# Things to do in Vegas when you're dead - a holiday MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [December 10, 2007, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-vegas-when-youre-dead-a-holiday-mmp/429459 "2007-12-10T10:38:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 20
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-vegas-when-youre-dead-a-holiday-mmp/429459/381 "2007-12-14T19:09:58Z")
Hey, \*\*McUne \*\* - is it my imagination or have you been scarce lately 'round these parts? :: puppy dog eyes :: I’ll probably make those French-puff-butter-cinnamon-heart-attacks sometime next week. I have a friend staying over starting tomorrow with whom I have an odd relationship, and for some reason I always feel the need to impress her with domestic angel skills. :smack: Not that she’s snotty or judgemental or anything. She’s a perfectly nice girl, but somehow manages to give off a “princess” vibe, for the lack of a better word. I’m hoping this weekend helps us bond a bit, because we have two very close mutual friends (Scottish Darling and Captain Cheekbones, who’s dating Princess at the moment) but for some reason the two of US have never really clicked. **rosie** , I’ve seen that picture before, but it makes me smile every time. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-vegas-when-youre-dead-a-holiday-mmp/429459/382 "2007-12-14T19:15:00Z")
[QUOTE=Lissla Lissar] Oooh! Oooh! I’m sort of kind of sort of getting Pitted in **Eonwe’s** thread! Sort of! For the first time! Well, it’s not really a Pitting. I’m between amazed and appalled. I’ve got to think about how I feel. Hmm. It would be nice if I thought I’d actually said something inflammatory. [/QUOTE] I just think it’s weird that **Auto** would open a thread like that on the SDMB - the reponses to such questions around here are rather predictable, as you most accurately pointed out. Gingerbread cookie dough are in fridge. Cigarette, lunch, then Christmas cookies. And then finishing up final grades. Ew. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-vegas-when-youre-dead-a-holiday-mmp/429459/383 "2007-12-14T19:19:38Z")
[QUOTE=HazelNutCoffee] **rosie** , I’ve seen that picture before, but it makes me smile every time. 😃 [/QUOTE] . . . my aim in life 😃😛🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Most\_Creative\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Most\_Creative\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Most_Creative_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-vegas-when-youre-dead-a-holiday-mmp/429459/384 "2007-12-14T19:37:00Z")
Haze, yes, I’ve been scarce around here. I’ve got a lot going on right now, and even though I’ve been reading, just haven’t felt like posting. That’s all. 🙂 Oh, and I attempted self-pics of my new glasses to post on my blog. [My new glasses!!](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2132/2110611049_0fdedb9525.jpg?v=0) ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-vegas-when-youre-dead-a-holiday-mmp/429459/385 "2007-12-14T19:39:31Z")
I like! I wanna get frames like that. :: mental kick to self to get eye exam soon :: I’m going to attempt Ree’s Christmas cookie recipe today. I got a Christmas tree cookie cutter and everything. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-vegas-when-youre-dead-a-holiday-mmp/429459/386 "2007-12-14T20:40:41Z")
[QUOTE=Most Creative User Name Ever] Haze, yes, I’ve been scarce around here. I’ve got a lot going on right now, and even though I’ve been reading, just haven’t felt like posting. That’s all. 🙂 Oh, and I attempted self-pics of my new glasses to post on my blog. [My new glasses!!](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2132/2110611049_0fdedb9525.jpg?v=0) [/QUOTE] ok - I’m about as straight as one can get, but \*_How you \* doin’?_ ---
**Author:** ![taxi78cab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@taxi78cab](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taxi78cab)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-vegas-when-youre-dead-a-holiday-mmp/429459/387 "2007-12-14T20:41:10Z")
Whew! I just caught up again. Hugs as needed although they seem less needed today than yesterday. Our Marketing dept pot luck today was great. The admin made an awesome rum cake. YUM! And everyone loved the chocolate raspberry torte. (Recipe courtesy of Kraft… search on double chocolate torte if you want it.) I don’t think I’m going to need dinner. Besides, a coworker invited us to her party tonight. And we’re going to a different coworker’s party tomorrow night. It’s a crazy time of year! I really like making cakes though. Now I don’t have an excuse to make another cake for a month. Anyone want a cake? LOVE the glow in the dark kittens. I showed them to one of my kitty-loving coworkers who also thought it was hysterical. **Mork** , I can provide sql help if you need it. That’s what I do all day. (Ok, well most of the day. Or some of the day. Some days. The point is, I know it quite well.) Good luck finding a car seat, **LiLi**. It doesn’t seem like it should be that hard. A family friend announced in her Christmas letter that she’s expecting a baby in May. So I get to knit up another baby blanket! Yay! ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-vegas-when-youre-dead-a-holiday-mmp/429459/388 "2007-12-14T20:47:16Z")
Those muffins sound nummy and not all that hard to make. I might have to get all nice and stuff and make a batch. JoeDawg has been returned to the sofa for another round of sofa time following mandatory sitting in lap and getting skritches. I can tell the strict regimen is taking it’s toll but discipline must be maintained. I’ve had an earworm today. Well, sorta. The kind where there’s this song and you almost know what it is but can’t quite place it, but the tune is just kinda stuck in the haid earworm. About fifteen minutes ago it finally hit me what the song is. It’s a hymn, of all things, _Christ Is The World’s True Light_. I have no idea why it got stuck roamin’ around inside my haid but now that I’ve thought of the name, it’s gone away. YAY!!! **Sean** that’s pretty jake. Especially for a middle aged white guy. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-vegas-when-youre-dead-a-holiday-mmp/429459/389 "2007-12-14T21:04:43Z")
A cigarette lunch sounds terrible! At least have some food and then a cig… Love the twisted Xmas pic of **anyrose** –she looks mad, as in bats in bellfry in that pic, no? But happily mad, if you follow. I have good news and bad news: The good news: I have to work tomorrow–and it’s a full 8 hours. It will help make up for the 2 days I missed this week. The bad news: I have to work tomorrow–and it’s a full 8 hours, plus I have to work with this witch in recovery. Most of recovery nurses are nice–this one’s a PITA. Also, I don’t have an aide tomorrow–I have the unit secretary, who can spin out stapling to be a 3 hour task… :rolleyes: What the hell, it’s money. ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-vegas-when-youre-dead-a-holiday-mmp/429459/390 "2007-12-14T21:15:25Z")
[QUOTE=anyrose] will [this](http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b75/anyrose/me/HappyHolidays.jpg) do? [/QUOTE] Works for me. We have Yuengling beer this year at our party here at Technical Thingies, Inc. And a band lined up for a little later. [Here’s me with the cartoon](http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j252/seanSDMB/Random%20Images/Photo4.jpg) **swampbear** said reminded him of me. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-vegas-when-youre-dead-a-holiday-mmp/429459/391 "2007-12-14T21:19:22Z")
**LiLi** –I defended your honor. I need to go do some stuff, like Xmas cards-I hate doing Xmas cards. They seem pointless in a weird way… ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-vegas-when-youre-dead-a-holiday-mmp/429459/392 "2007-12-14T22:00:00Z")
Okay, [one more pic before I go](http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j252/seanSDMB/Random%20Images/Friday.jpg). The band just started. And how do you like the hat? Greek Fisherman’s cap - worn them for years and years. Can’t be too drunk yet - I can still code and preview. **rigs** Don’t forget the new rules for cards more than 1/4 inch thick. Bit me in the ass this year, it did. Extra postage required. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-vegas-when-youre-dead-a-holiday-mmp/429459/393 "2007-12-14T22:01:46Z")
What’s a Jake M.A.W.G.? Do I want to know? Time to make turkey burgers and veggie pasta for dinner. Or soon it will be. I can tell I feel better–I’m getting antsy… ---
**Author:** ![taxi78cab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@taxi78cab](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taxi78cab)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-vegas-when-youre-dead-a-holiday-mmp/429459/394 "2007-12-14T22:17:41Z")
Anyone else completely lacking motivation this afternoon? It even seems like a lot of effort to post here. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-vegas-when-youre-dead-a-holiday-mmp/429459/395 "2007-12-14T22:27:24Z")
[QUOTE=Sean Factotum] Works for me. We have Yuengling beer this year at our party here at Technical Thingies, Inc. And a band lined up for a little later. [Here’s me with the cartoon](http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j252/seanSDMB/Random%20Images/Photo4.jpg) **swampbear** said reminded him of me. [/QUOTE] Webcams are awesome things! ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-vegas-when-youre-dead-a-holiday-mmp/429459/396 "2007-12-14T22:28:43Z")
Papa Tigs paid his entrance fee – he brought me home a piece of homemade tiramisu _and_ a piece of homemade pecan pie after today’s work potluck. So he was allowed to enter the house. 😃 Fun pics! And hey, there, Sean! How _you_ doin’? 😉 I worked and worked today…and still have a LOT of work left on this idiot job. Why people wait till the last minute to order a monster job rush is beyond me. But I give up. I decided a couple hours ago that I couldn’t finish it before COB, so I quit for a while. I’ll probably finish it up this evening or tomorrow morning, but in the meantime, I really do not give a rat’s patooty. Papa Tigs took the Idiots off for a play session and a quick shopping trip. And then called me to tell me that the Idiots’ education was furthered: A guy was out with his black lab in heat. Off leash. :smack: Fortunately, our guys are both too dumb to know what to do about it; Rusty was interested, but not enough to actually attempt anything. Who takes their dog in heat out in public off leash, though? :smack: ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-vegas-when-youre-dead-a-holiday-mmp/429459/397 "2007-12-14T23:06:38Z")
[QUOTE=Sean Factotum] Works for me. We have Yuengling beer this year at our party here at Technical Thingies, Inc. And a band lined up for a little later. [Here’s me with the cartoon](http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j252/seanSDMB/Random%20Images/Photo4.jpg) **swampbear** said reminded him of me. [/QUOTE] You look so happy. ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-vegas-when-youre-dead-a-holiday-mmp/429459/398 "2007-12-14T23:12:14Z")
[QUOTE=eleanorigby] What’s a Jake M.A.W.G.? Do I want to know? [/QUOTE] swampbear said that one of my pictures was pretty jake for a middle aged white guy. So I thought I’d put that into the picture, just show that I’m in real time here. [When my baby’s beside me.](http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j252/seanSDMB/Random%20Images/Photo6.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-vegas-when-youre-dead-a-holiday-mmp/429459/399 "2007-12-14T23:13:54Z")
[QUOTE=Sean Factotum] swampbear said that one of my pictures was pretty jake for a middle aged white guy. So I thought I’d put that into the picture, just show that I’m in real time here. [When my baby’s beside me.](http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j252/seanSDMB/Random%20Images/Photo6.jpg) [/QUOTE] I can’t stand it–you both look too happy and nice. Bah Humbug! just kidding–congrats to the new Mrs SF–and I hope she steals your hat! ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-vegas-when-youre-dead-a-holiday-mmp/429459/400 "2007-12-14T23:18:16Z")
[QUOTE=eleanorigby] What’s a Jake M.A.W.G.? [/QUOTE] Middle Aged White Guy. Either that or [Space Balls] I’m a mawg - half man, half dawg. I’m my own best friend![/SB] The Crossfire is officially ours (and the credit union’s) - we drove over to pay for it and I signed a gazillion papers. As I expected, I don’t much like it - it’s not very comfortable for me. But \*\*FCD \*\* is happy, and it’s just a car, right? We stopped for BBQ after at a \*verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry \* good local joint. Definitely worthy of a revisit. Plans for the weekend - trash and recycling run tomorrow. Clay time. Laundry. Gift wrapping. Oh yes, I know you want to be me… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-vegas-when-youre-dead-a-holiday-mmp/429459.md?page=19) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-vegas-when-youre-dead-a-holiday-mmp/429459.md?page=21)