Hiho, BrainLog readers! I did indeed survive the aforementioned roadtrip and had a fantastic time. I got merely one day of rest before diving head first into my new job, so I haven't had time to do laundry, let alone update the weblog. Given the nature of my free time these days, the roadtrip website I promised will take weeks to put together; I have literally hundreds of photos to go through, artifacts to photograph and scan, and hours of thoughtful recollection to do. And I haven't even posted my Disneyland materials yet.

I cannot go another minute without thanking the people that made my trip a complete success. The weblog community (readers and bloggers alike) is exceptional for being simultaneously generous, literate, intelligent and diverse, and I can't imagine having any fun on a roadtrip without visiting at least one member of said community. In chronological order, I owe my deepest thanks to:

• My father; Boise, Idaho. Lodging and a home-cooked meal! Thank you!
• Brad of The Bradlands; St. Louis, Missouri. Lodging and two days of entertainment and companionship! You rule!
• Nikolai of Fairvue; Chicago, Illinois. A jam-packed evening of entertainment and companionship! Special thanks for making last-minute arrangements for me, and the exceptional research and directions!
• Derek of TheScoop.org, Don of Almost.org, Fred of Metascene, Jayme of Silver Gull, Jenn of The Writing Sessions, Jonathan of Kill Your TV (and Photographica.org), Michelle of Sapphire Blue, Mike of Perpetual Beta (What's On It For Me?) and his wife Dineen, Missy of Now You Listen To Me Little Missy, Rick of Tarrapin Gardens, and Thomas of VanderWal.net; Washington, D.C. Dinner, drinks, pool and pinball with webloggers beats boring old museums any day! D.C. bloggers rule! Extra super-special personal-slave thanks to Michelle for organizing the D.C. get-together and helping me not get lost, and to Fred and Missy for the fabulous midnight tour.
• Uncle David and Aunt Jeanne; Cheshire, Connecticut. Lodging, a late dinner and loads of useful directions, advice and support. I love you guys!
• Anil Dash, Cam of CamWorld, Damien of MrBarrett.com, Grant of World New York, and Jason of Q; New York City, New York. Dinner, drinks, subways and digital cameras, couldn't have been more fun. Extra special thanks to Cam for organizing the NYC get-together, and everyone for coming, since it was so last-minute and everyone (especially Cam) was so busy in the middle of the week.
• Jessamyn of abada abada (and librarian.net) and Greg of The Pages Within. Lodging, steak, wilderness and conversation-- if only we had more time! You're amazing!

I'd also like to thank the hordes of people, especially you BrainLog readers, who chimed in with advice and invitations; my former co-workers/friends at Mr. Showbiz; BlogIRC'ers not already mentioned; my mom; and my loving Lisa, for encouraging me to go in the first place, even if it meant leaving her behind. You're all amazing. You helped make a great trip into a fantastic life experience, and I could not have done it without you.

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Blogging will commence any day now. I have lots of tasty extremely stale links for you all to digest. Stay tuned!