Getting into the Groove

Ok, I've been on a job search....as I type these words, the voices of my Mom/and or Dad echo in my head "If you don't have anything good to say, don't say anything at all." So in the spirit of that haunting phrase, here's a little bit about my job hunt.





I've been sending out a lot of resumes.

There, now that's taken care of. Now to the fun stuff.

My former roommate from New York came to visit me. Now mind you, we haven't seen each other in 15 year, but it was like not a day had passed when I saw her. Back in the day we gabbed, partied and generally ran all over the city buying knock offs from street vendors. This past weekend we gabbed, partied and did a lot of shoe shopping and I'm telling you she's wearing the sexiest pair of shiny black pumps all around Manhattan and I for one am JEALOUS.

We did gamble at the penny slots at New York, New York, Bellagio, Planet Hollywood and the Luxor. I liked the Goldfish slots. I seemed to do well on them. We had drinks at all of the above mentioned and the open air bar just outside of Caesar's. Ok, a couple too many at the open air bar, but there were some cute 20-somethings that just flew in from Indianapolis and were so adorable as they drank their fufu frozen drinks and smoked cigars.

We shopped at the Miracle Mile shops and I introduced her to shoe heaven: DSW (where she got the sexy black pumps). Joanne found out there is a DSW in Manhattan and now she finally has a place to throw away her life savings.

Thanks to my brother and sister-in-law Mike and Sara, we also dined at some great restaurants that the "locals" go to. See, here in VEGAS there are the the Hotels/Restaurants and Casinos that tourists goes to and the Hotels/Restaurants and Casinos that the "locals" and the employees of the hotel/casino industry go to. They call them "SIN" nights (SERVICE INDUSTRY NIGHTS). Mandalay Bay as one at the bar, "The Rum Jungle" and I hear the M Hotel/Resort is very fun and hot and right outside of Las Vegas.

We hit "Paymon's Mediterrean Cuisine" and "Cool Place Cuba Cafe" for some amazing "Ropa Vieja" and plantains... nummy, nummy. Also, courtesy of my lovely sister-in-law who is a wedding planner at the Bellagio, we went to the Bellagio Buffet which actually had a lot of great seafood. Over all, a wonderful time, but it took me a day or two to recover.....I'm not the NY party girl I used to be...or the LA party girl for that matter.


Next Blog....Alora Dana Cheek is coming in. What other fun things can we explore...Time to look in the guide book that Nina Berry gave me...Thanks Nina!!!!

Oh for the two people who weighed in on what I should call my home (come on people participate)!!!!! I have the following names. I would appreciate your vote on this.

VOTE ON THE TOP RIGHT SIDE OF THE PAGE....

All wonderful and varied names....So man up and give me some feedback PEOPLE!!!

XO

c

Meanwhile in the middle of the desert.....A Las Vegas Mad Lib

New _____ transplant, Cheri Waterhouse, formerly of Morris, Il, West Chicago, Il, Tempe AZ, New York, NY and most recently Los Angeles, CA, determindly filled out hundreds of online _______ and sent out countless _______ to every possible job she could see herself in. "This is really ________," she thought as she scoped indeed.com and the ladders.com for the ____day in a row. "I think I'd rather roll in my own _____ or maybe just have lunch. As she went to the refrigerator, she stared _____ at the ______ leftovers from the previous evening. "Naw," she thought. "I'd rather have the _______. I don't care if I'm supposed to be eating healthier _____."

Today was a wake up call. She had arrived at the _____ _______ Career Center. There were ______ of cars when she _______. As she opened the door, she was met by _____greeters and told to sit down along with the _____ of people looking for a _______. Large screens touting facts about______ flashed around her. "Wow, she thought, I never knew that the ______ _______ Convention floor is over ____________ sq ft. And it's ________!" After waiting _____ minutes, she was called up to a __________ and was asked several questions about why she ___________. Cheri was charming and engaging and thought she ______ the pants off the ________. The _______ informed her she was moving her forward, but they weren't hiring until September. "_________, September?! You're ________me." But she was assured this information was ________. "Back to the ________ _________," she thought. "Job hunting is _____, _______, _________ and _________!!!"

Venturing out into the Great Unknown...Sort of...

I'm afraid this post maybe slightly boring, since I've spent my first week in Las Vegas, nose to the grindstone, emptying boxes, only making occasional excursions to the nearby Walmart Supercenters for beer, sugar free popcicles and cleaning supplies...by the way, there are too many Walmarts. There are 20 in the city limits of Las Vegas. Overkill? You THINK? But I have managed to take a couple of drives around the area, so here are some fun facts I've discovered in my first week.

1. Too many Walmarts (see above).

2. I live within a mile of the Liberace Museum. I saw the exhibit with my girls from
Chicago and it is quite impressive. I love those Bob Mackie oufits. One more outrageous than the next....Who thought he was straight? hmmm.....

3. The famous "Welcome To Las Vegas" sign was created in 1959. Actor Judd Nelson was also born in 1959....a coincidence? I think not....

4. I live a couple of miles from UNLV, which I thought would be a good place to work at (the LA Cougar amongst squeaky clean collegiate boys) but after filling out the application, they said I didn't fit into their criteria....What? How could that be?

5. In 1938 Saddled Horses were banned from inside casinos. I didn't know they had casinos back then, but I agree with the ban...I wouldn't want to pick up after them.

6. I have a "Stanky Danky" smokeshop in my neighborhood. This has no relevance to anything, I just thought it was a very interesting name.....

7. There are no clocks in any of the casinos....Hey, are you trying to tell me they don't want you to know what time it is? I've never heard of such a thing.

8. There is one slot machine to every 8 inhabitants of Las Vegas....There's a joke in there, but I can't quite put my finger on it....

9. Elvis Presley performed in 837 consecutive sold out shows at the Las Vegas Hilton Casino and took ten times that amount in suppositories.....no offense to the dead....just a speculation.

10. I've been told by many residents to stay away from the strip and don't even work their unless you absolutely have to....by the way I have an interview with the City Center on Friday...Oops...one rule broken...Many more to go.

My new abode is fantastic. 1700 square feet of space and freedom. My younger brother, Mike has refurbished the joint and I'm am so grateful. Pics to the right. I would like to name the new casa an would welcome any suggestions...Please email me at cherimwaterhouse@yahoo.com.

Next Blog...THE JOB SEARCH...Duh dug....DAH!!!!!