I was pretty excited to attend the ultimate geek arena to discover the multitude of new gadgets and toys to be hitting the market this year. Problem was…I arrived a day early. Thinking I could get some great behind the scenes insights I went to register anyway. Two hours later after missing names, lost shoes (don’t ask) and mixed up credentials, I managed to get myself a Press Badge. Feeling like I was a “pretty big deal,” I awarded myself with this free backpack. It came with a Gibson T-shirt.

CES Behind the Scenes

I took this lovely photo the day before CES began, an empty waste land of shiny lights and surfaces. Alas, I never made it to the floor to fullfil my dreams of meeting Snooki and seeing a self-driving automobile, partially because of my devoted work to my client and mostly because Las Vegas is a giant labyrinth of which I cannot navigate.

• There are in fact not one, but four bell desks at The Wynn Casino and Hotel.
• The Chandelier Bar at The Cosmopolis actually has a 1 1/2 Floor. Oh yeah, and EVERYTHING in that hotel looks like a chandelier.
• If someone tells you to take a left at the casino, ask for more detail.
• Just because you are at a large fountain, does not mean you are actually at the front of a building.
• Walking towards the EXIT in your hotel hallway means stairs, not elevators ahead.

Perhaps, I will bring a tent and camp in the parking lot of the Convention Center next time.

Okay, so maybe the backpack isn’t that lousy.