Jusaboutago.

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T-minus one day to Los Weegees.

The readiness is all. The money is set, will have the Mlife CC to do the heavy lifting of the room and food and drink stuff, and will have $700 each day for gambling/tip/cab money, which should be more than enough, and a couple hundred for walking around (and airport beer) money. Taking the Discover along too for another $1200 of emergency funds that will not be needed, but it's nice to know it's there. Hoping to rack up that Mlife Gold this trip, if the video poker gods deem me worthy.

Looking forward to the Mandalay Bay Elite King Suite that awaits, hopefully can luck into a strip view but I really don't care that much. It's been a long time since I've been at MB and I'm exited to be back. It won't happen on this trip but it really is a resort that you never really have to leave while you're staying there. So much to do and eat and drink.

No change to the plan, in that there is no plan. It'll be warm in town, especially the first day (around 110°) so probably not a lot of walking no matter what I do. The US Open will be on during the trip, so good bar time-wasting watches as they'll be into the 4th round where the good matches start to happen. Probable Fed-Goffin night match Sunday, nice. Then aside from the steak Monday it's Theft, and Wandering Around Lost.

Have to put some effort into the play list tonight, as I have no play list as of now. Probably going to just go with a cool, mellow end of summer list and be groovin' during the trip.

So it's tits to the breeze and let's see what misadventures I can get into. I'll see you after the 6th trip of the year.


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