CES 2011 kicked my butt.

I go to CES every year for work and for some reason I am always shocked by how crazy and exhausting it is. This year was one of the busiest I think I have ever had.

And even though I complain that I am sleep deprived, hungry, dehydrated and that my feet hurt, my back hurts, I have a headache or I am hungover, I love the adrenaline and energy at the show.

I ate some delicious meals at Switch at Encore and Trevi at Caesar’s Palace, drank good wine and won $60 bucks playing blackjack at my favorite place to gamble, Casino Royale (stay classy!).

Now, I just need a solid night of sleep and to get back on my diet, which I blew on day one in Las Vegas. All in all, CES 2011 was a good one.

Sick?

I am trying to decide if I need to go to a doc-in-the-box tomorrow morning.

I started to feel crappy during my CES trip to Las Vegas, but just thought it was the dry, desert air making my nose feel like it had grown like Pinocchio and my eyes puffy like I had been crying for hours.

I continued to feel crappy Monday and Tuesday, but thought it was just my body catching up and recovering from the long days on my feet, junk food, OD’ing on 5-Hour Energy and drinking too much.

Now it is Wednesday and I woke up with a lump in my throat. It’s been there all day. A couple of Advil help and tea helps a little more, but it doesn’t seem to be going away. If I still feel crappy in the AM, I might have to make a trip to the City Doc for strep test.

I haven’t been sick in years, so I am hoping that this is a cold or simply just a sore throat. I am going to drug up and pass out early tonight.

Las Vegas kicked my ass.

This year’s CES was officially a beat down. My feet hurt, my back hurts and I may have slept for 12 hours in the past 6 days.

I can’t wait to go home.

DJ AM and Travis Barker at Pure, CES, Las Vegas.

I HIGHLY recommend you see them if you ever have a chance. My ears were ringing when I woke up the next morning, so you know it was worth it.

We picked up Chippendales dancers at the Microsoft party at CES in Las Vegas. Their names were Chad and James.

CES.

On Tuesday, I am leaving for Las Vegas for the 2009 International CES, the world’s largest consumer electronics show.

What does that mean?

Six long days in Sin City, hurting feet, aching back, blisters, 12 hour work days, events, dinners, Red Bull, a few good meals and a bunch of crappy meals (AKA boxed lunches and Nathan’s Hot Dogs), lots of drinks, lots of Advil and Aleve, a huge suitcase, getting annoyed at someone or a lot of people, good times with my team all while running on empty.

I haven’t left yet and I already want to come home.