Vegas is always good in theory...

..but it just isn't "my kind of town". I leave bright and early tomo for a quick little work trip to LAS VEGAS! Hold the applause, ask me if I have packed, go ahead, ask me. NOPE. Haven't packed. Moving on, so I probably shouldn't be complaining that I am going to Vegas, most people would jump with elation, and to bring it back down to earth I should probably just be excited to HAVE a job. But for reals, Vegas is not...that...awesome.

Why am *I* not jazzed?

1. Gambling is always more fun with other people's money. FACT. When I turned 21, Mommy Elle and Daddy Elle took me for a weekend at the Mandalay Bay, and let me tell you, playing the roulette table with Mommzers was incredibly delightful when I didn't have to think about actual spending my own money. PS - She kicks butt at the roulette table.
   
2. SportsBook is a NO-GO. I leave Friday around noon, so while some of my eager guy friends have informed me that I can "mail in" for my winnings for NFL Sunday and College Gameday, that seems like way too much effing work.
   
3. NO POOL time. Not that pool + co-workers would be my dream scenario, but even still, Vegas sans the Pool? Its like Chips without Guac, tot incomplete. PS - Def NOT referring to any of those massive drunken orgies disguised as "pools". People pee in those pools, NOT COOL.
4. Vegas is F-ing expensive. Most people think of Vegas as a splurge, and like to go big, well, no thanks, I refuse to GO BIG for a midweek 2 day jaunt.
5. Its a long flight! If I am in a plane that long, I may be tempted to yell, don't stop here, one more hour then I am HOME (aka San Diego)
6. There aren't nearly enough bedazzlers and sequins to Vegas-ize my wardrobe. FACT.
   
7. If I want to see Joey Guido and Tommy Guns in 'da club, I would hop on New Jersey Transit and deport myself to the shore where I could find them in their natural habitat.
   
8. Oh yes, I will be working, which whilst much better than working in New York Social Siberia (AKA the area surrounding Penn Stations) it's still work, people, if it was fun, they'd call it, well, I am pretty sure they'd just call it "fun".

ANYWAY, I will be MIA for a few days, so take good care of Em for me while I am away!