Yes, you're seeing this right. I've still somehow got leftover content from a weekend where I freely admit to going off and finding any excuse to NOT be at the event I was supposed to be covering.
And yes, it is actually VERY out of the ordinary for me to not pre-register if I'm afforded the opportunity to do so. I generally get REALLY stressed out when any form of uncertainty is hanging over my head, and will usually go out of my way to get as much stuff taken care of in advance as possible. So for me to turn up Friday WITHOUT a badge already reserved says a lot about how little of a crap I gave about this thing.