Anya, the Shopkeepers of America called. They wanted me to tell you that 'please go' just got replaced with 'have a nice day.'

Xander ,'Selfless'


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.


Aims - Apr 04, 2008 3:56:04 am PDT #8067 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.

What the fuck have you people done to me?

Dressed you in stripey tights and a candy bra.


Miracleman - Apr 04, 2008 3:57:27 am PDT #8068 of 10002
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020

Dressed you in stripey tights and a candy bra.

Okay, I gotta be fair; I did that to myself.

You people made me even think of it in the first place.


Emily - Apr 04, 2008 4:01:24 am PDT #8069 of 10002
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola

why would you need more than one pilot?

Well, if it's a space ship... are we talking about drunken space pilots? I sure hope we are.

Except that while I meant to be thinking about Wash I somehow ended up thinking about Denise Richards's character in Space Troopers. Er, War Against the Giant Bugs. Er, Triumph of the Heinlein...

(pause for IMDB)

...Starship Troopers!

ETA: Oh my. IMDB's page on Starship Troopers includes the following: "Plot Keywords: Shirtless Male Bondage / Robot Hand / Discipline / Attraction / Male Nudity"

Er, and also, so how about that F2F! Sorry for the Natter.


Frankenbuddha - Apr 04, 2008 4:10:27 am PDT #8070 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

ETA: Oh my. IMDB's page on Starship Troopers includes the following: "Plot Keywords: Shirtless Male Bondage / Robot Hand / Discipline / Attraction / Male Nudity"

Er, and also, so how about that F2F! Sorry for the Natter.

I dunno, isn't that also a fair description of a F2F? Or possibly it's just the not-so-Platonic ideal.


Vortex - Apr 04, 2008 6:00:20 am PDT #8071 of 10002
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

Can it be an orgy if you only have the Captain and the Pilot? Wouldn't that just be...gay sex? Assuming both are the same gender, of course.

well, no.

I mean...why would you need more than one pilot? And you can't have more than one Captain, or they'd be too busy engaged in comparing cock size in an effort to assure that they, individually, are the true captain and have the ultimate authority and would never get around to using said cocks.

Well, you gotta have at least one co pilot. Although a threesome would not constitute an orgy. However, if you had the requisite five people*, if the majority of them were, in fact, pilots, you could call it a drunken pilot orgy.

*some maintain that anything above a threesome is an orgy, but I say you gotta have at least five. I mean, we've all heard of a foursome, but who's had I mean, heard of, a fivesome?


Daisy Jane - Apr 04, 2008 6:11:49 am PDT #8072 of 10002
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

Can I ask a favor?

My sister is getting married in October. She lives in Vegas, her fiancee is from Missouri and they have decided to get married back in Louisiana. I thought I might help her out by finding out which local hotels would give her friends and his family the best deal.

Which is to say, does anyone have a copy of the RFE we send to hotels when planning the F2F? And if so, can I have it?


SailAweigh - Apr 04, 2008 7:00:47 am PDT #8073 of 10002
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

Discussion time:

Our room block is currently set up in the Quality Inn. Do not ask me how this happened, it was my impression when talking to the assitant sales coordinator, Lucia, that we were talking about the Candlewood (they're jointly owned by QI corp.) Talking to the other assistant, Shannon, who is covering for Lucia while on vacation, reveals we are in the Quality Inn. The Quality Inn does not have a room available for our prom. The Candlewood does have room for both our room block and for prom. The two venues (QI and CI) are at opposite ends of what is known as Hatchery Hill, about a block in length with a shopping center between them.

So, we could have rooms in QI, prom at Candlewood or have both at Candlewood.

Pros to the QI are daily maid service (CI is residential suites, so they only do linens once a week) and QI has a very nice restaurant in it called the Tuscany Grill. Also, the Ultimate Spa and Salon.

CI doesn't have a restaurant. CI, however, is right behind a Qdoba and a Caribou Coffee.

Also, in either venue, a hospitality suite will cost us $129 a day. Do we want to have that available Thursday - Sunday or just Friday - Sunday.


Pix - Apr 04, 2008 8:23:33 am PDT #8074 of 10002
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie

My two cents...

I always prefer to have the prom at the hotel--so much better for drinking/breaks for shy folks/changes, etc.

The HS is best if we can book it Friday-Sunday so long as we can do a late clean out on Sunday--if not, it would be really good to have it through Monday morning since people gather there to say goodbye, plot excursions, etc. all day Sunday. Believe me, no one wants to get up early on Sunday to deal with clean-up.


Vortex - Apr 04, 2008 8:34:43 am PDT #8075 of 10002
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

I think that Prom and Hotel need to be in the same building. Although I don't plan to change, there's a long time between now and then for me to find outfits.


brenda m - Apr 04, 2008 9:16:00 am PDT #8076 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

As close to each other as they are, I think the on-site prom is the only amenity that makes a serious difference here to me. That does really make things nicer.

(Same/similar wireless situation at each? That's the only thing I can think of in the past that was a big deal.)