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I'm sitting in the office, swamped with work, and all I can think is "ComFest ComFest ComFest ComFest ComFest" -- it's reasonably difficult to work with all this noise in my head... I find myself thinking back to ComFests of yore and remembering things that I keep telling myself I need to get before next comfest... Like a good hat... another comfy folding chair (preferrably with extending footrest) [someone's broke last year... was that ours?] a better backpack to carry all of our PowerAde... perhaps this year by writing it down it will help me remember to get it for next year...

but it's almost that time... the Johngarita shopping list has been made, Friday's lunch plans have been established (John will be late because he's not as dedicated to the cause as I think he should be...), the schedules have been perused and initial selections have been bandied about... there's a certain crisp smell in the air, and the world seems a little happier...

Of course -- now I'm worried about the weather report... weather.com predicts a 30% chance of isolated thunder storms on Friday, a 60% chance on Saturday... and based on the deluge of '05, I'm pretty certain that "isolated" will be "right over Goodale Park"...


Yes, we really do start getting this excited about it this far in advance. It's really just that good.

Take a vacation day on Friday and come join us in a celebration of life, help us change the world just a little bit with a whole lot of joy, enjoy a corn dog and a cold beer, and watch the world go by.