Vegas Vegas Vegas!!!!

I couldnt wait to get to vegas the morning we were flying out. I went with my older sister my 2 best friends and my sisters best friend. I seen how vegas looked in pictures but i had to see it for myself. It was AMAZING once I landed i was so amazed to see this one strip of hotels and lights and millions of people in the middle of the desert. Las Vegas is really in the middle of a desert! Its so cool. We stayed at the Harrahs and I'm not a gambler but i tried the slots and some tables by the end of the trip i became a gambler. My favorite card game is now black jack. I love to play black jack the first time i tried it i was at the table from 12 midnight till 730 in the morning drinking hot co-co. I had so many laughs on that trip. The best part about vegas is you can walk the strip which by the way is pretty long, you can walk the strip with your drink. I think i was drunk pretty much everynight. I really didn't sleep much. In total the whole 5 days i was there i slept 9 hrs. There was too much to do and things to see. I saw Elton John the 3rd night i was there, Elton John is the best artist in the world he is so talented but also very weird. We also say the hoover dam and grand canyon. That trip was a 15 hour trip, i think that was the longest trip i have ever been on but once you get there it was breath taking. The Grand Canyon was huge huge huge. It was so beautiful and i took alot of pictures. We road through Arizona to get there which was also great because i was in 3 different time zones in the matter of 48 hours. We left NY at 9am and arrived in Vegas at 11am because of the 3 hour difference, then Arizona was a 1 hour difference. I felt like i was stuck in time but it was so cool because how many 21 year olds can say that. Over all i had an amzing time in Vegas and if you ever decide to go make sure you have things planed and take a shit load of pictures.

H.S.T

I never heard of Hunter S. Thompson until i took the non-fiction class at CSI. I was never a reader but for some reason Thompson caught my attention, maybe because he is so out spoken and blunt with his words. I admire the fact that he is so detailed it helps the reader get a better understanding. I love how he starts off most of his stories so in detail like in Hell's Angels he starts off," California, Labor Day weekend...early, with ocean fog still in the streets, outlaw motorcyclists, wearing chains, shades and greasy Levis roll out from damp garages". I feel like when he is telling the story, he makes you part of the story. I can't say that about alot of authors. My favorite book of his is Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, that has to be the funniest, straight foward, eye opeing wow book. He talks about his journey to Las Vegas as he is getting high and drinking and trying all these crazy drugs. Once again i love how he starts off the beggining of the book "We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold". He is just the realist guy and whats crazy is he is not afraid to put it down on paper. He takes risks with his writting and thats why now hes a well known writter and the man who came up with Gonzo Journalism. I wish more authors would be like him because than i would enjoy reading more books.

Hunter S. Thompson, Hell's Angels 1966 California, Modern Library (December 7, 1999)

Hunter S. Thompson, The Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 1971,Vintage; 2nd edition (May 12, 1998) .

Chevy Chase.

I dont know why but ever since i was little i loved Chevy Chase, his real name Cornelius Crane Chase. He is one of the best actors, very funny and thats what i love. One of my all time favorite movies is Nothing But Trouble and Vegas Vacation. Those movies has to be the funniest movies. Chevy Chase has been in so many movies like Wolly world, Christmas Vacation,Vegas Vacation, Three Amigos, Funny Farm, Spies like Us, Caddyshack etc. The list goes on. The reason why i like him is because he is so unique and original, there is no better actor then Chevy Chase. Chevy Chase was born on Oct. 8th and i was born Oct. 21st. We are both libras, and libras are very fun, funny, outgoing people. He started off his acting career by joining the Sat. night life cast. After a few episodes of SNL he got a big break in the movie Caddyshack. After that his career in acting just went further. I wish hopefully one day i can meet him and let him know how amazing he is. I'm sure he hears it all the time.

Thomas DeQuincey.

My choice of author that i would like to write about is Thomas DeQuincey, Confessions of an English opium eater. Thomas was a English essayist who got addicted to opium. I really admire the fact that he admit he had an addiction and also wrote about all his feeling about opium, it takes a person alot to confess with themselves they are addicted to a drug. In my life i knew alot of people who have became addicts of some sort of drug. Thomas chose opium, i love to hear peoples stories on how they got addicted and then how they stopped. It gives me more of a reason not to try it, because all you need is that one time and you can be addicted. Thomas had alot of excuses to why he would take opium like how it gave him "exquisite pleasure" (pg. 1 line 27). He also suffered from stomach problems when he was he age of 28. Maybe the depressing part of his child hood and how his father died when he was 7 had something to do with him taking opium. Thomas wasn't a dumb kid, he was able to write in Greek, he took care of four guardians. I think Thomas grew up fast for his age and part of him taking opium could of been because of that. So really it doesn't mean if your smart or poor or rich anyone could get addicted, drugs don't discriminate and Thomas was addicted to opium.

Work cited:

DeQuincey, Thomas. Confessions of an Opium Eater.

Volleyball

I love volleyball i love being in a game with all of the people watching. I really love to practice with my teammates because we are all pretty close and i have so many laughs. I like playing other teams to see what they are about. My place is defense specialist which means all balls that come to the back of the court, me or 2 other girls have to bump to the setter. Its a fun sport it keeps you fit that's why i love when its season so i know ill be getting back into shape.