Heh. I thought I still had the journal-y things saved somewhere on this computer that I wrote about that trip -- it was July 2001, and while the majority of the trip was in Mendocino with my college roommate, at the end of the trip I went down to SF and met some Buffistas for the first time-- JZ, Hec, and Suela). Some worthwhile snippets of my first impressions of them:
Friday: I could not believe the week was over. And that I had to say goodbye to Buf. That was kind of sad. But I have to admit I was looking forward to getting to San Francisco to see the SF Buffistas.
Checked in to the hotel, called Suela at work, planned where/when to meet, and then I played with my hair and tried to become more presentable than I was looking after the long drive from Mendo.
Found Suela with no problem whatsoever. She is a doll, very easy to talk to – and looks just like her picture! We chatted the whole time we were winding our way through SF trying to find Hec's apartment. Finally found it, and then had a Mt. Adams-like experience trying to find a parking space!
[Note: Mt. Adams is a neighborhood in Cincy that is, basically, all hills, and it's a yuppie favorite for living and nightlife, so parking is impossible there. Hence the reference to the difficulty parking on Frederick St.]
Hec is a big cutie and is exactly like he is on TT. Funny, smart, quirky. These people were so easy to talk to! I had that pre-meeting-them panic that I'd stare at my feet and mumble a lot. Not a worry with this crowd, though. Hec's son, Emmett, is the cutest kid ever. Funny as hell, too. Bright – he came up with some comments that were priceless. And he's a HUGE PowerPuff Girls fan – this kid ranks high in my book!
We drank wine, kicked a soccer ball around and chatted in general terms, debated what to order for dinner, and went inside. Chatted more, then Jacqueline showed up – again, nice as hell, easy to talk to, funny, really pretty. Pizza arrived, and we watched cartoons with Emmett while we ate our pizza – PowerPuff Girls (his choice – BTW, Buttercup is his favorite PPG, too, like me). I have to say, Hec and Emmett together are absolutely adorable. Emmett had bathtime and said that all the girls had to play with him. I overheard Jacqueline in the bathroom doing something with mutant DNA or something, and then it was my turn – we blew bubbles, played with Godzilla, and I said how cool his waterproof books were. Emmett offered to lend me one – after he said they were boring! Love that kid.
After Emmett got to bed, we watched some random snippets from S4 BTVS. Which was fine by me. Got the obligatory proof-that-this-happened picture, and then we finally left around 11:00. Really, really like those folks. A lot.
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