Una foto para un día: panorámica nocturna del Casino y el Hotel du Palais, Biarritz
Did you know that you can greatly improve your productivity in a casino? That's right, you absolutely can. Let me tell you how.
To get work done quickly - so you can go play - you need to eliminate all distractions. One of the worst distractions is looking out the window on a beautiful day and wanting to go surf or play golf. Once the idea gets in your head you quickly begin to wish you were anywhere but at work. Your productivity just plummets. I used to love an office with a great view because I love the outdoors. When I was offered an interior office to rent I really had to think about it. It was cheaper and for my first real office, I took it. What an incredible choice I made. One distraction down - productivity shot up.
I have no clocks in my office. I have no windows in my office. Some people think this is the worst place in the world to spend so much time. Granted, it could use paint and some sprucing up, but I don't plan on being here for a long time. I wanted to put a clock in here, but decided against it shortly after moving in. Now, when I am working in code, I can be completely engrossed in the project. Kymmie has to call me quite often to remind me to start packing up and come home, because I frequently don't know what time it is. I am in "Project Time".
I call my office style "Nouveaux Casino". It's casino rules without the casino distractions. Ever been in a casino? You will notice a few things:
1. No Clocks
2. No Windows
3. Controlled focus
So I removed the clocks, don't have a window, and don't put up a bunch of stuff to take my focus away from the work in front of me. I like to say that my office is the same time of day, all day, every day.
Not in the least. In fact, if I need to come to the office to work on something because I'm too distracted at home it doesn't bother me because I never feel like I'm working late, or working really early. I simply work when I want and am equally productive at 10pm as I am at 10am because in my office there is no time.
My Nouveaux Casino doesn't really work well for entertaining customers. My business doesn't require having customers come to the office so it works great for me. As my business grows, I'll put in a conference/training area that will appeal to visitor. However, my workspace is designed for one thing - work.
Ibn Rahman Cason, my boy from Vegas, called me and told me he would be at Commerce Casino for a celebrity charity even that his fighter would be fighting in. So I drove up to commerce for the first time, and was disgusted lol. I'm spoiled from Vegas. THAT...is suppose to be a casino in Vegas? Seriously... I've been to Pachanga and Atlantic City before also, and nothing compares to Vegas. Maybe I need to go to Macau in the Phillipines or something. Anyway, Commerce is wack, but their poker room is huge. Sorry Tamer, no pictures. Anyway...the fighter that was suppose to go up against my boy B. "Sting" Hastings flaked out the fight an hour before they were suppose to go in the ring. He claimed he suddenly got the flu. Yeah, sure you did buddy. But if he said he had the runs from eating the shitty food at the buffet I would believe him 150% and not think he was scared.
The "buffet" was disgusting. They had four types of chicken and baked salmon. But when I got there all that was left was make believe baked salmon. That was the worst mercury filled fish I ever had in my life. Downtown Vegas has better buffets. North Las Vegas has better buffets. The food made me ill, seriously.
So my boy didn't fight, but we stayed and watched a few of the fights. They all were terrible fights. None of the fighters boxed, and everyone got laid out in the first round. All body shots. Until Rob Kardashian got in the ring to fight. This guy James Taylor(?) bid to fight him and his money was donated to the Kardashian charity. Anyway. Rob got knocked the fuck out buy a sick right hook that knocked Rob K to the ground and damn near made his head spin like the chick in the Exorcist movies. His bloody headgear flipped around off his head. It was by far worth waiting there and the drive. Even better, Mom, Kim, and sisters, all ran into the ring and had them stop the fight. It was hilarious! When the announcer told JT that Rob K was having issues with his headgear, JT replied "Only issue he had is that I knocked his fucking head off!" I was dead at that point and the whole place blew up. Classic.http://www.radaronline.com/sites/default/files/photos/image_20091104/SPL136864_002_0.jpg
Kim fought too, it was lame. Also, Scott, Kourney's boyfriend ran out the place and pussied out of his fight after watching what happened to Rob. haha
Anyway, here are a few pics from that night and that shithole of a casino. Viva California!
