I haven't played a single hand since Sunday (unless you count the 2 minutes I spent fiddling with FTP or that rigged FTR tourney). I didn't take this break intentionally, but now that I have I feel refreshed. My batteries are recharged and I can march on to November with a clean slate. My only concern is that I may have gotten a bit rusty. I vaguely recall taking a similar break and playing quite badly for the first few hours of my return. When I resume my journey tonight, I may decide to play just one or two tables to acclimate myself.

After skimming through the October results thread, I wondered how my results for October looked. After applying the appropriate filter to Poker Tracker I was surprised to see that I had only played 14k hands for a profit of $408. Of course, this doesn't include any hands played at Cake, but it's still a somewhat disappointing number. One of my primary goals was to play more hands, and this month I'd like to crush last month's record. Let's see if I can't double it.

Whoops, I've smoked 3 cigarettes since Sunday. That's still an astoundingly small number, considering I used to smoke nearly a pack a day. Still, it seems that cold turkey isn't going to work for me. I'm not throwing any money at the gum or patch, so perhaps I can wean myself off them?