Hell, I don't know. If I had wanted schooling, I'da gone to school.

Jayne ,'Ariel'


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.


Frankenbuddha - Jun 16, 2008 4:23:32 am PDT #8807 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Sail, how is the fund for the F2F coming along at this point? If you still need something, would a check be of help (I don't do pay pal)? If so, get me a name and address I can send it to - profile add is good.

Really wish I was going. Le sigh.


SailAweigh - Jun 16, 2008 4:29:07 am PDT #8808 of 10002
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

We've got a good surplus at this point, Frank. It should be enough to stock the hospitality suite and cover any A/V needs we may have. Thank you for offering!


Aims - Jun 16, 2008 4:35:02 am PDT #8809 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.

Sail - we'll be there with our minivan so if you need us to help go shopping for stuff or picking up AV equipment, let us know.


SailAweigh - Jun 16, 2008 4:41:18 am PDT #8810 of 10002
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

Thanks, Aims! A minivan would help a lot.


Frankenbuddha - Jun 16, 2008 4:43:04 am PDT #8811 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

We've got a good surplus at this point, Frank. It should be enough to stock the hospitality suite and cover any A/V needs we may have.

Good to hear. Have fun, everyone!


Fred Pete - Jun 16, 2008 4:43:34 am PDT #8812 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.

If you're coming in to the airport there, you can take I-43 south to Beloit and then I-90 north to Madison.

I wouldn't recommend going to Beloit. Or anywhere else in Rock County, for that matter. Unless you're really, really into freaking out the natives.

But I grew up in Rock County, so I may not be objective here.


SailAweigh - Jun 16, 2008 4:53:59 am PDT #8813 of 10002
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

Heh. It looks like the roads are clearing up pretty well, Fred. I-94 out of Milwaukee looks like it should reopen today (I still took the day off) and the weather forecast is for sun all the way up to Friday. A 30% chance of rain on Friday, but that shouldn't have much effect.


Fred Pete - Jun 16, 2008 5:14:02 am PDT #8814 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.

Sail, I'll only say I got out as soon as I could. The Klan held a rally in Janesville (where I lived during high school years) back in the '80s because they thought it would be a good place to get new members. I had gone away to college by then, but I read about the rally in Newsweek.

More seriously, the Tallman House -- a genuine pre-Civil War home (and thus extremely old by Midwest standards), and a rumored stop on the Underground Railroad -- is in Janesville.


Toddson - Jun 16, 2008 5:30:13 am PDT #8815 of 10002
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

Fred Pete, don't we usually freak out the natives? (remembers DC ... New Orleans ... San Francisco)


Miracleman - Jun 16, 2008 5:43:25 am PDT #8816 of 10002
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020

Fred Pete, don't we usually freak out the natives? (remembers DC ... New Orleans ... San Francisco)

I don't think we freaked out New Orleans or San Francisco.

At best those locales gave us a thumbs-up for "nice effort".