MARCHing Toward Vegas.

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A month and change to yet another Vegas.

Things taking shape. The dates are locked in after having to rebook, and MGM Grand is the resort. Looking forward to it. Newly remodeled room with what should be a decent, north-facing strip view. Not a huge birthday suite like the Conrad a couple years ago, but it's fine, with wanting to keep expenses under control this time. I like the Grand and the location is fine for my purposes. I found out WWE is going on in town at T-Mobile that week, which is balls, but I'll just avoid it by heading north.

No change on the flight rate sitch (too high), so it looks like I will be doing my first road trip since 2021. 1st time letting the WRX stretch its legs, and as long as my back doesn't bark too much in the cockpit it should be a good time. Plan to leave early in the morning and get there by check-in time, then should be able to head straight up to the room, maybe take a couple hour nap then gogogo for 4 and a half days.

Money...money will suck. I will have to take a 401k loan. Probably around $3K. Definitely not ideal, but when it really comes down to it, with the way I live my life "retirement" is probably a bit of a pipe dream, so I might as well use the money that's in there. Paying it back won't impact my monthly finances too much, so fuck it. The up/downside though is if I come back busted again there may be no summer trip unless I can get my current drunk sailor spending under control. The last time I did only 2 trips in a year was 2011. May be the case this year.

Anyway, yeah. Incoming, bitches.

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