Back in Vegas

I got into Vegas yesterday afternoon. It was a blessedly uneventful flight. Southwest even served snacks that didn't include peanuts! My peanut allergy thanks Southwest Airlines for switching to Cheeze-It snacks, at least for this trip.

Checked into the Chapman B&B. Nice place, almost overly decorated. If there is a space on a wall where a picture could be hung, there is a picture there. Van Gogh prints in the bedroom, European travel posters in the bathroom. There also must be fifty Lladro statuettes on display in the living room. Apparently, it's the collection of the mother of the man that owns the place and she spends her winters here. The flowery prints on the sofas reminiscent of grandma's house. I think it will be a comfortable, quiet respite from the glitz of the Las Vegas Strip.

The biggest immediate challenge is the time change. You wouldn't think 3 hours would be that much but it is also the expected working hours: 6 PM to 3 AM. I'm used to going to bed at 10 or 11 EST and getting up at 5 or 6. I will be going to work at 6 PM which is 9 PM EST so I'm going to be going to work when I am used to just settling in for the evening back in Tampa. To help get acclimated, I figured I needed to stay up late and sleep in.

I took a walk to the Sahara Casino on the north end of the Strip. It is about a 2 mile walk through a pretty nice residential area. They have a Poker Tournament with a $45 buy-in. I played in it. Busted a guy by catching a deuce and also two others when I was well ahead but ultimately went down when I was out kicked with Top Pair having put too much faith in a king that paired the board. I got back to the room about two o'clock but only slept until six. It's a start. We'll try to make some more progress on it tonight.

Orientation Training is today. I start a new job .