{"id":126,"date":"2004-01-17T10:42:09","date_gmt":"2004-01-17T15:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vmalt\/?p=126"},"modified":"2005-12-03T17:19:08","modified_gmt":"2005-12-03T22:19:08","slug":"viva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/viva","title":{"rendered":"Viva!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m off to Las Vegas for the Informex<\/a> conference. If you need to find me, I’ll be staying at the obsidian pyramid<\/a> that’s shooting a laser beam two miles into space.<\/p>\n

I’ve had two Vegas trips so far, and they’ve left me with the belief that the city is actually an alien theme park of planet Earth. Which helps explain both the laser beam AND the proximity to Area 51<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While there, I’m hoping to take a helicopter tour of the Grand Canyon. And maybe I’ll go catch this guy<\/a>, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m off to Las Vegas for the Informex conference. If you need to find me, I’ll be staying at the obsidian pyramid that’s shooting a laser beam two miles into space. I’ve had two Vegas trips so far, and they’ve left me with the belief that the city is actually an alien theme park of … <\/p>\n

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