Yay! I hate giving that kind of cash to them, too. One reason I take care of the tickets before leaving (besides holding my awesome seat) is that I *do* value seeing my fandom friends and forcing myself to get off my keister and visiting my non-fandom friends. I'm on the high of seeing folks and it seems not so awful an expense. :) I can't wait to see you, too!

Will you be at any of the breakfast or dessert functions?

I expect your BIL's place will be significantly better than the con hotel. Reading the reviews of the hotel are...depressing. It looks wretched: tales of filthy rooms, bathrooms left uncleaned between patrons, room thefts following loss of master access cards, loud air handling systems, surly employees...yeah, I am SO not looking forwards to this hotel. *sigh* Luckily, I'll only be there 3 nights out of 10 on this trip. We'll have to see how this compares to the hotel with the non-functioning elevators but I'm guessing Secaucus will have a new glow before this is over.

I don't think they're signing up anyone else; 6 is a "full slate." *cough*