Countdown.

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T-minus 1 month until Vegas.

The fever is back for me right now. So pumped for this trip. The last Xmas trip last year was awesome, there's such a great vibe in town that week. It's mellow, not the usual tourist crowd, you can get a seat at any bar or restaurant and you're not crushed by humanity everywhere you go when walking the Strip.

This will be a long trip, as I went ahead and booked the extra night in advance and changed my flight out to the 28th instead of the 27th. 5 nights, 4 days. Should be out before the real douche crowd starts rolling in for NYE, though there could be some doucheiness on the 27th. Whatev. That last night I'll probably be pretty tuckered out after 4 consecutive nights of drinking, doing blow and chasing tail, so it may be an early one, especially since my flight leaves at 10:30a the next morning.

Going to make sure I get enough rest this time, last trip I hit a wall about 3/4 of the way through and needed a 10 hour sleep to regain some kind of pep. Will try to aim for at least 7 hours a night on this one. Should be helped by not having to go all night the first night; I think that booking Flamingo that first night will help me stay above water.

Might be a little stretched for money since I'll have around $3.5K for 5 nights, but I do get the $300 room deposit back on the 27th from Mandalay Bay so worst case scenario I'll just stay away from the slots that last day. I'm always pretty good about walking away from the slots when I'm getting my ass handed to me so hopefully I'll still have a decent amount left on the last couple days...usually it's not a problem. I do also have the close to $200 of Mlife slot/resort credit going in and will no doubt cash in my myVegas points beforehand for another drink/food credit somewhere, so I should be OK.

Photo above is MiX at Delano, one of the spots I'll be hitting when there. MiX closes for renovation and re-branding in early 2015, so it'll be my last chance to check out that amazing view, at least in its current form. Hoping the weather is clear to get that unreal vista of the entire Strip.

30 days away from awesome.

UPDATE:

 As I figured I would, I cashed in my 50K myVegas points for a $50 drink voucher for Times Square bar inside NYNY. It's not a bar I usually hang out in much, but it's right in the middle of a casino I usually spend a lot of time in and, hey, it's $50 worth of free drinks. Even in Vegas, a brother can get a buzz on for $50.

So, to review, as a result of being an Mlife and Total Rewards member and myVegas player, I have:

-$125 resort credit (food/drink)
-3 free nights (as of today a $267 value) at Mandalay Bay with priority check in
-2 free nights at Flamingo (a $100 value)
-$60 in free slot play
-$50 drink credit at Times Square
-2 for 1 beer flights at The Pub at Monte Carlo
-2 2 for 1 drink vouchers at Lily bar at Bellagio
-Free gourmet slider appetizers at MiX at Delano

That's well over $600 worth of free shit, before I even step off the plane.

And I'm a low roller. Can't imagine what the whales get.

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