I survived Las Vegas and all I got was this dam tee-shirt.
Tuesday, 17 June 2008 11:47![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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Andrew and I got back in from Las Vegas at about 10pm last night and didn't do much else. I've spent the morning (or what little of it I didn't sleep through, stupid time lag) going through my f-list and email and what not. If anything important happened that I missed, let me know.
Las Vegas was pretty fun. I might put up some pictures of it, particularly of the rather scenic views of the Mojave Desert and the Hoover Dam.
Here are the quick highlights of the trip
1. The Star Trek Experience (in the Las Vegas Hilton where we stayed) was fun. Seeing our friends![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
br0ken_dolly and davidmn get married by Elvis on the bridge of the Enterprise was nothing less than a hoot. Yes. I did say that correctly. Elvis performed the ceremony that was done on the bridge of the Enterprise. And actually, both the Star Trek Experience people and the Elvis who did the ceremony were psyched to it, as it was a first for both. The STE people had never had an Elvis for one of their weddings and Elvis had never, as he said, "been able to get beamed aboard". Also, the Elvis had a touching story about how his dad was a big Trekkie and used to love to go to the Star Trek Experience with him.
2. Went to Madam Toussad's Wax Museum. It was great seeing wax sculptures of various celebrities. I think my favorite was either of Sarah Michelle Gellar (posed as Buffy) or one of the presidents.
3. Went to the Hoover Dam. Made a lot of dam jokes. Big dam. Hot dam. Dam tourists. Get on the dam bus. Hoover Dam is actually very impressive and beautiful. There's an overlook about a half-mile away where you can see Lake Mead, which is a big turquoise colored gem in the middle of the ragged, arid desert. It's gorgeous.
4. Didn't win one single thing on the slot machines or video poker, but I only gambled 20 bucks so it wasn't a huge loss or anything. I'm not a big gambler, so I think a lot of Las Vegas' charm was lost on me.
5. The mountains and desert scenery were so impressive and beautiful. I had never been that far west before (I think St. Louis had been my most westward excursion until then).
6. I learned that the desert is very hot and dry. Apparently they were having an unseasonable heatwave (in the 105-110 range) there when it should've only been in the 90's for June. I frankly couldn't tell the difference. Everything out side the air conditioning felt the same to me.
7. Decided that I'm definitely an East Coast Girl. And that I will probably remain an East Coast Girl. God Bless New York City's humid, sticky, crowded, temperate zoned, snow-in-the-winter, often rainy heart.
8. I am still jet lagged. It'll be at least a week or two before I'm back to my usual schedule. I slept in until late here, but it was only 7:30ish according to my body's internal clock, which set itself to Vegas time. Ick.
Las Vegas was pretty fun. I might put up some pictures of it, particularly of the rather scenic views of the Mojave Desert and the Hoover Dam.
Here are the quick highlights of the trip
1. The Star Trek Experience (in the Las Vegas Hilton where we stayed) was fun. Seeing our friends
br0ken_dolly and davidmn get married by Elvis on the bridge of the Enterprise was nothing less than a hoot. Yes. I did say that correctly. Elvis performed the ceremony that was done on the bridge of the Enterprise. And actually, both the Star Trek Experience people and the Elvis who did the ceremony were psyched to it, as it was a first for both. The STE people had never had an Elvis for one of their weddings and Elvis had never, as he said, "been able to get beamed aboard". Also, the Elvis had a touching story about how his dad was a big Trekkie and used to love to go to the Star Trek Experience with him. 2. Went to Madam Toussad's Wax Museum. It was great seeing wax sculptures of various celebrities. I think my favorite was either of Sarah Michelle Gellar (posed as Buffy) or one of the presidents.
3. Went to the Hoover Dam. Made a lot of dam jokes. Big dam. Hot dam. Dam tourists. Get on the dam bus. Hoover Dam is actually very impressive and beautiful. There's an overlook about a half-mile away where you can see Lake Mead, which is a big turquoise colored gem in the middle of the ragged, arid desert. It's gorgeous.
4. Didn't win one single thing on the slot machines or video poker, but I only gambled 20 bucks so it wasn't a huge loss or anything. I'm not a big gambler, so I think a lot of Las Vegas' charm was lost on me.
5. The mountains and desert scenery were so impressive and beautiful. I had never been that far west before (I think St. Louis had been my most westward excursion until then).
6. I learned that the desert is very hot and dry. Apparently they were having an unseasonable heatwave (in the 105-110 range) there when it should've only been in the 90's for June. I frankly couldn't tell the difference. Everything out side the air conditioning felt the same to me.
7. Decided that I'm definitely an East Coast Girl. And that I will probably remain an East Coast Girl. God Bless New York City's humid, sticky, crowded, temperate zoned, snow-in-the-winter, often rainy heart.
8. I am still jet lagged. It'll be at least a week or two before I'm back to my usual schedule. I slept in until late here, but it was only 7:30ish according to my body's internal clock, which set itself to Vegas time. Ick.