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Las Vegas Roller Derby
Anyone who knows me knows I’m constantly complaining about the lack of culture in Las Vegas. Every “community event” that I’ve gone to has been so sadly thrown together that I never go again. Even the long standing community event First Friday has lost all of its luster for me. I’d rather stay home and watch a movie than maneuver my way through all the hipsters to get to the two artists that I like.
A few months ago, a savior in the form of an awesome community event appeared: The Fabulous Sin City Roller Derby. Now this is the point where I should tell you what year it first started, how far they’ve come, et cetera… but I’m not going to do that. As far as I’m concerned they didn’t exist before I found them. They materialized out of a fog, because if they hadn’t, it would kill the magic.
Las Vegas Shopping For Voluptuous Ladies
Image is everything in Sin City. All the pretty girls get into the club; all the handsome guys get the pretty girls. It gets difficult to live here when you are overweight and it’s 114 degrees outside.
I am personally in the in-between zone when it comes to weight. I’m either the fat girl at Express or the skinny bitch at Lane Bryant. It’s uncomfortable, especially when dealing with, shall we say, “helpful” employees. They look at you with immense pity, because you Don’t. Fit. Into. Anything. It makes shopping for my size even harder than it actually is.
When I heard through a friend that there is a new store touting itself as the only plus size fashion boutique in Las Vegas I was excited to see it. Boutiques, as it was explained to me, work like this: they get in three of each size per item. When they are sold they never sell that item again. If I lived in a small town I suppose this would be an amazing bonus. As it is, I don’t think I would ever worry about something like running into someone with the same top as me. I guess I’m just not the average girl.
Guest Column: Nick the Cabbie – “Bohemian Rhapsody in Blue”
I just picked up a couple in front of Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall and the vibe that they are giving off is really strange. I would guess that they’ve probably been at Drai’s because they’re dressed up and the girl looks really tired. Aside from the initial directions they haven’t said a word to each other (or me) since they got in the cab, but it doesn’t seem like they’ve been fighting or anything. I usually find it rather strange when it happens, but people frequently act as if they’re in some sort of automated conveyance – I might as well be a robot for all the notice I’m given. Though, I must admit, sometimes I prefer it. I let them sit in silence.
My Grand Canyon Skywalk Tour
How much money do you take with you when you go out to the middle of the desert? $25? $50? If you happen to go out to Grand Canyon West and walk on the Grand Canyon Skywalk make sure you’ve saved up. Because donning little white booties and walking on thick glass with nothing between you and the 800 feet below — it’s going to cost you.
Like most people from Las Vegas would do, we just drove out there, and we were stopped and told there that we had to buy a package. Before that, we thought we could just drive right out to the Skywalk and pay there and walk, but that wasn’t the case. So after driving for a couple of hours, and then tacking on an extra twenty miles of dirt road, we got stopped and abruptly told to park. Then, in the middle of nowhere, is where we were informed we were on a Hualapai Indian Reservation. Because we were on their territory, it suddenly became a whole other game.
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