I'm especially bummed that I won't make it, but it just didn't seem right to ask for time off before I've even completed the probation period on my new job... and my bank account is still pretty lean after 10 months without work.

This year I'll console myself with Readercon and WFC (both of which I'm attending for the first time) because I can save money by driving to them, but I do plan to be back at WisCon next year!