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July 20, 2004My sedate summer...
I'm tossing in this journal entry more as proof of life than as a reaction to anything particularly newsworthy having happened to me recently. I'm living that double-edged sword known as summer vacation, during which "Ahhh! Nothing to do!" can be said with a variety of inflections, depending on the day, the temperature, and my boredom level.
I'll be headed to Las Vegas this Friday to take part in a weekend trip in honor of my ex's birthday next week. People have questioned the intelligence (both rational and emotional) of my taking part in such a trip, and while I hope their dire predictions don't come to fruition, I do appreciate the spirit of concern in which they were voiced.
In any event, I haven't been to Vegas in five years, so this'll be an adventure one way or the other. I wonder if I'll recognize the Strip anymore. Admittedly, most of the newer casinos were up when I was last there in 1999, but my memory of Vegas is still based on trips I took with my mom and grandmother when I was just a kid--back when the midway floor of Circus Circus was the apex of my young existence, the modest arcade in the Stardust was enough to keep me occupied for hours, and Caesar's Palace was at the top of the "themed casino" heap (largely for lack of competition).
Posted by patrick at July 20, 2004 03:25 AM
CommentsHope you have fun! And try not to get up there too late. So much to do, so much to see, and so little time...
Posted by: Steph at July 22, 2004 04:13 PM
Summer vacation? Fuck you!!!
(You know I'm kidding, but that comes after the end of a twelve hour day. At work. You know. Work. That thing that has no summer vacations, no half days, no study hall, etc., etc...)
:p
Posted by: Jon Bastian at July 26, 2004 10:04 PM
Yeah, 'cause your job is such a terrible, mind-numbing privation upon your soul, right Jon?
Thhhbbbppt!
Posted by: Patrick Seitz at July 27, 2004 09:14 AM
Suck. My. Nuts.
The one advantage I have is that, at my age, I get to boss around all the tweenie-somethings here and they don't even blink. And I also get to earn the big bucks for doing nothing but looking like I'm doing something. Sure, this sweet gig ends Friday, but there'll be more, although I'm going to try to sneak a week of summer vacation into the mix, so I can pretend to be you...
:)
Except that I'm going to spend that week getting laid. Lots. Lots and lots. Lots and lots and lots...
Heh heh. Have I been evil enough yet?
Posted by: Jon Bastian at July 27, 2004 11:58 PM
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