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Having gone to the cafe last year -and- this year, I can say that this time was a great improvement.
Pros:
-Brunch on Sunday over dinner on Friday. I know i'm not the only one who had little money come end of the con, so the free food was nice (The food items themselves were also much better). Plus I was feeling ill Thursday/Friday so I would have felt bad not being able to eat much.
-Organization, planning and crowd control. Even having one of the early time slots last year, I still had to stand in the 1-2 hour line of doom. This year I paid online for the 11:00 time slot, and my friend and I were seated promptly and graciously.
-Multiple hosts, well... I was a little bummed we weren't able to more closely socialize with the bishies this year (our host last year was very very nice!). I agree that having the boys shuffle between tables made for less awkward conversation and chances to meet and socialize with more people. I'm a shy type so I found myself at a loss for words around the bishies at times anyway. ^^'
-Formal wear! I don't know if that was intentional or not, but having a fetish for uniforms/suits I was very happy to see the boys all dressed up. ^^
-Theme. The decor and all was a lot better this year in favor of breakfast. Last year was a bit 'low budget' if you'll pardon the phrase. If next year ends up being dinner again, might I suggest candles and some kind of dinnerware? Maybe a party tray of finger foods as well, instead of those sandwiches. I really liked this year's brunch set up though, so I wouldn't change a thing about that if it comes up next year.
Cons:
-Judging from the posts I'm seeing a lot of the bishies didn't have much time to sleep between the auction and brunch preparations. As for myself, I skipped out on the dance this year so I was able to go to bed at a decent time. Saturday is too busy of a day for a brunch or dinner, and I'm not sure how Friday would go again. Ah well, hopefully a happy medium can be reached for next year?
Hmm, I really can't think of any other negatives.
All in all, I really enjoyed the cafe this year, and it's a work in progress so it can only keep getting better. I was so glad to see the improvements and I look forward to attending it again next year!
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