Vegas - Day 1.

For a play by play of my visit to Vegas, you can go here, to my Myspace page.

Leaving for Vegas...

Well, it's finally time for me to go. I can't believe it's finally here - departure day. I'm finally going home to my adopted home of Las Vegas! Not only that, but I'm now less than 2 months away from finally moving back for good. Now maybe I can scrap the last 40 years & start over with a clean slate & a brand new start on life. But as optimistic as I am, I know there's some things I can never do away with completely.

1 Day - 2 Months...

One more day until I board the plane to Vegas, then another 2 months from today I make it official and move to Las Vegas. 2 months seems like a long time, but the days are passing fast and it'll be here in no time @ all. When I get back from Vegas I'm going to talk to our v.p. about helping find a job. I was thinking of maybe becoming a tech for Dish Network if it can be worked out. But time will tell in my trading a certain present for an uncertain future. What's the old saying? "With great risk comes great rewards". We'll see...

My Famous Tattoo!!!

Ok, well I'll settle for semi famous. Anyway, the guy who did it took a pic of it when he was done & posted on Atom Age's website. The pic can be found here. You have to click the right arrow as it's on the second page. His picture of it was way better than mine & it's easier to read. I'm thinking of getting another tat @ Hart & Huntingdon, but that's after I move back. What I'd get I don't know.

Vegas Rental...

So I decided *not* to rent a car while I'm in Vegas. Instead, I opted to rent a Harley Night Train.I mean, let's be pragmatic. Anybody can see Vegas in a car, but that takes away from the experience. Vegas demands that you take it all in, the sights, the sounds, the smell, all of it. And there's no better way than to do it from the seat of a bike. It's sort of ironic, but a little over 5 years ago when I was living in Spring Valley NV, I was almost killed on a bike when I was rear ended by a driver splitting lanes. The result of that accident looked like this:


Sorry for black & white pic, but it's how the local dealer in Vegas posted the pic in it's monthly newsletter. The rear tire & exhaust were replaced by used parts after the accident. So a few more inches more and I would be no more, but that was then & this is now and life must go on. Do I regret the time & money I spent coming back to PA so many times? Not for a split second. I needed to definitively know if I had any chance of gaining back what I lost in 2002. Now I have my answer, and now I can go back home. PA is now part of my past, but Vegas is my future.

Just a Few More Days...

Almost 4 & 1/2 days until I board the plane bound for Las Vegas & I'm starting to get excited! Not only about the trip, but also the fact I only have a 4 day work week helps as well. I think it's easier for me to be moving back this time, since now I know where I stand with a certain person. Now I know there's going to be no thoughts of coming back here **yet again**, this time is permanent. But hey, at least I won't have to shovel snow or worry about flooding in Vegas. Maybe I'll start packing my luggage tonight....who knows?

More Progress...

After having lunch with my sis & niece yesterday, I got a **little** more packing done. The hall closet is pretty much empty right now. In another month I'll start moving my stuff into storage little by little and leave only the necessities unpacked until the last week I'm here. I must say, I proud of myself for being so proactive about the move. And really, I'm not feeling bad. I stuck to my guns and finally made contact with Michele directly, and that's all I was hoping for. Her choice is to keep searching for someone who'll love her and stay by her side. My choice is to remain single and live with the fact that will be the love of my life for the rest of my life - period. Maybe it's time I give myself a pat on the back.

A Little Packing, a big Party!

I have some minor packing to get done this weekend, just some stuff from my hallway closet. After that, it'll be the usual "have lunch with my sis and watch a few DVDs" weekend. As for the party, here's the info. I'm having a "Leaving for Las Vegas" party October 3rd @ Legends (formerly Wanda's), starting @ noon. I encourage any of my friends and my co-workers who would like to attend to do so as I would like to get together with you all before I leave October 5th. Hope to see you all there!