Ah... what a hectic week.

Every day was busy. I become completely adicted to the track lounge, and spent probably 6 or 8 hours a day in the lounge. In the evenings there were conference events, dinners, and (one) party to go to. I find the PDC to be so energizing - getting to see customers, talk about what they are doing, and answer questions about our technology. It really gets me juiced about shipping.

I ended up heading over to Vegas right after my session on Friday. We flew in, hoped in a limo (cheaper than a couple cabs when you have too many people), and stayed at the Paris for one night. It was a blast. I love Vegas - but only in short bursts.

We had dinner at a fabulous steak place called "Craft Steak". We did the dinner Hillel-style, which amounts to everything being family style; soups, steaks, deserts, etc. It was absolutely awesome. The most expensive meal I've ever eaten, but really great.

I kept a somewhat reasonable schedule, turning in around 1:30am, and then we headed to the airport around 11:30. Of course there was a mandatory stop at In-N-Out Burgers before we got to the airport.

The checkin line was long, but when I checked in I figure I'd try to get on Alaska's last minute first class upgrade ($50 bucks to get a first class seat on these short runs like Vegas to Seattle!). Happily there was 1 seat in first left, so I snatched it up. Here are McCarran Airport they have a special security line for first class passengers, so I'm already finding my $50 well spent! McCarran has free wireless also, so even though I don't have a cell phone, I can still communicate.