Work and poker

Today's session is scheduled for 8 pm at my place. We are only three players so far. Some guys have to go to a Basketball match, others are in Rome. I got the saddest excuse from a friend of ours who sent me a short message from work yesterday night at half past eleven (!). He could't make it today as he had been very busy this week. I send him hereby me deep sympathy and a quote from the film "Closer" I happened to watch when I got his message.

Scene in a bar in the heart of London. ANNA (Julia Robers) and LARRY (Clive Owen), who split up recently, sit on a table.

ANNA: How's work?
LARRY (angry): Oh Jesus, work's shit, okay!