Day One: Sin City

we arrived in vegas early this morning- about 4am. i was up at 5am and the animal walk took place about 8am. we will be on the news once again. i shared my snack with champ- my mini pony- he ate my triscuits, drank 1/2 of my pepsi (he actually grabs the bottle and tips it up to drink), and 1/2 of my icee pop. luckily the arena was close to where the stock cars are- it is bloody hot here. people who say there is a difference between heat and "dry heat" are crazy. there is no difference- 105 degrees is as awful as it sounds. i am back in my room now- just took an ice cold shower. i have the rest of the day off- i think i am going to hit up the strip- get a real meal, shop at the outlet mall, plan my night, and maybe get a few drinks. vegas serves the name sin city well. i already overheard someone talking about his "asian special" he got last night for $69/hr- and i dont think he was talking about a food buffet. there are more strip clubs on one road than i have ever seen in my life. we passed one during our animal walk- strippers actually came out to take pictures! hah! we are having our shows at a place called "the orleans"- very nice- they have a lot of stuff inside where we can waste time inbetween shows- casino, TGI fridays, subway, bowling alley, movie theater, italian and chinese buffets, kates korner ice cream shop, and even a liqour store. well, the strip is calling my name- good thing i work so many hours this weekend, otherwise this city might get me in trouble.

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