Reg setup went relatively briskly in the morning, and we opened ahead of schedule, even with one of our tables missing. The big rush of Thursday was past, and we had steady but modest traffic until about noon, when Sponsor/Super-sponsor Reg joined us. Ended up manning a regbook myself as often as not, and still getting used to haveing a functional radio. Next year I needs must buy an earpiece for mine, because of too many "Ops calling Chee[something]" "Cheetah or Chia?" "Kitty mew mew." moments. At 1ish, it was slooow, and we moved Pre-reg up to main registration, where I got things going until 2pm,. and then embarked upon Dealers Room Dash. 2pm until 5pm I was very much in motion, moving right down the entrance:

Yes, Conbadges For Co-workers (C4C) was in full swing again. 14 co-workers this time around, including 3 Executive Chefs, 4 servers, 3 Korean interns, 1 BoH busser, and 2 regular cooks (including the GF). Oh, and 2 for me, from Caribou and Lisa Lynx, though those were advance commissions. All told, 10 of the new commissions were issued in 3 hours... and 3 back in my paws by 5pm. I chatted some with
After the Dealer's room, off to change into non-chef clothing, then recaptured Valent. Checked out the laser show in Warphammer and
The Kevin And Kell social was good; I think TGIFriday's is the perfect spot for such a gathering. The nearby one was only two blocks walk, and quite popular with the con crowd - the waitress there already had a badge someone drew, with "Hi! my name is Alycia and I've met over a hundred furries today!" Made sure she got over and above the large-party automatic 18% tip. Had two Rolling Rocks, and Valent and I both concurred it's a good summer beer- light and hydrating. Two drinks is about my convention usual, which means I've managed since AC 2000 what
After that, it was running late. Wandered up to Valent's room, ended up watching some boring TV and crashing in his hotel room. Nice comfy bed and no snoring roommate, and got excellent sleep.
And that was Friday.
--Chiaroscuro