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happy for you all, truly
but it's rough up here as a baseball fan with your old turd of a gm combined with nintendo light. 

yeah, i've always been bad with solo choices.  lol.  zero was the first character i played on bl2. 
i'll get it figured out someday. 

We did Vegas in June for my brothers bachelor party. We made him dress like this for the entire first day and night.
 

because he is the chosen of the gods
end of story

when i was pricing things back in july, i though the same.  then i saw that we could stay at a budget resort like excalibur for the same price as a holiday inn type place combined with ubering back and forth to the strip.
for our dates, anyway. 
 

it worked out perfectly.  already had my trip planned, and then he suddenly announced he was doing another cosmo show because his last one was such a success there. 
i posted a clip of him making fun of yoko ono a couple years back, and people got upset, so i was happy to see that a lot of you like him. 
 

going to see bill burr at cosmo on dec 21.  it's the first night of my trip, and i'm really looking forward to it. 

going to see bill burr at cosmo on dec 21.  it's the first night of my trip, and i'm really looking forward to it. 

i worked at starbucks for 2 years while i was in college after the marine corps.
some woman with botox all over her face and bleached hair ordered a couple of venti coffee slurpees for 2 of her spawn. they literally crawled all over the counter, for 3 minutes while i made their coffee slurpees and then one of them grabbed their venti slurpee with both hands, and it exploded all over the counter. she demanded another for no charge, and when i refused, she said "well you're rude" and complained to the manager. 
this was an extreme case, but entitled fucktards are ubiquitous. before the marines, i worked fast food for 3 years.  
i didn't expect tips as a barista or fast food worker, and what waiters deal with with at at least half of their tables is 10X worse than anything i went through.  
tip them, and tip all service workers when you can.  even if it's a lowly fast food worker, understand that being a turd to them will likely result in your food getting extra special care.  at least be polite. 
 

i worked at starbucks for 2 years while i was in college after the marine corps.
some woman with botox all over her face and bleached hair ordered a couple of venti coffee slurpees for 2 of her spawn. they literally crawled all over the counter, for 3 minutes while i made their coffee slurpees and then one of them grabbed their venti slurpee with both hands, and it exploded all over the counter. she demanded another for no charge, and when i refused, she said "well you're rude" and complained to the manager. 
this was an extreme case, but entitled fucktards are ubiquitous. before the marines, i worked fast food for 3 years.  
i didn't expect tips as a barista or fast food worker, and what waiters deal with with at at least half of their tables is 10X worse than anything i went through.  
tip them, and tip all service workers when you can.  even if it's a lowly fast food worker, understand that being a turd to them will likely result in your food getting extra special care.  at least be polite. 
 

i'm tremendously overpaid
thanks

just got back from my 3 night stay
loved it
figured out right away that i don't like slots and stuck with video poker almost the whole time. my buddy played slots the whole first day, and ended up switching over to table games most places we went with a little video poker thrown in. 
the chandelier bar at cosmo is great for the type of gambling and drinking i like. $1.25/hand playing around 100 hands per hour (steady but not too intense), and you can get enough drink vouchers to keep you lit on good drinks from the bartenders. it costs 2 vouchers for their signature cocktails which were all really sweet and gross to me, so never again. yeah, i know you can get free drinks on the casino floors, but it's pretty hit and miss during weekdays, and the cw's seemed far more interested in the people playing slots and video keno...gee, i wonder if house edge has anything to do with that, heh.  $60-$80 of my money was enough to keep drinks coming for 6+ hours at the bar in cosmo. conversation with the bartenders and randoms at the bar was fun, too. some hoochie slut tried to play me or something when she saw i was alone, and put in 20 bucks playing video blackjack next to me, all the time trying to tell me to come with her to the tables and have a good time. she said i would bring her luck. i watched her waste another 20 before telling her i was gay. the look on her face as she left was gratifying.
did some $5/hand vp at bellagio and uber'd up to wynn for the same one night, and some $1.25/hand on a tour of all of the other mgm properties as well as planet hollywood.  ph was pretty decent, and maybe i'll look at staying there since the location is so good and the prices aren't terribly unreasonable for rooms.  didn't like the vibe at aria, and i thought luxor was a stinky shithole with bad air conditioning. loved mandalay bay's casino floor because it was so open. excalibur...just no. nyny was good for restaurants and bars, and the casino was okay, it was just super crowded walking anywhere in the resort, and that was on a tuesday afternoon. 
overall, i spent a lot less on gambling than i had budgeted, and was able to have a great time. 
i liked vdara a lot, but honestly, the only time i was in my room was to sleep.  i've already booked there for december, and will go ahead and keep it because i got a good deal.  but i'm thinking about a basic room at nyny next time after that. it's not center strip like vdara/ph/bellagio/aria, but it's only a short walk across the street to the park mgm tram to get to center strip.  i'm too much of a low roller to get comp'd nights anwhere, but i'll look for good deals at other properties besides mgm.
will definitely go back for xmas, dec 22-26th, but mix in a couple of days of shows and spa with little to no gambling or boozing. also, i have to check out the venetian and palazzo next time. didn't get around to it this time. 
anway, this ended up being a big blog post or something. sorry. 

not legal.  a couple of my passwords have been compromised by the dw ,and they're complete nonsense.  
i do 2fa with apps (authy, etc) on everything now since phones are much more secure than pc's.  my nephew works as an online security agent with a credit union, and has been super helpful. 
my main email hasn't been compromised *yet* as far as i know. 
it's not something to take lightly. the fucktards who have your info bide their time.  be careful. 

just got back from my 3 night stay
loved it
figured out right away that i don't like slots and stuck with video poker almost the whole time. my buddy played slots the whole first day, and ended up switching over to table games most places we went with a little video poker thrown in. 
the chandelier bar at cosmo is great for the type of gambling and drinking i like. $1.25/hand playing around 100 hands per hour (steady but not too intense), and you can get enough drink vouchers to keep you lit on good drinks from the bartenders. it costs 2 vouchers for their signature cocktails which were all really sweet and gross to me, so never again. yeah, i know you can get free drinks on the casino floors, but it's pretty hit and miss during weekdays, and the cw's seemed far more interested in the people playing slots and video keno...gee, i wonder if house edge has anything to do with that, heh.  $60-$80 of my money was enough to keep drinks coming for 6+ hours at the bar in cosmo. conversation with the bartenders and randoms at the bar was fun, too. some hoochie slut tried to play me or something when she saw i was alone, and put in 20 bucks playing video blackjack next to me, all the time trying to tell me to come with her to the tables and have a good time. she said i would bring her luck. i watched her waste another 20 before telling her i was gay. the look on her face as she left was gratifying.
did some $5/hand vp at bellagio and uber'd up to wynn for the same one night, and some $1.25/hand on a tour of all of the other mgm properties as well as planet hollywood.  ph was pretty decent, and maybe i'll look at staying there since the location is so good and the prices aren't terribly unreasonable for rooms.  didn't like the vibe at aria, and i thought luxor was a stinky shithole with bad air conditioning. loved mandalay bay's casino floor because it was so open. excalibur...just no. nyny was good for restaurants and bars, and the casino was okay, it was just super crowded walking anywhere in the resort, and that was on a tuesday afternoon. 
overall, i spent a lot less on gambling than i had budgeted, and was able to have a great time. 
i liked vdara a lot, but honestly, the only time i was in my room was to sleep.  i've already booked there for december, and will go ahead and keep it because i got a good deal.  but i'm thinking about a basic room at nyny next time after that. it's not center strip like vdara/ph/bellagio/aria, but it's only a short walk across the street to the park mgm tram to get to center strip.  i'm too much of a low roller to get comp'd nights anwhere, but i'll look for good deals at other properties besides mgm.
will definitely go back for xmas, dec 22-26th, but mix in a couple of days of shows and spa with little to no gambling or boozing. also, i have to check out the venetian and palazzo next time. didn't get around to it this time. 
anway, this ended up being a big blog post or something. sorry. 

just got back from my 3 night stay
loved it
figured out right away that i don't like slots and stuck with video poker almost the whole time. my buddy played slots the whole first day, and ended up switching over to table games most places we went with a little video poker thrown in. 
the chandelier bar at cosmo is great for the type of gambling and drinking i like. $1.25/hand playing around 100 hands per hour (steady but not too intense), and you can get enough drink vouchers to keep you lit on good drinks from the bartenders. it costs 2 vouchers for their signature cocktails which were all really sweet and gross to me, so never again. yeah, i know you can get free drinks on the casino floors, but it's pretty hit and miss during weekdays, and the cw's seemed far more interested in the people playing slots and video keno...gee, i wonder if house edge has anything to do with that, heh.  $60-$80 of my money was enough to keep drinks coming for 6+ hours at the bar in cosmo. conversation with the bartenders and randoms at the bar was fun, too. some hoochie slut tried to play me or something when she saw i was alone, and put in 20 bucks playing video blackjack next to me, all the time trying to tell me to come with her to the tables and have a good time. she said i would bring her luck. i watched her waste another 20 before telling her i was gay. the look on her face as she left was gratifying.
did some $5/hand vp at bellagio and uber'd up to wynn for the same one night, and some $1.25/hand on a tour of all of the other mgm properties as well as planet hollywood.  ph was pretty decent, and maybe i'll look at staying there since the location is so good and the prices aren't terribly unreasonable for rooms.  didn't like the vibe at aria, and i thought luxor was a stinky shithole with bad air conditioning. loved mandalay bay's casino floor because it was so open. excalibur...just no. nyny was good for restaurants and bars, and the casino was okay, it was just super crowded walking anywhere in the resort, and that was on a tuesday afternoon. 
overall, i spent a lot less on gambling than i had budgeted, and was able to have a great time. 
i liked vdara a lot, but honestly, the only time i was in my room was to sleep.  i've already booked there for december, and will go ahead and keep it because i got a good deal.  but i'm thinking about a basic room at nyny next time after that. it's not center strip like vdara/ph/bellagio/aria, but it's only a short walk across the street to the park mgm tram to get to center strip.  i'm too much of a low roller to get comp'd nights anwhere, but i'll look for good deals at other properties besides mgm.
will definitely go back for xmas, dec 22-26th, but mix in a couple of days of shows and spa with little to no gambling or boozing. also, i have to check out the venetian and palazzo next time. didn't get around to it this time. 
anway, this ended up being a big blog post or something. sorry. 

just got back from my 3 night stay
loved it
figured out right away that i don't like slots and stuck with video poker almost the whole time. my buddy played slots the whole first day, and ended up switching over to table games most places we went with a little video poker thrown in. 
the chandelier bar at cosmo is great for the type of gambling and drinking i like. $1.25/hand playing around 100 hands per hour (steady but not too intense), and you can get enough drink vouchers to keep you lit on good drinks from the bartenders. it costs 2 vouchers for their signature cocktails which were all really sweet and gross to me, so never again. yeah, i know you can get free drinks on the casino floors, but it's pretty hit and miss during weekdays, and the cw's seemed far more interested in the people playing slots and video keno...gee, i wonder if house edge has anything to do with that, heh.  $60-$80 of my money was enough to keep drinks coming for 6+ hours at the bar in cosmo. conversation with the bartenders and randoms at the bar was fun, too. some hoochie slut tried to play me or something when she saw i was alone, and put in 20 bucks playing video blackjack next to me, all the time trying to tell me to come with her to the tables and have a good time. she said i would bring her luck. i watched her waste another 20 before telling her i was gay. the look on her face as she left was gratifying.
did some $5/hand vp at bellagio and uber'd up to wynn for the same one night, and some $1.25/hand on a tour of all of the other mgm properties as well as planet hollywood.  ph was pretty decent, and maybe i'll look at staying there since the location is so good and the prices aren't terribly unreasonable for rooms.  didn't like the vibe at aria, and i thought luxor was a stinky shithole with bad air conditioning. loved mandalay bay's casino floor because it was so open. excalibur...just no. nyny was good for restaurants and bars, and the casino was okay, it was just super crowded walking anywhere in the resort, and that was on a tuesday afternoon. 
overall, i spent a lot less on gambling than i had budgeted, and was able to have a great time. 
i liked vdara a lot, but honestly, the only time i was in my room was to sleep.  i've already booked there for december, and will go ahead and keep it because i got a good deal.  but i'm thinking about a basic room at nyny next time after that. it's not center strip like vdara/ph/bellagio/aria, but it's only a short walk across the street to the park mgm tram to get to center strip.  i'm too much of a low roller to get comp'd nights anwhere, but i'll look for good deals at other properties besides mgm.
will definitely go back for xmas, dec 22-26th, but mix in a couple of days of shows and spa with little to no gambling or boozing. also, i have to check out the venetian and palazzo next time. didn't get around to it this time. 
anway, this ended up being a big blog post or something. sorry. 

just got back from my 3 night stay
loved it
figured out right away that i don't like slots and stuck with video poker almost the whole time. my buddy played slots the whole first day, and ended up switching over to table games most places we went with a little video poker thrown in. 
the chandelier bar at cosmo is great for the type of gambling and drinking i like. $1.25/hand playing around 100 hands per hour (steady but not too intense), and you can get enough drink vouchers to keep you lit on good drinks from the bartenders. it costs 2 vouchers for their signature cocktails which were all really sweet and gross to me, so never again. yeah, i know you can get free drinks on the casino floors, but it's pretty hit and miss during weekdays, and the cw's seemed far more interested in the people playing slots and video keno...gee, i wonder if house edge has anything to do with that, heh.  $60-$80 of my money was enough to keep drinks coming for 6+ hours at the bar in cosmo. conversation with the bartenders and randoms at the bar was fun, too. some hoochie slut tried to play me or something when she saw i was alone, and put in 20 bucks playing video blackjack next to me, all the time trying to tell me to come with her to the tables and have a good time. she said i would bring her luck. i watched her waste another 20 before telling her i was gay. the look on her face as she left was gratifying.
did some $5/hand vp at bellagio and uber'd up to wynn for the same one night, and some $1.25/hand on a tour of all of the other mgm properties as well as planet hollywood.  ph was pretty decent, and maybe i'll look at staying there since the location is so good and the prices aren't terribly unreasonable for rooms.  didn't like the vibe at aria, and i thought luxor was a stinky shithole with bad air conditioning. loved mandalay bay's casino floor because it was so open. excalibur...just no. nyny was good for restaurants and bars, and the casino was okay, it was just super crowded walking anywhere in the resort, and that was on a tuesday afternoon. 
overall, i spent a lot less on gambling than i had budgeted, and was able to have a great time. 
i liked vdara a lot, but honestly, the only time i was in my room was to sleep.  i've already booked there for december, and will go ahead and keep it because i got a good deal.  but i'm thinking about a basic room at nyny next time after that. it's not center strip like vdara/ph/bellagio/aria, but it's only a short walk across the street to the park mgm tram to get to center strip.  i'm too much of a low roller to get comp'd nights anwhere, but i'll look for good deals at other properties besides mgm.
will definitely go back for xmas, dec 22-26th, but mix in a couple of days of shows and spa with little to no gambling or boozing. also, i have to check out the venetian and palazzo next time. didn't get around to it this time. 
anway, this ended up being a big blog post or something. sorry. 

transformers. i still have the old megatron. 

only fast food place i'm going to is shake shack, and not even for the burgers.  mostly for the frozen custard. 

transformers. i still have the old megatron. 

good stuff so far, thanks
we're staying at vdara, and aren't interested in any shows this time around. 
not interested in table games, but will be budgeting $500/day total for video poker and slots...looking for the nice-ish casino floors, i guess.
things to do anywhere on the strip would be nice. we prefer to eat at bars and lounges that are attached to nicer restaurants, any food goes. i'm usually not into fancy/noveltly cocktails, but he is. we were looking at the dueling pianos thing at NYNY, but we're not sure it's worth the price for a table. things like that.
thinking about heading to fremont st one evening, but not sure. 
we just saw that there's this thing called Fat Tuesay's that looks kind of interesting as far as walking the strip with booze. 
i know i'm all over the place here. i'll probably be able to ask better questions when we get back. right now, we're thinking about going back in december.
oh, and  @ten ocho recon scout i'm from the west coast, but all 4 years i was stationed in virginia for my school, then cherry point, nc for the rest. i went to vegas with my parents a few times when i was under 12, and don't really remember anything. 
 

he looks better
cortisol is a thing

he looks better
cortisol is a thing

I've been watching Legends of Tomorrow, and it feels like it really hit its stride in Season 4. Totally silly, and it really embraces the silliness. Maybe I"m a simpleton, but I think it's pretty Facking funny. 

John Wick 3
can't wait for 4