That's insane troll logic!

Xander ,'Showtime'


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!


Vortex - Sep 28, 2004 12:45:58 pm PDT #9213 of 9999
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

if I come down there, I'm having beignets at Cafe du Monde.

leaves Matt, sits next to P-C

Is there a date for the F2F? We're having our Bronzer F2F in May in NOLA, Memorial Day Weekend.

It's the weekend before.


tommyrot - Sep 28, 2004 12:46:50 pm PDT #9214 of 9999
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Memorial day is Monday, May 30th.

eta: x-post.


Anne W. - Sep 28, 2004 12:47:22 pm PDT #9215 of 9999
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.

joins P-C and Vortex


Vortex - Sep 28, 2004 12:49:53 pm PDT #9216 of 9999
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

joins P-C and Vortex

Leans over to give Ann a big hug, accidentally puts a boob in the powdered sugar. Declines graciously when ND offers to lick the sugar off.


NoiseDesign - Sep 28, 2004 12:51:42 pm PDT #9217 of 9999
Our wings are not tired

t weeps


DavidS - Sep 28, 2004 12:56:42 pm PDT #9218 of 9999
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I'm worried about the humidity too and I don't really drink so the bars as bars aren't interesting to me. The bars as places where you can hear music -- much more enticing.

Man, there are so many other things to do in New Orleans besides sweat and get hammered. Like...a zydeco/rockabilly bowling alley. With two-stepping and live music.


Hil R. - Sep 28, 2004 1:08:42 pm PDT #9219 of 9999
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

What about vegetarian, or some of the other local ethnic stuff?

Hil should be able to help with this.

Best place for New Orleans type food that also has vegetarian stuff is, IMO, Jacques-Imo. It's on Elm (next door the the Maple Leaf), and they've got tons of seafood stuff that everybody raves about, plus a fantastic vegetarian platter.

For totally vegetarian, there's Old Dog New Trick, but I've never been there.

Is Camellia Grill still open? I'd heard rumors that it was closing, but I haven't heard anything in awhile. If it is still open, they've got burgers that were voted best burgers in New Orleans at one point, really good pecan pie, and the best omelettes I've ever had in my life. (Not the usual French omelettes -- it's kind of hard to describe, but they're really good.) If it is still open, I plan on getting there for breakfast one of the days I'm there.

Just about every restaurant on Magazine Street has at least one or two vegetarian options.

In the Quarter, and along St. Charles, it's a little more difficult. A lot of those places have nothing vegetarian on the menu, but if you finagle it a bit, you can get them to bring you fettuccini alfredo or something like that -- one of their seafood pasta dishes without the seafood.

For ethnic, one of my favorites is Sara's. It's on Dublin, kind of behind Camellia Grill, and it's a kind of nouveau Thai/Indian. It's a little on the pricy side, but not ridiculous. There's good Indian at Nirvana on Magazine and Napoleon, and a great Middle Eastern place further down on Magazine that I can't remember the name of right now. Magazine also has Juan's Flying Burrito, which is pretty good.


Betsy HP - Sep 28, 2004 1:09:31 pm PDT #9220 of 9999
If I only had a brain...

The only reason I've heard proposed for a revote is that people are unhappy with the results of the vote.

Given that no sustained complaints were made about procedure before or during the vote, I don't think there's a valid reason for a do-over.

It's the deciding and redeciding and arguing about the decision that has led to the worst Buffista bitternesses. Let's go with this decision, which was made according to the understood rules.


SailAweigh - Sep 28, 2004 1:12:55 pm PDT #9221 of 9999
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

I just wanna know who I'm going to be rooming with. I'm ready for it all. To be honest, I voted for Minneapolis because I was thinking, "Cheap! I can drive there." But I just checked airfares and I can get a roundtrip ticket for $222. That's cheap enough for me. Just give me some bread crumbs so I can find my way back to the hotel from Bourbon St.


brenda m - Sep 28, 2004 1:18:03 pm PDT #9222 of 9999
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

Given that no sustained complaints were made about procedure before or during the vote, I don't think there's a valid reason for a do-over.

Possibly it's just my impression, but I know that I and several others did bring up using a voting system that would let us see not only what cities people wanted most, but what cities would be doable for the largest number of people.

I have no real dog in this fight, fwiw - not saying what I voted for or if it won, but as far as my making it there, the city choice won't be a deciding factor. And I do love N.O. But it is for some people, and I'd have like to have gathered that info some way. That said, I strongly believe that anything we do now other than say Yay!NO is going to be pointless and destructive.