I would assume Midnight Pacific time, more or less.

Then again it might be whenever a stompy gets to it...

I, too, am managing to delurk at the last minute but am comforted by the “good enough” theory of life that many of the posters here embrace and remind myself that just before the deadline means that I met the deadline. I’ve been a continuous reader and rare poster for most of the past decade (about the time the Davids got their distinguishing board names and Buffy was being re-run in the summer) but haven’t managed the in-person connections yet. I was scheduled to attend the New Orleans F2F but life intervened (which was a source of much wailing and gnashing of teeth, earning me funny looks from the other commuters) and I had to cancel at the last minute. I am a fan of the serial comma (and the parenthetical but I think that is another debate entirely) and an anti-fan (is that the word? is that even A word?) of both olives and cilantro. Right now, I live in a stereotypical white bread suburb of Houston (where I swear there are people for whom “Mad Men” is a reality show and not a period piece) but will be moving to a small town on the Oregon coast in the spring – and one of the best things about a good move is that I get to take this board with me.

Something that I didn’t realize since I don’t post very often – apparently, I am also a fan of the run-on sentence.

Everyone who delurked -- THANK YOU for delurking!!! Please keep posting!

And any lurkers who didn't delurk -- don't feel like you have to wait for next year's thread to delurk; you can jump in any time.

t edit Yay! lcat delurked as I was posting my thank you/exhortation! Hi, lcat!

What Steph said!

::scatters candy and lights jack-o-lanterns to make the last evening festive::

What Amy said!

throws candy in the air

It's been good to see everyone - familiar faces who haven't posted in a while, and people who are new or maybe just new to me. I haven't posted much in this thread, but I certainly have enjoyed it.

This thread has been fantastic to learn about new people and catch up with people who drifted away. Lurkers, please post more often!

Me = procrastinator. Board name MFNlaw, real name Maria. Yes to all the items listed in thread: serial comma, olives (OH HELL YES!), muffalettas, cilantro, Fernet (I'm Italian; of course I love the Fernet.), double space after period, ellipses, parentheticals, colons (both the organ and punctuation mark), and the under-used but oh-so-lovely semi-colon. Oh, and I also keep my fork in my left hand when using a fork and knife. Why switch back? It just delays the consumption of yummy, yummy food.

Hockey is the one true sport, and the one true martini is dirrrrty and made with Grey Goose and bleu cheese-stuffed olives. I prefer Angel to Buffy, still haven't finished Firefly, and am meh on Dollhouse. I also refuse to watch the last 5 episodes of BSG, because then it's really over.

I live in the metro DC area with two cats, a beagle, and a husband who inspires extremes of emotion. I'm a lawyer who uses the degree in a non-traditional career path, which seems to be working out, since I was just promoted at the beginning of the month to head my division. I'm Italian and American, and family is very important to me. My blood family owns a restaurant in Pennsylvania, and I can often be found helping them out. My other family is here--on this board--and I will cut any bitch that hurts one of them.

I joined sometime around Nillyfest in 2004, just in time for the DC F2F. I don't remember how I found the board, but my timing was fabulous. When I post, it's usually in Bitches and Natter, but it's been a long time since I've put fingers to keyboard. I try and keep up with the right-hand threads to at least maintain some kind of connection to all of you.

I've met more Buffistas than I can remember, and many of them have become the kind of friends you keep for a lifetime. There are a few that I consider sisters. Despite my lack of presence around these parts, there's not a day I don't think of all of you and thank my lucky stars I stumbled across this place.

MARIA!!

::tacklehugs::

Maria!!