Yeah, It's Been Awhile

My car is making a slight noise when I'm shifting from 1st into 2nd, and from 2nd into 3rd. Of course the warranty on the repair is expired. I have an appointment for it next Friday. I'm prepared for the possibility that my car might be put out to pasture. At least it's a buyer's market right now. With the sad state of car sales, and my kickass credit scores (the Big 3 credit agencies scored me at 835, 817, and 808), I can get a car at at great price and low interest. We'll see what happens.

We went to Las Vegas a couple of weeks ago for our anniversary. Lots of walking, lots to see. The only pics we have are from the photo booth at the Nascar Cafe (!) at the Sahara. It was great to have 10 days off--very refreshing. Mostly we hung out at the MGM Grand.

Saturday is Valentine's Day. I already told M that I don't want flowers or anything like that (okay, some flowers would be cool--I always like flowers). We eat out so often that going to a restaurant is nothing special. My idea of a great Valentine's Day is that we're gonna watch the NBA All Star game and all the other competitions that are taking place. Rudy Fernandez is in the Slam Dunk contest.

Picadilly Flea Market is tomorrow. Maybe I'll get some cool scores.

Las Vegas

M and I went to Las Vegas last weekend for our anniversary. It was cool; I'm sure we'll go again soon.

Some pointers:

1. You're going to walk A LOT. Our legs were sore for two days afterwards from all the walking we did.

2. Take the monorail. Sure, it's a little spendy, but it more than makes up for the price. You get great views of the Strip, and it stops at most every hotel.

3. The buffet at the Rio is the shit. You can take a free shuttle to it from Paris. The other buffets in town are embarrassing compared to this one. I've never seen a buffet before where they have crab legs and red velvet cake.

4. Ignore how much everything costs and just pony up the money. Las Vegas is like being trapped in a big airport. It's all over-priced, and that's how it is.

5. Buy bottles of booze and cigarettes from somewhere other than a casino. The bottle of Bailey's we bought at a liquor store would have been $10 more if we'd bought it at the casino gift shop.

6. It's hard to tell the Las Vegas hookers from the women trying to look like one. Typical look: Sky-high stilletos, halter mini-dress.

7. You tip for everything. The economy has even hit Vegas. There's a sense of desperation among the service industry. This is the first place where I've been flat-out asked for a tip.

8. You can't get it all done in one trip. We plan to hit downtown next time. We got a lot done in three days, but there's still a lot to explore.