This past week has been somewhat eventful. I met with my new case manager with Arapahoe/Douglas County FCBS since my original one has been reassigned. She is a doctor of psychology and we had a good discussion, going over what’s going to happen with me when I get Community Placement (CP). I’ll meet with her once a week, meet with a therapist once a week, still have to do random UAs, and go to a recovery group once a week too. All on top of finding and keeping a job.
Speaking of jobs, I’m still looking. I received good news from the pastor at Littleton United Methodist Church, where I have applied for a position as a sort of Media Director. This is my sister and brother-in-law’s church that I’ve been to a bunch of times, and have started going regularly after I applied for the position to meet the pastor and get some extra blessings for my job hunt. The position is accepting applications until the 18th and the pastor said she’ll be giving me a call this week, so that’s a good sign. The job listing reads like my resume: web design and development, print, marketing, design, video, and social media skills are required – all of which are my fortes. In the meantime, I’m pursuing other opportunities mainly via LinkedIn. If you know of any openings that I’d be a good fit for, please don’t hesitate to contact me! 🙂
On the poker front, I haven’t been playing as much this week. I was starting to get burned out by all my time at the tables, so I opted to spend much of this week studying instead of playing. I’ve watched dozens of videos on poker math and strategies, as well as a bunch of interviews with top pros to learn what I can from their experience. The poker boom of the mid 2000s is over, due primarily to the economic downturn, and the games are getting tougher. More and more people are doing exactly what I’m doing – taking the time and learning the math, reading the books, doing the work off the tables to improve their games on the tables. I’m still winning, despite not putting in as many hours at the tables. I’m up 300k over the past two weeks, which I’m pleased with. My game has definitely improved and I’m learning how to better deal with the various types of players. Player types will be the subject of a future post.
On the fitness front, I’ve been a total slacker since getting the news my CP had been delayed. It really took the wind out of my sails emotionally and physically, and I know I need to get back to being active more to get back to some sort of better balance in my days. Lately I’ve just been spending my days at Starbucks and I really need to get back to at least doing my regular walks again. My weight loss has stalled and I’ve been stuck around 217 for the last two weeks. My buddy Greg is down to 211, so he’s got the lead on our competition (we made a bet on whether he’d get to 191 or I’d get to 195 first). I’m still down 50 pounds on the year, so I feel good about that, but I need to get my game back in shape and get back to work on that front.
My mom’s 70th birthday party was the other night at Deb and Kevin’s house. It was a very nice get together with most of the whole famn damily and a bunch of mom’s friends. Mom had a good time. She was a bit curious about how people would react to my dad being there too – I have a very untraditional family structure. My mom and dad divorced when I was little, each remarried, and then my mom ultimately ended up marrying one of my dad’s best friends. So I had my birth mom, birth dad, and stepdad who is best buds with my dad, my sister, my brother-in-law, my niece, and even my son and ex-wife Liz put in an appearance.
Speaking of Tom, he only put in an appearance at mom’s because it was homecoming day for him. Unfortunately, his team lost their football game earlier in the day, but he came to the party all dressed up for his date for homecoming that night. They got together, took pictures (coming), went to dinner, and then went to a party at a friend’s house. He ended up coming down with a cold that night and left for home early. 🙁
