I didn't bite anyone's head off, I was just trying to clarify. It seems like the one sentence in this whole thread that caused everyone to get all pissy and condescending to me was the "I'm on the verge of being a phenomenal player". I can understand why that would rub people the wrong way. If any of the content of my other posts got a bit edgy, it was the sole result of my annoyance at the fact that Jishu was trying to say I was coping an attitude. Because I'm not like that, at all, whatsoever. That's actually the absolute antithesis of my personality. I was just trying to give you guys a bit more background on me, so that you could differentiate me from the random college kid who thought "poker is neat, maybe I can quit work study now". I'm not bragging, or tooting my own horn.

There are also other factors, like the fact that in major metropolitan business markets I can command high 5's to low 6 figures as a Netowrk Security Professional. It's entirely possible that if I get the right job in the next 2-3 months (or sooner) I could very realistically be rolled for $100NL or $200NL within a matter of weeks. This is also factoring into my decision.

Maybe starting at 10 or 25NL and grinding up is the way to go. I've yet to be a successful cash game player, so I don't know. I'm very self-reflective, and very honest with myself and others. I'm a weak cash game player, but not a weak poker player and I just wanted to make sure that differentiation was clear.