Still here, still alive, now with dialup action

So I am still in Las Vegas, just in case anyone felt that was newsworthy. I have become pretty relaxed about this whole thing, basically just living on my sister's couch and playing poker all day. All things considered, I'd say it could be worse. I booked my first losing day here at the casino yesterday (not a bad loss, though, don't worry), so I'm spending today goofing off. I've secured some dial-up connectivity from my sister's pad, so I figured I'd do a little backlog-reading. (I'm also guessing this means that I can start being more attentive to e-mail now, if anyone has the need to get in touch with me.) I've got a poker post sitting around, too, but it'll keep, so we'll see when I get to that. Otherwise, life continues in what is basically a delightfully uncomplicated manner.

So that's that. To spice this post up a little bit...have you ever experienced something funny in an extremely time-delayed manner and also in reverse? I have, I think. In this post from my travelogues, I mentioned seeing a billboard by the highway advertising a microsurgery vasectomy reversal service. I found it noteworthy, but not necessarily humorous. The other day carpooling with my sister, though, I saw a billboard in Vegas advertising Vasectomy.com, apparently your one-stop-shopping site for vasectomy-related resources. (I mainly noticed this billboard for its motto: "It's easier than you think!") So if I were taking that Arizona highway out of Vegas instead of into it, the presence of the highly-advertised vasectomy reversal service would suddenly click into place. I guess it's just one more attempt to make sure that what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas, including your decision to render yourself infertile. Good times!

I hope everyone's doing well. More news as it develops. Peace!

Put your money where the disaster is

Like poker? Dislike the state of victims of natural disasters? Then this PSA is for you: PokerStars, an online poker site that sort of digs on celebrity presence (like that of Space Nerd Wil Wheaton, from whose blog I got this info), is holding a couple disaster relief charity tournaments, one on September 12th and one on September 14th. You can check the PokerStars blog entry here. Just thought some of y'all might be interested.

The disclaimer is as follows: I have never used the PokerStars site or software, so can't vouch for it in any way, shape, or form. I just thought this was a good idea and one that might tease some money out of my readership for a worthy cause and a little bit of poker action. What could be better? My future is what you might call a tad uncertain, so I'm not sure if I'm going to make it to these, but if I can swing it, I'll be there. I'll keep you posted. Peace!

[EDIT: Apparently word spreads fast. :) It's already getting so crowded that they've added two more tournaments. I surmise that more may follow. Just check out PokerStars if you're interested.]