The Weekend Update: Las Vegas

Friday
A bunch of us celebrated Spam's bday after work at a cool wine bar in Santa Monica. It was lots of fun, but we missed VJJ and Biddy. Allen and I couldn't hang out afterwards because we had to wake up super early on Saturday to head out to Vegas.

Saturday
We wake up at 7.30am (this is considered a miracle; I have to be at work at 8.30am and I sleep until 8.10-8.15am every day) to pack up the car and head out to meet my dad. He is very anxious to get going to Vegas (his favorite place on Earth) and calls me at 7.45am to make sure I'm awake and getting ready. He calls again at 8.50am to see where I am. We arrive at his place around 9.05am and he's waiting outside by the curb, car all ready to go and everything.

The drive wasn't so bad, aside from the verbal beating I took from my dad.
Dad: Ah! Why haven't you two bought a house yet?? Stupid.
ME: Uh...We live in LA, we don't make a gazillion dollars.
Dad: Ay-yah...You guys waste money paying rent. You should move to Vegas.
ME: Uh-huh. Well...I'm only 24 after all so I still have time. Big sis didn't buy her first house until she was 30 or even 31.
Dad: You should move to Vegas. No rent, then you guys save up your money, then you buy a bigger house! Then, when Daddy retires you can take care of me.
ME: Uh...I don't really want to live in Vegas. Anyway, there aren't that many jobs out there aside from hotel stuff.
Dad: Ay yah! You can get a job anywhere! So many jobs!
ME getting really irritated now: Right. Okay, I'll be a card dealer or a cocktail waitress.
Dad: Why wouldn't you want to live in Vegas?? Look, it's beautiful there! So nice, so many trees, you have the casinos, you eat free all day, you have a washer/dryer at the house, no rent, so many jobs. Stupid if you don't want to move here.
ME: FINE!!!! I'll move to Vegas! I'll look for a job as soon as we get back to LA okay? Are you happy now?
Dad happy now: Okay. Good.

I already talked this over with VJJ. I'll move to Vegas if she moves to Vegas. Er, Allen - hope that's okay. Just kidding!

Sunday
The whole purpose of this trip was to see AFI in concert at the Hard Rock Hotel. The venue, Joint, was actually really cool. Unfortunately, it's general admission/standing room only and I realized this past weekend that I am too old for that type of venue. I really did not enjoy being with the masses and having them jump up and down on my toes and have their hair stick to my arms. So, most likely, unless it's a band that I'm absolutely crazy about, I will no longer attend standing-room-only events.


Lead singer Davey Havok is a very theatrical and dramatic performer, which was fun to witness. He actually crowd-surfed! I kind of took it as another sign that I was too old to be there, but it was cool to see AFI in concert nonetheless. And even though he looks all goth and scary, he actually seems very soft-spoken and kind. He does wear lots more eye make-up than me though.