The hotel that the conference is at is not near anything.
That's why they've got cabs in Vegas.
I'm just, uh, just feeling kinda... truthsome right now. And, uh... life's just too damn short for ifs and maybes.
Mal ,'Heart Of Gold'
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DavidS - Aug 23, 2011 5:24:29 pm PDT #28344 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
omnis_audis - Aug 23, 2011 5:33:14 pm PDT #28345 of 30000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Yeah. Trying to be cheap. Now waiting on arrival of fellow SoCal person. I think I'll explore where the conference stuff is, as I won't be thinking well at 7:30am.
Connie Neil - Aug 23, 2011 5:52:52 pm PDT #28346 of 30000
brillig
Does your hotel participate in any of the free shuttle setups that go to the Strip? I would think there would be something.
P.M. Marc - Aug 23, 2011 6:59:29 pm PDT #28347 of 30000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Which hotel do they have you at?
Cabs are wicked expensive there. As a result, I spent a lot of time walking and STILL spent a bazillion on cabs.
meara - Aug 23, 2011 7:07:54 pm PDT #28348 of 30000
Plus right now it's probably so hot in Vegas you don't want to walk anywhere!
Nora, what is doberge cake?
omnis_audis - Aug 23, 2011 10:21:05 pm PDT #28349 of 30000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
I'm at the Las Vegas Hilton. I can see the strip out my east facing window, and it's not close! We kicked around the hotel tonight. Tomorrow is cocktail and dinner provided by Yamaha, so we shall see if need to head out. And yes, it is wicked hot. 110° in the shade.
sj - Aug 24, 2011 3:54:52 am PDT #28350 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
We have a ceiling fan in our dining room! We had asked for one because our dining room light was frayed and unusable and our landlord had said we could buy one or he would replace the light with a fixture of his choosing. We told him to just put what he wanted there because we didn't want to pay for something that we would have to take down when we moved, and he surprisingly chose a ceiling fan! It's probably the cheapest model they had at Home Depot, but it's something.
Nora Deirdre - Aug 24, 2011 4:00:46 am PDT #28351 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Doberge cake is a traditional New Orleans style that involves many thin layers of cake with awesome filling between them with a hard-ish frosting exterior: [link]
The ones that Twelve Mile Limit serves are by Debbie Does Doberge: [link] She does cupcakes and "bites" in addition to cakes. Usually 12ml just does the cupcakes and bites but they were selling slices of a blueberry cream cheese doberge cake last night.
Hooray ceiling fans! I couldn't live without ours.
Toddson - Aug 24, 2011 4:06:59 am PDT #28352 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Sounds a little like Smith Island Cake.
omnis_audis - Aug 24, 2011 4:31:44 am PDT #28353 of 30000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Pretty sunrise in the desert. Guess the window isn't facing true east. Thus proving, my sense of direction at night is still kafloey.
Yippee ceiling fan! They really do help a lot. I keep wanting to make one that works on counter weights instead of electricity. Dunno why. I'm not that big of a tinkerer.