I assume that there will be a trip to Lush at some point? I have re-stocking needs.

Which reminds me - Lush-philes, the Union Square store looks like it is closed. I know there's one in the Marina, but you might want to check and see where they are.

I want to thrift! Remind me again which day that was planned for? Saturday?

Dim sum Saturday mid-morning was an idea I threw out there, but it's by no means set in stone. (Saturday seemed like a better bet b/c otherwise we'd be doing brunch & BBQ on the same day.)

I love the mid-morning Saturday dim-sum idea.

Thrifting is Saturday, yep. No time set, though. I was thinking we could carpool to (or bus to and meet up) somewhere in the vicinity of Ti Couz and work our way up one side of Valencia out to maybe a couple of blocks past the pirate store (after which it gets more solidly residential), then back down the other side, with stops along the way for drinks, nibbles, coffee, or general putting-our-feet-up-and-resting. For which there will be numerous opportunities.

Then back into the cars (or cabs or bus or whatnot), hop across Market, hit Dark Garden and Citizen Cake, and then back to the HICC.

Note to erika: AFAIK, all of these places are ground-floor and wheelchair accessible. Dark Garden has a few steps, but I think they also have a ramp. If you're interested, I can call 'em up and double-check.

eta: I might be up for midmorning/post Pooh reading dim sum as well.

I have a 7 person van. Or more depending on your stand on seatbelts.

She needs a corset. I know that it's totally unrealistic to get her one, but it seems like the only truly fitting Buffista gift.

Tiaras are a pretty fitting gift too...

Oooo, this is true. We might need to get her a Tiara.

I love the mid-morning Saturday dim-sum idea.

Oh me too! I have fantasies of sleeping a little late, cartoons and Pooh in our jammies, then dim sum.

It's like 'Ffista Heaven.

I kind of have a school-trip mentality: did we lose anybody?? Okay, up against the wall! Headcount!

You know what helps with that? Cell phones. Which allows people to wander off in any number of configurations and then reconvene.

I think a rough outline of Saturday looks like: morning cartoons and readings, early afternoon thrifting/wandering/exploring, later afternoon vidding and/or Once More With Feeling singalong/show watching/vegging in the HS. Early evening people break off into smaller groups for dinner, then return to primp for Prom.

That's not set by any means, but that's more or less how Saturdays have gone. People going to the Winchester House would obviously be on a different schedule.

For those who have not done an F2F before Do Not Stress about the breaking off into smaller dinner parties element on Saturday. Nobody ever gets left behind. Some folks plan ahead for that meal, others just wing it.

Friday will have one batch of people going off to the evening Alcatraz tour. The boat leaves at 6:20 I think, so people will need to be down there and assembled before hand. (5:45ish?) If you plan to go, you need to get tickets ahead of time. Many folks will prefer to just hang out in the HS or relax on Friday evening. I know that I will be returning to the Hospitality Suite after Alcatraz and returning Emmett to his Mom. Mostly Friday is just loose, with lots of people arriving. Lots of people are coming in on Thursday as well, so that will also be big with the impromptu hanging out.

Sunday there's the A's game for those who are going. That will take up most of the afternoon. For those of you not attending (most of you) - it's an opportune time to go city exploring, or lounging about nursing your post-Prom hangover and watching Firefly in the HS. That might be a good time to check out Golden Gate Park or the Arts and Crafts exhibition in the De Young museum there. Or whatever you want.

Some folks will be leaving by Sunday, so make sure you figure out who the early exiters are so you can give them extra hugs and get your quality time in with them.

A lot of folks will probably be leaving Monday morning. A good time for last breakfasts. As noted upthread, SA will be getting in late on Monday night and will want to see any stragglers. Either that night or early Tuesday breakfast.

As long as the first week on the job hasn't sucked the life outta me, I'm up for Valencia thrifting.