But thank heavens, we’re not leaving on a jet plane!

We are, however, leaving in a Honda Element. Takaza has practiced his usual packing-fu and squeezed the ridiculous amount of stuff that we’re bringing to Furry Connection North into a small enough space that the passenger will still be able to stretch out and sleep in the car if so inclined. Our alarm will be going off at 4:15 AM tomorrow and we’ll be on the road within 30 minutes of that. The idea is to get a jump on the sure-to-be-crappy traffic (rain+thunderstorms+rush hour traffic=hating life) and also to get in to the con before Dan has a conference call for work at 10 AM CDT, since riding in a car with an uncertain cellular signal is suboptimal for such things. But hey, on the bright side, we’ll be there for Opening Ceremonies!

Now, to go fold one last load of laundry and watch last night’s Top Chef before going off to bed. Hope to see many of our friends at FCN!