The Routine

Anything worth updating from the Vegas scene these days would be done in rant-form. Things aren't too bad at the moment, but there certainly hasn't been anything worth keeping everyone informed of for quite some time! I'm still getting 3-4 days a week at the casino, I watch the favorite shows every night after work, I check my email and do the internet routine every day, and I have been playing some full-pay video poker a little bit here and there with subpar results.

I made it back to the $1.50 movie theater again last night to re-watch Fantastic Mr. Fox. It was a very good movie the first time we saw it, and was entertaining enough for $1.50 the second time through.

Before going to the movie, I decided to make a trek out to Boulder Highway and check out Arizona Charlie's Boulder Casino. If you remember WAY back, I think I put up a list of all of the "major" casinos that I have not yet visited here in Vegas. AZ Charlie's Boulder was one of them. The reason I made the trip out there is that they have a bank of 5-cent video poker machines that are Jacks-or-Better at a full-pay 9/6 payout. In reality it's only about 99.54% payout, but with any comps that come back to you, it's basically playing an even money gamble just as long as you play perfect strategy (which is what my cheat sheet is for). AZ Charlies is pretty much what I expected it to be. It's not a bad place to visit, but I wouldn't want to work there! There's the normal Boulder Highway riff-raff lurking around, some really decent food specials in the cafe, and 24 BINGO! Yep, if you get that itch to play bingo at 4am, you know where to go!

However, it certainly didn't feel like I was playing an even money game while there. The video poker was BRUTAL last night. I did play for a number of hours, but I managed to drop $80 while playing maximum credit at the nickel level, meaning I was betting a measly 25 cents each "spin", and STILL managed to lose $80. Not fun!! I'm not swearing off video poker just yet, but it better start showing its "full-pay" reputation or I just might resort to gambling in the $1 "back alley" craps at 3am near the back service door of the Western Casino downtown!

Oh, just in case you want to know my DVR and TV watching habits, I currently have the following shows set to record on the DVR every time they air:

-Lost
-Pawn Stars
-Suze Orman
-Star Trek Next Generation
-Star Trek Voyager (currently not being broadcast by any of the 300 DirectTV channels)
-MASH
-The Office
-Family Guy
-How the Earth Was Made (a cool series, I think on the History Channel)

I guess one more update that I can give is that my cell phone has magically accepted the memory card again. I thought the port where the card fits in was broken, but I guess it wasn't since it works now. The jury is still out on if the camera part of the phone is still up to snuff, but I'll take some more photos of a hike I'll be taking on Wednesday (going to do the Liberty Bell one again with some work friends) and see if the camera is good to go. If not, then I'll revisit the thought of buying a new one. If so, I'm going to milk this old Samsung until it completely falls apart!

Happy Tuesday everyone.