Well, I'm not sure I've experienced such bad service and so many "ma'ams" in one day. The woman from Delta where I checked in barely said any words to me...even as she handed my boarding pass. Same with the woman when I checked-in to my hotel. She just handed me my package with my keys. I had to ask her if my hotel room was noted anywhere. And then after I got to the hotel, I had to ask someone where my room was since I wasn't told which tower I was in.

My room is pretty nice. It's huge! But I often hear the monorail swishing by. It's rather noisy. So after I got off the plane yesterday, I got my crepe like I had planned. Then I went off to Ceasar's and got in a few hours of shopping. No more trips to Victoria's Secret or Bath and Body Works. (okay, maybe one more).

This morning I went to the opening session. Man, was that ever slow. Maybe I would have felt differently if I didn't have to pee so badly. However, the inventors of the Internet were made honorary STC members, and they were quite entertaining to listen to...They had some interesting stuff to say and they were funny. I did zone out a bit though. I am still getting used to a lot the American twangs. When I was listening to the President of the STC speak, all I could focus on was her accent. She seemed a little nervous, too. And she had a big waddle, but her makeup was done well. I also noticed how red the screens made the speakers look. I was sitting up close enough to see the speakers and the screens.

And then I look around at what people are wearing... A lot of these people remind of the women on What Not to Wear, and there are lots of women with mullets and feathering. There's always such a variety of looks in the US. Big cities have the trendy looks and the others look like they're still in the 80s. There have been only a few hot guy sitings. One joke one of the speakers made me laugh out loud. He was talking about some spreadsheet application from back in the day. I'd never heard of it. He asked the audience how many were under the age of 30. I think the average age range is about 40 - 55. Good times!

Well, back to the grind.