Damn it Barry

Yesterday pissed me off.

We left work at 6:00 p.m. thinking that we'd be able to get to the game by 7 p.m. driving straight down Sunset.

I did not park my car until about 8:15 p.m. AFTER Barry Bonds had already gone up to the plate twice.

It puts me on tilt to even think about all the traffic that I sat in. I sat on Sunset for 45 minutes, sat on Stadium Way for 45 minutes, then sat in the parking lot for 45 minutes after paying $15 and parking about two miles away from the Stadium in a parking lot that I'm sure no one ever knew existed before last night. So not only did I get to sit in my car for 2.5 hours, but I also got to walk a good mile or so after I parked.

This is the stadium view from the parking lot where I parked (I'm not joking):



The good news is that Bonds did not hit his record-tying homerun while I was in the car. If he had, I think I would have driven my car directly into Dodger Stadium and forever gone down in sports infamy along with the Parachute guy that crashed the boxing match, the guy that ran on the field to hug Hank Aaron and the guy that ran around Wimbledon naked. Yep, I would've been up there with them as the guy who drove his car through the outfield wall after Bonds hit his 755th.

Other than that, the game was pretty uneventful. The Dodgers didn't throw one good pitch to Bonds and he went 0-2 with two walks. I left in the 7th inning to beat traffic after my hike back to the car. I gotta give some props to Young V, who came through with the tickets that were right behind home plate. My mom thought she saw me on TV until I told her that I wasn't wearing blue, lol. And obviously Bonds got booed whenever he took a step. Dodgers lost (not that I cared).

I have to give it to Dodgers fans, they are the most fun at a game. I've been to Mariners, Giants, Athletics, Padres, Angels, Royals, and Twins games (maybe some others I don't remember) and the Dodgers fans by far stick out as the most passionate. I'm sure that teams like the Yankees and Red Sox also have similar fans.

Tonight I'm going to boxing class and the club. I'm getting older and fatter and there was a point on time when girls liked my stomach. I gotta get back in shape.

Oh yeah my boy Trev convinced me to play in his fantasy football league. So what happens? I get the 13th pick out of 14. In FOOTBALL. Great. Hopefully Ricky Williams and Mike Vick will come through for me this year.

*Poker*

Last night I played on Full Tilt .10/.25 no limit and won $11. WTF is my life coming to? F*ck poker. My hourly rate has been cut in half in the last three weeks. F*ck. I'll be back on it though. You know I love my fix.

Here is my photo essay of last night.

























Day one: +$570 (4 hours) (BR: $770)
Day two: +$629 (5 Hours) (BR: $1399)
Day three: +$240 (6 Hours) (BR: $1639)
Day Four/Five: +2383 (BR: $4022)
Day Six: Didn't play (0)
Day Seven: -$482 (4 hours) (BR: 3540)
Day Eight: +$325 (1.5 hours) (BR: 3865)
Day Nine: +$431 (2.5 Hours) (BR: 4296)
Day Ten: -$500 (4 Hours) (BR: 3796)
Day 11: Didn't play (0)
Day 12: +$271 (2.5 Hours) (BR: 4067)
Day 13: +$713 (7 Hours) (BR: 4780)
Day 14: Didn't play (0)
Day 15 (Venetian): +1005 (5 Hours) (BR: 5785)
Day 16 (Bellagio): +982 (5 Hours) (BR: 6767)
Day 17 (Venetian): +302 (9 Hours) (BR: 7069)
Day 18 (Full Tilt): +55 (1 Hour) (BR: 7124; Online BR: 155)
Day 19: +55 (1 Hour) (BR: 7179; Online BR: 155)
Day 20: -315 (6 Hours) (BR: 6864; Online BR: 240)
Day 21 (Full Tilt): -30 (1 Hour) (BR: 6834; Online BR: 210)
Day 22 (Full Tilt): -410 (3 Hours) (BR: $6424; Online BR: $0)
Day 23: +1258 (12.5 Hours) (BR: 7682; Online BR: $0)
- - - - - Switch to $400 no limit ($5/10 blinds) - - - - -
Day 24 ($400 NL): +1515 (6 Hours) (BR: $9197; Online BR: $0)
Day 25: +1803 (5.5 Hours) (BR: $11000; Online BR: $0)
Day 26: Didn't play (0)
Day 27: +$926 (4 Hours) (BR: $11926; Online BR: $0)
Day 28 (Mandalay Bay): +168 (4 Hours) (BR: $12094; Online BR: $0)
Day 29 (Venetian): -410 (4 Hours) (BR: $11684; Online BR: $0)
Day 30 (Venetian): -500 (2 Hours) (BR: $11184; Online BR: $0)
Day 31: +604 (16 Hours) (BR: $11788; Online BR: $0)
Day 32 (Full Tilt): +30 (1.5 Hours) (BR: $11818; Online BR: $230)
Day 33: +$991 (4 Hours) (BR: $12809; Online BR: $293)
Day 34 (Full Tilt): +$42 (0.5 Hours) (BR: $12851; Online BR: $335)
Day 35: +188 (4 Hours) (BR: $13039; Online BR: $335)
Day 36: -875 (3 Hours) (BR: $12219; Online BR: $280)
Day 37: -772 (3 Hours) (BR: $11447; Online BR: $83)
Day 38: -1200 (6 Hours) (BR: $10247; Online BR: $83)
Day 39: Didn't Play (0)
Day 40: Didn't Play (0)
Day 41: Didn't Play (0)
Day 42 (Full Tilt): +111 (3.5 Hours) (BR: 10358; Online BR: $194)
Day 43: -700 (5 Hours) (BR: 9658; Online BR: $194)
Day 44 (Full Tilt): -175 (3 Hours) (BR: 9483; Online BR: $19)
Day 45: 0 (Didn't Play)
Day 46: -800 (1 Hour) (BR: $8683; Online BR: $19)
Day 47: +11 (1 Hour) (BR: $8694; Online BR: $30)

Total Hours: 177
Total Profit: $8494
Hourly rate: $47.99