Archive for February, 2007
Free things to do in Vegas!
1. Belllagio Fountains are a must! We never miss it when we are on the stip. After seeing the dancing waters several times, it still hasn’t lost it’s romance and beauty.
Show times are Monday - Friday 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. show every 1/2 hour, 8:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. […]Chippendales Dancers in the office!
Chelsey and I were at lunch today and got an email via blackberry that Chippendales dancers were at the office. We hurried back and saw the Chippendale’s mobile out front. We rushed in and found that they weren’t yet to our area so we sat at our desks acting like we were working! […]
V at the Aladdin
We just got back from seeing V The Ultimate Variety Show at the Aladdin and it was great!
We laughed so much that my checks hurt! Bobby had a really good time.The emcee of the show was very funny and a great juggler. Iouri & Nikolai performed a hand balancing act that was unbelievable, […]
15 Excuses for Calling in Sick
I saw this on Career Builder and had to pass it on.
Forty-one percent of hiring managers said they have received unusual or suspicious sick-day alibis. When asked to share the most unusual excuses workers gave for missing work, hiring managers revealed some of their favorite alibis:
1. Employee was poisoned by his mother-in-law.
2. A buffalo escaped […]China Town in Vegas
My friend Melanie and I went to China Town after work today. I have been to China Town in San Francisco but this was nothing like that. It was mostly restaurants. We were looking for a birthday gift for a co-worker. We got a saki set, 2 sets of red chop […]
Mi Casa at Silverton
We tried a mexican restaurant at the Silverton Casino tonight. It is called Mi Casa. It was very good, authentic mexican food. I had a chimichanga, hubby had some kind of burrito and Bobby had enchilada’s. I had a peach passion drink which was peachy with a hint of cinnamon, which […]
Pre 40 check up
Ok, I’ll be the big ‘not 39 anymore’ next month. URGH It is also the time of year for me to go to the Dr. for all of that fun stuff. I went in Tuesday for all my test results. Everything was good! Bad cholesterol was 55 points high, good […]
Harlem Globetrotters
The Harlem Globetrotters came to Vegas this past weekend and we went to The Orleans to see them. I had seen them back ‘in the day’ when they had Curly, Meadowark Lemon and those guys. It was funny because I recognized some of the jokes from 25 years earlier. During the introduction […]
GOT THE JOB!
I got called into HR today to get a formal offer. I was very pleased with the pay scale. It is a very generous base with a nice percentage of sales.
Kind of worries me, when the pay is good I am scared the job is going to be really tough! : ) […]Bathtub Test
It doesn’t hurt to take a hard look at yourself from time to time, and this should help get you started. During a visit to the mental asylum, a visitor asked the Director what the criterion was which defined Whether or not a patient should be institutionalized.
“Well,” said the Director, “we fill […]
