Filed under: Posted by Laura
Hey all.
I’m at Jess’s house right now; we stood on the front porch and waved goodbye to Brandi as she drove away in the ghetto car. It’s so hard to believe that this trip is nearly over… it feels like just yesterday I was tackling all of my fellow MuggleNetters upon meeting them. Luckily, I’ll be seeing most of the staff again tomorrow in NYC, but sadly, the trip is over for Elysa, Brandi, Rachel, and Kay. *tear*
Jess and I are getting there around 10 AM, where we’ll be meeting up with my friend, Shawn, and getting all situated. Then it’s off to explore, and see Jo Rowling!
From what I hear, people enjoyed my WTF facial expressions during my attempt to can-can with my fellow podcasters. Glad to be a source of entertainment.
Anyway, just thought I’d update. Time for bed!
Love, hugs, kisses, and all that junk.
Just thought I’d say that… since Jess put so much time and effort into putting this lovely blog together and I have yet to actually report on any of our Vegas adventures.
I got in on Sunday, and was immediately greeted by Jess and Brandi (both of whom suffered the view of me slow motion running with my arms thrown wide open — not a pretty site, folks!). We checked into our hotel, bla bla bla, good stuff. Then we picked up my favorite badger, Elysa, at 11:15 PM (which, I’ll have you all know is actually 2:15 AM for all we poor little east coastlings) and squeed a lot.
We’ve been having a good time ever since, and probably one of my favorite parts was getting to meet those staffers I’d never met in person before. We went to the stratosphere with Eric (super enthusiastic) and K’lyssa (she is sooo sweet), and got our first taste of the Vegas cab service… Can we say… broke?
Since then, we’ve made our way over to the JW Marriott twice (both nights staying and probably annoying the other staffers very late). I was a tiny bit nervous when we first knocked on the door, but within a few minutes, I’d gotten over the fact that people who I’m used to seeing as IM boxes were now living and breathing and speaking to me. I’ll probably never say this enough, but everyone was so so so so nice. Andrew is very sweet and easy to talk to, Emerson is extremely chatty, Kevin is just… hilarious. And I would do some spazzing about Jamie’s accent, but I think I’ve done enough of that already. Ben is… amusing.
Tomorrow is the live show… yes, I am nervous. It’s going to be AWESOME stuff though, so you MUST go.
Much love!
Laura
Filed under: In the Resort, Las Vegas, Out & About, Photos, Posted by Jess, Posted by Laura, Posted by Rachel
Hello, all! We have had an exciting week so far! On Monday we went to see the Bodies exhibit at Tropicana and it was amazing. The closest restaurant that we could easily find was Hooters, so we walked the whole way to Hooters (post-decidign not to get on the New York New York coaster since it’s fairly expensive) only to find out that there was an over 21 section in the restaurant and an under 21 section. The under 21 section had a 1 hour wait, so we went to The Dam Restaurant, which was also inside the Hooters Hotel.
On Tuesday we met up with K’lyssa and Eric to goto the Eiffel Tower, but the ticket line was SO FREAKING LONG and we got sidetracked because Elysa wanted a milkshake. We failed to hail a taxi by Paris, and so walked the whole way to the Bellagio to try and get a cab. We didn’t manage to get a cab, but we did get gelato, excluding Elysa, who finally got her milkshake. (They took so long, however, that they probably went and milked a cow fresh for her.) On the way out we stopped for a fountain show, which was decent, but nothing too awesome.
Finally, we walked to Caesar’s and got a taxi after a long wait. I (Jess) taxied with Brandi & K’lyssa to the Stratosphere and Laura, Elysa, and Eric shared another taxi. When we got there, we got our tickets fairly quickly, but Eric took over 30 minutes in the gift shop buying nothing spectacular. Many death threats ensued.
After an hour or more’s wait, we finally got to go up the tower. A couple photos were taken before we went up and the backgrounds were added on later, I will scan them as soon as I get home! Their elevator takes you up 130 stories in 27 seconds and your ears pop like on a plane. SO AWESOME! Brandi & K’lyssa held everyone’s stuff because they didn’t want to ride, and Laura and Elysa only had tickets for Thriller, a claw which dangles you off the side of the building. Eric and I bought tickets for everything, so to save time, we decided to get on Big Shot (A ride that shoots you up to the top of a needle on the Stratosphere for an AMAZING view of Vegas. I will get Eric to give me the photos he took to post!
Elysa and Laura nevergot go on their ride and Eric and I didn’t get on anything but Big Shot because the tower shut down due to heat lightning. :(
Last night (Wednesday night) was a LeakyMug staff party. We were all really nervous at first but after we had a mini-staff meeting directed by Melissa and sat in a circle, things got much more relaxed. Kay kicked Emerson’s ass at Dance Dance Revolution so many times, and a great time was had by all!
And now… what you’ve all been waiting for: PHOTOS!!! (Please comment on this entry if you have comments, and not on the Rock You website!)
Video and audio to come when I use my laptop. Elysa’s is killing me!!!
Hey Hey.
Had to test this out. Hehe. Leaving for the airport on Sunday morning. See you soon! Much love! <3
Laura
