Hey - lets cheer up everyone - we're starting to sound like a dirge here. OK - so its smaller. OK - so some really cool and wonderful people won't be there and they will be missed and it will feel different. OK - so we don't have quite the frantic celebrating mood that permeated the 2005 thread -

we can still have fun I won't see as many people - but I guess it means that I'll be able to spend more time with more individuals - that's a good thing.