(I am so boring. Why can’t I come up with zingy blog post titles?)
Still no gambling, still no drinking. Still the dorkiest girl walking around Las Vegas. Woohoo! I had intended on getting out of the room by 9:30 (so I could enjoy a lovely buffet breakfast as part of my $35 all you can eat buffet pass) but ended up running late because I was entranced by this silver thing that makes noise. I think you call it a television, but I didn’t have use an XBox controller to work it, so maybe not.
Had an 11:45 am date. Here’s an interesting story: So yesterday while I’m at the MGM Grand, a lady gives me a ticket for “Television City,” a free thing where you can watch a TV show and tell the people what you think of it. I’m not actually sure how it works, because the people at the Television City desk instead asked if I was going to be around tomorrow (which is now today). I had nothing going on, so I said I would be around. Basically, instead of watching a TV show I got to be part of a very small focus group to discuss something. And for doing that (it took 2 hours), I was paid the handsome sum of $100.
Yes, I am the only person to come to Las Vegas, not gamble and actually come out ahead. (Without working as a hooker, that is).
After that, I ambled (via monorail, because I was! not! going! to! walk! a lot! today!) to Planet Hollywood and had their buffet for a late lunch. It was incredible. (So, yes, I think I did get my money out of the 24 hour buffet pass). And then I wandered around the Planet Hollywood mall (why???) and then when my feet fell off again, I got back on the monorail and came back to the hotel. My feet are done for the day!
Supposedly Las Vegas has 300 beautiful days a year, but I think today (or at least right now) may not be one of them. In looking out the window of my hotel room (with its view of the Hilton, the Stratosphere, and if I stand all the way to the right I can see Encore by Wynn) I just noticed that I can also see mountains in the distance. Hmm.