As My Wife Gently Sleeps (kdc)

So I'm back from the NABQT (hereafter known as the N. American Bible Quizzing Tournament) banquet & my feet are aching! And it's only Wednesday!

Plus, I wrote this equisite posting at the cool cyber cafe they set up, hit "Publish Post" & Blogger tells me they are down for "scheduled maintenance." Now, why they didn't tell me this BEfore I started writing, I don't know, but I'm so close to back sliding at Youth Congress (hereafter known as NAYC) now.

Let's see...here are my impressions of the first night:

• My feet ache. Ow.
• A reliable source tells me there were 8,514 pre-regs for NAYC - a new record.
• A different reliable source lied as GLU did not sponser my Hyatt key card or any I saw. (This reliable source will hereafter be known as Jerkface.)
• Speaking of the Hyatt - how can you call yourself a conference hotel w/20 floors & only design 4 elevators into the process? Hu-looo! Other events occur in Columbus besides the big Michigan game every other year!
• The check-in process would've been an unbearable 30 mins w/out the constant inflow of friends and the cheery desk clerks. (BTW, if you're the UPC of Duluth (?), GA, my room was almost charged to your account. You can thank me with lunch sometime.)
• On the trip to Columbus down I-70, we passed 4-5 pair of 2 church vans - only 1 pairof which was broken down on the side of the road. At that point, Nita & I applied those famous scriptures in James by yelling, "Be warmed! Be filled!" as we passed them by going 80.
• I'm guessing there was about 12,000 in the arena to hear Bro. Glover of Alaska preach. (It was amazing how the hallways started filling once the preaching started. I mean, not stuffed like the old days, but still many more people than when the singing et al occurred.)
• My feet ache. Why aren't you praying for them?
• I was able to meet the talented Sarah Holland, as well as re-meet book columnist Lee Ann Alexander, as well as several loyal readers from OK, TN & other, even more mysterious places. Thank you one and all for your support.
• The arena is humid. Stinky, sweaty humid. I don't deserve that when my feet ache.
• The arena concession stands, with their $5 Strombolis and $8 chicken fingers, closed about 9:30ish, but the area restaurants had erected tents outside the main Nationwide Arena entrance and tried selling $5 sandwiches to the departing masses. I had no idea that groceries cost so much in Ohio.
• My feet! My feet! My kingdom for some feet!
• There are 2 IBC guys with shoulder harnesses holding monitors about four feet above their heads. Playing on the monitors appear to be the many activities one can enjoy at IBC. They're quite eye-catching, looming above the crowd like that. I'll try to snag a picture tomorrow.
• An old buddy emailed to ask if we'll be Group Blogging at General Conference in Richmond. I don't know, but it's a good idea. I guess it'll depend if I can get some dedicated co-conspirators. Anyone interested?
• I took many pictures tonight. At some point today, many of them will be posted.
• I'm going to sleep now.
• My feet still hurt.

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