Pools in Las Vegas

It's May here so it's hot and I've started my weekend pool rounds.

First up was the Flamingo. I like the lagoon feel, I like the palm tree islands with the built in pool benches. I don't like drunk guys playing with big blue balls and hitting them towards me because they are too drunk to aim.

Then I went over to the Mirage and tried the European pool (that means topless). My top stayed on, until I did I quick check for leaves, but many other tops did not. I have boobs, I don't need to see boobs, but I would go again just to look at the bartender. He was a pretty man, I went with a male friend and he was the first to comment about the attractiveness of the guy "he's so pretty I'd do him".

This weekend it's back to the Flamingo ( Michigan friends are in town) and perhaps to Wet Republic at the MGM Grand.

Pool hopping is great and if the sun didn't burn the crap out of me, I'd have an even better time.

Alaska and Marriage

I have a friend who is applying to teach in Alaska. When I first heard about it images off the show Deadliest Catch flashed in my mind and I saw her working in a tiny harbor town with the rough necks from the show. She's actually going to be in the Southern part close to British Columbia, still cool, but not nearly as exciting.


Oh and she's engaged too, and her brother is, and friends of her brother are already married, and all my friends are married and already having kids and it got my thinking, have I missed the wedding boat?

I'm 28 and it seems that most people have at least snagged the guy they want to marry by that time and have begun to beat them into submission to force an engagement. A statement I've heard a few times from several guys in various versions is, "when we get married she'll settle down" or "it'll be better when we are married". Yeah, nothing changed for them the poor dudes.


Honestly though, I come from a family that had a lot of women in it that never got married, mostly because of World War 2 and there weren't any men left, that and these women were picky as hell. But I don't see it as a fault that I'm not hooked to someone right now.

In fact I think it's a good thing with the failing economy, as an arts education teacher, my job is the first to go. Already my position has changed every year since I moved to Las Vegas and next year I'm half time at the current school I work in and half time wherever they stick me. To keep from freaking out about it I've been overly positive about the whole thing. I tell myself it'll be an adventure, I get to take a mental break from school during my daily commute to another work place, I get to know twice the kids, I get to work on twice the repertoire and that will make me a better conductor and other such happy thoughts. And by saying all these things I can block out, at least for a while, that nagging voice that tells me I have 1 more year in this place before they take my job away completely because contracts are up in 2010 and mine may not be picked up.


Yes, they can do that.


So for that reason, it's good to be single and childless because taking care of and moving 1 person is much simpler than moving a family and looking for 2 new jobs instead of one.

Do I wonder if it will happen? Sometimes, and I'm such a forward thinker I already have the whole thing planned, I just need a guy who's good looking and thinks I'm the cat's pajamas, the bees knees, and pretty great overall.

I would also like it if he was a millionaire, and I really don't think that's too much to ask:)

Alec Baldwin and Burritos

Alec Baldwin came to me in a dream the other night. He told me I needed to start slowing my speech pattern when talking in public so that people can understand me better.

Most people talk about crazy or cool dreams like skydiving, being famous, or partying with a bunch of supermodels. I get lectures on how to present myself in public. Ah well, at least I learned something:)


What is it about frozen burritos that make them last forever? I've had a family pack of El Monterey Burritos in the freezer for about 4 months now and they are still fine, well as fine as frozen burritos can be.

When I was looking up nutrition facts to enter into Weight Watchers, yes I do it, and yes I break the rules at times but overall it's working pretty well, I couldn't believe they actually had recipes for their burritos.

Call me crazy, but I thought the whole point of most frozen food is that you don't have to make anything, just heat it up. But El Monterey has come up with several frightening and calorie filled techniques to add some pizazz to your burrito experience and grantee that you will need an angioplasty in a little as 18 months! I love America, only in a free country would terrifying food like this not only be created, but put into an easy to read format for the masses.

See for yourself....
http://www.elmonterey.com/mexicanrecipes/burritos.aspx

Friday's

I have a love hate relationship with Friday's. Love that the week is almost over, hate that every day I end up teaching a guitar class, in a high school, with all grades mixed in, and the ratio of boys to girls is 13 to 1.

Sounds like a bad joke, well I'm not laughing.

That's not true, I laugh to keep from screaming, these people push you for fun.

And sometimes I wonder what the future of america will be when we rely on this generation to get the job done. They can't seem to do anything except try and get out of things. Perhaps they could turn that tallent into an international marketing sceme.

Get out of stuff, Have other's pay your debt. Americans know how and we want to teach you!