"Put down your pencils"

.....I always had mixed feelings after the teacher said those words when taking a test. Not being done or doing as well as I thought I should, I was left unsatisfied and frustrated. But on the other hand I was always glad it was over. Finished up playing for the year a few hours ago and that is exactly how I feel.
I met my volume goal, feel like I'm playing the best I ever have, and wrapped up the year with a good month. That being said I feel like it "left some out there", which is not a good feeling. Ohhh well, already looking forward to getting more out of myself in 2014, but I am really looking forward to December.
Tomorrow off to Bangkok for two days, then Hong Kong for a week, over the big ocean to Las Vegas for ten days, then flying home for the Christmas....I get excited just thinking in about it all.

Random things:
- I watched Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead yesterday and I think I am going to get a juicer.
- Billy Crystal is my new favorite comedian AINEC.
- I am starting to the hang of these internet short hand things.
- Having a good face-to-face conversation is one of the reasons I am really looking forward to coming home....it's been TOO LONG.
- I tried to buy $2,000 in Bitcoin when they were at $12.50, but I didn't because getting verified for the the exchange was too much of a hassle. ATM they are trading at $1199.00[https://www.mtgox.com/]. I'm not going to do the math.

Take Care

Crazy November

My First Year

Damn you......

....good mood, go way, I need to work.
For the past few days I have been in a strangely good mood (a bouncing/skipping instead of walking down the street good mood). My cousin got engaged!!!, running good at the tables, weather is beautiful, good book, eating too much, no exercise[1], looking forward to some travel at the end of the month and ending up back home to see my family for Christmas....just nothing bad has entered my head in the last few days[2].
I need to snap out of it. When I am in a good mood there are so many things I would rather be doing than[3] sitting in front of my computer playing poker (and I am a little less than half way to getting to my volume target for November).

AHHHHHHH
Ted

[1] - I am getting fat in a hurry.
[2] - I haven't turned on my TV in weeks and only get my news via twitter....maybe that has something to do with my good mood too?
[3] - I still don't know the difference between then and than. Is that acceptable?

Quick Update; Back in Chiang Mai

I am back in Chiang Mai for November. My trip to Bangkok was great. I met some cool people, explored the city, avoided being scammed and ripped off all but once, and relaxed. But after a few days I a was more than ready to get back to work.
October ended up results wise the best month of the year for me, but I was not happy at all with how I played especially during a week long span where I played like a complete dog.
I am trying to put in a ton of GOOD volume in November so I can clear a bonus and so I don't feel so bad when not playing at all in December.
December 1st and 2nd in Bangkok, 3-9th in Hong Kong and Macau, then flying to back to the states, probably spend a few days with a good friend in Vegas, then home for the holidays!!!!, then....I don't know. Looking forward too it all.

All the best


A Blog: http://sethgodin.typepad.com/
A Song (one of my favorites): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_5U0M9ErGA
October (very mixed feelings):