Las Vegas.. and stuff

11Jan09

So I haven’t been exactly writing every day this year like I thought I would. Oh well, some of the things I wrote about in 2007 were kind of a stretch in terms of writeable stuff. I’ll try to write more relevant things this year while maintaining the spirit of comprehensive recording what goes on with me.

I got back from Las Vegas today. Man, what a trip. Lots of drinking, some CES, some tourist activities. We got to Las Vegas Friday evening (my buddies got there a few hours afterwards, grr…). I picked up some alcohol from a liquor store. Though we did go to Tao (and got in, VIP-style, for free), we didn’t stay there long and ended up getting trashed in our room instead. The next day, I went to CES. What a huge, huuuuuuuuuuge thing CES is! I only stayed in the South Hall (where Nokia had a couple of booths) but even just that hall (which is one of three halls that CES was sprawled across) was huge. It was cool seeing Twango (what is now known as Share on Ovi) being demoed at the sprawling Nokia booth… and seeing people respond favorably to the service. That night, we did some touristy stuff, walked around hotels and drank in the aura that is Las Vegas. After rushing through a buffet at the Bellagio, we saw Cirque du Soleil: O. Tickets cost 170 bucks per person but, wow, what a show. I loved how seamless the transition between the stage being a hard surface and a freaking pool is; the O show is something that would be nigh impossible to see outside of Las Vegas. We hit the casino afterwards, each of us losing anywhere from 60 to 240 bucks, playing slots, poker, blackjack and roulette.

All in all, it was a great trip. I’m beyond exhausted right now and am likely to pass out soon.