Alas, I shall not be attending this year. The job I'm hoping to land for the winter has orientation that weekend. As I desperately need a job for the winter (need a newer car and my cat is sick, both require money). And I was having a real hard time finding a pet sitter for the time I needed to be gone. The cat would have been OK, but the dog is a quirky, neurotic, aging, senile creature that I can't have just anyone stay with, and he doesn't do well being left with someone in their home.