Greetings from Indianapolis! While I'm the one starting this thread, I don't intend to be the only contributor--others are free to add their thoughts, impressions, experiences, whatever. I especially welcome contributions from people who might be playing more than I will, since my time will most likely be divided between meetings, seminars, tending my wife's art show table, and watching my son.
So: Day 0. The Exhibition Hall is hot, and people inside are grumpy, as they have been setting up all day in the portion of the convention center that will not have the blessing of air conditioning until tomorrow. Most of the Catalyst booth was shrouded as I walked by, but I was still impressed--it's bigger than last year, and some of the goodies I saw were neat-looking, including my new Eclipse Phase t-shirt.
I saw Ben, Randall, Tara, Paul, Loren, Heather, Chas, Herb, Ken, Trent, David, and others whose name I'm forgetting right now or just didn't catch. It was good to see them all. I used the brief conversation I had with Herb to assure him that anything he does to shrink Jason Schmetzer's ego (such as looking at his name tag last year and referring to him as "Guest") was a good thing. I also admired Tara's homemade raisins and her ever-growing collection of dirt. Really.
The con starts for real tomorrow, and with good internet access at my hotel, I'll be sure to share anything interesting that happens that I happen to see.
Jason H.