View Full Version : how would this life sound to you?
TStoneMBD
03-27-2005, 07:12 PM
You are a bachelor living in NJ, 20 minutes away from AC, in a nice town with good night life. You live in a 2 bedroom apartment, nicely carpetted, beautiful walls, furniture, artwork, tvs, etc. You share your space with your choice of pets.
The sun rises in the morning and you wake up according to your natural biological clock. You feed your animals. You get dressed and pack your gear, getting ready to go to the gym which is located within walking distance right down the block from you. Once you get there, you run your daily 2 miles and work on free weights. You get a game of racquetball/tennis in with some locals, and share some conversation over lunch.
You head back to your apartment by around 1pm, and hop into your jacuzzi which is located in your very own bathroom. While sulking, you watch some tv on your beautiful screen, which is located within a few feet of your spa.
After a bathing for a little under and hour, you get up and take a nice nap on your temperpedic mattress. Once you awaken, you stroll on over to your computer center, where you 4-8 table until its time to arrive to your dinner plans.
Some days you come back home emptyhanded to accompany your pet(s), and continue your online endevours, and some days you have a nice lady laying by your side while you are in a hibernating trance, waiting for a new day to begin.
Matty
03-27-2005, 07:15 PM
Nice, but would get old quickly. Do you feel challenged?
prizminferno
03-27-2005, 07:16 PM
and you still live in New Jersey.
Sounds good man.
You should do it.
daryn
03-27-2005, 07:18 PM
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Nice, but would get old quickly. Do you feel challenged?
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how dumb is this?
nice life
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I hope you mean soaking.
What is there to sulk about?
gorgeous
03-27-2005, 07:23 PM
Sounds awesome. I might actually be doing this in the summer, in California though.. hopefully...... if my bankroll makes it there.
bd8802
03-27-2005, 07:26 PM
perfect.
brassnuts
03-27-2005, 07:29 PM
Sounds pretty damn good. But, where's the girlfriend and the "morning head"?
jason_t
03-27-2005, 07:44 PM
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Sounds awesome. I will be doing this in the summer, in California though.
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gamblore99
03-27-2005, 10:37 PM
Sounds like a great time for some time, but not forever.
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You are a bachelor living in NJ, 20 minutes away from AC, in a nice town with good night life.
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???
willie
03-27-2005, 10:41 PM
sounds freaking sweet.
sthief09
03-27-2005, 10:42 PM
I'd take a wife and a job that I like, and some kids, over that
housenuts
03-27-2005, 10:43 PM
i would be very into it. although how old are you
sam h
03-27-2005, 10:47 PM
If you are just playing online, why live in South Jersey? Yuuuuck.
daryn
03-27-2005, 10:51 PM
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I'd take a wife and a job that I like, and some kids, over that
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me too.. but not for another 10 years at least!
TStoneMBD
03-27-2005, 11:03 PM
ive just recently tapped into online play. ive been a b&m player up until now. i still dont feel comfortable moving away from a casino location, considering that i have no form of income other than poker. i also dont want to move out west yet. my parents live in southern ny, and im still barely a minor.
sam h
03-27-2005, 11:06 PM
Why not live in New York and play at the clubs there every once in a while? NYC at a young age is a pretty awesome place to be.
KaneKungFu123
03-27-2005, 11:11 PM
i think it sounds really [censored] boring and i wouldnt want it, but i can see why some others would disagree.
DBowling
03-28-2005, 02:35 AM
whats the catch?
IronDragon1
03-28-2005, 02:52 AM
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i think it sounds really [censored] boring and i wouldnt want it, but i can see why some others would disagree.
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Good to know someone else desires a life of decades upon decades of mind-numbing, back-breaking labor.
Living life on your own terms is for suckers.
astroglide
03-28-2005, 02:57 AM
so i guess that means anything other than playing poker is mind-numbing, back-breaking labor? got it.
Dr. Strangelove
03-28-2005, 03:49 AM
Poker is mind-numbing back breaking work.
sthief09
03-28-2005, 03:53 AM
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Why not live in New York and play at the clubs there every once in a while? NYC at a young age is a pretty awesome place to be.
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I think he plays 20/40, and I don't know of a 20 game that goes regularly in the city
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You are a bachelor living in NJ...
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I got this far before deciding that I'll pass.
GrekeHaus
03-28-2005, 03:58 AM
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The sun rises in the morning and you wake up according to your natural biological clock. You feed your animals. You get dressed and pack your gear, getting ready to go to the gym which is located within walking distance right down the block from you. Once you get there, you run your daily 2 miles and work on free weights. You get a game of racquetball/tennis in with some locals, and share some conversation over lunch.
You head back to your apartment by around 1pm, and hop into your jacuzzi which is located in your very own bathroom. While sulking, you watch some tv on your beautiful screen, which is located within a few feet of your spa.
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You're saying I'd have to get up before noon?
tolbiny
03-28-2005, 04:02 AM
My back is fine, but my left knee has started getting sore cause i sit with it tucked under me when i play.
Daliman
03-28-2005, 04:20 AM
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I'd take a wife and a job that I like, and some kids, over that
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me too.. but not for another 10 years at least!
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Wow, you just said you wanna be me! /images/graemlins/grin.gif
KaneKungFu123
03-28-2005, 04:35 AM
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i think it sounds really [censored] boring and i wouldnt want it, but i can see why some others would disagree.
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Good to know someone else desires a life of decades upon decades of mind-numbing, back-breaking labor.
Living life on your own terms is for suckers.
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wtf are you talking about?
some people desire more from life than being able to go to the gym and have art work on their walls and carpet.
everyone has free will, so get at it.
today i hitchhiked on the back off a pickup truck filled with watermellons, here in thailand.
to each their own, and like strangelove said, poker is hard work also, and I make more at poker then you do.
tbach24
03-28-2005, 04:40 AM
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i think it sounds really [censored] boring and i wouldnt want it, but i can see why some others would disagree.
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Good to know someone else desires a life of decades upon decades of mind-numbing, back-breaking labor.
Living life on your own terms is for suckers.
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wtf are you talking about?
some people desire more from life than being able to go to the gym and have art work on their walls and carpet.
everyone has free will, so get at it.
today i hitchhiked on the back off a pickup truck filled with watermellons, here in thailand.
to each their own, and like strangelove said, poker is hard work also, and I make more at poker then you do.
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Plus you have to face the fact that you're basically a drain on society.
tolbiny
03-28-2005, 04:43 AM
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i think it sounds really [censored] boring and i wouldnt want it, but i can see why some others would disagree.
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Good to know someone else desires a life of decades upon decades of mind-numbing, back-breaking labor.
Living life on your own terms is for suckers.
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wtf are you talking about?
some people desire more from life than being able to go to the gym and have art work on their walls and carpet.
everyone has free will, so get at it.
today i hitchhiked on the back off a pickup truck filled with watermellons, here in thailand.
to each their own, and like strangelove said, poker is hard work also, and I make more at poker then you do.
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Plus you have to face the fact that you're basically a drain on society.
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When is society gonna face the fact that it is a drain on me?
Sounds pretty good to me, but instead of "running" and "lifting" I'd snowboard every single day... Because I sure do love snowboarding.
So I guess that means I'd have to get the hell out of New Jersey.
So nevermind, it's a terrible plan and I hate it.
Danenania
03-28-2005, 05:50 AM
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When is society gonna face the fact that it is a drain on me?
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Poetry.
RunDownHouse
03-28-2005, 09:57 AM
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Once you get there, you run your daily 2 miles and work on free weights.
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Lift first, then run.
I think it sounds boring as [censored] as well. I like my job.
MHarris
03-28-2005, 10:12 AM
TStone,
What town is this? Brigantine?
turnipmonster
03-28-2005, 11:24 AM
I personally would be bored out of my mind.
moondogg
03-28-2005, 11:37 AM
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i think it sounds really [censored] boring and i wouldnt want it, but i can see why some others would disagree.
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Good to know someone else desires a life of decades upon decades of mind-numbing, back-breaking labor.
Living life on your own terms is for suckers.
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wtf are you talking about?
some people desire more from life than being able to go to the gym and have art work on their walls and carpet.
everyone has free will, so get at it.
today i hitchhiked on the back off a pickup truck filled with watermellons, here in thailand.
to each their own, and like strangelove said, poker is hard work also, and I make more at poker then you do.
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Plus you have to face the fact that you're basically a drain on society.
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A self-sufficent drain on society, i.e., a passive drain. He's living off of gambling addicts, but at least he's not living off of my [censored] taxes.
jakethebake
03-28-2005, 11:44 AM
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A self-sufficent drain on society, i.e., a passive drain. He's living off of gambling addicts, but at least he's not living off of my [censored] taxes.
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Everybody lives off somebody. You provide tourists with a little entertainment and they provide you with a living.
TStoneMBD
03-28-2005, 12:26 PM
well i wouldnt want to live like that forever. i am a drain on society at the time being, and i accept that even though im not proud. i plan on moving into real estate within the near future.
id probably live in this so called "boring" lifestyle for a couple of years and then move on to something else.
daryn
03-28-2005, 03:21 PM
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I'd take a wife and a job that I like, and some kids, over that
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me too.. but not for another 10 years at least!
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kinda truman show-ish
The catch comes later when you decide poker is boring as hell and you try to explain to a potential employer what you've doing for the last 5 years. I guess you can show him your killer guns and wrinkly finger tips and hope he gets it.
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BigSkiRace
03-28-2005, 07:37 PM
I think its very possible to have a very great life playing poker, if you are the right person for it. Only spending a few hours a day playing online poker, and the rest spending your time enjoying the other great things life has to offer. Personally, that life is not for me, I have trouble balencing poker and life enoguh as it is, but it could be done.
sublime
03-28-2005, 07:46 PM
whats the catch?
it could end any day
sublime
03-28-2005, 07:49 PM
Plus you have to face the fact that you're basically a drain on society
yeah cuz selling TV's at best buy or taking calls in a center means so much in the grand scheme of things.
sublime
03-28-2005, 07:51 PM
I'd take a wife and a job that I like, and some kids, over that
having a wife and kids is cool, i would prefer to never work for anybody ever again.
EliteNinja
03-28-2005, 08:14 PM
Holy crap!
That sounds like my plan for the summer!
Minus the 2 mile run, the pets and New Jersey.
Also, I'm in the Pacific Time Zone so I can play poker from 3-8ish then play tennis at lit courts (less hot during the evening). Then when I get back, I can play some more poker.
KaneKungFu123
03-28-2005, 08:21 PM
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well i wouldnt want to live like that forever. i am a drain on society at the time being, and i accept that even though im not proud. i plan on moving into real estate within the near future.
id probably live in this so called "boring" lifestyle for a couple of years and then move on to something else.
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dont buy into its a drain on society crap.
read siddhartha and youll see where i am coming from.
Ulysses
03-29-2005, 01:08 AM
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You are a bachelor living in NJ, 20 minutes away from AC, in a nice town with good night life. You live in a 2 bedroom apartment, nicely carpetted, beautiful walls, furniture, artwork, tvs, etc. You share your space with your choice of pets.
The sun rises in the morning and you wake up according to your natural biological clock. You feed your animals. You get dressed and pack your gear, getting ready to go to the gym which is located within walking distance right down the block from you. Once you get there, you run your daily 2 miles and work on free weights. You get a game of racquetball/tennis in with some locals, and share some conversation over lunch.
You head back to your apartment by around 1pm, and hop into your jacuzzi which is located in your very own bathroom. While sulking, you watch some tv on your beautiful screen, which is located within a few feet of your spa.
After a bathing for a little under and hour, you get up and take a nice nap on your temperpedic mattress. Once you awaken, you stroll on over to your computer center, where you 4-8 table until its time to arrive to your dinner plans.
Some days you come back home emptyhanded to accompany your pet(s), and continue your online endevours, and some days you have a nice lady laying by your side while you are in a hibernating trance, waiting for a new day to begin.
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You get really stuck in a game one night and instead of stopping at 10pm to go out like you planned, you end up playing 'til 6am, when you quit, frustrated and exhausted. You get up at 3 in the afternoon, annoyed at how messy your place is. You think about cleaning up but instead decide to get in an hour or two of poker before going to the gym. You win a little, but you're still thinking about your big loss from the night before. If you go to the gym now, by the time you're back, it'll be time to start getting ready for dinner and going out, so you decide to skip the gym. You heat up some leftover pizza and sit back down to play some more poker. Next thing you know it's 8pm and you're ready to meet some friends, but the game is really great and maybe you can get unstuck, so you decide to meet them at the club later. Amazingly, you manage to lose in this insanely good game, so at 11pm instead of heading out, you decide to keep playing. Next thing you know it's 6am again and you're exhausted, so you leave your plate and stuff on the table, toss your clothes on the floor, and collapse into bed. You think about getting back on a schedule and actually doing something fun next week, since you've been living like this for far too long, playing too much online poker when you're winning and playing too much online poker when you're losing. Maybe next week, as soon as you have a nice big upstreak, you'll take a few days off from poker and focus on other stuff.
I suspect for many people, that type of scenario is much more likely than the one you describe.
Vince Young
03-29-2005, 01:13 AM
This sounds pretty great too.
BoxTree
03-29-2005, 04:51 AM
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I'm gonna go out on a limb and suggest that many 2+2ers are somewhere in the middle.
Bob Moss
03-29-2005, 08:17 AM
Nice post Diablo.
Bob
Subfallen
03-29-2005, 09:26 AM
How the f!ck is Kane allowed to steal your avatar??
Nice post, btw.
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