Vegas and other short stories.

So I just got back from Vegas for my friend Halley's bachelorette party. She's getting married in August and I can't wait! Weddings are fun. I have some pics from the weekend but I need to carefully scan before posting... I wouldn't want to taint my impeccable image. :)

However, there were some things about Vegas that got under my skin. For example, when walking down the Strip, the sidewalks are littered with flyers for various "adult clubs" and other porn entities. Nasty stuff, nothing censored. I guess they've been passed out, dropped, and left as litter. But there are a lot of kids who come to Vegas with their families and walk the Strip with the rest of us. Pretty inappropriate material for a little kid whose eyes are even closer to the ground than mine. Kind of how I feel about porn spam. It should be illegal.

Second, the guys that come to Vegas in large groups (frat dudes, bachelor parties, etc) can be obnoxious as all hell. I know Vegas is a giant playground, but personal space rules still apply, people! I think I've just grown out of the Spring Break mentality. Hey, a little conversation is nice, but just because you're wasted doesn't mean I want to hear about it.

It wasn't all bad, though. I mean, come on. Ten girls in cute outfits out on the town? Fun! But the true highlight of my weekend was the pool at the Bellagio, where we stayed. Actually, I should say pools because there are like five of them. Check it out next time you're there. Saturday was sunny, we were all zonked from Friday night, so under the umbrellas we went to bask in the desert sun, drink bloody marys, and swap magazines. Now that's what I call a good time.

Ok, so now I'm back at work and feeling disconnected. This is turning out to be a hellish week of work, since a few of my staff are going to E3 and I have to pick up more than usual in their absence (moan, groan). Hey, that's what I get in the real world. Suck it up, sister!

Here are a couple pics I love from my collection... now you can love them too...

Me, Halley, and Kerry (X-Play) in Kauai last year:

A really cute cat getting a little drink:

Peace all. Have a kickass Monday!!

Comments

[Daniel]

ohhhh what a cute kitty almost as cute as sarah ;)

[Bob]

Great picture of the cat. Not that the other one is any less cute. :) Been to Vegas once, but I was much younger and didn't walk around the strip. I do remember trying to play the slots but was run off by security since I was underage at the time.

[Tim]

I've never understood that fratboy attitude. I like having a good time, but it seems that you get a group of early-20something guys together and everything they do is obnoxious.

[matrixmade]

Trinity,

Good to see you made it back. So you ever think to yourself... did you really visit vegas or was it part of the matrix that made you think you were there. lol

Actually I am glad you had fun, and I feel 100 percent the same about porn spam. I just want to track down their spamming systems and crash it, take it down (in a nice way of course :) ).

It's not like a tv issue where someone can say why did you let them watch that channel then. Adult Spam seems to weed its way in to any isp's mail system these days.

I like the two pics ya posted. But what we need is your trinity pic. Black leather trench with black sunglasses :)

Need a blog update mailing list :)

Cya

[Jeff]

Just like everyone else, I want to know who's "abused" cat that is (it's obviously dying of thirst) and who has the camera?

How funny! ;o)

[Halley]

Who doesn't love 20 scary, groping, wasted men. My favorite is when they all yell "whooooh" or like when they try to follow your group into the elevator. Another good one is where they call you all hookers just because its Vegas and they think they can. Good times. Party! Do they think we really find that attractive or do they realize that we think they are absolutely pathetic.

[Randy "MoonKnight" Tabula]

Yeah I know what that's like in Vegas. My family makes a road trip to Vegas (from Orange, CA) at least once a year, either summer (HOT!) or winter break (perfect). When I walk the Strip, that's all you see on the sidewalks, little business cards, pamphlets, mini-magazines, etc. of varying porn-industry wares. Oh yeah, that, and the 10-people-per-thirty-yard-stretch-of-sidewalk that stand there either handing out that rubbish or slapping the magazines/whatever against each other to make noise and draw attention. Quite annoying. I remember about 4 years ago, when I was 14, I was walking with my younger brother and my dad to GameWorks from our room at the Excalibur, and one of those guys actually tried handing me a magazine. WTF!

[John G.]

Hi Sarah,

I was wondering about the cat also. And, why in the world would someone bring a camera into the shower with them?!? You can see someone's arm in the lower right of the picture, obviously the person taking the picture.

Also, I feel, as a guy, that I must apologize for the guys you ran into in Las Vegas. I do not know what makes a bunch of drunk guys think they are completely irresisatble to any woman who walks by. I don't know if it is a college thing or not since I went to a tech college vs. a regular university.

Anyway, I am glad you enjoyed your trip. Oh yeah...and the porn handouts should be outlawed!!! I have a four year old son and I would not want him to see that crap either!

John G.

[Tony Tzankoff]

What a cute little kitty. Looks exactly like my cat, but that one (in the picture) is not her. :o)

[Sue]

What an adorable kitty! Our Calico tries to do that everytime I get in the shower. She hasn't mastered the technique yet though. ;)

[Josh]

I seen you for the first time ever today while i was watching The Screen Savers, and i decided to let you know you look amazing and you did an excellent job, except for the small mixup on the Ebay segment. And kick Leo for me, because shorter women are far better looking then tall women.

- Josh

[Joe]

Has anyone noticed....

Sarah LaneKevin Rose

Same number of letters.... coincidence?

[Cicruiteria]

Lol, everyone likes the cat. Our cat never got that acrobatic. He liked to drink from the bathroom sink but got sol old and we had to pick him up because he couldn't jump up on the bathroom counter anymore. He also lost all his teeth and his breath smelled like evil.

[Circuiteria]

Grammar correction: the cat "got so old that...", not "got sol old and..." I even mistyped my username. So embarassing...

[Greg]

your hot in that pic sarah

[RCC]

I could not agree more illicit material should not be passed out were children can see it. Furthermore drunk and disorderly punks should be arrested. I am glad Vegas is now a place where the whole family can have fun. Even in the early days of Vegas as sin city people had class and respect. Crass, obnoxious and vulgar behavior should not be tolerated in any city.I stumbled onto your site by accident. Thanks you made me think about trying to prevent my daughters from seeing those cards on the street when we go to vegas next month. Loutish behavior like cussing in front children even at places like Disneyland is so common now its sad.