And that's an invitation,
To make a reservation...
- The Beatles, 1968
Soooooo, It's been a long time (again) since I have blogged...been a busy time - as usual. However, things are getting back to normalcy...well, as normal as it can get in this economy, I guess - not the best time to be working retail. *sigh*
Anyways, I've been mired in doing store inventories, but I see the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel - only one more left to do, and that happens in a few hours...yay!
I should be sleeping...shit...
That isn't something that I have been doing a whole lot of. Between migranes and just general sleeplessness/insomnia, I sometimes feel I have been walking around in a bit of a surreal fog. I think that it's due to the excitement I have for my vacation that I am leaving for on Friday. WOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
The Magical Mystery Tour
Is waiting to take you away...
Waiting to take you AWAY!!!
Ok, so its NOT the Magical Mystery Tour taking me away, but there is a certain sense of mystery about the aforementioned 'tour' (aka vacation) that I am going on. I don't:
A) have a fully realized game plan
B) have what I feel to be enough money to travel with
C) know if my luggage is going to fit in my rental car
D) know who, what or when I am going to see friends
E) know whether or not I am staying in certain hotels on certain days...
One last thing...I'm meeting a friend in Vegas and shooting down to L.A. with her...
...and I haven't seen her in over 15 years...
Now, those of you that know me probably think "Yeah, this is typical Mike behavior", and you wouldn't be wrong. :-)
I love the uncertainty, I guess...the whole "anything is possible" thing is as exciting as the rush I get from gambling, or seeing a concert given by one of my favorite bands, or (cover your ears) making love to someone deserving of my love...
Maybe it's just the idea of it all, but at the same time I don't concern myself with the why's of it all as much as I try to enjoy that feeling and remember it for as long as I can. "Life is a series of moments" is a phrase that could not be more applicable than now. The series of vignettes that pass before me (or all of us for that matter) go largely forgotten unless it is something profound or life-altering/changing. What I am efforting is to change that retention - to remember as many moments as possible. I do realize that this is a monumental task, and the prohibitive nature of our own brains (the fact that we only use 30% of it) almost disallows it.
Is this a possibility? "Anything is possible"...right?
We got everything you need,
Satisfaction guaranteed...
If there is anyone who knows that nothing in life is guaranteed, it's me...
Well, maybe death and taxes, and you can cheat on your taxes...
And death is the loss of life, so, maybe nothing at all is guaranteed - except death. And that's ok, but I'm not intending on filling that guarantee anytime soon. :-)
What I would like to thing that there is a better than possible chance that I will return from this trip refreshed, reinvigorated, with a new sense of purpose. A fat wallet wouldn't hurt either!
The Magical Mystery Tour is
hoping to take you away
Hoping to take you away!!!!
So here is the itinerary (for those of you that need to stalk me or something):
Friday - leave for L.A. around 6:30pm - Delta (yuck) First Class (yay!)
get my rental car - Corvette Convertible!!!!! FOR F**KING FREE! - and hope my luggage fits in the trunk (I get douche chills thinking that it won't fit...that would really, really suck).
Drive to Anaheim, check in to hotel, pass out for a few hours...
Saturday - the NAMM show - musical instruments as far as the eye can see, and a lot of my musician friends in attendance signing autographs for the masses. Much drinking will ensue.
Sunday - NAMM again, then 1 of 2 options
1) friends ask me to stay with them for a night...
2) I drive to vegas (in record time in the Vette ;) ) and get a free room at the WYNN - never even stayed there and they give me free rooms...I gamble too much...
More than likely it will be #2 cause I want to get to my Monday schedule without it being rushed...
Monday - Las Vegas - Check into the PALAZZO hotel - comped stay (3 nights) plus they are giving me $400 to gamble with...interesting :-)
6:00 pm dinner at PRIME - my favorite steakhouse ever with an incredible menu by Jean-Georges Vongerichten and impeccable service...worth every penny.
9:30 pm - the one thing I have been waiting to do again - The Beatles LOVE Cirque du Soleil show at the Mirage - I loved this show the last time I saw it, and I am sure I'll enjoy it even more without a 50-something year old fat lady YELLING "WE LOVE YOU!!!!!" at the top of her lungs throughout the ENTIRE performance behind me. EESH! Hey, if it WERE a concert, i'd understand, but this is an artistic show...I mean, sing along with the music - fine. Scream incessantly after being warned multiple times...sigh... At $165 a ticket, I want you to shut up and enjoy :-P
11:00 pm - show ends, drinking begins...
approx 3am - holding back someones hair while they puke in toilet... (NOT wishful thinking)
Tuesday - get some food after waking up around the crack of, oh, say noon... go to friends family's house and do laundry. Find new and creative ways to lose money
Wed - see Tuesday, without the laundry
Thurs - Drive to L.A. Check into INTERCONTINENTAL LOS ANGELES - 5 star hotel - FOR FREE...damn, I'm good...
have dinner somewhere, drink somewhere, do some stuff, enjoy it all
Friday - get new rental car - Mercedes :0) Dinner at YAMASHIRO - Asian cuisine with one of the most spectacular views of L.A.
Then, off to the Cat & Fiddle for a pint, or 3...possibly a scotch egg (if you haven't had one, try one...not healthy at all, but tastes awesome!). Cool english pub on Sunset that offers live jazz and a cool outdoor patio...
Saturday - head to Melrose for some shopping, eat something somewhere, head to the Delta Crown Room for a few free cocktails before my flight, and take the red eye out...
Sunday - cry cause its over...
So there you have it in a nutshell...or a blog...
In the meantime, I gotta be up in about 6 hours for another (and last) inventory, so off to my time of slumber.
There will be pics and all sorts of other merriment when I get back to fill everyone in on - if anyone reads this...besides me...
The Magical Mystery Tour is
DYING to take you away
DYING TO TAKE YOU AWAY
TAKE YOU TODAY!!! (or Friday... :0) )
Peace...
Lyrics 'borrowed' from the Beatles'
"Magical Mystery Tour"
from the album of the same name
Apple Records, 1968
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