Weekend at the cabin

I went up to a friend's cabin this weekend and just had some relax time. It was snowy, cold, and remote -- but I got to come home smelling of campfire smoke and without a care. I love those little outings where you don't have any technology or responsability, other than to keep pouring the logs on the stove and make sure you've got something to drink. We even got to see a moose, which trotted out to the edge of our frozen lake and then, after ten or fifteen seconds, disappeared again. Now I'm back to civilization and it's time to fire up the blog again.

WPT for the X-Box

I bought an X-box last Christmas and haven't used it much -- until now. World Poker Tour is an excellent game. The story mode is good, the commentary is a little simplistic, but it's accurate and subtle enough that it doesn't get annoying. There's the inclusion of some of the biggest names in poker, as well... which help to keep things interesting. My main problem with poker games is usually the AI level - the intelligence of the computer players. That's why I love playing online poker (Hollywood Poker is still my favourite online poker room). In WPT you can be bluffed out and but it's not ridiculous to the point of being unrealistic. For $20, this was a good buy. It won't replace my seat at the Hollywood tables... but it's a nice diversion when the net goes down.