This year's holiday will not be in the Carolinas

Last year I did a Who's Who of European travel for my London anniversary. If you didn't make the list in 2007, you weren't about to miss 2008! Except for all those people who did.

This year I'm switching to a fiscal calendar. And the winners are:

The 2008 HOF
Brad (I'll count Cairo)
Bernardo
Conor (I'll count Budapest)
Derek
Drew
Glenn
Lorraine
Nate (x2)
Rebecca
Sang

On first glance this list looks shorter than last year. Like half. That makes me sad about 2008, which runs counter to my actual 2008 which was the best year EVVVVER.

Let 2009 be the year that -- against all odds of being [most likely] rich and white -- you take advantage of free accomodation in London. Or meet me somewhere else on the continent or the hemisphere. I will meet you in the middle. WE CAN DO THIS.