Twas...

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...the night before Vegas, and all through the - oh never mind.

The 7-day work stretch is done, the laundry is done, I'm all groomed up, it's time for 5 nights/4 days in a little town called Paradise. The above photo will be the primary haunt starting tomorrow at around midnight, from NYNY to Bellagio. And of course a little Planet Hollywood action for NIN/Soundgarden.

Will be finalizing the Vegas playlist tonight, have a pretty tight 35-song group on tap right now. Some NIN, some Soundgarden, some Sinatra (of course), and even some (yes) Justin Timberlake. Gotta stay up super late tonight so I can sleep the bulk of the day tomorrow and be nice and slept up for going overnight tomorrow night. Stay up til 5a or so, wake up around 9a to go get the last cash out of the bank, back to sleep hopefully until around 6p then it's off to the airport and wheels down around 11:30p.

Kinda of have a relaxed hype going for this one, it's becoming a bit routine for me now to break off these trips every few months so I'm not as keyed up as I have been in the past but man am I looking forward to it. I have plenty of places I feel comfortable hanging out in now and hopefully I can add a few more to the list this trip. As stated, no real "plan" this time, just swipe the shit out of my Mlife card and try to drink, eat, and flirt well. Got lucky on my last NYNY stay so maybe lightning strikes twice? Don't really care if not. Tail is not really the goal anymore. Just the experience.

24 hours from now I'll be in the SFO airport bar pre-gaming for my favorite place on earth. See ya in 6 days.

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