Go time. Wow.

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Still slightly bemused by the rapidity and short term of this one, but yeah, in a little over 24 hours I will be back in Vegas, albeit for a quicky.

The laundry is done, the (small) bag is mostly packed, the car is safely parked; it's just a half day of work, a bus ride to the airport and hopefully an on-time flight away now. Just have to shave head and balls tonight and the prep is done.

Completed and loaded up my Vegas playlist today. Nice tight 30-song set, some birthday songs, some songs about getting fucking older, and just a few good comfort songs to soundtrack the trip. The GO room at Flamingo has an in-room sound system but I'm still bringing my UE Boom so I can have shower/bathroom tunes.

Not doing the Bell limo this time, don't want to wait around for a ride this trip since it's such a tight timeline. Just want to jump in a cab and get the hell over to the room when the plane lands.

Taking $1200 cash, and will be liberal on using the CC, especially on the first night, so that I'll still have close to my usual $1K spending money for the one full day I'm there. Probably won't gamble much, if any night one and just save up to blow my load birthday Tuesday. Cleaned out my bank account of cash, but worst to worst I can use the CC to get by for the week I'll have left until my next paycheck when I get back, then start bashing it down again before I have to start saving for August.

OK then. Let's get this one going. Think this could be an epic one as I'll be motivated to party like hell for the short time I'm there, no reason to hold anything back. Time to become 48 in style in my favorite place on earth.

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