Vegasssssssssssssssssssss

After taking a much needed day off and going to Vegas for the weekend, I feel like I need another day off.

On Friday, I spent way too much money at the Primm outlets, but that's ok cuz I won all the money I spent during a ridiculous streak of blackjacks and awesome Pai Gow hands. Then went to the Mix lounge over at Mandalay. I have decided that I am against paying for a cover to go to a place that is basically just a bar. We're already paying an arm and a leg for drinks...is it really necessary to gouge us just to get in to the damn place?

Saturday...lost almost everything I had won the day before in black jack and texas hold em. And then spent almost $100 on dinner. But that's ok because that was the best rib eye steak ever. Then went clubbing at the Bank at Bellagio. Surprisingly easy to get in and FREE! Then paid another $25 for the ghost bar.

Sunday...went home exhausted. I got probably a total of 6 hours of solid sleep the whole weekend. And now I am dragging at work even though I went to bed early. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

For you, a thousand times over

So, I finished reading The Kite Runner today. That makes 5 books since I've started taking the metro! woohoo go me! I didn't know if the The Kite Runner would be my cup of tea. I tend to like fantasy books or stuff that's high in suspense, but I was looking for stuff to read and people kept recommending it to me, so I figured why the hell not. Man, am I glad I read it. It's a terrific book although highly depressing in certain parts. Although it wasn't action packed or anything, it still kept my attention which is hard to do since I've never been much of a reader. But anyway, if you haven't read it, I highly recommend it. The next book on my shelf is The Road by Cormac McCarthy.

It takes my pain away!!

This weekend I went to see Jimmy Eat World at the Avalon. I've been waiting all summer for this concert and it was awesome. There's nothing like watching them perform Pain live. And the Avalon is a nice venue.


And then on Sunday went to watch the Dark Knight. I think i would've enjoyed it more had i not only gotten 5 hours of sleep the night before. It was a good movie, but too long to hold my attention in sucha sleepy state. Although I did not fall asleep, i was dozing off at points. I might have to watch it again.

Feels like burning!

Weekends are never long enough. I normally like to spend my weekend just relaxing, but I didn't get to do much of that, but that's ok.

Friday night, I met up with Mr. Farouk, my college roommate. It's been at least three years since I've seen that guy so it was nice to catch up. If you're reading this Farouk, i WILL visit you in DC before the year ends.

Saturday was actually a pretty chill day. At night went with Scuz and Brian to the Arboretum and watched the Calphil perform Andrew Lloyd Webber and Puccini songs. Would've been a great concert if it weren't for the sudden thunderstorm.

Sunday, I woke up ass early to go kayaking in Malibu. It was really fun and really exhausting and I got massively sun burned on my legs. Now I hurt. Afterwards, went to see Hellboy 2, which....isn't really good. I wasn't really a fan of the first one, but the previews made the 2nd one look much better than it really was. Damn the marketing geniuses. It could've been that i was just too tired to care about what was happening in the movie. But yea...i wasn't impressed.

Now it's back to Monday and work blows.

Hot Hot Heat indeed...

On Friday I went to the Hot Hot Heat concert at the Roxy. I'm starting to enjoy these really tiny venues that are standing room only. It's quite different from sitting far away in the larger venues. Although, I think I almost passed out at the Roxy since it was packed and there was basically NO ventilation or AC.

I'm glad I got to see Hot Hot Heat again. I missed them when they opened at the Foozer concert. They are really good live and played most of their good songs.

Next on the agenda: We are Scientists, and then JIMMY! woots

Living on a budget..

Ok, so I've decided that I need to put myself on a budget. If I'm ever going to move out and buy my own house, I'm going need to be a bit more frugal with my spending. This is the 2 month in a row where my credit card bill has topped $1600. Granted that some of it was buying stuff like concert tickets that people will pay me back for, but still...that's a lot of money to be spending on my meager salary.

Speaking of concerts...i LOVE going to concerts...there's nothing like watching a band you love perform live. But i really should cut down. So far I've seen only seen Orion Experience, Robyn, and Kanye and I'm going to see Death Cab, Hot Hot Heat, We Are Scientists, Jimmy Eat World, and Coldplay. And on top of that, i'll be going to see the Cal Phil thoughout the summer as well as 5 concerts at the Hollywood Bowl. AND i've also bought season tickets for Pantages in 2009 and that was quite the chunk of change. If you total all that up, it's gotta be well over $1000 that i've spent on concerts and shows alone.

Sooo hence the budget. I'm hoping I can survive on a monthly budget of $300 for food, $175 for entertainment, $500 for car/insurance, and $100 on random expenses. If i can stick to it, i should be able to save a decent amount each month. We'll see how long this lasts......

i'm obsessed with you

I went to the Orion Experience concert the other day. I gotta say, I dig this band. It's not something I typically like but they're quite good. Their songs are fun and upbeat. Give it a listen!