what was i thinking?

i'm like the character in that brandon frasier movie where he's been living underground in a fallout shelter with his folks. i never really saw the movie so i'm a little fuzzy on most of the details, but the trailer showed enough to get the general gist. anyway, BF's character turns 18 and his parents tell him that there's a whole world out there.

well folks, i'm kind of like BF that way (minus the height, good looks, money and hollywood star power) in that i've been living in ignorance until now. what was i thinking?!! in the 7 odd hours i've been playing the party $25 no-limit tables, i've been amazed at how many fish there truly are. i mean, i had heard stories, but i just couldn't believe that they were true.

here's just a sample: hand 1, "are you looking at the board?"
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50(6 handed)

BB ($56.90)
UTG ($35.55)
Hero ($66.35)
CO ($23.25)
Button ($24.50)
SB ($30.30)

Preflop: Hero Q , 2.
UTG folds, Hero calls $0.50, CO folds, Button raises to $1, SB folds, BB folds, Hero calls $0.50.

Flop: ($2.75) J, K, Q(2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $2, Hero raises to $5, Button raises to $8, Hero calls $3.
» i don't really have a read on this guy, but i think he would have raised a little more if he had a big pair. i can't say how, but i just couldn't believe he had a king

Turn: ($18.75) 9 (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $10, Hero calls $10.

River: ($38.75) J (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $5.5 (All-In), Hero calls $5.50.
» ok, not the card i wanted to see but for only $5.50 more i gotta see

Final Pot: $49.75

Results below:
Hero shows Q 2 (two pair, queens and jacks).
Button shows 8 8 (two pair, jacks and eights).
Outcome: Hero wins $49.75.
ok, this could have very easily gone the other way and he shows a king or jack, but i mean, what was he thinking? if he had a bigger stack and pushed more in on the river i would have had to think really hard. but a fifty cent pre flop raise just didn't seem like face cards.

actually, the more i think about this hand i realize i played it really poorly. at every step there are so many cards that he could have that could screw me. i mean, it's not beyond possiblity that he has Kxs or even a ten.