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Sep
04
2011
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The good news is that Indiana Jones is being played right now on some station in Canada, so my lazy Sunday is being overtaken by a movie that I've seen a dozen times! I'm just getting settled in and working on getting a phone, I'm hoping to have my Stars account open by the end of the week at the latest so I can start playing WCOOPs and probably midstakes cash for a few weeks. I'm not sure exactly how I'm gonna do it, but I'll probably spend a week or two playing midstakes, make a video there and move up. We'll see, I might actually play a lot of hands, depending the setup I can get and how I feel getting used to online poker again.

A few weird things about my apartment (it's always dicey getting a furnished place, especially when I didn't get a chance to look at it beforehand, just had a friend drop in to make sure it wasn't AIDS): there is no dresser (just a little night stand with a drawer, wtf), no medicine cabinet or drawer in the bathroom (just some space under the sink, wtf), and no garbage cans (but there were garbage bags, wtf). The location is pretty good (although not perfect) and it's given me an opportunity to walk a lot (literally have walked nearly 20 miles in the last 2.5 days, taking today off because I think I've injured myself). I like walking around a city, and now I'm not a tourist, so it's my city (Sauce would say it's his city and no one knows it like he does).

None of the weird idiosyncrasies about the place I rented reflect poorly on Canada-- my experience has been good so far. Stuff is a little expensive but I'd imagine that is as much a reflection on living in the city as it is being in Canada. I've gotten so used to being able to get in my car and drive somewhere 10 minutes away and buy anything-- a video game, a pillow, ice cream, whatever-- at 3AM. So, it's weird when I can't do that and don't have a car. I'll have to get used to it I suppose.

I think I've got my third of five fantasy football drafts tonight. Drafts are awesome.

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09-04-2011
lostinthesaus is offline lostinthesaus
Stars can be goddamn outrageous when it comes to getting verified. Make sure all of your utility bills are folded and creased and maybe even off-centered a bit when you scan them so they know its a printed document, not an online document. Take pictures of yourself in front of monuments and even your street sign and building with your address on it. Once I did all of those things, my account was FINALLY verified and I was able to play again. Took a lot longer than a week though.
09-04-2011
JamesMa is offline JamesMa
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where do u buy video games at 3am?
09-04-2011
aejones is offline aejones
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i've heard a lot of variance in the stars' stories, most put it at 3-5 days imo if you have your shit exceptionally straight.
09-04-2011
aejones is offline aejones
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in indy there is a meijer's 10 min from me and in vegas there's a 24 hr wal mart 10 min away.
09-04-2011
robbyd86 is online now robbyd86
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i just sold my car and am experiencing the same thing.... so weird not being able to go drive somewhere and get anything at anytime.
09-04-2011
clayton is offline clayton
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stuff is expensive cuz the american dollar is crap :O
09-05-2011
lostinthesaus is offline lostinthesaus
Quote:
where do u buy video games at 3am?
It is def ironic that the Canadian has to ask....
09-05-2011
Gerv is offline Gerv
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Hide yo kids, hide yo wife, Aaron is back on midstakes Stars

Small hint: put ''URGENT:'' in the subject line every time you email Stars
09-05-2011
TwoSHAE is offline TwoSHAE
American suburb: $5 footlongs
Canada city: 10 CAD footlongs
09-05-2011
TwoSHAE is offline TwoSHAE
American dollar is irrelevant at 95% of places in Toronto, they accept it as a substitute (hint: Pay for everything in American unless they do like 100 US = 95 CAD).
 
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