poker cards, piano practice plans and slacking tendencies

hols are coming soon, and at full speed.
not sure if i'm ready for them.
have got loads to do.
(CANNOT FRICKING SLACK TOO MUCH.)
more of for cca stuff, and new responsibilities.
i need to be clued in on what's going on.
otherwise i'll cringe, feeling utterly undeserving, and in embarassment at being called the vchair of robotics.
and there's cca orientation, and also the bonding thing that's a big fat headache along with FRS training and refreshers.
and yeah, the biggest bomb: FRS period.
time of fun, laughter and wisecracks, along with the stress, late nights and pure grit to pull us through.
okay i swear my brain, my computer and my math (the three most important things in my life after my relationships with other people) that I'D BETTER BLOODY HAVE ALL MY TEN FINGERS (AND TOES) IN CCAO, FRS, CAMPS AND OPENHOUSE 2007.

okay ciao. i have to go do cca stuff.
and then draw the thing my piano teacher wants me to.
and then i can kick back and watch johnny english for two delightfully unsinful and well-deserved hours.
and that reminds me of a hilarious scene from one of the trailers they have for it on tv -

JE: you're currently entering the most secure location in the whole of england.
(a bomb lands on a building less than 500m away from the car holding the VIP, and KABOOM goes the building.)

i am so looking forward to johnny english, who's not quite double O seven. xD

and oh, on a brighter note, i now know how to win a black jack game, when we're playing with half a deck.

if i get a 17, there's 1 out of 11 chances that i will get a 4 to give me 21 points. so give it a shot.

but if i get a 3 and end up with a 20 instead, i'd better not try for an Ace, because the odds are stacked against me, since there are 3 in 231 chances that i will get a card that cause me to bust 21. it's logical and commonsensical, yes. but these are the probabilities.

and the tricky 5-cards-but-i'm-not-busted thing: this can only occur if you get a 2 or an Ace on the first draw.

the chances for you to get 5 cards that wouldn't bust you but give you 21 points when you get a 2 at first is only 1 in 2310 chances.

but for an Ace (which is counted as 1 in the game), you have 2 in 2310 chances to win the game hands down. because you can get either K7A2A or K7AA2, in order. order matters here, you see. if you drew a card earlier, the probability of drawing that card again becomes smaller. common sense again.

and oh, if you're really that unlucky, then after the first draw, you'd already be dead in the game. cuz there's 1 out of 11 chances that you'll draw 5,6,8,9,Q or J, if your initial hand is a K + 7. and also 1 out of 22 chances that you'll draw a K and a 7.

yayness, i like probability.

oh no, i'm beginning to sound like a math freak. 0.o

okay BACK TO WORK I GO.
5:57 PM