Only in Vegas
What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas… and that includes the weird Vegas-only things featured in these blog posts.
where is your mother?
January 26, 2012
I was stopped at a red light earlier this week, looked up and saw one of many billboards. My first thought was, “Oh, the Porn Expo is in town again.” (I don’t think that is the official title of their expo, but they do have one here every year.) I then looked closer, to my horror. It is a sign for a Quinceañera!
How on earth is that child supposed to be 15? And would a mom really let her 15 year old set foot outside of the house looking like that?
vegas weddings
October 18, 2011
I see them every day, but I still haven’t made up my mind about what I think about them. Fun? Tacky? Exciting? Idk. What say ye?
Luis: Super tacky.
arepas
October 12, 2011
Have you ever heard of arepas? I drove past this cute little stand one time during my lunch break and decided to stop and try it. I was familiar with the name because my brother had mentioned it once when I was trying to explain to him what pupusas were. Now these are definitely not pupusas, but they are just as good.
Arepas are… kind of a cross between a tortilla and a pupusa. I’m not sure if they’re all like this, but mine was served sandwich-style. I ordered chicken with cheese (they also had a yummy green sauce to go along with it). I also ordered a sugar cane juice, hoping it would be similar to the Brazilian caldo de cana. It wasn’t and got thrown almost entirely in the trash (cue gasps of horror at my wastefulness).
And if you’re the kind of person who needs dinner and a show, you can just shimmy along to this little establishment across the street:
This is Vegas, after all, what did you expect?
It’s not worth it!
July 26, 2011
…I yell, almost instinctively as I drive by THIS while either picking up/dropping off/or visiting Natalia at work:
Some of you might recognize this place as featured on hit reality series PAWN STARS. Spencer and I visited this place once, and it was a COMPLETE and UTTER let down. The upside, is that there was no wait when we went.
The same can’t be said for the unfortunate souls above who don’t know what kind of disappointment they’re headed toward. To make it worse, it’s bubbling hot outside. I’m surprised these people standing in line haven’t melted yet.
So, I do my best and try to warn them:
“It’s not worth it!!!”
Sunday Strangeness
July 24, 2011
I have an early morning 6:30 AM meeting at church, every week (no comment). This morning, as I pull out of the garage I see the strangest thing:
Let’s count how many things are strange in this photograph:
- Twelve year-olds awake at 6:30 AM
- Twelve year-olds awake on a Sunday morning
- Twelve year-old shirtless
- Twelve year-olds hanging out on top of a car
- Twelve year-old boy wearing obscenely short shorts
- Twelve year-olds playing cards on a Sunday morning at 6:30 AM
- Twelve year-olds acting like it’s no big deal and thinking that I’m strange for giving them a double-take
- Anyone playing cards on top of a car
- Anyone doing anything on top of a car
I can envision a scenario where these kids stayed out all night sitting on top of this car. What I don’t get is how they got away with it… especially with Mr. Security Man circling the complex several times during the night on his ever-so-cool bicycle.
check this out
July 11, 2011
For everyone who always says that it “never” rains in Vegas, I hereby prove you wrong:
It seems we’ve been getting rain (at least a little bit of it) every day for the last couple of days. I love the rain :)
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