Julie's Journal

Friday night after the DPSVegas Photo Walk we headed over to the Mirage. Drew was on the guest list for the TechSet party hosted by Stephanie Agresta, and he invited Michael and I along as his guest. We also met Brett there in line with his friend who’s name escapes me now.

When we got up to the line we found out that Drew could only take one guest in, so Michael and I bowed out, and decided to just head home for the night. On our way out of the pool area we ran into Ted and David, so Ted took Michael as his guest, and David took me. WOO HOO! We were in the party at the Bare Pool Lounge. Bare is a topless adult pool only by day, but everyone had their tops on during the party to my husbands dismay.

I was looking at Stephanie and the dress she had on, and I realized it was the same one she wore at IZEAFest the week before, so I got to see her killer shoes that Colleen was raving about in person. They were pretty sweet shoes. HA!

I got to meet John Chow and his wife. They are really good people, and he is so fun to talk to. A lot more approachable than most of the people at the party. I also met Missy Ward when I tripped over her mobile chair and almost broke my leg. The funny thing about that is she was in a mobile chair because she broke her leg while Twittering. Seriously! See Worlds First Twitter Accident. She has a great sense of humor, and we both got a good laugh out of it.

Ted and David hung out with us for a little while until they were invited up into the VIP area. Then they left us peons sitting there like the C-List Bloggers we are. Before he left he did grab my camera off the table and starting snapping pictures. Oh and David did bring me a drink from the open bar. He was a good date.

We ran into Tony and Christa from Zappos, and we talked to Christa for awhile. I don’t know it it’s just me getting old or what, but it is so hard to carry on a conversation when you have to scream into someones ear so they can hear you over the music. I would have loved to talk to Christa more, but it was almost impossible. She is a really sweet and nice girl, and I hope we can stay in contact even though Michael isn’t working for Zappos anymore.

We sat and talked to Drew and Brett for most of the night. Brett and Michael came up with some pretty odd internet startup ideas that included roller skates, polar bears, toe socks, and Mr. Fab. Drew and I just shook our heads and blushed in embarrassment.

Overall it was a really fun party, and I drove my inebriated husband home. I didn’t sit there all night wishing I had taken diet pills for weeks before. I was comfortable and relaxed and had a good time.

[tags]Blog World Expo 2008, bwe08, TechSet, Bare Pool, Mirage[/tags]