Merrylegs

Hey yall,

My trip into Vegas last week was one of mostly business and very little pleasure. Let's talk business first.

Went to the WEVA convention. If there's anyone out there that knows what that stands for, I'll give you a smilie icon shoutout on the next post I do. WEVA has taken a small drop in numbers, but most of the people I needed to network with were there at the Mandalay Bay convention room. Wasn't too impressed with the facilities, other than its enormity (which is nothing I'm used to but probably par for Vegas). You really can't call these places casinos (or hotels) anymore. They're more like cruise liners stuck on land. Anyhow, since there was about 3 hours to spare before my flight out, some co-workers and I decided to check out NY, NY.

Now to the pleasure. NY, NY was alright. We ate at some Italian restraunt. I had the lasagna, which didn't settle well (now, we're really having fun). Then the team decided the best way to live it up is to ride the rollercoaster. This didn't seem like a good idea, but who wants to be the coward? The rollercoaster at NY is pretty good considering its a casino rollercoaster. Definitely way over priced at 12.50, but that's Vegas, I guess. There were two big drops, one loop, one barrel roll (that's hard on your neck), a cork screw and some lame stuff in between rounding out about a 4 minute ride (not including the slow creep to the top).

Next stop, ESPN Zone, still in NY. Beer and appitizers before the departure home. Good way to "end" a rather blah day.

So, Vegas in under 8 hours is not great, but better than most short business trips.