The ability to upload pictures via high-speed is essential. The non-attending peeps depend on this.

If I have time I'll drive (and pick up Askye!). It is too far off for me to know my actual schedule. If I'm tight I'll have to fly because it is about 16 hours by car.

I'm so delighted. At dinner tonight with GF I mentioned the F2F being in NOLA this year. She loves the city and asked if she could join me!

She was well aware of my relationship with the Buffistas but hadn't ever been to the site. I handed her my laptop the day after the election to read some of the moving posts.

Woo!

If anyone driving in passes through S'port, can I offer a pre-F2F?

Er, there is a perfectly good Invitation for Bids available for use. ND still has it, right? Someone has to host it to post a link here.

I believe that's what -t gave to the hotels. It's the one you e-mailed me right?

That would be the one.

If anyone driving in passes through S'port, can I offer a pre-F2F?

That's a nice thought, Heather, thanks. I hope I can make it to NO for the F2F, and Shreveport is about halfway there, but I can't honestly plan that far in advance. I probably won't be able to commit until early April.

It's about halfway for me too, and it's easy for me to break up the drive that way and stay with family for a night. I also think anyone who drives through Lafyette needs to stop by Prejean's for alligator and frog legs.

The Saint Louis Hotel

Parking is normally $19/day, Marvin is offering us a reduced rate of $15/day

High speed internet access is available throughout the hotel at no charge

The others have not gotten back to me yet

(also, mmmm, alligator)