The more info to follow:

The Buffista F2F is on! You're all booking hotels and flights, digging through the closet for the most beautiful clothing. The LAistas among us are getting ready to throw a big shindig!

If you are planning on attending the shindig on Saturday Night, which I lovingly think of as the Buffista Prom, please purchase a ticket by MAY 20.

How does one purchase a ticket?

1. You can paypal me at kgullo@earthlink.net.
2. You can e-mail me at kgullo@earthlink.net and I'll send you my address and you can send a check.
3. You can send a money order. See number 2

How much will it cost?

Just think, the big Shindig will include nummy treats, beautiful people and fabulous music. All of this for the low, low price of $20 per person!

The $20 will cover all of the party goodies, and will also include access to the hospitality suite on Friday and Saturday along with lots of tasty goodness courtesy of Costco.

How long do I have to decide before?

Not long! AGAIN... All money is due to me before the 5/20. Easy to remember $20 before the 20th!

What if I am a philanthropist at heart and want to send more?

By all means, please do... The money will be used to enhance our pleasure.

Should I send anything else?

Funny you should ask....ABSOLUTELY! Please also send the following information:

1. How are you arriving? What airline and what airport?
2. When are you arriving and when are you leaving?
3. Will you have a car and will you be willing to chauffer and how many passangers can you hold?
4. In an ideal world, what extracurriculurs would you like? Do you want to see the Hollywood sign or go the Apple Pan?
5. If you're a car-having folk (my! How LA you've become!) would you be willing to drive on an extracurriculuar excursion?

THANK YOU!

Edited to add day when the Buffista Prom will take place.

W/X is back up.

Hi all.

Thanks to the goddess-ness of Allyson and friend, F2F info is available at the thread. We are also taking suggestions for the title, theme, (insert better word here). Please post in F2F and there will be a poll.

As tax deadline approaches, have you done yours?

If you made under $27,000 you can usually do your taxes for free online at:

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It's cool, and it can access a lot of your data, including W-2 and 1099s and file electronically.

"The Intuit Financial Freedom Foundation is pleased to offer free online tax preparation and filing to hard working Americans and their families who have an adjusted gross income (AGI) of $27,000 or less, or who are eligible to claim the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) using Intuit's TurboTax® for the WebSM service."

"If you are one of the approximately 60 million American taxpayers with an adjusted gross income (AGI) of $27,000 or less for 2002, or who can claim the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), you qualify!"

Attention Seattle-Area Buffistas!

I have a copy of Tuesday's show, which, as we know, is being PRE-EMPTED for baseball. I am willing to host some sort of "We Won't Wait Until Sunday" Buffy thing, if there is interest.

Please email me at the profile address if this sounds at all appealling.

SEATTLE-AREA SCREW BASEBALL, WE'RE WATCHING BUFFY! BASH ADDENDUM

There's enough interest that, natch, I'll be having and hosting. This does mean I'll be cleaning (ugh), but hey! Buffy! At the Regular Time!

When: 8:00 PM, PDT

Where: Casa Marcontell

Need directions? Shoot me an email.

Danke!

Voting announcement!

There is a proposal being discussed.

Discussion: NOW – 4/18/03 11:59 pm EST Voting: 4/19/03 12 am EST - 4/22/03 12:00 am EST

PROPOSAL: The following procedure will be in place for warning a poster about unacceptable behaviour. . 1. A user-complainant will try to resolve the complaint on-thread. If unsuccessful,
2. A user-complainant (does not need to be same person) will post in-thread that it's time to meet in Bureaucracy.
3. A user-complainant posts in Bureaucracy outlining complaint and linky citations, and requests a Warning.
4. At least 10 other users in 24 hours second the need for a Warning.
5. Stompy sets forth a Warning over email and in Bureaucracy.

Proposer: msbelle Seconds Jesse, hayden, Kat., JessPMoon, Laura

Please visit the lightbulb thread to discuss: Thank you!

Hi all,

I've written an article on renewable energy. It argues (with support ) two points;

1) That the most carbon intensive society on earth (The U.S.) could switch to renewables , use no more than it's fair share of carbon (allowing for full poulation growth, at a price lower than it pays now.

2) That what prevents this is due not just lack of full social pricing or even only actions by wicked corporation, nor laziness on the part of ordinary people, but institutional and structural problems built into our economic system.

Both of these take some effort to prove; so it is about 20,000 words not counting references. I'm planning to submit it for publication; additional beta readers are appreciated. My profile addy is good. It is in Microsoft Word format, but I can convert it to just about anything. If you'd like to beta it, let me know - and tell me your preferred format.

Thanks

Gar

NYC/tri-state-istas:

I have two tickets to see Daniel Lanois at the Bowery Ballroom on Friday May 23 that I can't use. The price (with all the service charges, etc.) for both of them is $55.00. If you're interested in them, email me at jen@retina.net.

In Firefly news, AICN already reported this but Tim has now confirmed that Fox will be releasing all the filmed episodes on DVD in 16/9 format. No word yet on release date.