9:21 am - arrive at Northwestern University, fight off tailgaters for parking spot on campus
9:32 am - find Kresge Hall where the 2009 annual meeting of the Illinois Classical Conference is being held, attend opening session
12:03 pm - head over to the student union to eat a very nice lunch and hear stimulating talk on "Creusa, Dido, and pietas in Vergil's Aeneid"
1:41 pm - walk around the very lovely tree-filled and lakefront-view-filled campus for a while
2:25 pm - intend to attend afternoon session, instead get sidetracked by the book exchange room, where I discover (I could not make this up) a version of RLS's classic Treasure Island translated competely into Latin, promptly snatch it up
3:39 pm - intend to attend afternoon session, instead get sidetracked by the book room on the 2nd floor, end up getting examination copies of Cambridge Latin Course
4:43 pm - attend scant remainder of afternoon session
5:07 pm - say goodbyes, head for home
5:31 pm - take this picture
5:42 pm - make detour to Paul's place to hand over some umbrellas left in my car the night before
<*time blackout*> - listen on the radio as Dodgers go up 4-0 on the Cardinals, buzzing in ears, decide to listen to things that won't depress me
7:16 pm - arrive home in Wheaton, watch Cardinals lose AND then watch the Iowa Hawkeyes WIN a close Homecoming game over Michigan, happiness returns accompanied by lightness of spirit
11:38 pm - make this blog happen
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