I call it Day 0 since the con doesn't officially open until tomorrow...

The trip out on Amtrak was long - 2.5 hours from Normal to Chicago, 4.5 hour layover in Chicago, 9.5 hours from Chicago to Pittsburgh. I slept on and off during the latter part of the trip, getting maybe 5 hours sleep total. As this got me into Chicago at 4:30am and I had no hotel room until check in, I wasn't the most awake today.

My first time at Anthrocon. My first time in Pittsburgh. I had to check out Furnando's, after all the publicity it's gotten. The dining guide said it opened at 7am but when I got there found out it wasn't until 7:30. While waiting I started talking with  lancerblade. Fernando himself saw me waiting outside and allowed me to wait inside. The breakfast burrito was excellent, the coffee was much needed, and while eating it we were joined by  lionkingcmsl, who graciously offered to stow my main suitcase in his room.

A lot of wandering, sitting, watching fursuiters, getting familiar with the David Lawrence Convention Center layout, got registered, took the furry survey... Shortly before dinner I ran into  cmdrkitsune and we chatted for a bit. For dinner had a gyros at Lesvos Gyros across the street, which was very good. While eating it, I got into a conversation with  silkpaws, who happened to be sitting in the next seat.

Later met up with two of my three roommates,  kitsukyo and  mcwerewolf, and hadn't met the third,  zafuyu, until the three of them returned as I was typing this.

Ready for day 1...