Update (finally!)

Hey guys,
I last posted in July so a lot's happened since then. I'm a ton happier this year than I was last year and I think that's attributable to a few things: gf, better circle of friends, ton less schoolwork/class given that I'm doing phil instead of math. It's been a lot of fun and a lot less stress.

I haven't played much poker since I've been at school but I've started putting in a few sessions here and there. I don't have 5 hour blocks to play 180s so I'm learning the 18s. I guess there's good news and bad news. The bad news is that I'm sucking at 18s right now. I'm just not that good at them. The good news is that I have great resources at my disposal and I'm willing to accept that I suck right now. I think this is a pretty big strength because a lotta guys are pretty biased when it comes to their own abilities. If I send in a hand history and Reasons/Whoopsy say I'm missing a ton of shoves, I'm not gonna write it off as a bad game. I'm sure I'm missing shoves in loads of spots. So we'll see how that goes, it's nice because I can finish a set in just over an hour.

It's weird but this semester is almost over. I have three papers, a presentation, and a final until I'm done. It's basically one week of class, a week of reading period, and then exams. Should go by pretty quickly.

Sports have been sort of annoying because I've been plagued by injury. I'm just beginning to get healthy now and our season is really kicking into gear so I'm gonna have to get fit quickly. We have lift 3x/week in the morning and practice 5 days a week but I want to get in some runs/sprints in the mornings that we don't lift. I'll probably do something like:

Mon: 3mi

Wed: ghosting/court sprints (1 min on, 30 sec off x 4), break, 4x 20 lengths in under 60 sec

Fri: 3 mi

And I'll work up from there. Our team's gotten much more serious as it's improved (we lost our 9 and have two freshmen playin 4 and 6) so I've got to keep up. We also have a great shot of beating the #12 and #13 which would be awesome. We'll see how it unfolds.

The gf wants to go to vegas and I have to do some trip planning. I'm not sure how much it'll cost me but I may have to grind a bit. I have 3k online and 3k in my checking account for the rest of the year. I'll probably spend at least 3k in the spring but I'll try to grind some on Christmas break. I think we're going to the Carribean, not sure though.

Finally, I'm debating whether or not to study in London next fall. On the pro side, going to London would be great, classes come back pass/fail so I could really slack off, and I wouldn't have to put work into two boring phil classes for my major. The downside to going is that I'll have to apply for jobs in the fall and wont' be able to use my school's resources if I'm abroad. I also wouldn't be able to write a thesis, captain the team (if I get elected) and live in one of the best houses/locations at school (off campus, great house). I'm going to apply and give myself the option but I'm really torn at the moment. Thoughts would be great.

Holler,
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