Since I have other engagements tomorrow (the doctor around 2PM and Owl City in the evening), I will little to no time to write. My loss is your gain I guess because nothing terribly eventful has been going on around Austin…beyond the Stars going to the playoffs!
We finally did complete our taxes in time. The big delay was this weird form called a K-1 which covered a failed idea (I own most of the blame on it) with Jeremy and Adam. Even with my software assisting, solving the math problems on the SAT in the Eighties would’ve been easier. An awful lot of trouble to get a refund of 76 bucks too. It’s better than owing, trust me. You think a couple hundred sucks, try the four digits I’ve had to cough up several times. It was much harder paying it in the Nineties when I wasn’t making as much.
Either, I’m glad it’s behind me and we have a rainy-day fund we save up with to absorb urgent emergencies: the new car’s down payment and Somara’s surgery bills in 2008; or cool things we don’t want to going into heavy debt for: the new Mini to host the site. With the IRS at bay until next Spring, the fund can be applied toward its primary function…vacation!
The countdown widget has already leaked our plans. I just stupidly forgot to blather on about it.
We’re off to Las Vegas at the end of July to celebrate our seventh wedding anniversary! We’ll be staying in our time share again. Due to the stupid nonsense involved with how it works we are booked in the larger room with a full kitchen. Saves money on breakfast and/or snacks. Last time we used the room’s microwave to eat leftovers and watch the Cartoon Network during a laid-back evening. A rental car is on the agenda this trip because we plan to stock up at a nicer grocery store which won’t be out of the goodies I like, see the Liberace Museum and take in Fremont/the Strip at our own pace. The goofier element (for me) will be checking out the Gun Store. I am no fan of guns especially after a roommate pulled a shotgun on me…he thought I was an intruder. Uh huh. We’re mainly going to this place to legally fire a machine gun in their controlled environment. The conversation with the manager on the phone was funny (I was doing my homework to see if a safety course was needed and/or reservations). I told the guy I’m going out of curiosity. I was never in the military yet I’ve seen dozens of movies, so I wanted to know how difficult they were to use. The experience would also be used to shut up all the armchair generals who play D&D, namely a former employer of mine in Central IL. Then the manager retorted with a funny comment, “Oh yeah. This ain’t no Call of Duty!”
I’m open to any other suggestions except Hoover Dam (don’t care, we have Mansfield and I’ve watched enough TV about it) and anything involving religion.
I suggest the Neon Museum. But call ahead and make reservations. We tried to go but they were booked. They only accept about 35 people a day. Also, gamble off the Strip at Sam’s Town. Nancy and I went there and the payouts were better and looser that the strip. Of course, buffets are a must, I recommend the Wynn Buffet. We went to Paris and it was disappointing. I guess I remembered it fondly when we went in 2005. Have fun. We should plan a guys trip in 2011.