Saturday, September 11, 2010

You know you're in Texas...

So my work has officially brought me to the second largest state in the U.S. I am now sitting in my new home, The Fairfield Inn by Marriott, for 6 days. I will try to keep up with my blogging as there will probably be daily adventures, stories, mistakes, etc. But for tonight, I leave you with a couple observations of this state.

1. Everyone is really nice.... even nicer than people in California (Westmont parents who are strangers to me already invited me over for dinner)
2. Everything is bigger; stores, roads, bugs (there was a 4" dragonfly outside my hotel), etc
3. It is humid
4. Walmart exists
5. People have names like Marilyn
6. The accent....


Goodnight y'all!

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Cribbage: A Tribute

     This post is my tribute to a good friend who without fail, manages to embarrass me every time we cut the deck. As many of you know, I am somewhat of a competitive person. I take pride in the things I can win or accomplish and believe I have less to contribute to society if I do not win. Although this is a dramatic manifestation of my thoughts, it nonetheless paints a picture of how I feel. And although I enjoy the thrill of competing or trying new things, it typically enter in with some form of fear that I really could lose. Tonight was no exception.
    So tonight, as Hannah and I sat down at the table in Coffee Bean, and opened the fresh batch of cards, I thought, "I could WIN tonight." The first cut started us off as she drew the 6 of Spades and I the Queen of Hearts. It had begun well in my eyes only to remember her saying, "low card wins." Perfect. The game continued in this same sort of manner as I approached the "stink hole" (yes this is the real term for the last hole in the game). I was about three away as she managed to get a hand of over 14 and be shortly behind by about 6. I had a clear win, right? Nope, as I hit the 120th hole, I stopped and she proceeded to beat me by one fricking point. 1 - 0. She proceeded to beat me the next game by about 10 points, and I was able to salvage the last of my dignity by winning the last game. We ended 2 - 1 for the night. Thus, in addition to the last time we played, we are at a total score of 5-1.
     Although losing is not a pleasant experience, I think it is necessary. Afterall, the saying goes, "You win some; you lose some." The winning portion must hold true outside of my card games with Hannah I guess.