I would never go alone. I either would go with a friend, or not go. She knew that. She wasn't particularly rude about it, but on the day she was going she passingly said, "So, are you going to be there?" It's a 100 mile drive for me to be there. I had already brought up countless times I wanted to go and be invited, and that one of my other friends, a FEATURED guest on a panel there, HE had not invited me.

So it was just a big stink. It's over. I forgave her. I understood she was uncomfortable with how things had been going. But she's constantly talking about how she wants to be "friends" and I felt, "Ok, well, here's what friends do, and you failed as a friend on that level."

I should note I never want to go anywhere, so it was like the ONE TIME I wanted to do something.

But I would never by myself, that's just lame.