We’ve been here for over 24 hours now but there’s a couple themes to this trip, the first one is relaxing so despite both of us having Clear 4G Wi-Fi connections (thank you Mike at the Concierge desk!), there will be (probably) fewer posts. Summer 2012 was hectic especially during the last month as we juggled a household and a half plus the well being of seven cats. We’ve earned a serious rest ergo the days will be filled with lounging around the pool/hot tub/lazy river. The latter is offline due to Las Vegas receiving its entire annual rainfall in an afternoon the day before we arrived. I also set a personal goal for myself…I will try to read an entire book because I’m a slow reader who rarely has the time. May of you probably say, then stop writing dumbass! Nah, I think other distractions can be weeded out since prolific writers I admire/respect are voracious readers.
Theme number two is LV12 being the 15th anniversary of my first time here. Even with the economy tanking, change remains a constant here. Fifteen years is equal to a couple generations for other cities. As the cliche goes, if you haven’t been to Vegas in the last five years, you’ve never been here at all.
Yesterday’s travel was the smoothest I’ve ever had, it’s absolutely worthy of being in this post. Getting through TSA was miraculously quick; Austin’s airport has the crappiest set up for processing passengers. I loved the brand name on the “x-ray” machine to ensure I’m not a terrorist…Rapiscan, I prefer to pronounce with a long e. I’ve said it before, I will say it until my dying breath, all this moronic measures the country has undertaken for “safety” are bullshit. Eventually there will be another punch in the nose by terrorists (odds favor America’s homegrown white supremacists like McVeigh) and we’ll collectively realized we gave up our civil liberties for nothing.
Enough editorializing but I did get an extra pat down for explosives…on my wallet. Watch out my Pinballz loyalty card is dyno-miiiiiite!
The flight had few bumps! I was peeved over the 20-minute pause in El Paso, Southwest doesn’t to a non-stop trip on Wednesday mornings. In their defense, we arrived five minutes early.
All else went our way: the rental car, the room (we got the view we wanted), the Wi-Fi dongles, show tickets, and all achieved by noon Vegas time.
One thing hasn’t changed in 15 years, the skanks and douches you see all over this city. They exist everywhere but their density is higher in LV. They started their rude antics early on the shuttle bus to the car rental complex. A pair of extras from Jersey Shore demonstrating their lack of patience and class. The Onion is right, stereotypes are a time saver!
Lastly, all you FB users, check out the adventures of Tiny Elvis.