We should try to coordinate a drive-from-Chicago-caravan.
It's easy to get from O'Hare to Madison. It's been yonks, but there used to be a Union 76 rest stop in the Elgin area (say, half an hour past O'Hare on I-90) that included a great diner.
...burning baby fish swimming all round your head.
Drusilla ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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.
Fred Pete - May 13, 2008 7:04:50 am PDT #8449 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
smonster - May 13, 2008 8:17:23 am PDT #8450 of 10002
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
What exactly is bandom? I hear the term, but I don't know what it is.
Bandom is the intense fangirling and sometimes ficcing of any combination of the following bands and their members: My Chemical Romance, Cobra Starship, Fall Out Boy, Panic at the Disco, Gym Class Heroes, The Academy Is..., Empires, etc.
see also: my lj for the last several months and hundreds of posts in the music thread recently.
/natter (bandom tag never closes)
I need to get on amyth about buying our tix... the flight I was looking at would get us into O'Hare @ 8 am or so.
Tom Scola - May 13, 2008 8:27:15 am PDT #8451 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Can I book a hotel room online as part of the Buffistas group, or do I have to talk to a human being for that?
SailAweigh - May 13, 2008 8:53:54 am PDT #8452 of 10002
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Gotta talk to a real hooman bean, Tom. The phone number is on the F2F webpage. It's local, if you want the toll-free it's 1-877-424-6423.
Tom Scola - May 13, 2008 10:32:26 am PDT #8453 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
The Hotel just told me they are sold out for that weekend.
Pix - May 13, 2008 10:33:27 am PDT #8454 of 10002
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
WHAT? ACK!
Vortex - May 13, 2008 10:42:35 am PDT #8455 of 10002
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I just made a reservation this afternoon, no problem. Although, when I called the 877 number, they told me that there were only suites available, but I had to call directly to get the group rate. When I called directly, I had no problem.
On another note, I would like to do some beer touring. I really want to go to the New Glarus Brewery, but there are several more we can go to as well. Can I get a show of posts for those interested in going on a beer tour on Saturday? I would think that we would do three breweries.
Tom Scola - May 13, 2008 10:50:56 am PDT #8456 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
OK, I had to tell the human I was part of the group BEFORE I tried to make the reservation, and I got a room. She said that there was only one more room in the block after mine, though.
Ginger - May 13, 2008 10:52:59 am PDT #8457 of 10002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Beer!
Trudy Booth - May 13, 2008 10:55:19 am PDT #8458 of 10002
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
She said that there was only one more room in the block after mine, though.
I may have just booked that room.
However, my human said nothing about lastroomness.
BEER!
(we seem to be yelling BEER)