The Plan, 6/'18.

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One of the simplest plan posts ever, this one.

Not much time to plan for, as I'm only in town for 2 1/2 days. I will get in around 8a on Tuesday, need to figure out a place to hang out and day drink w/o spending too much of the limited daily funds. If I'm peckish I may grab some brekkie somewhere then hopefully be able to check in as early as possible at The Park to drop the bag and head out to start doing Vegas properly. Plenty of good day drinking spots about on that end of the strip.

It's been an early wake up call that morning so if I'm tiring a bit I can head back to the room around 3p or so to grab a couple hours of sleep, but I'd love to be back out and at it around 6p after maybe a freshen up shower. Don't think I'm going to make a reservation for dinner but I'd like to grab a steak somewhere on the first night after coming down from the room, maybe the new Bavette's at Park, maybe Gallagher's or STK if I'm over there. Be good to fill the stomach and get some fuel to go deep on this first night as I want to maximize my Vegas on such a short trip.

Not going to have a plan but I'm sure a cab to V/P for the Dorsey and Rosina will be in there somewhere. Maybe even Carnevino again at Palazzo for a late evening Bolognese. Keep the energy up with some carbs. Then I'll no doubt start the long slow stumble back south, stopping in many bars along the way to be in position to at some point put the head to the pillow. How late that will be, no one knows, but I aim to go deep a.m.

Then day two, NIN day. Wake up whenever, probably will set an alarm for 11a-ish. Get out out to the strip around noon, find some food, probably a pretty heavy lunch so later, closer to show time I can back off on the food so no bathroom breaks will be needed. Good food and some moderate drinking to just sort of get primed and not overly loaded. I will have a fairly normal daily budget while there so I may gamble a bit if I feel the muse.

Will play the day by ear, if I feel like a nap or a shower/refresh I can do that, but I'd like to be in a cab over to Hard Rock by 5:45p-ish so I can hit a bar there and be ready to go for doors to the NIN show not too much after 7p. I have a seat in the balcony so I can scope that out then maybe make a last minute pee and beverage run before NIN goes on stage at 8P.

FUCKING SHOW!

After show, jump out to a pee somewhere in the casino, then I'll be walking distance to the Double Down from the Joint so I may trundle down there and hang for a bit if it's not overly packed. From there, no plans, I can catch a cab to wherever I'm feeling it to get some food and finish off a short Vegas trip in a blaze of drunken glory. Will probably just be in a sweaty t-shirt so maybe nothing too posh, kinda keep it ghetto and have some low-brow fun. This trip isn't feeling "lounge-y" at all. I should be able to go deep again as my flight the next day isn't until mid-afternoon and I plan to get late checkout at the Park. Can go til I pass out.

Then fly-out day it's sleep in as late as possible, wake up and with late checkout probably just order some room service and watch CNN piss down Trump's throat for a couple hours until it's checkout and get out (of town) time. To the airport around 1p, hopefully an on time flight and back to the hobbit hole by 6p with any luck.

So, good stuff. A great show and a condensed but hopefully still fun mid-week Vegas "weekend".

T-minus 17 days.

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