Summer’s Pickin’ Up

Bro took me to a bomb ass taco place yday fer lunch in Santa Ana (of course!) and it was good, cheap, and plenty. Best tacos I’ve ever had! Then made the usual rounds to Costco and Target. I’m gonna copy Anita Fajita Pita and watch all the Harry Potter movies before I see the new one that comes out tomorrow. I’ve never seen any of them except the first one. Wasn’t so interested so I’m curious to know what all the hubbabaloo is all about. Bro insists each film gets better. I’ll see for myself.

I’ve been shopping online for a web hoster and found one I like so I’ll start on the website design soon. Finally creating my own website and I will have poker related stuff as well as my other interests will also be featured. August is going to be a busy month fer me as I have 14 tourneys lined up for Legends at the Bike. This does not include the WPT main event but if I can win a mega/super satellite then I’ll be thrilled to be able to play in the main event too.

Need to head to the gym today. Back on the treadmill. Damn tummy is getting larger everyday. So jank. But food rules! Gonna head back to Vega$ just fer the weekend. Have lotsa work to do on and off the felt…

Itchin’

Took the babies to the groomer yday and both of them are not only spic n span, but Kicker is cuter than ever!!! Had him shaved and cleaned up and he looks like a puppy now. What a good boy! He is acting better toward Tehsi too. Less growling. They both can’t be bothered with each other now. Betta than fightin’ at least.

Dinner last night wasn’t bad. We ate at Chef Chen in Irvine and and then had some boba fer dessert. Nothin’ like big ass balls fer dessert! When I got home, the weather was so nice I decided to walk the dogs…separately. I think I will need to do that just to make sure they don’t fight again. Double exercise fer me is always good too.

Gonna head back to the Gypsy Den fer breakfast his morning with bro but not sure what’s goin’ on the rest of the day. Anyway, this Friday the babies have an appt for portraits. Yes, The Picture People will photograph them and I get my free 8 * 10″ portrait. Not sure how they are gonna photograph both of them together, but props to them if they figure it out. Ha! My doggies gettin’ glamour shots. Who knew???

I am itchin’ to get back to the tables again. Will prolly head to Bike or Commerce later this week to play some ca$h. I wanna play online too. I am so happy with my new laptop purchase. What a deal! My screen is big and sharp. My lil pink netbook is just fer online poker when traveling, but I’m really liking my new one. It’s just too heavy to lug around but it makes a great desktop replacement.

Ok, well it looks like Kicker is gettin’ the whole potty outside only thing and I think he’s ok now. Two days in a row let’s go fer three. Can’t bring him to the condo til I know he’s not gonna have an accident. Check out my baby!

 What a ham! He loves to pose fer pix too! So vain! Now he’s oh-so-clean too! Well, gotta start my day. I am planning the new website now and will provide details soon. It’s gonna have all kinds of kool stuff so stay tuned!

Lazy Sunday

Had a fun time at bff’s beach party. Lotsa kids were there too along with lotsa food. Today just chillin’ with the doggies til a big family dinner tonight again…11 of us. Nothing special. Will try to play some Stars today. Just relaxin’ today.

Newport Beach: Part Deux

Yday was the second installment of Newport Beach. After sitting in traffic because the darn OC Fair is back in town, I made it to the beach house. Bff and I rode bikes all the way down to the end of the boardwalk and back up. Good exercise again and so much fun to be out in the sun. We then got mani/pedis and boy, the nail ladies in this salon can sell!!! Newport Beach is way too overpriced compared to Orange. My usual $13 spa pedicure is $25 here. Jank. They do a good job, though.

So today is Part Trois of Newport Beach as bff is throwing a beach party today all day. We may go running down the boardwalk too, but if not, fer sure bike riding again. Big bbq party planned and y’all know how I love my bbq. Only thing that sucks about Newport Beach is the same with San Francisco…no parking.

The doggys are doing better. No accidents yday and less growling. Let’s see if we can make it 2 days in a row, ha! Here’s the rascal:

“All growl, no bite.”

Trying to get Kicker to sleep in his basket but fer some reason, he thinks the couch is just fer him. Darn dog. Need to take him fer a bath. Waiting fer his sutures to heal. Maybe I’ll tell them to shave it all off and he’ll be even smaller. A lil runt. But he does have a heart of the doberman cuz he ain’t scared of nothin’! Always trying to antagonize…he really is a street dawg. So proud! My lil gangsta has come home! bwahahahaha

Looks like lil sis will be heading to the East Coast the next coupla days. I will miss her lots cuz we didn’t get to hang out when I went back to Vegas last Monday. Not sure when she’s gonna come back cuz she’s gonna spend time at home in Chicago with her family too. Thank goodness fer texting cuz she’s just a text away. I already miss her. Boo.

Ok, I almost joined a paintball group in Vega$ but held off cuz I’m here in CA again. But I think once I head back in September, I’ll inquire again cuz it sure sounds hella fun and great exercise. I’ve never played paintball before but all I know is I love shooting so it’ll probably be a lot of fun fer me. It’s like a real life video game. I love playin’ the video games where you go around killing everything trying to stay alive. Survival horror rules! I like them puzzle games too but lately I’ve only been buying the exercise games which I have yet to open. Yes, my Wii Fit is still untouched and I bought it last year when it first came out. Jank. Too much time tryin’ to make money at the tables. I’m workin’!

It looks to be another beautiful weekend in SoCal, so enjoy it! I know I will!

Newport Beach

Kicker’s first night was good until I heard him growl fiercely around 4:30 this morning. Had to be directed at Tehsi, so from upstairs I scolded him and all was quiet again. Darn dog. I noticed although he growls at her, he doesn’t actually show his teeth or attack so maybe his growl is a warning. For what, though? Cuz Tehsi just minds her own business. I think Kicker gets jealous when Tehsi comes close to me. The growls are more when they are up close face to face. Silly dog. I bet he is all growl, no bite. Best part about Kicker’s first night is no accidents!!! Yay! He did have an accdent yday afternoon in the family room, but after reprimanding him, he is good now. So this morning when I let both dogs out, they both took care of their business and I praised them so I think Kicker should know the drill now. Let them both out again and same thing. Took care of business. so proud of them. Now they just need to get along before I get mad.

So I am a pro at taking care of doggies now and am available as a dogsitter in between my ca$h game sessions. I hear dogsitters and dogwalkers get paid $80k annually. Not bad.

XTracey has made it to Day 3 of WSOP!!! Go Tracey!!! Kill em tomorrow!! Had dinner with the family last night at Sam Woo in Irvine. For lunch, bro took me to the Gypsy Den in the Artist’s Village in Santa Ana. Cute place and reminds me of Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley. I wanna go back fer breakfast. This place makes good sandwiches and salads and is a haven fer vegetarians.

(A day has passed)

Spent most of the day in Newport Beach and rode bikes along the beach! So much fun! We rode a good 5 miles I think. We rode to Rockin’ Lobster and had shrimp cocktails and guac n chips with cadillac margaritas. Then continued on our way. We had such a fun workout we’re gonna go riding again today. Then had dinner at the beach house and chatted. So much fun! Only thing is my legs are sore which means I am so outta shape. Boo. Jank.

Tonight I’m gonna cook my big ass pot of spaghetti again fer mama and bro. Yummo! I’m watching the Today show and they’re reporting on a cheerleader that stole a box containing $147 that a few 10 year olds earned while selling t-shirts and caps. She is now charged with a felony that can lead to serious prison time. I am cracking up! First off, this should tell all y’all out there how janky cheerleaders can be. If you’re gonna steal $$$, yo, make sure it’s worth it!!! Idiot. And once you steal something, at least try to make your getaway halfway decent! She was chased down with ease by one of the 10 year old’s dads. Now stupid cheerleader has released a statement with deep regret and her mother is hoping the 10 year olds will not press charges. By the way, cheerleader is Chelsea Steal, uh I mean, Steele. Seriously.

So now, this got out to the local media and the kids were given $200 fer their “scary” encounter with the gimme a T-H-I-E-F. So, kids are happy again that they’ve actually made more money than what the janky cheerleader stole. Outcome??? My advice:

Kids should still press charges on the cheerleader’s dumb ass and have her publicly ridiculed for her stupidity. Then have her caned in public too!! Break off skin on her dumb ass so she can’t be jumpin’ with pom poms fer a long while. She can heal her dumb ass in jail fer a good year or two and practice her cheers in front of her fellow inmates! I guarantee you her stupid ass won’t be stealin’ nothin’ again…or at least if she does, she’ll be smart enuf to steal a lot more than $147!!! LOL…She probably would’ve made more $$$ if she stole from a lil ole lady and prolly would’ve gotten away with it too since lil old lady wouldn’t have given chase.

The moral of this story: Be prepared. Before you execute, make sure you have planned properly. So fer all you petty thieves out there, take my advice and you’ll prolly have better results.

Just don’t even think about robbin’ me tho cuz I am armed and dangerous and will react in self-defense. Never try to rob a poker player cuz since we carry lotsa ca$h on us, most of us have been trained on how to use firearms and have licenses to carry weapons for protection. Many of us also enjoy going to shooting ranges just for fun to practice our skillz. This leads to a true story involving a friend of mine years ago. He was robbed at knifepoint and the robber was satisfied getting away with $40. My pal was quite pleased he only lost $40 considering he was carrying more than $50k on him…but only $40 was in his wallet at the time and the $50k wad was in his other pocket. My friend says he was so “lucky”. Geez!

WTF?! Now the Today show is reporting on a 650 pound guy that lost 401 pounds in 28 months!!! OMG!!! This guy is HOT now!!! Holy hell!! I am so inspired now!!! WOW!!! Good fer him!! See people!!! We can all do this with determination, hard work, and a good attitude!!! So they filmed his entire weight loss and his show premieres this Sunday on TLC. It’s called the “650 Pound Virgin”. OMG, I gotta watch!!! And he didn’t have gastric bypass either! It was all through exercise and food choices. Now he needs to have operations to remove excess skin from all the weight loss. Eeeewww!!! But this guy is quite handsome now!!! Good fer him!!!

Gotta go to the hair salon and then back to Newport Beach. I should have no problem losing 15 pounds now!!! Yay!!! Just like in poker, I just gotta be disciplined.

New Addition to the Family

Woke up at 5 and first thing I did was call mama to wake her up. Yes, she is still jet lagging after 14 days. Old people. Came back to OC to pick up Kicker and now after introducing him to his new home and Tehsi; he’s had a busy day making the rounds sniffing all around and making new friends, he is sleeping contently. He has definitely made himself at home.

I was a bit worried as Kicker was growling at Tehsi fer most of the day. Damn alpha male. Ah, but call me the dog whisperer as I calmed him down, sorta. The growling has calmed down and they seem more friendly with each other, but now Kicker wants to be too friendly! Keeps following her trying to mount her now. Hilarious cuz he is way too small and short so he’s having a great time bangin’ air! LOL…I think these 2 will soon become pals. Kicker’s sutures still need to heal so I’ll take both of them to the groomer in a few days. Once he and Tehsi are comfy with each other, I will prob head back to Vega$ to play ca$h.

That’s it for today. Gnite all.

Bittersweet

I am disappointed. Was really looking forward to this Caesars Championship. Great structure. Lotsa chips. But to make the right call with all my money with JJ vs 99 and to get turned by a 9 is just plain jank. I raised preflop. And in position, I bet $10k. Villain shoves his remaining $22k. I hesistate, replayed the hand from the beginning and figured I must still be good and that he had to have top pair or a flush draw. Flop was 2, 5, 9. Finally called and happy to see his A, 9. Yup, good call. Now just hold. Immediate 9 on the turn. Now I’m on life support with $4k left. Hung on for another round and even doubled up until my demise. Jank.

So, prolly no tourneys til Legends in August. I’m heading back to OC tomorrow morn and gonna pick up Kicker! At least I have somethng to look forward to. I’m happy I played it right, just disappointed with the bad luck. Anyhow, gonna hang with Kicker and the family tomorrow and bff on Thursday.

This morning was just so sad watching MJ’s memorial. God bless his family and children. Geez! What a heartbreaker. Guess being turned by a 9 is nothin’…RIP King of Pop.

Winning is Better Than Being Good

Rolled back into town this morning and headed down to Bellagio to meet lil sis. She was playing $10/$20 NLH. Put myself on the $1/$2 and $2/$5 lists but way too many fools before me. Here I thought I was the only fool that knew Bellagio serves the best drinks in any poker room. I really wanted a strawberry julius today too. Sheeeet. Not to be, though, cuz I didn’t feel like waiting so I ventured over to Ballys and played $1/$2. Ah, home sweet home! My dealers missed me. Hand of the day was another monster laydown! On a flop of 5, J, 6 rainbow, I bet out $40 with my KK (only 3 in the hand as I threw in a $10 preflop raise). The guy next to me raises to $95. Third fool tanked and folded. Heads up and thinking min raise??!! That’s fishy. He had about $100 behind. For some janky ass reason, I really thought I was beat and after a good minute I mucked my KK face up. Fool showed me his set of sixes. Geez! This is the second time I’ve mucked KK correctly. First time flop was J, 5, 8 and the fool flopped 2 pair on me. Figures. I still think my best laydown was the A high flush on a board of K, 9, 5, 9 board. I turned my flush but the villain turned his boat. And after betting out $50, he shoves and gets one caller. Back to me and I’m looking at risking my entire stack if I call. I knew I had villain #2 beat as I suspected he just had trips, but folded my diamond nut flush cuz villain #1 did indeed turn his K, 9 boat! Geez!

Well, I am learning if you can fold the monster hands when you know you’re beat, that’s half the battle. Discipline. Someone at the table once told me that by making these laydowns makes me a “good player”. I told him I’d rather be a “winning player”…ha!

So I believe my pals are still in the main event and gettin’ ready fer Day 2. Good luck to y’all! Make me proud! I am playing the Caesars Mega Stack Championship tomorrow with lil sis. Hoping both Anna and I can go real deep and ca$h well. I am feeling confident as I’ve cashed in my last 3 of 4 tournies. Wanna do real well tomorrow. Good luck me!

So at the table this afternoon, the animal shelter calls and says Kicker is ready to be picked up tomorrow. But I’m a gonna be at Caesars! What is with my janky timing lately? Anyway, I will head back to OC once my tourney is done and pick up my new best friend. Will stay in OC fer a coupla weeks and head back here fer the last week to hang with bff. Then it’s back to OC cuz I’ll be playing Legends at Bike all month.

The Vega$ heat is really hard to handle. Help me, I’m melting!!! Ugh…and I feel like a dumb ass carrying my sweatshirt with me in the 100+ heat cuz the poker room is freezing. Jank. Now my A/C bill is gonna rise too. Only means I gotta grind more to pay these bills. So fer today, I didn’t meet my $300 daily quota. I won $90. So jank. So tomorrow’s tourney betta be good!

Ok, so talk about bad karma! All them fools that are trying to sell their “free” Michael Jackson memorial tickets fer $100,000 on eBay??!! Are you serious, people??!! MJ is turnin’ over in his grave! Uh, actually, I think he’s still at the morgue. Oopsy, sorry. First of all, I can’t believe there are so many dumb asses out there that have the nerve to sell these tickets thinkin’ there are dumber asses wanting to buy them?! And trying to profit from the King of Pop?! C’mon peeps, have some respect! This whole thing is just dirty. And yes, bro, MJ is dead. My brother who works fer the paper is still convinced MJ faked his own death to get out of millions in debt. The King of Pop is moonwalkin’ to heaven. Tupac on the otherhand…

Took a Facebook quiz this morning…”How Asian Are you?” Turns out I am 48% Asian. This makes sense so the remaining 52% of me is Black. This proves I am 100% Blackanese! Fo real doh! Just cuz I don’t live in the ghetto doesn’t mean I can’t be ghetto fabulous! This Chigga rules! I talk jive. Fo real doh!

I am sleepy. Mama wants me to call her if I wake up at 5:30 again to wake her up. I still need to be on my diet. But gyros are just so good. Ugh. Well, I am yawning away and it’s only 9:30pm. Great. But I have a huge and loooonnnnnggg day tomorrow. Need to rest up and get ready to murder the competition. Bring on the donks! Gnite all and be good! Yes, you!

Family Fun Day!

What a Wimbledon! Congrats to Roger fer making history. Congrats to Andy fer a great fight! After breakfast at Wimbledon, I went to visit Kicker and he was moved to the surgery room. He’ll probably have it tomorrow or Tuesday. Poor lil guy. Heading back to Vega$ in the morning and planning to play Caesars on Tuesday. Can’t wait. Tracey’s playing WSOP main event now. Justin too. Jon, Chau, and Marilou already played and made it to Day 2 on Tuesday. Hope to go deep at Caesars. I’ll come back to OC once I’m done at Caesars cuz I think the animal shelter will call me on Tuesday or Wednesday to pick up Kicker.

We spent the day at Aunty’s house…a family reunion of sorts. Saw my cousins. Ate lotsa food. Fun stuff. Good to see everybody again. Then bro took mama and I fer sushi fer dinner. Gonna do some reading now…nice Sunday. Pooped now. Gnite all.

Happy Birthday America!

233 years old!! Just a baby compared to many other countries. I’m watching the news and it’s cool to see them show all the local neighborhoods around SoCal and so many block parties goin’ on. Went shopping today, had lunch with mama and bro and dinner with mama and Chey. Also went to mass to sing America the Beautiful. Not dark yet but we should start to hear the fireworks soon. Be safe everybody!

Looking forward to heading back to Vega$ on Monday but not sure how long I’ll be there. Will talk to lil sis to see if she wants me to play the Caesars Mega Stack Main Event. I would like to but we’ll see. Once I get the call from the animal shelter, Kicker will be ready to be picked up the next day. Already got everything ready fer him too. Collar, leash, nametag, etc. He’ll take Tehsi’s new bed since she never uses it. But I have a feeling both of them will wanna sleep under my bed if not with me.

I wanna head to Rio once I roll back into Vega$. Gotta check out the WSOP action. Will be good if I can sneak in a ca$h game  here and there too.  Anyway, nothing new going on. Have a fun and safe weekend!