DANGERLION

I wake up around 8, stretch, and tell myself “I will go to the gym today!” because on the days in which I do this I’m about 20% more likely than normal to actually go. Which is a really bad habit I intend to break with our trainer in Vegas this summer. I constantly struggle with the “trainer or no trainer?” question. Isn’t it a waste of money to pay someone to basically just stand there and count reps for me? I maintain (with Chuck) that crossfit in Seattle was the fucking nuts. You cannot get any better than watching an intimidating black man yell at Chuck for his poor (now corrected) deadlift form. Sooooo

In the morning I read. I have this thing with books that is a milder case of my former thing with things. If I see an interesting book anywhere I buy it. If someone recommends me a book I buy it. If I think it might be a useful or interesting read in three years, I buy it. So yeah, I have lots of books that are constant reminders of the depressing fact that there will always be more books to read, which may or may not tell you many things about me. Anyhow, I read a bunch of different types of books at once, which is indicative of the way my mind wanders, just like it has now to thinking about how many people in poker have learned something from me. That’s sort of a megalomaniacal thing to think about but I have posted a lot of strategy, made a lot of videos, done a lot of coaching and talked a lot of poker with people over the years. This post is coming out like that movie trailer for Inception.

Right now I’m reading a lot about dramatic writing, which is one of the 4-5 major projects I’m working on. A project is just useful nomenclature for organizing and managing separate areas of work, with work consisting of various tasks essential to execution. Rob Cole, ladies and gentleman. He inspires! The cliff notes on why this is even a project of mine: I went to film school for screenwriting and refuse to admit my degree is a sunk cost. That, and I feel like I have several obvious duties to the world including writing a great poker movie. I ramble — without getting into specifics I am working on the craft and grinding this part time.

Other projects:
DeucesCracked
Producing
Coaching/Playing Poker
Girlfriend

I really don’t know if Chelsea would like or dislike being called a project, and that’s part of what’s so awesome about her. She gets a :horseshoe:

Producing is just what Hollywood would call what I’m doing with 2M2MM, From Busto to Robusto and a little webisodic poker-related project I will be working on during the WSOP. I’m learning a lot as I go. Last week j-mac and I visited my buddy at an editing house in midtown and he taught us some Final Cut Pro. VIVA LA TILT ROOM

I kind of want to go watch Fringe so I’m going to do as my film school professors told me and get out quick. Future poker videos/series on the horizon from me: pr1nnyraiding 3, lightsabers 3, a video on poker MATH!, and that last Isildur1 Duel.
Gossip Girl is GREAT, don’t let anyone tell you otherwise,

J

PS Everyone email foxwoodsfiend@deucescracked.com with little poems about how he should blog more. It’ll be just as awesome as it sounds.

PPS wtf is UP WITH THE AUTO CAPS BOLDING
PSPS LOST