POST VEGAS UPDATE
1/21 Saturday 5am
-Everyone ( Dad, Stepmom, Brother, and I) packs into the car and we start our trip out to vegas. As we put on the 210 freeway I notice 2 black crows on top of the entrance sign. It's like in those old horror movies, seems like a bad omen but maybe Im just paranoid.
1/21 6:30
Quick pull over to get some breakfast. Bob's Big Boy food, not very good to my last remembrance, but hey Im willing to try just about anything. Stepping into the restaurant I am ambushed by the smell of bacon, which just makes my brother even hungrier. I just count the seconds before my Triple Grilled cheese and fries gets to the table. Upon exiting the Big Boy's I am greeted by what seems to me as 30 degree air, Im sure there are lots of places that get a hell of alot colder than that but my southern californian skin just cant take that kind of cold. (More ranting about how cold it is later)
7am-10am
Me getting more acquinted with my Ipod, upon arrival in Vegas realize that we cant check into our hotel rooms until 3pm.
10:30am-3:30pm
Exploring the casinos to kill time, It really surprised me to see just how much shopping there is inside the casino, and just how friggin huge casinos can get. Other than that I practiced what I call touch and go gambling, where I go to slot machines that "look lucky" (read as slots with sparkly reels) to me and put down some quarters in an effort to make some money. So anyway I put a dollar into the 5 cent machines and on my Third Pull I hear this "Ding-Ding-Ding." I cant believe my eyes as I look up and notice that I have $3.15 now, my notions that vegas is a place where the masses come and dump there savings into a money pit is over at this very moment. I cash out with a smile on my face and move on to many other casinos with surprisingly similar results.
3:45pm
Check-in at the hotel. We are made aware that the two rooms we booked are not ready right then and are in different towers. Without making a fuss, I tell the bell staff girl that I need these rooms now because my family is very tired and my stepmom wasnt feeling well right then. I must have said the magic word because we got two Suites in the same tower. My brother comes back from the box office and surprises me with 4 tickets to the Amazing Johnathan who you may have seen on comedy central before.
4-9pm
Watch Tv in the hotel room which is more spacious than I really needed. Start walking the strip checking out places and interesting stuff, it was surprising to me the sheer amount of softcore porno scattered on the streets and even more being passed to anyone who would take it. More touch and Go Gambling, this time with my brother joining in. Funny how my 18 year old bro never got asked to stop gambling or even asked for Id, while I was constantly asked for Id whenever I ordered a drink. At this point Im ahead 12 dollars ahead of my initial 5 dollar starter money. Some dinner at a mexican restaurant in the hotel, where I become aware that me and Ambassador Margaritas are good friends. The guy who took my order said that since I was so new to the 21+ club he was going to make me "Extra Special" Margarita. Blurry Vision Special.
9:30pm
The show was great. What a funny man.
11pm-midnight
Watch more Tv after some more gambling at the Sahara. It had been a long time since I watched SNL when it was live.
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More to come on my second half of the trip- my adventures on Sunday. Should have some pictures up soon too.
1/21 Saturday 5am
-Everyone ( Dad, Stepmom, Brother, and I) packs into the car and we start our trip out to vegas. As we put on the 210 freeway I notice 2 black crows on top of the entrance sign. It's like in those old horror movies, seems like a bad omen but maybe Im just paranoid.
1/21 6:30
Quick pull over to get some breakfast. Bob's Big Boy food, not very good to my last remembrance, but hey Im willing to try just about anything. Stepping into the restaurant I am ambushed by the smell of bacon, which just makes my brother even hungrier. I just count the seconds before my Triple Grilled cheese and fries gets to the table. Upon exiting the Big Boy's I am greeted by what seems to me as 30 degree air, Im sure there are lots of places that get a hell of alot colder than that but my southern californian skin just cant take that kind of cold. (More ranting about how cold it is later)
7am-10am
Me getting more acquinted with my Ipod, upon arrival in Vegas realize that we cant check into our hotel rooms until 3pm.
10:30am-3:30pm
Exploring the casinos to kill time, It really surprised me to see just how much shopping there is inside the casino, and just how friggin huge casinos can get. Other than that I practiced what I call touch and go gambling, where I go to slot machines that "look lucky" (read as slots with sparkly reels) to me and put down some quarters in an effort to make some money. So anyway I put a dollar into the 5 cent machines and on my Third Pull I hear this "Ding-Ding-Ding." I cant believe my eyes as I look up and notice that I have $3.15 now, my notions that vegas is a place where the masses come and dump there savings into a money pit is over at this very moment. I cash out with a smile on my face and move on to many other casinos with surprisingly similar results.
3:45pm
Check-in at the hotel. We are made aware that the two rooms we booked are not ready right then and are in different towers. Without making a fuss, I tell the bell staff girl that I need these rooms now because my family is very tired and my stepmom wasnt feeling well right then. I must have said the magic word because we got two Suites in the same tower. My brother comes back from the box office and surprises me with 4 tickets to the Amazing Johnathan who you may have seen on comedy central before.
4-9pm
Watch Tv in the hotel room which is more spacious than I really needed. Start walking the strip checking out places and interesting stuff, it was surprising to me the sheer amount of softcore porno scattered on the streets and even more being passed to anyone who would take it. More touch and Go Gambling, this time with my brother joining in. Funny how my 18 year old bro never got asked to stop gambling or even asked for Id, while I was constantly asked for Id whenever I ordered a drink. At this point Im ahead 12 dollars ahead of my initial 5 dollar starter money. Some dinner at a mexican restaurant in the hotel, where I become aware that me and Ambassador Margaritas are good friends. The guy who took my order said that since I was so new to the 21+ club he was going to make me "Extra Special" Margarita. Blurry Vision Special.
9:30pm
The show was great. What a funny man.
11pm-midnight
Watch more Tv after some more gambling at the Sahara. It had been a long time since I watched SNL when it was live.
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More to come on my second half of the trip- my adventures on Sunday. Should have some pictures up soon too.
VIEW 6 of 6 COMMENTS
Sounds like your Vegas trip was/is lots of fun. I've always wanted to go to Vegas just for the experience, but I'm still years away from the american drinking age. Is it true that the food is really cheap there?
[Edited on Jan 27, 2006 1:35PM]
I guess the cheap food thing was just an urban legend. Anyrate, can't wait to hear about the rest of the trip!