And more shopping, of the kind one appreciates after getting completely into the "oh my dear whatever on a pogo stick, please be kidding me" headspace:
The Mall of America.
On my seventh birthday, I wanted a toy fire truck, and I didn't get it, and you were real nice about it, and then the house next door burnt down, and then real firetrucks came, and for years I thought you set the fire for me. And if you did, you can tell me!
Xander ,'Same Time, Same Place'
F2F 2: Is there anybody here that hasn't slept together?
Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon: New Orleans! May 20-22, 2005!
deborah grabien - Jun 10, 2004 9:51:29 am PDT #5211 of 9999
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
billytea - Jun 10, 2004 9:52:10 am PDT #5212 of 9999
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
billytea, are you into fish too? Amphibians? Albino alligators?
I've checked through the Louisiana zoo and aquarium websites already. The white alligators (IIRC, it's not an albino, it's leucistic - blue eyes instead of pink - and once appeared on the Jeff Corwin Experience) is a drawcard. But I think I'm going to plump for Minneapolis. To me, the selection is more exotic.
Daisy Jane - Jun 10, 2004 9:53:05 am PDT #5213 of 9999
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Dana, do you want me to do NO, or you?
Dana - Jun 10, 2004 9:54:47 am PDT #5214 of 9999
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
You've been working on it, haven't you? I'm happy to toss in more pros and cons, but organization is not my strong suit at the moment.
Personally, I don't understand why "But it's NEW ORLEANS" isn't convincing people. Hmph.
(That's a joke. Please don't defend your city preference to me.)
juliana - Jun 10, 2004 9:56:22 am PDT #5215 of 9999
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
That bookstore that Neil Gaiman deals with. DreamHaven?
Oh, yes. And ocassionally sightings of the Man himself. As well as ocassional Sam Shepard, Jessica Lange, Walter Mondale....
billytea, there's also The Como Zoo, which has everything that the MN Zoo doesn't. Also, a Japanese Tea Garden, which I adore.
Przewalski's horse
Oh, yeah! I love it. And otters. I love the otters.
billytea - Jun 10, 2004 9:56:24 am PDT #5216 of 9999
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
That's a joke. Please don't defend your city preference to me.
What if my defence is "It's NEW ORLEANS"?
Dana - Jun 10, 2004 9:57:50 am PDT #5217 of 9999
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I've already written you off as a wrong-headed crackpot. And I think I decided that most of New England is imaginary anyway, so la la la I can't hear you.
Laura - Jun 10, 2004 10:04:07 am PDT #5218 of 9999
Our wings are not tired.
Besides, who wants an F2F without Laura-n-Brendon?
Smooches Nicole
Thanks juliana and other fact gathering folk. For me #1 advantage of any city is large group of Buffistas. Then again, I am notoriously easy.
Daisy Jane - Jun 10, 2004 10:05:36 am PDT #5219 of 9999
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Personally, I don't understand why "But it's NEW ORLEANS" isn't convincing people. Hmph.
I'm sayin'. I guess we've got cons of weather and what else? Maybe too much to do?
billytea - Jun 10, 2004 10:05:51 am PDT #5220 of 9999
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
I've already written you off as a wrong-headed crackpot. And I think I decided that most of New England is imaginary anyway, so la la la I can't hear you.
I'm in Pennsylvania. Anyway, I've never been to Louisiana either, so NOLA works ok. Just, I'm more likely to go there even given a dearth of Buffistas, but Minneapolis, NSM. By that logic, incidentally, I may start pushing for Iowa.