Kansas City ain't bad; it's a 45 minute flight from Chicago and can easily be a layover for a day from Chi to the East Coast!
Plus, we have BBQ, Christopher Elbow ice cream, dcp, Gudanov, and possibly aurelia and Anne. Quester, maybe?
Mal: You tell me right now, little Kaylee, you really think you can do this? Kaylee: Sure. Yeah. I think so. 'Sides, if I mess up, not like you'll be able to yell at me.
'Bushwhacked'
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.
Strix - Jan 10, 2014 12:26:31 pm PST #9864 of 12695
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
aurelia - Jan 10, 2014 6:06:55 pm PST #9865 of 12695
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Shir, do you have a Chicago contact yet?
Shir - Jan 10, 2014 11:24:04 pm PST #9866 of 12695
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Dully noted, Strix. I think I'm gonna go East Coast > Middle and South > West Coast > North, but it's a very early planning.
aurelia, I have one, but not officially. She didn't answer yet, but I'm counting on her. Chicago, maybe LA, and Seattle are also places for F2F with ,my Other Board (SFR on the spreadsheet).
And forgot to answer this, but Pix, schedule permitting, I'll totally take you up on LA to SF offer (and pay for the car rent and gas, obviously. Also, eh, might be a good time to mention that I don't drive. In flights and public transportation I trust).
I got that vague feeling that I'm gonna learn a lot about U.S. geography in the next few months.
Thanks again, all!
brenda m - Jan 11, 2014 3:22:01 am PST #9867 of 12695
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Hey, aurelia, that's me. I'll be adding info later today, but if you want to sign in also we can add to each other's if that works for Shir.
Shir - Jan 11, 2014 3:59:20 am PST #9868 of 12695
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Totally works for me.
Edited: Strix, I just noticed I got an error when I answered your email earlier ("mailbox unavailable"). This is also where I sent the GoogleDoc invitation. Is there another email I can use?
omnis_audis - Jan 11, 2014 8:10:59 am PST #9869 of 12695
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
whoo Hoo!! Shir Visit!!! I've entered data into the spreadsheet! Work schedule permitting, while in LA, I'm happy to be your chauffeur. To help you with size/distances. The state of California is about 20 times the size of Israel. However, Los Angeles/Orange County is almost the same size as Israel. I think.
Hil R. - Jan 11, 2014 8:14:46 am PST #9870 of 12695
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Shir, I'd like to see you when you're in the US, but I have no idea where I'll be living any time after May, so my data in the spreadsheet would probably be fairly useless.
Shir - Jan 11, 2014 8:18:41 am PST #9871 of 12695
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Hil, I do hope so too.
The state of California is about 20 times the size of Israel.
What.
That's... that's big, people.
Just California? What are you doing with all of this land? Keeping it in case some will disappear/displaced in the future?
Laga - Jan 11, 2014 8:21:17 am PST #9872 of 12695
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
A lot of it is state or federal parkland. There are mountains and deserts too. You can spend the day on the beach swimming in the ocean and go snowboarding that night up in the mountains.
Shir - Jan 11, 2014 8:28:47 am PST #9873 of 12695
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
I can't even. That's way too much land. You have a land problem, America.