Played with the new Samsung Q1 and ArtRage2, which is a pretty kick ass painting program that does a decent job simulating oils and canvas. The fact that the Q1 is a TabletPC with touch screen makes it really nice to paint with.

I also got a riff in my head and had to drop a track, which I haven't done in quite some time. I use Reason 2.5 from Propellerhead Software, although I really should get off my ass and upgrade it to the new rev, if for no other reason (no pun intended) than to get access to the grouping feature thingy which allows you to treat multiple devices as a single unit.

So I laid the track along with some voice samples that I've had lying around for what seems like 10 years. Here's the link to download page with the result of said spurt of inspiration. I.e. Free Music Download!!! I'll warn you now that it's not for everyone. It's Techno, it's called Lust, it lives up to its' name and it's all mine. Caveat emptor.

I also managed a couple of Poker sessions this weekend, IRL and online. Nothing special happened in the Pot Limit game at Napa Valley, ended up a little down. No harm, no foul. Cards have been dry-gulch for 3 weeks now, what's it take to get a hand, and then have it hold up??? Blogger tournament on Poker Stars was a crap shoot considering the morons at my table. Got cracked for most of my stack when my KQ got cracked by a K5 suck out on the end. Why that guys was...oh who gives a shit. That's why most tournaments suck so much anymore, with the junior woodchucks slinging chips without a shadow of a clue. Much different story when it's their real cash on the line and not tournament chips at stake.

Oh, well. At least I got a bunch of coding done this weekend on PokerQuiz too, after taking time off to deal with ISP Hosting issues. Long story short, I'm sick of waiting for the SQL Server 2005 upgrade, so I'm self-hosting the DB and WebServices.

Work has me tired as hell these days due to multiple projects, and wouldn't ya know it. I am being forced to go back to Vegas for business... AGAIN!!! Gotta take one for the team. Life is tough.

Nicholas has left the 3s