So after the headaches of the first night, things have improved. Thursday morning I wrote an email to Guest Services explaining my discontent and that afternoon I received a call from one of the Hotel Managers. I have to hand it to them. I didn't think they'd respond to me, but they did and offered to make things better. I wasn't looking for anything other than just getting the room situation straight. But I did have one request and that was free WiFi access for the remainder of our stay, which she happily obliged.

Thursday I was supposed to have a phone interview for a new job with a web company, but it was cancelled on Wednesday night. That was good for me because after that first night, the last thing I wanted to do was wakeup for an interview. So we went to Sigfried and Roy's Secret Garden to see some dolphins, lions, tigers and leopards. It was ok. We walked over to The Venetian and walked around a little. We gambled, watched some baseball and relaxed.

That night, my buddy from high school, Dan Boissy, was playing at the House of Blues at Manadalay Bay with the NK Band. So we hit the monorail and rode down there to hang out with him and the band. It was great hanging out with Dan. Neither of us could remember when we last saw each other, but I suspect it was shortly after I got married in 1998. He's been living in L.A. for seven years.

Yesterday we gambled some more and walked over to the Fashion Show Mall to check out the Apple Store. We came back to the hotel room to watch some baseball, then headed out to visit some of the mor... uh... less nice casinos. We ended up walking into Caesar's Palace and stumbling upon Bobby Flay's Mesa Grill, so we ducked in and luckily were seated immediately. It was awesome. I had the Pork Tenderloin and Lisa had 16-spice chicken. The tenderloin was awesome.

Today we've got some big plans. Dinner at Emeril's Del Monico Steakhouse and tickets for Cirque du Soleil's "Love."