So someone else will have to organize the Commander Palace then!
When we landed here you said you needed a few days to get space worthy again and is there somethin' wrong with your bunk?
Mal ,'Out Of Gas'
F2F 3: Who's Bringing the Guacamole?
Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon: San Francisco, May 19-21, 2006! Everything else, go here! Swag!
Jon B. - Apr 18, 2005 4:46:26 am PDT #1972 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 18, 2005 5:31:16 am PDT #1973 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Rats! That sucks, Vortex—you'll be missed.
I would offer to coordinate the Commander's Palace dinner, but I have a pretty tight margin between arrival time and the reservation time we discussed (also, abyssmal luck organizing dinners and parties, which should always be considered).
Edited to say I just reserved my room for Saturday and Sunday - no difficulties with the room rate, so that seems to be cleared up (for the moment, anyway). Parking was quoted as $19/day, which is slightly higher than I vaguely remember, but still probably better than public garages.
-t - Apr 18, 2005 9:13:32 am PDT #1974 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Attention SF-istas! My husband and I wil be in your fair city for a wedding on May 1st. Naturally, a lot of our time is tied up with going to the wedding and asscociated activities, but we appear to have Saturday night (and possibly afternoon) free. I would love to see as many of you as possible!
tommyrot - Apr 18, 2005 12:08:45 pm PDT #1975 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I have made F2F reservations. I'll be arriving Thursday the 19th and leaving Sunday the 21st. I will be traveling by train.
aurelia - Apr 18, 2005 12:18:57 pm PDT #1976 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
How does the train compare to air in terms of time/money trade-off?
tommyrot - Apr 18, 2005 12:30:15 pm PDT #1977 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
The train is a little over 19 hours each way, but that's overnight so I can sleep through a big chunk of it. I paid extra for a private room so I can have a bed to sleep in. My total is $391. Without the private room I think it's about $80 each way.
I like traveling by train much more than flying (if I have the time). And who knows how much longer Amtrak will have long-distance trains....
eta: the fare for the train without the private room is $188.00 round trip.
DebetEsse - Apr 18, 2005 1:21:34 pm PDT #1978 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Just got back from Cleveland, safely and in good time (despite the continued presence of my Check Engine light, which, according to the nice mechanic who looked at my car on Saturday said was not going to strand me on the side of the highway and was still under warranty). I even stopped for Skyline Chili (which tasted strangely of cinnamon)
I had a lovely time and will miss everyone terribly. Pretty much everything I could say will have been said by others, but I may post later, anyway.
Lee - Apr 18, 2005 4:02:38 pm PDT #1979 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Tom Scola and Jessica, insent.
Also, hey, look at me, I'm in NYC!
Nicole - Apr 18, 2005 4:30:58 pm PDT #1980 of 10001
I'm getting the pig!
Arrived home safe and sound. Wish I could say the same for my cameras. Milwaukee airport security sucks. Hateses them. A scant few half-way survived the mean x-ray machine and can be seen here.
Hoping Wolf Camera will be able to assist in getting the rest of the pics developed. Especially since I took quite a few of Deena's shirtless Nick. Such a cutiepie!
Steph L. - Apr 18, 2005 4:39:48 pm PDT #1981 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I even stopped for Skyline Chili (which tasted strangely of cinnamon)
Right ON!!!
A scant few half-way survived the mean x-ray machine and can be seen here.
The X-ray machine zapped your cameras? I didn't think that happened anymore! Oh, that sucks. I hope the camera place can save the pictures.
(And I actually like that picture of me talking to Deena while we walked.)