The week got off to a bad start when I got sick the day we left. I was feeling extremely tired, achy, and had a sore throat. I envisioned the worst, so I stayed in the hotel the first night and slept, while everyone else went out, and stayed out until dawn. After attending the conference the next day, I was still feeling pretty low, but rallied for a night out.We went to the MGM and saw the Cirque du Soleil show, Ka. No doubt it was COOL! Expensive, but worth it. We continued to hit up the town, going to a couple bars and then to a club at the Palazzo.
I felt surprisingly better the following day, and whether it was from the heavy course of medications I was slamming, or alcohol's anti-microbial effects, I was happy to be feeling a bit more chipper. After the conference we socialized at the Jesuit school reception for awhile before hitting up the casinos again. I can't say I'm much of a gambler, and the lousy $2 I did spend provided me with about a half hour of mindless entertainment. At midnight we watched the fountain show at the Bellagio, which was nothing short of spectacular!
2am rolled around quickly, and I was bushed. I headed back to the hotel and promptly fell into a deep sleep, only to be awoken 2 hours later when my roommate brought back some sleezy dude and proceeded to do what Vegas is known for. I was a wee bit annoyed (understatement)!! So with a mere 2 hours of sleep I packed up my stuff, left my drunk roommate passed out to fend for herself, stashed my bags at the front desk and headed to the final morning of the conference.When my plane finially landed back a DIA, I couldn't be happier to be back home, and back in my element! I guess the lights of Vegas appeal to some people, but it was nothing but smoke and mirrors to me. One big stupid facade, and one big stupid money sapping, ruthless, fake town. Good thing I fulfilled my conference requirements for school, and good thing I don't have to set foot back in that town anytime soon.
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