1. Worked my ass off, but had a great time doing it. duncandahusky and rooth made it very easy though...including takaza, tango, hartree and chanur2000 in show room B.
2. Got to work with some cool people, including wingywoof, snow_kitty, shy_matsi, boixboi and others...
3. Is amazed that people like unclekage, kuddlepup, giza and the others in the core staff don't go absolutely crazy putting this on.
4. Didn't get nearly enough sleep, which is typical
5. Decided I needs to find better shoes than $20 Payless specials for this con
6. Got a few pieces of art, which I will post latter.
7. Got to see a lot of friends, too many to name here, even if for a brief time.
8. Got to spend some time in some cool parties with some cool people. The evenings is what made the con for me.
9. Roomed in a cool suite...thanks natashasoftpaw, teddymd, fox_cub, and scritchwuff for having me.
10. Got schelped around by tigeristiger...thank you very much :)
11. Had a very tasty dinner Saturday night at The Sonoma Grille. Not too badly priced for very tasty food and it was near the hotel...all pluses for me.
12. Got involved in an awkward situation one night...but is fine
13. Had to break a promise in part because of #12...I'll get you next time hyperx

Overall...this was a very good con for me.

One thing that I wish I had been able to do was to go to Furp's memorial Sunday. It was totally my fault for missing it as I didn't see it on the schedule before I submitted the times I wanted off. It was good to see so many people remembering him in their own little way though. The sign in ops, the shrine in the shore leave party, and a few people walking around with pieces of the cloth he was going to use for his suit really show how many people he touched.

And today...it's back to reality.

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Got with spikerotty in the morning and, along with K, got signed up for our SCUBA classes. We do our classroom and pool work the weekend after AC and head to a quarry in southern Illinois for our open water the first weekend of August. The initial plan for K and me was to do the open water in St Croix, but since we got Spike involved, we decided to do it up here. Those wetsuit make me look fat :/

We also got our fins, mask, snorkel (it's like a snorkel to me), and boots. Never realized how expensive just the basic stuff was. At some point, assuming we really get into it, we'll still need to get a vest, regulator and wetsuit(s)

The mask proves an issue for K since he wears glasses. So we go to the Lens Crafters where he got his glasses to get his prescriptions so the dive shop can get him custom lenses. Since it had been a while, they want to do a exam on him. Since I'm there...and I can't remember the last time I got one, I get one too. Still have a slight astigmatism in my right eye (which I knew I had from grade school) and apparently one of my optic nerves is bulging a bit. Nothing major though, thankfully. So I get out of there with no glasses. :) And so did K...he got fitted with contacts.

So quasiskunk, we'll have to plan something before it gets too cold. ;)

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