I might actually make it this year.

It's never really been an option in the past, either because of the cost or because I was too young to travel that far on my own (or to register for a conference, for that matter) and would have needed a parent with me - which would have doubled the already high cost. I'm twenty, so obviously the second problem isn't a problem anymore, and I have some good job prospects so I'll be able to pay my parents back for at least part of the trip in the near future.

That's one of the annoying things about where I am in life right now - I'm self-sufficient and independent in every way imaginable except financially, in large part due to the fact that going to university full-time doesn't really allow for a job. But now I've applied for some jobs that I think I'm likely to get at the university where I study and live, which will make it easier to balance work and school, so hopefully my financial dependence on my parents will start to attenuate.

That, and finally this cursed* school will start giving me money, rather than it always being the other way around.

*Just kidding, I love this university. But seriously, universities are evil when it comes to taking your money.

-Letagi

Edit: First line is now inaccurate. I am going to BrickFair.