Ever since I saw the ad for it on the previews for some Star Trek movie ten years ago, I've wanted to go to the Star Trek Experience in Vegas. And when I found out this summer that it was closing after Labour Day weekend... I REALLY wanted to go. I never thought I would make it though, being the broke student I eternally am. I never got to go to Disney as a kid, and I figured it would be just another one of those things...
Now first, Kate Anson got my hopes up with the possibility of free plane tickets through a friend... When that fell through, it was disappointing, but I was okay with it. I mentioned my idea to a friend, and next thing I knew, there were a bunch of people going en masse! The irony did nothing to sweeten the disappointment... I was jealous.
So when Kate again started talking about going to Vegas... I wasn't ready to handle the disappointment again, and denied any possibility of miracles happening.
But they did.
Gods Bless Kate and her persistence (and vast network of contacts)! Kate called her friend again, and he came through with standby plane tickets for the weekend! But Kate didn't stop there! She found someone willing to cover my passport fees (thank you G!). And then someone owed her a favour who had a contact at the Hilton... getting us rooms at the Exclusive Resort section (details to come) of the Hilton for dirt cheap. And on top of it *crosses fingers* if another contact comes through, we might even make it to another show I've been dying to see!
Of course there IS one drawback. The Airline operates within the states only. So we will have to be renting a car to get to get to an American airport first! As Kate is Absolutely convinced that she can MAKE this HAPPEN (and she has a habit of succeeding), she's convinced our common ex to cover the cost of the rental... and so this is still ending up an almost-free trip to VEGAS!
This is The Secret at work. I'm visualizing with all my darned might! Poolside suntanning and excessive Geekiness here I COME!!!
Now first, Kate Anson got my hopes up with the possibility of free plane tickets through a friend... When that fell through, it was disappointing, but I was okay with it. I mentioned my idea to a friend, and next thing I knew, there were a bunch of people going en masse! The irony did nothing to sweeten the disappointment... I was jealous.
So when Kate again started talking about going to Vegas... I wasn't ready to handle the disappointment again, and denied any possibility of miracles happening.
But they did.
Gods Bless Kate and her persistence (and vast network of contacts)! Kate called her friend again, and he came through with standby plane tickets for the weekend! But Kate didn't stop there! She found someone willing to cover my passport fees (thank you G!). And then someone owed her a favour who had a contact at the Hilton... getting us rooms at the Exclusive Resort section (details to come) of the Hilton for dirt cheap. And on top of it *crosses fingers* if another contact comes through, we might even make it to another show I've been dying to see!
Of course there IS one drawback. The Airline operates within the states only. So we will have to be renting a car to get to get to an American airport first! As Kate is Absolutely convinced that she can MAKE this HAPPEN (and she has a habit of succeeding), she's convinced our common ex to cover the cost of the rental... and so this is still ending up an almost-free trip to VEGAS!
This is The Secret at work. I'm visualizing with all my darned might! Poolside suntanning and excessive Geekiness here I COME!!!
