For the longest days of the year, that felt like a very short weekend. Not that I didn't get a lot done, but working over time on a weekend really makes it feel like it wasn't a weekend.

Saturday night, I pondered the many possibilities for Solstice activities, and settled on the Harry Potter Gryffindor Gala at the Union Terrace. They showed Chamber of Secrets at dusk. I was surprised, however, at how few people there were in costume. There was a costume contest and free "butterbeer" for anyone in costume and this *is* Madison, after all. Yet those in costume were a teeny tiny minority. A little disappointing, but a bit of ice cream got me over that really fast.