Good morning Las Vegas! Although I did sleep in at Vdara, which I desperately needed, I have to say both the beds and bedding are not the same in the studios as they are in the suites. My bed was perfectly fine, but I was daydreaming about the marshmallow beds I had on past stays, and could not take advantage of because I had to get up to work.

Oh well, I still have my marshmallow bed at home.

I had reservations for La Cave at Wynn. I took an Uber who dropped me off at Encore, which was not my intention. So that threw off gambling plans entirely. I was supposed to start at Wynn, eat, and then end with my Ultimate X video poker.  I went backwards and so did my winning plans.  Cleopatra Keno?  Never met her.  Video Poker on the same machine though.

And my Ultimate X did not recognize me.  Sad face.

I had a $20 bill dedicated to the Keno numbers I pulled from a Zoltar machine downtown.  You know, the ones that Tom Hanks used in Big to become big.  I always put a dollar in one on Fremont and play those numbers in Keno.  I did not win.  Fuck you Zoltar.

La Cave was…okay. it seems expensive at $54? But ya know what, bacon and eggs is almost that much so it’s actually a bargain.  HERE is the menu.

This buffet is butler style, which means servers bring out platters of the dishes and bring them to you, versus you going up with a plate.

Beverage service was extremely lacking. Could not get coffee, could not get water. Dying of thirst help.

I didn’t get to try everything on the menu. I didn’t really want to either. But I ate way too much and felt horrible afterwards.  And was incredibly thirsty from the crappy beverage service.

I had a ticket to go see Enchanted at Las Vegas Ballpark but it was just way too cold, so I went back to Vdara.  I took an Uber and watched as she drove right by Encore and over to Wynn.  Then she had to come back.

I got to my room and it was so weird because I Just ate breakfast and somehow the sun is setting.

I had stopped at Starbucks on my way back to my room and somehow ordered everything venti instead of trenta, for no reason.  It did make transporting three drinks to my room slightly easier while manuevering through the Vdara vortex. Oh you don’t know what the Vdara vortex is?  Let me explain.

There is a human experiment going on at Vdara.  Very specifically, in the exact spot between the elevator doors and the exit from the elevator vestibule thingy.  It is in this spot that people suddenly lose all awareness that they are not the only people on the planet. This causes them to simply stop walking without warning so you have to dodge them. Or my personal preference, tell them to fucking MOVE. It even happens with large groups so it isn’t limited to thinking you are the sole person on the planet, which is fascinating.  These people just step off the elevator, take a step or two and VORTEZ BAM stop walking suddenly and have absolutely no concept that they are doing anything wrong, even if you bump into them.

There’s another vortex just like it in Las Vegas. This one is at Cafe Treato at Wynn.

Now I should mention, the actual name of this place is Caffé Al Teatro. And if you are one of those people who say “dine” instead of “had dinner” as in “I DINED with Mitzy and Buffy at blah blah fancy place”, you likely pronounce it “Cafe al Tree-ahhhh-toh.”

Us common folk call it Cafe Treato, rhyming with Frito.

Or maybe that’s just me.

But back to the vortex! There’s 2 entrances to this place and every single time I go, there’s at least one person just standing in each entrance and blocking it.  Just standing there.  They were either entering or exiting and got vortexed and stuck frozen in the exact spot that blocks every other person from entering or exiting.

I began to pay attention every time I passed it, even when I wasn’t going inside.  And every time, VORTEX.

So back to like 97 paragraphs ago, when I returned to Vdara, the sun was setting.  I don’t know how that happened when all I did was get breakfast and it’s already night?

I was still dehydrated from that stupid brunch at La Cave.  In my room, I drank a venti water, venti strawberry acai refresher, and left for the casino with a second venti water.

I went to Cosmopolitan to play but it did not go well at all. Sad face.

Aria went okay but I didn’t cash out anything because loser.  I did get my dogs though.

And it was back to Vdara for bed.

I stopped to get a soda to charge to my room and was told there’s a different name on my room. Glad to discover this over a soda rather than an expensive DINING meal. But I was able to charge Starbucks to the room successfully so…?

And good night.

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