I am going to be in San Francisco next week! I will be accompanying my elderly mom and going on super-hip things like sightseeing tours, though, so no Buffista meet-ups. We are staying at the Comfort Inn on Van Ness. If you have suggestions for dinner places or other things a lady who does not like spicy food and can't walk more than a block, but who does have wide-ranging cultural tastes, might like, fire away in the F2F thread.

Hey SF Peeps - a request from a friend of mine I though I'd pass on.

Hi there, my name is Hope, and I'm a second year physician assistant (PA) student from the University of Toledo. I'll be doing a one month clinical rotation in transgender health at Lyon-Martin Health Services from June 9 – July 5 through Project H.E.A.L.T.H. I'm looking for a place to rent, either a room in an LGBT-friendly house or a small apartment/sublet that is hopefully not too far from Lyon-Martin OR relatively near BART.

A little about me: I'm a native of Ann Arbor, MI, and am a member of Great Oak Cohousing, an intentional community, though I'm temporarily "exiled" in Toledo for school. When I'm not studying for PA school with my cats or hanging out with my sweetie PJ, I play saxophone, ride my motorcycle, enjoy gardening, go to science fiction conventions, and enjoy farmers' markets and other foodie stuff.

If you have any suggestions for her, please email me at my profile addy.

Thanks, ya'll.

Two related articles up = this time in a local paper.

"Snowpocalypse Now" about the January snowstorm in Puget Sound, and why it created worse outages in Puget Sound Energy (for profit) areas that in non-profit and publicly owned utilities. [link]

"Snowpocalypse Again" about why private ownership of utilities and outsourcing is likely to have far worse consequences in the future. [link]

HEAR YE, HEAR YE, the Pasadena 2012 F2F will b June 29th-July 1st at the Sheraton Pasadena Hotel: [link]

Our room rate is $109/night for 2 queen beds. You have until a month before the event to book at that rate (if it looks like we are selling out, we have the option to expand; I started with 15 rooms). The hospitality suite is $189 per night; we have that reserved from Friday the 29th through 1PM on Sunday the 1st. I am waiting to hear back about the Prom room, but they have a number of small ballrooms available. ND will, of course, provide the sound system; we should get the event room free if we book an open bar for a couple of hours and some finger foods. More on that in a bit.

Come on over the F2F and let’s talk!

(Could a Stompy update the F2F header, please?)

Anyone who was interested in trying out the crazy-cheap glasses deal at Zenni Optical - the buy 2 get 1 free deal is only on for another week.

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(Sample size of 1 - I bought both glasses and prescription sunglasses several months ago and they're both great. Under $30 all-inclusive)

PSA: For many Buffistas, the clocks spring forward an hour overnight tonight.

Anyone want an 8 port 10/100 switch? Netgear FS 608 v3? Free to a good home for cost of shipping if I can find an easy box. And I'm pretty sure I can find a easy box.

eta: The switch documentation is an attached PDF below the ginormous photo.

I will ask my husband, because that sounds like a spaceship part to me, if no one else claims it.

I can't recall how many Buffistas live in the Iowa/Nebraska area but if you have a chance to see one of my favorite writers give a free lecture on March 27th at Doane College in Lincoln, you should really try to attend.

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