TIP: I made an addition to my poker set-up recently that I think will be super-helpful to most players.  I think my last such recommendation was for the f.lux, and I'm kicking myself for not installing it on my new machine until this past week.  But I think this new suggestion is just as good, if not better and it's one that is SEVERELY neglected by post people who talk about their poker set-ups...

That's right - they are plants.  Most people don't really think of plants as part of a "poker set-up," but I think they are a *must*.  I have 3 computers, 4 monitors and 2 printers in my office.  It wouldn't surprise me at all if a decade or two from now, they have definitive proof that all that EM radiation, wi-fi and who knows what other crap is coming out of the machines is bad for your health.  Considering I have to bombard myself every day - I feel like I clean nuclear reactors for a living - it's nice to have a little respite.  Here are some reasons for getting some plants in your office:

* They look nice.  Some plants look like crap, but I like the aestheitcs of the two I picked out from Lowe's.  The one on the left is a sago palm.  How can you go wrong with anything tropical?  Most places where you want to vacation has palm trees (unless you are one of those freaks who like going on cruises to Antarctica).  I like the one on the right (an anthurium) because it's pretty - and some of the proceeds go towards breast cancer.  I'm a big supporter of breasts...  um... I mean breast cancer.

* They generate oxygen.  If 'tards are paying $50-100 an hour at oxygen bars, you can get yours for pennies!  Who knows?  Maybe on the very very very margin, it may help my decision-making.

* They add humidity to the room - all of the electrical equipment adds a sh*t ton of heat to the room.  My office is probably the hottest room in the house, which means the air just gets really dry.  I'm just amazed at how quickly the soil dries out.  Plants help with that - not sure how - that's just what the tag that came with the plant says.

* They are low maintenance - I just have to water them every other day.  And I just have to throw in a stick of fertilizer very few months.

* They are absurdly cheap (most of them anyway) - I bought both of the above for less than $30.  regardless of your financial situation, there really aren't many more +ev purchases than this one.

So do yourself a favor and get some plants!

[ ] sylish paper plates.
[x] need to get new pots to replace the ones they came in (altho the pink one is growing on me)