I chose not to write a TR, but after much prodding from certain members, I've given in.
I want to preface this TR with many appreciative words for my fellow JCers and AOD members. This trip would not have been possible at all without you. But a few specifics are in order.
The Chang, you're amazing. You went out of your way to get me, take me, deal with my constant coughs and phlegmy moments and let me crash at your place - all for free. You're not The Chang for nothing.
Loves, you let me stay with you for two nights for free and not to mention had a blast the whole trip. I finally found a new partner in crime! I love you and can't wait for more of our shenanigans to come in 2010!!
Marc and London, you guys are fucking crazy. Lots of our JC moments would not have happened without your drunken bouts of cash throwing. You wined and dined some of us and it wouldn't have been nearly as epic of a time without the both of you. Thank you for showing all of the AOD a great time.
Also, a HUGE thank you to Chapp and The Lady Chapp. Chapp and The Lady Chapp took me out with them for NYE afterparties and showed me another side of Vegas I've only dabbled in. You guys gave me a ride home and dealt with my inability to talk properly once my voice decided to check out. I fucking love the both of you.
And of course, Colton - thank you for EVERYTHING you've ever done. Your website has brought together so many (alcoholics) people, enriched the Vegas trips of everyone on the boards and have done it all with wit and charm. Adore you sir.
Alright, enough ass kissing. Let's get to it!
Day 1. December 30th.
In which our heroine arrives, drinks and becomes a bit of a voyeur.
I had been battling a few different illnesses prior to leaving. After my last trip from Vegas, I had come back with some kind of "Casino Crap" that made my glands swollen and throat equally annoyed. Once I had finally kicked that however, everyone at my work was sick. Inevitably, I started fighting off something right before the NYE trip. I was pretty pissed off by the entire thing, and being sick really took it's toll on the last two days.
I wake up around 7:00am, and start texting The Chang about what time he's gonna be arriving to my flat and etc. Double, triple, quadruple check that all the necessary items were packed and ready so once Drew arrived we could get the show on the road. The Chang calls me around 10:00ish, says he's outside. I go outside to get him, enjoy some green lemonade (a raw food drink, really fantastic for boosting the immune system) pack up my shit and we are on the road! Banter ensues between the two of us and I'm sure more than once The Chang was giving me the side eye over one of my numerous ridiculous stories. But I digress. We end up getting caught in ridiculous bullshit traffic in patches, lots of iPod DJing by yours truly and a few stories are shared. After a few stops for gas, bathroom breaks and food breaks - we finally get to Stateline. At this point, The Chang and I are quite the excited pair. Once we see The Strip, it was on.
Everyone is texting me, Loves, Cisco, the UK boys, Nyce...all trying to coordinate and plan and share in the excitement. The Chang and I get to Planet Hollywood and after a few go-rounds the self parking structure, we park, grab our shit and make our way through Planet Hollywood. Unfortunately, The Chang and I had to carry our bags through-out the near entirety of The Miracle Mile shops since he was upgraded (though after seeing Jenn and Will's room, I consider it a downgrade) to the PH Towers, and of course the check in for that couldn't possibly be convenient.
The Chang and I unload, go back to the car for the second load (which, as it turns out, there was an entrance about 100 yards from the car to the Towers...) get back in to the room and marvel at our wondrous view - of the parking structure. London is texting me where we are and tells us to come meet them at MGM with Nyce. I however refuse to let anyone see me in my post-drive state and instead I lock myself away in the bathroom for over an hour, getting ready, showering etc etc. I get out and Nyce has appeared! We all talk and bullshit, generally bonding. Had a great discussion that went something like this...
Nyce: "So...what did you guys tell your friends about this trip?"
The Chang: "Uhh...."
Nyce: " I didn't know what to fucking say. I totally lied to my boss about where I was going. What was I gonna say? I'm gonna go meet strangers from the internet?"
Me: "That's what I told a few of my friends and my roommate. They thought I was crazy."
Nyce: "It is crazy, but fuck it."
I'm paraphrasing, but it was something along those lines. We do a lurker shot, make some drinks, I finish my hair and we go downstairs to grab some Earl of Sandwich. We grab our food, The Chang and I have a rather interesting conversation about the vibrating pagers and we go back upstairs. At this point I think we were all feeling pretty awesome. We eat, listen to some music and finish getting ready. More drinking, another shot for the AOD and we're ready to go.
Before leaving, and I remember this SPECIFICALLY - I ask, "Does everyone have their phones, IDs, bank cards?" and both The Chang and Nyce said, "yes".
One of them was a Liar McLiarson.
We grab a cab and head to Wasted Space. Head to Center Bar to meet Will and Jenn. The Chang runs in to a girl he knew from high school (I really think it was a girl from the porn cards, but he says otherwise
), Nyce and I awkwardly stand around not knowing what to say. Head to the entrance of Wasted Space, meet Will and Jenn. I head in first, I had guestlisted myself so I wouldn't take up a table head count spot. Go to the restroom and see Juan - my favorite of all bathroom attendants. He gives me a big hug and a kiss on the cheek. Is it sad when the attendants know you by name...? Or perhaps it's a good thing. I choose to believe the latter.
Finally after a cigarette, everyone walks in. Except Nyce. The Chang informs me that Nyce forgot his ID in the hotel room and now must go get it. We sigh almost in unison. The four of us make our way to the table, I text the Brits and let them know they need to be here and to make the Black Eyed Peas hurry up. The lovely table server/host makes us drinks and we sit around, the boys having their talks and the girls having our talks. It's been forty-five minutes (ish) and The Chang is getting ancy about Nyce. He goes outside to talk to him on the phone. He comes back twenty minutes later and tells us of the bullshit that is going on with Nyce. He couldn't get in the room, The Chang had to deal with idiots on the phone and he still can't find his ID. The Chang and I were kind of saddened and a bit upset over this news. We had just spent time with Nyce in the room and all of us were bonding, how could he not be here to party?
As it turns out, these feelings can all be cured by copious amounts of Grey Goose! And cure them we did!
The club starts to get crowded, the music is getting better, I finally get Jenn to go dance with me. I also get to dance with The Chang. Progressively, all four of us are going from buzzed, to slightly drunk, to pretty drunk, to fucked up. My friend Jon, whom I met through Chapp, shows up with his friend Brad and the night is getting great! London and Marc show up and it's like we've all known them for years. Their table merges in to our table and we're all dancing, drinking and having a great time. A couple Jenn and Will had met at the Black Eyed Peas concert the night previous join us as well.
Fifty-one 50 gets on stage (if you haven't seen them - SEE THEM!) and we all start to go wild. Some of us maybe a little too wild. For you see, London had left (to go chat up some girl, go to the restroom, I have no idea really) us in charge of Marc. Marc was absolutely piss drunk and had started to motorboat and grope a lovely 300lbs+ woman who decided to make our booth her lounging spot. (A good mental image to assist you would be thinking of Marc being sucked into Jabba The Hut's fatty boob folds. It's roughly the same image, but better lighting) London starts to scold us upon viewing Marc drowning...er...motorboating in this woman's rack. "I leave him with you guys for two minutes and this is what happens!" Eventually the motorboating turns in to a savage game of "shove your tongue down the Fatty's throat" and it's at this point I have to stop watching the trainwreck before I lose some of the Goose.
People are dancing on the booths, around the booths, in the common table area, below the area. Drunk bodies everywhere! The Chang and I are exchanging drunk nods. It was a great night. During this entire time my local friend had been texting me, and offered to come pick me up so we could hang out. Being this was the only time they had off work, I agreed. I said my goodbyes around 1:30am to all of the crew, bidding them a fond and rather hoarse farewell. I strolled out of the Hard Rock and in to my friend's car. Ended up drinking even more, hanging out with my friend and my friend's roommate and eventually ended the night around 5:30am.
Of course by ending the night I mean passing the fuck out on a heated blanket, which will contribute to Day Two's shenaniganry.
I want to preface this TR with many appreciative words for my fellow JCers and AOD members. This trip would not have been possible at all without you. But a few specifics are in order.
The Chang, you're amazing. You went out of your way to get me, take me, deal with my constant coughs and phlegmy moments and let me crash at your place - all for free. You're not The Chang for nothing.
Loves, you let me stay with you for two nights for free and not to mention had a blast the whole trip. I finally found a new partner in crime! I love you and can't wait for more of our shenanigans to come in 2010!!
Marc and London, you guys are fucking crazy. Lots of our JC moments would not have happened without your drunken bouts of cash throwing. You wined and dined some of us and it wouldn't have been nearly as epic of a time without the both of you. Thank you for showing all of the AOD a great time.
Also, a HUGE thank you to Chapp and The Lady Chapp. Chapp and The Lady Chapp took me out with them for NYE afterparties and showed me another side of Vegas I've only dabbled in. You guys gave me a ride home and dealt with my inability to talk properly once my voice decided to check out. I fucking love the both of you.
And of course, Colton - thank you for EVERYTHING you've ever done. Your website has brought together so many (alcoholics) people, enriched the Vegas trips of everyone on the boards and have done it all with wit and charm. Adore you sir.
Alright, enough ass kissing. Let's get to it!
Day 1. December 30th.
In which our heroine arrives, drinks and becomes a bit of a voyeur.
I had been battling a few different illnesses prior to leaving. After my last trip from Vegas, I had come back with some kind of "Casino Crap" that made my glands swollen and throat equally annoyed. Once I had finally kicked that however, everyone at my work was sick. Inevitably, I started fighting off something right before the NYE trip. I was pretty pissed off by the entire thing, and being sick really took it's toll on the last two days.
I wake up around 7:00am, and start texting The Chang about what time he's gonna be arriving to my flat and etc. Double, triple, quadruple check that all the necessary items were packed and ready so once Drew arrived we could get the show on the road. The Chang calls me around 10:00ish, says he's outside. I go outside to get him, enjoy some green lemonade (a raw food drink, really fantastic for boosting the immune system) pack up my shit and we are on the road! Banter ensues between the two of us and I'm sure more than once The Chang was giving me the side eye over one of my numerous ridiculous stories. But I digress. We end up getting caught in ridiculous bullshit traffic in patches, lots of iPod DJing by yours truly and a few stories are shared. After a few stops for gas, bathroom breaks and food breaks - we finally get to Stateline. At this point, The Chang and I are quite the excited pair. Once we see The Strip, it was on.
Everyone is texting me, Loves, Cisco, the UK boys, Nyce...all trying to coordinate and plan and share in the excitement. The Chang and I get to Planet Hollywood and after a few go-rounds the self parking structure, we park, grab our shit and make our way through Planet Hollywood. Unfortunately, The Chang and I had to carry our bags through-out the near entirety of The Miracle Mile shops since he was upgraded (though after seeing Jenn and Will's room, I consider it a downgrade) to the PH Towers, and of course the check in for that couldn't possibly be convenient.
The Chang and I unload, go back to the car for the second load (which, as it turns out, there was an entrance about 100 yards from the car to the Towers...) get back in to the room and marvel at our wondrous view - of the parking structure. London is texting me where we are and tells us to come meet them at MGM with Nyce. I however refuse to let anyone see me in my post-drive state and instead I lock myself away in the bathroom for over an hour, getting ready, showering etc etc. I get out and Nyce has appeared! We all talk and bullshit, generally bonding. Had a great discussion that went something like this...
Nyce: "So...what did you guys tell your friends about this trip?"
The Chang: "Uhh...."
Nyce: " I didn't know what to fucking say. I totally lied to my boss about where I was going. What was I gonna say? I'm gonna go meet strangers from the internet?"
Me: "That's what I told a few of my friends and my roommate. They thought I was crazy."
Nyce: "It is crazy, but fuck it."
I'm paraphrasing, but it was something along those lines. We do a lurker shot, make some drinks, I finish my hair and we go downstairs to grab some Earl of Sandwich. We grab our food, The Chang and I have a rather interesting conversation about the vibrating pagers and we go back upstairs. At this point I think we were all feeling pretty awesome. We eat, listen to some music and finish getting ready. More drinking, another shot for the AOD and we're ready to go.
Before leaving, and I remember this SPECIFICALLY - I ask, "Does everyone have their phones, IDs, bank cards?" and both The Chang and Nyce said, "yes".
One of them was a Liar McLiarson.
We grab a cab and head to Wasted Space. Head to Center Bar to meet Will and Jenn. The Chang runs in to a girl he knew from high school (I really think it was a girl from the porn cards, but he says otherwise
), Nyce and I awkwardly stand around not knowing what to say. Head to the entrance of Wasted Space, meet Will and Jenn. I head in first, I had guestlisted myself so I wouldn't take up a table head count spot. Go to the restroom and see Juan - my favorite of all bathroom attendants. He gives me a big hug and a kiss on the cheek. Is it sad when the attendants know you by name...? Or perhaps it's a good thing. I choose to believe the latter.Finally after a cigarette, everyone walks in. Except Nyce. The Chang informs me that Nyce forgot his ID in the hotel room and now must go get it. We sigh almost in unison. The four of us make our way to the table, I text the Brits and let them know they need to be here and to make the Black Eyed Peas hurry up. The lovely table server/host makes us drinks and we sit around, the boys having their talks and the girls having our talks. It's been forty-five minutes (ish) and The Chang is getting ancy about Nyce. He goes outside to talk to him on the phone. He comes back twenty minutes later and tells us of the bullshit that is going on with Nyce. He couldn't get in the room, The Chang had to deal with idiots on the phone and he still can't find his ID. The Chang and I were kind of saddened and a bit upset over this news. We had just spent time with Nyce in the room and all of us were bonding, how could he not be here to party?
As it turns out, these feelings can all be cured by copious amounts of Grey Goose! And cure them we did!
The club starts to get crowded, the music is getting better, I finally get Jenn to go dance with me. I also get to dance with The Chang. Progressively, all four of us are going from buzzed, to slightly drunk, to pretty drunk, to fucked up. My friend Jon, whom I met through Chapp, shows up with his friend Brad and the night is getting great! London and Marc show up and it's like we've all known them for years. Their table merges in to our table and we're all dancing, drinking and having a great time. A couple Jenn and Will had met at the Black Eyed Peas concert the night previous join us as well.
Fifty-one 50 gets on stage (if you haven't seen them - SEE THEM!) and we all start to go wild. Some of us maybe a little too wild. For you see, London had left (to go chat up some girl, go to the restroom, I have no idea really) us in charge of Marc. Marc was absolutely piss drunk and had started to motorboat and grope a lovely 300lbs+ woman who decided to make our booth her lounging spot. (A good mental image to assist you would be thinking of Marc being sucked into Jabba The Hut's fatty boob folds. It's roughly the same image, but better lighting) London starts to scold us upon viewing Marc drowning...er...motorboating in this woman's rack. "I leave him with you guys for two minutes and this is what happens!" Eventually the motorboating turns in to a savage game of "shove your tongue down the Fatty's throat" and it's at this point I have to stop watching the trainwreck before I lose some of the Goose.
People are dancing on the booths, around the booths, in the common table area, below the area. Drunk bodies everywhere! The Chang and I are exchanging drunk nods. It was a great night. During this entire time my local friend had been texting me, and offered to come pick me up so we could hang out. Being this was the only time they had off work, I agreed. I said my goodbyes around 1:30am to all of the crew, bidding them a fond and rather hoarse farewell. I strolled out of the Hard Rock and in to my friend's car. Ended up drinking even more, hanging out with my friend and my friend's roommate and eventually ended the night around 5:30am.
Of course by ending the night I mean passing the fuck out on a heated blanket, which will contribute to Day Two's shenaniganry.
enjoyed the read ty for sharing lol 
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