Or alternatively titled, “AC by way of Philadelphia”.
For my Chinese New Year AC trip I hooked up with some friends from work who happened to be going as well, which was awesome because they let me stay in their room on Saturday night so I didn’t have to suffer the late night Saturday bus ride back. To make it even better, we all chipped in and got a rental car, so I didn’t have to ride the bus at all.

Unfortunately, we didn’t do so well in the directions department (obviously not my fault) and we ended up missing the garden state parkway and took the nj turnpike the whole way. Our driver was a fucking maniac though so even with a stop for coffee we still made it in record time. Gold. I headed over to the Borgata and played craps, blackjack and poker until I couldn’t see anymore. Aahhhh home.

Saturday I decided it was time to get some value out of these comps and splurged on the massage/spa. Totally worth it. Not the best massage I’ve ever received, but good nonetheless. It probably would have been better if I weren’t already 6 drinks in. I do have to air a complaint about the spa though. The spa would be awesome if it weren’t for all the full frontal nudity. Seriously guy-getting-out-of-the-shower, I don’t need you to tell me how awesome the spa is while you are drying off your balls. In fact, I don’t need to talk to you at all. Save the conversation for a time when you’re wearing clothes.

I actually played poker with no success this trip. I really need to get my shit together and start playing more poker. And better poker too, this is getting ridiculous. I’m not even winning online anymore. Spanish 21 did me well this trip though, so I managed to squeeze out a winning trip for once.

I was actually disappointed at the Asian turnout at the Borgata this year. Last year I spent Chinese New Year at Caesars, which draws a much bigger Asian crowd. The Borgata didn’t even run any specials for it, likely because their customer-base generally consists of a bunch of kids pretending to be guidos. I love the Borgata, but I think I’m going to have to go back to Caesar’s for CNY next year.