Vegas, Baby!
So I am really beginning to look forward to an upcoming Vegas trip - a whole bunch of us girls are going Feb 22nd for the weekend, so it's just a few weeks away!!! We've decided to make it an annual thing, commemorating the Prince in Vegas 2007 trip we took last year.
In preparation, I have been OBSESSIVELY studying an excellent website called www.wizardofodds.com that pretty much lists all the different casino games, the odds for them, the house edge, etc - and the best strategy for each game. I seriously spent all weekend laying on the couch, with my new fleece throw (Aunt Laura's gift) and the computer on my lap. Turns out, I've been playing blackjack wrong for years!! According to this guy (and many other sites - I did my research) basic optimal blackjack strategy tells you to hit on 12 and 13 when the dealer is showing 2 or 3. Interesting. I always figured you don't, and let the dealer bust instead. I'm sure that applying this basic optimal strategy will get me yelled at by other players, but I don't care - I'm listening to The Wizard!! Speaking of blackjack, I went over to a friend's house for Blackjack Night over the weekend and won $45!!! See - gotta listen to The Wizard!! And, be very very lucky. :)
As a result of all this Vegas anticipation, I've had TWO dreams about Vegas - one where I'm friends with Celine Dion (strange) and we're hanging out at the Imperial Palace - and another one, which I can't recall at the moment, but I know it was definitely about Vegas. I might have been in Vegas looking for an asian ice cream store. Which makes sense - it's a combination of recurring settings in my dreams. In no particular order, I often dream of casinos (Vegas), theme parks, fairs, asian ice cream stores (with flavors like green tea, lychee, and guava), and Chinatown (usually in these dreams I am lookign for either a noodle shop, boba shop, Chinese bakery, or a dim sum restaurant), and shopping malls where there are MASS discounts and sales.
Anyway, I am so excited!! I can't wait!!! We're even talking about getting a limo to pick us up from the airport!!
In preparation, I have been OBSESSIVELY studying an excellent website called www.wizardofodds.com that pretty much lists all the different casino games, the odds for them, the house edge, etc - and the best strategy for each game. I seriously spent all weekend laying on the couch, with my new fleece throw (Aunt Laura's gift) and the computer on my lap. Turns out, I've been playing blackjack wrong for years!! According to this guy (and many other sites - I did my research) basic optimal blackjack strategy tells you to hit on 12 and 13 when the dealer is showing 2 or 3. Interesting. I always figured you don't, and let the dealer bust instead. I'm sure that applying this basic optimal strategy will get me yelled at by other players, but I don't care - I'm listening to The Wizard!! Speaking of blackjack, I went over to a friend's house for Blackjack Night over the weekend and won $45!!! See - gotta listen to The Wizard!! And, be very very lucky. :)
As a result of all this Vegas anticipation, I've had TWO dreams about Vegas - one where I'm friends with Celine Dion (strange) and we're hanging out at the Imperial Palace - and another one, which I can't recall at the moment, but I know it was definitely about Vegas. I might have been in Vegas looking for an asian ice cream store. Which makes sense - it's a combination of recurring settings in my dreams. In no particular order, I often dream of casinos (Vegas), theme parks, fairs, asian ice cream stores (with flavors like green tea, lychee, and guava), and Chinatown (usually in these dreams I am lookign for either a noodle shop, boba shop, Chinese bakery, or a dim sum restaurant), and shopping malls where there are MASS discounts and sales.
Anyway, I am so excited!! I can't wait!!! We're even talking about getting a limo to pick us up from the airport!!
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