Things I learned in Detroit

I got home this morning from a quick trip to Detroit. This was my last Young Democrats of America business meeting before our national convention in San Francisco. For the past two years I have served as Vice President of Programs for YDA and in August my term will be up. It's been a good time but I'm ready to pass the torch.
These meetings are always crazy and fun. We spend all day being professional and political then at night we stay up late and laugh a lot. And yes, there is usually alcohol involved. Ok, that's a mis-statement, there is ALWAYS alcohol involved. I don't normally drink but this weekend I decided what the hey. Now that I'm home and trying to recover from the weekend I've devised a short list of what I learned in the last 72 hours.
1. Don't talk loudly about owning a Honda when in Detroit. Those darn UAW members don't seem like to import cars.
2. If you despise someone named Giovanni, make sure to shoot daggers out of your eyes whenever he comes near you or tries to suck up for your vote.
3. When intoxicated (not that I've ever been) it's probably not a good thing to wander around a strange city in search of your hotel.
4. When intoxicated, it's not helpful to text message friends and tell them you are drunk and lost and can't find your hotel.
5. When intoxicated, it's also not helpful to wake up friends in Florida to tell them you can't find your hotel.
6. What happens in Detroit stays in Detroit.

What a weekend. I'm getting too old for this.