Matter

Gunning for 6h today in order to bink a top 3 place in the RR and to hence be able to hangout by the beach tomorrow with my lady friend (slight lead right now, but not a big enough cushion). Games are good so provided I can take enough rest/breaks throughout the day, I should be able to get there…

Spanish is coming along slowly, but too slowly, unfortunately… There is always these moments where you have this sticking impression that you plateaued... until you once again have a breakthrough of course. Part of it though is my recent fatigue that makes it that much harder to dig my brain and put myself socially out there. It does not help that I always speak in English with my lady friend neither. Funny fact : she is actually one year older than me, but looks like a stunning 35-37 year old lady

Pretty sad news coming from up in Northern Canada where a young member of the community lost his life to substance abuse. He was never a close friend (in fact, we did not really get along/had a minor conflict), but seemed like a well intentioned good fellow. Anyhow, one of his FB posts just fracking hits you hard and sticks into you like a dagger viewed in retrospective :

"One day I will matter"

Hopefully when our journey is done in this bottom-world and we return to matter, hopefully we are somehow organically ONE in our eternal peace...




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Hey long time. How are you?

Infinity Mirrors... and Beyond!

Joy. Financial freedom. Excitement. That existential transcending of Self. An empirical understanding of Variance ; we get a lot from the game. Exhaustion, lack of purpose and Karmic negativity : we also lose a TON in the process.

Of course, paradoxes are not confined to the realm of pokerz : why do opposites attract... Why does my internally pound like a mamafracker in her presence when her world is/has always been diametrically opposite to mine... Could we ever find happiness in some middling compromised meeting ground... Questions left in suspension, of course...

I am in the midst of of a 10h mini meditation retreat, but did not cut completely communication/access to multi-media - of course Not sure if this will be sufficient enough to wash away the accumulated heavy rust, but since I plan on lowering significantly my volume until the end of August, it is not as if time will be lacking My lady friend (let's call her G. from here on ), so yeah G. cannot free herself up to go to Pisaq for an Aya journey, so am not sure if I will go solo or organize another Ceremony in Iquitos further down the road... We are meeting up a Vipassana buddy tommorrow coming back from an Iquitos/Cusco Aya journey, so perhaps things will clear up then


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Tipped In

Well, that was unexpected : the line was the only reason that I put 300$ on the Raps, as even if I did not have much faith in our Mojo going into game 4, 2.25x at home was too juicy not to book (and that line eventually moved to 2.35x indicating a clear collective lack of faith in Toronto ).

And
They
Smacked
Arse

Running on all cylinders, with Kahwi having a very average game and Siakam not showing up, imagine The problem is... They got me believing again I should look at it as a freeroll henceforth, with the Bucks still the clear favourites, but...

Had an interesting meet up/discussion with my Vipassana today ; but, alas and fracking 1000x ALAS, G. did not show up for dinner as planned My patience is running thin, fleetingly thin, enough to envision hitting the road as a win-win alternative option opening up if things don't pan out...

Back to the grind tomorrow after 3 days off and would most likely hit the casino as well Funny example of running bad lately : my connection suddenly starts lagging when I notice my VPN has lost its signal only to realize that my 2 year subscription has expired, in the middle of getting KK and being involved in 4-5 pots




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Bet on Yourself

WOW, 3 wins in a row I mean, I always try to stay rational and grounded, but up 3-2 in the series, it is hard not to believe at this point heading back to TO for game 6 That said, I don't want to get (too...) ahead of myself, but binking the series probably lies in the 65-75% area... and then the GOD DAMN FINALS for the first time in the Raps 26 (or 27...?) years of the history of the team

As far as life goes - you know, life and stuff - I just moved to Chorillos, a more typical (AKA poor) Peruvian part of Lima ; it is fracking great to be here First of all, the apartment is GOAT af, with a personal spa on the patio 5th floor rooftop, 2 bathrooms, a cozy living room/grinding quarters and great view of the ocean/city All of the latter at 40USD$/night (900$/month) which is the same I was paying for my small pad in the financial area Secondly, it is amazing to have a ton of local restaurants around, as the restaurants in Miraflores/San Isidro are elite, sure, but so are local joints at 1/5 of the price

Tomorrow I have a heavy schedule of grinding (probably casino as well...), followed by a sweet Saturday where I will be hosting G., cooking my signature coquille Ste-Jacques for her, then we will watch the bball game from the comfort of the hot tub yo And further down the road... I just don't know. It depends how things pan out with G. (we need to discuss it...) ; but either way, I will be leaving for at least a WE getaway soon and Aya journey ultimately. That's it for now.




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Hummmm, games were tremendously good, WW warriors were out and plentiful, me getting the Jesus seats at the tables, except… Alas, I can’t get my 80-20% to hold up/flips to bink Unlike the Toronto Raptors, mind you, that outside of game 1, have seen equity/variance roll their way yo (-3.5k in 3h today )

This is the first raining day during my 2 month stint over here ; I still managed to dodge the rain by sleeping in and all, but the Sun nonetheless remains in hiding. Still, when compared to the best winter day that Canada can offer temperature wise, AKA Vancouver’s 5-8c weather (40-45f) accompanied by the Eternal Rain, this is a f**king walk in the park Of course, one can argue that ski/snowboard bums have it good in the Canadian Rockies with numerous Sunny days (albeit at -10c and below), but this crowd is not really representative of the general mass, right.

I will most likely go inward this Monday to once again refresh my body/brain and also to gain insight on a Yay or Nay decision as far as Aya goes for this upcoming WE, and my life plans as well regarding G. and all...

Darn, it is crazy how I consume Bball podcasts when the Raps win and avoid them on the contrary




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Definitely rooting for the Raptors to make their first NBA final, have they ever made the semifinal?

I've been out on the court a bit here and there lately revisiting my teenage obsession, truly a great game always something new.

GL to you as well, always enjoy the murals and street art.

Rooting for the Raptors for you tonight, dub! Kawhi has been a joy to watch. I love his demeanor on the court, ultra-focused and humble.

Also rooting for a great aya trip and for things to work out nicely with your lady friend. Be well.

Saturday Nights

I had the bottle wine cold and chilling in the fridge... All the delightful ingredients meticulously purchased to put together a Coquille Ste-Jacques of the ages... The jacuzzi steaming, my Gentleman-courting-shoes fully laced and... Shyt hit the fan, of course The thought of putting together a meal elite af for G. felt lacklustre as can be, at least in the wake of this week's (forever) ongoing argument Something had to give. Am not completely tossing away the little equity still left to our chances of a LTR - but am pretty darn close -, but the thought of having her over for a lovely meal followed by watching the Raps game in the jacuzzi with her, severely hit the drain when factoring in... well, I am not going to get into it ITT, but let's just say the decision to cancel this evening and contact another good lady friend with whom our casual FWB has been positive af for both of us, is much HIGHER life EV Anyways...

I should be hitting the road come Thursday-Friday. The only question that remains : will I be going to The Sacred Valley for an Aya journey or Arequipa/Trujillo for pure travelling reasons... I guess that everything will be crystal clear when I go inwards on Monday for rest/insight (10h of meditation)

Hey Hank, it's been a while friend ; hope all is well in your part of the world bro

Yeah, on the Raps : my emotions went from all is gravy when the binked Game 3 and 4 at home, to now having finals aspirations again of the conquering the world yo

edit : 538 favours the Raps if they make it to the finals




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Well, I want to tell you that I am rooting for the Raptors. I also want to tell you that I think the Raptors have a solid chance against GSW. However, I will in no way, shape, or form say anything in that regard to invoke a jinx against your team Best of luck to the Raptors is the best that I can do! So cool that you get to watch your team play in the finals, enjoy it!

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Farewells

One thing that had gone AWOL since me putting down the bottle a good 5 years ago, was the +EV entertainment factor of having regular nights out dancing or catching live music. Also, I had grown old, me thought. So it was a delight to discover a Live Music bar in the bohemian district of Barranco where everyone is just about my age (35-45) and the crowd consists mainly of Latinos. In fact, oftentimes the only peeps in their 20s are gringos that happen to check it out

I was thus quite happy to be sitting there last night, soaking in the grudge 90s vibes from the live tunes yo God Latino culture is SO ALIVE I mean, Montreal is idem a lively culture where you will find the BIGGEST Sunday drum circle in the world, some elite af night life etc., but French culture still pales (in terms of pure vivacity) in comparison to Latinos that will gather in just about any Plaza das Armas and jam/dance/MC away like no tomorrow yo

Now, on the other hand, why oh why do cars stuck in traffic need to honk until the end of times I mean, this lack of patience just makes the moment that much harder to swallow for everyone miles away And the latter is the major downside to Lima : you just can't escape the noise pollution Back in Canada, if cars were to go completely go Bonkers beeping, it would have to be directly linked to the outcome of a sporting event, right, like the Raps winning Game 6 and going to the Finals or something


Man on man, this is exciting af We have been running bad in Canadian sports for the past few decades. Particularly in Quebec where the fact that we are French seems like a mama-fracking curse that condemns to forever losing Think Nordiques moving and binking the Cup in Colorado... Or the Expos winning the World Series in Washington... Of course, having Les Canadiens being the most decorated team in North American sports kind of compensates for it all, but who remembers these decade-century old Stanley Cups... For my part, I remember the late 80s victory where I would fake going to sleep as a 10 year boy while finishing the game on a radio tucked underneath my blankets... And then I missed out on the 90s one as being high and listening to Alternative tunes made more God damn sense then watching a puck being pushed around So anyhow, here I am, decades later, watching every mama-fracking Raps game with League Pass while travelling the world and then they pull this off

The Milwaukee series was all gravy to me - let alone winning it -, as will be this Finals. I just hope it is a competitive one. Like in 6-7 (very) tight games. I will live with the results




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City of Needles

Got 3 needles stuck into me today. The first one was drenched with the Typhoid bug ; 2nd dripped with that nasty Hepatitis A ; the 3rd was burning with that Yellow Fever. So anyhow, now that I am armed (pun was seriously not intended ) with some protection against the nastiness of the jungle bugs, the plan is to fly to Trujillo Thursday, chill in a modest yet scenic flat by the beach, proceed to Chiclayo and the northern beaches in Peru (that I have yet visited), to then go inland towards Tarapoto and ultimately Iquitos This will essentially give me 2 weeks in preparation of the Aya journey to come. I will most likely finish my Peruvian stint in Arequipa and the Sacred Valley. This sounds like a terrific plan yo

Of course, this also means we are leaving behind the promise that was G., Lima and some other friends here. It was good. Like really good. My first month here was tremendous af, and basically my favourite stretch of the past year (would have to include my mid-5 figure WSOPC score/Dawson Bink as a memorable week). But the past month was just average. With fatigue of the grind kicking in and the novelty of Lima slowly dissipating itself. I would of nonetheless stayed... G.(eez), I would of stayed But, you know, G.otta G.o


Hey Karamazonk, what's up friend Missed your message somehow and just unexpectedly scrolled down upon it Anyhow, thx man, these Raps have been quite a delight to watch and darn, going through the Ups and downs of this rollercoaster Toronto playoffs has been a Hell of a fun ride Here's to hoping it will be some entertaining finals. That's all I ask for, really.

As far as G. goes, we have (apparently) cut off communication, unfortunately. I guess we could not reach that middling meeting ground to reconcile our clear differences ; but, alas, my priority for the next year remains to bink a mid-6 digit live MTT score and then perhaps I can settle down for my next LTR... What I find really interesting though, is that every sign seems to indicate that I will likely fall for a Yuppie woman... Or at least such seems to be my recent tangent




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Dating Scene Latino Style

Now that things have hit the drain with G. and gone is the potential LTR and all, I had time to reflect a bit about what I want moving forward, but also, just for strictly entertaining purposes, here is a Latino dating crash course.

Dating in Peru : As opposed to SEA where a mix of working girls (for short term, obviously, but oftentimes ultimately get an OMC hubby), uneducated young farm girls (OMC hubby) and upper-middle class while the the cream of the crop status-wise remain unaccessible for foreigners (being with a foreigner is often frowned upon/taboo/a loss of social status), the Latino dating scene is split in between educated and uneducated. More of a simple distinctive threshold, if you wish, as young and pretty gold digger ladies over here will label themselves as "Sugar Babies". All different forms of services are apparently being offered (short term, middle-term GF and LTR), much like the working girls in SEA, mind you, but just presented in a more politically correct way, I guess... And then there are the more educated ladies, of course, occupying much more professions (in this machismo world, nonetheless), then the Asian women who have their potential career avenues (severely) limited In fact, the former oftentimes work as lawyers, doctors etc. while the latter are English teachers, nurses. And while I love to bits Asian ladies (compassionate and soft af ), an intellectual-feminist-leftist-liberal-equalitarian-zen fellow like myself, is naturally going to sway towards the Latino atmosphere

G. had an interesting mix of classiness (feminine, fashionista, materialistic, educated, good career and monies) and progressiveness (Yoga teacher, spiritual, open-minded af, compassionate, a ton of empathy, liberal, progressive), consisting pretty much of all that I am seeking What happens with a lot of Latina career-orientated women, is that they can be overtly Christian and right-wing (and with a sense of entitlement towards their life fortune). Add to the latter racist towards the many unfortunate Venezuelans living here in Peru, Muslims, snobs towards the attitude of poor people etc. G. had the best of both worlds Perhaps the fact that she spent the majority of her upbringing in Miami, probably had a little to say about everything, but I found this heteroclite mix of qualities in her to be alluring af That and the fact that those butterflies flapping away down-low in my bellow in her presence, are quite frankly uncontrollable and irrational This said, I did scratch my head a few times when being (innerly) confronted with how my taste in woman has progressed throughout the years...

Growing up in the 90s, it was the Grudge vs the Preps. My suburb was obviously overflowing with the latter. Right. Ok. So what. But the fact that my older sister (who I love to death today) was part of the latter while I was clearly engrained in the former, did not mash well. At all. Whether it be in music, movie or clothing choices, we were f**king diametrical opposites. In fact, she once locked me out on the family house when I was 15 and had Nirvana crying out of the outside speakers She did not get my tunes, drug usage, alcohol abuse, disdain for the consumer world and seeing the society as a black fracking hole I did not get the club music, preppie clothes, conformism and time wasted in front of the f**king mirror But what I failed to grasp though, is the way she never judged me when I indulged to deeply into the bottle, me blaming it all on some omniscient existential lack of collective purpose... Or how she always had this COMPASSION big like the world for me when the ground fracking opened underneath my feet during those bouts of depression... I guess that whatever side of the spectrum we find ourselves - and life is fracking more nuanced than a linear spectrum... -, there is always wisdom on the other side unbeknownst to us. Now those pro-life people though




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Hands Down

Just cancelled my RIO subscription today and do not plan on studying poker at all for the month of June. Nope. I will henceforth turn my focus towards accelerated my (self)schooling of Spanish (movies, studying and leaving Lima will also help, as I will be immersing myself in increasingly non-English environments ) and preparing myself internally for Ayahuasca baby Which involves eating better, more meditation and a clearer mind that is usually clogged up by the fatigue generated by the grind

I have my eyes set on Playa del Carmen for July ; spending a month focussing on the grind, snorkelling and diving sounds just about right yo Of course, there would also be enough extracurricular activities like dancing, live music, dating, cinema, live pokerz etc. to keep one entertained

I got a simple pad with a great view overlooking the ocean booked for the next week in Huanchaco (500kms). My Chiclayo lady friend will be tagging along for the WE, so alongside Bball, dancing, swimming, live tunes and great food, it should be a nice in perspective




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Airborne

Just hopped onto the flight towards la playa, The Raps start their Finals journey tonight, I have a sweet date for this WE with a both a lady and the waves of La Mar ; life is good yo Also just chatted with G. For the first time since our falling out ; darn that lady has a spell on me All she needs to do, is put a little effort into our relationship and I am all ears, hers We will meet again upon my return to Lima and who knows, there is still a little equity to realize, so why not, right That said, I did book a flight for Playa del Carmen for end of June where I plan on chilling a whole fracking lot

Despite this life run good, 2 funny instances of running bad on and off the felt (relatively speaking) this week : when I was waiting for my Uber lift to the airport today, a lovely dog came strolling down the sidewalk to my encounter. After I gently patted him, he turned towards my suitcase, lifted up his paw and fracking sprayed it with urine, the little fracker lol Second example : while playing a few medium-big size pots online, the 2 year subscription of my VPN suddenly and without warning expired on me/came to a halt/inflicted me with an unexpected disconnection I guess we can’t always run good in life or on the felt, for that matter, where apparently 50k does not come rolling around every month

I will be purchasing/downloading a few Spanish movies to use as a studying tool. Thus far, I have been using mainly the movie Sin Nombre as a background noise to fall asleep to… Problem is, as elite as is this gangsta/immigration flick is, it's mamafracking street Spanish can be hard to comprehend. Also, I don’t think I mentioned it ITT, but the German show Parfume is GOAT. Quite similar stylistically and in (its dark) tone as the show Dark, so I highly recommend for anyone that enjoyed the book of Suskind or subsequent movie (both equally amazing).

I have been reading a novel about the story of Anonymous, but I just can’t get into some fracking little self-absorbed shytheads that just wanted to have fun being nihilists, much like a few innocent af posters on 2 + 2 that will troll the bottom-feeder PG & C's of guys that go broke, cannot make it etc. Or in the travel subforum where a few dirty-racist-cynical-obnoxious broke expats take turns mocking the life of Asian locals (or their country back home, for that matter). I guess that initially I wanted to believe that Anonymous was/is an idealistic gathering of anarchists, right, but that is just the eternal romantic Dubnjoy000




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Laying Low

It is obviously winter season in Peru - ehhh, still feels like fracking summer for a tempered Canadian -, so I was not expecting a ton of activity at La Playa del Huanchaco (and you don't really come to Peru for the beaches, really), but man oh man, it was a fracking ghost town on Friday evening with only 1 significant bar having some level of occupancy It matters little though, as even that date with the 28 year old sexy chick with a generous chest (to say the least ), was cancelled by yours truly in favour of just staying indoors, really, watching a movie with the constant murmur of the waves crashing inside my apartment yo I don't really have any aspirations to conquer the world right now, no matter the pretty face or the size of the... you know

I have put up some decent numbers on the virtual felt this week, but given how the games have been juicy af and that I cannot fade 20%ers for the fracking life of me in the BIGGEST pots, it could of easily been a 5 digit week. But whatever, da pokerz was not meant to be the priority moving forward in Juin even if I have found my B-B+ game again now that I have left the big city...

News of Kahwi potentially signing a short term deal in Toronto have surfaced today in American medias ; if the latter seemed kind of obvious for Raps fans that have been paying close attention, it is quite refreshing to see a major Zamerican site like The Ringer change its stance from Kahwi is 100% going to LA to ohhh wait, he is taking a liking into Canada You got luv when a certain media takes a certain resolute (unshakeable) position on an issue and fails to report adequately Think CNN on Duterte, for instance. Or vs BTC




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Rise Up

Just getting back up (literally) to the swings of things after being cramped in bed, struck down by a food bug It kind of made this beach trip uneventful af, although there is something to be said about falling asleep (for 12h everyday ) to the sound of the crashing waves yo

Even if I have put little hours of poker in, I can't seem to shake this run bad and... Alas this tilt My impatience has indeed been sticky for the past month, even if I have taken breaks and gone inward with a significant amount of meditation... Perhaps this Aya journey will clear everything up... Here's to hoping

- "We came this far, to come this far" (TSN Raps intro)





Raps are guaranteed to go to at least 6 games, so it is all house money as far as I am concerned, but here's to hoping nonetheless But anyhow, I wanted to mention the podcast Talking Raptors, which is narrated by 2, well... fracking eccentric dudes to say the least The first time I listened to them, my initial reaction was "ehhhh no, these guys are not professional enuf" ; and granted, they are oftentimes either HIGH af, drunk or both And then I suddenly got a tremendous kick out of their dark-twisted humour, frequently cracking up in lulz

Example of remarkable noir humour : a couple of years back after the Raps were down or in a critical game 6 or 7 in a series (as they always are) and of Toronto fans were holding their breathe, but more notably, the city was exponentially more traumatized by the prior day's terrorist attacks (with a few deaths) ; the guys at Talking Raps could not care less for civility or political correctness and asked for a moment of silence... For the Raptors Now that is bold af And went on to say "If the Raptors lose, I'm going to die... Am not coming back!!!"

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Dating Forks

Finally feeling healthy and all - you know, spending more time vertical as opposed to horizontally stuck to the bed and having this thing called libido back and all -, it was time to get back into the dating scene. I mean, even if G. has shown interest in joining me for a week in Mexico, I can smell a (conjugal) deadend from miles away So anyhow, I found myself with 2 distinct choices :

A) Is a sexy af 28 year old chick. You know the type : massive boobs hanging out of a half-arse bra, sexy outfits, provocative facial expressions... Danger, I tell you, the fun kind, you know She wanted to go out and get drunk, dancing and whatnot. I knew where this was going to end up for having dated a similar girl in Lima : we were going to have dinner, start making out in public shortly after, go dancing, show overtly our (horny) intentions and end up having wild sex to finish the night/in the morning And then I would find a reason to get rid of her after lunch It sounded fun and all, but not sure my body was THAT back to normal...

B) Is a school teacher, pretty yet modest, looks like a good woman with solid values. She has some sexy pics. A very nice body that she does not always flash. And the chances of ended up banging are certainly under 50%, perhaps even under 25%... Yet there is something more wholesome about getting a glimpse of the life of a Peruvian lady in a secondary city (not known as Lima). I went with option B. We had a nice dinner (very good woman, but at one point, those awkward moment of silence were increasing in frequencies...). Went to watch Dark Phoenix at the cinema (darn, my Spanish comprehension has come LONG ways yo ). And that's it. Called it a night.

After Toronto took what I thought to be a commanding lead in the series at 2-1, I sold my GS for the championship bet about at par (I had booked my bet 10 months ago at 1.5x) and decided to ride my Raps bet at 4.5x (booked in the ECF when Toronto was up 3-2) It seems to be the most profitable decision afterall, and darn, I might be making close to 5k in Bball bets these playoffs

I still can't bink my 80-20% for the life of me - we often forget when we sunrun how we can as easily run abysmal for months on end... -, but gone is the tilt, for some reason... I feel like my normal myself that handles his downswongs without blinking




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A Brief Summary

Just postponed my Tarapoto bus journey to Tuesday (instead of Monday), as there was simply no way that I would miss out on Game 5 and a chance to bink the Championship AKA the first Canadian such honour in any of the Big 4 sports since the Blue Jays and (closer to home) Montreal Canadiens did so in 1993 As a reminder of the mindf**k of a rollercoaster ride that has been the Rap's playoffs run thus far :

Round 1 : Raptors drop the first game and Toronto goes bonkers screaming out "NOT AGAIN!?!?!". I stayed calm, as equity wise, we were going to win that game 85% of the time. We would go on to sweep the next 4 games. Easy game yo, easy game.

Round 2 : Raps come out gunning to scoop Game 1 by 20 pts (I believe...), but lose the ensuing 2 games to find themselves in a critical hole (Siakam also injured)... They win game 4-5, lose 6 and bink the 7th and final game on the forever memorable bounce shot. WOW, f**king wowzers

Round 3 : I expected the Raps to lose in 6 and was thus not surprised when they initially dug a 0-2 hole. What did come as an absolute surprise though, was the ensuing 4 victories , the first one in double OT, lest not forget

Finals : Raps take game 1, lose a tight second game (remember all those comments of "lost opportunity" and "this might be the game costing them the series" and now find themselves on the brink of history.

In other news, I am slowly (mentally) advancing towards that Aya journey ; I have contacted the desired (recommended) Shaman in Iquitos for a private mano-to-mano ceremony and will start doing more meditation soon, cutting out seafood from my diet and reduce gradually to nil the time spent on the felt. Speaking of the latter, f**k losing that 1.5k QQ < JJ today in a non-cooler spot (he was committing light) fracking hurt.




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the Warriors' Day of Reckoning is rapidly approaching...
the questions can't be denied...

How with the Raps NOT win the title?
How will Sugar Kay NOT be MVP?
How will Lehhbron NOT request Canadian citizenship and a 2020 roster spot?

GO RAPS GO

Lightning Fast

In between trolling the 2 + 2 NBA thread - standard stuff, you know, like overtly criticizing Trump, Americans and Capatilism while obstensibly defending Trudeau, universal healthcare, bilinguism and democratic-socialism AKA standard Zamerican trolling - and verbally devouring the Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas ebook on my overnight bus ride to Tarapoto, I felt alive. My beating. My bus was certainly not racing down the Nevada desert roads and my brain was not infused by a heteroclite-drug-orgy-of-acid-coke-mescal-weed-ether, but there was something oddly beautiful about hippie memories of yesteryore intertwined with the fiction Gonzo realm :

There was also the socio-psychic factor. Every now and then when your life gets complicated and the weasels start closing in, the only real cure is to load up on heinous chemicals and then drive like a bastard from Hollywood to Las Vegas. To relax, as it were, in the womb of the desert sun. Just roll the roof back and screw it on, grease the face with white tanning butter and move out with the music at top volume, and at least a pint of ether.

Thompson, Hunter S.. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream (p. 12). Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Kindle Edition

Perhaps these lines will open a juvenile breach into my soul and I will rip through Tarapoto like a fracking psyched-out-spun-teen… But more likely than not, I will just sit cross-legged and innerly - and oh so wisely - prepare for Ayahuasca baby Nothing else. Simple meditation. Breathing. Heartbeats. Awareness. And all that jazz

G. Not coming to Mexico, but I still plan on taking that country by storm yo Except… It might just be too fracking hot and I will cut short thy Mexican trip/hop promptly on a plane back to Montreal, who knows


[QUOTE=bob_124;55182891]the Warriors' Day of Reckoning is rapidly approaching...
the questions can't be denied...

How with the Raps NOT win the title?
How will Sugar Kay NOT be MVP?
How will Lehhbron NOT request Canadian citizenship and a 2020 roster spot?

GO RAPS GO [/QUOTE]

These Finals just got very interesting




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Comfort Zone

Ooofff, that feels good There is this weekly tournament that invites a selection of the biggest (midstakes) losers of the week to this exclusive field of 16 players where the top 10 get a min cash of 300$ cash to 3.1k for first. I have been invited for the past 2 weeks (and for only the third time only in the past year), which says a lot about my recent run bad Anyhow, last week saw me bink a decent enough 400$, while this week's sunrun saw me take it all yo Along with it, I ran like a fracking Greek God on my cash tables and made 8.6k in 3h, finally ffs

Found myself again with the option of going on either Date A), with a 23 year old chick who sent some... hummmmm, let's say some bold pics while Date B) is a 41 year old professional lady whose encounter seemed more like on friendly (platonic) grounds. Again, I choose B ; frack I am getting old This said, I am really content with the amount of Spiritual Peruvian ladies I had the pleasure to meet on this journey, most of them dedicated to yoga, meditation or any form of Spirituality, really

I am really happy with how far my Spanish has come along I am still not fluent, but darn, I can easily have substantial (enough) conversations at this point I should be good to go (and content enough as far as a 3rd language goes) by this time next year. Assuming I spend another 3-6 months in Spain/Latin America.

Ayahuasca ceremony set for Tuesday.

Go Raps Go




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Dubnjoy, you were my first thought after the Raps vanquished GSW. You've now become synonymous in my mind with Toronto Raptors basketball. Congratulations to you and your squad man.

Espiritu

We find ourselves in middling grounds on Earth as far as (other)worldly realms goes. And nevertheless, within this (earthly) prognostic alone, we still fail to grasp the extents of our Spiritual horizons... It is f**king VAST like exponential multi-verses... Complex like twisted vortexes... Inscrutable like Dark Matter during a starless evening... And undescribable like upside-down Black Holes... And yet, our terra Simulation still lies somewhere impalpable beyond these allegories...

I have only encountered 2 distinct Transcendental Spirits in my Spiritual journey ; luckily, both Essences were vibrating with pure love. My Turkish lady friend from Muslim ethnical backgrounds on the other hand, had to rely on Ayahuasca for healing and ultimately saving her life. Unfortunately she also had to encounter a Spirit carrying with it all of the Darkness of the Worlds combined I hope not to meet such a Lifeform in this week's Aya journey... I do not think I could handle it well... Or ever, for that matter. Life is already too fracking unsizeable as it is, that exploring the Infernal Undergrounds might be too much to bare truth...

Have you ever seen the western movie Blueberry where both the hero and the villain sway away from normal cowboy narratives and faceoff in this Epic Ayahuasca showdown...

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Our hero in the movie faces his demons, shakes off all those (inner) rattle-snakes and other hellish forces, to hence come back anew to the known World and end up with his lady friend ; his opponent never surfaces again, choosing to forever dwell as a powerful egotistical force in the Underworld... Ayahuasca is no joke.




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