Nicole, I'll be leaving Madison around 9ish, which should put me in Chicago around noon. I'll be staying with brenda (waves at brenda), so that's where I'm headed first.
What you did to me was unbelievable, Connor. But then I got stuck in a hell dimension by my girlfriend one time for a hundred years, so three months under the ocean actually gave me perspective. Kind of a M.C. Escher perspective, but I did get time to think.
Angel ,'Conviction (1)'
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 - Oct 12, 2007 3:23:27 pm PDT #6681 of 10002
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
libkitty - Oct 12, 2007 4:12:04 pm PDT #6682 of 10002
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
I just got in from a wonderful evening with Toddson, Sparky and her DH at my very first tapas restaurant. I have decided that I am well and truly a hick, going around with eyes as big as saucers, and asking questions that probably seem silly, but they were very nice about it. I'm not sure how early I'll get going tomorrow, but if anyone wants to play tourist or just get together for lunch or something, email me.
If it doesn't work out, then I wave hi to you all and hope that we can connect at another time.
Edited to fix an oops.
brenda m - Oct 12, 2007 6:30:44 pm PDT #6683 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
It'll certainly be a fun neighborhood to walk around tomorrow - this is just a couple of blocks from the hotel/restaurant: [link]
aurelia - Oct 12, 2007 6:44:12 pm PDT #6684 of 10002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Is 8pm reasonable? Are there 6 of us? I'm thinking I should try for a reservation so we don't have to wait for an hour.
shrift - Oct 12, 2007 7:56:34 pm PDT #6685 of 10002
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
8pm is great for me, aurelia.
Nicole - Oct 13, 2007 7:28:35 am PDT #6686 of 10002
I'm getting the pig!
8pm is excellent. Right now we're heading out to find some food and possibly check out the Observatory and Navy Pier.
If anyone wants to come down and hang out before tonight, just call my cell. We'd love the company.
Brenda, any chance I'll get the chance to meet Lu before I leave? Are you close to downtown?
Nicole - Oct 13, 2007 7:30:14 am PDT #6687 of 10002
I'm getting the pig!
Oops. We lose the internet connection at the hotel in about a half hour so definitely call or text my cell with any relevant info.
brenda m - Oct 13, 2007 7:33:19 am PDT #6688 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I'm close! Easy bus or taxi from your hotel. Maybe we can do cocktails here before or after dinner or something?
aurelia - Oct 13, 2007 1:51:59 pm PDT #6689 of 10002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Heaven On Seven update. It may be closer to 9 before they can seat us. Fair warning.
SailAweigh - Oct 14, 2007 9:12:07 am PDT #6690 of 10002
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
We had party! Heaven on Seven served up incredible meals that we were totally inadequate at doing justice to. After depositing Nicole's leftovers in her hotel room (and the size of that nearly necessitated having a fork lift to do jut that), we toddled off to Rock Bottom for beers and conversation. It looked something like this. Too many carbs later, we all retired to our respective caves to hibernate. Good times.