Weekend poker tournament !

This weekend was my first big tournament for the Quebec Poker Tour. 300+ persons, 150$ buy-in. Very very well organized, 40 tables. Really impressive. Tournament started around 1h00pm. Some peoples was really "profesionnal" at my table. 4 were playing poker to win they life with that I think, anyway. This changed nothing. On my first big tournament I had to get the worst badluck of poker in the last year. In 15-20 hands I went in the flop to see, only like 3 were "ok". The rest nothing, nothing, nothing, brick,brick. After 2 hours of calling and getting no flop. My stack of tokens were getting low. I called a all-in at end with my remaining chips, not much. I went back home after 2 hours. The first place was 9621$, second was like 4800, etc. I really wanted to get to day 2 and in the money places. Too bad I guess I will retry again at the QPT #2, in Montréal in April, there is also a big on in Québec in march and a WSOP qualification in march at the same place (Mercier).

That's it for my very expected weekend, not much happenned. I still have to post about my Job situation

lack of updates again !

I noticed, I got lazy again with my blog, update every week or so, less pictures, less stuff. Good thing I have tornwordo blog to read every morning, else I would be bored fast ;) I don't know how he can write everyday like that without missing any (or almost).

Been a terrible weekend, I was working installing our new Cisco Catalyst 4500 switch here. This went very well overall, started at like 8h30am, finished at 3h30pm. But it was worst since I had to go take care of my brother dogs (2) and cats (3) for the weekend. Friday, I go there with Vero, take the dogs out but the little one (Lola), refuse to go out because it's too cold, I go back to the kitchen, first thing I see it that she did her poo (and pee) on the ground. Watch TV, get allegies problem. We went to go sleep in brother room, the little devil did pee on the bed too. I try to find new stuff, find a sleeping bag, we use that to sleep. Both dogs did a lots of noise for the next 2 hours. I can say I was pretty much not in shape for the work in the morning. I came back there after work at like 4h00pm. Got the dogs out again, the little devil repeat her exploit and poo/pee on the ground while Im not watching. We were getting sick again, we decided to go sleep home, and come back the tomorow morning at 7h00am to get them out, then we came back home to relax the end of the sunday (it's been a short weekend). Leason learned: No more help for brother animals, too much hairs everywhere, too much allergic, too much smell. Next time he can pay to put them somewhere.

Been pondering for a new job recently. Post to follow later about my job evaluation and my thought.

Valentine day stuff

Yesterday was a nice long day, I went to some shopping during all my lunch, only found out a snoopy with a card, I wanted to find some nice slipper for Vero. I went to the mail after work too. I found out some model, but not the one I wanted exactly. Another toy, I already had chocolate from the day before. We ate some mexican food (kind of green peppper stuff with steak, raisin, onion, etc and the outside gravy was a cream with cheese and nuts. The rice was standard with "corn". Anyway nothing we usually eat here. It was good, fun to eat mexican stuff !

All that to say valentine day is only there to spend money ! Oh and I got some slipper too :)

I also tasted a bottle of wine (pretty average) and a Porto vintage that I got last week. Quinto of ... forgot, that was a special at the SAQ 52$ instead of 64$. It was a big deception, not sure because Im not used to Vintage, I usually take LBV. But this one had a really strong taste. Maybe it's the vintage effect, I don't know (I still have half of the bottles for the taster around here).

That's about it ! Well I think.

Internet Shopping completed !

DVD order - Check
FTA receiver - Check
Copag Cards - Check

I finally got my last DVD in the mail yesterday. I got some problem because I moved during the order. But everything is at home, so Im quite happy about it. Lots of stuff to watch and rewatch.

The TOY, a lots of friends want to see: my FTA Receiver ! I got it yesterday too, woo hoo ! I think I know like 7 peoples that will buy the same thing, that just want to see it at home or if it work fine.

So I unpacked the toy, I saw the remote control (quite nice), 2 piles AAA, 1 RS232 cable, then no SD card. I was like "noooo". But after unpacking the receiver. I open the small panel in front and the SD card was there ! (phew). There was an analog 3 plugs cables too, which I have already enough at home. They should provide a S-video or composite cables instead ;)

After some web browsing (future-fta.info). I download the lastest firmware for my 3500SD, put in on the memory card. Start my receiver, configure the antenna (took me a while to find the good one, because I had no idea what antenna was on the top of the building). Then i flashed with the new firmware.

After going to setup the nagravision-2 to 0901 (Bell Express Vu). I wait some seconds, everything started to work. I did a blind scan. Got 378 tv station and like 54 radio.

Everything is working fine. There is some bug in the firmware, but still it's a very nice device. (The EPG, the guide that display on TV has a bug only display the next 2 episodes and not like the next 3 days).

I then go on my CD card, backup the channel list. Go on my computer. Use Channel Master, and edit my favorties, my channels, etc. Go back on the receiver. put the SD card back in, reload my new channel list.

Everything work fine. Quite a device ! Next part will be to connect 2 more antennas on it. One on Echostar 110 and another on 119 to get like 600 more tv stations. But that's only in a far futur.

As for the copag cards, they are at home, Im leaving work soon! It's going to be nice to play with REAL cards ;)

(typo might get corrected later if lazyness allow it)

New place pictures !!

I told a couple of people, I would post pictures where I moved, so there we go:

Let's start by the kitchen first floor, the first view look a bit like this when you enter the place. I like it downstair look really sweet.



Then we have the dinner place, with light around and that's about it pretty nice, pretty standard.




This is a view from the other side, the entrance, you can see the washing room* whatver you call that at the left.





Actual picture of my washing machine and the drying machine is at the left ;)





By the entrance there is another room where im going to put my poker table, we have to get the old frigidaire, oven, and washer/dryer machine out first and then I can do some more clean up. I might put the poker table in the dinner room if we play thought.

This is the view you see when you get up stair, the 50s studio room or so. My cough remove a lots of the effect. Because there was a big red chair and that's it. But still it's quite special.



This is the other side of that room.






The floor probably took LONG hours to do.






This is the other side when you are in the salon and look at the stair. I did put my computer in the back.





At the left you have Simon room (the owner of the house)






Me and Vero room, you should notice there is absolutly no doors anywhere. It was 2 gay guys living there before. Even the bathroom doesn't have a door.




And if you don't believe me, this is in the bathroom (next to Simon room).






On a side note, I did order 1 set of EPOC copag cards for my brother and 1 set of four suited for me, I should get them wednesday or something ;)

Playing Cards Survey

Ok, I have a big decision to take, which cards model im going to buy.
Personally I prefer the Mandala, Vero prefer the four suited. Which one you prefer ?

Ethnic:


Mandala:


Epoch:


Four Suited:


I might also buy this:


It's 17$US, but look really classy. Im not sure if I will really get that box, it might not worth it, since I actually only carry the cards with my poker chips case. Hmm well the case look good still.

What do you think ?

(Btw still no update from UPS since the 28jan 5h30am, I want my receiver dammit :)