Honestly, you meet the most appalling sort of people....

Giles ,'Chosen'


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!


Vortex - May 11, 2006 7:14:49 am PDT #9770 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

whoever is going to Costco, can you remember to pick up a couple of those big half and halfs and some sugar/sweetener?

oh, and Deb, can you print up some instructions for using the coffeemaker (proportions of coffee, etc.)


deborah grabien - May 11, 2006 7:16:16 am PDT #9771 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

can you remember to pick up a couple of those big half and halfs and some sugar/sweetener?

We'll get half and half - the hotel will provide sugar and sweetener on demand. No worries.

oh, and Deb, can you print up some instructions for using the coffeemaker (proportions of coffee, etc.)

You bet - I usually eyeball it, though.


Steph L. - May 11, 2006 7:38:27 am PDT #9772 of 10001
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated

I usually eyeball it, though.

I read this as "eyeroll it," at first. All I could think was "Damn, she's good -- brewing coffee through the power of her facial expressions!"


deborah grabien - May 11, 2006 7:43:58 am PDT #9773 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

"Damn, she's good -- brewing coffee through the power of her facial expressions!"

Yeah, it's a sort of combination "single eyebrow twist triple growl dismount using stern tone" maneuvre.

Or, as Eddie Izzard says, not really a maneuvre. More of a gesture.


Steph L. - May 11, 2006 7:46:19 am PDT #9774 of 10001
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated

Yeah, it's a sort of combination "single eyebrow twist triple growl dismount using stern tone" maneuvre.

t over in the corner, the coffee is frantically brewing, driven by both fear and awe....

Or, as Eddie Izzard says, not really a maneuvre. More of a gesture.

"Oh, he's dead!"


deborah grabien - May 11, 2006 7:49:55 am PDT #9775 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

"Oh, he's dead!"

"Don't be so bloody Prussian!"


Steph L. - May 11, 2006 7:56:52 am PDT #9776 of 10001
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated

(In truth, the Heimlich bit never works for me, because Dr. Heimlich is from Cincinnati, and his son is a city councilman, and I always think "He's not Prussian; he eats his chili over spaghetti!" But I imagine not too many people know where Dr. Heimlich hails from.)


Pete, Husband of Jilli - May 11, 2006 7:57:27 am PDT #9777 of 10001
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd

Deb, what's the actual cup count on the 40 cup coffee maker? I ask this because a lot of home versons that proclaim 10 cup are really just 5 or 6 cups.

Would it be wise to have the hotel provide one too, so that the Sumatra & the Ravensbrew are going at the same time? Possibly better to have too much coffee ready than too little.


Vortex - May 11, 2006 8:02:01 am PDT #9778 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

Deb, what's the actual cup count on the 40 cup coffee maker? I ask this because a lot of home versons that proclaim 10 cup are really just 5 or 6 cups.

heh. that's because we drink REAL cups of coffee, not some piddly china teacup.


deborah grabien - May 11, 2006 8:03:07 am PDT #9779 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

Pete, good call. I'll tell Lilibeth. And this is actually a professional maker; when it says cup, it's really talking approximately 6 ounces, not 8. So in actuality about 28 cups at a time.