Wow this Spring Break is going by fast. I definitely needed the break, but I am not getting any real work done. I hope I can get back into the law school mindset soon. Terri from DC is going on a cruise out of Miami, so she came a few days early to hang out. It was nice seeing her again. Of course with her luck, it was cold and rainy while she was here, though I'm sure that things will be a sunnier once she is on the cruise. This girl is anything but simple, but knowing her is fun. You have to remember how smart she is and hence you can't get much past her. She is the type of person that reads a lot, yet doesn't talk about it, works hard on her academics, yet from the outside you might not guess it. We had this conversation about putting things off, and I found it interesting that unlike most people, she didn't put off her papers or assignments off until the last moment. It just wasn't an option for her. You can learn something from everyone.
We went to Ft. Lauderdale on Thursday and had lunch there, though the plan was to go to the beach, that was nixed due to the weather. I took her to Aventura mall to get a book for her cruise, and for her to tell me if she considered it to be better than Tysons Corner in DC. She didn't confirm my stance and said that it did have very good stores, so it might actually be better. I still like Tysons better, but I guess a girl's view and a guys view could be different since I don't care for the girl stores as much. That night we went out to Coconut Grove. It was my first time there, but other than the rain, we had a good time at Oxygen. One thing we noticed, myself included, was that all the guys looked the same. The dress, the hair, the way they acted. Then again, I could say that all the girls act the same, so I guess that is why all clubs seem similar.
Friday, we went to south beach during the day, had lunch at Cafe News and went for a walk on the beach and the surrounding area. It was starting to warm up, but there was still a cold breeze that made it impossible to layout on the beach, tan and read. I lost my parking ticket, and had to pay the 24 hour price, which sucked. The worst part was that I noticed I lost it before I got out of my truck, so I knew it was in there somewhere. For the life of me, I could not find it, but of course the next day I find it in a small pocket on my shorts that I didn't know existed. At night, we went to Opium at south beach. It was a nice outdoor club. I saw this one girl making out with a guy who kept saying things like, "So you don't speak English? Well welcome to America." I liked the place, but I guess what matters most at places is your company.
Saturday, I dropped Terri off for her cruise and got to quickly meet her roommate Andrea. I didn't know Miami had this big port for all the cruise ships, kind of like an airport. It wasn't too hard to find, but I found a way to find a few routes that didn't work. Man those boats are big. I hope to go on a cruise sometime before I leave Miami.
Wednesday, I was getting my car washed so I went to a local cafe to have lunch while I waited. I went to the bar and had a water and a salad, which seemed kind of weird, but I was trying to be good. The place reminded me Cheers. Everyone knew Jack the bartender and there were all these men that seemed to know each other for years just talking about the usual stuff. When I came in, they were trying to figure out what the 7 wonders of the world were. Do you know what they are? I don't think many people do. It was a good time and a glimpse of watching these people interact and joke around. They were all nice to me, but I observed more than interacted.
Tuesday night, I saw the movie Man of the House with my friend Diana. It is that Tommy Lee Jones cheerleading movie, one that I would usually not pay to see, nor probably even rent. I understand why it got such bad reviews, but at least all the Austin references made the movie palatable. I wonder if they filmed it there, for some reason I feel they didn't. Diana is another one of my friends who knows Spanish well, but it never seems to matter in helping me learn more from them because we communicate in English. She says she is not a big cat person, but I think people that say that haven't ever had a cat.
I purchased a fishing rod with a hanging mouse type of toy for Koki a long time ago. At first she didn't much enjoy playing with it, but over time it has become her favorite toy. Because of her enjoyment, I would tie the rod to something and let her play so that I could take a break. The elastic string would always break and I would find the mouse hidden and would have to retie it. I couldn't understand why it would keep breaking since it was pretty damn strong, but I figured all of Koki's pulling took its toll. Then one day, I noticed Koki playing with it and her goal was to get the mouse. So after batting it around for a while, she would then grab the mouse in her paws pull the rope and then start to bite on the rope until it broke and she cool take the trophy mouse with her wherever she wanted. So the string wasn't breaking, she was tearing it. I was impressed with her problem solving skills, but a bit proud too. Things aren't always what they look like.
It is hard to be self observant, and since people don't usually come right out and tell you what your annoying habits or actions are, sometimes you consider things normal and they are actually might be something that if you changed would make you more enjoyable to be around. Something I have noticed is that I am very argumentative. I don't have too much of a problem with this because, well I am on my way to becoming a lawyer, but I think the how and when I do it I should be more careful about. I think I argue with people too much, even when I have something positive to say, I still say it in a way that comes off as arguing against them and probably makes the person more annoyed with me than caring about any positive thing I was trying to say. I can think of a few times I have done that recently and regret, but am at the same time glad it happened so that I could begin to notice how I behave. It is hard to be understanding when you think or know you are right, but there are more important things than just going around trying to be right all the time or show people how wrong they are. So call my ass on this shit people, I need your help.
Saturday night, was Frank's friend's bachelor party. They had an interesting day planned, but I decided to meet up with them later. I went over to the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino to meet up with them and play some poker. This casino only has slots and poker, which is kind of a blessing because I don't enjoy slots and the games other than poker just drain my money no matter how fun they are. I played a $135 no limit tournament. While I was waiting, I met a young guy who said that he has made thousands of dollars playing poker and how much he loves the game. He gave me pointers for about 20 mins and because he wasn't 21, he couldn't go to the bar to get a red bull, so I went and got him one as a thanks for his tips. We ended up at the same table. I made a side bet with another kid for 20 bucks to see who would get knocked out first. Well the kid I met knocked sidebet kid out and I won 20 bucks. Then I moved in with a bluff, and the kid raised me. I knew this guy was bluffing pre-flop, so I called considering I had an average hand. Well I flop a low pair and he goes all in. I knew he had me beat, but I had most of my money in, so looking at pot odds, I knew I had to call because the amount of money I could win was much more compared to my chances of winning. So I call. I was right, he did move in with a bluff, but he did, like I thought hit something good and my low pair was down to his two pair. He of course knocks me out and I get all kinds of shit for my play from the other players, but I could care less because I needed to make my move and my stack was getting low. Instead of hanging out for another tournament and try to regain my glory, I went home so I could play another day. I need to keep these lessons at a minimum because they can get expensive. In retrospect, I'm going to value my tournament life more in the future, rather than my pot odds (something I still need to get better at figuring out.)
keeping what you want is far more difficult than getting what you want.
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