I spent the past week attending two conferences in Vegas. The first was at the JW Marriott– a beautiful, relaxing and invigorating resort about 30 minutes away from the strip. A colleague from California and I spent three days socializing with business partners and mingling with potential clients. The conference had a great atmosphere, and the overall experience was very enjoyable. It was quite nice being able to work out at a world class spa, cool down with a walk outside under swaying palms with waterfall backdrops, and then relax in a jacuzzi in the hotel room.

The second conference, however, was held at the Mandalay Bay on the strip and consisted of long hours and tedious work in a hectic environment. We stayed at the Luxor, which was quite ghetto, especially after the JW Marriott. The only exciting event worth mentioning, besides a talk by John Chambers (president and CEO of Cisco), is my comeback from being down 280 USD to breaking even at a ten dollar, six deck blackjack table– not bad for my first time in a casino.

I got back around 6 AM on the redeye, on which I got maybe 1 hour of restless sleep, then went straight to work to attend a conference call with one of our guys in Belgium. With that over now, I can finally go home and get some sleep.