Thing is though, isn't the Winchester House a decent distance south of the City? Also, does anyone know how long we should plan on being at the Winchester house?

Do you need ashtrays for sheesha? I've only ever seen it smoked in a hookah.

Tequila lime tart sounds fantabulous, deb.

I saw a bottle of champagne yesterday that was all done up in a red latex corset. The Jean-Paul Gaultier edition. Do they have this in the US? If not, it's probably my contribution.

There will be stern reminders, issued with my usual lack of tact, to please pick up after yourselves as much as possible, to minimise the issue.

Oh I have a gooood nasty glare that kinda works for this. I predict cooperation.

So sad that my flight departs SFO 1pm Sunday. At least I won't have to choose between all the things that I want to do. Sigh. Stupid work.

ND and Kristin, count me in for the trip to the Winchester House, please!

Fay, I'd love to try the sheesha if you bring it. I'm not a smoker at all, but it sounds so very exotic I'd like to say I've tried it once!

Tequila lime tart sounds absolutely fab! I love anything with lime in it.

Do you need ashtrays for sheesha?

Nope. But I think Deb was just demonstrating her chilled-with-people-smoking-outside-ness, rather than suggesting a link between the sheesha and the ashtray, as such. Maybe.

Well, if people are interested I could totally bring one over, and a selection of flavours of tobacco. It's very "Egypt, baby"

Jess, the swag page has been saying the tote bag is "temporarily out of stock" for nearly a week, maybe more. I wanted it because I use totes--a lot (I'm trying to *not* wear out my Nillytour tote), and the tote has Pete's SF2F graphic plus the tour dates on it. Can we make more? Can we make *them* make more?

We have no control over Cafepress' stock -- if it's out of stock, it's because they ran out of blank totes to print on.

Beverly, is it the yellow one?

eta: Nevermind. I'm thinking of the messenger bag.

Hmmm. Wondering about the WInchester House expedition - it's actually in San Jose, a good 50 miles south of the City. Since it's essentially on the way out of town for ND, I'm not sure how you're going to a) fit it in, and b) get AmyLiz and others back up to the City, unless there are two or more vehicles going. Saturday morning might actually work best for that particular expedition; less timecrunched for people. Just sayin'...

But I think Deb was just demonstrating her chilled-with-people-smoking-outside-ness, rather than suggesting a link between the sheesha and the ashtray, as such. Maybe.

Yep!

Oh, while I'm thinking about it, a request, specifically for Fay and AmyLiz, but just something to remember: I am grotesquely perfume-sensitive, and Nic is nearly as bad (which pisses me off, because I used to at least be able to dab one wrist with Bal a Versailles and now it brings up itchy hives and makes Nic choke). So begging for the environmental allergy understanding-indulgence-awareness thing, please? I know perfume is as automatic as toothpaste in the morning for a lot of people, so I thought it best to mention it.

Tequila lime tart it shall be. One more thing for the list for Lilibeth - getting me early access to the hospitality suite. If it's possible for Nic to get the time together, I can have him hook up the DVD player and not have to bug ND with it; Nic has a weekly status meeting at work everyt Thursday, so it may be tricky.

Also, asking for two small fridges for the suite, but I'm also going to bring up one of my coolers and put it probably in the suite's bathroom; that can be loaded with beer and soda, and replenished from as needed.

DYING over the haute couture Gaultier champagne bondage bubbly.