camping Saturday night near the grand canyon and hiking Saturday and Sunday, was the most satisfying and filthy shower I've taken in a long time.
gross.
anyhow, so, wherever there are casinos there are weird things going on. in las vegas, you can smoke anywhere. in any place that doesn't allow smoking, las vegas will provide a sealed smoking sanctuary to ensure the happiness of the smokers. srsly, weird place.
on that note, food and alcohol is kinda stupidly cheap in the casinos. I'm sure everyone has experienced by now the glory of sitting down at a slot machine and ordering an alcoholic drink at no charge. I didn't do that, in fact, I never even gambled, but the sense that you can do basically whatever you want as long as you gamble is always in the air. suji took me to three different buffets while I was there and they were either super cheap or came with complimentary alcohol or offered incredible selection and quality or all of the above. I mean, really crazy place..
on Sunday night when suji and I got back from the grand canyon, we returned the rental car and then I persuaded her to drive down the strip so I could just see it, knowing we wouldn't party there. the pictures I took are terrible, but the traffic and noise we encountered that Sunday evening was surprisingly heavy. it really is a 24-hour party.
I am so glad that I included a las vegas stop into this trip. now, don't get me wrong, I'll never go back there willingly. it was great to spend some casual time with suji though. our last few visits were just a few hours here and there. excepting last summer when I stayed with her for five days as well while she was living in Denver. I guess we'll never be satisfied until we are living together again (hint, hint suji!!). she had a couple of other friends in town and last night we all met up at the las vegas beauty bar for their nickel beer night. I was a little bit apprehensive to go out in las vegas and have to go through the comparison parade. this is where all the girls size up all the other girls like cats so that they can win whatever the prize of the competition is. I've never understood it. but, the beauty bar was awesome! the djs were playing minor threat when we came in, which made me super happy, and the crowd looked a lot like san francisco, which made me feel at home. it's always fun to meet friends of friends and enjoy a good special at a good bar.
right now I'm on the plane, on my way to see natalie. she's going to pick me up and hopefully we'll have enough energy between us for her to show me some of Houston. apparently it's a real up and coming metropolitan city.
shehas graciously offered to let me stay overnight and tomorrow we are driving to new orleans!! on Friday morning we will be picking up charla, I think, at the new orleans airport. high school reunion! we don't have anything specific planned, that I know of. but I have a list of must-do's from a friend at the gym that we'll do our best to follow.
so excited to see these girls!!
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