Rooting for billytea's option three since I will also be in SF over Thanksgiving (but not at Deb's since my family improbably must take priority).

We can do the secret Actuary handshake one last time! Then we can do it Australian style (clockwise instead of counter-clockwise)!

Then we can do it Australian style (clockwise instead of counter-clockwise)!

Many thanks for the clarification. Cartoon theatre lives were saved by your swift explanation.

It looks like option 3 is the clear front-runner at this point. I have no further word from Melbourne yet, but I hope to start nailing things down very soon.

Sorry to be late to the Seattle party discussion, guys. I think at this point that I'm probably not going to make it. I would love to do it someday, but I don't think the financial pieces are going to come together this time.

That said, have butt-tons of fun!!!!

Seattle sounds like a blast, and I would hope to do it at some point, but with job and finances way up in the air right now, I don't think it would be feasible.

I am looking forward to stories and pictures from this year's Halloween even though I won't be there!

I am looking forward to stories and pictures from this year's Halloween even though I won't be there!

And this.

I am looking forward to stories and pictures from this year's Halloween even though I won't be there!

Yes, please! Lots!

Monterey Bay Aquarium: One of the Coolest Places on Earth

Doesn't MBA still have a captive Great White? Last I heard it had taken food, and it's on their Shark Cam.

Ooh, Shark Cam! URL?

There should also be Prey Cam! Just attach cameras to the fish before they get fed to the sharks.