Won't you please come to Chicago?

Jade and I have purchased our tix to Chicago! Whooo. Okt00berfest is providing an excuse for me to take a vacation (I am praying that some last-minute firedrill at work won't ruin this). We've never been to Chicago before, so even if for some reason something falls through w/ Okt00berfest, we're still going. ropo will be accompanying us, but she's been many times. She's not an HP-er, but we'll get there a bit early and leave a bit late, so we can kind of t00b around on our own and do things like go to Great America w/ akscully (psst, you wanted to know what I look like? Look at my South Park icon; I look remarkably like that). <g> While we're off w/ our HP mates, Robbie will be tooling around w/ her Chicago peeps.

Now, the grand crazy plan involves me driving down to LA (I weep to think of this; the 17-hour drive the last time nearly made me go nuts, and that was w/o a puppy in tow; and of course, the drive back nearly killed us, so yeah, I'm not really looking forward to this) in the Vette. I will then exchange the Vette for my dad's new Civic Coupe. The gals and I will go to Six Flags Magic Mountain, which has a promotion going right now (season pass for the price of admission, which means we can use that for GA in Chicago), and probably do the other dorky things we like to do. Then we will fly to Chicago. Upon our return, I will stay a couple more days in LA, then make the loooooooong drive back to Seattle (probably w/ the pup still in tow).

Thanks for everyone's advice about my carpet. Am going to Target to get supplies. Jade says she thinks I can get a steam cleaner for $40. Am not sure I believe her. Will make her pay the difference. Hahahahahhaa.

( Tom Felton amusement )