HAPPY NEW YEAR!

No, you haven't stepped into a blogging time-warp. Today is New Year's for those of Oriental descent, or to be politically correct, it's the Lunar New Year. Welcome to Year of the Rooster! Click here to find out your Chinese Zodiac sign and attributes.

Nothing much going on the last week... no wild weekend casino-hopping as I'm in the middle of refinancing the home and want to keep the bank account fat and my nose clean.

In fact, so much nothing has been going on, the most excitement I've had all week was when I discovered they recently opened a Panda Express restaurant just a few blocks down from work! Panda Express is always my #1 choice when it comes to mall-food-court outings, and now I have a whole stand-alone restaurant where I can enjoy the fine cuisine with other connoisseurs of Chinese fast-food, without the distractions of those pesky mallrats.

And the best part is... they have a drive-thru! You mean I can get Orange Chicken on the go without even leaving my car? How FUCKING AWESOME is that???

Anyways, now that I'm done salivating... the qualifiers for the LA Classic are over and I had only taken one more stab at it over the weekend. Obviously nothing came of it... stupid pocket Kings. I really should have followed my own rule on how to play Cowboys and I may have lasted a bit longer. I don't know if I should keep playing on PokerChamps or cash-out and try elsewhere. We'll see how things go after the re-fi and what extra cash we have or don't have to play with.

Made $50 at lunch today. :) The Calendar New Year started off good for me, so maybe the Lunar one will be just as prosperous!