Whatev.

Blah.

Don't care much about Vegas right now. Usually between trips I'm obsessing about new things in town, new openings of food or entertainment venues, additions to existing resorts, and just Vegas news in general. Right now I'm just completely disengaged. Maybe it's because there's still 3 months from the next trip, with 3 months gone from the last. It's the dog days of the Vegas drought. 

I have a good suite booked. I have the in flight booked. Hell I even have 2 food rezzys booked, 3 months out. But it all seems by-the-numbers right now as opposed to being excited about the trip. It's possible the Junepocalypse has taken a mental toll, losing $7500 on 6 days of vacation is not something you forget (or forgive) quickly. My tail was solidly between my legs as I sulked out of town last time, and I'm still not remotely recovered. This month will help a bit as it's essentially a 3-paycheck month and I can throw $4K at the problem, which I will. 

It's a bit worrying, though. Vegas means a lot to me, it's a beacon that keeps me going through my year. I don't have much else to look forward to anymore, as I'm locked into the bland work/weekend/work cycle now for the last 3 months, with scarce relief until I get on the plane December 22nd. It's going to be a haul. Hating my current job surely doesn't help the daily mental state either.

Hopefully if I can just get through October I'll start to pick up again. Once November rolls around there's some work relief on the horizon with a short TGiving week, and then it'll be countdown mode once I'm into December. When the months become weeks before a trip the natural pre-trip rally effect should come into play. It almost always does.

So the mantra is "get through October". There have been worse mantras.