Wow, I’ve not been good with the updates lately. A lot of that has to do with the nearness of Midwest FurFest – I’ve been working on a whole lot of convention-related stuff, and when I’m done with that I usually just want to put the computer away and not deal with anyone or anything for a while. But it was an eventful weekend and worth talking about.
On Friday I drove down to Buffalo Grove and picked up takaza from work, then it was down to linnaeus‘ place where we were joined by darkwolph. From there we carpooled down to the United Center. You see, we had scored some tickets to a suite to watch the Chicago Bulls play the Phoenix Suns. We were joined partway through the first period by mirkowuff, as well. It was a great game (Bulls won), but the suite was swanky – open premium bar, a full buffet, and a dessert cart to die for (little chocolate cups with Bailey’s Caramel in it? Why yes, don’t mind if I do!). We did a shameful amount of damage to a bottle of Morgan’s and discovered the deliciousness that is Effen Black Cherry Vodka as well.
Saturday was much more low-key, though we were joined by roho and genet for dinner. I made a tasty pork roast with braised potatoes (note to self: next time start thawing pork roast MUCH earlier!) and we relaxed while watching some good TV and enjoying an excellent Australian shiraz.
We finished off the weekend on Sunday with the last MFF staff meeting of the year. Everything seems to be well in hand and I am extremely happy with all of the work everyone has done so far. I’m looking forward to what is sure to be a very exciting and enjoyable weekend. We have some nice surprises, a lot of great programming, and some nice little extras that I am sure will please everyone. After the meeting we returned to Mi Mexico for dinner and I was gratified to see that my rave review which appears in the Restaurant Guide holds true – great food, great services, and a great value.
And here we are in the last full week of work before the convention. I have a slew of small projects to wrap up; my goal is to have all projects and everything we will need for the convention in hand by Friday so we’re not fretting about any last-minute items. Hopefully I can avoid more mornings like today, where I woke up at 4 AM fretting about some emails to be sent out and never really got back to sleep. I’m thinking it will be an early night for us!