Registration will be opening soon for FE 2022. It's hard to grasp that this year is almost 3/4 over with. And this leads to having to make some difficult decisions, like how to piecemeal the vacation days my job allows.

After thinking it over for several weeks, I've decided not to attend FE next year.

Provided covid finally gets under control, I'm going on a couple of major trips in 2022. I was hoping to take one of these trips this October, but anti-vaxxers and the delta variant pretty much quashed that. So it's been pushed to next March or April, around the time of FE.

As much as I want to go back to FE after two years of shutdowns, these other trips are rarer opportunities to go to places and to see people that don't arise with the frequency of an annual convention. Especially after we've all gone through a huge upheaval, it's a personal priority to see certain long-distance friends again.

Looking further into the future, I hope to attend FE in 2023 and as many times afterward as possible. It's my favorite convention of all time and the quality of the company that has welcomed me there with open arms is unlike any group I've ever known. I miss you all a lot. I hope you have a safe and fantastic time next year.