Vivia Las Vegas

I am the IT specialist for my entire company. That includes all the branches that we have in Ogden, Orem, St. George and Las Vegas. So I occasionally need to go to these branches to provide on site IT services. This last Monday I flew down to Las Vegas to set up the phones and Internet connection for our new office in Las Vegas.

As many have found out, it was hot in Vegas. I found myself sweating a lot while I progressed with my work. When I has done, my local co-workers commented that I was lucky to be in town while it was cool. I thought it was hot and so was glad to not be there when it was truly hot.

I had arrived with a list of tasks to accomplish and was disappointed that one could not be completed. I could not get the new office to securely connect to our main office, via a VPN tunnel. By the time I left town, the issue was out of my hands, but I was still disappointed as this was the first trip I had taken like this where I did not complete all of my goals. We got the connection corrected by the next day, so I guess it was OK. But the perfectionist in me was mad that it was not done before I flew back home.

Thanks to the help of my friend Shane (or as I call him, Doctor Cox, because he is like a mentor.) I had some entertainment while I was waiting in the airport or on my flight. He had loaned me the movie "Hot Fuzz." The movie was absolutely hilarious. A super cop from London is sent to the most boring country town in England, but uncovers a underground local conspiracy to murder. The movie had some language and graphic murder scenes. But even those were trying to be funny when they were used. I found myself extremely entertained and it helped me pass the time during the travel.

Hopefully my next post will be about our current housing situation. When we have any official word, we will be happy to share it.