One of the best parts of being here is that I have finally gotten to meet Thea Burger who I met via blogging and had a lot to do with my being here as well as the others who took up her "bring Julie to South Africa" meme - Ernst Kuschke, Hilton Giesenow and Armand du Plessis. Kate took a pic of Hilton and I today and I will definitely be getting one of Thea, Ernst and Armand before the end of TechEd.

I can't believe I only arrived yesterday. I feel like I have been here a long time! (that's good, though now I think I'll go phone home...)

(written Tuesday 11:50pm - posted later)\