vegas, baby

I just got back from my first trip to Las Vegas late last night. My instructor and I headed out there on Friday to attend the 2005 Martial Arts SuperShow. We got the chance to meet and get autographs from David Carradine, which was quite cool.

We also attended the Battle at the Bellagio IV, which was impressive. I'd never actually seen a fight like this live, and it was incredible. It was quite a show. The Brazilian, Feitosa, came out on top with his impressive kicking ability. The final match actually seemed like a pretty good showdown; Feitosa favored kicking, while his opponent, Gary Goodridge, seemed to throw many more punches than kicks. In the end, Goodridge just couldn't keep up with the speed of Feitosa's incredible kicking ability.

Coming home, I was just getting over some congestion I'd had over the weekend. That probably wasn't the best time to be flying on a plane, I found. On the descent into Nashville, my ears started to stop up. This is normal of course, except for the pressure in my left ear never relieved itself. That made for quite the uncomfortable drive home, especially when added to the fact that we didn't start our two hour car ride from Nashville until around midnight. It's still bugging me, but not so bad after going to the doctor this morning. Hopefully it'll pass soon.

Some good news I found this morning though. My playlist, "Straight Outta the 90s" has somehow managed to find itself not only to the top of the Decade Mixes and the Rock/Pop playlist charts, but also to the #1 spot for all Rhapsody user playlists. Wow! I never expected that.