If we do end up with the Bay Area, I totally want erika to come so we can do a Berkeley tour with her, and she can enjoy the pleasure of going just exactly any damn where she pleases for an entire day without thinking about access.

Not even anything special, just Buffistaish touring. Bookstores, record stores, comic book stores. Good Vibrations. Thai restaurants. The awesome Anatolian restaurant Java and Sparky found when libkitty came to visit. The bar named after Samuel Beckett. It would all just rock out loud.

Also t waves the birthday wave at deb

t disappears in a cloud of work

(waves back at JZ)

If it's here, erika's coming, period. If I have to fly to Phoenix and get her, I will. Her presence is not negotiable.

Period. End of story. We've already agreed to rent a van when she does visit (notice I say when, not if).

I would love to see the Bay area again. I've already started saving for the next face to face.

Deb, I was just looking for a local contact person (there can be more than one, but must be at least one). There are people local to places who aren't able to take that on, so I'm not putting anyone down for it without their ok. You're on the list now (And you can never get off! Mwahahahahaha. Ahem)

Is 2 days of voting long enough? I seemed to remember that being the norm.

Or, Phoenix was one of the suggestions ....

If I hit the lottery, I say Vegas, Seattle, and San Francisco all sound lovely. If I don't hit the lottery, I can't go, unless it's within driving distance from my house.

So the important point here? I need to hit the lottery. If I do, prom's on me.

Having experienced Deb-organized shindigs in the past -- and I mean shindig WEEKENDS -- she is a really really spectacular organizer. She plans for every need/want, without ever pushing people into things they really don't want to do. If the F2F ends up in SF, I vote Deb, as long as she's willing to do it.

(And if other people want to help, s'cool, but Deb should be the Grand Organizatrix.)

Tep is me.

The SF leg of NillyTour 2004 was wonderfully organized in a Not Too Organized way. And I'm all for another weekend in SF. I think this time I'd even go on the wine tours and the Great Hecubus Park Walk.

Of course, I'd love to see Seattle, too.

The List of Places:

Candidates:

• Seattle (Susan, with Plei and Jilli as minions)
• San Francisco (Deb)

Nominees without contacts:

• Phoenix
• San Diego
• Las Vegas

Yep, I'm happy to organise, do hotel contacting, whatever is needed. And San Fran should include the greater Bay Area, although I don't think a hotel in, say, downtown Milpitas is going to make anyone happy...

Man, I wonder how much it would cost to just rent The Inn Above Tide for a long weekend...?

edit: yes, that's pure wishful thinking. Besides, no one would ever leave the hotel.