Hello 2007.
Time to make resolutions…and later bang my head against a wall for not keeping them. Still, I think I’m making some reasonable promises to myself.
1. Get back to the gym - ASAP: I ate too much on my vacation and I expected that. When I’m in Cali and Vegas — I don’t want to miss out on flavors that I can’t get back in Vegas. But then I start missing my tummy-full cues and well, then my weight gets screwed. I came back with a nasty cold, so next week, I’ll be back on the treadmill.
2. Assume the positive: In my brain, I know people are not out to get me and screw me over. But I’m paranoid and I tend to assume I’m annoying to people…thus…they wouldn’t mind if I fell on my face. So for this year, I’m assuming people are a little more alturstic than I give them credit for.
3. Finish some short stories: I started several in 2005 and I haven’t touched them in a while.
4. Get organized: Because I need some order in my life.
So Happy 2007. Wish me luck!
On to my fab vacation on the West Coast.
We spent the last few days of our vacation in Las Vegas. We had some amazing food - plus all those yummy Filipino dishes at Ate’ Gigi’s house. I had a Lady Luck by my side at the penny slots. We walked through the Vegas intepretation of Paris, Italy and other cosmopolitan locales.
Good times.
He also gave us tickets to see Jerry Seinfeld doing stand-up at Caesar’s. We’re so grateful to my dad and his never-ending generosity. I told Mark as soon as I hit the jackpot - our parents will get a major slice of the booty. Maybe I’ll get really lucky on our next trip.
The bartender told us they mostly keep cheap red wine in the tower. He pointed out that it wouldn’t be good business to risk keeping expensive bottles up there and having a wine angel drop one of them.
A food critic at the bar recomended several restuarants to check out on our next visit to Sin City: Keller’s Fleur de Lys (yes, the same dude who has Fleur de Lys in SF) and 808 at Caesar’s. I was also intrigued by his description of the Burger Bar at Mandalay Bay - where you can top off your burger with foie gras and/or lobster. This dude basically inspired us to turn every Vegas trip into an oppertunity to indulge in at least one cutting-edge, gourmet meal. This town is a mecca for fine dining - with all the hot chefs in the country staking a claim at one decadent casino after another.
On the plane back to Kansas City, I read a magazine article on the whole Threadless craze. Major props to the founders of Threadless - they created a community for creative souls and managed to make money of it. They didn’t go to business school nor did they have any intentions of doing the t-shirt thing full time…but they’re a dot-com success and hopefully it lasts. Check out more cool T-shirts at Threadless.com
Daisy hated the t-shirt in the beginning. She tried to chew her way out of it. After modeling for the camera in her new fashion, she gave up on getting out of the shirt. She looks so damn cute!
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