This one Im really satisified with. Shot on Pulau Pangkor, Malaysia in January '03. The sharpness of the jetty and shadows makes it look surreal. Im very tempted to give in and buy myself a DSLR (Im leaning towards the upcoming Canon EOS 350D).. but maybe (hopefully?) it'll blow over.

So I was goofing around a little with a picture I took of a School in Sundsvall. I should have put some more work into the texture of the sky but I didnt have the patience. Its all quick fun..

First shot at PartyPoker

So.. I signed up at PartyPoker after spending (losing) my 30-or-so $ on Paradise. Used the FreeBOOK signup code from internettexasholdem.com to get 25$ + the Internet Texas Holdem book when depositing at least 50$. Best deal I figured for such a small deposit (only 100 raked hands to release the bonus).

Differences between Party and Paradise (stupid bullet list gets formatting wrong):

Party would not accept eVisa (or rather, eVisa probably doesn't work with eGaming transactions whatever that is). The Paradise software is muuuch nicer, cleaner, more polished tables, easier to "get". The cashier is integrated into the software and not just a redirect to some generic looking webpage. Party does not offer micro-limits (below 0.5/1$). Did I mention that the Party tables look cluttered? Hell just figuring out who had the action took a couple seconds. But I probably get used to it.

So, how did I do? Well.. not good. I had a really cold run for the total of maybe 2 hours I played. Played tight, only limped in occasionally Ax from late position or when defending the blinds. Managed a couple of steals but the only times I actually flopped something I got drawn out even though I played aggressively. Got JJ, flop was rags, bet/raised to the river, opponent got 2-pair on the river (with a trash hand). Got JTs, flopped straight-draw which I catched on the turn only to see it get kicked by a runner-runner-flush. Somehow I don't want to accept that fixed limit can be so boring :) And I also don't want to believe that you really need 300 BB to play "comfortably" in 0.5/1$. Anyway, down 15$ in two hours.

Having read the first 100 pages of Holdem Poker for Advanced Players (Sklansky) I understand why they have put a note/disclaimer in the beginning of the book stating "We are not writers".

I'll try to post another picture soon too, maybe something from Tunisia where me and my girlfriend went last fall.

Winterspewsickness

So that headache from yesterday turned into some nice old stomach sickness today, the dreaded Vinterkräksjukan. Got up around 7 because lying down made me nauseous. Got lucky at a table at Paradise, drew my largest pot to date though so that got my mood up (I wont tell you how big it was). One sandwich and a cup of tea is all I managed to get down the whole day.

Saw Identity and liked it, my kind of movie. Now its time for bed and maybe read some more House of Leaves or maybe sneak a peak in my fresh copy of Holdem Poker for Advanced Players.

Its Friday.. - you know the rest

Finally Friday. Got a terrible headache right now so Im just waiting to get home. Just gonna chill and maybe see a movie or read or something equally exhausting. Currently reading (and so far goes highly recommended) House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski, strange and weird and original and scary. The story in short: Its about a guy who finds a book about a movie about a weird house (its inner dimensions are bigger than its outer for one). Check it out.

Maybe Ill get the time to blow my last 10 bucks on Paradise Poker so I can start playing Party Poker and go fishing (some more). 0.10$/0.20$ is getting really boring.

A summer day on Ljustorpsån 2004. Maria and Jenny is barely visible in the middle. Some color work done in Photoshop on this one (obviously, at least to those who were there).

Everybody else´s doin it...

and now so am I. Here I will post whatever comes to mind. Hopefully I will surprise myself by posting something maybe every week or so. I also intend to post some photos if Im in the mood.