back in Boston
the_siobhan's wedding featuring the_axel where
Elvis sings all the songs and does all the work was awesome. :) I
stayed downtown rather than on the strip and had a totally different
experience of Las Vegas than on previous trips. Didn't hurt to have 40
people to share it with. :) The pool at the Golden Nugget had a
shark tank in the middle, and a water slide that went right through
it, but the very best part was that half of the pool was in the shade.
:)
The road trip to Park City was wonderful, the desert landscape was awesome and we were all non-amateurs, so 6 people in the van were just as efficient as the cars with three people. We randomly stopped for lunch at a cafe where the waitress had blue hair.
Convergence in Park City was great, I loved my room and I got to play fashionista for the weekend. :) I pretty much wore everything I brought, even the bike clothes (since I did a 14 mile ride on Saturday morning (which was amazing, every time I stopped to take a picture, the silence would engulf me)) and the baby blue dress (which amused me but people seemed to like). I had lots of room left on the way back for the Sigh Co. t-shirt I bought. Food wise, I ended up only paying for a muffin after getting groceries on the first night, and I was able to feed friends and myself using the kitchen in my room. I split a bottle of St. Germaine and one of vermouth with the_axel and combined with cheap (er, and weak) drinks at the evening venues, my alcohol expenditures ended up being reasonable as well. :) The big suitcase of doom ended up a hair over 50 lbs but the airlines didn't care, so no extra charges there either. And then I blew all the money I'd saved by taking a taxi home from Logan, but it was so worth it not to have to lug things home on the T. I saw shooting stars, geeked out about astronomy and comic books and cooking, was subtly rescued from drunk fratboys (my friends are awesome, they were there for backup), danced up a storm, witnessed a nerf gun battle in the courtyard, and got to hang out with far flung friends and make some new ones. I'm still on the fence about Cozumel, it'll depend on who else is going, really.
I managed to get a whole 4 hours of sleep on Sunday night/Monday morning, so the trip home wasn't as surreal as usual, and another 7 hours last night has put me on the road to catching up. Only saw cris for an hour or so, since he had to get to sleep soon after I arrived home, as he had an early morning flight today.
Full travel diary and pictures to come once I've caught up on life again.
The road trip to Park City was wonderful, the desert landscape was awesome and we were all non-amateurs, so 6 people in the van were just as efficient as the cars with three people. We randomly stopped for lunch at a cafe where the waitress had blue hair.
Convergence in Park City was great, I loved my room and I got to play fashionista for the weekend. :) I pretty much wore everything I brought, even the bike clothes (since I did a 14 mile ride on Saturday morning (which was amazing, every time I stopped to take a picture, the silence would engulf me)) and the baby blue dress (which amused me but people seemed to like). I had lots of room left on the way back for the Sigh Co. t-shirt I bought. Food wise, I ended up only paying for a muffin after getting groceries on the first night, and I was able to feed friends and myself using the kitchen in my room. I split a bottle of St. Germaine and one of vermouth with the_axel and combined with cheap (er, and weak) drinks at the evening venues, my alcohol expenditures ended up being reasonable as well. :) The big suitcase of doom ended up a hair over 50 lbs but the airlines didn't care, so no extra charges there either. And then I blew all the money I'd saved by taking a taxi home from Logan, but it was so worth it not to have to lug things home on the T. I saw shooting stars, geeked out about astronomy and comic books and cooking, was subtly rescued from drunk fratboys (my friends are awesome, they were there for backup), danced up a storm, witnessed a nerf gun battle in the courtyard, and got to hang out with far flung friends and make some new ones. I'm still on the fence about Cozumel, it'll depend on who else is going, really.
I managed to get a whole 4 hours of sleep on Sunday night/Monday morning, so the trip home wasn't as surreal as usual, and another 7 hours last night has put me on the road to catching up. Only saw cris for an hour or so, since he had to get to sleep soon after I arrived home, as he had an early morning flight today.
Full travel diary and pictures to come once I've caught up on life again.