications. The ups and downs are truly amplified when away from home, so its even more important. I couchsurfed with a dude call Ryan. So nice. Open. Kind. Generous. Booster of energy. His gf? The opposite.
What are the effects of all this? Staying somewhere with stressful folks, where I won'tbe able to recharge my metaphorically batteries might save me a few bucks, but my life energy- sounds cheesy as funk- but it is true, will be less. I'll be less driven, less excited, less up for doing anything.
Where from now? Search for places with the right energy aka the right vibe aka ' a nice environment'. Cost will now be the secondary factor.
And I'm out.
Tuesday, 2 March 2010
on poker thrills, spills and bills
Well, I feel fully inducted into the world of poker, online.
My poker education was short, sweet and thrilling, unlike my real education which was long, tedious and left me a tad bitter at my lot in life. Still, I'm repping the downtrodden man. Anyway, back to the point..
Online poker was just a click away. I signed up and played two nights of cash games. Then, after winning and losing pennies I embarked on tournaments, which I promptly won, this is where the thrills are at, winning. Suffice to say, the first tournament netted me the grand amount of 2 quid. Hence, I wrote this article a few weeks AFTER that win. Didn't want to over-excite any of the readers and all.
I go on to win quite a few more tournaments, edging up slowly, culminating in two tournament wins that wake me up. In my first week I've turned £15 into £150.
I'm maaaad excited about this.
Then, unsurprisingly, the downfall. It was straight down, up and down up and down, more like it, but still down. My downfall was the result of trying to 'up my game' by going to bigger tournaments, only to play reckless, shite poker.
I will say my last 2 poker tournament results. Well, I went out first on both. First to a full house my 10 10 10 K K being beaten by K K K 9 9- considering I had a full house it's not a bad hand to lose on. My last tournie was lost on trip 5s ( 5 5 5) losing to trip 8s (8 8 8 ).
Back to square one.
My poker education was short, sweet and thrilling, unlike my real education which was long, tedious and left me a tad bitter at my lot in life. Still, I'm repping the downtrodden man. Anyway, back to the point..
Online poker was just a click away. I signed up and played two nights of cash games. Then, after winning and losing pennies I embarked on tournaments, which I promptly won, this is where the thrills are at, winning. Suffice to say, the first tournament netted me the grand amount of 2 quid. Hence, I wrote this article a few weeks AFTER that win. Didn't want to over-excite any of the readers and all.
I go on to win quite a few more tournaments, edging up slowly, culminating in two tournament wins that wake me up. In my first week I've turned £15 into £150.
I'm maaaad excited about this.
Then, unsurprisingly, the downfall. It was straight down, up and down up and down, more like it, but still down. My downfall was the result of trying to 'up my game' by going to bigger tournaments, only to play reckless, shite poker.
I will say my last 2 poker tournament results. Well, I went out first on both. First to a full house my 10 10 10 K K being beaten by K K K 9 9- considering I had a full house it's not a bad hand to lose on. My last tournie was lost on trip 5s ( 5 5 5) losing to trip 8s (8 8 8 ).
Back to square one.
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