Complaining about poker worked last week, it all turned around quite nicely. I played a handful of mostly winning sessions and am now taking the weekend off for other stuff. Like tomorrow I go to a wedding. How exciting, a wedding! (Is she being serious or sarcastic? If only there were emoticons for these instances.) I managed to get a wedding/funeral dress on sale. It all depends on the shoes what kind of dress it will be. Tomorrow tan shoes. Funeral dress with tan shoes, sounds nice right?
Has anyone seen the show Poker Night in America on CBS Sports in the last couple of weekends? It's a new poker show with a cash game format. Well guess who got an invite! No seriously, guess.
Ok, ok...
No, no...Guess again..
Ok...
It was me! I got an invite! They must like me, they must really, really like me. Or they needed to fill a seat and I was a right place, right time kinda girl. Whatever, I'm in! And I'm super stoked about it. (excited emoticon)
From watching the trailer and the shows it seems that they really want the focus on the players rather than just the game itself so the stakes are only set at 25/50 rather than nosebleeds. It would also seem that they encourage banter. Within the tight constraints of this conservative, "tell the truth or don't tell anything" kind of blog, I'm obligated to confess that well, the thing is, it's just that, I mean, what I'm trying to say is... I'm bad at bantering. I am. I might be the worst banter ever. Banterer? Or banter? Or banter person? See, even the word trips me up. I'm just not good at it, or small talk or talking to waiters or people in front of me that should notice I need to get past them and should move on their own accord.
Scene: airport walkway
Our Hero exits the elevator and proceeds to walk to her left onto the walkway only to be cornered in by Villain 1.
Villain 1 does not move.
Hero, assuming she'll be noticed soon, does not move.
Villain 1, does not move.
Hero does not move.
The sun is now setting, enter Villain 2.
From behind Hero, Villain 2 says, "Excuse me."
This prompts Villain 1 to make room for Hero and Villain 2 to get on walkway.
Cut scene
Ok back to the irregularly scheduled topic at hand. Banter. I'm just not good at talking to people unless I've known them for 20 years or we've crammed 20 years into a committed heterosexual partnership in only a couple of years or they are the internet. I'm going to have to yuk it up for the
cameras and I have sincere anxiety about this mission. Like it can't be forced otherwise I'll come off as a tool. And it has to be sincere otherwise I'll come off like a phony pants. And I somehow have to not be so worried about it that I torch my real money that I'll be playing with. I also don't photograph well unless she takes my pictures or I take 30 of them to choose from with my iPhone, put on a filter and then act like I didn't do either of those things. So that just adds to my anxiety.
Let's wrap this puppy up.
- The problem: Bad at banter The solution: Unknown
- The problem: Doesn't photograph well The solution: Lots of make-up
- The problem: Bad at poker The Solution: Daily Mantras "I am a champion poker player." "People fear me." "I fold off suit broadway cards out of position to 3 bets."
Overall I'm still really excited to go to a new casino and play in a televised cash game. Thanks PNIA for the invite :)
Good luck on the show. Focus on the game, try to forget about the cameras, and just be yourself and enjoy the experience. You should be fine and your table talk is as good as anyone else.
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