What is this?

It would probably make a good background on the computer. Use comments to guess what it is. Best guess gets a gift card.

EDIT 01 Apr 2008: Only one guess??? I guess that's enough. Rhondi was pretty close! It's actually ice on the sliding glass door at the back of our house. The south side of our house was completely covered in ice the other morning... the front was perfectly clear. The temperature kept going up and down during the morning... one minute things would melt, the next it would freeze solid. I guess I'll be sending her a gift card! :)

balloons in the sky

On the way to work today, this is what I saw. Two got air balloons taking off.

Tasty snacks...

This is one of the things they were serving at the Marriot for our team meeting. Mmmm... mouse. I hope the chef had a different menu!

I think there's feces in the hot tub

That's what I heard when I walked back into my hotel last night. I stayed at the Embassy suites just south of Disney world in Anaheim. The hotel is focused on Disney and had a ton of families staying there. So, put a bunch of excited kids in a pool of warm water, and surprise! there's feces in the water. On a related topic, USAToday reported that the ACLU is outraged that the postal service is tracking people's mail. I'm mad that they aren't tracking mine! I keep getting mail from my neighbor and people living on the other side of town. Who knows where my mail is going! Anyway, here's a picture of the lion and waterfall in the lobby of my hotel.

More odd things in Vegas

First, I'd like to share that I finally have a mobile blogging solution. Google now has an even more simple email gateway. Check out mobile.blogger.com for details. Using gmail from my phone them allows me to send emails easily. Formatting is limited, but I can post quick images and text.

Anyway, on to the strange. Today is my last day in Vegas following 9 days of classes and conference. My flight home leaves at 11:00p. That left me a few hours to wander around. My coworker, Amy, was in the same situation. We went to a few hotels to shop and see what was new. In short, not much new. We ended up at the Hilton to see the Star Trek museum and ride. The museum is neat. The employees are a little scary. The rides a bit lame (although better than when I was there in 2000... There are two now.) As a little background, the opening key note speaker was Craig Furguson from the late late show. One of the lines he used over and over was "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas... in other words, enjoy your hooker." Pretty funny.

Anyway, during the first ride, Amy said to me, "We can't tell anyone that we spent our free time at the Star Trek exhibit." I said, "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas." She replied, "Enjoy your hooker."

As we were exiting the first ride, we both noticed a rather attractive young woman that looked very out of place at the Star Trek museum. She was dressed in a very nice black dress. She was with a much older man that was wearing an aloha shirt. They were very touchy feely in a bad way. I asked Amy if she thought he was her father, husband, or "uncle". Her response... "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas." I think she might have been spot on...

More from Vegas

Here's another picture from the "Which one is Pink?" Pink Floyd tribute concert from the annual Pink Elephant conference.

Pink Floyd at Pink Elephant

(published from mobile)

Strange Days in Vegas

So, the Pink Elephant conference continues...
I'm sitting in the Bellagio with Amy. She's drinking Coors Light and we're eating risotto while watching a Pink Floyd concert from a tribute band.... it doesn't get any stranger than this!

Pink Elephant Conference

Did I mention I am in Vegas for the Pink Elephant IT Service Management conference?? Well, Pink Elephant is the name of the company that provides training in IT Service Management (also known as ITIL). Well, as part of the opening session, the president of Pink Elephant arrived in dramatic style... see below.

Odd things at Borders

Borders was selling this... thought it was "different"... we could all use a Summer Hummer :)

Hokie in Vegas

I've been in Vegas for over a week... while driving around on Monday I saw a BMW with the licence plate below. I guess Hokies are everywhere!