Blogging from Vegas

Posting this from the McCarran Int'l Airport in Vegas, waiting for the flight back to Detroit. I posted up some new photos on Facebook... in fact, most of my photos are on facebook. I find it easier to upload to facebook I guess.

Vegas has been fun, if a little tiring. I think I'm way too spoiled now; 3 days of walking and my legs are killing me. Gambled a bit, watched a bit of shows, generally had pretty good fun for a solo trip out here by myself. Wouldn't do it again on my own though, I prefer some nice warm company the next time I get here heh.

I'M SNOWED IN!!!! (and without a nice girl in my house either)

So what does it mean when there's a "winter storm" coming? Well, it means that about 3 inches (8cm) of snow falls, and since its a Sunday, no one's cleaning it up. The roads are full of snow, my car is covered in snow, the walkways are covered in snow. Very pretty! But it also means that I'm not going anywhere until it's done. I'll have to meet Milena for coffee another time then...


In other news, I'll be headed down to Vegas over the winter break. Solo trip this time round, for less than obvious reasons. Got a pretty good deal on accomodations at the Luxor ($70 a night for an upgraded room, 3 nights). Total cost for this trip will be about $520+ USD, plus expenses money. Won't gamble much, since I'm the kiasu person who just hates losing money.

Should be a blast. I haven't uploaded my florida pics yet. My bad. I'll try to do that in between hanging out with girls, World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy 12. Oh and Netflix DVD rentals.

Sorry for the long absence

It's been about 3 weeks since I last updated this. Besides the Florida vacation, there have been papers and presentations and stuff to do. I'm supposed to upload the pictures from Florida as well, which I haven't. I'll get that done ASAP.

It's officially Winter now in Ann Arbor. I don't care what you call it, -15 deg C outside qualifies as winter to me. Snowflakes fall, my fingers get numb-ish, brrrr. 3 layers is mandatory now, and I shudder at the thought of doing laundry in this weather. (which is what I'm going to do after this post).

Thankfully I've a portable heater in my room that can help turn up the heat somewhat. Heat in my apartment is supplied through radiators powered by a central hot water boiler. Thing is, by the time the water flows to the apartment, it already has lost some heat, so the temperature inside my apartment is a slightly chilly 22 deg C. Brrrrr. I've problems with the portable heater as well. My apartment is pretty oldish, built in the 60s or 70s, so it doesn't handle large power draws very well. Putting the heater on any of the default wall plugs will trip the fuse rather quickly, so I have to leave it in the bathroom (which has power points that were supposed to power washing machines and dryers). I can also use it in the bedroom in the evenings when all the other lights and stuff are off, so it's not too bad.

Alright, I'm off to do the laundry. I promise to get the photos uploaded somewhere by the weekend.