That’s what Festus has. Took him to the Cat Doctor, Dr. Caroline Oeben, who also happens to sing in the choir at Christ the King Lutheran (where the Bach Choir is). She gave him a steroid shot, which should make him feel much better and allow him to eat without pain (he’s lost about a pound since the beginning of September). Long term, though, he may have to have his rear teeth removed.
Month: November 2004
David and I would have had a blast!!!
Shocking Remote Control Tanks: score a hit, give your opponent a shock!
This game is not suitable for anyone who suffers from a heart condition, epilepsy is pregnant or under the age of 14.
Zumanity was good, but not $85 good. The eroticism was crass more often than not, and seemed to detract from the truly amazing and talented artists in the show. I much preferred ‘O‘.
After the show John and I drove up to the Stratosphere to meet up with Eb and Lynn, but we were so tired that we just said hi and bye and returned to the Stardust to crash.
Saturday morning I got up, snagged a banana nut muffin and played a bit more blackjack before we all met up at the the Strat and rode up to the observation deck. Great view (forgot my camera…doh!), but had a wonderful time watching the people freak out who rode the little ride that drops them over the edge of the deck. We then went downtown were Eb and I played poker at the Horseshoe for a couple of hours (lost $4) then wandered over to the El Cortez and played some real single-deck blackjack (as opposed to those places that only pay out 6-5 for a blackjack). Hooked back up with John and Lynn, then on our way to dinner stopped at a yard sale where I bought one of those solar-powered trickle chargers for your car for $0.50. I’m going to try to rig it so I can plug my laptop into it and run it off the sun!
Dinner Saturday was at Lawry’s The Prime Rib. Oh, my. I love this place. How I wish they had one in Houston. I’ve been to all the ones in the US now, and each time I go I have an incredible meal. This time was no exception.
After dinner John and I went to see Harvey Korman and Tim Conway at the Stardust. The show was a bit of a disappointment: trite standup tacked on to old sketches and a fair to middling voice impersonator. Oh, well…here’s to hoping they release the Carol Burnett Show on DVD soon. Played blackjack until about 11, when I pretty much collapsed from exhaustion.
Sunday woke up about 8, played a little bit, then went to Macy’s for this invitation-only event. They had given me a $250 gift certificate; others there had gotten $500 and $1,000 ones. Bopped around for a bit before deciding on a leather coat. Came back to the Stardust, collected John, then picked the Eb & Lynn up at the Strat, and drove down to the Luxor for lunch. I still had a line pass I had gotten when I was first there 6 or 7 years ago. Not only did they honor it, they let me keep it! Dined well yet again, then dropped Eb off at the airport, then to Circus Circus where the remaining three of us played midway games and gave the prizes we won to little kids. John took Lynn to the airport while I returned to the room to sleep some more. Spent 5 hours at the airport waiting for the flight, and finally got home a bit after 6am.
Left the casa at 5:30 this morning to pick up Mr. Gremillion, then dropped off Joan Vogan’s iMac that I had fixed at the Operations Desk at Rice, then off to the airport. Going through security, they searched my computer bag and told me I could not bring the crimper tool on board the plane because it had a small razor blade in it. Oy. Used the mail kiosk to send it back home, at a cost of $13 (but since the tool new is $25, figured it was worth it). Slept for a good part of the flight, landed at 8:30 Pacific time, got a car from Thrifty (were Jerome was extremley helpful) and drove to Paris to use the buffet pass I received last time…something very gratifying about going straight to the front of a line of over a hundred people. Dined very well, then stopped by the outlet stores to get a new pair of tennis shoes, since my old ones were MIA. We also bought sunglasses so we could be stylin’ and profilin’. Checked into the Stardust and played blackjack for a few hours…didn’t do so hot this time, but the trip is still young. Bought tickets for Harvey Korman and Tim Conway for Saturday night, went to New York New York and had burgers, then saw Zumanity. Very impressive, but not as good as ‘O’ in both John’s and my opinions. Met up with Eb and his friend at the Strat, but we were so zonked we just said howdy then bugged out to come back here to crash, which I shall now do.