How I spent Flippy’s birthday

Lucky me—it was Flippy’s birthday, so I got to eat sushi and go on a shopping spree!  We’ve reached the age where it’s tough for us to find gifts for each other (we also tend to just randomly make purchases throughout the year), so instead of me searching for a “big” birthday gift, I finished off the paperwork to incorporate Flippy’s first company and mailed that in to the Secretary of State.  That was my small, “aren’t I thoughtful and a hard worker” gift.  Then, we went out to Desert Passage at the Aladdin to have a sushi dinner, and to do some completely spontaneous shopping.  The dinner was excellent, and a bargain, because Flippy ate for free at Todai, a $26 savings.  We ate shrimp and clams and lots of eel and salmon and tuna and octopus, and I think Flippy even had a lobster tail.  There was an all-you-can-eat crab bar, but I find crab a pain in the butt to eat, so I passed on it.  They even had teppanyaki, but I stuck to sushi and sashimi as that was what I had craved.  Their desserts were lovely as well—tiny portions of cheesecake, tiramisu, crème brulée, and even fruit crepes made to order.  I think they would have given Flippy a free piece of birthday cake, but the place was crowded so we didn’t hang around very long.  I’d also had my fill of the people at the next table, one of whom talked at great length about all the food he didn’t like.  Otherwise, it was a good spot for people watching.

After eating, we walked off dinner by wandering through the many shops at Desert Passage, and we stopped to make a wish in the “Monsoon area” (I don’t know what to call it—every 15 minutes a man-made rainstorm springs up in one area of the mall to delight the tourists).  I only tossed a penny into the water, so I think that might make my wish a low priority—good thing I didn’t wish for world peace.  We saw great t-shirts at Crazy Shirts, but I was put off by the hefty price tags.  We then bought some cheap-but-pretty earrings at a store where the sales people ignored us and just gossiped, and coveted fabulous metal sculptures from Germany in another shop.  We ultimately finished the evening at The Sharper Image, where Flippy bought herself this for her birthday:  Anti-Gravity Recliner.  It’s not a fancy chair (well, I guess it’s built like a fancy lawn chair), but wow, is it comfortable!  You sit in it and you can feel your lower back floating, all the tension removed from it.  We get to sit in anti-gravity chairs at the back surgeon’s office and love them, but his are $800 each or so, and out of our price range.  This one was a good compromise.  I continued to be a good birthday host by carring the chair to the car, which was no small feat (I might need my own back surgery if this keeps up).

We finished the evening with two new beverages from Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, neither of which was very good (they were frozen fruit smoothies, one mango, one lemon).  Then we came home, to rest up for day 2 of birthweek tomorrow.  I don’t think we have any major plans, although sometime this week we need to get gas (before we can’t afford it, and before driving to school next week), we need to get the oil changed (again, before driving to school next week), and we need to get glasses for Flippy.  The time has come.  Oh, we need to buy dog food, too.  Phoenix goes to the vet Wednesday afternoon for a T4 and urinalysis, so I think we’ll be kept hopping while Flippy is still young and limber.

P.S. Here’s what Flippy didn’t buy for her birthday but was fantasizing about:  iJoy Board Motorized Balance Trainer, and here’s what I fantasized about, except it wasn’t my birthday (small detail):  Razor Pocket Mod Bistro Electric Scooter.

Posted by Leigh-Ann on 08/07 at 11:55 PM

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  1. Interesting looking chair! Glad you got to eat tons of sushi too, dangit I haven’t had a sushi pig-out in a long time. Vegas is great for eating out, isn’t it? I’ve been to and through Vegas many times. Twice the Evil Ex had seminars there (he was a doctor) so we got to stay at the swankiest of suites…let’s see, Belaggio (sp?), Luxor and, oh, Belaggio twice and I still can’t spell it.
    Anyhoot.
    Speaking of sharing brains, when is Flippy going to the eye doc? If you say “Thursday” I’ll start believing in flying saucers or something. I’m going on Thursday. Actually my 3rd eye doc visit over the last 4 years, but this time I think I may be ready for prescription glasses (I’m 48) because I wear grocery store ones ALL the time now and recently noted there’s things I simply. cannot. see. without them. Damn.
    Happy week after birthday, gas up the vehicles, BP is temporarily shut down which gives everyone an excuse to hike gas prices (and Halliburton gets another contract, those wankers.)

    Posted by Carina  on  08/08  at  03:21 AM

  2. The food sounds heavenly! (I would have eaten myself sick at the crab buffet, personally, so it’s good I wasn’t there.) I’m floored that chair is so wonderful. It certainly doesn’t look it. Ain’t technology grand?

    Posted by Diana  on  08/08  at  06:30 AM

  3. I never thought I would even want to go to Las Vegas until I met you guys, and now I think I could happily live there.  I’m glad to hear you guys had such a fun evening.

    Posted by Nancy  on  08/08  at  04:50 PM

  4. Vegas is whatever you want it to be.  A party town.  A quiet place where you just hang out and go to the movies.  And a fabulous place you can come with your close friends, Helly & Alan, for a Wranglers game and a lovely dinner with us. ;)

    Posted by Flippy  on  08/09  at  08:12 PM

  5. Happy Birthday to Flippy.  Your day sounds wonderful and filled with two of my favourite activities.. shopping and eating :-).

    Posted by Simply Coll  on  08/11  at  12:29 PM
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