And by kind of old, I mean REALLY OLD. Looking back on the archive, it appears that the last official Weekend Pickthrough was in AUGUST OF 2011. Since then, I’ve continued to harvest links in a hope that I would bring the feature back around at some point, but I was just never able to get it up.
Anyway, I apologize for my blogging erectile dysfunction. I am finally back in fighting shape again, and working hard to satisfy you. Here we go: Read the rest of this entry »
well, after a promising start, i’ve certainly broken the seal on losing at gambling. so far:
$36 spent on scratch tickets- $28 won. -$8
$25 spent online gambling- $0 won. -$25 and a whole bunch of ridiculous hassle.
next weekend is the foxwoods trip, but i figured i needed to knock another item off my list as february is rapidly coming to a close. in comes powerball. i mean- POWERBALL!! i bought 4 random pick numbers today at the scary 7-11 on washington ave (you know, the one where you can get sponch?), and now i guess i just wait until wednesday.
not very exciting at first, but then you stare at your ticket for a while and realize that the next jackpot is valued at $40,000,000. that’s some serious walkin around money. and you start to fantasize about what you would do if you won the whole pantload… sure i’d buy my mom a house, quit my job and go to medical school, go see the pyramids… probably the same stuff that all lottery winners do. but then what?
i could trade in all my regular clothes and start lounging around in something a little more fabulous. (that is assuming that i can buy some sort of pill that makes me never have to go to the bathroom- because the logistics here aren’t working for me).
i could be driving one of these puppies (just like dolly in straight talk). although i should probably hire someone to teach me how to drive first.
i could try do buy a date with this guy. as long as he promises not to wear this. (orange turtleneck? really?)
hell, i could get myself some diamond studded brass knuckles and go apeshit. (ok, they’re diamonique- but i could commission that shit if i had 40 mil).
you?
as i stated last week, i’m going to be gambing it up this month to prove to myself that gambling is not really a viable source of income. in theory, i already know this. regardless, i repeatedly buy scratch tickets and pump quarters into slot machines because somehow i want to believe that i could be the lucky one. hey, at least i have a foolishly optimistic side. also, i won’t lie- i think it will be fun to give myself permission to be hopeful and reckless. you know, for science. recklessness aside, there will be parameters.
first and foremost, the amount of money i allow myself for this little adventure, and how i spend it:
total amount allotted for the month: $250
amount to be spent weekly on scratch ticktets & powerball: $20
amount to be spent on weekend field trip to foxwoods: $100
amount to be spent on mini adventures in the world of bingo & internet gambling, etc.: $70
actually, if anyone knows of something fun that i could gamble on, let me know. (anything but animal racing- it’s just not an industry i feel good about about supporting).
for my first trick, i will buy 10 $1 scratch tickets of the same variety. i always wondered if people had more luck that way- rather than buying 10 different games. the truth will be revealed later this evening!
broke 207 