she has way better hair, though.

It was just something about your face in the photo with Holli. And then once I saw it, I couldn't unsee it.

smonster, sto abbastanza bene. Sono triste che siete andati. Thanks, babe.

Tep, you are a doll. Wrong (in my case, but not Raquel's), but a definite doll. I'm trying to figure out a way to get the cherry dress out of your closet and into mine without your knowledge. I need the Bewitched! nose wrinkle.

smonster, I think that in the fangirls picture, my guess is that the second "?" is Holli. Have no idea, not even a guess, who the first "?" may be.

Maria, it was wonderful to finally have a face (and a foamy one, too!) to go with your name.

And it goes to all those whose pictures I've seen for the very first time: Anne, JenP, Ginger, Toddson, Reema, JohnSweden, bicyclops (and DW), amyth, smonster, Debetesse, Raquel - I'm sure I'm forgetting someone, but as I can't remember, I can't remember whom.

I love having the pictures and each time that I see the name later on the screen, I have some sort of a face to go along with the typed words. And I love it that it's such a smiling having-a-good-time expressioned face.

Sono triste che siete andati.

Mi dispiace anch'io che non sono mai a DC. Viene qui!!!

Okay, Italian v. v. rusty.

(soooo not here)

(working, really)

Thanks, Nilly. I think it is Holli, I just got confused b/c it was outfit 2.0. Anyone know the other question mark? She was wearing a supercool "Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" shirt which I completely neglected to compliment.

I just got confused b/c it was outfit 2.0.

Look who's talking about changing outfits... I loved your matching picture with Billytea, by the way - and those colors are so lovely on you!

Smonster, I think #2 was a friend of Holli's. I don't remember her name :-(.

Anyone know the other question mark? She was wearing a supercool "Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" shirt which I completely neglected to compliment.

I can't see the picture right now, but I'd guess it was Holli's friend Shira.

for the folks still in town, what's the plan for dinner?

Skipping to the end to note that I AM HOME!

Bicyclops and his lovely wife and Ginger picked me up at Anne's this morning and we hit the highway. I'd been up since 6:00, and KateP, who was sharing the room with me, wandered down at 7:00 to say goodbye and I sent her back to sleep, since she didn't have to leave to make her plane till 9:00. Jeeves helped me strip the bed, such a helpful handsome fellow, and in return I, for the last time this trip, turned on the kitchen faucet for him to have a drink. Anne had the foresight to set the timer on the coffeemaker, and there was joe. (No, not Joe). Caught up on email and F2F on Anne's laptop, schmoozed a little, and then the Bicyclopses and Ginger arrived. Askye got up to say goodbye, I hugged everybody within reach, and we set off southward. Much talk was had along the way, to the consensus that Buffistas=foamy, intelligent, funny, quirky and all-round good folks.

My kitty missed me, my DH is still at work. I think I'm gonna nap and then unpack. I missed having access to the board all weekend, except for Anne's Mac at odd moments. We'll have to investigate my laptop's wireless problem. At some point I'll do a better summation post, and post it here or in LJ, possibly both.

Let me just say, it was a fabulous weekend, and I was surprised and delighted to find the people I've known for years, months or weeks to be just the same as they come across on b.org, only more 3-D-ish.

Okay, this post is gonna be all memememe, but I just wanted to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who took pictures and posted them up already. You know how usually when you dress up fancy, you think, Yeah, that looks okay, too bad I'm not thinner or prettier or more adept at styling my hair or whatever? Well, on Saturday night, I didn't feel that at all. For once, I felt really beautiful. I keep going back and looking at the pictures of me and thinking, hot damn, that's me!

Kate! Dude, we need to talk more. Because you're damn cool.

t smooch

I was sad that you left so early on Sunday, because I really wanted to spend more time talking with you too.

This is totally seconded, BTW.

t blushing

I wish you'd been around more! I would have loved to hang out more with you.

I got to talk to Kate *lots* and she was my sugar mama at the prom. Still wasn't enough, though. And I'm totally stealing that orange skirt someday.

t throws smonster down and snogs her senseless

t is no longer allowed to use the fake-tag quick-edit

I miss you too, babe.

Also, Reema keeps looking like Jen K.

Oh, that's who she reminded me of!

smonster, I think that in the fangirls picture, my guess is that the second "?" is Holli. Have no idea, not even a guess, who the first "?" may be.

I'm pretty sure that was Holli's friend Shira.

..And, on a totally seperate note: Maria, I also didn't know about Rod until reading through this thread just now. I am so sorry that you have to go through this. I wish now I'd hugged you just a little longer or a little tighter.