Every time one of these things show up I always say I hope to go but in the long run can never afford to make it due to various situations of life. And it always drives me fucking insane. It's more or less the "but you hate people! Yeah, but I love gatherings, isn't it ironic?" kind of thing. Always wanted to go to one of the conventions, either HOPE or Defcon. But I at least know I have a friend in Vegas who lives about twenty miles from the strip I can see or something.
So more or less, I'm working on obtaining funds to show up to Defcon this year. I may suck everyone's dick for a place to sleep on the floor, however.