 Look at the glass flowers hanging from the Ceiling! | So we get to Las Vegas on Sunday and sort of do a little bit of sight seeing. We go to Treasure Island first, and notice some nice designs throughout the hotel. After a quick glance we take a tram over to the Mirage, which I fancy a good deal more. This got quickly boring though, and so we drove over to the Bellagio. It wasn't that far of a walk, but the parents wanted to drive. I guess they like to help with global warming or something like that. So we headed to the Bellagio and my mom wanted to do some gambling so she went to the penny slots and my stepdad and I looked at some of the marvelous scenary. I really liked Bellagio so far the best. It was the most elegant and had the most amount of fun it looked like. The restaurant's inside were very nice to look at and the atmosphere was very enjoyable. I probably couldn't have afforded this place anyway, but it was an amazing place to see. We ended up waiting here for my aunt and uncle to come from Los Angeles. This was about the time they finally told us that my cousin wasn't coming, so I was on my own for entertainment. |
  Bellagio still had Christmas Decorations! |
The next day began the wonderful CES! I had been looking forward to this for quite a while. I would finally be able to see all of the latest gadgets that are coming out for computers and I would be able to expand my knowledge on how a lot of things worked. I of course started automatically in the gamers section. They had the coolest stuff ever. They had 3d monitors, mice that allowed you to move the screen three dimensionally, and new online games that you can play for real money. In fact I was talking to one of the games so long they gave me a free $5 starting card! Talk about free money. Of course there were some awesome gadgets and stuff, but you know me, I only took pictures of the pretty decorations:
 A ship advertising Pirates of the Carribean on Blu-Ray |  Transformers, with a license plate that says FXpert. Don't remember who put this up though |
 Of course there were good looking cars here too. |  And a car with video's for the people to the sides and back. |
We had been at CES from 9 in the morning until around 4 in the afternoon which was when we started to feel tired. This was also around the time that my first encounter occurred. Up until this point I had had no gay sightings. I had began to wonder if i really was the only gay person who was at CES. You would think that there would be at least one other person right? And, of course, there were. We were standing at the LG booth, and I was arguing with my mother because she was being stupid again about ice cream (she likes to get into pointless arguments), and in the middle of the argument I catch eyes with a good looking guy as he walks by. I think nothing of it since that happens on occasion with a lot of people. What was interesting though was that once I stopped talking to my mother I noticed that the guy kept looking at me as he was walking away. So we had a sort of stare at each other and just sort of shared a moment of, "are you gay?" Well, at least that's what was going through my mind. My mom at this point said that I could have a few more minutes to roam around if I wanted so, naturally, I went in the driection I saw the guy go. Of course, being the stupid person I am, as I was walking the direction he had just gone I noticed that I was walking past him. He passed by me while I was walking toward him! That means he was walking back to find me, and we had both missed each other, AGAIN! So as I look back I notice he doesn't turn around, which means he didn't notice me, just like I didn't notice him. And this is where Aram makes the stupidest mistake in the history of the world. I just stand there waiting. I didn't know what I was waiting for, but I waited until he was out of vision. After a few seconds I decided to go after him. At this point I could not find him at all, and hope seemed to disappear. Only seconds later I was taken away by mother and we left CES for the day.
That night I had wanted to go to Paris and Planet Hollywood, and since the parents had no objections, that's where we went. We first went to paris which had amazing decorations. My favorite part was the villages that were created. Again, I did not take any pictures of that, instead I took a picture of a chandelier. I need to stop taking stupid pictures. |  The Paris Chandelier |
While I was still agonizing about missing my chance with the boy my parents, my uncle, and my aunt decided they wanted to eat at the restaurant in the eiffel tower. Of course I was in such a transe I paid no attention as to what was happening around me, I just followed stupidly into wherever we were going. It was until we sat down that I really noticed that I was not hungry at all. I also noticed that each plate cost around $50 and was wondering how we were going to afford this. So since I wasn't hungry, and I thought we couldn't afford any of this, I decided to just get something small. I looked at the salads, and nothing looked interesting. I looked at the appetisers, and again nothing looked interesting. I looked at the sides and noticed potato gratin, and so I ordered that. It was a side dish that cost $10! but whatever. At this point my Mom asked why I wasn't eating. I just gave her a look, and of course she automatically thought that it meant it was because of the prices. I mean yeah, the prices had an influence in my decision, but in reality I would have eaten that little anywhere we went. I wasn't hungry for one, and for second I was sick to my stomach as to not having followed the guy.
Ok, time for a side note. The reason I was sick to my stomach about the guy needs mentioning. I had not had a look like that from a guy in so long, I had forgotten how it can move you. This guy was the first guy in about 2 years who actually gave me the look and swept me off my feet so fast I lost track of everything around me. My mind has been filled with nothing but that glance for around 3 days now. I was sick because I did not have the guts to go after the guy quick enough to get his number or anything. I was sick because I had let the only opportunity I had ever been given for the past year or so to slip away and to not know when the next time I would meet someone like him again. My chance had come, and I had failed to act. That is why I was sick to my stomach. It was because I had failed, and would now lead a miserable life for not knowing what could have happened.
Back to the story though. So my mom thought it was because of the food even though it wasn't. But I ate the potato gratin (more like forceably ate) and enjoyed the flavor, except the smell of the cheese made me want to throw up. (I mentioned that when I'm sick to my stomach I literally mean it right?). So I sat there and tried to organize my thoughts, and since my cousin didn't come I had no one to enjoy the night with, so I was all alone. It didn't help that I had been alone all day, and no one had spoken a word to me most of the evening anyway. So once my parents noticed they tried to incorporate me into the conversation; that allowed me to at least stop fully thinking about this guy. We ate, and my mom went gambling as Ray and I went out shopping for the night. I bought Steven a present for xmas that I hope he likes and kept thinking. Eventually my parents decided it was time to leave, of course not fulfilling their promise to see Planet Hollywood. Upon that mention, they decided we should go to Planet Hollywood.
 Yes Another Chandelier | Planet Hollywood was amazing. Talk about the perfect place for someone of my age. The best part though was the idea that there was a gay club somewhere, which was the true reason I wanted to go there. Of course when I walked in, it seemed very straight instead. There was a strip club upstairs, and dancers on some of the poker tables strutting their stuff. Talk about very hetero, but sex geared. I thought since they were this sexual, they could potentially have a gay club, so I kept my hopes up. As we walked around I noticed the atmosphere was amazing. This was a hotel that I would love to stay at. The lighting was fun, the decorations were animated, the music was hip, and the atmosphere was young. Too bad it seemed pretty empty, but whatever. There were more chandeliers to photograph and tons of shopping! |
 What a cool shape! |
And of course we shopped while there. I didn't actually do any actually shopping since my parents and uncle/aunt seemed to want to go home, so instead I just walked by to see what kind of stores they had. They had a few good stores, but a lot of them were not very good. They need to up their stores if they want me staying there for longer than a day! But at this point I was losing hope though. Halfway through my parents were getting sick of walking and wanted to go home and I still had not found my gay club that I was looking for. So as they walked into a christmas store I stole away and found guest services. The women there was so stupid. I asked her I was looking for nightlife. I was trying to be mildly flamboyant so she can know that I was gay, but for some reason, my flamboyancy obviously wasn't enough (does anyone know how people can think I'm straight!?!?! I thought that was impossible) because she gave me flyers to straight clubs. Of course one of them offered free breast implants and I joke with her if I would look good in a cup size C. She told me I should go for B's (ouch). But after that I told her that these clubs weren't exactly what I was looking for (trying to hint I wanted the gay ones), but of course she was utterly stupid. I think she thought I was trying to find an escort service or something because she said that she doesn't have information on "those kind of stuff." At this point I thought it was funny that she thought I wanted to sleep with women and couldn't help but just walk away without even saying anything, barely able to control my laughter. Apparently I'm not very gay. We ended up walking through the whole mall there and I couldn't find the nightclub, so I decided it was ok that I go home with them. (A minor point, I persisted in looking for the gay club and going to Planet Hollywood in the main hope that I may see that boy again, yes I am that desperate to find love, or at least someone attracted to me) Side Note: Pictures on the side are of Aladdin which is where Planet Hollywood currently stands. They "took down" Aladdin and are remodeling it and calling it Planet Hollywood. |  Some architecture |
 I like how the sky looks real, even though it's fake! |
So we end up going home, me still bummed out about this guy, and completely dissatisfied that I couldn't find him. I was hoping I would get lucky with my four hours there on Tuesday.
Tuesday started out slow. We didn't even get to the convention centre until 9 which meant I only had 3 hours to find the guy with the assumption that it was even possible. I first went to the Sands Expo, cause I really wanted to and found it to be a disappointment. I think while there I saw two gay guys though. They were cute, but seemed to be a couple and very stuck up so it wasn't worth it. I then quickly headed over to the center hall which is where I had seen the guy earlier. I walked around hoping to find him. In the end I just started looking at products since my hope in finding him was gone. I saw some cool things here also. I saw flat panel monitors that look amazing. I was finally convinced that HD was worth buying, and I realised that I would probably never be a good gamer. I had forgotten how I can't control the mouse very well in first person shooters. The last booth I ended up going to was NBC's booth. They were giving away 2gb flash drives (score) and I found another cute gay guy who was doing the hair of one of the correspondents on the show Extra!. He was cute, and I think he even noticed me, but he wasn't interested it seemed since he never gave me another look.
So with that disappointing day, I was sad to leave because I hadn't really gone too much in depth with most of the products to be excited, and since I couldn't pursue the one gay guy who gave me hope that one day I may actually find true love.
With hope,
Aram the Garmo
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