ICSGCT 2009: Where ya Been?

I know what you are thinking - is CoSIDA over? Or perhaps my phone was
confiscated by the Texas Rangers because I took pictures in the
Alamo? Or even that I fell in the Riverwalk and was swept out to the
Rio Grande, eventually beached in Cuba and now have a small wooden
cigar stand in downtown Havana? After all, what happened to the
frequent updates?

Well, to be honest, this CoSIDA has to be the busiest I've ever been
to in terms of booth traffic and we've had zero downtime during
exhibiting hours. This is obviously a good thing, unless of course you
are my legs, in which this has been pretty much hell on Earth. (I AM a
programmer after all - sunlight and standing are mortal enemies).

Usually all of our tradeshows feature some sort of slow period, which
is where we invent games to keep us occupied, including SideBall which
was the big hit last year. There has been no equivalent this year,
unless DMG demos are somehow a competitive enterprise, which I would
doubt because there is no real possibilty of physical damage which has
long been a hallmark of ICS invented sports.

In our hours outside of the tradeshow we are generally partaking of
the local cuisine or visiting Tony Roma's, which we hit last night for
the third time. After yet another full rack of ribs (Jeff is currently
in the lead with 4) it's usually back up to the room to pass out,
waking occasionally to listen to Jamie as he recites SIDEARM demos in
his sleep.

Today is our final day of exhibiting, and will be punctuated by our
second annual ICS client get together which will feature a
presentation of the latest and greatest, free drinks, and Chris K
playing a few of his favorites on the pan flute. Should be a good time.