Recently, when ordering an alcoholic drink at a restaurant, something that never happened to me before finally happened... I was not carded! I was ready to hand over my I.D. and all too, but the waitress just goes "oh no, you're fine." I immediately responded with a "are you sure? I don't look that old already do I?" I can't believe it, is my age finally catching up to me?

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There seems to be two different philosophies when it comes to gambling in Vegas. The first and obvious one is that you plan to leave with more money than you came with. The second is that you play for broke because "heck, it's Vegas." There are two flaws to those two philosophies, and usually one of the two applies to people who go to Vegas. Ofcourse there's another option to follow, but I'll save that for later.

It's ofcourse ideal to leave Vegas with more money, but you first have to adhere to another idea, "know when to quit." The problem there is what happens if you win a good amount of money in the first hour of being in Vegas, and there are more hours to spend there? What else are you going to do, if you don't plan to attend any of the shows? You end up gambling again, and eventually you completely disregard knowing when to quit. The least you can do is quit when you break even, but then the time thing once again becomes an issue if that happens sooner than later. Sure you can just watch other people gamble to waste time, or you can stare at the skimpily clad cocktail waitresses if you are a guy, or spend more money on drinks, but how long is that going to last ya?

The second idea is that you shouldn't worry about how much money you lose, because "you are in Vegas." As a follower of the first philosophy, this second one boggles my mind. "You are suppose to lose money because you are in Vegas." WTF? Is that just defeatist talk, or is it just accepting the fact that you suck at gambling? The idea is that you are just there for fun, using up your money on gambling, for the *slight chance* you might win big. So you keep playing and playing, losing more and more money, pretty much just wasting time until you have to leave Las Vegas. I dunno about you, but I'll get pretty down on the fact that I'll be leaving Vegas with less gambling money than I came with. Treating gambling like some carnival game that you pay huge money for just does not jive with me.

Now comes the third option, just go to Vegas to watch the shows. Yeah, it's a valid excuse, and I can accept that. But what if there are no shows you want to watch? Then it's back to gambling again, and those two philosophies I mentioned. You can't really say that you're going for the "atmosphere" of Vegas, because gambling IS the atmosphere. Wait, there's also shopping, but that too will be eating up your money.

Just like I said in my previous blog, Las Vegas is just an expensive trip no matter what. The reality is that most people leave a loser, which is just not a fun thing IMHO. As they say, "Whatever happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas." Apparently, most of your money stays in Vegas as well.

Las Vegas, the Disneyland for adults as many say. But just like Disneyland, you need to spend a lot of money to enjoy yourself. All the same though, Vegas is pretty much like a vacation resort destination, and you pretty much should plan and save up before going. With that said, I'm at Vegas baybee, Vegas!!!

Me and my fiancee are staying a night and a day, at the Orlean's hotel & casino. We'll be swinging by the Vegas strip too ofcourse. So far we got a pretty huge room, and it's damn nice. Went downstairs to eat at this Asian cuisine restaurant, as well as played my favorite slot machine; Wheel Of Fortune. It's all about the "spin" and so far I'm currently at a profit.

Vegas baybee, Vegas!!!

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FHM's Championship of Women 2007 (link)

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I recently caught a scene of "American Pie 2" on TV, with the Alyson Hannigan character asking Jason Biggs what's so great about Nadia; played by Shannon Elizabeth. As a guy, the answer is obvious, "she's hot!" So to ask the ladies, is the answer really not that obvious, or are you just looking to start an argument? Admitedly in the real world, being hot isn't actually enough reason for a man to fall in love with a woman (it's true men, don't deny it). If you watch the movie, it also solidifies that fact with Jason Biggs' character ending up with Alyson Hannigan. Going back to my real point though, why do women need to ask men why they find certain other women attractive? The girls know how guys think, so why are they pretty much forcing us guys to lie to them? Maybe it really is just an insecurity issue, but the women must know that it drives a man insane with questions like that. Don't they?

movies I've seen recently...

Stardust  (2007)  A-

If you like movies like "the Princess Bride" or "the Never
Ending Story," then do yourself a favor and watch "Stardust." Writer Neil Gaiman, with screenplay and directing from Jane Goldman and Matthew Vaughn respectively, have produced a very entertaining fantasy film, the likes that we hardly ever see anymore. It's got a great mix of comedy, adventure, action, and romance, amid it's very hard to explain plot.

The story follows Tristran (Charlie Cox) who crosses over to a magical land, in order to take a fallen star (Claire Danes) back to the human world. Before he could achieve that goal however, the two of them encounter a huge cast of memorable characters, from a witch (Michelle Pfeiffer) who wants to take the heart of the fallen star for immortality, a prince (Mark Strong) who isn't above killing his own brothers for the chance to be king of the land, and a cross dressing sky captain memorably played by Robert De Niro. The all star cast includes Sienna Miller, Rupert Everett, Peter O'Toole, Ricky Gervais, and many more.

To put it simply, this movie was magical. I had a smile throughout the
whole film, and I still did hours after seeing it.
Stardust will probably end up as one of my top three favorite summer
movies of 2007, which was not what I was expecting to happen before
seeing it. As a fan of Neil Gaiman's work already, I'm surprised that I never did
pick up this book of his before, but after seeing this movie
adaptation, I'll be purchasing it from the book store very very soon.

Live Free or Die Hard  (2007)  B+

Bruce Willis is back as John McClane, in what is probably the best sequel in the Die Hard franchise. "Live Free or Die Hard" is an action movie through and through, with the excitement happening pretty much everytime. The series is known for McClane going through very many dillemas that are pretty much in the theme of "out of the frying pan, and into the fire," and this movie is no different. If anything else, this is John McClane's toughest assignment yet, being an "analog man" fighting a terrorist group that's very much in the "digital age." From computer hacking, to fancy cellphones, and even "free running" bad guys, John McClane has a lot to deal with that he doesn't understand. However, with the country on the line; as well as his daughter as played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead, McClane is like the energizer bunny that will keep going and going until the bad guys are elliminated.

This time around, John McClane is joined by Justin Long's character, as the guy who has to explain to him all the computer jargon. Kevin Smith also makes an appearance as a memorable computer whiz who comes to their aid. Against a hot ass kicking Asian baddie played by Maggie Q, and the high tech mastermind played by Timothy Olyphant, John McClane needs all the help he can get. However like most Die Hard movies, help is always at a mininum with him needing to take care of things himself. Sure, several of the action sequences requires us to keep a high suspension of disbelief, but wow is this movie a fun thril ride. "Live Free or Die Hard" is probably one of the best action movies of the summer, and dare I say even better than Transformers.

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What's your AQ? (link)

I went to Venice Beach, CA recently and had to park at this underground parking garage. It was $15 just to park there, but I really didn't want to have to find another place to park at that point. I parked my car at a spot and approached the guy who I was suppose to pay. I gave him $20, and he gave me a receipt. Afterwards he gives me this parking stub to put on my car's windshield. Then he walks away from me. I approach the guy and ask about my change. The guy tells me that he already gave "it" to me. I tell him no he didn't, and he still tells me that he already gave "it" to me when he gave me the receipt, and even says to ask my fiancee about it. I play along at that point, and ask her about it, and she ofcourse tells me that we didn't get the change back yet. I tell the guy that, and he out of nowhere tells me "ooohhhh, Don't worry about it." I almost laughed at that ridiculous answer, and thought I was living a "Russell Peters joke." Then I flatly tell him "dude, the parking is $15 right? I gave you $20, so I still need $5 back in change." From that he says "ooohh, yes, your change, I thought you were asking about the parking stub, we have a misunderstanding." I didn't even say anything at this point. He looks through his wad of cash and doesn't even have $5 of change with him. He goes and gets change from another customer, and proceeds to give me the $5, and I take off.

"Don't worry about it." Can you believe the guy? I wonder if he scammed a lot of tourist with that line.