The Gas Pedal

Since November 8th, I've been incredibly diligent about chasing the 200k VPP Milestone Bonus, putting in 6,000+ games and accruing half of the necessary VPPs.

But three days ago, I took my foot off the gas pedal. It's not that I've given up, as I will still certainly reach my goal, but I'm in a bit less of a hurry to do it. Before, I been 'full speed ahead,' hoping to finish as soon as possible and fly back to California the following day. The question you might be asking is 'What changed?'

Friends of mine in San Diego all seem to be in agreement that the last week of December would work best for them. I booked a flight arriving on the 28th, giving me 27 days to earn 35,000 VPPs and finish the challenge. Yawn. I'm sure I can do that. So now, there's no need to rush. No need to put in 250+ games a day. Instead, I get to relax and spend more time enjoying life. Yeah, this seems like a good decision.

Two days ago I ran errands, last night I went out to a club, and today I spent a few hours playing live at the casino. Nothing too notable happened, except I lost a blind flip for $220 and a race for $175. Still had a great time. It's funny -- I feel I've been lazy the last three days but still played 450+ games over that period. The profit is pretty much non existent, as I think I'm up $50 or so. Womp wahh.

I've got four days left before the 4th week of my challenge comes to a close, and I'm going to set some goals for myself:

1) Play 1000+ games (250/day)
2) Make $1719 (I'd finish with $1 more profit than my worst week)