After a couple of hard weeks of studying & work, I went to Vega$ with some friends this weekend to blow off steam...it's amazing how much it's changed since I was last there 8 years ago. The food is a lot better, for one thing; I definitely got to fulfill my foodie jones at a couple of very nice places (Table 10, I'm talking to you!) Also got to see the Cirque du Soleil "Love" show, which features remixed Beatles tunes. It was an amazing show—very rich, full of whimsy & wonder, and the soundtrack, of course, was tops.

Beyond that, the Strip didn't hold a lot of allure, so my buddy Angus and I took a cab out to the Pinball Museum, and aside from the Cirque show, it was the highlight of the weekend, a gem hidden inside a strip mall. There were over 100 machines from the looks of it, and I played a good chunk of them in complete joy. Pinball and I go way back (~1973), and it was great to see and play some old favorites. Here are a couple of videos to give you the flavor of the place:

A walkthrough of the museum

Me attempting to play Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy