Viva Las Vegas!

RoboMark and I arrived in Las Vegas this morning about 10:30. Our flight left DC at 8:30, which meant we had to be at National by 6:45 -- because RM takes no chances with flights -- which meant I had to get up at 5:30 AM, thank you very much. Consequently I spent most of the afternoon napping. However, we did take a stroll around the hotel (we’re staying at the Luxor), and then we went next door to Mandalay Bay, where we’ll see an Ultimate Fight tomorrow night.

By sheer luck, we managed to get there as the fighters were leaving after the weigh-in, so we were a stone’s throw from Rashad Evans and Diego Sanchez and Andrei “The Pit Bull” Arlovski, who WALKED PAST US LESS THAN A FOOT FROM ME!!! Andrei has a rep for being an Evil Guy -- he’s even been known to file his teeth into fangs -- but for some reason I really *like* him; he strikes me as a smart guy with a sense of humor, and he wears a cute little ponytail. It’s not quite sharing an elevator with Nate Quarry, but it’s pretty darn cool.

Also, we had a funny cabdriver, who told us Las Vegas really needs “clean, honest whores.” (Did you know prostitution is actually illegal in Vegas? It’s legal in Nevada, but prohibited in Clark County.)