Wednesday, July 28th
Just in case you were wondering, the title refers solely to my clumsiness, not any illegal drug usages...
Lazy Morning Relaxations
The sun arose unnoticed in room 06-109. Those damn drapes blocked every drop of sunlight, meaning that the Porter children did not awake til about midday. After a very healthy breakfast at a nearby fast-food joint, we go to check out the pool.
Correction: pools. And the miles and miles of beach chairs that were filled with what appeared to be beached whales. Seriously, these people should NOT be wearing itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dot bikinis. Though the opened mouthed snoring lady next to us was very entertaining.
Word on the street was that the pool was ice cold, even though outside temperatures were close to 110 degrees. So yeahhh, I was a wimp and didn’t even go into the water. But hey, I wasn’t the one complaining about the heat. It felt perfect outsideto me :D
The Tribute to Excess
Strolling along Las Vegas Blvd, we all saw the tributes to excess, like the Coca-Cola store, the M&M store, etcetera etcetera. Basically it was a whole street full of stores selling things that people will never need in a million years. A giant statue of a M&M?! Where is that supposed to go? Next to that life sized stuffed teddy bear you won at the State Fair? Yeah, really chic interior decoration.
I still don’t think anything can beat the giant plastic guitars that people wear around their necks that are filled beer. Soooo tacky. However, I will say that I enjoyed walking along the Strip. Lots of fun people watching and people dressed up in great costumes. And it still cracks me up that they have a giant this:
And still need to put a sign up on it saying Eiffel Tower. Just in case.
The front of the Bellagio also had a ginormous choreographed fountain performance set to music, which was great. And plus, it was the Bellagio! You know, site of Ocean’s Eleven? (or was it Thirteen?). That movie made me seriously consider becoming a criminal mastermind. Hmm…changing the subject.
The highlight the night was FINALLY getting a clear picture of Caesar’s Palace. I mean not only was it the site of the infamous Hangover, but after taking about 20 blurry pictures, nothing is more satisfying than finally getting a clear, crisp one. NOTHING, I TELL YOU. And I was just about to start impaling passerby with their plastic beer guitars…We also stopped at this super cool place, filled with stores selling items whose paper price tags I probably couldn’t afford. But they had these neat water tornadoes that Mom and I had fun with:
Ahh to be young.
Nighttime Shenanigans
The evening was rather boring for us chill’ins. However, the ‘rents decided to hit up the town, ready for a night full of debaucheries. Ever therisk-seeking, high rollers, they played Roulette once, lost, and decided to call it quits. Tsk, tsk. They should’ve taken me with them. My vast experience with Roulette (namely two whole nights at Project Grad playing nothing but Roulette – yeah, I was cool) could have at least helped them win at least a little.
They also discovered that Vegas bars are not the cheapest things in the world. Or at least not that one. All in all, I’m glad I stuck with L&O: SVU. Seeing people traumatized and murdered is always preferable to losing money.
So ends the last night here in Vegas. Alas, no Hangover worthy stories to tell. I shall have to wait for my bachelorette party for that one.
**P.S. I forgot to mention this in my last post, but I succeeded in crossing something off my bucket list!! Much to the intense embarrassment and shame of my parents, I successfully managed to spit into the Grand Canyon. Already, I consider this trip a success. Score one for Ellen.**
1 Response to Tripping on the Strip
dear Ellen,
hmmm....So, liking the 110 degree heat, are we? Whatever happened to your still-humanly-acceptable preference for 85 degrees?
Good news: now that you will start learning Arabic, no worries, there is no shortage of places in the world with temps approaching 100 degrees. (hee hee)
second item: For all of us who are avid vicarious readers of your blog/life, we all know that this wasn't the first extensive meditation on a criminal plot. Wouldn't be surprised if there is a notebook somewhere with dozens of schemes already planned out.
just sayin'...
:-)
Enjoy So-Cal.
omid
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