I've been awake since about 2:45, and I'm struggling with the internet interface at this hotel, which is offered solely through the TV and a wireless keyboard. Please, oh please, if you design low-horsepower computers, don't put Windows on them. This thing grinds to a halt whenever it is... receiving packets. Like keys get dropped, the mouse lags, etc. It is almost unbearable. Oh, and MSIE doesn't render scrollbars here for whatever reason. Thanks.

Anyway, Moscow is predictably cold and dreary. The meeting is going well, though I'm still pretty jetlagged.

Turns out the hotel isn't as fancy as its website leads one to believe. I get the impression that in its day it was the fanciest hotel in the universe; now it... isn't. The internet situation is a real pain, as is the lack of an iron or, a safe, or any real lighting in the bathroom. They do, however, have a sweet breakfast buffet. Stiill, I prefer the Marriott Grand.

Anyway, I'm alive and well, if somewhat jetlagged. And don't expect any email from me as typing on this crap web TV the most irritating thing ever,