Monday, January 24, 2005
so, i'm sitting here, lunch time..and i'm feeling pretty good
vegas was pretty great. I love being around family, esp when the family is paying your way in vegas!
suffice to say, I made no money, but my parents made a bunch, essentially paying for the trip...
its amazing how diferent you are treated if you are percieved to have money.. by simply acting the part, my stepmom got us into restaurants faster and received extra attention...its amazing...
I on the other hand could never pull that stuff with authenticity and confidence, people would know at the get go that I am scamming them.
seeing my parents definately quelled my homesickness, although, it was kind of sad driving back to LA.. luckily my cousin Walter was there to wallow in our sadness together.
i doubt I'd ever actually go to vegas by myself... going with family is much more fun..and economic...
vegas on one end is a marvel, a getaway for all economic types, but the socioeconomic divisions are clearly marked in this town. if you even dress better, you get invited to things one would not have been invited to if he/she were not dressed a certain way.
vegas is basically an extreme version of america's obsession with consumerism... I can't say its all bad, since i took part in it all..
for every gucci or prada store, there are the virtually non-existent homeless people..vegas cops do a bang up job keeping them off the streets (dare a tourist see one!) ..you wonder what they do with them..for every economcially viable las vegas resident, I bet there are two folks who aren't as fortunate.. the public school systems arent great..
the bright lights of the strip casts a cold dark shadow on the problems of the city..
its really sad...
but, i still partook, I played the games, had the drinks, ate the food (I recommend Spago at Caesars Palace for dinner, the bakery at Paris for amazing pastries, the AVA lounge at the Mirage for good live jazz and strong drinks)
I really would like to travel more in this country and abroad... perhaps Its time for a change of scenery......
¶ 1/24/2005 12:23:00 PM
vegas was pretty great. I love being around family, esp when the family is paying your way in vegas!
suffice to say, I made no money, but my parents made a bunch, essentially paying for the trip...
its amazing how diferent you are treated if you are percieved to have money.. by simply acting the part, my stepmom got us into restaurants faster and received extra attention...its amazing...
I on the other hand could never pull that stuff with authenticity and confidence, people would know at the get go that I am scamming them.
seeing my parents definately quelled my homesickness, although, it was kind of sad driving back to LA.. luckily my cousin Walter was there to wallow in our sadness together.
i doubt I'd ever actually go to vegas by myself... going with family is much more fun..and economic...
vegas on one end is a marvel, a getaway for all economic types, but the socioeconomic divisions are clearly marked in this town. if you even dress better, you get invited to things one would not have been invited to if he/she were not dressed a certain way.
vegas is basically an extreme version of america's obsession with consumerism... I can't say its all bad, since i took part in it all..
for every gucci or prada store, there are the virtually non-existent homeless people..vegas cops do a bang up job keeping them off the streets (dare a tourist see one!) ..you wonder what they do with them..for every economcially viable las vegas resident, I bet there are two folks who aren't as fortunate.. the public school systems arent great..
the bright lights of the strip casts a cold dark shadow on the problems of the city..
its really sad...
but, i still partook, I played the games, had the drinks, ate the food (I recommend Spago at Caesars Palace for dinner, the bakery at Paris for amazing pastries, the AVA lounge at the Mirage for good live jazz and strong drinks)
I really would like to travel more in this country and abroad... perhaps Its time for a change of scenery......
¶ 1/24/2005 12:23:00 PM
