After a week of horribly bad luck, poor timing, and overall crap happening, I'm happy to say that I was able to do something with myself this weekend.
I went to a "Big Girls" dance in Waltham, MA (thanks, Lisa!) and had the time of my life drowning my sorrows in Toasted Almonds and Sam Adams. Met up with a LC user who made the trip worthwhile...
I think I'm going to open a picture folder keeping track of the LC users I met on successful road trips (they won't be rips; rather, they'll be pictures I've taken myself).