...pretty much nothing. No, I am not referring to prostitutes. I am referring to a night in the fantastic Monte Carlo! (the word "fantastic" and the exclamation point are sarcastic references to the chapter about real estate agents in Freakonomics, which I'm currently finishing).
For $55 dollars plus a luxury fee (lol, riiight) you too could have your very own two bed, non-smoking room in the Monte Carlo. What's that include? you ask? Not much, frankly. Two beds. No refrigerator or mini-bar. Two pillows. The world's two smallest pillows. I'm not sure, there might be a TV in here somewhere, I'm afraid to look. It'll take 35 (or more, I'll let you know) minutes to get extra pillows and toiletries to your room. There is a picture on the wall. It is a picture of a flower.
How did I end up here?
Well, Chewy's moving into a new house in Vegas and they did not turn on the power for him. He said he talked to someone twice yesterday and once this morning. They failed. Power companies are ridiculously terrible when it comes to "being prompt" or "giving a shit about anything"-- the result when there is nearly a monopoly on an area (which I can only assume is pretty much always the case with power companies, but that is the nature of the beast).
We went to the Bellagio. It was booked. Booked? On a weekday night after Thanksgiving but well before Christmas? Really? I tried to give the guy a one hundred dollar bill in United States currency to see if he dug a room out of his ass. He did not. There are just no more rooms in the Bellagio tonight, that's it.
The rodeo is in town.
I called around and this was pretty much the only place that could accommodate us. It has been a pretty rough start to this latest Vegas trip despite a fantastic dinner. Sometimes shit just doesn't go the way you'd like it to go. Oh well, the only time I blog is when I have something to complain about anyways. Seems like it's been about 45 minutes now. Cool.
edit: The shower comes up to my adam's apple. There is no vent in the bathroom. The guy's still not here yet.
