Buy a Girl a Drink Cont.

Bought a girl raki last week. Done and done.

Still Going

Sources:
http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2007/09/06/refilling-a-toothpaste-tube-for-fun-and-convenience/
http://yarncache.blogspot.com/2009/05/how-to-make-bath-puff.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kLvTrGi7eM

9 Minute Extreme Home Cardio For Ripped Beach Body

Pre Workout

Following an unannounced hiatus, I find myself bored and wondering what book to start reading. Instead, for your sake and mine, I'm going to get moving and learn something new. I came across this exercise video on Youtube a few weeks ago:

I've watched a few of this guy's videos that promote his "Six Pack Shortcuts" program which costs around a hundred bucks. He claims it's more effective than P90X (I doubt it). His exercise routines are short and intense, this one being 9 minutes (4 of which are rest minutes). While breathing heavily, he also claims it's a tough work out. I'm intrigued by the lack of hair in his armpits, I'll give it a shot. 

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Post Workout

Before I could begin this workout, I obviously had to shed my shirt and unleash my uncontrollable muscle... and put some pomade into my hair.

The workout wasn't so bad. If anything, it's too short. Fifteen seconds is hardly enough time for me to locate and pick up the towel let alone actually raise it above my head. My breathing is pretty heavy but I must admit, I'm really out of shape. The most surprising thing was how strenuous the towel exercises are--who would have known? My shoulders are pretty shaky but I hardly broke a sweat.

Try it out yourself and let me know how you do.

Oh Craps

In January I visited the casino and had a pretty good time. It was a Tuesday evening when my buddies picked me up from work (sweet). One of my friends was well set on only playing Craps. He mentioned something about how the odds in Craps were better than any other games and I didn't believe him. I'm a Blackjack player, mediocre at best, and I'm confident that you have a better chance of beating the house in Blackjack. After getting Players Cards and deciding which area of the casino to play, our friend picked the very first table we came across. I stuck around as he tried to explain the rules again (he explained some in the car). I lost interest / I wanted to play Blackjack so I left.

Now that I'm doing this 1 A Day, I finally decided to sit down and learn how to play. I've quickly read through 3 different guides and have a better idea of what's going on. The guides all mention that Craps is a simple game but it intimidates people because 1. there is so much whooping and hollering going on at hot tables, 2. the table is huge and there are so many possibilities for betting (the table is actually same on both sides so more players can fit) and 3. there's a certain amount of lingo being thrown around at all the tables.

The place that I got tripped up on is the first bet, the Pass Line bet. Say you place a Pass Line bet of $5. So on the first roll, if the "shooter" rolls a 7 or 11, you automatically win your Pass Line bet back (win $5 on top of the original $5 bet). If the first roll happens to be a 2, 3, or 12, it's Craps and you lose your $5.

If the roll isn't craps (2, 3, 12) and it isn't 7 or 11, then that number becomes the Point (which can be 4,5,6,8,9,10,). Once the Point has been determined, the roller tries to hit that same number again before rolling a 7. If a 7 is rolled then you lose your Pass Line bet. As long as you don't hit the 7, you keep trying to hit the Point.

That's the most basic of the basic. There are many more bets that you can make, another example being the Odds bet which you place behind the Pass Line bet (no marked spot on the table). The purpose of the Odds bet is to bet more money behind your Pass Line bet. These are the bets that my friend was referring to that have "true odds". This means the casino doesn't take a cut of it and therefore gives the house less of an advantage. I still maintain that you have better odds of beating the house in Blackjack but everyone knows "The House Always Wins".

I tried craps online with good success, doubling my money in about 10 minutes.

Sources: http://www.casinator.com/casino-games/learn-how-to-play-craps.php

http://casinogambling.about.com/od/craps/a/craps101.htm

http://www.goingtovegas.com/kpv-crap.htm

Exciting!

Contrary to popular belief, Google does not know everything (like how to find tiny blogs like this one). You can now find this blog on Google! Woohoo!!

Learn to Read Palms

Palmistry is an ancient, ancient practice of fortunetelling. One would hope that it's more accurate then astrology because it's so individualized. Just like no two people's finger prints match, no two palms are alike (plus they change over time). But frankly, why do people believe that your date of birth influences your personality? I have higher hopes for palmistry.

To get a general overview of how to read palms, I decided to answer a palmistry questionnaire myself. After studying my hands and answering numerous multiple choice questions (a little easier than the SATs, I promise), I was ultimately rewarded with a free palm reading. I ended up doing this twice because the first palm reading wanted money for the results (ugh).

From answering the questions I got a good feel of what to look for when reading palms. First you look at the shape of the palm, hand, fingers, thumb: widths and lengths. Next you study the most important lines in order which are: Life (vitality not longevity), head (beliefs and philosophy), and heart (emotions and love events). You look to see how long or short the lines are, if they're straight or curved, whether they touch other lines or not, how deep they are, if there any breaks, if there are lines intersecting them, if there are circles in them (I have no idea what this means), if they fan or fork, where they begin and end...etc.

So I finished and here are my results.

I'll break down my "character".

You have a Fire hand Cool, fire!. This is known as the instinctive hand. You are creative and imaginative sure. You surround yourself with people Yeah, more comfortable in groups than alone not sure about that. You are generally unafraid to take risks Fine. You launch yourself enthusiastically into all your endeavors Uh, ok, driven by your passionate nature huh?.

You have a very unadaptable nature What?? I'm leaving for Albania next month.... Your inflexibility has left you with few life path options it has?. You have to work harder than most to adjust to new situations I do?. You have difficulty dealing with change, and you are fairly set in your ways Yikes.

You relish luxury, enjoying the finer things life has to offer Who doesn't?. You are highly sensual and social fine. You must be careful as you may be prone to addiction and overindulgence Spot on.

You are intense and full of vitality at times. When you make your mind up to do something, you commit fully to that objective and never settle for halfway ok.

You can be unpredictable sometimes I try. Most of the time, you are methodically minded, but occasionally you will make decisions based solely upon emotion and passion maybe.

You are a fairly straight forward person Yup. You don't typically worry too much that's for sure, though you may occasionally be prone to bouts of stress news to me and need to be careful not to keep things bottled up, only to explode later Explode?!.

 It goes on...

By now I'm completely turned off by palmistry. I will continue no more with this hocus-pocus, mumble-jumble. Here's what I learned: If you're ever reading someone's palm, just make it up.

Sources: http://onlinepalmreadings.com/
http://www.ofesite.com/spirit/palm/lines.htm