By Beauty Damned

What you've been missing

Holy crap. I feel like I've had my head held down under water for the past couple weeks! Please excuse the interrupted service that we've been experiencing lately here at BBD. Somehow - probably due to the volume of archives that I keep - I incurred an exorbitant "overtraffic fee" from my server. Lame-O. Due to my excessive fall shopping, I was unable to pay it for awhile. Sorry. It was fabulous fall boots or blogging, and - I know it's shocking and I confess it with no small sense of shame - I chose fashion. And it was worth it. Because these boots are made for walkin'.

I also spent a little bit of money while in Vegas! I couldn't talk at all about the buildup to Vegas because it was a big surprise birthday party for Jenni, and though she rarely stops by my blog, I didn't want to be the asshole who spoils the surprise. And wow was she suprised! Vegas was a total blast. Short and sweet, but now I miss all my girlfriends in Oregon all over again. It was so great to see everyone, and make some new friends. I played lots of slots and lost about a hundred dollars, but I had a good time while I was losing it. I've never been much for gambling so it was nice to indulge. We experienced the seedy essence of Vegas at Circus Circus, laid out at the pool against a giant pink backdrop accented by a few palm trees (I'm a huge fan of palm trees), and were briefly escorted around town by some guy named Teddy in the back of his Cadi limo. He took us to Scores Las Vegas and we saw the nice stripper ladies. Everything was free when we were with Teddy and he was an exceptionally good time, until he ditched us in front of the Paradise Lounge. Maybe he had business to attend to, or maybe he was just disappointed because we all had significant others - or maybe he was just tired of us. But whatever the case, he showed us a good time while it lasted, and I was appreciative of that. I was sad that Darcie and a couple of others decided to stay in that night, but it was a riot all the same.

Here's Jocelyn with Teddy, our sugar daddy.

And here's some pics of us in the back of Teddy's limo. That's our fucking awesome birthday girl Jenni on the far left with her girl Rosie, the lovely Sarah in red and me in purple.

Jairus took care of us. He and Sarah are my new best friends. Or they would be if they didn't live 3,000 miles away.

But by far some of my favorite times were when our whole big group was together...in the big black party bus on the way from the airport; at the Pink Taco savoring cadillac margaritas and succulent fish tacos; at the Island Paradise Cafe having $12.95 Steak and Lobster (I was surprised by the quality of this meal. I can't get a meal of that caliber in New York for less than $30.00!!! And even for thirty bucks, it's rarely as good as the meal we had at the Stardust Hotel's Island Paradise Cafe. Highly recommended). I also loved the Wildlife exhibit at the Flamingo, the lions at the MGM Grand, and wandering through all the big beautiful hotels to look at the sights. The sounds of the casinos start to ring in your head after awhile. The weather was so nice while we were there that we did a lot of walking around outside, which was wonderful. It couldn't have been a more perfect time of year. Not too hot, not too cold.

I can't wait for the next fantastic vacation! For now I look forward to going on another desert vacation - to Arizona over Thanksgiving to visit relatives and my fam. Coming right up!

As for all the serious shit that's going on out there, it's just less fun to talk about than the good times. It's voting day, and as usual, I plan to exercise my right to pull a lever. Viva la civil rights.

Update: Darcie has a fun entry and some great pictures of our Vegas trip at her site.

Posted by Maria at November 8, 2005 12:09 PM | TrackBack