Phew, I'm done with January! I'm sat back relaxing with a midday beer (Thwaites Double Century - maybe the best English beer I've tasted). I'm off to a mate's in Notts tonight for beer/films/music/beer/hopefully Hooters wings.

I ended up making just over $6k this month, and I'm pretty pleased with that considering how I felt it went. For the first time in a while I'm going to make a monetary goal for February. I haven't done this for ages because I think they're somewhat useless (if you play well what does it matter, just put the hands in). However, I used to set targets for myself like this back in 2007, and I pretty much always used to hit them. I think it motivates me more or something.

So in February I'm setting myself a target of $20k. I think I should be able to make this, especially if I get back playing (and winning) at 5/10. I think this month's been a good experience for me. I've gone through a lot of emotions. I've cracked open a beer at around 7.30am - blame Noel/peten2toms for this. Damn timezones. I've been a whiny *****. I've whined to my friends in a way that pisses me off when they do it to me. I definitely think I've found some things out about my own mentality and game though, and I expect to have come through much stronger.

To finish here I want to thank people who've helped me out this month. It's been pretty rough for me mentally, and a lot of people are always ready and willing to help me out. Mainly Noel/peten2toms for being awesome and hilarious, Ian/ladymuck for giving great advice and always helping me out, John/PuddlePirate on FT for helping me and listening to my whining, Matt/Probability for being understanding of my needing to take a break despite it messing him around with my video series. There's a bunch of other people who are always ready to listen to me whine and help me out (Brian, Jason, Vanessa).

That last paragraph may be the most wet/emo thing I write, but it needed to be said because I really am appreciative.

I'll try and write something more manly next time.