And he ran away. I mean, really looked frightened, turned and began to run. We called him back, and he just looked bewildered, saying “I’ll need more water.”

This still makes me giggle. Maybe you had to be there!

MATT! Matt's home! Phew! How were your adventures in Davis Square after we parted ways?

Nora, that is just delightful.

Matt, good to see you made it home. I was glad to hear that you and Tommyrot hooked up, even if the rest of us in Chicago were Matt-deprived.

that's Theodosia, Topic!Cindy, myself, and Nilly.

Whee!

Oh, good, Cindy's the only one I couldn't put a name to.

This picture includes Tom, Jon B, and Jon B's FAQ Girl. FAQGirl is even prettier in person. Also, I need to note that photos do no justice to thessaly. Actually, Ellen got some pretty good shots of her, but in person? Yowza. She's this incredible combination of smokin' redhead heat + sunny smile, with a great laugh. She also managed to work "Namaste, m*therf*cker," into the conversation, which kills me every time.

Ellen was really strict about demanding candid shots. The first photo on the album is not a candid, but a faux candid. Demandy!Ellen* came into the hallway where Nilly and I were talking, and so we put our arms around each other, and posed. Ellen would brook no insolence and demanded we act naturally, even if it had to be faked. Hence the goof(ier than usual) photo of me, which is totally worth it, because that first one is a great shot of Nilly laughing, and I can still hear her laughter in my mind's eye ear.

*Okay, so Ellen is actually funny, cute, fun, sweet, kind and being with her is an all around good time, but I claim poetic license.

that's Theodosia, Topic!Cindy, myself, and Nilly.

She does exist! And she looks a bit like Maggie Gyllenhaal.

Those are awesome pictures. Nora and Tom are so cute together.

I've finally finished writing about my SF adventures in my Live Journal. It's a series of posts and the name is serasempre. Anonymous comments are allowed, so you don't have to have an LJ if you want to mock.

Well, you'll notice there are no photos of thessaly, victor and me, at the same time. Also? Frank was never there when I was, so whether or not I exist is still somewhat up in the air.

I just googled Maggie Gyllenhaal, and...thank you very very much. I don't look much like her face to face, but have decided to pretend I do (now to hack into ophoto and erase the Pillsbury doughgirl Cindy in that first shot). Is that a Welsh last name? Per mum, we have a lot of Welsh blood.

It's funny what seeing photos of internet friends you've never met f2f does to the brain, when you finally do meet. When I drove up to the McWaringle's Monday night, vw bug and Emily were approaching the house. I'd met vw bug and many of the Somervillains once (more than a year and a half ago), but Emily wasn't there. Still, I identified them the moment they came into view. I was relieved too, because I felt like "Good! I get to walk in with people I know." I beeped, waved, and gave them the signal to wait for me. It was only while parking the car that I remembered I barely know these people, and had only met vw bug the once. Then I had to do the awkward, "Um, I realize I've never met you, but thanks for waiting for me" thing with Emily.