July 21, 2006 08:58

Dinner was really good on Wednesday night. One could even describe it as tasty. Sauteed rainbow trout filets with steam broccoli and steamed asparagus with butter. Yep, it was very tasty.

Work has been pretty busy, and I've been staying in at night. Except for last night, when I played poker over at Patrick's. I got off to a good start, with some good cards and controlled wins. Then I started to push a little, which backfired somewhat, and then I kept on getting crap cards that I couldn't do much with. It eventually turned into a game of attrition for me, and I ended the night $40 down. No matter, it was still fun, and I do feel pleased that when I played a controlled game (as I did in the first 90 minutes) I saw more success.

Today is John's birthday. He's 35. We're taking him out for food and beverages tomorrow night.

Speaking of beverages, I'm going to step off the wagon tomorrow night to celebrate John's birth. In the ten days or so that I have not been drinking I have dropped to close to the weight I had reached in my pre-World Cup dieting. Over the World Cup period I put back on seven of the nine pounds I had lost in the weeks leading up to it. I'd like for the weight loss to continue, but that will require more effort on my part, and I'm not particularly good at that sort of will-power. If, at the very least, I can increase that amount of walking that I'm doing, then that should help. I expect I'll repeat last Saturday's walk up to Java Vino for brunch, and I may this time continue on to Little Five Points.

Just one week until Pitchfork. I'm looking forward to it greatly. I'm also looking forward to The Editors, who are playing on Tuesday night, The Church, who are playing in just over two weeks, and Ladytron, who are playing mid-September. This is continuing to be a great year musically.