By this time tomorrow, I'm going to be completely surrounded by friends – and that's a great feeling to have. All of this hard work is going to pay off for the third year in a row. It's become quite a family event, too – with my parents, Gretchen's mom, and Lori's clan volunteering their time and energy. Hell, even our local sponsors have gone well out of their way to keep things running smoothly with the operation; Jason and Tomax (not his evil twin, Xamot) have helped us happily without asking for much in return. Soon, I'm gonna sit back and let the Gnomedexers do the talkin' – with a live, collective blog (driven by Feedster) and a live photo album (driven by TextAmerica). This is gonna be the most blogged conference… ever.