We are looking at being in town Thursday night, but will probably not see anyone till Friday as will have long drive with Loud Person(Mom's companion, who tends to speak as if life were a rock concert...he's a nice guy, I'm just warning ya...twelve hours of "Dude, I'm right *here* might mess with my social Zen. Also, it might take the full twelve, as Mom is not likely to leadfoot like my friend K. eight years ago.)

but I'm bummed about missing Saturday Morning Geek Cartoons in our jammas.

Did we want to do this again this year? Perhaps after the readings? I think it would be fun, and could bring Animaniacs again, and a selection of other things guaranteed to entertain.

I was going to ask, will we have both a VCR and a DVD player in the hospitality suite, or just a DVD player?

Did we want to do this again this year? Perhaps after the readings?

That might make a decent lead-in for readings, actually, since it's more of a drop in as you awake kind of thing, and then maybe readings once a suitable crowd has built up? Unless there are conflicts - I haven't really been following out of a reluctance to structure too much time this far in advance.

I was planning on bringing a bunch of cartoons myself; cartoon watching will probably happen one way or another.

I like Brenda's plan as a lead-in to the readings which can be once we reach a critical mass of sleepyheads. We can start the cartoons early to catch the first risers.

What're you bringing Mr. Scola?

The main thing I'm bringing is Read or Die, which I've already shown to Trudy and Debet, which is a Japanese anime about a bibliophilic superheroine, and is one of the coolest things ever. If I have room in my suitcase I might throw in some Batman and/or Justice League DVDs.

I also have my eye on the Electric Company DVDs, which if I buy, I will bring along with me.

Oh, I just picked up the Animaniacs sing-along at Walgreen's the other day. ETA: And I have Free to Be You and Me on DVD.

Haight Street is close to both Chez Zmayhem and Grabien, has plenty of thrifty thrift, fun trashy lingerie shops, a discount fabric shop, some fancy boho chic clothes, and two high-end museum-quality gorgeous vintage emporia. Valencia Street has plenty of thrifty thrift, some fun trash, no high-end vintage, a hairless cat, a wonderful hat store, Good Vibrations (with the vintage vibrator museum) and pirates.

On the two occassions I've been to Haight, myself & Jilli found the stores pretty picked over. YThriftingMV. Personally, I'm all for Valencia Street as I HAVE TO get back to that hat store.

Hec, as for Saturday Morning Cartoons, why don't we leave it and the reading schedule as fluid. Maybe a few cartoons before and after the readings, who knows? We're at the mercy of who wakes up first that day, after all. Or to put it another way; What Brenda Said.

I have the Muppet show DVDs, which I would be happy to bring along in case there's time/interest.

David, I was planning on just hooking up the DVD, but it may be possible to talk our VCR away from my husband for the weekend. Just how much time is everyone planning on spending in the hospitality suite looking at a TV screen, though?

Off I go. Will post up after HICC meeting.