There Is A Time For Work And A Time For Play
Posted Mon, 12 Dec 2005 18:57:44 GMT to Posted in Life Tags gaming, social
There are some periods where a guy just has to have some fun. This weekend was one of those times.
While the weekend did start off with a 7-10pm Networking final worth a third of my mark, I believe (as I always do) that I did pretty well overall. We’ll see when the marks finally come in, but that is neither here nor there.
So anyway, fun. After Networking, a group of us got together for what has become more or less a weekly poker game. Texas Hold-em with a $5 buy in. We usually play at least 3 games, which usually prove to be entertaining. While I don’t win every round (if I did, I would lose my invite. No one likes to lose all the time after all), I have been doing well enough over the times I have played to not be in debt, and to continue playing. Add in the fact that there is usually a bunch of alcohol around, and you have yourself a good evening. This Friday was also the night of the first snowstorm of the winter. Which resulted in no cabs for me and eventually playing video games until the wee hours of the morn until I could get a lift. What happens when a person’s internal alarm clock wakes them up between 7 and 8 and they don’t get home until after 6am? Not very much in the way of sleep. Worth it? You betcha.
Saturday. A friend of mine was hosting a LAN party. Ergo, I went to a LAN party. While I was not stupid enough to drag my computer/monitor through the snow, I did take over my recently purchased Nintendo DS and played a few rounds of Mario Kart (as some of my friends there also had this). Fast and furious, my friend and I kept going back and forth between first and second. At the end, Counterstrike called him away, leaving our battle to be formally resolved at a later date. Saw some friends I hadn’t seen in a while, swapped some stories, had a few drinks, another fun night.
Sunday, my last day as CS Social Rep. The venue: The CSB (of course). The event: the annual Children’s Christmas Party. Orchestrated by several staff members of the CSB, I was originally contacted to provide sound equipment and help with set up. In the end, however, I also juggled, hula hooped (Michelle Mahoney from the front desk is a hula hooping champion btw), talked with various staff members, watched 45-50 kids run around having fun, sat on Santa’s lap, and generally had a blast. Who says you can’t relive (parts) of your childhood?
