Ouch!

I was supposed to work last night but a couple that I work with we're getting hitched, so I bribed one of the crusties with $20 and a bottle of cheap wine to work my shift, so I could party! Well, where do I start....

Kicked off with a litre of wine at 5.20pm and a bag of almonds to line my stomach. First mistake, as could feel the booze hitting my empty stomach after the first drink. After about 2 hours on the sauce, Amy is in the room and she wants a tattoo. Paid deposit, booked it for next day. Second mistake! The happy couple said their nuptials at around 9pm

(Vegas nighttime wedding) and then we decided to hit Downtown Vegas at Fremont street.

After some boozing looking at the light show at Fremont, a little dabble in the casino was decided by the group. Off we go..

So, Amy (the name given to my drunken alter ego by my friends) decides she can play Blackjack and decides that she is going to a table where the bets are a $25 minimum. I would say this was my 3rd mistake but the little tyke Amy only fucking clears up and keeps winning, even though she doesn't know how to play and is using words like twist, snap, stick... Hahahah.... The croupier was getting the right hump and so were the other (quite serious) players. As soon as they repeated the rules, they were in one ear and out the other. When I'm drunk, I don't usually pick up on hostility but even the thick skin of my drunken self knew that these guys hated me, especially as I kept winning. Fucking class!!! Amarillo slim must she shitting himself as there's a new kiddo on the block!! 

Soo... I make shapes and bumps into my group again. They can't believe how much I've just won - haha! I decided to call it a night, ditch the rest of the crew and jump a taxi home..

Next morning I'm as rough as hell. I decides to Google "hangover cure vegas" and spots this website were you can pay $200 and they come to your hotel room, put you on an intravenous drip putting your fluids back, give you a host of vitamin shots and leave you some supplements. A business idea if I ever saw one. Genius. I didn't book it though but it's always good to know these things are out there. Check out the website www.hangoverheaven.com

$100 Out $140 in..

Day off today so had a Skypathon with Uncle Stephen and Princess Lia. We put the world to rights, exchanged pearls of wisdom, along with some good old Scottish Banter... Love you both! 

Headed down to the pool for a wee hour as the temperature had cooled a bit and it was bearable to sit out for once. Tonight I'm heading out with my fellow crusties and we are doing a casino tour and on the cheep. The thing with travellers is that they usually don't have a great deal of disposable income, so tonight is all about getting free/cheap stuff from the casinos. Not usually my bag but it was actually a good night... 

So we started off on the Wynn hotel

and singed up for a gambling card, which is free and they credit the card with $10 to get you started... 

Ok, so I'm off to the slots...

If you don't already know, the casinos serve you free drinks when you gamble, even on the penny slots. So far, so good. Ordered a cheeky free glass of rosé, put my tenner credit into the machine and pressed some random buttons. I didn't win big but in the end I turned my free money into $60 dollars fairly quickly. I then decides to try another machine, ordered another free drink and won another $15. WTF!! We then head off to a place called Casino Royale

Not the plushest of places but in here you can order bottles of Michelob beer for $1 and a voddy and coke is only $2.. These crusties know all the moves and angles.. Ok, so i get back on the slots, put $5 into the machine, ordered another cheeky vino to complement my $1 beer and get pressing. Well I definitely have the luck of the Irish as I soon turned my fiver into $35 - unfortunately I was beginning to get a bit scooped and gambled the money. Regardless I'm still up, slightly pissed and haven't really spent any money. Headed back to Casa Del Crusty very happy and hung out for a bit with some of the residents. Met a few Turkish guys who live there and we spent the night drinking and talking about communism, female genital mutilation and Sharia law - light hearted convo ha ha! I pretended to nip off to the loo and run across the road to my big comfy hotel bed. Little do they know! :-) 

Hi diddly dee... No student life for me..

Ok, I have managed a total of 2 nights in my accommodation and yesterday I decided to throw in the towel and booked into the hotel across the road. No one knows I'm here though and I'm still pretending to live at the hostel (seriously), as don't want to offend anyone or come across as a snob. :-)

Actually managed to get a nice wee room, king bed, balcony, satellite, free FAST wifi and a pool. This morning I woke star shape face down, didn't have to wait for someone to come out the shower and I didn't have to wear shoes before I tackled the bathroom. It's all about getting older - you just can't hack certain shit! So today I've just had breakfast in a wee local Cuban cafe

Communist cake and coffee, the breakfast of champions! Muy bueno!

Just going over to the hostel to pick up my cossy (and pretending I spent the night there) then going to try lie out in this heat and do a bit of reading. Working again tonight at 7pm, so may not blog for a few days. Got tomorrow off, so heading up the strip with the groovy gang on a casino tour. Either myself or Amy will get back to you all then.  Laters... X

Escapism and the The Night Shift...

I lasted one night in the new accommodation before I decided to take a walk down to the strip, so I could covet the beautiful hotels before me... After about an hour, I succumbed and decided to stay in a hotel for the night. So, an evening of 500 thread count sheets, room service and telly was on the agenda.... 

I had to return though as my first shift starts tonight and in a funny way, I'm quite looking forward to it. 

Ok, first veining on the job was good. A lot to take in but it's a lively atmosphere and the night passed really quickly. Finished up at 1am and its pissing down outside... Supposedly it only rains once every couple of months here and I'm glad it has. The heat has been burning but I had some beautiful electrical storms to watch...

Tried to take a photo of the rain but not sure this photo does it justice..

Excuse the dodgy shop next door..