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Post by RAD on Feb 13, 2007 19:25:49 GMT -5
Sadly, RAD, it's not as simple as just shirking responsibilities. I just don't have anywhere near the amount of money required for such a journey. As leery as I am of meeting groups of random Internet people (uh, not that I don't, um, trust you guys... heh), I would gladly attend just to meet you and Mary Jo. (Okay, maybe I'd want to meet a few more of you. I just don't like being with groups of people like this, is all. I'm best taken in small doses.) Hopefully I can catch you at a later meet-up, though last year's actually would've been the most ideal location. Yes, this is an very expensive trip for those of us who must fly, get a room and rent a car. It is also a crap shoot as well. I really don't fear meeting new people, but traveling cross country and spending a large sum of cash to meet people you only know through postings on a board dedicated to a canceled puppet show is at the very least a 'leap of faith' every bit as scary as handling serpents and drinking strychnine. Some of us on the board like our anonymity and I think you shouldn't be thought less of because of that. Perhaps posting is as far as you want to take it. The get togethers are for us who would like to take a chance on pushing the friendships we've found on the board to another level. There is also a draw in having the opportunity to share our fanaticism with other like minded individuals without the keyboard and distance getting in the way. I really don't know how some of you are going to like me face to face, but I'm willing to take that chance. Well put, DoctorZ, While most of the interactions on Internet boards are based, to a certain extent, on anonymity; where somebody, somewhere, simply types a post or a reply while bathed in the cold blue cathode glow of their monitor (I know, guys, we don't really have cathode tubes in our monitors anymore, just creating a mood here...), there is a point where you do begin to get a feel for the collective consciousness of the whole. This is an exceptional group. I wouldn't still be here otherwise. I'm looking forward to meeting all of you who will be attending in person in Denver, and hope to meet some of you others, 'in the not too distant future', who won't be attending this time around. And, I can almost guarantee, DoctorZ, I'm going to like you when I meet you face to face. If there's anyone there who doesn't, we'll riff on them behind their back. Deal?
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Post by mummifiedstalin on Feb 13, 2007 19:53:52 GMT -5
Hey, RAD. Thanks for the note. I'm still working on her, though, so not *all* hope is lost.
Oh, and Phantom. You know you're afraid of me being there...because you know at some point, I'd try to corner you for a "kiss" in some dark corner. But what's worse is that you don't know whether or not you'd leave. ;D
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Post by Phantom Engineer on Feb 13, 2007 20:32:59 GMT -5
Oh mumms, you are irrepressible!
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Post by Crowfan on Feb 13, 2007 20:40:05 GMT -5
I would pay money to see that.
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Post by mccloud on Feb 13, 2007 21:33:50 GMT -5
Oh, and Phantom. You know you're afraid of me being there...because you know at some point, I'd try to corner you for a "kiss" in some dark corner. But what's worse is that you don't know whether or not you'd leave. ;D He's hard to corner, but best of luck mummi! ;D
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Post by Mr. Atari on Feb 13, 2007 23:10:16 GMT -5
[traveling cross country and spending a large sum of cash to meet people you only know through postings on a board dedicated to a canceled puppet show is at the very least a 'leap of faith' every bit as scary as handling serpents and drinking strychnine. Oooh, thanks for the reminder! I've got plenty of strychnine, but I forgot all about the snake-handling part of the schedule. Cobras okay with everyone? Rattlesnakes are easier to get in these parts, but they're not as exotic, and I want to go above and beyond for you all...
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Post by RAD on Feb 14, 2007 6:57:54 GMT -5
[traveling cross country and spending a large sum of cash to meet people you only know through postings on a board dedicated to a canceled puppet show is at the very least a 'leap of faith' every bit as scary as handling serpents and drinking strychnine. Oooh, thanks for the reminder! I've got plenty of strychnine, but I forgot all about the snake-handling part of the schedule. Cobras okay with everyone? Rattlesnakes are easier to get in these parts, but they're not as exotic, and I want to go above and beyond for you all... If we're taking requests, I'd like a Gaboon Viper.
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Post by doctorz on Feb 14, 2007 7:19:13 GMT -5
Black Mamba's are the only way to go for serpents!!! Mumm's, JOIN US! If we can get a picture of you molesting Phantom it would be the Baneroo Bizzaro and most post-worthy! Maybe my comparison of going to the meetup and snake handling was a bit much but I felt EXTREME!
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Post by Phantom Engineer on Feb 14, 2007 8:32:08 GMT -5
Mumm's, JOIN US! If we can get a picture of you molesting Phantom it would be the Baneroo Bizzaro and most post-worthy! I'm feeling very insecure.
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Post by CBG on Feb 14, 2007 10:05:16 GMT -5
Black Mamba's are the only way to go for serpents!!! Maybe my comparison of going to the meetup and snake handling was a bit much but I felt EXTREME! Basmati!!
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Post by siamesesin on Feb 14, 2007 11:56:06 GMT -5
I like everybody.
Except for Phantom.
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Post by mccloud on Feb 14, 2007 15:06:29 GMT -5
What I Learned By Going To Internet Meet UpsLower your expectations. In fact, have absolutely no expectations except that you are traveling to the pre-arranged city, staying at the hotel where you made your reservations for X number of nights, then traveling home. That way, you can not be let down by the fact that some people aren't the same way in person that they are online. *gasp*I know, frighteneing, but alas, nonetheless true. So, if you have no expectations of how people will be, how organized things will be, and how much entertainment you will experience, you simply cannot be disappointed! For example, in real life, I'm a 7' tall, 900 lb. Haitian monk who's speaks backward pig-latin, but only on odd numbered days that begin with Z. On even numbered days, I belch and fart in Swahili. Oh, and I have Tourette's syndrome...really bad. I can't wait until June!!!
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Post by CBG on Feb 14, 2007 15:29:55 GMT -5
For example, in real life, I'm a 7' tall, 900 lb. Haitian monk who's speaks backward pig-latin, ... HA! I've been looking for a backward pig-latin tutor.
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Post by Don Quixote on Feb 14, 2007 15:36:41 GMT -5
I would pay money to see that. I would pay money to NEVER see that.
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Post by CBG on Feb 14, 2007 15:39:23 GMT -5
I would pay money to see that. I would pay money to NEVER see that. EVER!
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