Things are looking up in Vegas

After a long funk that took up most of my spring, I feel like I am coming out of my shell. I've had a good week--the most social I've been since March--getting together with friends for drinks, breakfast, and a barbecue. Tonight I'm going to see Flight of the Conchords with the J's and tomorrow will be hitting a new gay pool party at Luxor which looks like it's going to be the happening event this summer:

Introducing Sunkissed Sundays at the Luxor beginning May 24th from noon-6 p.m. This LGBT-focused daytime pool party—currently the only of its kind—will welcome all men and women down to the Luxor’s south pool (two pools actually, with waterfalls!) for a high energy day featuring go-go dancers, and resident DJ Fuzion. Guest DJ Brett Rubin has the honors of kicking off Sunkissed’s soft opening on Sunday, May 24, while Jeffrey Sanker of White Party fame will host the grand opening on June 7 with DJs The Perry Twins.

The south pool also offers seven VIP cabanas with all-new furniture, relaxing hammocks, cold towels and henna tattoos. For those of you way out there in Cali, beginning on June 7, The Abbey Bar in Los Angeles will be loading up The Abbey Bus with Sunkissed partiers and depositing them at the Luxor for the pool party and later, The Closet Sundays at CatHouse. For around $125, they’re also kicking in the hotel room stay and transportation. But anyone can take advantage of the Luxor’s LGBT-friendly rates at Luxor.com/LGBT, where a $49 Sunday room rate is available to all.