Since my last post, the guy I got into a fight with has moved out, and the house has been much better since then. Everyone seems to be happier and in a better mood, and no one else has come home late during the night to wake everyone up.

Poker hasn’t been kind to me. I keep getting it in pretty good usually, or I’ve gotten coolered. No real errors that I can think of, just losing AK to AK and other dumb beats you probably don’t want to hear. Today I’m going to play some live cash. I’ve heard it’s really soft and I should be playing more since I think I’m quite good at the early levels of tournaments, and it’s basically the same thing. It’s been tough to get motivated for poker lately, but my attitude is improving. Hopefully I can get it back and enjoy myself more.

Last week I saw the Beatles Love Cirque du Soleil and it was really well done. It’s tough to not like it with constant Beatles music playing. It’s tough to really describe it in detail, but it’s definitely worth seeing if you are in Vegas. I saw Ka last year and really enjoyed it as well. I liked Ka more, but both are worth seeing. I still want to see the O cirque du soleil before I’m done with this trip, and I also think that seeing Penn and Teller would be highly amusing.

Breaking Bad had it’s season finale on Sunday. An amazing show, if you aren’t watching it yet, you should now. I thought the ending was very well down and pretty intense. Kind of sucks now though since I have to wait so long for new tv. Summer TV just isn’t the same. I recently started watching another show called Party Down. It’s hilarious and I’d definitely recommend it. I’ve finished the 1st season and just started the 2nd season. I’ll probably finish the 2nd season this week.

I’m now addicted to Smoothies. There’s a chain in Vegas called Tropical Smoothie Cafe, and it is SO GOOD! I always get at least one per day, but I usually get 2 per day. A few others in the house usually go with me for them as well. It’s just too good to pass up, and once I get back to Waterloo I won’t be able to have them anymore. So I may as well enjoy them while I can.

I guess the highlight for this week has been food. After the 1st shitty week, I’ve avoided most American food. I’ve found a few great Indian places, the best thai place I’ve ever been to, and also tried Ethiopian food for the 1st time. Indian is one of my favourite foods, I love spicy curries, and I seem to handle it better than most people. If you’re in Vegas I’d check out India Oven, and India Palace. Both are excellent, and much better and cheaper than Gaylords at the Rio. Lotus of Siam is the best thai place I’ve ever been to. I ordered the Musaman Curry Chicken and got it made spicier, it was fantastic. Ethiopian food was also delicious. Cutlery isn’t really used, we got this sponge bread for our dishes, and used it to pick up food on this giant platter that we ordered. I’ll be eating there again before I go home.

That’s all for now.

Matt.