See, Vera? Dress yourself up; you get taken out somewhere fun.

Jayne ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'


F2F5: I forget that everyone isn't us

Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon.


Calli - Feb 15, 2012 1:44:22 am PST #7839 of 12706
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Any northern Michigan-istas* around? I'll be vacationing near Traverse City this August, between the 3rd and the 10th. It would be great to meet up, eat some cherry pie, visit a winery, etc. I'll be doing family stuff over the weekend, but I'm pretty free after that.

*Northern lower peninsula MI, that is. No idea why the generally accepted terminology totally ignores the UP, but there it is.


Aims - Feb 15, 2012 4:07:07 pm PST #7840 of 12706
Shit's all sorts of different now.

Because there is "Up North" and then there is "The UP".

If you do not mind visitors to where you are, I will (hopefully) not be working again this summer and would LOVE to come up there! We have family in Kalkaska that we need to go see, anyway.


Ginger - Feb 15, 2012 4:10:44 pm PST #7841 of 12706
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

That area is so beautiful.


Calli - Feb 15, 2012 4:44:23 pm PST #7842 of 12706
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Aims, that would be terrific! Since I'm renting a cottage, I'd love to have guests.


aurelia - Feb 15, 2012 5:22:27 pm PST #7843 of 12706
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

For the first time in 17(!) years I will not be working near Traverse City in the summer. I will probably visit but I don't know when yet.

Aims, one of the places I stay up there is in (Alaska!?) Kalkaska.


Calli - Feb 16, 2012 4:41:34 am PST #7844 of 12706
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

I haven't been in that area for years, even though I lived across the mitt in Alpena until I was 15. Still, I remember it being gorgeous, too. And much, much cooler than NC in the summer.


aurelia - Feb 16, 2012 9:10:27 am PST #7845 of 12706
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

Yes, it is gorgeous.


Calli - Feb 16, 2012 4:57:53 pm PST #7846 of 12706
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Ooooooh, I especially like the full moon shot!


Sparky1 - Feb 28, 2012 3:28:05 am PST #7847 of 12706
Librarian Warlord

BayAreaistas: We will be around this coming weekend, and have planned to meet some people at Cordornices Park in Berkeley on Sunday from 2-4, if anyone would like to come out and visit with us!

And LAistas: We will be in Culver City the next weekend, where my niece & nephew will be playing Bluegrass at Me-n-Ed's Pizza in Lakewood starting at 6:30 p.m. Family friendly, for my 2 year old.


Scrappy - Feb 29, 2012 8:41:14 am PST #7848 of 12706
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

(cross-post from Press) 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!