Leaving Las Vegas
I didn't realize that I had an affinity for Vegas. It's the go-to spot in Pop Culture. I used to watch Robert Ulrich in Vega$ (it was so cool for him to drive into his living room-- on purpose). Ocean's Eleven was an awesome movie (both versions for different reasons). Honeymoon in Vegas made me believe that I could watch a Nicholas Cage romantic comedy. Leaving Las Vegas was a romantic tragedy (also with Nicolas Cage). I used to like to play the Leaving Las Vegas drinking game (when he takes a drink, you take a drink). Then came CSI. Week after week, the team go into poorly lit rooms, spray luminol and make wise cracks. I would watch in squinty fascination. Wifey and I were going to go to Vegas for our 10th Anniversary. Then computers broke her ankle (did I mention I hate computers?) and that largely helped to screw that trip. After our house deal and a long string of trip cancellations, we pressed ahead and booked a trip to Vegas. I came to realization that I envied peo...