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(Also check out Matisyahu's new song "One Day", I wanted to play that but embedded has been disabled so it can't be played here)
Warning: this may in fact be a level, lol.
So I was hanging out with some old friends the other day and began talking about how weird in fact my life is to standard people and who I am to them is so drastically different depending on their perspective of life. When I talk about groups of people I only mean people I actually know in person, nobody online or people who know of me. If I haven't met you in person then I don't know you. For most poker players your really just a name and not a person. (Sorry if this seems mean but its true). Also a few people do overlap categories.
To many I am a degenerate, bum, gambler who makes money illegally. To these people it was absolutely impossible to play poker for a living until a couple of years ago after the poker boom. Now they think it is so difficult to do that it is essentially impossible to make money and of you can make money playing poker then you are involved in illegal activity. I am even worse as I have been dependent on poker winnings as my sole means of money for over 2 years now and I am still not 21! Most of these people are over 50, friends of my mothers, or parents of friends.
To others I am an Internet loser, who makes money on the computer somehow lol. To these people they think that I post to much on twitter, facebook, blog, etc. They all know I haven't worked in years and they really don't understand how I manage to live. They know its poker but they don't even know what blinds are in the game lol. Some envy me and others just think I'm weird. This is usually based around if they have a better job or not.
A small group however respects me highly, and even envy my life. This group usually works very hard with marginal success. I can see where this group comes from because as many poker players I seem to have a more laid back, stress free lifestyle. I mean I wouldn't say I work very hard, although my mother would yell at me for saying that as I really have dedicated years to learning the game, but I have/get everything I want/need. All of which without help from anyone, the only thing my mother does for me financially is purchase food and put a roof over my head. I do realize how much that still is and I appreciate it immensely.
If I had only realized years ago that it would be physically impossible for me to get a part time job, I would have saved up thousands instead of blowing it all partying and living lavishly. I mean I bought rockband for the apartment I was staying in a year ago and when we five stared the hardest set list, I sang Coheed & Cambria on expert, we raged and smashed everything in true rock band fashion! There goes $200 lol. Obviously I have blown thousands on hats, trips, jewlery, and electronics. All of which are completely destoryed or lost except for my electronics. When I first won over a thousand dollars I went and bought a bunch of assorted fitted hats and had them all embroidered with "Bill Craven" on the back and at one time I had 3 chains and 4 rings, all of which are now gone! lol.
All this being said I am happier now than ever, I am healthy, free, and feeling good. I have been having success in every aspect of life and I have found a lot of quality people to associate with.
Work hard, take pride, do good, and be happy! I'm out!
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