Things Mom-Mom needed done:
- Change kitchen cabinet light bulbs
- Emissions/Smog test
- Oil Change
- Re-grease garage door chain and rollers
While waiting for the oil to get changed, we ran across the street to Walgreens to get shaving cream since mine exploded in the trunk--eew. I also made some phone calls to people in LA warning them of my impending presence, as well as inquiring about employment.
After getting the car back, we returned to M2's where I crossed off the remaining chores on the list. We also had plans to go to dinner with Marilyn and Bill that night. Upon my entering Mom-Mom's house lastnight with 40lbs of In-N-Out, she asked me what I wanted for dinner Wednesday night. How could have I known before eating dinner I was just holding? I opted for the easiest answer other than "whatever is easiest": Italian.
We picked up Bill at 5:30 and met Marilyn at the restaurant. The girls working there were pretty cute, most of them very tan and had some blotch of different coloured hair (i.e. purple, pink, red, or blonde). I had lobster raviolli and 2 glasses of Cabernet, along with some hot bruschetta and a salad. After stuffing our faces, we went back to Mom-Mom's to relax.
Our evening plans were to meet up with my friends, Jenny and Johnny [yeah, I know], at Elephant Bar for some cocktails and/or dessert. Of course, the glutton I am, I had dessert: hot fudge brownie with ice cream and sauce. We hung out, caught up, chit-chatted, and put on 90 lbs. It was great to see them and hear that they were doing so well. They're planning their wedding, which will be back in Chicago next summer. After splitting up with them, Vince and I opted to go to Green Valley again to play some more Black Jack.
We had a little more difficulty finding tables, but after some patience and perserverance, we were fruitful in our findings--at 2 separate tables. After a little bit, I moved over to Vince's table, because the dealer at mine sucked and pulled 2 black jacks on a new shoe. Rule #1: Know when to walk away.
At the new table, I moved positions a couple times, as I dislike the earlier positions and I wanted to sit by Vince, who was in the 'power seat'. He was doing okay, as was I, and we liked April, the current dealer. She was friendly and earned her tips by being entertaining and joining the banter b/t Vince and I. We were the only lucid people at the table, the only other guy there was not only falling asleep at the table, but kept pulling 21's. I was rather appalled, but so be it. Some girl came up, in an inebriated fashion, and asked "What's this?" to which Vince replied sarcastically, yet humorously "A casino." April, the dealer chuckled a bit and the young passer by retorted "The game, d**khead. I know it's a casino, I work here."
By the look on April's face, she didn't know this girl, so she obviously didn't work there. After she walked away, our friendly dealer joked with us saying that that girl "worked" there as a "working girl" haha. Good times for all. Some 30 minutes later, that girl walked back up and asked if she can sit at the table and play, to which I'd said "Only if you're polite." She looked at me in question and I expanded on my statement: "You were rather rude to my buddy on your last pass around. It was unnecessary. We're here for fun, not verbal abuse." She asked the sleeping man with cauliflower ears next to her "Was I rude earlier?" He just nodded and mumbled "Well, sorta, yeah." She sat, then disappeared 5 minutes later when her dude showed up. He watched her chips, we played, won, pushed, or won. More time went by, and she still didn't show up. He was calling her and looking for her, then he started to grab her markers, to which April, our friendly dealer said he could not because they weren't his. He said she was playing with his money and blah blah blah. The pit boss came over and okayed the 'color up' and asked him to leave. It took a minute or two for the dude to comprehend, but he got it and left.
A few more hands and Vince left the table with his buy-in, but I was still strong. I always separate my buy-in and play with winnings. At one point, I was making $40 bets and that's when the fun happens. I will always put more $ into my pile to be 'colored up' so I not only walk with my initial buy-in, but I have extra, too. I did well and when April was done with her hour slot, I colored up, as well.
We headed home and opted to watch some "Robot Chicken" on the laptop, as we were both not very tired. Needless to say, a day of doing nothing but eating, we both passed out within the first 30-minutes.
Tomorrow: Hoover Dam...until then, Rock & Roll!
-Uncle J.
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