Vegas, Continued...

So I woke up day 1 at 6am and made JD get up around 7am which is 10am Michigan time so all the complaining wasn't justified as far as I'm concerned.

We ate at MGM Buffet and it was GOOD. I got 3 plates and a donut. Well, 2 donuts but the first one didn't have any filling so I ate the frosting off and got one with filling. With full tummies we walked around Vegas and the casinos/hotels for about 3 hours. I was pooped and JD's feet hurt. We stopped at this food court thing and got Del Taco for lunch. Del Taco is like Taco Bell except there's less tacos and it has hamburgers and fries. Plus, in a city where everything costs $7, it was the cheapest place. Del Taco became our home base.

JD got a beer at the bar in MGM and took it back to the room to take a nap. The beer came in a really nice pint glass and he was convinced he could steal a set of 4 and take them home on the plane. He actually managed one. The bar tender was Asian, but not regular Asian. He was a parody of an Asian man.

We found a place that had $1 Margaritas and beers so we stopped there a few times. I spent a total of $2 on drinks and $3 gambling. I also won $10 so, aside from food, my Vegas cost was +$5.

Side note: I made all these notes in bed and they are not in order sooo I have no idea if any of this will be chronological.

At some point we stopped at Walgreens and they were SO cheap compared to 1.) hotel or casino prices 2.) actual Walgreens prices. I got sunscreen for $3! I couldn't find it that cheap here!

Umm... after JD napped, we went to get the Zumanity tickets and walked around a bit of New York, New York.

Zumanity.... it's The Seductive Side of Cirque Du Soleil. When I bought the tickets JD and I decided if we were going to see boobs, we might as well be in the front. I had forgotten what seats we actually had and was surprised to find us in the 2nd row. The first row of real seats behind the "VIP" section couches. We were on the side of the stage. This was considered an upgrade. When I say we were in the second row of a Cirque Du Soleil show, it's like saying we were seated behind the stage at a magic show. We were too close. So close, in fact that I viewed the following things:
Bikini line razor burn
C-Section scar
The fake nipples (lame! if you're going to promote the show as "nude" I want to see nipples)
The flesh colored body suits (which were the most accurate I have ever seen)
The fake pubic hair poking out of the flesh colored body suits
Upon being directed to our seats, we were told not to move during an act or else we might get hurt

Never. Again.

Things I was a little surprised about: They didn't all have 6 packs. One chick even had some cushion for the pushin. Their storylines didn't exactly fit the acts going on which was a bit disappointing. I didn't really like the characters except for the MC and the 2 fat ladies. Everyone else kind of scared me. There was a sign posted outside that said if you didn't want to participate to kindly tell the performers. Well, people kindly told them, and they still forced. I don't like being forced to do something so I was worried with how close we were sitting that they might make us do something. I put on my best "back the fuck off, bitch" face and hoped for the best.

The good acts were the hula hoop school girl, the contortionists in the fish bowl, the dominatrix(er? ee?) with the steel ring, and the chains guy. The chains guy looked exactly like Mohawk Mike except 50 pounds lighter and more fit with an extra side of homosexual. The entire time, that's all I could think of. Also, I could see all of the safety features in his act so that made it a little sad. I liked the lap dance act too, although it wasn't very exciting. Just entertaining.

My favorite was probably the guy with the steel ring. He looked so happy! Me and JD were thinking that he got in the show because he had a marketable Cirque skill, but maybe wasn't good enough to be in an awesome show. Or maybe he was roped in by the prospect of boobs and signed the contract before he realized the boobs were all an illusion.

The lame acts were the audience participation with the 2 main entertainers. I don't like seeing people be embarrassed! It hurts my little heart! The cowboy. I would have kicked if he had made me participate. The bathtub (because we couldn't see it from the side), the ballet dancers on the ribbons. There was this cage fight where the 2 guys were fighting over a woman and then made out with each other at the end. I liked when they made out, but they could have utilized the cage better. It was meh from that close up. There were a couple of other random ones that I don't remember.

All in all, I don't recommend going. No offense to the show, it's entertaining, but if you're going to spend that much money, put in a bit more and go see an "official" Cirque show.

After the show, we went to Del Taco again except I got hot dogs for the 2nd time on the trip and was disappointed.

Our little feets hurt so we went back to the room for foot rubs and sleep.