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And in the end... [Jul. 11th, 2008|11:37 pm]

Many have spoken of The End.
"...and in the end, the love you make is equal to the love you take..."
"...and now, the end is near and so I face the final curtain..."
"When the way comes to an end, then change. Having changed, you pass through."

But no one has said it better than Cindigo when she said, "Suck it Live Journal. Word Press is my God now."

It has been a long time coming and I have threatened it before but this time it is for real- This is my last post on Live Journal.  I too am moving over to WordPress.

For now just use this address- http://lifeinthevegas.com/wordpress/  It will change again back to the address you have always used but for now just tack on the /wordpress on the end.  Best to actually type or copy/paste the address into a new browser window to get the site to load properly.  Otherwise it will just open up in the old frame which is one of the reasons I am moving to WordPress.

The new site is a work in progress.  Not everything works over there yet.  There is a lot going on behind the scenes that will soon be on line.  For now check out the "Favorite Sites" link.  I will let you know as things do come on line.

Good bye Live Journal.  It has been nice.


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How to make Troy's head explode [Jul. 7th, 2008|11:34 pm]

I define sarcasm as a little smart ass joke in a way to point out the obvious.  The dictionary says, "a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain"
Either way.
Problem is when I hear something it is processed literally.
Today at work one of my co-workers was looking for a guest's car keys in the file cabinet.  As it ends up, the keys were filed exactly were they were supposed to be but for whatever reason the co-worker was not finding them.  I offered to help and found them immediately.  "Everything has it's place..."
When things are neat and organized if usually makes life a bit easier.
I was already confused as to why this person was not able to find the keys exactly where they were supposed to be and then the guest quipped, "Amazing how you can find something when it is right there on top."
This sent my head spinning.  Really?  Is it amazing?  I processed what he said literally although he meant it in a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain I am sure.


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(no subject) [Jul. 4th, 2008|11:16 pm]
I got an email today from one Lena Spencer. It started off- "Dear Prominent User Of The Internet..."

You know it bitches.

The letter goes on to say she wanted to give me a million dollars 'cause I rock Mother Internet.

Now maybe I can afford to stay at Ritz Carlton, Marina Del Rey in California.

I was thinking, how about they take fifty bucks of my million and hire a proof reader? It gave me a headache trying to read her gobbly gook. (Apologies to my Vietnamese friends...)

See for yourself-

"Attention: Dear Prominent User Of The Internet

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family?

I hope this mail meets you in a perfect condition. This is from a total cash prize of US 50,000,000 Million dollars, given to the first FIFTY (50) people who will be compensated in this world internet programs. All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site Through computer draw system and extracted from over 700.000 companies I am using this opportunity to thank you for using the internet daily.

Due to your effort, using internet programs indoor and in your office,We want to compensate you and show our gratitude to you with tshe sum of $1,000,000.00 Million United States Of America Dollars we have authorized Mrs. Amber Cummings to assist your in getting your compensation csheck across to you.Tshe name and contact address of the Mrs. Amber Cummings is as follows;

COMPENSATION HEAD OFFICE
CONTACT AGENT: Mrs. Amber Cummings
EMAIL: cummings01@sbcglobal.net
Tel: +234 705 560 6679

Finally remember that I have forwarded instruction to Mrs. Amber Cummings on your behalf to send the cash prize of One Million United State Of America Dollars to you as soon as you contact her without delay .


Mr. Lena Spencer
Presidential Library & Museum
Former Director International Online
Lottery Co-coordinator. © 2008 WORLD
INTERNET PROGRAMS®"

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(I am racking my brain to come up with some sort of hidden meaning in the name 'Amber Cummings'. I mean these scammers aren't stupid are they? If I was going to try this sort of thing I would have all sorts of little jokes inside. Sort of like Hidden Mickeys. Or once on a movie set we hid a little cardboard cut out of a kangaroo in the background of every scene.) 


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Good news... [Jul. 4th, 2008|03:53 pm]
My new edition of Strip Las Vegas magazine arrived today and I found this little write up in it.
Good news.
Tell everyone you know.


Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting


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That little dash there in between [Jul. 3rd, 2008|03:51 pm]
I wonder what it must be like to know you are going to die?
I mean I know I am going to die. I realize I will most likely wake up less times than I already have. I think about that most every day. It pains me to think of the time I have wasted and some of the choices I have made.
But what if I was told I have a limited amount of time? What if I was told I had maybe six months left to live? I wonder if I would be scared? I wonder if I would be sad? I wonder what my reaction would be?
I have a right to be sad. I don’t believe in God or a heavan or hell so for me, I believe this is all there is. When I die there is no more. And in this sunset of my life I know the health problems will only grow more frequent and sever. My body has changed dramatically from age 20 to age 40. It will only get worse from 40 to 60 and worse still from 60 to The End.
But what if at age 40 I was told I had something that was not able to be fixed? How would I react? Would I fight? Would I give up? Would I give what little spark I had left to those who were worse off than me?
I know in the past I have stated I would give no more money to beggers. Yet there is a man on the corner of Las Vegas Blvd. and Sahara that is very kind and appreciative even when I apologize that I only have a dollar for him today. He doesn’t care he claims and reminds me that every little bit helps. He doesn’t say “God bless” but instead wishes me a good rest of the day. I don’t have a lot of money right now in these hard times but can still afford to give a little bit of what I do have to someone who has less than me.
Would I have the strength and motivation to wonder the sterile hospital halls to try to give a sicker person a smile and try to convince them it was all going to be ok even though I know that to be a lie? Or will I curl up in a ball and just wait?
I knew someone whos husband was diagnosed with inoperable cancer and was told he would soon succumb. He went out and bought a gun, and a bunch of plastic drop clothes and hug them up in the bathroom. He wrote a note saying he did not want to be such a burden to his family, called 911 and went to the bathroom to take his own life.
I knew a girl who was given the same news. She took the opposite stance and fought the cancer. Last I heard she was cancer free.
It makes me think of the time I do have left and wonder what I can do with what is left. Can I make a difference, for whatever that means? Can I do something even in these latter days to try to make up for the wasted time and poor choices?
I guess time will tell.
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(no subject) [Jul. 3rd, 2008|12:35 pm]
Well, it is July 3 so that means the christmas stuff will be up in the stores any day now.
Once again, just so you know, you are not getting a christmas gift from me in December. Please don't get anything for me. Or if you feel you must, give me something you don't use anymore that you think I would like such as a book or a cd.

"Start giving. Stop shopping. Start loving."
Reverend Billy
from "What Would Jesus Buy?"
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Big news... uh, not yet [Jul. 1st, 2008|08:41 pm]
There was gonna be big news about LifeInTheVegas tonight but then I realized something was still a little amiss.
So you'll have to wait.
Oh never mind, here is the deal- LifeInTheVegas is gonna go away as you know it. In it's place will be a brand new website. I have it set up to run on the Wordpress platform. The main part of the site will be the blog. Supporting that will be several other areas including a section for reviews of many different things including shows, restaurants, hotels, casinos and other fun stuff. there will be a section for pictures and videos. there will be a list of websites I like to visit. There will be two other things I am pretty excited about- The Encyclopedia and Yin/Yang.
The Encyclopedia will be a sort of encyclopedia but about me. There will be entries for each letter of the alphabet discussing things impotant to me.
Yin/Yang will be a sort of blog inside a blog dedicated to all things yin/yang in my life. I'll discuss opposite or conflicting issues in my life and how it affects me.

There will even be an RSS feed.

The delay now is that I was having a great guy in England helping me set things up but it is sort of hard to work with him because he gets up around 6am which is 10pm for me. So I can give him instructions and we can chat for a little while before I have to go to bed. Then I wake up at 6:45 am and hit the computer to see what he has done for me while I was sleeping. We can discuss assuming he is at the computer. When I return from work it is 1am for him so I have to wait 5 more hours to chat with him. He got to navigation bar fixed for me after I had spent way too much time trying to get it to work. At 7am this morning it was functioning but tonight it is missing.

So I was debating whether or not I should even mention this new site or not and wait till it was complete.

I decided to go ahead and let you know and in the next days I will completely switch over to posting on the new site. This way you can watch the developement and offer your feedbacks on how the site is doing and shaping up.

I will give you the new URL probably tomorrow. There are a few things I want to clean up and there is really not much to see right now anyway.
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Contract and Regulations for 00 Agents [Jun. 24th, 2008|10:59 pm]

Contract and Regulations for 00 Agents

 

  1. I never run out of cash.
  2. I accomplish, learn, give and enjoy something every day.
  3. My base of operations is always clean and organized.
  4. For challenges I improvise, adapt and overcome.
  5. I dress up, even at home alone.
  6. I eat vegetables, fruit, drink water, exercise and sleep.
  7. I carry enough cash and credit to operate efficiently.
  8. I choose my contacts carefully and avoid villains.
  9. I never give up but I can change directions.
  10. I am not afraid to pay for what I want.
  11. I get good value for my time and money.
  12. I circulate all things good.  The bad stops with me.
  13. Everyone I meet benefits from the experience.
  14. I am always early for meetings.
  15. I edit out negative verbalizations.
  16. On the job I am always professional.
  17. I am constantly learning by reading a book a week.
  18. I tip freely like Bond.
  19. My car is clean, filled up and ready to go.
  20. I rent what I need and take mental possession of it.
  21. I never run out of cash.

-Paul Kyriazi
from How to Live the James Bond Lifestyle

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The ANT Colony Creed [Jun. 24th, 2008|10:42 pm]
THE ANT COLONY CREED
1. To always speak the truth...except when to do so would injure another.
2. To talk health, happiness and prosperity to EVERYONE you meet.
3. To be so strong, that nothing can disturb your inner peace.
4. To be just as enthusiastic of anothers success as you are about your own.
5. To remember that God is in the pause.
6. To forgive the mistakes of your past and to strive to greater achievements in the future.
7. To never see failure...only opportunity. You are no longer a victim.
8. To have NO JUDGEMENTS of others...No matter what.
9. To live well and CHOOSE happiness. To say I can everyday.
10. To make an impact on the world. To live love.
11. To remember your spirit and nourish it daily.
12. To remember these principles above personalities.
13. To always speak of myself in a kind, gentle, positive way. To be nice to me.

Progress not perfection. Willingness is the key. And remember to laugh! 
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Boy George [Jun. 23rd, 2008|08:14 pm]
"Culture Club frontman Boy George has been forced to cancel his North American summer tour after U.S. authorities refused to issue him a visa, citing looming legal issues overseas.
George's 24-date North American trek was scheduled to begin July 11 at the House of Blues in Las Vegas, and wrap August 23 at the House of Blues in Dallas."

G. D. it.
Well, at least the new James Bond movie is scheduled for November and I think Gumball 3000 will be here in August.
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