A Very Dank Birthday!
Poker, from my perspective.
After the tremendous turnout at this past week's Mookie, I felt inclined enough to toss up a post as there is a lot up and coming in our little blogger world.
Just wanted to put up a quick post to wish all of our friends a very Happy New Year's Eve tonight! It has been quite a year for us, and we are going to be celebrating Dank-style.
Copied from Buddy's blog:
Under 2 weeks til the BIG DAY! Sept 26th!
We still have an open invitation to all our blogger friends. We have heard from a few but if you are still interested check out our wedding site and let us know.
http://www.ewedding.com/sites/beneichner
We'll be going out Friday night before the wedding to a local casino in Des Moines.
Still working on our honeymoon plans. But there is a possibility of us being in Vegas Sept 29th - Oct 3rd. We'd love to get together with anyone in Vegas during that time.
Driving back to Iowa next week. Good times ahead!
/copying from Buddy's blog.
So as you can imagine, we are getting pretty excited now with everything being so close. We are actually leaving Canada this Sunday to start the 24-hour drive back, then have a week full of last minute preparations to take care of. As Buddy mentioned, we will be going to the casino in Des Moines Friday night, the wedding itself is Saturday, and we have confirmed our honeymoon plans - Vegas Baby!
As it turns out, we have two comp nights at the Venetian, plus two comp nights at the Strat, so we will be taking full advantage of that from Monday the 28th through Friday, Oct 2nd, making the trek down there before heading back up to Canada.
If you are able to either come to the wedding, or meet up in Vegas, let us know!
...that BuddyDank asked someone to marry him.
I’m cruising at 35000 feet somewhere over Colorado after a three-hour layover in Denver, and all I can think about is how much I wish I was heading back the other way.
Six days and five nights sounds like it should be a long enough trip, but it wasn’t. Though Vegas can wear you out after just a few days, I’d love to have more time to do some of the more “touristy” things that always seem to get pushed aside on trips like this. I havent seen the Bellagio fountains in about 3 years, I’ve never seen the Treasure Island show, and there are still a good number of attractions, hotels and casinos that I promise I will go visit but never seem to get around to.
That said, I wouldn’t trade a moment of the trip, except for the obvious regret of not being able to talk to everyone as much as I’d like.
So then, on to the synopsis. I left my house in Calgary on Wednesday at the ungodly hour of 5am so I could catch my flight to Denver. A three hour layover there was made tolerable due to the best little smoking lounge in the continental US. A few Bloody Mary’s, free wifi, and hitting up my IIF’s on chat helped pass the time. Finally it was time to board and I was officially en route to Vegas, baby!
I arrived in town at about 4:00, and BuddyDank and I headed to the Imperial Palace where we planned to broadcast the Mookie live. We checked into the hotel without incident and managed to get the internet set up in fairly short order. A quick trip to the store downstairs and we were set up with beer and tequila – everything needed to do a proper Mookie broadcast. Many shots were had, and after busting out of the Mook we headed downstairs to do a little gambling. This part of the story you can read here because I am too lazy to type it all out, but needless to say that first night couldn't have been much better.
The Bloggers
What can I say that hasnt already been said about this eclectic group of people. I got to see all my old friends and met a bunch that I have been waiting for months or even years to finally see live and in person, and as always not one person wasn’t as awesome as I hoped they’d be. It would take far too long (and would require too many brain cells that I killed over the past week) to name everyone, but it was great meeting Bayne, Recess, Pirate Lawyer, Muhctim, Peaker, Joshua Carlson, Yestbay, Emptyman, and all the others for the first time. (Sorry to all those I left out, seriously brain dead right now.)
Highlights
HOT HOT PENNY: Most positive EV (–EV) game in da house, at least when I was sitting there. Well, that and The Big Event
Spending a relaxing night at the Strat with Buddy and Mr. & Mrs. Emptyman – enjoying a little downtime between all the chaos
Watching Corner Gas and Bob & Doug’s 2-4. I didnt think they could get funnier. I was wrong.
Lazing in bed with Katitude for an afternoon when she came to visit and hang out with me. Add room service and a whole lotta girly talk, and it was a great way to relax and recover for a few hours.
Seeing Sweet Sweet Pablo and Gracie as newlyweds – huge congrats again!
Getting a room that wasnt in the North Forty, had hot water everytime I showered, and was right by the elevator and ice machine
Steelers taking it down!
Every slot machine I touch turns to gold
Having not one, not two, not three, but FOUR beer bitches at my disposal. You guys rock.
Not getting stabbed/killed/attacked/robbed when I was approached by two very drunk guys beside a Chinese Massage Parlor when I took a wrong turn alone down a very dark, barren street.
DQB four times in two hours on video poker, plus countless other times throughout the trip
And I’m sure it goes without saying, being able to hang out in Vegas for six days with my partner in crime, BD.
So I had every intention of writing a recap of Okie Vegas tonight, but something kept stopping me. I had to dig really deep (and I am really not that deep) only to realize that no matter what I say, no matter which words I choose to describe it - you aren't going to get the true essence of what it is like to actually be there.
I am beginning to think that I really am a sucker for punishment.