- I’m going to see the Dead Milkmen again.
- Faith no More are apparently getting back together (well, without Jim Martin, and likely just in Europe – I guess it’s time to renew that passport).
- SXSW is less than a month away.
- In less awesome news, but possibly still cool – Jane’s Addiction might play SXSW
- And in what will likely be catastrophically bad new MGM is going to remake Robocop ANNNNNNNDDDD Red Dawn
Monthly Archives: February 2009
The short road to diamond
The first time I got my diamond card it was a long, painful process. The second year I gambled so much between Tahoe, Vegas (twice) and multiple AC trips that it wasn’t even a question. But this year it was looking like I wouldn’t even get to platinum status. But much like the apartment I pay way too much for, once I get used to something there’s no going back for me. So the options were either to stop gambling or find a way to get 9000 tier points FAST.
Luckily my fellow craps addict Heather already had the solution for me. Video Poker. All I had to do was learn how to play. So I went back to my favorite gambling website, wizardofodds.com, and started reading Jacks or Better strategy. It’s actually much easier than I expected it to be and within a couple hours I was making no mistakes on the java simulator.
Armed with my new VP knowledge, I headed down to AC determined to get my diamond card. I went with $5 VP because it’s in the high limit room. The high limit room is fucking amazing. Good drink service, no crowds and a private bathroom. But there’s a whole other world when you play VP that I had never noticed. All the good machines were taken and there was no sign that these people would be leaving any time soon. I went to the craps table to wait it out. Finally at 4am it opened up. I was already smashed but still remebered the rules fairly well. I put on my headphones and quickly got into a rythm. Four hours later I had all the points I needed and I was up so it was time to get the hell out of there. But I didn’t want to. VP is awesome-no idiots slowing the game down, no one smashing themselves up next to you or asking stupid questions. Just you and the game. And you can make it as fast or as slow as you want. It still doesn’t beat hitting four (or more) points for the fire bet in craps, but it is definitely a new kind of awesome.
The only downside is that when you hit a jackpot ($1250), you have to wait so they can fill out a W-2G, so now I have figure out how to deal with it when I do my taxes. It’s a small price to pay though.