Whale-Like

You know you are whale-like (in casino terms) when your casino hostess makes a point of looking up where you are playing and finding you.  Jenny said she tried 3 times yesterday but I was too quick for her.  Not surprising considering I was losing hand over fist and slowed my play considerably in the later part of yesterday.  She was disappointed we will not be up next weekend - work is kicking my ass and it's bad enough I took off this weekend; next weekend is out of the question - but tried dutifully to get us up here. February 'Sweethearts Dance'?  Or another "Fly to Atlantis" event in mid-April.  THAT sounds doable.  (Probably not the sweetheart's dance - weather alone will likely be a huge factor).  She is very sweet and it was nice to meet her in person.  It's not likely I will stay a whale long - my whale status directly correlates to wins that I put back - but this trip, those wins did not happen.

Not that things have picked up but I have played for hours on around $50 and am proud of myself for that.  My sweet hubby gave me the OK to pull some Hail Mary $ out of the bank yesterday - a driver took me, by the way because while I could see the bank from my room, I wasn't sure where it was in relation the the exits of the hotel.  Nicest young man on the planet - Mitch - and when I realized just how close it was and said 'I'm so embarrassed - I certainly could have walked', he replied 'Ma'am, we're happy to take our VIP guests wherever they need to go'.  In a Mercedes SUV none the less. With running boards.

I had no Internet upon awakening this morning and the IT guys at the hotel 'hard wired' me into their system.  I'm bypassing the hotel guest log on and just have 'guaranteed' access.  Nice considering I have a lot of time to kill before the shuttle leaves for the airport.  2PM checkout is also nice.

There are prize drawings at 1PM and 3PM today and I'm praying for some kind of Hail Mary win to offset the loss.  Not that I've lost more than I set out to lose but still.

I am having slightly better luck today (and late last night) given I've stretched $50 into a lot of play time so that's good -

It's a Winter Wonderland here today and I applaud the shopping center just outside my window who dutifully had two snow plows clearing the parking lot first thing this morning - there's now a snow pile three times as high as it was all day yesterday slowly melting (or not.  It's below 32 here at the moment).

I can really love a town that has snow but refuses to be snowed in.

I have to head downstairs again in about 35 minutes for the first drawing.  Wish me luck! In the mean time, I need to finish packing up and get my suitcase and computer bag packed and ready to head down.  My iPad has no Internet now (that wasn't hard wired in) so glad I have a couple paper magazines to enjoy in the lounge areas - before heading to the airport.

I've had two Blue Moons considering it's 5PM somewhere.  On a full stomach, there's little to no buzz but free beer is a win-win.  :-)

Off to pack.