Inara: I think she looks adorable. Mal: Yeah, but I never said it.

'Shindig'


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!


esse - Feb 04, 2006 4:57:49 am PST #6640 of 10001
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!

I'd be there in April. It all depends on what the department is willing to pay for.


brenda m - Feb 07, 2006 12:17:01 pm PST #6641 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Bay to Breaker registration is open: [link]

Question: is it a good idea to sign up for the shuttle back to the start?


deborah grabien - Feb 07, 2006 12:39:29 pm PST #6642 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

brenda, I honestly don't know, but I can't see any drawbacks.


Java cat - Feb 07, 2006 7:15:23 pm PST #6643 of 10001
Not javachik

I will be out of the country for about 2 weeks in May. I still need to pin down exact dates, but I'll be returning either 5/22 or 5/29 TBD and leaving 10-16 days before then, again, exact dates TBD. I need a house and cat sitter for that period of time, and will pay for those services. Perchance a Buffista would like to take a vacation during that period, take the job, and catch the F2F? Last sitter, I paid $12.50/day, but I'm open to negotiation.

The cats take some work, hence the paying for services - aside from the usual daily feeding and litter-cleaning, one cat requires daily medication - transdermal meds (aka goop) squirted on a latex-gloved finger and rubbed into an ear daily, and he may or may not require oral meds daily. All 3 cats are nice cats; none are biters or scratchers; one is The Best Cat Ever. There's also a neighborhood cat social conflict situation, which requires time to lock the cats inside on certain days and not others. I budget a minimum of ~30 minutes to cat care each AM and PM. So, no throwing food in a bowl and leaving, really, though a visitor from afar could work out overnight travel away from the house with the cooperation of my favorite neighbors. I could help you arrange 2 days-1 night at a friend's beach house for a fraction of the usual beach house rentals, esp. mid-week.

The house is pretty nice if I do say so myself -- Bay view, hardwood floors, decks, garden, queen bed. There's an empty bedroom in which another visitor(s) could sleep gratis, house/cat sitter willing, assuming an air bed. It's about a 10-minute walk from a major transit hub with regular bus service to SF and parts North and East Bay, or 3 miles from a ferry terminal with regular service to the SF Ferry Bldg., or a 15-20 minute drive to a BART station in the East Bay, or (if no traffic), a 15-20 minute drive to SF across the Golden Gate Bridge. It's a 10-minute walk to the pretty and pretty lively downtown; a 5-minute walk to the Safeway at the bottom of the hill, next to the bocce ball court, Calif. Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, and good coffeehouse; and 4-block walk to a nice, pretty park with playground, open space & trails, basketball court, redwood grove, and tennis courts. My priority is obtaining quality daily care for my cats and if it could be combined with enabling a friend or a vouched-for friend of a friend to enjoy Northern Calif., so much the better. Inquiries and pet-care experience to profile addy.


Aims - Feb 09, 2006 2:44:59 pm PST #6644 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.

We should start designing a t-shirt. I don't think we had one last year!


Sean K - Feb 09, 2006 10:47:01 pm PST #6645 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

How did we skip the t-shirt last year? (Says the guy who didn't go, and still needs to purchase his DC shirt from two years ago.)


NoiseDesign - Feb 09, 2006 11:04:58 pm PST #6646 of 10001
Our wings are not tired

Hell, we couldn't even get people to attend, how the fuck were there supposed to be t-shirts?


brenda m - Feb 10, 2006 3:04:49 am PST #6647 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

I think we should have Phantom F2F shirts now for people who did make it.


deborah grabien - Feb 10, 2006 6:53:16 am PST #6648 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

I think we should have Phantom F2F shirts now for people who did make it.

That's a brilliant idea. Nic has a worn, ragged tee-shirt in honour of one of the American Olympic teams - from the Moscow Olympics, which the US boycotted. Phantom tees are fun.


Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 10, 2006 7:12:52 am PST #6649 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

I had a design in mind for last year's shirt, but desk shackles intruded once I got back to work.

Close-up of an archetypal Bourbon Street gaslight street lamp viewed from corner angle with the signs reading "Buffista f2f" and "2005" and Mardi Gras bead chains draped between and underneath the signs.