I'm very bummed, but I won't be going to DC next week; FDA reeived over 1,000 requests to attend the public hearings on social media, and the room fits fewer than 300. So, no dinner with Vortex and no meeting BabyFras. Boo!

Extremely sucky, but does that mean you might be able to go to Leonard Cohen?

Extremely sucky, but does that mean you might be able to go to Leonard Cohen?

Nope, sadly, because our company will be getting news from a Certain Government Entity that day that will either cause a huge celebration...or a funeral.

Huzzah, Brenda! Let us coordinate times and places in the near future, after giving others an opportunity to speak up!

I am debating whether to have my parents pick me up on their way through-ish Chicago or to get to my brother's school entirely on public transit, or something between the two.

What school, Debet?

Carroll. It's in Waukesha, WI.

Yeah, I know where it is. You can get from Chicago to MKE easily enough, but getting out there without a vehicle would be challenging.

I did some looking, and it seems there is a bus. But my family wants to pick me up, so that will have to be an adventure for a future trip.

So, I'm in Chicago, but due to a bunch of random shit and previous plans and being here for such a short time, knew that I wasn't going to be able to hang with the Buffistas this trip. Apparently fate demanded that I be with Brenda, because we ended up at the same restaurant tonight. There I was sitting down with my friend Dan (from another board) and there she was!

Ha, that's awesome.

It totally was. I was all set to come home and squee about Bayless being there and then I was all "Eh, Bayless, whatever. Vortex!"