Our shift had a Xmas gift exchange the weekend before Xmas. 2 weeks before Xmas everyone who participated dropped their name into a 'hat' and then pulled someone else name out. They were to secretly buy a gift for that person in the $25-30 range. Well not everyone quite understood. If you don't already know about that person you snoop- you ask people who do know them about what they like or something.
So I get a great big bottle of Kahlua liqueur, cool for me. Thursday after Xmas I was asking around what people got, who got it for them etc. As usual I'm on Craps, stick position, dead game... I asked J - he got a t-shirt, which still had the tags on and was clearly less than the spending specifications, but he wasn't going to sulk. I asked G his answer was worse "nothing." but he seemed to be over it. I knew who his would be Santa was and have been giving him heck. I think I am going to get something for G just because I feel bad that this didn't work out for him.
Then D, who was in a dual-rate suit that day, walks up to box to check in on us, and I ask him what he got...
"You didn't hear?!?!" he asks
"No... what?" I inquire.
"I got hooks..." he sheepishly lets out.
"Hooks?! for fishing?"
"No, to hang stuff on!"
"WTF?!?! you're kidding right?"
"No! Get this, all morning so-n-so was asking me if i got to my package yet, I saw it there but didnt know how to approach it. Get this, it was wrapped in a grocery sack, with the handles tied up, and a paper towel taped to it with my name on it. When I finally got around to opening it, he must have realized it was missing from under the tree, and asked me 'so, ya gonna hang some stuff?' "
J and G were laughing so hard by this point they were crying, and so was I and even D. by this time we couldn't even look at each other with out the laughter busting out. All day and even to this day we look at each other we just say HOOKS and bust out laughing again.
Now G says he doesn't feel as bad about getting nothing!
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Xmas in Vegas
3rd Xmas here, and i still don't feel very Xmassy. I'm lucky to be off for 3 days from work though. I don't want to be near the strip. I went to the rehab center where my grandmother is recovering from her hip replacement today, no one else in my family went. But I know she was happy to see me.
Yesterday we made the mistake of going to a shopping center. 1st Best Buy - not so bad - just had a lil' exchange to do. Then B&N but didn't by anything. Had to get out of there, the noise the chaos, it was nothing I wanted to deal with. Before that we went to lunch at my friend's mother's Hawaiian/Korean BBQ restaurant, very good food! Then I had a physical therapy apt for my trapezius muscle troubles. I get great massage on the area. It's all due to my occupation, the leaning and reaching forward all the time.... anterior weight doesn't help! It's a female thing... unless you got some big ol' man-boobs, and if you do - I don't see you dealing dice too easily! I always feel so good after seeing the PT!
Yesterday we made the mistake of going to a shopping center. 1st Best Buy - not so bad - just had a lil' exchange to do. Then B&N but didn't by anything. Had to get out of there, the noise the chaos, it was nothing I wanted to deal with. Before that we went to lunch at my friend's mother's Hawaiian/Korean BBQ restaurant, very good food! Then I had a physical therapy apt for my trapezius muscle troubles. I get great massage on the area. It's all due to my occupation, the leaning and reaching forward all the time.... anterior weight doesn't help! It's a female thing... unless you got some big ol' man-boobs, and if you do - I don't see you dealing dice too easily! I always feel so good after seeing the PT!
Sunday, December 23, 2007
sucky time of year
this weekend sucks! we are making no money! i am having no fun and life goes on.
the new years eve/day schedule came out today! I'm very disappointed! I only get 1 day off, wednesday. I usually have tuesdays off too, but new years day is a tuesday so EVERYONE is scheduled a 6th day to work it. and the dice crew is working 6am to 2pm instead of the usual 4-12. ok so i get to sleep in on my would've been day off still, but then the day will suck so bad!
the new years eve/day schedule came out today! I'm very disappointed! I only get 1 day off, wednesday. I usually have tuesdays off too, but new years day is a tuesday so EVERYONE is scheduled a 6th day to work it. and the dice crew is working 6am to 2pm instead of the usual 4-12. ok so i get to sleep in on my would've been day off still, but then the day will suck so bad!
Thursday, December 20, 2007
8 hours & I'm a Bitch
I made it thru 8 hours today! I've been sick and spoiled! So to make it thru a whole shift is unheard of for me it seems. co-workers were shocked to still see me round after 10am(6th hour).
My shoulder was killing me, still is and I don't go back to the new physical therapist until Monday (xmas eve). Yesterday he really worked on it tho. Its an inflamed muscle with lotsa fluid build up.
We had a pretty good time today, not too busy so we shot the shit a lot. I work at one of the few casinos that we get away with this.
First thing this am I choose 3rd base. Almost by default, as J wanted 1st stick and L made it thru the inside of the pit to 2nd base. Theres the usual typical drunken bunch of left overs from swing shift. There's this big Colombian dude getting on my nerves across the table from me, who when shot fondled the dice for too long with fumbles n wasting time. So I said "No fondling the dice, you have to pick them up then throw them immediately!" but he continues, so I tell the floorman, who promptly has my back and tells him the same thing. He seemed to understand when it came from a more authoritative voice.
He was with some chick who was coming and going with her head lights on the whole time. When she was 'away' he started hitting on the other mediocre girl on the other side of him who seemed to be with the younger couple of players. He gave her some shot and he went flush red into sweats! they he was getting feely-touchy with her while the other girl was away. What a whore of a man.
The dice came back around to him and he started the fondling again, I told him he has 3 warnings, then again he did it and I said "One more time and you are done here." He did it one more time too! I had been shadowing E who was practicing so I left him alone and the game on hold as I retrieved the same floorman, who had my back again! I began to feel the notion of becoming floor. If I did not have a dealers uniform on, he might have respected me more. By this time miss headlight-are-on was back and questioned why, like it was her business, and how everywhere else he could do it that way. I simply replied "we have our own rules here and we enforce and follow them!"
Later in the day i come onto stick, and 2 players to my left reaches across the table into the prop box and grabs some bet(s). He seemed to ignore me as I scolded him about that, and how its a big NO-NO! So I said "Do you understand me, for all i know you picked up some one else's money! If you do it again, I'll get you thrown off this table! got it?" He replied as if to shut me up and so I kept a vigilant eye on him.
I bet they all thought I was just a BITCH today! But I don't care!!
Ok not so funny for today but it wasn't a funny feeling day...
My shoulder was killing me, still is and I don't go back to the new physical therapist until Monday (xmas eve). Yesterday he really worked on it tho. Its an inflamed muscle with lotsa fluid build up.
We had a pretty good time today, not too busy so we shot the shit a lot. I work at one of the few casinos that we get away with this.
First thing this am I choose 3rd base. Almost by default, as J wanted 1st stick and L made it thru the inside of the pit to 2nd base. Theres the usual typical drunken bunch of left overs from swing shift. There's this big Colombian dude getting on my nerves across the table from me, who when shot fondled the dice for too long with fumbles n wasting time. So I said "No fondling the dice, you have to pick them up then throw them immediately!" but he continues, so I tell the floorman, who promptly has my back and tells him the same thing. He seemed to understand when it came from a more authoritative voice.
He was with some chick who was coming and going with her head lights on the whole time. When she was 'away' he started hitting on the other mediocre girl on the other side of him who seemed to be with the younger couple of players. He gave her some shot and he went flush red into sweats! they he was getting feely-touchy with her while the other girl was away. What a whore of a man.
The dice came back around to him and he started the fondling again, I told him he has 3 warnings, then again he did it and I said "One more time and you are done here." He did it one more time too! I had been shadowing E who was practicing so I left him alone and the game on hold as I retrieved the same floorman, who had my back again! I began to feel the notion of becoming floor. If I did not have a dealers uniform on, he might have respected me more. By this time miss headlight-are-on was back and questioned why, like it was her business, and how everywhere else he could do it that way. I simply replied "we have our own rules here and we enforce and follow them!"
Later in the day i come onto stick, and 2 players to my left reaches across the table into the prop box and grabs some bet(s). He seemed to ignore me as I scolded him about that, and how its a big NO-NO! So I said "Do you understand me, for all i know you picked up some one else's money! If you do it again, I'll get you thrown off this table! got it?" He replied as if to shut me up and so I kept a vigilant eye on him.
I bet they all thought I was just a BITCH today! But I don't care!!
Ok not so funny for today but it wasn't a funny feeling day...
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Carbon Copies
OK so to anyone from 'back home' reading this beware!
And this is by no means Craps or Casino related!
Read on if you dare...
S has had a new friend here in Vegas for a few months now who slightly reminds me of KW, a tall and slightly heavy-set friend he has back home. For a while I kept getting over it, just accepting that there's more than one tall an slightly heavy set guys out there. But he does remind me of KW a lot!
Then I met a few more of S new Vegas friends, most all are younger than even I. Nothing weird there besides the age difference.
Last night we were picking up the KW look alike from the airport and then another friend I had never met and going out to dinner at an Indiana style farm food joint, Hash House a go-go.
We get to the destination where picking up the other friend, driving a full size pick up, he gets out of the truck and walks around to get into ours, I blurt out "F*&$! Do you have Carbon Copies of all your friends from back home?!" He's tall, with an average guy build, clean cut early 30's. it's the Carbon Copy of RS! It doesn't stop there... S says before this guy gets in the car, "wait until you hear him talk."
He steps into the car and says "What's up, man?" to the KW copy. I nearly died laughing immediately! He even has the same manner of speaking AND a similar voice to RS!
The CC's are in the back seat commenting and laughing that I'm so entertained with them, and all they had to do was show up!
A few minutes later I question S who his new VR was? He replied that "No one can CC him!"
I interjected that all he needed to be was a shorter toe-headed spaz...
But I still can't get over the likenesses! It's surely a compliment to both originals and CCs!
My head was going to explode! Still might - esp if a VR CC shows up in the scene!
I'm just glad there's no CC of me, I came with him out here, so no facsimile required, right?!
And this is by no means Craps or Casino related!
Read on if you dare...
S has had a new friend here in Vegas for a few months now who slightly reminds me of KW, a tall and slightly heavy-set friend he has back home. For a while I kept getting over it, just accepting that there's more than one tall an slightly heavy set guys out there. But he does remind me of KW a lot!
Then I met a few more of S new Vegas friends, most all are younger than even I. Nothing weird there besides the age difference.
Last night we were picking up the KW look alike from the airport and then another friend I had never met and going out to dinner at an Indiana style farm food joint, Hash House a go-go.
We get to the destination where picking up the other friend, driving a full size pick up, he gets out of the truck and walks around to get into ours, I blurt out "F*&$! Do you have Carbon Copies of all your friends from back home?!" He's tall, with an average guy build, clean cut early 30's. it's the Carbon Copy of RS! It doesn't stop there... S says before this guy gets in the car, "wait until you hear him talk."
He steps into the car and says "What's up, man?" to the KW copy. I nearly died laughing immediately! He even has the same manner of speaking AND a similar voice to RS!
The CC's are in the back seat commenting and laughing that I'm so entertained with them, and all they had to do was show up!
A few minutes later I question S who his new VR was? He replied that "No one can CC him!"
I interjected that all he needed to be was a shorter toe-headed spaz...
But I still can't get over the likenesses! It's surely a compliment to both originals and CCs!
My head was going to explode! Still might - esp if a VR CC shows up in the scene!
I'm just glad there's no CC of me, I came with him out here, so no facsimile required, right?!
Monday, December 17, 2007
Putrid Yesterday!
I only worked about 2 hr yesterday. I don't usually go home so early but I was ill feeling.
We had a dead game, T was on floor/box, G was on the other base. we were all talking and suddenly T flees the area. Then it begins to linger into my breathing air! OH MY GAWD, I yell and nearly gagged! I turned and pointed at T "How could you do that to us?!"
But she remarked... "I didn't do it, I smelled and that's why I left!"
I heard G snickering and knew it was him immediately thereafter! I couldn't handle it i put my sleeve over my face until I was tapped out... I told him he's supposed to turn his arse out away from the pit, LOL.
He exclaimed that he did but the draft brought it back in!! It was hilarious and gross at the same time!
I stated I did not want to know what he ate the night before!
We had a dead game, T was on floor/box, G was on the other base. we were all talking and suddenly T flees the area. Then it begins to linger into my breathing air! OH MY GAWD, I yell and nearly gagged! I turned and pointed at T "How could you do that to us?!"
But she remarked... "I didn't do it, I smelled and that's why I left!"
I heard G snickering and knew it was him immediately thereafter! I couldn't handle it i put my sleeve over my face until I was tapped out... I told him he's supposed to turn his arse out away from the pit, LOL.
He exclaimed that he did but the draft brought it back in!! It was hilarious and gross at the same time!
I stated I did not want to know what he ate the night before!
OK, back in the habbit I hope!
Today was my friday. I'm pooped, I dont usually work 8 hr days if i can help it. I'm spoiled I guess.
Our company holiday party started today, they go for 22 hours, so all shifts have a chance to go before during or after shift. I got to go during. Shrimp Cocktail and Crab Legs were my choice eats, the masseurs and live music wasn't in yet, as i was only there at 7:20-8am (the whole deal opened up at 6am). Lots of pretty eats but i went with faves and loaded up!
The dice crew got shifted around all day with stand ins while we went to eat. The guy who is still learning got put on, i think it was his 3rd day ever, not even consecutive. well he doesn't get it yet- the dice dealer attitude. he's so hunky dory in life anyway. So anyway here's the deal.
12 was rolling a lot and some how someone said something about the 'get rich quick' scams. I say "yea, D (the newbie who also has a offshoot of the soap cult - amway - business) knows all about that."
D replies, "there's nothing quick about it!"
I knocked him one with saying "well obviously, you're supplementing your income with by working here!" And I thought it was funny.
Dice dealers give each other shit all the time! But he took it way too personal and his lil amway selling feelings got hurt "That's not very funny you know!"
But i thought it was! Then he stopped paying me any attention, not asking for help, or even making eye contact w/ me! No skin off my back - he can make mistakes and not learn all damn day. I told my supervisor he might write a voluntary on me or some other kind of complaint, and he said to just ignore him.
When I got off work I text messaged a co-worker who was off who thinks similar thoughts of the same dumb-ass amway freak. no reply but i bet he got a laugh!
Our company holiday party started today, they go for 22 hours, so all shifts have a chance to go before during or after shift. I got to go during. Shrimp Cocktail and Crab Legs were my choice eats, the masseurs and live music wasn't in yet, as i was only there at 7:20-8am (the whole deal opened up at 6am). Lots of pretty eats but i went with faves and loaded up!
The dice crew got shifted around all day with stand ins while we went to eat. The guy who is still learning got put on, i think it was his 3rd day ever, not even consecutive. well he doesn't get it yet- the dice dealer attitude. he's so hunky dory in life anyway. So anyway here's the deal.
12 was rolling a lot and some how someone said something about the 'get rich quick' scams. I say "yea, D (the newbie who also has a offshoot of the soap cult - amway - business) knows all about that."
D replies, "there's nothing quick about it!"
I knocked him one with saying "well obviously, you're supplementing your income with by working here!" And I thought it was funny.
Dice dealers give each other shit all the time! But he took it way too personal and his lil amway selling feelings got hurt "That's not very funny you know!"
But i thought it was! Then he stopped paying me any attention, not asking for help, or even making eye contact w/ me! No skin off my back - he can make mistakes and not learn all damn day. I told my supervisor he might write a voluntary on me or some other kind of complaint, and he said to just ignore him.
When I got off work I text messaged a co-worker who was off who thinks similar thoughts of the same dumb-ass amway freak. no reply but i bet he got a laugh!
Saturday, December 15, 2007
My fans miss me!
New Years Resolution number 1:
Write more blog stories!!
Yes it is true I am going to try to bring my stories to you again!
Nothing new today...
The Rodeo Finals are in town again, this year being on graveyard shift I don't see as many cowboys! I know they are there tho! I know night shift sees them when the events are done by the afternoon. They are much more cordial and generous!
So give me thru the xmas bologna and I will try to make posting a regular part of my life again!
S has picked on me for keeping my commitment on here too! he's so commited to it too, ritually reading others and writing for his own various blogs. I envy his determination, or maybe he's just autistic!
More to come!!
Write more blog stories!!
Yes it is true I am going to try to bring my stories to you again!
Nothing new today...
The Rodeo Finals are in town again, this year being on graveyard shift I don't see as many cowboys! I know they are there tho! I know night shift sees them when the events are done by the afternoon. They are much more cordial and generous!
So give me thru the xmas bologna and I will try to make posting a regular part of my life again!
S has picked on me for keeping my commitment on here too! he's so commited to it too, ritually reading others and writing for his own various blogs. I envy his determination, or maybe he's just autistic!
More to come!!
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