Ride or Die Vegas May 2013

[Svetlana]

If I don't start this TR now, it will never happen and I feel obligated.

Participants:
Me
Boston - my ride or die
Mel - Seattle friend
Kat - Seattle friend

Day 1
Mel, Kat and me got into town on a 6 am fight from Seattle, landing at 8, on Thursday May 30th. We had gotten no sleep night before or on the flight so clearly we had to rally. Got to Flamingo and attempted to check in only to find out that even if we tried to pay extra, no early check in was available. Wah wah. Changed into our swim gear in the casino bathrooms, gave luggage to the bellhop and hit the slots while waiting for Boston. We had daybeds set-up at Tao Beach through Chris Traer and by the time Boston arrived and we got to the Venetian, we had a solid buzz. Cheers to Thirsty Thursday and to Chris for setting us up and coming by to say hi!

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The beds were great, the sun was shining, and our server was cute and friendly.

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PITCHERS! None of us really read the drink menu and we settled on vodka mojitos but should've done the red bull ones. Regardless.

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A pitcher each and 2 hours later we were in the pool making friends. It was a bit slow at Tao Beach that morning but we were just happy to be on vacation. Kat got molested by a really drunk girl who came out of nowhere and disappeared just as soon as she showed up. It was amusing, to say the least!

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Having started the trip off properly, we headed to the hotel around 4 or 5 and were finally able to check in, shower and order some food. Boston left us to continue her adventure in California and we were down to 3. A quick nap later and we headed off to Tao. Open bar got us off to a good start until we got pulled in to a table of as whole bunch of older men who were friendly but it was kind of painful being there. We couldn’t really drink after the open bar because all the alcohol from earlier was still circulating. We left the men and made our way to the overcrowded dance floor. No thank you. I don’t know if it was the crowdedness of the place or if we were hitting the wall but by midnight all of us were ready to go. On the way out of the Venetian we got talked into going to ACT, we figured, why not, and went. It was dead. And boring. We did meet a couple of British men who both proposed. We declined and almost joined their pub crawl party bus but upon finding out they were going to LAX, we decided against it and headed to Surrender. It was a safari something night swim, I think? While walking by a table I had some vodka poured down my throat, things got hazy after that.

Mel took a dip in the pool in her dress, her phone went for a swim and I ran into my coworker from work who was supposedly had been recovering from a surgery for the following week. I suppose Vegas is the best place to recover?

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We called it a night around 4, planning on hitting up MDC in the morning.

Day 2 coming soon.

[Svetlana]

Day 2
Friday started out rough. No one wanted to get up and get ready for anything other than to go get a Gatorade. Needless to say, we didn’t make it to Marquee Day Club, instead we had lunch, chilled by the pool and got our makeup done at MAC at Forum Shoppes.
We were heading to Light for Stafford Brothers that night. A DJ friend from Seattle knew somebody who knew somebody so he got us on the Artist guestlist and we walked right in when we got to Light. IT IS ABSOLUTELY MIND BLOWING. It’s what a Vegas mega-club is supposed to be. A show. It was a never-ending show. Between the amazing sound system, lights coming from every direction, LED floor-to-ceiling wall-to-wall screens and Cirque du Soleil performances every 30 minutes, I was absolutely blown away.

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Also, best air-conditioning of any club. We were dancing our asses off for over an hour on the dance floor and at Australian’s table and didn’t get sweaty at all. I like it. Get my dance on and not look like a wet cat afterwards. We met a few guys on the dance floor too, everyone was dancing and having a good time. We left around 2, my feet were killing me!!! We ended up going to Planet Hollywood and I did really well on the roulette. This trip was really the first time I gambled for longer than 10 minutes on the slots and I really liked it! After my $200 win, a guy next to me decided that his hand needed to be on my thigh. Which it didn’t. His wife (or girlfriend) didn’t appreciate it either so there was a fight and it was a perfect time to find a cab.

[kman90]

u get mad points for doin a trip report within a week of leavn Vegas
what happened to Mel's cell?
anyone take pics of the blow by blow fight? and is a thigh grab good luck?

[mfon85]

Awesome so far!! Need more!

[K@tie]

Nice TR, looking forward to reading the rest!

[ocam]

Great TR, thanks for sharing

[ecook0808]

This is lawlz.

[kp3205]

Wait....what next...Teasing me with only Thursday and Friday details???Need more!!! Great so far.

[Svetlana]

Apparently I wasn't fully awake yet yesterday when I wrote these.

So Friday morning my ride-or-die Boston ended up in the ER with what they thought was alcohol poisoning but turned out to be severe dehydration and a heat stroke. She was out in no time and was feeling fine after an IV and some rest. The rest of us learned a valuable lesson: no matter how tasty AMFs are, water is a must. Pedialyte is a lifesaver as well. Until Walgreens was sold out by Saturday evening. Balls.

Mel's phone was sitting on a day bed at Surrender and one of us (or both) were dancing the night away when I saw the phone floating away in the pool. It must've slipped off or fallen off the bed. After Surrender we stopped by Walgreens and got a bag of rice. The phone was mostly functioning by the morning. Crisis averted!

Days 3, 4 and 5 coming soon. I need to do some work today... maybe

[Svetlana]

Day 3
Started out Saturday by deciding to walk to EBC from the Flamingo. This is probably a good time to mention that my 2 travel companions are both noobs when it comes to Vegas and think we can walk everywhere. I was still buzzing from the night before so I didn’t feel like fighting with them over walking or taking a cab, so we walked. It was a chilly 99 degrees and I was ready to shank a bitch by the time we got to the Venetian. Finally at the Wynn I got a vodka soda and all was right in the world. The line for EBC was OUT OF CONTROL. It was a mess, no organization, there were people in GA line who had cabana reservations. Just a mess all around. By 12:30 they finally started pulling all-girl groups out of line and we were inside within minutes. Checked our possessions and got in the pool. Vegas pool party pools are gross. I’m no germaphob but I just try not to think of it. I don’t understand girls that get all done up for the pool parties, fake lashes and all and then sit on the sidelines, envious of everybody who’s actually having fun. Anyways, drink of choice was AMF, we had a good buzz within 30 minutes and made friends with a group of guys from Palo Alto. Super awkward, nerdy funny, very nice – insta-friends. Basically spent the whole time in the pool, Martin Solveig was playing, someone stole my cigarettes, also stole Mel’s cover-up dress and one of Kat’s flip flops. Whoever this klepto was, needs to get better at their trade. Our Palo Alto friends invited us to join them at their table later that night at Surrender for Lil Jon. Exchange numbers to potentially meet up later.

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All of a sudden it’s 5:30 pm, we’ve had more AMFs than I could count, Mel is about to walk the Strip in her swimsuit and Kat is barefoot. HOT MESS but so fun. We headed back to Flamingo because the cab line was out of control, stopping by the Venetian so Kat could buy a pair of flip flops for $48, they were so ugly. Pedialyte at Walgreens saved my life, I won a $100 on the promo slot machines at Casino Royale and treated everyone to Chipotle next to Harrahs. We’re a classy bunch.


Took a quick nap, started to get ready for Hakkasan. Kat was out for the count that night, Mel didn’t want to go to Hakk because she didn’t know who Michael Woods was and was dead set on going to Lil Jon. So we went back to Surrender. In a cab this time. We got there relatively early and a promoter girl asked if we wanted to walk in early and have open bar. NO, THAT’S THE WORST IDEA EVER – said no one ever. So we went, met some girls from San Fran, I did a body shot off the birthday girl in their group. We were then given a couch/table by the blackjack tables, looking directly at the stage and pitchers of jungle juice. I still don’t know what was in it. Lil Jon came on later; Mel and I went and fought the crowds to get to the front. We succeeded and Mel was ecstatic. I’ve seen Lil Jon before and unless he’s hammered and is yelling “WHAAAAT?? OOOKAY!” it’s not really that fun to be in the front row. Some guy started grinding up on me and I was a little tipsy so I asked Mel if he was cute and she said “yeah, he’s fine!” Apparently we have a difference in opinions because when I finally glanced back I wasn’t impressed.

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We finally leave the dance floor and I had 2 texts from the Palo Alto guys from earlier. We go to find their table and turns out they have a dance floor table and we were pretty much right next to them the whole time. We join their table; it’s just 4 of them and 2 of us. I ask Mike if he’d like more girls at the table for the other guys to dance with, they looked like they were bored, he said “absolutely!” I went on a mission. I ran into 2 of the San Fran girls from earlier, one I took a shot off of, and ask them if they want to join us and guys we met earlier at their table. They agree and we fight the crowds to the table. The guys seemed impressed by the pretty San Fran girls and we danced and they poured us some drinks. Mike was cute and was trying to chat me up and talk me into going to get some food and go to his room and while I’d totally be down, the San Fran birthday girl was cute too. Decisions decisions. I told Mike I needed to use the ladies room and asked the San Fran girl if she wanted to come with. She did so we made the trek to the bathrooms. The line was crazy and provided a great opportunity for a little make out sesh. San Fran girl (I don’t know her name) got a little awkward and told me she’d never made out with a girl before and that she didn’t think she’d like it but she did. I’ve got skills, what can I say. Anyways, we made it back to the table, Mike started chatting up the other San Fran girl, Mel was talking to one of the guys and birthday girl and I just danced. And I took another shot off of her followed by a lime out of her mouth. Yummy! As much as I wanted to leave with her, logistically it wouldn’t have worked out. Booo. San Fran girls decided to head out and Mel and I hung out for a few minutes longer before heading out ourselves. Promised Palo Alto boys to meet up with them the next day and made our way to the cabs.

It was 4 am at this point and we considered afterhours but Mel was really drunk and driving me insane so it was time to put her to bed. Got to the hotel, she went up to the room and I decided to gamble a bit. I was walking by a $5 minimum roulette table and put $5 on number 17 for my friend. She always bets on 17. The dealer throws the ball in, “no more bets” and after jumping around for a second the ball lands on… 17!!! Crazy! $175 richer. Boom. 2 guys at the table are impressed and ask if I want to go play craps with them. Why not? I’ll blow on their dice. They were boring, I only played with them for like 20 minutes and at that point it was 5 am and we had a busy day next day so bed time it was!

[BuckeyeFan]

wow great report..

[ocam]

This gets better by the day !

"HOT MESS" - are you an Arrested Development fan, or do you just use that saying normally?

[Svetlana]

This gets better by the day !

"HOT MESS" - are you an Arrested Development fan, or do you just use that saying normally?

Ocam, there are 2 more days and they're even better. Promise.

And I've been saying hot mess since MySpace days, way before arrested development! Should've trademarked that ish!

[ocam]

This gets better by the day !

"HOT MESS" - are you an Arrested Development fan, or do you just use that saying normally?

Ocam, there are 2 more days and they're even better. Promise.

And I've been saying hot mess since MySpace days, way before arrested development! Should've trademarked that ish!

*Licks lips*

[Jhaulotte]

Great T.R! 2 More crazy days?!?