We're here after a seven and a half hour drive from Martin. I now remember why I didn't make too many ventures out of the Metro Atlanta area during the summer of 2004. Everyone arrived in one piece, with a few members of our traveling party taking a detour through Maryville. No idea if or when they'll finally make it down here.
Registration is complete, and I'm once again going up for an on-site in page design. We're using InDesign rather than Quark, something that tripped me up pretty bad last year. The one drawback is the page format: We're assigned a tabloid page rather than broadsheet. I'm not as versitile on the smaller format. Who knows.
Bill Elsen of the Washington Post (retired) and I have a pre-lunch resume review session tomorrow. I'm psyched about this simply because I had the opportunity to have him look over it last spring, and have made the suggested corrections. I appreciate the UT Martin Communications faculty's opinion, but there's a real benefit to having someone who has worked in the field give it an eye.
Best in the South is set for lunch tomorrow, and I have to admit I'm not very optimistic. We had a great year last fall and this spring, but some of our "good" didn't translate onto the page as well as I would have liked. Who knows, I might be pleasantly surprised. No one can ever predict what these judges have up their sleaves.
As for now, I do believe our expedition to the local establishments has returned. Remind me to set a wakeup call for the 8:30 opening session.