I'm sick

Been getting sick since like Friday. Had a few beers last night when my buddy came over to watch Dexter and Always Sunny in Philadelphia (awesome show) and that was probably a mistake.

Had to cancel on going to the brewery tonight to try this new Porter that everybody has been raving about. It's in limited supply and was aged in oak barrels and I can't wait to try it.

Speaking of Friday night, my brother's HS football team had their final 8 state playoff game. It was in the third quarter and they were up by 3, my girlfriend got a phone call and started running from the bleachers. We ran about a mile to the car when I found out her dad had passed out at a restaurant and was being taken to the hospital.

By the time we reached the hospital he had just gotten in and was fine. His heart had stopped for a few minutes they said, but he was his usual stubborn self. Within 45 minutes he was convinced that all the tests they wanted to run were just to "make money" because they "are a business." Needless to say, him and his girlfriend got a ride from us to his hotel after the hospital and my girlfriend was very upset. He wouldn't heed the doctor, my girlfriend or my advice on staying in the hospital, at least to see some test results. He seemed a little out of it since then, but he went back up to the far north suburbs yesterday where he lives with my gf's sister, brother in law and their 2 year old baby. He said he'll go get some tests done this week at a doctor up there, but I wouldn't trust a word he says. Hopefully he's actually ok, but he's very unhealthy.

On the poker front, Collin Moshman may have helped me out a ton with the website. He recommended and introduced me to a web developer and designer with a very good reputation. I'm awaiting a reply back from them about the site. The previous webmaster is MIA and I'm in the process of taking some minor legal steps to get the work he's done for the site. I had a few other options after the previous guy went MIA, but nothing has panned out so far. Hopefully this works out well.

As far as games go, I finally caught a little heater 2 tabling 33s on FTP and moved up to the 55s. Things went well for a day or two, then Saturday night I ended on a horrible downswing. I was only like -100 for the day overall, but I was up a few hundred so it was a drastic swing for the day.

Yesterday was even worse, I went 5-15 and saw some of the sickest beats I can remember.

Today I've moved back to 2 tabling 33s for a few days (hopefully) and I'm 5-5 as of writing this. I'll do another 10 games at least, but probably not much more unless I start feeling a lot better (health wise not mentally).

I plan to print up and review a few HHs tonight, a 2+2er made me a real cool HH reviewer that is printer friendly (think 8-10 hands per page). It's super easy to use and read and I can print it out and review at night in bed or on the road if I wish. This is a tool that will be featured on the website (for free) as soon as I straighten out the webmaster situation. There are also a few other tools in development which will be free.

On the beer brewing front, our coffee stout is bottled and carbonating. We tried one of the 2 test bottles last night but it was still very flat (the beer is at least 4 days away from being ready). Another possible problem was it basically exploded upon opening. I'm not quite sure what that means, but my buddy has had this problem in the past and he said it is severely lessened by cold storage (after it is carbonated) so I'm not too worried. Besides the flatness, the beer has excellent potential and I really think we added the right amount of coffee, not too overpowering but it's there, especially in the aftertaste.

Our other beer, a little lighter, less hoppy stout with different grains is in 2nd ferment. We are going to prime with some molasses Wednesday or Saturday to add some initial flavor/sweetness to the beer. What is probably one of my 2-3 favorite beers, The Pullman Nut Brown Ale, uses a bit of molasses in it and it sure completes the beer. I honestly could drink that beer for the rest of my life and not be upset.

Anyways, I'll end this and hopefully have some more to post soon. Looking to be better by Friday because my brother's team won and is in the final 4 for state.

I also had 2 half cigarettes today, a good thing. I also had about 12 pints of water, another good thing. Here's to better health.