Lost In Translation

I've been feeling pretty Lost in Translation lately.

In recent news, I graduated college Summa Cum Laude. Again. I got a raise at work and now make about 3x what I've ever made in my life. I rule at my job. I'm the healthiest I've been in years. I gave up meat again.

Today I was planning for 2014 and decided I'd like to win the World Series of Poker main event. And write an Oscar-winning screenplay. And fall madly in love with a smart sexy single woman. And win the lottery and buy the Timberwolves and make my own gameday promotions like free entry if you're dressed as a Harry Potter character. I'd have two grandmasters set up a table at center court and play chess on the big screen during commercial timeouts. I'd probly settle for the smart sexy one.

I have vague plans of impromptu travelling. Why not. I recently rediscovered the song 'New York, New York' as sung by Liza Minneli and am currently listening to it really loud. I suppose I'll visit New York at some point in 2014. But I'm leaning towards less glamorous cities I've never seen like Fargo and Memphis. Perhaps I'll be the first tourist to ever visit Gary, Indiana. My roommate wants to do a weekend somewhere exotic with beaches and hot people. Everything's on the table right now. I'm still leaning Fargo.

In any case, I can't imagine 2014 could be any worse than 2013. No more 70 hour weeks. No more crutches. No more ice packs. Maybe I'll even pull my head out of my ass and stop dwelling on the past. Anything's possible.

I played one of the dumbest games of chess I've ever played earlier tonight. I won in 84 moves after whiffing on several checkmate opportunities.

I won a bunch of money playing poker the other day too. And Steve and I were undefeated at pool at the Dentist show a few nights ago. Come to think of it, I won every chess game I played today too.

Pretty sure I lost anyway.

The Game:

1. g3 e5 2. Bg2 d6 3. Nf3 Bd7 4. O-O Nc6 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 Rb8 8. Qe4+ Be7 9. b4 Nf6 10. Qe3 O-O 11. Nc3 Bc6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. a3 Re8 14.Qxa7 d5 15. Rb1 Ng4 16. b5 Bf6 17. Na2 cxb5 18. Qc5 Rxe2 19. Bf4 Ne5 20. Nb4 Nf3+ 21. Kg2 Ne5 22. Rbe1 Rxe1 23. Rxe1 Nd7 24. Qc6 Rb6 25. Qxd5 Rd6 26. Bxd6 cxd6 27. Qxd6 Qa8+ 28. Kg1 Nf8 29. Na6 Qf3 30. Nc7 Qc3 31. Re8 h6 32. Qxf8+ Kh7 33. Qh8+ Kg6 34. Nd5 Qxc2 35. Nf4+ Kg5 36. Kg2 Qc6+ 37. Kh3 Qd7+ 38. Kg2 Qc6+ 39. Kh3 Qd7+ 40. Kg2 Qc6+ 41. Kg1 Qc1+ 42. Kg2 Qc6+ 43. f3 Qc2+ 44. Re2 Qc4 45. h4+ Kf5 46. Qh7+ g6 47. g4+ Kxf4 48. Re4+ Qxe4 49. fxe4 Kxe4 50. Qxh6 Ke5 51. Qf8 Kf4 52. Qb8+ Kxg4 53. Qg3+ Kh5 54. Kf3 Bxh4 55. Qe5+ Kh6 56. Kg4 g5 57. Qh8+ Kg6 58. Qh5+ Kf6 59. Qh8+ Ke6 60. Qd4 f5+ 61. Kh5 f4 62. Kg6 f3 63. Qf6+ Kd5 64. Qf5+ Kc4 65. Qxf3 b4 66. a4 b3 67. Qc6+ Kb4 68. Qb5+ Ka3 69.Kf6 b2 70. Ke5 Ka2 71. Qd5+ Ka1 72. Qd1+ b1=Q 73. Qxb1+ Kxb1 74. a5 Bf2 75.a6 g4 76. Kf5 g3 77. Kg4 g2 78. Kf3 g1=Q 79. Ke2 Ba7 80. Kd2 Qg3 81. Ke2 Kc2 82. Kf1 Qe3 83. Kg2 Kd2 84. Kf1 Qf3# 0-1