10/13/2007
10/07/2007
Don't worry...I haven't fallen off the face of the earth. It's just been busy. Really busy. Really really busy.
There have been some nice weekend trips. One to Lake Tahoe, one to Reno, and one this past weekend to Vegas. Tahoe was an end-of-summer trip before school started again. This was with Hai, Claire, Alex, Ngan, and Paul. Kayaking was involved and of course, when we're faced with a large body of water, somebody's bound to fall in and that was Alex and Paul this time around. In Reno, it was my third time getting to the rib cookoff and this year was probably the best one of the three. Nice and cool and we saw Superbad. It was a good comedy but I think they could've gone over the top and it would've been so much better.
The last trip was to Vegas where we were celebrating my sister's 21st birthday. And she made the most of it, hitting 3 clubs in 2 nights: Tao, Pure and Jet. I of course go for the gambling and food. Food was good, the gambling was not. I've never won in Vegas. The last trip I took in July was the only time that I did. All the winnings I got from the previous Tahoe and Reno trips? All wiped away on this Vegas trip. At one point, the dealer didn't pay me after he busted and when I called him out on it, he said, "well, I was getting used to not giving you any money." As for the buffets, $15 for the brunch buffet at Paris is a pretty good value, but while the Wynn has an excellent buffet, is it worth the $38? Nope.
We stayed at the Planet Hollywood hotel, still pretty much a construction zone with the Miracle Mile shops still being upgraded and condos going up next door. But if you remember a couple of years ago when I was there last, you'll recall that a gorilla mask from Congo was the centerpiece of the hotel room. This time? A spider from Arachnophobia. Oh, and it was cold there, first time I've complained about that. 68 degrees to be exact.
In the middle of all this? Work. I've been reassigned to do actual work as I'm in charge of a $35 million project. If only I could swing a small percentage of that towards me. The problem about this reassignment? I still have my old job to do, I'm gonna take over for my co-worker who's going on maternity leave and I've gotta spend time training my replacements. Yes, replacements. Apparently, it takes two people to do my job. Hard to believe.
There have been some nice weekend trips. One to Lake Tahoe, one to Reno, and one this past weekend to Vegas. Tahoe was an end-of-summer trip before school started again. This was with Hai, Claire, Alex, Ngan, and Paul. Kayaking was involved and of course, when we're faced with a large body of water, somebody's bound to fall in and that was Alex and Paul this time around. In Reno, it was my third time getting to the rib cookoff and this year was probably the best one of the three. Nice and cool and we saw Superbad. It was a good comedy but I think they could've gone over the top and it would've been so much better.
The last trip was to Vegas where we were celebrating my sister's 21st birthday. And she made the most of it, hitting 3 clubs in 2 nights: Tao, Pure and Jet. I of course go for the gambling and food. Food was good, the gambling was not. I've never won in Vegas. The last trip I took in July was the only time that I did. All the winnings I got from the previous Tahoe and Reno trips? All wiped away on this Vegas trip. At one point, the dealer didn't pay me after he busted and when I called him out on it, he said, "well, I was getting used to not giving you any money." As for the buffets, $15 for the brunch buffet at Paris is a pretty good value, but while the Wynn has an excellent buffet, is it worth the $38? Nope.
We stayed at the Planet Hollywood hotel, still pretty much a construction zone with the Miracle Mile shops still being upgraded and condos going up next door. But if you remember a couple of years ago when I was there last, you'll recall that a gorilla mask from Congo was the centerpiece of the hotel room. This time? A spider from Arachnophobia. Oh, and it was cold there, first time I've complained about that. 68 degrees to be exact.
In the middle of all this? Work. I've been reassigned to do actual work as I'm in charge of a $35 million project. If only I could swing a small percentage of that towards me. The problem about this reassignment? I still have my old job to do, I'm gonna take over for my co-worker who's going on maternity leave and I've gotta spend time training my replacements. Yes, replacements. Apparently, it takes two people to do my job. Hard to believe.
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