That sounds wonderful Hec, except for the first night. I love the commander's palace there-- I've been to the jazz brunch, and eaten dinner there a couple of times.
Willow: You know what they say. The bigger they are... Anya: The faster they stomp you into nothin'.
'The Killer In Me'
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Lee - Apr 17, 2006 8:12:11 pm PDT #1884 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
P.M. Marc - Apr 17, 2006 8:15:23 pm PDT #1885 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Hec, the majority of the trip sounds like it was fantastic!
Kristen - Apr 17, 2006 8:17:06 pm PDT #1886 of 10002
Prison Break: At this point, they should just tell everyone in the prison, or the remaining 12 people who don't know, that there's a hole in Cell 40 leading to the outside. Then everyone can storm the cell and, in the ensuing confusion, at least a few of them should make it to freedom. They can't catch everyone, right?
DavidS - Apr 17, 2006 8:28:20 pm PDT #1887 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
That sounds wonderful Hec, except for the first night. I love the commander's palace there-- I've been to the jazz brunch, and eaten dinner there a couple of times.
Hec, the majority of the trip sounds like it was fantastic!
It really was good. There was a fair amount of downtime since neither Jacqueline or I gambled and we only went to one show. In retrospect I would've liked to see one of the innumerable Cirque shows, but we were originally going to see the Blue Man Group with Phil on Satuday but that didn't pan it. And, yes, Ple, I was thinking about Tobias the whole time.
The poolside of Bellagio is just profoundly swank. There are so many different pools of different sizes and shapes and uses (some with huge fountains in them, others tiny jacuzzis, others swim sized), and it has trees and bowers and you flip up the little flag on the back of your incredibly comfortable chaise when you want service.
Also they have The World's Biggest Chocolate Fountain in the Bellagio patisserie.
It was really fun hanging out with Phil and Jennifer. Just seeing them babble on about their fabulous lives. They travel constantly, but they never go to just vege. They're always kind of working vacations. They get appearance fees, or it's a big tournament or high stakes game, or they were doing the voiceovers in LV for some video game, or she's going on a shoot in Lousiana (they were headed to New Orleans next). She had fun inside gossip, but she wears her fame lightly. It's just a fact of her life and she wasn't about to pull a "Don't you know who I AM!?" at Commander's Palace. But was very proud of Phil for his bribery.
He'd just won a huge high stakes game earlier in the week (quarter-mil!), but he was backed so he didn't get to keep all his winnings. But it was cool to really understand how poker players serve as their own sort of Savings and Loan. Phil basically called up a bunch of high rollers and they had a piece of him for this game.
Also, they're both sort of madly hot for each other still. She's really his first girlfriend and she confided to JZ on the way back from the girl's room that he's the best boyfriend she's ever had.
Also, it was great just to hook up with ND and Kristin in Vegas.
bon bon - Apr 17, 2006 8:31:11 pm PDT #1888 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
That sounds like fun!
Lee - Apr 17, 2006 8:32:47 pm PDT #1889 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
it really does. I'm glad you had a good time.
DavidS - Apr 17, 2006 8:36:19 pm PDT #1890 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
That sounds like fun!
I recommend it. It's pleasantly weird being in the penumbra of celebrity. You can see how entourages work.
I kept thinking, "Shit, just about everybody staying at the Bellagio is really wealthy, but Fame gets you so much more that money can't buy."
JZ and I could barely eat when we went out with ND and Kristin, though. We were so overwhelmed with rich food we just wanted to eat strips of loofah sponge to clear everything out.
P.M. Marc - Apr 17, 2006 8:39:47 pm PDT #1891 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Aww!!! That warms my heart cockles.
None of the pictures of her on her Actual Birthday are up yet, but plenty of birthday party and some Easter shots.
§ ita § - Apr 17, 2006 8:42:33 pm PDT #1892 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
That does sound like an amazing time, Hec, and I'm glad you two got to have it.
I have too many shoes. I mean, I really have a problem. Why in hell would I buy these? They fit pretty well, btw. I only meant to buy these (which will have to be returned for a bigger size).
Hrrmph.
Steph L. - Apr 17, 2006 8:43:14 pm PDT #1893 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Hec, the weekend sounds like exactly what you and JZ have been needing.
ION, can't sleep; clown will eat me.
Seriously, mang -- what is WITH this insomnia?!? I get in bed and feel like I have an electric wire running through my central nervous system, burning neon and making me all jittery. Feh.
Am watching soap opera network's rerun of some soap I've never seen, but it's some tearful reunion between a dude and his wife(?) who apparently has been long dead. Maybe it'll put me to sleep.