I arrived in Vegas ready to party. Except it was a Wednesday night. A and I asked the bell hop where to go out that night. We were told Lavo at the Bellagio would be our best bet. Fine great. Off we went.
I tried to be classy. I really did. I wore my high school graduation dress (cheers for me fitting into it over ten years later.) I wore drunk pearls (fakes, because I've lost way too much nice jewelry to drunken nights).
The players, A1, A2, A3, MG2 (mean girl 2) and myself. A3 & MG1 took a cab to the Bellagio. They said they weren't going to walk that far. We were at Cesar's. It wasn't that far, folks. But A1 and A2 and I decided to walk the Strip and people watch. So we did.
We get a call as we are approaching the Bellagio that Lavo had a ten dollar cover. Do what? I am a girl. I am with a group of girls. I do not pay cover. No, thank you. So I suggested we go somewhere else, but A3 and MG2 had already paid the cover so we went to see what the deal was. We get to Lavo and sure enough there is a line and cover. Two things I don't approve of. So I go talk to the paramedic and get my blisters bandaged up (long walk in heels turned out to be a bad idea). While I'm dealing with that, A1 goes up to the bouncer and says we have three girls, so do we have to pay cover to go to the bar section? He looks at us, and waves us in. Perfect.
We walk in and there sitting in the corner are A3 and MG2. They had apparently not only paid the cover but also bought $20 drinks as well. Things no girl should ever do. Did I mention we were like the ONLY girls in this bar? We were about to find out why.
So, the DJ puts on this new song that I love in Zumba. So A1 and I go out and create our own dance floor in the bar. Within 30 seconds of this, we were surrounded by men and drinks were being bought for us.
The main characters that night were Nerd Conference, Mo, Banjo, Married, and Ibby. Ahhh. So turns out they were all there for some computer conference. Which I quickly dubbed the Nerd Conference. And then I collected their badges. I think at one point I had five or six. I looked like a girl after Mardi Gras with all these things around my neck. Good times.
So for whatever reason, I set my sights on Nerd Conference. He is a Brit, but currently lives in Austin. Except, Drunk W cannot ever hear accents. So that particular hotness was lost on me. A2 is tired and not nearly as drunk as A1 and I. So she is the only one who notices when A3 and MG2 peace out. We stay until closing and then move from LAVO to the bar in the casino. Where more drinks were to be had. And more nerds were to be met. Here, A2 was annoyed by Banjo (he's like 50 years old wearing a tshirt with "paddle faster, i hear banjos" on it. I shit you not.
So he gives A2 money to gamble with, and shows her his license so that she can be "ok with the 22 year age gap." Sure, buddy, sure.
After a while, we are tired, and hungry and it is morning on the east coast. So we head back down the strip to our hotel room. Nerd Conference and I are making out along the way. He's carrying my shoes and my purse, which was perfect because I decided to do a cartwheel on my way out of the Bellagio. A1 followed my lead. A2 rolled her eyes.
We get to McDonalds. They are no longer serving dinner, but have switched to breakfast. And their internet is down so no credit cards are taken. Between the 8 adults in our group, we have nine dollars to feed everyone. We get two egg mcmuffins and Ibby orders oatmeal. Nasty.
While eating, I threw the ham from the mcmuffin at A1. It smacked her in the chest. She threw it back at me. A2 had had enough. Ibby had told us he was gay at some point in the night, but A2 didn't know that. So he was hitting on her hardcore much to our amusement and A2's ire. It was great. He also proposed to her. Awesome.
After the food fight, A2 made us leave. We meandered the rest of the way down the strip. Ibby and I have a heart to heart along the way discussing his love for a girl (despite his being gay... weird, i know). He even recited poetry to me.
We get back to our hotel at 5am. Roughly 8am back home. Sigh. The nerd conference boys tried to go up to our rooms. A2 stiff armed them at the elevator. Also hilarious. I kissed Nerd Conference goodbye and he slipped me his card.
Then the girls went to bed while the nerd conference crew headed back to shower before their 7am speech by Mo. Lol. Hilarious. Loved it. Completely random night full of laughter.
I heart vegas.
-W
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