Wow, this has been a long hiatus from blogging – and I’ve actually had a lot to say. The biggest problem with being a midnight blogger is that midnight is when I should be in bed. Rarely happens, but I’m trying to make it a more common occurrence. Anyways, this is going to be a two-post post:
Rock Chalk Jayhawk, Go KU!
Anyways, as many of you know, tonight was Selection Sunday. Obviously, since I’m a big basketball fan, I have a lot to say on the upcoming tournament, but that’s going to come later this week. For right now, a quick comment on today’s Big 12 championship:
Rock Chalk Jayhawk!!!!!!! KU won an incredible game against the Texas Longhorns in the Big 12 championship today* – they came back from being down 22 in the first half to winning in overtime. And this was just one week after the two teams met in the regular season – where Kansas came back from being down 12 at the half to win it - amazing. The ‘hawks are playing some great team basketball right now, and I’m excited for what comes next. And congrats to whoever gets Kevin Durant in the NBA draft – he is amazing!
*Special thanks to Mike D. for letting C and I watch the game on his awesome TV
Now off of basketball.
Thoughts on Sin City
The past month or so has been pretty busy. My mom came in town to visit one weekend, my brother was out here coaching in a tournament two weekends after that (his team won – woohoo!!) and my dad came out the same weekend to join in support for my bro’s team. Add in work, catching up on some reading, lots of basketball, and the start of American Idol, and I have been a busy girl. In addition to all of that, last weekend, two friends and I took a trip to Vegas, just for fun.
The Vegas Strip is a crazy city within a city. It’s like going to an amusement park, only there’s no set admission fee and you just pay to play, free drinks are easy to come by, and there are fewer of kids under age 10, although there were more families there than I would have expected.
My friends and I aren’t really the type to go crazy and have a “what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas kind of weekend,” but we spent a lot of time checking out the various casinos and still managed to go a bit outside our comfort zone (we watched men strip down at the Thunder from Down Under show).
This wasn’t the first time I’ve been to Las Vegas, so I had a bit more time to come away with detailed impressions. Here’s what I came up with:
- Restaurant to try:
Mon Ami Gabi at Paris. It was suggested to me by my college friend Amy, and was one of the best choices we made all weekend. Sit outside and you can see the Bellagio fountains, and the frites are a yummy cross between french fries, potato chips and those shoestring potato things that come in a can. - Most fun penny slots:
Deal or No Deal or Monopoly. If you can get in the group Monopoly game at the Bellagio, play for a while – it’s definitely worth it for the group play shots. Also, the Monopoly slots by the bathrooms across from Tangerine at the Mirage were lots of fun for me. If you find a penny or nickel Deal or No Deal machine, play until you get to the Briefcase game – it’s SO entertaining! - Best bathrooms (at least for girls):
Paris. This might seem like an odd category, but over the course of 3 days of eating, drinking and walking around, we saw lots of bathrooms. The ladies’ rooms at Paris not only feature doors that look like you’re going into a different room, but they also have the green/red indicator that lets you know whether or not the stall is occupied. Big bonus, especially for busy bathrooms. Honorable mention goes to the ones at Flamingo, which had translucent doors with a leafy/reedy design that I thought was very pretty. - Most fun bar:
Check out the flair bartenders at Harrah’s Carnaval. Even if you don’t go in, make sure you stop by to check it out, because the bartenders are truly entertaining. Two of their bartenders are in the top 4 flair bartenders - check it out: http://www.barflair.org/
Ok, that’s going to wrap it up for now. Look for a post in a couple of days comparing my roommate C’s bracket picks to my own. I’ll let you know how
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