August

…was my third losing month of 2007. I was only out about $1500, and I made almost $1000 in rakeback, so it was really more of a breakeven month than a losing month. Still, there was a negative sign in front of the total on my spreadsheet, and that makes me said.

Really, though, I just haven’t had a lot of time to play. Between running the Boston Debate League summer institute, traveling to Chicago to hang out with Dave and work at the Chicago Debate League summer institute, then hosting my girlfriend and a friend from high school over the last 10 days, I just didn’t end up putting in very many hours at the table. It was nice to spend so much time being social, because now that Emily is living in Las Vegas I can easily go a few days without speaking to anyone I know.

It was good to see each of them for different reasons: Dave I see only once or twice a year; Mike was my best friend in high school but we haven’t spent much time together since we both graduated 7 years ago; and this was the first time I’d seen Emily since I left Las Vegas over a month ago. In college, it was normal for us to go weeks without seeing each other, since she lived in Boston and I in Chicago, but since we moved in together three years ago this was the longest we’d been apart. We speak on the phone most nights, but I don’t really like talking on the phone no matter who’s on the other end, so that accomplishes only so much.

But now August is over, and I have a few obligations in September, but mostly I am looking to finish up my summer work, get the BDL off the ground, make another brief trip to Chicago, and play the World Championship of Online Poker upon my return. Wish me luck!