Very Josie

Went home early from work today.  One of my dearest friends, Marie, the one who flew a kite for the first time last weekend - has just lost her son.  I cannot fucking believe I just typed that line. Why? God I cannot stop crying.  And I am sure I am not telling this in a cohesive way but I will try. To say Marie has led a hard life is an understatement.  She raised 2 kids, and now she's been pretty much raising her grandkids and supporting her children too.  And working far too much to boot.  Ugh.  Truth be told, I always thought she did too much for her kids.  Maybe that's mean, maybe that's terrible, but they're adults. Anway, Alex, her son, and his girlfriend, had a baby about (6) months ago and all were living with Marie.  Alex was drug free, just got a job, and adored his baby girl, Lily.  I thought things were looking up, but last night he came home high and was told he could not be around his daughter that way and was...

Like my new Full Tilt avatar? ** Here's a novel idea.  How about a post about poker?  More specifially No Limit Holdem Tournament play. When I got home from my weekend on Sunday I had a (4) hour nap and then proceeded to play a marathon poker session.  A few heads up games, which I won (thank you mynightmare!) and then some mtts. Mynightmare said it was the best game he'd played in a long time even though he lost.  I agree it was a really good and challenging heads up match. Then I played an mtt for a $26 token and was happily surprised to see Morning Thunder at my table, although he didn't get his token. With my token I played another mtt where 20 places got a $75 token.  I played really, really well.  I got shortstacked maybe 45 min into it, but when the final 20 were itm I was the chip leader.  One random guy, who I do not know, kept telling me how impressive my play was.  He went onto rail me during my next game, and said I wa...

Below are some pictures from the weekend.  Please to enjoy. Kathy making the first batch of maragaritas Kathy and Marie Rene and me.  We went to high school together and have been friends for about 30 years Kim (rene's sister) and me The gang chilling on the beach Lisa - another friend from high school - friend isn't a strong enough word for her. Marie and her big dream - to fly a kite one of the many shots of Marie running.  It didn't matter to her that the kite was hundreds of feet in the air.  She was like Forest Gump. She ran and ran. Ummm, me and kim - kinda blurry Kathy trying to untangle kite string in the wind.  Kathy....in our matching tshirts. Marie - tshirts were her idea Rene - she was NOT a fan of the matching tops.  Her hubby is Butch, a guy who'll play poker with us once in a while if she lets him.  It's a major occasion for him.  Notice her sign says "If at first you don't succeed, try doing it the way your wif...

First of all, the pictures are home and I'm in work, so I'll post pics tonight to go with this recap. We ended up having 6 women and one no show bitch (just kidding Christine).  We stayed in a huge apartment on Hampton Beach.  3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, kitchen, dining room and huge living room.  Because it was off season we got the place for $250 per night. It as awesome. Friday night, we just hung around and played some games - we didn't get there till like 9pm and everyone was tired.  I had only ONE drink Friday night which disappointed the women greatly, but I made up for it Saturday night.  The most fun for them is when I have a few too many - I make them do things they'd never do.  I'm a baaaaaad influence.  Last year, I posed them in sexy poses, opened their tops and got xrated photos. Mind you, most of these women do not drink at all.  Them having one drink was a big deal.  I made them a cocktail called a creamsicle and went a l...

This weekend (which starts Friday night) is my annual weekend away with the girls!  Woo Hoo!  We rent a big kick ass house in Hampton Beach, and hang out together for the weekend.  It's after Labor Day so there isn't alot going on there, but we sure had a blast drinking all night and playing games. Here's the lineup: Lisa - One of my best friends from high school.  Rene - Ditto - We were a dynamic trio. Kathy - Another friend from high school but a year  younger than "us" Kim - Rene's sister - one year younger Christine - Rene's other sister - a couple years younger (and oh so available boys!!!!) Hmmm perhaps I'll post photos. Marie - A really good friend who turned 50 last year. Very Josie - The life of the party! These chicks don't drink, except for Kathy, God bless her.  Christine does too, but she only went for Friday night last year, and I only went for Saturday night.  I heard Friday night was boring and lemme tell you, Saturday night ...

Sugar Bear is in 7th grade and comes home daily with complaints about how mean the teachers are.  It got me to thinking about when I was in Middle School...which was called Junior High back then. I was a very studious, very shy, very small little girl.  I didn't speak up much but always got the top grades in my classes, and I never got in trouble....well not never. .. I remember getting into trouble 3 times during my junior high experience and all three times was due to mean teachers.  I think the meanest teachers can be found in middle school.  Those who teach elementary grades seemed nice enough, and high school teachers are cool - it's those damn middle school ones.  So Junior High School , maybe 1979.  I was in 8th grade and had the same English teacher that I had for 7th grade.  Nasty Mr. Rosino (i wish he was reading this!) He was a lazy ass teacher and I got all A's from him in 7th grade.  He did the minimal and I believe spent...

Killer B's Is this the real life, is this just fantasy.... I don't know if you've heard, but I'm going to Vegas in December to play in the Winter Classic.  Yes, if you're dying to meet Very Josie, and you're willing to buy me drinks, be sure to drop me an email.  :) Wonderful PokerStars is sponsoring the LuckBox Last Longer Challenge !  Teams must consist of 3 players.  Poker Stars is putting thousands of dollars into a prize pool just for us.  The team that lasts longest gets $500 each in their Poker Stars account.  2nd is $300 each, 3rd is #200 each! Plus there are other ways to win.  They are putting (10) $100 bounties on some old original bloggers.  Plus $50 bounties for those who win with The Hammer.  I love me a bounty! The coolest thing of all though, is that I am playing on a team with Waffles and Lightning. Lightning christened us Da Killer B's!!!  Boobs (me) Brawn (waffles' new jogger's bod) and Brains (Lightnin...

13th of 1964 I called in sick today.  I was feeling the beginnings of a cold (thank you Cricket) and didn't have anything pressing in work so I called in. Over the weekend I had been playing MTT satellites into tourneys and winning tournament dollars (once I unregistered for the events I won entry into).  But the last one I won was a $75 ticket - which is not the same as tournament dollars.  It has to be used all in one place so I played a tourney that had a $15 knockout.  Things didn't go well and I was knocked out before the first break. I futzed around a little then decided to play the $11 $17,500 Guaranteed Tourney that started at 1pm.  Yes I had been playing that tourney for over 8 hours (it's almost 9:30pm now) and I just busted out in 12th place. Oofa!!! Fuck me. Please. On the one hand I'm pleased that I went so deep. (that's what he said) But I was soooo close to the final table which was big money but I just fell short. I played consistent ni...

just fucked me? I just busted out of The Mookie.  Small field, 13 players I think, which means 2 small tables.  I have Hoyazo one away, to my left.  And whenever I'm in a pot he raises or reraises and I end up folding a couple of hands that may have been the best, but not worth the tourney. So I have my fave hand and raise 3 times the blind or 180.  Hoy reraises to 710.  Big blind folds, I fold and he shows a 7-2....The Hammer.  This is after fucking with me repeatedly. Next hand I have A-Q sooted.  Hoy raises to 180, bb reraises to 540.  I call.  Hoy jams all in and BB folds.  I know I gotta fold here, but I keep thinking about that last hand and the hands leading up to it. I call. He shows KK.  Flop is Q high, but I catch no other cards and I'm out. Here's what I think.  Had he waited till after the flop to jam with an over pair, I'd still have all my chips in.  That's be a much easier call. It just pisses me of...

Crazy receptionist isn't here to screen my calls so my phone rings...I pick it up...it's Gary, who doesn't even say hello.  He says... "So the only reason you went to Seabrook with me was for the lobster roll?  Fish is that much of a motivator?" LOL In my empathetic way I answered, "Not just any fish, lobster!"

No, not Tim Wakfield, although I suspect he'll have plenty of time to give me a ring pretty soon.  And no it wasn't Tom Brady, Mario Lopez or Rob Thomas.  Now that I've gotten my fantasies out of the way, it was even better than that. Mikey called me from Intensive Care!  Before we get into the phone call, let me just say he had to go through the crazy receptionist to get to me.  Ugh.  He has a history with her.  Last time he called he started the conversation with, "What's up with that crazy biatch answering your phone?  Next time I call I'm going to say I'm Art Vandalay" He's sounds great!  Just like the old Mikey, but a wee bit tired.  Cracking jokes and making me laugh, and making me swoon with that deep Southern voice. He thinks he'll be moved from Intensive Care to a regular room this afternoon and most likely will be going home in a day or two.  He says they want him to go home because he's very suseptible to infection right ...

Long time no blog....I've been feeling blah lately with everything, not just blogging, so don't take it personally.  : )  Blahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.  For example, Saturday night the other Poker Dave was having a home game, and I didn't even bother to go.  Just stayed home and did nothing.  Blahhhhhhh.  I even skipped the last Lesbian and Black Men Tournament.  The next one is this Saturday night, and I'm going to make myself go. Actually, while I was doing nothing Saturday night I watched some of that Doubles Poker Championship on GSN.  It's a pretty crazy idea.  You have a partner and you play the cards preflop, partner plays post flop, you play on the turn and partner plays the river.  You can't discuss discuss decision makingunless you take a time out.  It's kind of cool to see one person it up and the partner to figure out what to do. Okay well that was Saturday....let's get back to Friday. Friday, I went to Seabrook Poker R...

Hello All, Crazy busy in work, but I'll be writing up a long post tonight so come on back latah.  Mikey is doing better, but still goddamned lucky to be alive.  If you want more details click on the Hurricane Mikey blog to the right. ---------> Yes, he seems to be blogging from the ICU. Josie

Hurricane Mikey is having emergency surgery right now.  Blood clots in lungs and damage to his heart.  He's having emergency surgery today.  What horrible, horrible news.  I saw Linda Lou's title and was hoping it was a joke.  You can read her post here:  PLEASE PRAY FOR HURRICANE MIKEY I got a "missed call" from Mikey last night while I was at Seabrook.  When I called back there was no answer....I wonder if it was his sister calling.... UPDATE: I didn't have my cell phone with me this morning because I gave it to my son, who was at Founder's Day. So he finally got home with my cell and I called Mikey's number. Mamasan answered the phone.  I explained who I was and she was so gracious, kind and friendly.  Fruit doesn't fall far from the tree I suppose. Mamasan said Mikey's sister found him not breathing and called 9-1-1.  Time was definitely of the essence.  Thank God she found him in time. Mikey is out of surgery ...

I have a half written post about me that I just don't like so instead, I'll post some random pictures.  Won't that be fun???  Um when I say random, I really mean kinda weird too.  :)  Here we go! Sugar Bear building an igloo This is kinda hard to see but a hawk landed in our back yard with his lunch. Me with the work biatch at the holiday party Black Men and Lesbian game Sugar Bear and Cricket wrestling - note Crickets leg! This is Ass Chin.  He plays in my live game.  Isn't he the cutest thing ever?  He's wearing Cricket's hat in this pic because I paid him to.  I wonder what else I could pay him to do!  Obviously I paid Jew Boy $1.25 to wear the hat too. The Mayor from my home game. He wouldn't whore himself out wear the hat for $1.25. The Mayor protects Jew Boy like a she lion protects her cub.  Oh and he hates me. (or does he?  just cuz he says he does....bah) Magic Trick - Sugar Bear cut himself in hal...

Very Josie I just finished breakfast and I'm feeling like a slug.  Did I have a protein shake, like I had been?  Perhaps a whole grain english muffin or fruit? Nope.  A muffin.  A coffee cake muffin, which was pretty much covered in cinnamon goodness. *burp* Not only that but I haven't exercised AT ALL for the past week.  Nada, after working out like 5 days a week for the past few weeks.  I don't seem to have any motivation at all. Then I read Waffles' blog about how he's completed his couch to 5k program...how he runs whether it's 95 degrees out or pouring raining.  Nothing seems to stop him. (except high school football players)  So why can't I have that kind of dedication? It's never raining or 95 degrees in my living room! It's not like I don't have motivation.  Baggy clothes are a great motivation.  Even the biatch in work told me I looked like I lost weight.  Well what she actually said was...nothing at first - she st...

I sure am ready for some football.  After a lifetime of being oblivious to it, I really got into the NFL 3 years ago....and I've been jonesing for some football all summer. Why you ask? Cuz of my two favorite things....trash talking and money. I'm in a league - no not a fantasy football league. I dropped them this year after being in 2 in prev years.  The league I'm in is called Pick The Pros and here's how it works. There are 16 games (usually).  You have to pick the winner of each NFL game and then you have to assign it a number between 1-16, with 16 being what you think is the most likely winner - 1 being the one you are least confident in.  If you picked a winner you get the points you assigned to it.  Whoever gets the most points after MNF is the weekly winner - winner take all. Then some money is put aside for the end of the year.  Whoever has most points at the end of the year wins the grand prize. This is the 4th year I'm playing. ...

I went to Mangia Mangia today to get lunch.  It's a little hole in the wall dive in the North End of Boston.  As I was walking back to the office I walked by this little "club".  It said Sons of Italy by the door and the door was propped wide open to some fresh September air. So of course I looked in........ What I saw was a bunch of old men (retired I imagine as it's a work day) playing poker!  And lots of them!  They had 2 tables going!  BOOM. My first thought was....ewwww...alot of these old men aren't wearing tops!  I mean TOPLESS.  Not even a wife beater.  Must be hot in there. My SECOND thought was....hmmmm....retirement money!!  Cha-Ching! Now do I have the balls to walk into said club, out of the blue, and ask to play there at lunch time?  I dunno. Normally I'd rather have bamboo shoots shoved under my nails than walk into a place where I know no one and have to be friendly. I am THAT antisocial in person....