I'm a bit disappointed it's at the Rio again. We had terrible luck with the food last year. We actually got so frustrated that we took a cab to El Pollo Loco just to get away from it. There were probably better options around, but in our defense, we may not have been completely sober at the time.

Also, we knew it was going to be crowded, but it really was disappointing how difficult it was to get into the talks. We went into one right before it finished (after about a 90 minute wait) because we wanted to see the next talk, and then everyone was forced out of the auditorium so the next group could come in. After that, we tried to watch a few talks in our room, but the experience was kind of... lacking. Even with an abundance of vodka.

It wasn't all bad though. Hanging out with Don, Hit Monkey, and various others was a blast. If I go this year, I'll probably budget some training dollars and focus on that instead of the overcrowded talks. It's too bad B-Sides stuck with the first week of August and won't run concurrently again. It would have been fun to sneak over to that while in town.