wild bill days

This weekend in Deadwood marks the start of Wild Bill Days. There are rodeos and who knows what else going on during this time. It'll bring in TONS of extra people (cowboys) to the casino, and we're going to be swamped. Parking is going to be a bitch over the weekend, and I'm working the swing shift tonight and tomorrow night (normally I have Fridays off and work weekend mornings), and I will have a second person in the cage with me for help, which will be nice, except I find her a little dull to converse with. And that she's weirdly opinionated. And speaks to customers in a falsely high-pitched "nice" voice when they approach the window.

Meh, whatever, it's only for two nights, and then I get Sunday (Father's Day) off. Thank goodness, I HATE working Sundays. We lovingly refer to that day as "Free-loader Sunday," as all the coupon-toters come in to get their free money, free breakfast, and free food on floor, without so much as spending $10 the entire time they are there. They are regular customers, in at the crack of 10am, and very demanding, thinking because they are there so often, they should be entitled to this and that.

Since I have Sunday off, and my parents are going to be camping sorta near by (closer than going home), I will go visit them for a bit and have lunch/dinner with them before they head back to civilization.

I finished up a second shawl, this time in bright pink (not the best of colors, but I was mostly testing out my size-reduction of the piece), and am working on crocheting a purse. I'm a little more than halfway done with the main part of the bag, and once that is finished, will need to work the handle and stitch up the bottom of the bag, and I think it'll be good to go. I'll post pictures later.