It was absolutely lovely! It woke me up to the fact that there's a very cool sci-fi convention right here in town that I never even knew about and provided many fascinating topics of conversation. I dined until stuffed on spicy, spicy Buffista brains.
I believe that's my hey. Hey!
Xander ,'Storyteller'
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.
SailAweigh - May 27, 2007 9:59:05 am PDT #5844 of 10002
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
vw bug - Jun 01, 2007 3:25:17 am PDT #5845 of 10002
Mostly lurking...
Hey, Midwestistas! I will be in your fair area from July 15-30. I would love to see each of you. So, let's make some plans.
I'll be staying in the Rockford area (doing research for my senior thesis) for a chunk of the trip (till the 27th), but can make trips into the city for parts of the days. I'm flexible. But, will also be in the 'burbs from the 27th on. So, we can do something after that as well. I know it's early, but I thought we could start trying to coordinate our schedules.
Kathy A - Jun 01, 2007 8:39:07 am PDT #5846 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Yay!!
I'm in the NW 'burbs, so you're probably closest to me (after sumi, who's right down the road from where you'll be). Maybe we can get a small get-together with the three of us (and anyone else who'd like to schlep out to DeKalb or Rockford) on one of the days you can't get into the city?
Vortex - Jun 01, 2007 8:40:35 am PDT #5847 of 10002
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
dcistas! as maria pointed out, Suzi leaves on Saturday, so we'd have to do old people dinner at 4ish (if we pick Saturday, which may affect some people's availability)
Fred Pete - Jun 01, 2007 8:48:07 am PDT #5848 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
Saturday is not good for us, but since we're practically walking distance, maybe we can arrange something separate.
ChiKat - Jun 01, 2007 9:29:54 am PDT #5849 of 10002
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
My schedule is very up in the air right now, so I can't make definite plans for July yet, but I'd love for us to get together while vw is here.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 01, 2007 9:33:27 am PDT #5850 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I meant to post this once I had figured it out. Here's the mileage I put up this year when I went to the F2F (I visited a lot of friends along the way, so it wasn't my ONLY desination, just the final one):
Trip down: 1170 miles
Trip back: 1445 miles (different route and a detour from Baltimore to middle PA)
Grand total: 2615 miles
SailAweigh - Jun 01, 2007 9:35:54 am PDT #5851 of 10002
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Damn, Frank, that's some serious driving. But a lot of fun, too!
Vortex - Jun 01, 2007 9:47:59 am PDT #5852 of 10002
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Fred, I clarified my post. That's IFwe decide to do saturday.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 01, 2007 9:51:23 am PDT #5853 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Damn, Frank, that's some serious driving. But a lot of fun, too!
The trip down was over the course of a week. The trip back was over two days. I was a leetle FRIED by the end of that second day, but not nearly as badly as I dreaded.
Plus I learned to hate the drivers from oh so many new and exciting states! I have to say I don't feel too bad about MA drivers anymore.