Wash: Were I unwed, I would take you in a manly fashion. Kaylee: 'Cause I'm pretty? Wash: 'Cause you're pretty.

'Heart Of Gold'


F2F 4: Too Much Candy, Never Enough Mojitos.  

Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon: Madison, WI from June 20-22 2008! Official website.


Laura - Aug 19, 2006 7:21:45 pm PDT #3535 of 10002
Our wings are not tired.

I would have loved to have celebrated with you on the 9th. I was in the Adirondacks, which a thousand miles closer than usual. But we were heading back to Florida in a couple days, and there just aren't enough hours in the days, days in the week, weeks in the year, or years in this life for all the things I would like to experience. Damn it.


P.M. Marc - Aug 19, 2006 7:36:09 pm PDT #3536 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

I voted for that weekend because the 16th is my birthday and it would be an awesome way to celebrate.

And mine's the 19th! So I could totally do the mental justification loop!


Aims - Aug 19, 2006 9:04:04 pm PDT #3537 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.

Should we do a run off vote between June 15-17 and June 8-10? No preference, just straight up A or B voting.


NoiseDesign - Aug 19, 2006 9:49:22 pm PDT #3538 of 10002
Our wings are not tired

So are we saying that whichever weekend wins in that vote it is set in stone for the F2F? Or are we using that weekend as a guideline for getting hotel and city rates? Isn't that weekend late enough that it pretty much removed NC and Atlanta from the running due to it being too hot?


Pix - Aug 19, 2006 10:28:12 pm PDT #3539 of 10002
The status is NOT quo.

I have a suggestion that might fix this:

Isn't that weekend late enough that it pretty much removed NC and Atlanta from the running due to it being too hot?
without throwing away the results.

Why not do a two-prong approach: these June dates will be if we select a city up North, but we'll have a secondary date vote for March or April to determine the dates we use if we select a city down South? That way people from both latitudes will be able to pimp their cities with impunity, and we'll know when it comes time to vote for the city we'll have a straight choice: early spring South or early summer North.

For example, let's say our first choice for North ends up being June 15th-17th, and our first choice for South ends up being March 23rd-25th (please note: I am completely making these dates up for the sake of illustration). Then the people in the South can do research for those March dates and the people in the North can do research for those June dates...because generally the North is gray and rainy and nasty in March, and the South is hot and humid and stifling in June, but the South in March and the North in June are gorgeous. Pimpage would follow, and people would be able to decide which options would work best for them when voting for a city in conjunction with the date we'd already decided on for that region.

Does that work as a good compromise? All it would take is one more poll for the South. Possible March/April weekends: March 9-11; March 16-19; March 23-25, April 6-8; April 13-15; April 20-22.

I'd also be totally fine with a runoff date vote for the top 2 for each region, as Aimee had suggested. Thoughts?


victor infante - Aug 20, 2006 2:55:55 am PDT #3540 of 10002
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.

I'd also be totally fine with a runoff date vote for the top 2 for each region, as Aimee had suggested. Thoughts?

Works for me, especially as my dates flex a bit depending on what city it is for anyway.


SailAweigh - Aug 20, 2006 3:51:21 am PDT #3541 of 10002
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

Plus, for the March/April dates, one or more of them may coincide with spring break for some of the college/teaching folks. Opens up more possibilities of seeing new faces.


Pix - Aug 20, 2006 4:27:52 am PDT #3542 of 10002
The status is NOT quo.

Sail, yep. There are two weekends in the March/April span that would fall in my break, and I'm sure several other people have the same thing.


Theodosia - Aug 20, 2006 4:29:22 am PDT #3543 of 10002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

I can manage March or April, fwiw. (I didn't get around to voting in the poll, alas.)


Sheryl - Aug 20, 2006 6:15:20 am PDT #3544 of 10002
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Last weekend in March(FilkOntario) and the first weekend in April(beginning of Passover) are out for me, but other weekends in that time frame may well work.