Photo by @bitterironyThis morning I powered up with my Hive wallet and this afternoon I pumped up with some Hive merch! Of course all of this is just to distract me from being hella jellie that @alessandrawhite is at the Web 3 conference without me (JK, ❤️🐑 AW)!

Image by @bitterirony using DALL•EIt took 10 hours but I finally made it into the money. I was the first to be knocked out after the bubble burst but I was net positive for the day so it still felt awesome! Also, it was like a day long meditation retreat because while my mind may not have been completely devoid of thought, I wasn’t chasing mental squirrels due to my laser focus on stacking (and retaining) chips so I was definitely present. Buddha never mentioned playing poker but this could be an alternate path to enlightement. Namaste.

Image by @bitterirony using DAL•EDue to potentially hazardous driving conditions resulting from an approaching winter storm, I decided it was more prudent NOT to return for Day 2 of the Winter Chill tournament and adjusted my strategy accordingly. Nailed it!

Image by @bitterirony using DAL•EDay 1 of the Mohegan Sun Winter Chill tournament. Definitely the biggest tournament I’ve played in thus far in my poker “career.” 🃏

Image by @bitterirony using DAL•EI played my first live poker tournament since HiveFest in Split this weekend and came in 35th out of 106. I definitely broke my cardinal rule and started playing “scared poker” when my stack started to shrink and after that it was just a matter of time ‘til I was blinded out. I’m getting a second chance later this week at a much larger tournament and am hoping to stick to the plan and play smahtuh not hahduh!

Image created by @bitterirony using DALL•EAfter 10 days of vacation, I lost 4 lbs of body weight, increased my squat by 40 pounds and my bench press by 30 (thanks to the fact that since UK hotels don’t have to worry so much about getting sued, they can have squat racks in their fitness rooms!).