Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Where did he go? Part 2.

Well, I've gone and done it again. I haven't been posting for quiet some time.

I'm doing quiet fine, but a lot of things have changed. In that time I was in a funk of sorts. I just couldn't write.

As with all things, it's best if I try to summarize from the beginning.

Four weeks ago I realized that I really didn't want to be abroad. I love Prague and I love traveling, but I was missing a certain girl that I had left behind. Every time I saw something interesting I would think: "Gee I wish she was here to see this."

We talked over the Internet nearly everyday anyways. Long distance had put a lot of strain on how we felt about one another. She was a beautiful girl, I figured she'd find someone new and it would end. But it didn't happen like that. So I was resolved to move back home and continue my poker work there.

Three weeks ago, while I was traveling in Berlin. The US government passed an obscure bill that basically ended my career for poker. While it's still legal to play, it made it a lot harder for people start up play. This meant I was often playing with more pros at the average table then rookies. So my already minor profits shrank to almost nothing.

I'm good, but I'm not that good.

So now I face a situation where I have to join the job market again. I was bummed out for a week, felt like I had failed at a dream.

Still many positive things to look forward to. I have many of my friends back home that I will be able to see again and the certain girl I had mentioned before. I look forward to a new career and after a while I might try a different job venture instead.