They're all livin' devil may care

Las Vegas is warm. It is tacky. It is everything you expect it to be.

While in Vegas, I went on the roller coaster at New York, New York. I went on all three rides at the Stratosphere. I won $1000 US.

See, my gramma cheated at cards. All card games, gramma cheated. She also swore like a sailor when she lost. In order to combat her cheating, I somehow learned to count cards. When she started losing to the smart mouth kid, she stopped playing the smart mouthed kid. I make no apologies. 

This talent has never paid off for me. People don't like playing me at cards because I call their bluff. It's not difficult to figure out the cards you have based on the cards I have. I've been told I should play poker but I don't have the willingness to learn that. Bah.

I swore that I would only put $10 in a slot machine and that would be the end of my Vegas gambling experience. Nope. They had $5 single deck blackjack tables at Stratosphere - that's just asking for it. I got $100 in chips and played $80 before walking away with $1100 US. I know I could have doubled it in no time but I chose to walk away. A grand US in Vegas isn't a bad day at all. Such an obvious newbie however; I asked the nice blackjack dealer what I do with the chips after I won. She gave me a tray to take them over to the cashier and I guarded those things with my life and made a beeline to the desk! THANK YOU MINE GOODBYE!

The roller coaster was amazing. Jade and Xuilin didn't exactly want to go on it but I left them with very little choice. It was mildly frightening! Okay more than mildly. I was glad I peed beforehand!  This isn't my video - as we went at night, did not sit in the front seat, and did indeed scream and laugh for all it was worth - but it gives you a good idea.

Me on the climb: it's not that bad!! It's not that bad!!
Me on the drop: I LIED.

Next: Things are about to get deadly.