Rinse and Repeat

I'm happy to say that the month of June is finally over! IF you follow my blog, then you know that i had a bunch of goals i wanted to accomplish for the month of June. Well i ended up not hitting a single one. Instead of whining and complaining, I'm just going to turn the page on June and look forward to July.

I'm keeping the same set of goals for July. I wont be able to qualify for the WSOP, but if i work hard i think all the other goals will be attainable. If you want to see a list of them, scroll down and check my "Goals for June" post.

Poker was going so bad towards the end of June that i decided to take the last week off and do one "fun"activity each day. Ill recap all of those for ya, since it was a pretty fun week and i have nothing else to blog about.

Monday- I went and played golf at the Local Course down the street. I was pleasantly surprised to hear that they only charge 8 bucks for 18 holes(no cart). Although the Course is No Torrey Pines, its a fun little course that is very forgiving. I only play 9 holes and shoot +8 including my first birdie in years.

Tuesday- Nothing too exciting today. I had no idea what to do for my "activity" so i decided to check out the visitor Center here in San Angelo and see if i can find something fun to do. So i end up going on a hike on this mile long trail called the "Nature Trail." It was fun but nothing too breath taking.

Wednesday- Back to the Links where i decided to play with same course i played on Monday cept i plan on playing 18 today. Well my Front 9 is terrible, i shoot +16 with not a single Birdie or Par. Even though I'm tired i decide to still play the back 9 and i Birdie the first hole. Now with a little pep in my step i end up shooting +6 for the back 9 including going Par, Birdie, Par on the last 3 holes. Only negative on the day was i forgot to put on Sun Screen and my nose and Ears get a little Burned.

Thursday- Decided to have a lazy day and just sit around and watch TV all day. The NBA draft was tonight and as expected, Rose went #1 to Bulls and Beasley went #2 to the Heat. The Rest of the Lottery was somewhat exciting. The Big Shocker to me was Russell Westbrook going #4 to the Sonics. I had seen Westbrook play a few times and i just wasn't too impressed with his game. Brook Lopez slipping all the way to the Nets at #10 was also a big surprise. All in all the Draft was fun to watch and will prolly be my last good sports fix till Football season starts.

Friday- Today I got my check from Ultimate Bet and Decided to do a little shopping. Not the kind your thinking of though. I spent 200 bucks on grocery's and Gas. I'm not used to shopping for myself. Back home my Mom would buy alot of little things like Pop Drinks, Bread and Lunch meat for me. Well my grandparents are on a somewhat limited Budget so i now have to buy these things for myself. I have alot more Respect for all the Money my mom spent on me because these small things can sure add up as i find myself spending 200+ on Vitamin Waters and Red bulls.

Saturday- I didn't do much today, i played a few poker Tournaments for the first time in about a month. Ill save you guys the time and not tell you about the bad beats i took. At night i decided to check out this Bar down the street. Now let me remind you Ive been in Texas about 3 months, and this is this is probably the 3rd time Ive been "Out" so to speak. I spend about 15 minutes there alone and not socializing with anyone. I feel really stupid and discouraged and leave shortly after. Making friends, to me, it alot harder then it looks.(ill elaborate more on this later in my blog)

Sunday- I decide to go check out the Local Drag Boat races that visit San Angelo Annually. It was a pretty cool little event if i might say so. It was a little too "redneck" for my taste but still fun. The Boats were super fast and unbelievably loud. One of the Fastest Boats Raced the Quarter Mile in 8.52 seconds and topped speeds of about 190 MPH. There were a ton of people there. But being the Social Zombie i am i didn't talk to any of them and again left discouraged that even though i got out of the house everyday that week, i didn't meet a single person.

So all in all it was a fun week. But a disappointing one. I really just want to make new friends out here in San Angelo. I want to meet some girls and do some fun things as well. I almost feel an added pressure to considering every time i leave the house my Grandpa asks "Did you meet anybody while you were out there?" And every time i say "No" with a saddened look on my face.

It really sucks moving to a new place and meeting new people. Its one of the hardest things Ive had to do in my life(no exaggerating.) I am a very Quiet and Shy person to begin with, so that doesn't really help my cause. I also think that I must be very intimidating or maybe even Scary looking because i just give off an Angry or Depressed Vibe. Alot of that has to do with being in a bad mood from losing in poker. But i just feel like i must not be very approachable because i never find myself making small talk with anybody when i leave the house. I really am turning into a walking Zombie.

With all of that said i need to stop focusing on all these negative things about and put more emphasis on the positive side of life. Although i plan on returning to Poker fresh next week. I'm still going to try and do something fun each week. And I'm not giving up on meeting new people either. I plan on going out a few times this week and trying my hardest to be social. I hope things will change, and I'm confident they will...

Brett