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December 18, 2003
Hit Me
Saturday was the Developer Division's Non-Denominational Holiday Party at the fabulous Westin hotel in downtown Seattle (the one that looks like a giant pair of hair curlers). The party was semi-formal, so in Seattle that means people show up in suits, tuxedos or jeans. There was food, booze, a "casino" (real money not accepted) and music. I took Teresa and the two of us enjoyed ourselves. Except when we tried to play blackjack.
Our dealer was a hotel employee that appeared to only get a 5-minute overview of the game before being thrust in front of hundreds of would-be gamblers. At first it was cute, she would add up the total of your cards out loud, then compare against her total, then double check. After a few hands the novelty wore off. She would pay out to people who busted, and refused to hit on sixteen (until her manager came over and told her to). After taking half an hour to lose 3 hands, we decided to try our luck elsewhere (the dance floor -- and as anyone who has seen me dance before knows, my luck wasn't much better there).
Comments
Wait, you forgot to mention the "fortune teller" who had read 1 1/2 chapters of the palm reading book. Chapter 1: Thumb length. Chapter 2: Hand shapes (he only read about two of the four).
Posted by: Teresa at December 20, 2003 1:40 PM