I’ve been home for about 2 weeks now and the states for a month. The transition from straight adventure to typical home life has been a difficult one for me. On one hand, I’m happy right now. I’ve been doing alot of relaxing, climbing, biking, seeing friends, eating good (American) food, and playing poker. The problem right now is that I’m going back to my stagnant state that I was in before my trip: a time wasting bum life.
It’s tough to think about what the future has in store for me. I know I’m not alone, either- there are tons of other like minded people out there in similar situations. Perhaps this is a product of being a college graduate in a shit economy, along with being involved in a business that is a “non contribution to society” (as some would like to state-obviously this is debatable).
A poker player’s life is boring: Your friends are working, you are on your computer many hours during the day, and the stress involved is hard. I’m in a position that many of my (poker) friends are in- We’re sick of poker and we’re looking for other things…but we don’t know what. Further, we have yet to find that niche that allowed us to be so successful at poker in the first place; that is, the passion involved.
I’m working on some life goals that I’ll need to accomplish. No, I’m not at the point where I really desperately need a job (money wise)…but I need a passion in my life that isn’t useless (re- starcraft 2). I’m starting some real estate studying to go along with a few hours of investment study each week (this needs to be upped). Thankfully I’m also playing more poker than I was before.
In other news, I’m going to start martial arts this coming week…I’m both nervous and very excited for it. I’ll probably get my ass kicked badly for the first few weeks, but hopefully I’ll be able to improve.