Vegas with Taku

Went to Vegas for a night (for work, kind of) with Tak and his friend May (not a hoochie).



Aladdin is now Planet Hollywood!

Weird? Yes!

Cool? Kind of!




We started off at Slots A' Fun. You can't beat $1 blackjack...



Then we hit up the Bellagio Buffet.



Their Veal Osso Bucco (is that redundant? I think that's redundant.) was INCREDIBLE.



Following the buffet, we were feeling fat.



We stood in front of the Bellagio and watched the fountains for a full hour...



...until finally they played "My Heart Will Go On" which is the most beautiful fountain song ever.

(Fast forward to the climax at like 3:20 and imagine it being like 200,000,000 times bigger than how you're viewing it.)



Finally we were ready to start double-fisting.



We tried going to Ghost Bar on top of the Palms. But they wouldn't let Taku in with sandals.



So he and May swapped shoes and we went instead to Mix at TheHotel.



Pretty sweet. But not as sweet as when you're with the owner.



Everything was pretty much closed. It was a Tuesday night.

So we found ourselves pounding drinks in the lobby bar of Mandalay Bay as the elderlies danced to the sounds of Will Smith and Nelly Furtado.



The sweetness happened later after we decided to return (drunk) to the poker tables.

I was playing with $100 in chips (oh yes, I am a high roller) and was down about $60 after 3 hours.

With $40 left, I said "f*ck this" and headed over to blackjack.

I sat down at a full $10 table (so wasted at this point that I almost fell off the stool). Put all my chips in the little circlular betting area. Was dealt an ace and a jack. (Bringing me back up to $100 in chips) Smiled at the dealer. Said thanks. Wished the table luck. Took the money. And stumbled away.

Vegas is awesome.