Pretty overwhelming!
Lost at the poker tables. Took some horrific beats, but really, I wasn't on my game and played poorly. I'll just blame it on me.
Lost at blackjack and craps.
Won my 2 sports bets I played (Smurphy texted me Jack liked UT and it was a square play, so I played Vandy :SIB ).
Lost overall.
Met and hung out with IX Bender. He gave me the in-depth Vegas for dummies lesson. I in turn probably game him some sort of sickness (sure hope not). Had fun hanging out and gambling; one of the most unique people I've ever met (in a good way).
Sick? I'm sicker now than I can ever remember. I started getting a sore throat on the first day, and it progressively got worse. I started coughing on Wednesday, and that got worse. I think I have a pulled intercostal muscle from coughing so much. Bender would flinch nearly everytime I coughed. :mj07: Puked several times yesterday which is always great when you're trying to fly. I have assorted colors of sputum which is also never good.
Stayed in the Monte Carlo, and it's pretty much deader than hell. I'm sure they had a chitload of cancellations after the fire. The wait staff in the brew pub were bitching about it. The front desk staff were very non-friendly. We arrived directly at 3pm local time, and our room wasn't ready :nono: The guy said it was guaranteed for 5pm check-in but he did have a 2 queen smoking room then. Pass. They also had my comps wrong and tried to screw us on that. The hotel/casino itself is nice and clean, but that's about all I can say that is good. There's a ton of construction next door too. I'm not sure what's going up there, but I guess some sort of new megacasino/hotel. They worked 24/7, and while not disruptive, I could hear them when trying to sleep.
Didn't get to meet smurphy as the farthest I got off the strip was when I went to the Hilton. Sorry, S, maybe next time.
Most importantly, my wife had a great time. :00hour
Lost at the poker tables. Took some horrific beats, but really, I wasn't on my game and played poorly. I'll just blame it on me.
Lost at blackjack and craps.
Won my 2 sports bets I played (Smurphy texted me Jack liked UT and it was a square play, so I played Vandy :SIB ).
Lost overall.
Met and hung out with IX Bender. He gave me the in-depth Vegas for dummies lesson. I in turn probably game him some sort of sickness (sure hope not). Had fun hanging out and gambling; one of the most unique people I've ever met (in a good way).
Sick? I'm sicker now than I can ever remember. I started getting a sore throat on the first day, and it progressively got worse. I started coughing on Wednesday, and that got worse. I think I have a pulled intercostal muscle from coughing so much. Bender would flinch nearly everytime I coughed. :mj07: Puked several times yesterday which is always great when you're trying to fly. I have assorted colors of sputum which is also never good.
Stayed in the Monte Carlo, and it's pretty much deader than hell. I'm sure they had a chitload of cancellations after the fire. The wait staff in the brew pub were bitching about it. The front desk staff were very non-friendly. We arrived directly at 3pm local time, and our room wasn't ready :nono: The guy said it was guaranteed for 5pm check-in but he did have a 2 queen smoking room then. Pass. They also had my comps wrong and tried to screw us on that. The hotel/casino itself is nice and clean, but that's about all I can say that is good. There's a ton of construction next door too. I'm not sure what's going up there, but I guess some sort of new megacasino/hotel. They worked 24/7, and while not disruptive, I could hear them when trying to sleep.
Didn't get to meet smurphy as the farthest I got off the strip was when I went to the Hilton. Sorry, S, maybe next time.
Most importantly, my wife had a great time. :00hour
