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The sexy merman lasts all night
Jul. 5th, 2022 03:41 pmYikes, it's been a while since I've posted here! I'm alive, though in a constant state of Overwhelmed By Things.
Though not really in a mood to celebrate the Fourth this year, my mom and I still headed out to a local hotel to escape the neighborhood fireworks. And since we were there, we decided to catch the show put on by the hotel, anyway (hey, we were already there, fireworks are still pretty, and I hold no ill will toward pyrotechnics themselves; I hate the illegal fireworks in the neighborhood, though, because they constantly startle me), then eat too much at one of the restaurants and stay up way too late hitting the slot machines in the casino.
I am by no means a big gambler. Penny slots, all the way, for me! And I never go in expecting to win big; I just want to be able to get some mileage out of my money, similar to a kid playing at an arcade. And finally, I choose my games based mostly on aesthetic (and minimum bet): if it features something cute or pretty or ridiculously appealing, I will feed it my money. So, when I saw this looking back at me from a machine, I was prepared to surrender all the cash in my purse (don't worry, it was only like, thirty bucks).
Thankfully, though, I didn't have to! A simple five-dollar bill lasted over two hours, and left me twenty dollars richer. I always like when I can stretch my initial bet to ridiculous lengths; it makes me feel oddly accomplished, though I've done absolutely nothing but press a button over and over like a drugged-out lab rat.
Anyway, it was a nice diversion from all of the other Stuff in my life and the rest of the world, and about the only thing of note that I've done in the past three weeks. I will get back to writing, eventually, but right now, it's all about mindless pleasures. :)
Though not really in a mood to celebrate the Fourth this year, my mom and I still headed out to a local hotel to escape the neighborhood fireworks. And since we were there, we decided to catch the show put on by the hotel, anyway (hey, we were already there, fireworks are still pretty, and I hold no ill will toward pyrotechnics themselves; I hate the illegal fireworks in the neighborhood, though, because they constantly startle me), then eat too much at one of the restaurants and stay up way too late hitting the slot machines in the casino.
I am by no means a big gambler. Penny slots, all the way, for me! And I never go in expecting to win big; I just want to be able to get some mileage out of my money, similar to a kid playing at an arcade. And finally, I choose my games based mostly on aesthetic (and minimum bet): if it features something cute or pretty or ridiculously appealing, I will feed it my money. So, when I saw this looking back at me from a machine, I was prepared to surrender all the cash in my purse (don't worry, it was only like, thirty bucks).
Thankfully, though, I didn't have to! A simple five-dollar bill lasted over two hours, and left me twenty dollars richer. I always like when I can stretch my initial bet to ridiculous lengths; it makes me feel oddly accomplished, though I've done absolutely nothing but press a button over and over like a drugged-out lab rat.
Anyway, it was a nice diversion from all of the other Stuff in my life and the rest of the world, and about the only thing of note that I've done in the past three weeks. I will get back to writing, eventually, but right now, it's all about mindless pleasures. :)
