Plus right now it's probably so hot in Vegas you don't want to walk anywhere!
Nora, what is doberge cake?
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'Beneath You'
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meara - Aug 23, 2011 7:07:54 pm PDT #28348 of 30000
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.
Barb - Aug 24, 2011 4:51:48 am PDT #28354 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
Mmmm... doberge cake.
Laga - Aug 24, 2011 5:53:41 am PDT #28355 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I have never been to Vegas. It's on my list. I was very disappointed when we stayed overnight at the Pala casino that they don't seem to have Texas Hold 'em like you see on TV (or, to be honest about what I was looking for, Red Dead Redemption). The game we sat down to, everyone played against the dealer's hand and there was no rebetting after the flop, turn, and river. Is what I'm thinking of called "sit & go"? Do casinos sponsor casual games like that? (But how would they make money off it?) Or do you have to join a tournament?
(Yes, D = Spidey... aren't we FB friends, omnis?)
sj - Aug 24, 2011 5:57:16 am PDT #28356 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I've never been to Vegas either, which is probably a good thing. I like gambling a bit too much so I don't go to casinos very often.
Laga - Aug 24, 2011 6:02:19 am PDT #28357 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
The things that attract me to Vegas are the most expensive things. I get bored with slot machines and I'm terrible at blackjack. I should get my brother to teach me his craps method. It's bad karma because you have to bet against the players but he tends to win money (of course- for all I know he is, like most gamblers, simply forgetting the times he loses).
But I want to go see Penn & Teller and Cirque du Soleil and some fabulously extravagant strip club. And that stuff ain't cheap.