Current mood:	jubilant
Current music:	Ace of Cakes on the teevee

How I Spent My Summer Vacation, By Benjie, Grade 3
And so here is my con report.

Getting to Anthrocon was frustrating. Due to a number of factors, Taz and I were waiting in the airport for 8 hours. As a result, Thursday was basically a wash. We got some mediocre subs and saw Lorefox and his boy Zhayde there. Despite having stayed at the Westin the last two years, I forgot how weird the beds are; I can't feel when Taz moves or gets out of bed on them, so occasionally I would think there was a third person in the room when I'd see him walking around in the dark. This phenomenon probably also had something to do with how tired I was throughout the weekend.

Friday morning we ate at Steel City Diner where I had what was, without a doubt, the worst omelet of its generation I have ever eaten. Taz wisely ordered pancakes, which were delicious. They had some good coffee, too, but we never went back. I got a chance to see Perro, Wolphy (I had seen him the night before, but he was wearing his fancy fursuit at the time), and Pawz who were all around the convention center before dealer's den opened. Afterwards I did my staffly duties in the artist's alley, then ate lunch at Fernando's with Taz. At some point I saw Cyan and Sprout, two of my old furry friends who apparently now live very close to my old Rogers Park apartment. We had dinner with Skippy and Magnus at the hotel restaurant, then watched Kage be amusing on a stage. After that, we basically just hung around the lobby with Kit, Royce, and Vish.

Saturday I spent some time with Pawz and his crew of people for lunch, then went and hung out with him alone for awhile, which was nice. At some point I spun around the dealer's den and saw that basically nothing was worth buying. We went to Sonoma Grille for dinner, which was the best meal we had over the length of the convention. We watched the fireworks that night, it was actually kind of cute with various furs singing the Star Spangled Banner and other such Americana.

We ate at Fernando's for lunch again on Sunday, this time with Pasha and Sirrah. It was incredibly great to see them again, and it made me miss Michigan a little bit. I went to the staff dinner that night, which I am very glad I did. Taz and I stopped in at a couple room parties that night, but he didn't know anybody at them really and we didn't stick around long. We did get to see Cargo do his DJ thing, and although I've left them out until now, we actually had some of our best times at AC this year while hanging out with Cargo and Axiom. We went home very early on Monday and were zombie-esque throughout the day. I'm still exhausted, but Taz seems to have recovered. Overall, it was probably the best con I've been to in a long time.

The End.

If I didn't mention you here despite seeing you at the convention, well, don't take it all personal-like.