Farewell Friend

Time of death 9:46pm Thursday night March 27th 2008

It literally just stopped. Got out of work ready to leave the mall when my car just stopped. I hate car troubles, they’re always such big head aches. Im not happy

Hour or Two of Happy

7&7′S, Filthy Dirty Martini’s, and Gin&Tonic’s make for a funny outing.  Anthony and I have taken to Brio Tuscan Grill very well. The Drinks are marked at regular price but you can’t beat the taste of their $2.95 appetizers during their Happy Hour. Brio is located in the heart of Townsquare, parallel to the kids playground.  The food tops my list of favorites, but it’s the atmosphere and staff that have won me over.  With one of the best outside seating arrangements in town it’s hard not to appreciate the spring weather that we’ve had as of recent. The staff is friendly, generous, and flirty(Anna from Columbia, if you ever come upon this blog, Anthony and I say “hi, how are you”) I think most in part because they’ve just opened and are looking to still make a name for themselves here in town. But regardless how well Brio does, we’ll be life time customers. Oh and receiving a 15% lifetime VIP discount didn’t hurt either.(Thanks Tony!)

If Hollywood Moved to Oklahoma

Found this while blog surfing, it’s pretty funny

Birthday, New York and iPod Nano!

It’s no secret that my favorite time of year is October! Forget Christmas and Thanksgiving, the month of October by far wins the coolest month of the year award. Why you ask? For starters the weather changes, for the cooler! I’ve expressed my hatred for the heat well enough in this blog, so we won’t go into that. It’s the time of year in Vegas where you can drive with your windows down at 2 in the afternoon and not sweat your lunch off. Oh yeah and my birthday tends to run around this time of year….

I have a great group of friends that know how to party and treat yours truly to a good time!  My birthday was on the twenty first which fell conveniently enough on a Sunday, but due to work complications I decided to celebrate early and go out Friday night. Kahunaville at the Ti was the designated party station for the evening. And from what I can vaguely remember from the night, I had a pretty good time! Alcohol is best taken in moderation and birthdays are the worst exception to that rule. Spending a night(which I might add, ended at a sad 12:30am-ish) highly intoxicated, sequentially means spending a morning in a whirlwind of splitting headaches and toilet hugging.

                                                                  NEW YORK CITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I’ve been back from New York for a good two weeks now, and it’s still all I can think about. Everything about my visit was memorable. From my more than welcoming hosts to walking the streets of Manhattan. Anthony and I spent most of the weekend away from the big apple visiting family and friends. Long Island is a beautiful little place. Growing up in Southern California and Las Vegas, I never got to experience so much green. Homes in Long Island are like the little make-believe houses you think of in your head that everyone wants to live in. White picket fence with a big yard, or maybe a small stream in your backyard shaded with a blanket of leafs that are changing color. The buildings were reeking of age and background story, it was a nice change of environment.

The city was everything I thought it would be. Perhaps not as busy as I initially anticipated, but full of activity nonetheless. Pretzel, hot dog and godknowswhat stands on nearly every corner, angry taxi cab drivers honking their horns and 2 or 3 sirens going off somewhere around the next department store. We got to the city late in the morning, skies were still indecisive with a few drizzles every so often. We stepped off the subway a block or two away from one of my “must see” sites. The 3 story H&M store that had come so highly recommended! And boy it didn’t disappoint.  Downtown, Time-square, Central Park and Canal Street made their way into our agenda that day. With shopping bags in hand and a jam-packed memory card of pictures we made our trek back to Long Island for some home made meat balls! The Big Apple is considerably larger than Las Vegas and in all probability would take more than just a Saturday to witness just half of what there is to see. I can’t wait till my next visit!

iPod Nano

I got this fellow a few days after New York from my best friend Eric. Got the Silver 4g. Thanks Eric, my Blackberry’s got a attractive little buddy to chill wit now!

Special Thanks to Anthony for New York and to Kerry and Noelle for being there to help me to the car, a little tuna ain’t never hurt anyone! haha

Options

Anyone that knows me even just a little bit knows that my first option would be to wear a hat everywhere. For more than a few different reasons, Im much more comfortable with a cap on my noggin. I was scrolling through some old pictures, totally disregarding my mid-term, and I noticed how often I change my style. For someone with thick short hair I find it a tad suprising! But I guess it’s good to know I have options.

…and yes, I know how narcissistic this is. =0

                                          

It’s time for Celebration…

Or should I say “BLOGeration”. I am  going to ignore the obvious neglection that has fallen upon this blog, and skip to my recent going ons.

First, let’s please take a second say hello to my new friend, Blackberry Curve.

With the help of this little fellow and it’s 2.2 mega pixal camera I can easily upload pictures to my laptop.  I’ve been waiting patiently for someone to buy me the iphone, but I just couldn’t take it any longer. But don’t get me wrong, far from settling, the Curve can do just about all the fancy things the iphone could do, just minus all the fancy. PLUS an interchangable battery!

Im finding myself just weeks away from my birthday AND New York city. My first trip to the opposite side of the country I like to call “the east coast”.  Las Vegas/West coast friends that have never been, this would be a great opportunity for you all to be VERY jealous. October is the calm before the holiday storm that befalls all in the retail world. I really want to take full advantage of my upcoming vacation time. I’ll post pictures.

How far will I go…

for a milk shake? My normal response would be no. But boy, how fast the klepto runs when caught! Know what I mean?

A buddy of mine and I were playing pool when we both got the urge for some eats. We were at PT’s pub which isn’t good for much else than pool and beer. So we hopped into our cars and cruised around town for something that was open. It being easter made it a little more difficult to find a place. Not that it was difficult, EVERYTHINGs always open in Vegas!  So after a few left and rights we found ourselves one turn away from being on the Vegas Strip. Normally a bad decision to be in a car on the strip on a saturday night. But we managed to avoid any kind of traffic and parked in the Caesars Palace parking garage.

Now apparently there’s a food court inside Caesars right by the Forum shops! How is it that I never knew this??!!  I wasn’t that hungry to be honest, but I really just wanted something sweet. It’s totally out of character for me to settle, when it comes with food anyway. But on this night, a milk shake seemed to be my only option. So I walked rather disappointed to the counter and ordered my chocolate milk shake. “ANTHONY!!! This is the best milk shake I’ve EVER had!!!!!!!” now repeat about 20 times.

 Now you ask

“Would you really go that far just to get that milk shake again?”

My answer

“You mean, would I drive 15-20 minutes to the strip, spend 10 minutes finding parking, and wait 15 minutes for the garage elevator, then repeat steps again but backwards once I’ve got milk shake in hand…yes, yes I would!!!”

 It was that AWESOME!

My wish

..that it was still december because I didn’t know you and I was still sane!

Sorry guys, don’t wanna give out details. But needed to post at least that! 

 And I promise to start blogging more and with something really interesting to say that’ll last more than a sentence or two!

St. Patricks day

 Prolly one O my favorite holidays! Hope ya’ll had a good one!

DINNYLAND!!!

Click on the picture below to see the photos from my recent trip to Disneyland!