Regarding AnimeIowa, Jeanne Hedge writes:

 Anyone going this year?

::nodnods::  You better damn betcha, sugar.  I'm trying to
persuade my mentor to join 'Natsu-chan and me, as he's
nuts about Futaba-kun Change, but well...

 I have to admit, I had more fun at AI98 than at almost any other con I've
 been to.

Indeed.  Truly the 'Cheers' of anime cons. 

(Urd walks into a bar, and the patrons all yell:  "Norn!"
 Okay, it's an old and dumb joke... I still like it  ^_^;;)

Anyway, we'll be there with bells on... or something like that.

Itsu mo,
Ucchan  ^_^