Take It or Leave It

"Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses"

- Dorothy Parker

A picture from 2008, when I used to wear glasses.

Pokered Out

So Paul enjoys himself a game of poker, okay he plays a lot. From online to home games, he can't get enough of the game. It is always on his mind and he has the makings of a professional.He is cool under pressure, hard to read, skilled and tight with his money, play or real. I play occasionally with him. We play in the park under the trees, we play with chocolate coins, we play online. I never play for cash, he knows that. For me, it is a game, not a gamble. Winners know when to stop, haha. But I love him nonetheless and will support (if not watch) this habit. 


We edit poker, it's our job. We are surrounded by it all day. We learn from the best. It is like being in a poker school. Watching the bad beats, watching the folds, watching the body language... we learn. Thus our game becomes better even though we may not be playing. I can say that from not playing (a year ago), I would love to become a professional player, oh the pressures though. 


So I leave you with some wise words; 

"One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards..."

- Oscar Wilde

Take It or Leave It

" I might repeat to myself slowly and soothingly, 

a list of quotations beautiful from minds profound 

-- if I can remember any of the damn things..."

 - Dorothy Parker

Take It or Leave It

Dorothy Parker has to be one of my all-time favourite poets and writers. Her wit, wry intelligence and self-deprecating manner is too brilliant for well, words. She has stuck with me since covering some of her works in high school. I have always looked to her as the spinster who had a way with words, men and the bottle. She was not a shy drinker nor lover. She told many a tale without a flush of the cheek. I admire her 'answer-to-no-one, no apologies' style. The next few posts and quotations will be featuring her quips and quirky comments. Do enjoy! 

"I've never been a millionaire but I just know I'd be darling at it..."

- Dorothy Parker

Take It or Leave It

"Nothing of me is original. 

I am the combined effort of everybody I've ever known..."

 - Excerpt from Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk 

Take It or Leave It

“Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, 

but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit…what a ride!’” 

-Hunter S. Thompson

Take It or Leave It

"To love is to be vulnerable." 

- C.S. Lewis