Yep, my best friend is getting married, so I'll be away from now until Sunday the 27th. I'll try to stop in whenever I can, but I'll be really busy so I'll probably only log on a few times, just to clear submissions. So sorry if your submissions hang around for awhile!

P.S. I'll try to write a real blog after I come back!

Alright, I'm back from the trip and back at work (yuck), and man Vegas was fun! I'd never been to Vegas, so only knew what to expect from the movies (and CSI), but I was not disappointed! I'll do a runthrough:

We got there late Friday night (about 1AM). The one girl just drove there with us, so then we (me and AJ the other girl) dropped her off with her dad who she was meeting then headed for the Sahara. We had to wait for like 30 minutes to check in, then AJ said she was tired so we just walked around the hotel a bit then went to bed. Sort of lame, but whatever.

Saturday was filled with so much stuff! Basically we just walked around all the casinos, doing only a bit of gambling. And cheap stuff too haha. I usually bet 25 cents, and rarely went up to a dollar haha. So when I won it was only a little bit....but then when I lost it was only a little bit too haha. I usually played the basic slot machine where you can bet 1-20 lines, then 1-5 (I think) times return. I was only using from 1 cent to 1 dollar, so it was easy on the wallet. Also I think it was a bit easier to win? I tried the poker machine too some, and blackjack...but those weren't so easy. I didn't try a table, which I really wanted to do, but AJ didn't want to so I didn't. Boo, no free drinks from trashy waitresses.

I was too cheap to ride the rides at the top of the Stratosphere, but I did go on the roller coaster at the Saraha and that was fun. We went inside a lot of the casinos. The Encore was beautiful (we didn't go in the Wynn though). I really loved the Venetian/Palazzo, it was one of my favorites. The one part inside had an area that looked like Venice, complete with the boats and the waterways. And the ceiling was painted like clouds too, as well as the bulidings looking like they were the outsides of bulidings. It was so pretty! That's not to mention the actual hotel itself, which was very fancy!

We stopped by Treasure Island but were not so impressed. The Mirage was neat, and we got huge slushee drinks there so that was cool. I couldn't believe people can walk around wherever with alcohol. It was funny, and also pretty awesome haha. Walking down the street, swimming in the pool...all with alcohol. Hah. Let's see...we also stopped at Caesar's Palace, which was HUGE. And also fancy, with a super-fancy mall filled with nothing but designer jewelry/purse/clothing stores. I also thought it was funny how the waitresses at the nice hotels were hotter and younger than the ones at the cheap hoels (like the Sahara).

Let's see...we only walked by New York New York, because we were getting tired by the time we got to that part of the strip. We also didn't make it to Mandalay Bay, the Luxor, or Excalibur. But that's okay. I think by the time we saw the MGM Grand we were so tired we gave up haha. We stopped back at the Bellagio as the sun was setting, and the water show there was sooo pretty. It was great. I think they use that hotel in a lot of CSI opening shots. There were so many casinos...I'm sure we went in more but I can't really remember haha.

At night we went to Lavo, a club in the Venetian, since AJ knew someone who worked there. Good thing too because that place is like $40 to get in! AJ's friend also got us into the pool at the Palazzo which was really nice (though I think The Mirage had the best pool area from the ones I saw). We only stayed out until 4AM though, since AJ lost her phone and got all upset.

By the time we finished up our buffet at The Palms (which was delicious, and not too expensive either) it was 5PM on Sunday...so I didn't get back until after midnight, but hey, it was SO worth it! I had a great time and now I really wanna go back haha.

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Also, thanks for all the wishes for fun guys. I didn't do anything that I need to hide though (lucky) martimer lol. Dan you're definitely right though, having no money to begin with means I didn't lose much! Fatfreeoreos...maybe next time, when I go with a bunch of guys. Thanks Scott...good thing no one knows what I look like haha. Thanks ArmoredCore, welcome to my blog. Amaryllis lol yeah, didn't wanna do anything too crazy! Agnus yeah, the hotel was okay enough for me...and yeah, I so got some CSI bling! Thanks 12678, sesho, and SrRui, I definitly had fun! And layle...that's insane. Now that I've been there though, I also might have to start meeting people there instead of here!

So, me and a friend decided the other week that we wanted to go to Vegas for the weekend...so yeah, we are! I'm leaving today after work (I'm getting out a bit early) and will be back at some point Sunday, so I'll be MIA until then. I definitely don't have the money to go, but hey what the heck, it's Vegas, so why not?!

I'll let everyone (the few of you who read these still lol) know how it went when I return. We're staying at the Sahara -- kinda lame I guess, but really cheap!

Enjoy the weekend everyone.

Been too long. gotta blog. First off, I'll say that finding a new apartment is just a huge stressful mess, and hopefully I'll be done with that soon. The job is going well, but I'm hoping for a raise soon so my savings account doesn't keep slowly going down haha. The boss's assistant is leaving, so I might get his job, but that depends on if the boss's boss approves it (stupid economy has our budget all messed up).

Anyways, I wanted to write this because I 1)see TV ratings/news all the time and 2)ultimately want to do scheduling. So, I have thought out what I think will be NBC's schedule this fall, and what still-undecided shows will be back/not back. I thought it'd be fun to see how close I get come next Tuesday. So here's my guess:

Monday:

8:00 - Biggest Loser (Part 1)

9:00 - Heroes

Tuesday:

8:00 - Biggest Loser (Part 2)

9:00 - Law & Order: SVU

Wednesday:

8:00 - Trauma (new drama)

9:00 - Southland

Thursday:

8:00 - Community (new comedy)

8:30 - Parks and Recreation

9:00 - The Office

9:30 - 30 Rock

Friday:

8:00 - Breakthrough with Tony Robbins (new reality)

9:00 - The Marriage Ref (new reality)

Saturday:

8:00 - Law & Order Repeats

9:00 - Dateline

Sunday:

Football

Come midseason, 100 Questions (new comedy) will replace Community or Parks and Recreation (one if not both will fail). Friday's will have the returning Friday Night Lights (why?) at 9:00, and Who Do You Think You Are? (new reality) at 8:00. Sundays will have random whatever reality at 7:00, then Mercy (new drama) at 8:00, followed by 2-hour The Apprentice at 9:00. Medium will replace something that dies (maybe Southland). Day One (new drama) seems to be a limited-type thing, so it can take something's place while its on haitus. Specials of Most Outrageout Moments and Deal or No Deal will sprinkle the schedule while other things are in repeats. I still have no spot for new drama Parenthood -- maybe it won't ever appear.

So all that means that Chuck, My Name is Earl, and Law & Order will not be back. If not because of low ratings, because there's no room. They can join the not-returning Kings, Crusoe, Knight Rider, Life, Lipstick Jungle, America's Toughest Jobs, My Own Worst Enemy, ER, Chopping Block, Kath & Kim, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and others I'm sure I've forgotten. Thoughts?

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Now on to CSI. My 2nd-favorite show has not been doing well at all in the ratings lately. It all started with the 200th episode, that focused on Laurence Fishburne, the "new guy" Raymond Langston. It was a joke, because it should have undoubtedly focused on the people who have been there for 200 episodes, not some new guy. And they made it like he knew everything, when he just became a CSI! Anyways...that episode was a series low which is horrible. CSI hadn't gotten below a 10.0 household rating since its first season, but that episode got a 9.1. Horrible. Then the weeks after that have been doing just as bad. Hopefully tonight's finale will at least break a 10, but if the stories keep focusing on Langston, the fans will not stick around much longer! I think CSI will be able to squeak by as TV's #1 drama one last year (it's a close race!) but next year it's gonna fall off a cliff ratings-wise, unless something drastic changes. Thoughts?

Oh and by the way, I just became Marg Helgenberger's editor -- that guide needs a lot of work! She's my secret old-woman crush hehe...so old but so hot!

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That's it for now...gotta get back to work...and I promise I'll check out everyone's blogs sometime soon. Oh, and can't wait for Smallville's finale tonight!!!!! SO excited! My #1 show won't let me down! Thoughts on that are welcome too.

Later!

Several reasons...but I'd say the biggest issue is the roomate, who's gotten pretty much unbearable. No one likes her, she's a horrible person, too bad I didn't know that beforehand. So I try to avoid being in the apartment, so that means less computer time. That and my computer is going slower and slower. It's been time for a new one but I don't have enough money. Roomate is leaving in a few weeks though (instead of at the end of May) so we'll see how things go after that. Everything at my job is going great though so that's a plus. I sorta miss home though...

So sorry to be MIA from the blogging and blog commenting...hopefully soon I can write a "real" blog. We'll see I guess.