I love the MTV Movie Awards. My first onscreen debut for MTV in the States was hosting the 2007 Movie Awards pre-show, so it kind of marks my anniversary here, and I'm thrilled to be back in Los Angeles for this year's show.
But before everything got started at the Gibson Amphitheatre, I took advantage of my first Memorial Day Weekend in America and hit the road (big shout to my good friend Michael Artone at Aston Martin Beverly Hills for the truly incredible Aston Martin DB9 Vantage) to the party capital of the world, Las Vegas.
Vegas was the busiest I have ever seen it, packed with people from all over America and beyond including MTV favourites Asher Roth and Soulja Boy Tell'em, who both performed there over the weekend. And although he has the hottest anthem in the world right now with "Turn My Swag On" Soulja Boy's still not of age to hit the casino floor, so he had to take his party back to the room after his monster performance. (Something tells me he still had fun, though!)
I stuck to my three-day Vegas rule, and as soon as the big weekend was over, I headed back to L.A.
There's really not that much to report so early in the week: The main stage is slowly coming together. I've already seen some massive screens that make New York's Jumbotron look small, hundreds of lights of all shapes and sizes, multilayered podiums for dancers, sweeping staircases, a huge giant popcorn statue and a robot ... yes, a robot!
The guest list looks as star-studded as ever, with names like Robert Pattinson, Eminem, Will Ferrell, Ben Stiller, Jim Carrey, Lil Wayne and Zac Efron all sitting front and centre.
Over the next few days, our host Andy Samberg will be learning his lines, and then a true hip-hop heavyweight, Eminem, will swing by to rehearse his hotly anticipated performance. (Em, if you're reading this, please perform "3 A.M." and bring Dre and 50 out for "Crack a Bottle.")
It's going to be a hell of a week, and the awards aren't even till Sunday!