Haters Gon' Hate

This evening, upon finally working up the energy to write about Vegas a description that was charming, witty, interesting and befitting the title of "travel writing," I logged on to my precious, yet neglected blog, only to find VICIOUS and UNWARRANTED comments upon my lack of blogging.  No, these comments did not come from across the sea, from our Romanian frenemy, Clau2002.  These comments came from someone much nearer and dearer to me.  My own boyfriend, Andrew, has cast aspersions on my blogability.  And for this he receives a public calling out and this short rebuttal: BOO!  And a mean glare upon our next meeting.

But seriously, folks.  I know I have been remiss in my Vegas recap.  But it was only because this week has been utterly exhausting, what with work and jetlag, and I just couldn't bear to write unless I could do my trip justice.  I will try now.

Vegas was, in a word, exquisite.  Well, to be frank, Vegas was gaudy, tacky, overbright, a little smelly, and chock full of annoying skywalks that made walking across the street a twenty minute trek.  But my Vegas Vacation was superb.  I got to spend gobs of time with my family, which was, on the whole, great.  I did lose some money, but I learned a new game (craps) and I got to see places I've never seen before, which is something I adore.  I got some excellent photos, a lot of good memories and a few good meals (thank you, Excalibur buffet).  All around, I think it was a successful family vacay, and I hope it is not the last.  A few of us discussed a Mediterranean cruise in a couple years.  All I can say is, I am so down.

A lot happened in Vegas, and I think one of the necessary skills of a travel writer is to be able to squeeze multiple stories from one trip.  So I have decided to write about my major Vegas adventures one at a time over the next few days.  This will allow me to take fresh perspectives and get into an appropriate amount of detail without posting an absolute novel.  So stay tuned for those tales.  But here is a sneak peek about some things that will appear: the absolute supernatural nature of the bad luck I had at gambling, the time I nearly brawled with a skeezy casino pit boss, my adventures in Coyote Ugly, the wonderful luck I had at picking pearls and how not to starve to death in Death Valley (its actually harder than you'd think to stay alive...being a National Park and all).

So stay tuned for that, LOTS of photos, and a further update about my job situation (hint: progress is being made!)

Ciao for now, carrisimi.

BW