Stay Classy, Philadelphia.

Congratulations are in order for the Phillies, winners of the 2008 Rainfall Classic. I was actually surprised to see that both teams were able to have the intensity of being in the 6th inning of a clinching game despite it starting nearly 48 hours earlier. The series, however, was still a complete and udder blunder.

Phillies fans of course did the next logical thing, burning their city to the ground. I'm not sure what it is with places like Philadelphia or Chicago, but for some reason winning a championship turns on a part of their brain collectively that says "Hey, lets throw a bottle full of gasoline at that car!" Now, granted, I have never been part of a riot so I do not entirely know what I am missing. The one thing I do know is that I enjoy my car being on it's four tires instead of on it's roof, burning.

I admit I was fully expecting Brad Lidge to show up in the 9th with his gas can like he used to here in Houston and burn the stadium down. But he was on top of his game last night. Solid performance.

Last night concluded another year of baseball. The way the Rays went from losing 100 games just a year ago to winning the American League this year was simply epic. All in all, a good season. Hopefully the Astros will pick up a few pitchers and attempt to be competitive this year. Only 6 months to opening day.

Twitter

I was sitting at home, drinking a beer, when i came to a stunning realization. People need to know what I am doing, at every possible moment. In that regard, I decided to set up a twitter account. Now, whenever you are like "hey, i wonder what Mike is up to?", you will be able to check out this site (provided I update it) and find out what is going on in the world of me. And if you are actually thinking that, you probably have some issues.

My Twitter Account

Now, back to watch game 4 of the world series.

Riva Ras Regas

Vegas was simply amazing. And yes, I have been there before. However, this was my first time going there with the intent to do hardcore gambling with fellow degenerates. The week was filled with nearly 24/7 debauchery and shenanigans. It ranks up there in the top 5 best weeks of my life.

While many of the best moments will surely be lost forever due to drunken stupor, here are a list of the highlights:

- Hitting blackjack while playing at the $100 table.
- Ruining a hotel comforter due to a violent nosebleed.
- Being asked if I wanted any hookers or blow from folks on the street at 4:30 am.
- Friend of mine unable to remember if he had really lost 600 at the tables the previous night.
- $22 all you can drink champagne brunch at Planet Hollywood.
- Stereotyping all Canadians as liking Canadian Bacon, Moose, and Molson.
- Winning at video Keno.
- Saying "Oooohh Hewrow Prease" at every possible opportunity. (come on, its funny).
- Stealing a butter knife from a restaurant at Paris.
- Some European guy asking if he could "play on top of you" at the blackjack table.
- GTFO'ing out of Wynn once we had completed our free slot play.
- Eating nothing but M&M's at the buffet due to an insane hangover.

The list goes on. Only regret we had on the trip was that we never got to have any lobster. The losses were relatively small for me. Lets just say I would have gladly paid the same for the amount of entertainment I had as I had in gambling losses. We were ready to go by the last day. 4 nights in Vegas might be just a bit much. I am ready to sleep for like 2 days.

TGIT

I am really glad that it is Thursday. Not just because in less than 48 hours I will be in Las Vegas. Not just because tomorrow is Friday. No, I am happy that it is Thursday for TV! And not just any TV, I am talking about the premiere of CSI tonight. Now, don't get me wrong, I don't even watch CSI nor have I ever been a big fan of the show. Tonight's premiere marks then end of the of the 2 month long advertising campaign with that awful ooooooooooooo-ooooooooooooo-ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo song. I am absolutely thrilled that I wont be hearing that song every time I turn on the radio or watch sports on TV. And if you watch any kind of tv, you know what I am talking about.

Looking forward to Vegas in the meantime!

I have been too lazy to write in this thing.

When I landed back in Houston I was sick. Seriously sick. I spent most of the weekend and the better part of this week trying to get better. My body apparently is not well adapted to 10,000 miles plus of travel in a given 2 week period.

Nevertheless, or should I say Irregardless, (no, I shouldn't) I am back in the swing of things. Had a bunch of stuff to do like replenish the refrigerator since the hurricane and subsequent loss of power meant all of my frozen delights and tasty condiments were destroyed. I also got around to getting my electricity off the variable month to month plan which should enable me to spend more of my hard earned money at the bar.

In more unrelated news, I will be doing more travel next Friday when I go to Las Vegas. Be aware that if I hit some sort of progressive jackpot worth a few million dollars, this site might not ever be updated again. If I ever decide to take the pictures I took in London off of my camera, I will post them up here. Don't hold your breath though....