My business plan. Has to be done. Why do I keep slacking off on it? I know it's essential if I am to apply for an SBA or microloan. One reason is the financials. I am not the best at numbers or keeping books. I have an idea of what kind of merchandise I want to buy and how much of each I should order, but I need to get together with a friend of mine to organize that. He has experience in purchasing, so he'd be a good person to get together with.

Also, my laziness. I've been out of work for a while, plus I've been on summer break from school for about three weeks. It's easy to just sit around on the internet (blogging on Plinky) LOL, but once I get my ass in gear again, I'll be good to go. I'm slowly getting my ducks lined up in a row and I'm meeting one of my vendors this weekend. Plus, I'm looking into a professional bookkeeping and accounting service to handle my finances in the future. It's hard to be motivated sometimes, but once I *am* motivated about something, there's no stopping me. :-)

If you're interested in what my vision for my future business is, you can take a look at my social networking sites I have set up. Thank you.

http://www.myspace.com/vegaspens
http://www.fbook.me/vegaspens
http://www.twitter.com/vegaspens

It's so interesting what goes on in the mind during sleep. They're like little short films that don't make sense at times. This time I thought my dream was so funny (at least to me), that I decided to share it with you all.

I dreamed I went to the Wynn with Justin Timberlake. I was with him because I hired him as a male escort. However, he wasn't a very good one, as I discovered when we went to the club. I believe it was XS, but I'm not 100% sure. Since I was looking at reviews and pictures of the club last night on Yelp, it makes sense I would have dreamed about it. We're sitting on a couch inside the club, and the hostess asks if we wanted European bottle service. Unfortunately, it would have cost me $475.00, and I wasn't sure if I could afford it. Justin got all pissed off that I wasn't able to buy us a bottle, and he declares to me that even though I hired him, the night was "all about him" and not me! What an asshole!

I worry that I made a mistake. We were supposed to have dinner at the hotel first, then go to the club, but then I forgot we were also supposed to go to a show, but it was too late because the show was already over and it was too late to go. Justin decides to order his own drinks and he didn't offer me any. I tell him that we were going to be late for dinner, but that was okay because if it turned out we couldn't get to the restaurant on time, we could take the bus to the supermarket down the street and we could buy groceries and make our own food since I had a little kitchenette in my hotel suite. He gives me this look like, "Are you kidding???"

Later on, Justin ditches me and I had to try to find him. It wasn't yet crowded since we were there a little early (and the doormen didn't even stop us from coming in - maybe it was because I was with Justin). While I was looking around the dance floor, I see some people sitting on some couches in the corner. I ask one gentleman, "Who's Mr. Wynn? Are you Mr. Wynn?" and the guy says, "No, I'm not." Then I look over to my left and see Steve and Elaine Wynn. I go over to them, shook their hands, and I say, "Thank you, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Wynn." Mr. Wynn looks annoyed at me, and so does Mrs. Wynn. Maybe they were insulted because I thought that other guy was Mr. Wynn. Maybe they were annoyed that I had gotten into their club with a drunk celebrity. Who knows? I remember thinking Mrs. Wynn's hand felt very bony and cold. *shivers*

I go to the front of the club and people are starting to line up. I see my friend Derek is trying to get in. There was one section that had no people in it and he is standing next to Lady Gaga (I know, this dream is really bizarre LOL). I tell her I'm a local and that Derek is with me. I remember telling Derek that if we got in, we could dance for half an hour and go to dinner before the restaurant closed at 10:30.

Lady Gaga asks me, "What high school did you go to?" and I say, "I didn't grow up here. I'm from California." She looks at me for a moment and says, "Okay, I'll let you both in for free, but next time you have to pay." She writes something in black Sharpie marker on my wristband (the name of the supposed Vegas high school I was from, I believe, so the people in the club had evidence I was *really* a local), then she starts to give Derek his wristband. I say, "Wait! My friend is here too - let me see if I can get him."

I run back inside the club, and I see Justin stumbling toward the men's room, totally drunk off his ass. He is pissed off and throws his bottle of alcohol into a nearby trashcan along with a glass. He goes inside the men's room and I follow him. "Justin!" I call, looking at the line in front of me. To my shock (and even my amusement), his pants are falling off. I grab his arm and say, "Oh, my God, Justin, you have to come with me."

And so my friends, ends my long, strange dream about Mr. Timberlake. I think I've done too much clubbing. I believe I need to settle down and have some R&R time for myself, don't you? ;-)

Miles, Jack, Stephanie, and Maya - who wouldn't want to be friends with them?

They were the first ones I thought of when I saw this answer. Sideways is the ultimate buddy flick (in my mind). Although, I'd have to keep an eye on Jack since he's a player, but other than that, he seems like he'd be great fun to hang around with. He's the type of guy who's positive, upbeat, and laid back. He's also the spontaneous type, so you'd never be bored. He's also a great friend, and encourages Miles to look at the bright side of life, even though it's kind of in a way that gets them into sticky situations.

Miles would be great to talk to, mainly about wine, but also about movies, culture, intellectual stuff. He's the type of guy you can have long conversations with, but you'd never be bored either (*if* you're an intellectual yourself, otherwise, Miles isn't your guy). He can be morose and depressive, but I think it all stems from his divorce and the fact that he feels discouraged about being rejected and not getting his book published. But if you could get him out of his shell, he'd be a great friend to hang around with as well. He's very grounded, so you can depend on him.

Maya and Stephanie would also be fun to hang around with, especially Maya. She's Miles's equal, so she also knows a lot about wines and is also an intellectual, so she is an intelligent and strong person. She also seems level-headed and has both feet on the ground. She'd be a better friend than Stephanie, in my opinion, who's kind of wild and free-spirited, but the great thing about Steph is that she seems like a non-judgmental person, someone who isn't stuck up or snobbish. She'd be great to hang out with too.

Overall, I would be friends with all the characters in the movie because they seem like people you would know in real life. It's based in reality, which is what I love about this film. Character-driven, real-life stories have always been my favorites.