I'm leaving tomorrow for the aforementioned conference. I'm looking forward to it. I'm hoping to learn quite a bit, as well as put some faces (and voices) to the names that have become somewhat familiar to me by now.
Why am I leaving tomorrow? Well, I was originally going to fly out of O'Hare on American, but last week, when it still wasn't clear how long the cancellations would last, I worried about having last minute problems with my flight. And I also started thinking about a project that has been lingering in semi-complete state for, well, arguably years. So, I decided to take some extra time and take the train. I'm hoping I can get in about a month's worth of work in a couple of days.
Plus, I need to avoid the cougars in the neighborhood (4 blocks away from where I live).
I'll be staying with my sister and her husband. I'm not going to attempt to blog it live or anything (especially since my DSL, on cue, will drop a day or so after I leave), but assuming I make it back alive, I'll have some feedback from it.
Should be fun.