2011-09-28
200 (-32), NS+59, 5:30 AM, LF
Another good weigh-in, despite the weekend at FARGO (which included some carrot cake and a brownie). Also, one more belt loop down. Still looking at 195 as the plateau, even though the BMI indicates I should be at 175 to hit their "healthy" mark. Scheduled follow-up health screening to see where the numbers ended up. The original numbers (7/21/2011) weren't so hot, so we'll see how they end up after the retest in October.
Not an awful weekend at FARGO, but pretty close. Got stuck early on Thursday and Friday, and didn't really do well in the tournaments until Sunday when I bubbled the final table in the HOSE tourney. I probably could have held on and made the final table and a few rounds, but I felt pretty good about the result. I seem to have decent results in Stud and Stud/8, so I ought to look closer at those games for the future.
I did get half-unstuck Saturday night with a longer 1-2 NLHE session, so the weekend wasn't a complete loss. The way I figure, I've got a certain amount set aside, and that's the limit. If I get some back, I've had a good weekend. If I get even, it's a great weekend. If I'm ahead, then it's an awesome weekend.
Did get to talk some with DavidK and JessK - haven't seen them in a while. David is working with the GCNE this season, and it's good to see him back working with the team. Also good to hear that as he comes to the end of his time in law school that he should be set to go. A good conversation at the Thursday dinner with David, Jess and a couple of other FARGOers about critical thinking, and it's seeming absence in modern American discourse (political and otherwise). Also some discussion about how to affect this, beginning at early years, and why it's either simply lacking or aggressively opposed in early (pre-teen) education.
I am constantly remined that this group of people is unusually smart and talented every time I am exposed to them, and I feel quite fortunate to be a part of it every year.
