Hell, I had no idea you weren't Veteran yet, you are always here giving good advice and adding in your flavor to the discussions. It's about time the website post counter finally caught up with your contribution quality. Nice work, and congrats.
Plug that laptop into the hotel dataport, and inform the hotel staff so as to get them to have a few showgirls come up to the room to watch the big moment. Afterwards, champagne will pop, and the showgirls will strip down and entertain my friends and me.
That would be nice, but the more realistic scenario is that I'll be here at home in Long Beach, and in the study on the computer while my girlfriend takes her shower late at night. I'll make that three thousandth posting, then shut down when she is done with her evening routine, and then flip a coin to determine whether or not she is in the mood for some sex... and then I will go to bed... hopefully, God willing, with a wet penis.