Why Me??

I've arrived in Las Vegas for my big summit thingy. Tonight is the first proper night of it, drinks reception in the hotels odd black-lit "voodoo lounge". Now, I had a drink in there last night (actually tw0... one AWFUL martini, and one good one).. and it's rather scary. Due to the black light quite a few things show up.. most worryingly on some of the americans wandering around.. patches of things showing up on the americans clothing. Altogether now.. cringe and shiver. So tonight should be interesting. I'll be wearing all black to look smug and not show up.. and to prove that unlike the others in there I'm not a depraved vagrant.

Las Vegas isn't great. As m'colleague described it earlier it's America on "full volume". Everything is very very bright, and very very loud. The lobby of the hotel is actually a casino as well, so you have to fight your way through old people stuffing quarters in slots, scantily clad women desperately trying to get you to have more drink (so that you get drunk and go blow all your money with the other scantily clad women running the poker tables). It's also far far too colourful.

I'll upload photos when I can.. my hotel room is MASSIVE 600sq ft with just me rattling around in it.. and tomorrow I have to be horribly intimidated by people far far more senior and cleverer than me.

Actually... one thing I've found sums Las Vegas up perfectly. Mini-Bar... one small fridge with drinks on one side, on the other side, two drawers. Top draw contains snacks, crisps, candy etc. The second draw contains one bottle of water, one jar of jelly beans, one jar of candy, a tube of pringles, a disposable camera and an "intimacy kit" containing two condoms, some lubricant and hand wipes. Says a lot about Vegas that the intimacy kit is right next to the camera! Also says a lot about America that they called it an "Intimacy Kit" in the first place..

right, time to go and socialise and get drunk!