Vegas Anecdotes & Weird Metaphors

• When we went shopping at the outlet mall, the food court had these LCD monitors that played music videos that you could vote for by texting on your phone. The moment we all sat down for our food, I'm Gone, I'm Going by Lesley Roy started playing, an obscure song that I only know through Rock Band 2's downloadable content. Then immediately after, All Around Me by Flyleaf started playing, which is another obscure and fairly old rock song I never expected to be see.
  
  
• While waiting for my flight out of Vegas, a couple sat down next to me. They looked to be in their late 30s or maybe early 40s; both looked kinda weathered but you could tell they had been very attractive when they were young. Anyway, the wife sat down a seat away from me and reached for some water and medication as the husband slowly ambled over and took the seat right next to me. Then they began to argue. He asked something like "do you have to take that stuff?" (meaning her pills, I guess) and she replied with something like "of course, what the hell are you talking about?" And then it became apparent to me that these two viciously hated each other; the wife said "I don't know what I was thinking when I married you", the husband badmouthed her parents and got all in her face, she was like "Oh I dare you, I dare you to start with me" and then she stormed off. They didn't reunite until they had to be on the plane together. It was drama-licious.
  
  
• Getting into Studio 54 and Wet Republic cost me exactly $0 at both places. Hooray for being a feminine young woman.
  
  
• Everyone we met on the trip was so nice, from the other Grand Canyon tourists, to people in the casinos and hotels. The only times people were not so nice were:
  
  
  • the one time I was alone on the strip and a couple of drunk guys heckled me and
    
    
  • when I was on the getting on the plane in Vegas and some woman smacked me in the face with her hand and kept walking.
  
  
• During the day, Luxor reminded me of Lost because of the Egyptian hieroglyphs. During the night, Luxor reminded me of Stargate. The movie, I mean. It was like: "The Egyptian aliens are coming!" ;)
  
  
• I really wanted to buy a CSI: Las Vegas t-shirt while I was there, but I wasn't willing to pay more than $10 for one. Needless to say, I came home empty handed.
  
  
• Las Vegas surprised me in certain ways. First off, it was amazing how many elderly people were there. Wheelchairs abounded at the airport and on the local transit system. The city was far more accessible than I expected it to be. Secondly, you could find sugarfree candy and sweets at most places too. I don't know if this is in response to the American obesity epidemic, but it was still good to see that options like that were available for those who need it i.e. diabetics.
  
  
• Unfortunately, after a day or two in Vegas I developed an annoying second-hand smoker's cough. I never cough, but back when smoking was still legal in clubs I used to wake up the next day hacking like crazy. The casinos stank like smoke so bad, it was disgusting. I love that you can't smoke inside up here.

Oh man, a post just went up at Pandagon that explains elitist racism using an extended Pokemon metaphor, alongside an image of a giant pokeball floating along at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. I did my best not to choke on my snack when I read the tongue-in-cheek line (I shit thee not) "I choose you, Negrochu!" Oh Pandagon... *headshake*