I managed to arrive in LA just in time for a huge power outage.  You really haven't lived until you've experience downtown LA without functioning traffic lights.  And it wasn't just the lack of streetlights making things fun but also the fact that the streets were full of pedestrians that had evacuated downtown office buildings and businesses.  The power was still out when I finally made it to the hotel and dragged my suitcase up the non-functioning escalator to the lobby.  The power came back on about the same time as I set foot in the lobby, which made for kind of a grand entrance. I then made my way to the registration desk and waited in line with several dozen other people for the hotel computer systems to come back up, which took about 45 minutes.  "Hmmm..." I thought sarcastically to myself as I waited in line, "the people in this check-in line alone could probably implement a new hotel management system faster then it takes them to reboot."  Anyway, I finally made it through the line and into my room, where I was finally able to plug into the sweet, sweet broadband.  Here's to hoping the rest of PDC05 goes better!