Life is Good.

I've been in Vegas for almost a week, and so far, things have been great. My roommate and I get along really well, the house is gorgeous, and the dog is cool as hell. The area I live in is really nice, with everything I need within a few minutes drive, and the Strip being only about 15 minutes away. As far as playing, I'm still feeling out what games are good, but honestly, from what I've seen, all of the lower limit games have been incredible. I played the 10/20 O8 at the Wynn, and although I ended up stuck about 400, I was fine with it, because the game was amazing, and I know that I'll beat it badly in the long run. Yesterday, I played in the 5/10 O8 at the Mirage and crushed it. The players were all loose/passive, and by playing a solid TAG game and running well, I beat the game for about 500 in like 7 hours. Also, everyone on the Mirage staff was extremely nice, the dealers were good, and the room was comfortable - I definitely think I'll be spending a lot of time there.

As far as the cross country drive, I'll have to tackle that in a later entry to do it justice, but basically, it was one of the most incredible experiences of my life. We saw so much in just 7 days, that I feel like I'm still processing it all. The journey, and my experience with Mike had a profound effect on me, and I'm now committed to seeing as much of the world as possible. I honestly feel like I'm one of the luckiest people on earth, and to not make the most of my situation and see the world while I can would be pretty shameful. OK, I'm off to play some cards - I'll report back soon with details from the trip.