Vegas

Just wanted to say thanks for everyone coming out this past weekend. Had a blast, eventhough it seemed as if we didn't do anything. All I wanted to do was go out there and spend some time with my friends and gamble. We didn't make it to the nice dinner on Saturday, but we had more important things to do at that time, like watch the second half of the USC game. Anyway, just a couple of quick notes from the trip.

1. Sportsbook- Remember that it is a long season. No reason to wager a lot of money on the second half line of the Apple Cup (Washington St. vs Washington) to make up the money you lost earlier in the day. Be patient, like waiting for the Utah St. vs Drake night game in Alaska to make up the losses.

2. Stay away from teams everyone is behind that are undefeated and playing on the road. They will not win. Period. And Wiz, the Rutgers team plane did not crash on the way home.

3. When you have a bunch of degenerate gamblers sitting at one table, searching for a game to bet on, you should just get up a leave and ignore all the talk. Its amazing to how desperate people are when it comes to finding a game to bet on. And I'm including myself in on this one.

4. Rutgers is a Fraud. A fucking fraud. And Eric, I don't want to hear it from you on college football again, until all the games are played.

5. Time out....Time out.

6. I didn't think I would enjoy spending so much time in the sportsbook, but having a table, along with some comfortable chairs made the 12 hours go by so quickly.

7. Got back into playing some poker. Did OK. I just really like the feel of the Mandalay poker room so much more than the Monte and the Mirage.

8. What makes you decide on which casino to stay at? We aren't whales so its not the comps and we aren't cheapskates so its not the low end tables anymore. In my mind it is all about customer service. Friendly dealers and fast drink girls. If I was a manager there, I would just be focused on these two items. I have never seen such a big swing between ultra friendly and just plain mean dealers at one casino. Just crazy. This probably makes me not want to stay at the Mandalay anymore, despite having an amazing sportsbook, nice layout, and a great poker room.

9. I don't mind going into the Sahara or the Golden Nugget, but for some reason I get so disgusted going into the Excalibur. What a shithole. I just feel so dirty.

10. Played a game with Ben on the way home. Got into Baker, which is 1 hour outside of Vegas. Ben asked if I could make it back home in 2.5 hours, which would put us there at 1:30. I said sure, and then forgot about it for a while. I hit some traffic outside of Barstow, but when I got to Victorville, which is about 75 minutes from our place, I thought I was going to be able to make it in time. For the last hour of the drive, this is all that we talked about. I must of averaged close to 100mph on the toll roads back into Dana Point and 75mph on the side roads. As we were approaching our place with only 2 miles to go, I had three minutes left to make it. As I made the last left hand turn with 45 seconds to spare, I hit a fucking red light on the straight away approaching our place, which sent both of us into hysterics. As I pulled away from that intersection somewhat slowly, we both see a speed trap ahead at the St. Regis. Close to 3 cop cars pulling everyone over. Can you imagine how fast I would of been going if I made the left hand turn, going into the straight away with a green light with 45 seconds left to hit the 1:30pm mark? The only good luck I got all weekend and I will take it. Oh, and I pulled into my parking spot at 1:31 exactly. So close.