Still Writin'

Hey Gang!

I didn't want to leave you completely in the lurch, re-clicking over and over again without any kind of update. But as far as my weekend's activities go, I'm still writing, but I'm not-quite halfway through. I didn't get as much done yesterday as I'd hoped, and I just got home today from a very long (and extremely profitable) day at work. I'm pretty tired, as I didn't get a whole lotta sleep last night and I got called in early, so I'll probably take a nap and then spend my evening writing some more. It's coming along, but like Mr. Miyagi once said, Patience, grasshopper!

Yep, when I got in to work this morning, I was pretty bummed to see that the sign on the marquee out in front of the casino said that the poker jackpot was now "up to" $152,000. It resets to $150,000 when it hits, so it must've hit on Monday when I was out goofing off downtown. That's a complete bummer, because the higher that thing goes, the busier we get.

But I came in to find a very juicy no-limit game going--there were five players, and they all agreed that instead of the standard blinds they'd post a $5 ante every hand. That created a lot of action, and I was pushing *huge* pots around the table. Eventually, the group got whittled down to two guys playing heads up with $5 and $10 blinds, and I ended up doing very well. I was locked down on that game for four hours, and I had to have the floorman relieve me twice so that I could empty my pockets.

The old guys game got a late start, but the other dealer came in and got it going and we took turns dealing half-hours on the juicy no-limit game and the old guys limpfest game. But once the old fellas table got going, it filled up in a hurry so the money wasn't too bad there, either. In fact, today turned out to be one of my top-five toke days I've had since moving over to the poker room, and all I can say is Whew! I needed it. I've only got two days scheduled next week, and since the jackpot hit again, the lean times aren't going away anytime soon. So I thank god for drunks with big egos.

Anyhow, I'm back at home now, celebrating my good fortune with a chewy granola bar and a watery fountain Coke, and I'm about to turn on the TV and doze through Rome is Burning, Around the Horn, and Pardon the Interruption. Once I get my nap in, I'll spend the evening at the keyboard. Maybe there will be something for you to read in the morning.

Or maybe not.

Mikey