Okay, I'm a mostly-lurking newbie whom no one knows, but I think this is really exciting: I'm about to go off on a grand adventure for science! I'm going to be part of Extreme 2003, an expedition to the East Pacific Rise (a few days' sail west of Costa Rica) to study deep sea hydrothermal vents! I feel very lucky to have gotten this opportunity as part of my graduate studies. In particular I'm working with interesting molecules in the Pompeii worm, a critter that lives right on hot vents at the bottom of the ocean, and may be the most heat-tolerant higher organism on the planet. We'll be spending almost a month at sea on the research vessel Atlantis, which is the mother ship for the submersible Alvin. While this hasn't yet been decided, I'm hoping to get a chance to ride Alvin to to bottom of the ocean!

As part of the expedition, coordinated through the University of Delaware College of Marine Studies, an educational outreach is taking place on the Internet. Students from around the globe will be able to follow our expedition via a web site. I invite you to do the same at:

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(at the moment this page is just a placeholder; the entire site should go live within the next week, so keep checking--I leave on 27 November and we leave port the next day!)

Attention, Secret Santa Slackers!

In exactly one week I'm going to assign gifters to giftees. This is your last chance to participate!

If you have already e-mailed either Dani or me - you may stop paying attention now. If you haven't but want to join, please send me your details (board name, snail-mail address) to my profile address. Thanks!

Signed, your tiny Jewish not-really-Santa.

Registration for the Wolfram & Hart Annual Revue is open until 7pm PST, Tuesday the 25th!

Click Here to Register

The Wolfram & Hart Annual Revue is a Charity Fundraiser Ball to be held at the Century Plaza Hotel and Spa 2025 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles on February 21, 2004 from 7pm-midnight.

There are 125 tickets left!

Wolfram & Hart Annual Revue News!

Rob Hall, the designer of all those gorgeous demons on Angel, asked if we wouldn't mind polling the fans, to ask which demons they'd really lurve to see at the party.

Post suggestions, and I'll put together a poll from them.

I heart Rob Hall. AND YOU SHOULD, TOO.

Wolfram & Hart Annual Revue

We still have a handful of tickets left!

We will continue registering people on a first come, first served basis through December 15th at the $104 per ticket rate, until the spots are filled.

Anyone who registered before Tuesday, November 25th at 7pm PST will receive a confirmation email and secure payment instructions in the next few days.

Many thanks to everyone who registered.

I'm having a fabulous time putting this together, yo.

Also? Make sure you give Maya extra love when she comes around. Dealing with me, it's not so much fun.

There's a LiveJournal for the Angel Party, for those of you who dig that sort of thing. Weirdos.

I'm posting this on behalf of the Browncoat Ball Committee, a group of Firefly fans that I am a part of, who are volunteering their time, talents, resources and enthusiasm to organize the very first Browncoat Ball, which is being held in Chicago, Sept. 17-19, 2004. ( www.browncoatball.com ) We consider ourselves to be Browncoat Ball attendees, as well as hosts. We will be staying in the hotel with the other Browncoat Ball attendees and will be paying the full events fee. We realize it's quite awhile off yet, but we wanted to get the word out so people can start making plans now, if they're interested.

Summary of Activities

Friday, Sept. 17, 2004:

Immerse yourself in the culture of the Far East at the Sihnon Welcome Party. Enjoy watching Firefly episodes with your favorite Browncoats in the Blue Sun Room. Saturday, Sept. 18, 2004:

See Chicago Old-West style on a chartered train during the Wild West Train Job. Spend time watching Firefly episodes with your favorite Browncoats in the Blue Sun Room. Experience how East Meets West at the Brownocat Ball. Sunday, Sept. 19, 2004:

Walk along the shore of Lake Michigan for them that are so inclined. Times and other details can be found on the Events page at:

www.browncoatball.com

All events and your lodging are in beautiful downtown Chicago, home to two major airports, the Cubs and White Sox, a vibrant nightlife, cultural attractions galore, and some of the best shopping in the ‘verse.

We are looking forward to seeing you in September at the inaugural Browncoat Ball.

Keep flyin’

The Browncoat Ball Committee

Laura (vampirefan),Jennifer (kisbundas),Rhobyne(Rhobyneish, Rosa(rosheen/rosav), Amy (lunda), Heidi (Heidi), Rob (Kalshane), Dave (suinegagpf), Rob (bottles_tx)

Okay, now that Thanksgiving is over...

LAistas, I'm having a Meara is here/holiday brunch, and I hope you can all be there. Sunday, December 14th, 11:30 to whenever, at my place. I'll send out an email to the list with my address, but please email me if you need directions or anything.

I'm cleaning house and have decided to part with my Spikeloost shirt. It is a size medium baby tee and I'll send it to the first person who emails me. Profile addy is good.

I would like to urge as many Buffistas as possible to call any or all libraries in their area to request the Firefly DVDs.

Just a suggestion I was going to make in the firefly thread, but Press probably will reach more people.

I was at the public library in town yesterday and decided to ask the information desk about how one goes about requesting they buy a DVD for their collection. she offered to take my suggestion and pass it on to the proper suggestion/request for buying.

It appears that although they would not buy it as soon as it comes out, this may be the perfect time to request a DVD set, as most libraries budgets start the first of the calendar year.

(Of course, you can add a side note about Buffy DVDs....)

Basically this info is what I suggest:

• The name of the DVD "Firefly - The Complete Series"
  
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Video
  
• The release date of Dec 9.
  
• Reinforce that you understand things are not bought quickly.
  
• Mention that although cancelled, the series has enough critical and fan support for a feature film.
  
• Currently ranked in the top 50 in Amazon.com DVD sales.
  
• Thank them for their assistance.