Palazzo Locals Specials

We got a mailer today with the following locals specials for the Palazzo that are good through August 31, 2008. There are no coupons and you have to show a Nevada ID.

Receive a complimentary dessert with the purchase of an entree at the 40/40 Club, Carnevino, CUT, Dal Toro, Dos Caminos, Jade, Mainland, Morels French Steakhouse, SushiSamba, Table 10 and Woo

$25 Discount or a complimentary Fitness Passport at the Canyon Ranch Spa Club

25% off prevailing rate of hotel rooms

Upgrade seats to a special section at Jersey Boys at Tuesday and Saturday at 10 pm shows (there are a bunch of special provisions that apply to get the upgrade)

If you want more information, they list 877-444-5777 or palazzolasvegas.com.

Beautiful Day

Today I reached a major milestone in my weight loss goals today. I was so happy that I dragged my husband to come look at the scale this morning. Even my little dog came over to came over to see what all the fuss was about and then ran off when she realized that it wasn't a treat or a toy for her.

I was pretty surprised because my knee problems have really limited my ability to get in any exercise. So far, I've really, really depended on exercise so we'll see what happens next.

We've Been Cruelly Tricked!

You may have noticed that the delay since my last post has been uncharacteristically long. Well, folks, we have been the victims of a double cross.

I have been having knee problems so sadly I was unable to witness the spectacular Lady Hector display in person last Monday. Two of my "friends" promised to give me allll the details the next day.

Well, on Tuesday they gave me all the details...plus one more. I have to admit, it was pretty funny. I wasn't sure how to handle it on my blog, so in the interest of fairness AND entertainment I created a poll. (see the right column of the blog) Vote on the element you think was the embellishment that they added to the story. I will reveal the detail next week.

Let's see if you guys can guess the truth...or whether you like Lady Hector at her Flashdance best....awesome.

She's a Maniac, Maniac

Evidently I missed a Lady Hector performance for the ages last night at the gym. It involved a white tank top, a bottle of water.....and no bra. AWESOME.

Tao Tight But Freebies are the Key

I scored an invitation to the Us Weekly party last Thursday but I didn't feel like going out.

Turns out I didn't miss much because they weren't really giving that many freebies away. My friend only got some kind of oatmeal cereal bar thing-a-ma-bob.

Apparently it was basically all women so you'd think that they would have had more vendors since we're pretty spoiled when it comes to getting freebies for showing up to events. We all know that I'm there for the freebies, not to get my picture on any website. no way, baby.

Here's the scoop: My friend reports that the Tao Beach area is nice but it overlooks the Palazzo condo tower which is still under construction. I'm sure as the construction comes along there will be more events. If I get any more invitations, I will let you know. It's good to be in Vegas, kids.

Anarchy + Fireworks = Awesome

Happy 4th of July, guys!

I think my favorite celebration is the all night unorganized anarchy going on at a field at the Moapa Indian reservation right now.

There is a gas station on the reservation that sells all sorts of illegal fireworks. Of course, the state cop surround the gas station ready to give you a ticket if you try to take them back to your house.

So...people to go the field and light them off. They have been there since yesterday in an totally unorganized chaos lighting off huge-ass, illegal fireworks. The poor Moapa fire engine calmly goes around putting out all the brush fires.

Evidently, it turns out to be an uninterrupted display of pretty nice fireworks for a really long time. So since there is no fireworks show on the strip and you don't want to go o one of the shows at one of the parks around the Valley, maybe next year you maybe you might want to check out the scene at the Moapa Reservation. There are absolutely no precautions or facilities--so be prepared. Don't burn the whole thing down, guys!

The Train's A' Comin'

Tomorrow is weigh in day at Weight Watchers. You know what that means--another nervous post full of hand wringing and second guessing. Today will be no different. I have been really good this week with my activity and up until today have been good with my food choices.

At lunch, my less-than-secretive poker face at lunch almost touched off a near riot amongst office co-workers about what was appropriate and not appropriate to say to me about my clearly not kids-size spaghetti and meatballs at Macaroni Grill. In the end, I think everything got worked out, but it was pretty awkward for several hours. I blame food!

I'll keep my fingers crossed that I get some quality poopage between now and noon tomorrow. As always, I'll let you know.