Plan Post, August 2025.

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T-minus 9 days to Vegas...plan post, IT'S THE LAW.

Have some actual things to do on this trip, though it's mainly food-related. Which is a good thing, as food apparently soaks up alcohol. Or so I've been told.

Friday:

EARLY wake up call as I have a 5:45 in the motherfucking AM flight. The price I'm paying to have a $39 in flight. No Priority Pass lounges or terminal bars open that early, so I'll just drive in, park, get through security and hang out in the gate area I guess. Maybe get one of the myriad coffees I will need to get through the day. Then assuming all goes well with the flight, it's on the ground around 7:30a, to Bellagio by 8a, drop the bag and head off to find breakfast and a mimosa. Probably at an MGM spot to start the pointsmaxxing early.

I will have checked in on the app, so hopefully can be in the room by around 10-11a, dump everything, freshen up, do a bump and head off to start drinking. I have the full first day's spend too so some MGM gambles will no doubt happen. I truly intend to spend every gambling dime at MGM spots on this trip, so let's get it started.

Then it's probably time for a vibe check, if I'm starting to flag from the 3a wake up call I might head back to the Resort Tower King for a nap and a refresh. It's just the first 12 hours, no need to bottle it too early. Shower and head back out, looking for foodz. No food plans this first night but it'll be somewhere MGM and probably Bellagio adjacent. Night time is the right time, no plans just drank and gamble and try to be in the flow and go as long as I can go.

Saturday:

A late wake up is fine, Then more of the same as the day before. There may be an FB swing in here somewhere, I do love that place but I'm staying away from the VP and trying to pay cash, as I'll be getting nothing out of the MGM card. Then maybe wander back for a fresh-up and polo change and over to Aria for an early steak at the amazing Jean George.

Then again after dinner its all to play for. Gambles (MGM) and dranks. Go deep ya bass, it's a Saturday in Las Vegas, I don't see many of those.

Sunday: 

Halfway done and hopefully not running on gambling or bodily fumes. 1:05p Giants game to watch if I'm still even following them, other than that nothing going on on the day shift. More VP and Belvedere, and can maybe roam to some other MGM spots further south if it's in the wind. Use my Buffalo Wild Wings gift cards, finally, maybe? Classy.

Late afternoon, it's again dust off and throw on some Burberry for the rezzy at Blue Ribbon at Cosmo, another RC and alcohol soaker. A good meal then out into the night, love me some Sunday nights on the strip, it's usually the real ones out there, more mellow and it's a night for drinkers. Like me. Probably a late one. HYDRATE and EAT, ya bass.

Monday:

The short but (hopefully) sweet trip is in it's finishing leg. Can stay in bed nice and late, lounge about and mosy out to the strip when it feels right. Want to have my legs under me to finish strong. I have the last reservation of the trip for lunch at the better than it has to be Wolfgang Puck at MGM, gathering up the last of the RC (probably just the room booking credit) and filling the stomach for the alcohol abuse to come. After lunch this is the "chase the dragon day", whatever is left in the tank I will expend, whether that's gambling spend, liver capacity or heart function. No limits on bedtime unless 1 or more of those 3 things are used up. Can and probably will stay in bed til 10a on fly out day so burn baby burn.

Then on Tuesday, pack, fly, sleep. Back to work Wednesday. Ugh.


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