Gambling

Don't gamble; take all your savings and buy some good stock 

and hold it till it goes up, then sell it.  If it don't go up, don't buy it.

~ Will Rogers

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I have no idea what the context of the following quote is.  It could have been a text message exchange with Leslie.  It could have been something that just popped into my head.  It could have been something I overheard part of and made up the other part.  Regardless, I think it communicates a lot about risk and connection and emotion.  Here it is:

I'm lost in the casino.  Come find me.  I'm next to the machine.  Come to where you hear the, "Ding-ding-ding."  
And the crying.

That kind of sums up Las Vegas, doesn't it?  Words that end in "ing?"  Gambling.  Ringing.  Playing.  Wedding.  Crying.  And other words that end in "ing."

It's a nice place to visit, but - no.  No, it's not really a nice place to visit.  It's a sparkly place to visit, but like glitter, it kind of gets on you and you can't get it off.  Even when you think it's gone, a little speck of it will show up on you randomly days, weeks, or months later.  You never really get free of it.

Man, I really hate glitter.  And if "glittering" is a verb, I'm pretty sure it's a verb I don't ever want to do.  Or have done unto me.