Ramblings of a Dutchy in California

In April 2003 I traded my hometown of Haarlem, Netherlands, for the San Francisco Bay Area and a career in tech journalism and high-tech public relations. But work isn't the only reason I like the area, as you'll see on this blog, which will primarily have photos and some personal thoughts.

Friday, August 8, 2008

08-08-08

Today's supposed to be a lucky day that brings a lot of good fortune. If you believe in Chinese numerology it should especially bring fortune. So, a lot of couples are getting married today. I am in Las Vegas for Black Hat and Def Con and am literally tripping over newlyweds. In every major hotel I have seen the traditional white dress and guys in tuxedos. All 08-08-08 couples and none that I have seen are Chinese.

Tonight at dinner I also ran into a bachelorette party. The girls, about 8 of them, had all kinds of odd assignments. They had to get a guy to sign his name on one of their chests, they had to call a guy's girlfriend, they had to kiss a guy on his cheeck, they had to French kiss a guy, flash a guy and have a guy motorboat one of them. Of course these would all be complete strangers to them. Sadly Declan and I didn't get any of the real fun tasks ;-) However, we did get to watch one girl do the scene from "When Harry met Sally" and fake an orgasm in a restaurant. That was amusing.

Now, I am not so sure it is a lucky day today. I lost $60 playing Black Jack. What's up with that?

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