Well, the weekend went fairly well. Got stuck in a hotel a ways away from the Con (The Renaissance) and got stuck walking down to the Hyatt/Marriott, until someone saw fit to tell us there was a MARTA station about a hundred yards from our hotel. Whoops.
Between the Gay Pride thing (Which was based at our hotel. Go figure), the Con, the football game, and other general chaos, downtown was a madhouse. I have to admit, I didn't leave with the greatest impression of the city. Although I think it'd be very nice if it WEREN'T a madhouse.
Which brings me to another question: I'm planning on coming back up the weekend of November 8 to do some followup with one of the people we met at the con who is participating in the ALS walk. Does anyone know what's going on that weekend that's causing downtown hotels to be booked solid/hideously expensive? It could just be the ALS walk itself, but I can't see that being the only thing.