Living in Las Vegas

a_guide · Post by **a_guide** » June 27, 2005, 4:09 am

My roommate and I are moving there at the end of July for his job promotion. This is about the only plan we have at this moment. Any locals have some tips?

kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » June 27, 2005, 4:38 am

you move where your roomate moves to?

Zaelath · Post by **Zaelath** » June 27, 2005, 5:04 am

Boyfriend is so not PC.
Partner still sounds like you're in business.
Fuck Buddy is too crass.

We need ebonics to supply a new term! Bitch and Pimp fail the PC test

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » June 27, 2005, 6:32 am

I thought you were a lesbian!

Didn't you see the movie? It's called Leaving Las Vegas! You can go have a drink with Thess, Truant and Sheryl though. There's still some good people in the Battle Born State.

Oh wait, you're living in Utah. Leave ASAP!

With all of these choices you picked Nevada?

Alabama: Yes, We Have Electricity
Alaska: 11,623 Eskimos Can't Be Wrong!
Arizona: But It's A Dry Heat
Arkansas: Literacy Ain't Everything
California: By 30, Our Women Have More Plastic Than Your Honda
Colorado: If You Don't Ski, Don't Bother
Connecticut: Like Massachusetts, Only The Kennedys Don't Own It Yet
Delaware: We Really Do Like The Chemicals In Our Water
Florida: Ask Us About Our Grandkids
Georgia: We Put The "Fun" In Fundamentalist Extremism
Hawaii: Haka Tiki Mou Sha'ami Leeki Toru (Death To Mainland Scum, But Leave Your Money)
Idaho: More Than Just Potatoes. Well Okay, Not Really, But The Potatoes Sure Are Real Good
Illinois: Please Don't Pronounce the "S"
Indiana: 2 Billion Years Tidal Wave Free
Iowa: We Do Amazing Things With Corn
Kansas: First Of The Rectangle States
Kentucky: Five Million People; Fifteen Last Names
Louisiana: We're Not ALL Drunk Cajun Wackos, But That's Our Tourism Campaign
Maine: We're Really Cold, But We Have Cheap Lobster
Maryland: If You Can Dream It, We Can Tax It
Massachusetts: Our Taxes Are Lower Than Sweden's (For Most Tax Brackets)
Michigan: First Line Of Defense From The Canadians
Minnesota: 10,000 Lakes And 10,000,000,000,000 Mosquitoes
Mississippi: Come And Feel Better About Your Own State
Missouri: Your Federal Flood Relief Tax Dollars At Work
Montana: Land Of The Big Sky, The Unabomber, Right-Wing Crazies, And Very Little Else
Nebraska: Ask About Our State Motto Contest
Nevada: Whores and Poker!
New Hampshire: Go Away And Leave Us Alone
New Jersey: You Want A ##$%##! Motto? I Got Yer ##$%##! Motto Right Here!
New Mexico: Lizards Make Excellent Pets
New York: You Have The Right To Remain Silent, You Have The Right To An Attorney
North Carolina: Tobacco Is A Vegetable
North Dakota: We Really Are One Of The 50 States!
Ohio: At Least We're Not Michigan
Oklahoma: Like The Play, Only No Singing
Oregon: Spotted Owl - It's What's For Dinner
Pennsylvania: Cook With Coal
Rhode Island: We're Not REALLY An Island
South Carolina: Remember The Civil War? We Didn't Actually Surrender
South Dakota: Closer Than North Dakota
Tennessee: The Educashun State
Texas: Si' Hablo Ing'les (Yes, I Speak English)
Utah: Our Jesus Is Better Than Your Jesus
Vermont: Yep
Virginia: Who Says Government Stiffs And Slackjaw Yokels Don't Mix?
Washington: Help! We're Overrun By Nerds And Slackers!
Washington, D.C.: Wanna Be Mayor?
West Virginia: One Big Happy Family - Really!
Wisconsin: Come Cut The Cheese
Wyoming: Where Men Are Men (And The Sheep Are Scared)

Xyun · Post by **Xyun** » June 27, 2005, 6:56 am

whores and poker ftw.

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » June 27, 2005, 8:53 am

Zaelath wrote:Boyfriend is so not PC.
Partner still sounds like you're in business.
Fuck Buddy is too crass.

We need ebonics to supply a new term! Bitch and Pimp fail the PC test

And thus, Bimp was born.

a_guide · Post by **a_guide** » June 27, 2005, 10:06 am

He's also my fiance, but Winnow's got it. We are both gay so it's not like we'll be able to marry the people we love anyway. We have made goals and long term plans *together* and one of them was to get the hell out of Utah.

We're looking at living somewhere in Summerlin, if anyone has any input on that it would be appreciated.

masteen · Post by **masteen** » June 27, 2005, 10:38 am

a_guide wrote:He's also my fiance, but Winnow's got it. We are both gay so it's not like we'll be able to marry the people we love anyway. We have made goals and long term plans *together* and one of them was to get the hell out of Utah.

Once you're out of Utah into a more liberal environment, do you think that you'll want to move on to cohabitation with someone you do more than share a place with? Or are you doing this to keep your parents unaware of the gayness? I'm genuinely curious, not trying to be a dick.

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » June 27, 2005, 3:01 pm

summerlin is a great area to live in. depending on where you guys work, your commute might be a bitch though.

truant and i live here if you want to pm us any specific questions. we'll try to relp. :)

Canelek · Post by **Canelek** » June 27, 2005, 3:09 pm

Xyun wrote:whores and poker ftw.

You could not have said it any better, hoss.

Stalker Vacio · Post by **Stalker Vacio** » June 27, 2005, 6:28 pm

Tip 1:

I agree with Sheryl, it all depends on your commute to work. Where your roomate works do a 10, 15, 20 mile radius and start looking there. You don't want to work in Henderson and commute in from the Cenntinnal and Rainbow(shivers)

I used to live in Las Vegas.

North(Craig and Buffalo near Santa Fe Casino) Nice area mostly built up
South side (Sunset and Stephanie near Sunset Station) Green Valley is nice but costs more
Near the Strip (Flamingo and Maryland PWKY) Shitty area, close to UNLV

Tip 2:

Make sure you have 2 vehicles one for each of you and they both have working AC. Las Vegas has shitty public transportation outside of the strip and it's very difficult to get around.

Tip 3:

There are tons of mormons in Las Vegas so if your saying to yourself "Wo0T, leaving Utah to move to a normal state" think again.

Tip 4:

look for jobs here.

http://www.lasvegasnewspapers.com/lvclassifieds/

Tip 5:

don't gamble.

Anything else in specific I can answer?

Clatis · Post by **Clatis** » June 27, 2005, 6:50 pm

North Carolina: Tobacco Is A Vegetable

it's so true =(

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » June 27, 2005, 7:27 pm

Stalker Vacio wrote: Tip 3:

There are tons of mormons in Las Vegas so if your saying to yourself "Wo0T, leaving Utah to move to a normal state" think again.

There's a lot of mormons but the big difference is there's no chance in hell the mormons will dictate when bars and casinos open or close so they may live there but it's not going to influence your fun.

Mormons are easy.

a_guide · Post by **a_guide** » June 27, 2005, 10:55 pm

masteen wrote: Once you're out of Utah into a more liberal environment, do you think that you'll want to move on to cohabitation with someone you do more than share a place with? Or are you doing this to keep your parents unaware of the gayness? I'm genuinely curious, not trying to be a dick.

Well my family is fully aware that he is gay but I haven't come out to them. They are only vaguely involved in my life anymore. My mother is psychotic plus she can't stand him so if I were to come out to her it would be his fault and cause more divisions in our family so it isn't worth it yet. We have decided that if a situation got serious with a partner for either of us we intend to keep the titles and rearrange to accomodate the circumstances, the benefits of getting married are too good to pass up for now