We need to find roomies and stuff, and make reservations in the next two weeks or so.
Who wants to share with whom?
I think we had a two couple room with Wench Ophelia, Wench Vana and their men.
I suggested putting Frisco in Katharina's room, but that was met with a lukewarm reception.
Everybody wants Jenny Gardener, so she may room-hop to satify her fans .
Ela and JaneX have either one or two slots open in their room.
Who else? Any other definites?
[ March 09, 2005, 09:38 PM: Message edited by: Olivetta ]
Posted by Lady Jane (Member # 7249) on :
What? I said I'm happy to be anywhere, and Frisco's a fabulous roommate. Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
Still sounds lukewarm to me. Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Only let them stay in the same room if neither of them brings laptops. Posted by Lady Jane (Member # 7249) on :
*grin* Everyone's life will be much more exciting if I have access to a sleeping Frisco.
Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
Such promises! Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
ooooooooooooooo
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
I'll be coming in Friday late; however, my family is likely going to manage transportation. I just need to know where to be when. Posted by Slim Shady (Member # 3372) on :
kat, if Frisco can sleep thru what you are doing to him, how much fun could it be?
Posted by Lady Jane (Member # 7249) on :
I can't believe you are speaking such innuendo to a lady. Posted by Slim Shady (Member # 3372) on :
::polishes halo::
What innuendo would that be? I assume any prank you would be doing is more than putting his hand in warm water. ;)
[ January 31, 2005, 03:16 PM: Message edited by: Slim Shady ]
Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
The Wingate Inn, just off Barrett Parkway (behind Costco and U.S. Play) as soon as you can. We're doing an all-nighter with the movies, probably Friday, though I hope to have some meet and greet stuff well before that.
Anybody got Apples to Apples? That was a blast...
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
Hrm. Maybe I should arrange to room with someone for the all-nighter then, just in case?
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
*sigh* I was kinda hoping as we got closer that there might be better fares. The cheapest right now is $273, which is still not something I'm going to be able to do.
Posted by Lady Jane (Member # 7249) on :
I wish you could come, ElJay.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Same here, ElJay. I'm still watching for something that's going to cost me less than $400.
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
*shrug* I'll keep checking. But it would have to be pretty cheap. Or I'd have to have my 2004 review and find out I'm getting one heck of a raise.
Posted by Jenny Gardener (Member # 903) on :
ElJay,
How about taking a day or two off work and road-tripping? If you can get to Indiana, I think we can work something out....
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
I thought about that, Jenny, but I'm already taking a lot of time off the first six months of the year, and I'm just not sure I can do more.
I'll just have to plan on it for next year, if the Atlantians are gracious enough to throw a WenchCon IV.
(Added: But I'll find somewhere to wear boots that weekend in your honor.)
[ January 31, 2005, 04:59 PM: Message edited by: ElJay ]
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
*sees word "Shinda" in title and gets excited*
*reads thread*
Tease! Posted by Mean Old Frisco (Member # 6666) on :
Jenny, Eljay, and Lady Jane are all welcome in my room.
We can rotate bed sharing duties.
Hourly, if need be.
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
*snort*
Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
By the way, will it be too out of line for me to throw candy at you people in the lobby while standing leaning over the railing upstairs screaming "death from above!"? just curious...
Posted by Vána (Member # 6593) on :
Ophelia? Are we still on for rooming together? Would you like to book the room, or shall we?
Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
We can book it Vana. i think we will be getting there early to help setup and whatnot anyhow.
Posted by Lady Jane (Member # 7249) on :
Okay, I need to know when to come in.
I have a conference in Las Vegas that week, and that ends at 2:00 or so on Thursday. If I wasn't going to Atlanta, I'd come home that night. Do I come to Atlanta then, or come Friday morning/afternoon? Is anyone going to be in Atlanta on Thursday?
Posted by Vána (Member # 6593) on :
Okay, that's fine! Thank you, I appreciate it. Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
I think JaneX's flight is getting in from New England (Hartford, CT) around 4-ish or so - she will check and let you know the exact information.
JaneX and I do need at least one roommate (2 if JaneX's friend decides not to come).
Also, I am curious to know when people will be leaving - I reserved our room through Sunday night, cause we hated having to run out last year. But last year we met on a 3-day weekend - so what is everyone planning?
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
I'll be around as long as there are people. After the hatrackers take off, I'm going to stay with my parents for a few days, so I'll hang out with anyone who is still around.
Also...er...is there actually anyone interested in sharing a room (or letting me sleep on the floor or something) on Friday night, if it is indeed to be an all-nighter? I don't bite. I promise. Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
The rooms are pretty big - if you bring a sleeping bag, I am sure there will be space to crash on someone's floor.
Someone may even have a bed available...
[ February 01, 2005, 06:09 PM: Message edited by: Ela ]
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
We're getting a mega tax refund. (We e-filed for direct deposit yesterday.) As long as we don't get audited and therefore held up, it looks like I will probably be able to go. (I feel a little bad spending $400 on airfare and all when we have absolutely no wiggle room in our budget, but I'm putting it down to mental health, and my wonderful husband is agreeing.) I'm looking for someone to share with who doesn't mind a almost-1-year-old sleeping in their room, and is willing to flex a little around her needs (like being quiet coming in and out at night and stuff), preferably female. Anyone interested?
Also, can someone point me to an estimated cost, excluding airfare? For instance, room, food, activities, etc. I just need a ballpark figure here, but it will help me decide whether to go or not.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Please? *bump*
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
See, I would, but I can't REMEMBER. But I thought I'd let you know so you wouldn't think you're being ignored.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Katie, I think it's cheaper for me to fly on Thurs. than Fri.; if you want to go Thurs. and don't mind Emma, I'll share a room with you.
That is, if anyone gives me an estimated cost, and it's do-able.
Thanks for not ignoring me, mac. Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
Katie, you can sleep in my spare room that night. My sister will come in Friday evening and probably use it the rest of the weekend, but I could put you up in Casa de Fowler for that time, if you like.
The room costs are $69.00 per night, before room taxes. With taxes it comes to about $75.00 per night, with that being split by however many you can room with and I'm sure the baby is free.
Thee is a free continental breakfast every day and moderately priced restaurants close by (walking distance). There is also a U.S. Play across the parking lot, so if you really want to hit that... well, you can drop a lot of money inn one of those game places pretty quickly. I've never been there, myself.
Dividing a room by 4 people would make it less than $25.00 a night. The meeting room for two days is $50.00 divided by however many people come... Less than $5.00 a person, surely. I could cancel the meeting room for the second day and we could overwhelm the lobby on Sunday, depending on how many people are leaving early on Sunday.
So, rooms/roomies:
Vana and Dan and Ophelia and Ben - One room
Ela, JaneX and one or two open slots- One room *open space, I assume female preferred?*
Frisco... obviously selling his body to cover cost of "private" room - appointment suggested
So, we have kq and infant, me Jenny G and Lady Jane who have not sorted ourselves out yet. My sister an neice may come, but may not stay at hotel. If they do, they'll probably want their own room (my sister turns into Queen Bitch of the Universe when she's tired, and wants to spare innocent bystanders).
Jamie and Nathan- ? maybe coming, don't know if they want t o share a room.
TMedina- you staying at the hotel or not?
Am I forgetting anybody?
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
We're coming, I believe. Well, I KNOW I am, but we're waiting on Nathan.
Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
Oh, so Katie and Kq can probably work that oout fine, then.
I mean, you could both stay in the spare room if you don't mind doubling up. We just gave away our crib, but I'm sure we could come up with something...
I'm only allowed to offer the spare room to femmes or people I know well, since the Internet is like a box of every flavor beans, and the hubby is cautious about who we let around our babies, you understand. Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
and yet somehow lindsay and i keep sneaking past the guards.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Olivia, that would be wonderful. Flying on Thursday will save me $50 that can go toward a hotel room or something. I can cut that cost even more if Emma doesn't have a seat on the plane; I'll have to work out how I feel about that. So it looks like I'll get to go. We have a playpen/portacrib that I'm planning on bringing with us, so don't worry about where Ems will sleep. Yay! I'm going to WenchCon! *begins to plan costume for after she finishes Katie's*
I'll buy the tickets when we get our refund (probably the 15th or earlier).
Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
WOOT!
Ben: I said, "or people I know well" you guys no longer set off Ron's Weird Internet People alarm, for some reason. Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
That's odd, Ben still sets off mine.
Hey Ben, I found your Van Halen CD last weekend at my dad's house.
You know. From when we were 10. o_O
Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
DUDE! bring it with you when you come.
Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
and hey, thats because im cool and not a nerd. that alone is my passport to get past your front door. i am also entitled to a guest. Therefore Lindsay is welcome as well.
Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
I didn't tell him you volunteered to randomly beat up Phil, BTW. Not that it would have been a good idea, as he has a wide range of concealed weapons(for whhich he has permits) on him at all times.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Olivia, do I want to stay with you? Ben is scaring me... Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
LOL. Phil was this unwanted houseguesst who was leaving his wife after months of fooling around with strippers and stuff. I can't stand the guy, but his wife thought maybe Ron could talk sense into him. He couldn't
But I griped to Ben about it on IM and he jokinggly offered to beat the guy up, pointing out that we could pretend we didn't know Ben, that he just randomly invaded our house and smacked the guy.
It was a joke.
Ask Katie. She'll tell you my house is safe, if somewhat a wreck. Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Oh, okay, that makes more sense. *wipes forehead*
Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
and the mysterious groans and screams from under the floorboards.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Oh, those. We have those here, too. Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
Yeah, ours usually come from the attic and sound more like muffled curses and falling boxes.
Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
oh, KetchupQueen, i forgot to mention the coolest part. when you stay there they have this crazy ritual where they give you stuff when you leave. and its not junk. it's great! dont be surprised if when you leave htey hand you a waterbed or something.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
lol! I don't think I could carry a waterbed, a suitcase, a crib, and the baby.
I'd have to leave the baby. Posted by Lady Jane (Member # 7249) on :
Okay, I'm sorry, I suck = I'm still not sure what I'm doing. I need to check airline times - I'll be coming from Las Vegas instead of Dallas. So, um, I'm still a maybe on Thursday night - must talk to work about some things happening Thursday.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Well, it's much cheaper for me, so I'll almost certainly go for Thurs., either way. Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
Just give me your arrival times when you have them.
Ben? What did we give you guys? Some old dishes, a laundry bag, that computer desk we were going to put in storage... Giving you stuff really saved us some space.
[ February 04, 2005, 02:48 PM: Message edited by: Olivetta ]
Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
that may be, but it was still COOOL stuff. we like to compare visiting you to getting a visit from the Easter Bunny when its time to leave. and we love you for it. i guess for other reasons as well, but thats one of them dammit!
Posted by Lady Jane (Member # 7249) on :
I can attest that Olivia's house is remarkably civilized. The palantirs and spare virgins are kept strictly away from the children.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Oh, good. I don't want Emma hanging out with too many virgins. Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
fair warning, the kids might sing and dance to the KENYA song for you.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
After hearing Rivka's daughter playing the recorder ve-ry SLOO-WLY, I think I can handle that. Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
Now that I think of it, kQ has a baby, which opens certain possibilities in giving-away-stuff area.
Hmmmm...
Think you could use a package of unused swim diapers? Plus, somehow when my youngest was four, I ended up on a marketing list of 'new moms' so I keep getting sample diapers and such in the mail. Also have some shoes and such that might work for girls and lots of gently used socks and such for wee feet.
I won't load you down, but I may have some stuff for you to look at before I donate it. Posted by mothertree (Member # 4999) on :
-->gree with envy.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Actually, we would love that. She's oddly shaped for a wee one, so the only diapers that fit right now (that we've found, anyway) are Luvs, usually one size bigger than what she should really be in. (We can't even use cloth diapers! ) She loves to swim, so we can always use swim diapers. And socks are wonderful. Hand-me-downs are our favorite. So, I'd love to look at things before you get rid of them, as long as it's not a waterbed or a trampoline or something. Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
Hmm, I have LOTS of kids clothes I am looking to get rid of - what size are we talking here?
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
She's currently in 12 mo. clothes, moving into 18 mo. clothes, and I don't mind dressing her in boy clothes one bit.
BTW, does anyone want a free LeapPad and a Dr. Seuss (I forget which one) cartridge and a Where the Wild Things Are cartridge? My sister got them for Emma for Christmas, and I've been going back and forth; I don't like them, but it was a gift from my sister. I've decided I don't want her to have them, but I'd rather pass them on to a friend who wants them. They're brand new, unopened.
Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
as a matter of fact, my neice would absolutely ADORE them.
Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
we wanted to get her that for Christmas KQ but couldnt muster up the finances at the time.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Okay, Ben. I'll bring them along and we'll consider whatever I take home that I didn't come with good with the universe in exchange for what I've gotten rid of. (I'm a bit of a pack rat and have to make myself get rid of things for what I take in.)
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
This is turning into, like, a Hatrack free swap meet. Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
sweet
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Speaking of singing and dancing, Olivia, do your kids know the Beaver Song? Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
I don't think so. They are familiar with the Water Buffalo Song, and The pirates who don't do anything.
Um, Sippy cups? You need any sippy cups? Replacement valves are available at most grocery stores...
ACK!
Back to business! I have five days before I have to release the block of rooms, so maker those reservations, people!
Copy of rommie info from page 1:
quote: Vana and Dan and Ophelia and Ben - One room
Ela, JaneX and one or two open slots- One room *open space, I assume female preferred?*
Frisco... obviously selling his body to cover cost of "private" room - appointment suggested
So, we have kq and infant, me Jenny G and Lady Jane who have not sorted ourselves out yet. My sister an neice may come, but may not stay at hotel. If they do, they'll probably want their own room (my sister turns into Queen Bitch of the Universe when she's tired, and wants to spare innocent bystanders).
Jamie and Nathan- ? maybe coming, don't know if they want t o share a room.
TMedina- you staying at the hotel or not?
Am I forgetting anybody?
Also, I may not be able to stay at the hotel, or I may have my kids with me. My beloved may be out of town for training that weekend. Not certain yet, and it was unexpected when I planned this, but no way will their grandmother take them overnight. So, I may be on Hobbit watching duty. Still should be around for some of the fun, just wanted to remind people to keep it fairly family friendly. Posted by Lady Jane (Member # 7249) on :
I am not reserving a room. I am sure I can be sorted somewhere, probably with Frisco or KQ if she gets a separate room. I still need to figure out if I will be in Vegas or Atlanta on Thursday night, and I'll do that this afternoon, along with getting the ticket to Atlanta. It's kind of a pain because I need to discuss things with the travel department. If I stay in Vegas, work will pay for my hotel room that night, but that depends on how tickets and what's cheaper for them and for me and oh, just everything. Sorry for not being more definite here. I'll talk to people today.
But yes, anyway, I don't need my own room.
Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
family friendly? that's crap. i'm not coming.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Um, what do we have to do to reserve a room? 'Cause we don't really have any funds at the second, but in a few days we should.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Oh, and I just e-mailed Katie asking if she'll share a room with us, before I saw her post.
Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
reserving a room is calling up and a) laying down a credit card, or b) telling them you will checkin by 6pm.
no charges occur until checkout usually.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Okay. I'll do it tomorrow, probably, after I talk to my husband and stuff.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
(And Katie and I sort out where we're both going to be.)
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
quote:Um, Sippy cups? You need any sippy cups? Replacement valves are available at most grocery stores...
Yes!!! She loves sippy cups, and we never seem to have enough, we end up washing them about every day.
quote:I don't think so. They are familiar with the Water Buffalo Song, and The pirates who don't do anything.
Oh, then they'll love (and you'll "love" ) the Beaver Song. It has motions and everything. Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
Question: Is there going to be a "GUYS Room" this year?
My sister has this friend who does costuming and also works as a dealer for some costume-realated stuff(as well as swords, etc.) who wants to come to this thing. He's really nice and very funny (How could a guy who has made entire sets of chain mail out of wire coat hangers NOT be funny?) but he would like a a guy or two to share a room with. Any possible takers? Frisco, are you really all about the WenchLove, or would you mind roomsharing with a stranger?
I know there will be plenty of room for the stray femmes without reservations, but I wasn't sure about the guys.
And how do you guys feel about having a dealer table? I'm sure it'll be RenFaire/costuming stuff that will be very neat.
Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
Does anyone want to room with JaneX and me?
We need a roommate. (Or maybe two.)
We're nice and we don't bite.
...Or snore, either, for that matter.
We already have a room reserved.
[ February 07, 2005, 08:38 PM: Message edited by: Ela ]
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Ooooooh. If we have a dealer table, I may have to talk my husband into letting me have a bigger "WenchCon allowance"...
Posted by Mean Old Frisco (Member # 6666) on :
I suppose I could room with a guy and hold my appointments elsewhere, Livvy. A male roommate would be okay with me. Think he could reserve it? I'm a cash-only kind of guy, but as ElJay can attest, I'm good for it, if nothing else. If not, I'm sure I could find some way.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Frisco, if he can't, I'll reserve yours for you and you can pay me.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Just let me know by tomorrow, if you can (although I may cut it close and not do it until Fri.; I have to juggle some numbers).
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Point of order, I don't actually know if Frisco ever paid for his share of the room or not. I only know I didn't get stuck with it. Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Hmmm. Well, then, he'll be signing a written contract before he stays in it. Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
quote:Jamie and Nathan- ? maybe coming, don't know if they want t o share a room.
No, we'll be getting separate rooms. Nathan has cooties.
Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :
*snort*
Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
I meant share a room with anyone else. *thwap* Being newlyweds and all. Does that mean Nathan is definitely coming with you? Last you told me it wasn't certain.
Frisco, It'll be tonight before I can ask him, since I don't have his contact info and my sister will be in prison until then. But she'll be able to tell me whether he can reserve the room. You may be the first to get there, so could you email me your real name? That way, you can check in under the reservation even if he isn't there yet.
Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
Vana, our reservation is in.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
quote:No, we'll be getting separate rooms. Nathan has cooties.
You know, he really should get treatment for that. The shampoos don't hardly stink at all now, really.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
*bump*
So, um, we're doing a boys' room and someone will sort herself out to stay with me and Ems, right?
And the boys will be able to take care of their own room?
Posted by Lady Jane (Member # 7249) on :
No response to an e-mail to Eddie, but since there's a boy room, I'd say we are good to go. I couldn't stay in the room with a stranger. Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Great! I'll reserve a room by Fri.
Posted by Vána (Member # 6593) on :
Yay! Thanks, Ben!
Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
word.
i'm stoked about this event. it's been slow to build, but lindsay mentioning hte hot tub over the past few days makes me want it.
[ February 09, 2005, 01:57 PM: Message edited by: Ben ]
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Oh, Ben? How old is your neice? I forgot to mention it's a "Little Touch" Leap Pad for infants/toddlers.
Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
She's two. But she's really smart!
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Okay, it's the right one for her, then. Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
Don't forget swimsuits and any props or extra costume accessories you can manage.
I want the costume play to be a blast this year, so if anybody has any ideas for backdrops or locations for photo ops, let me know.
Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park is only about three miles from the hotel, I drove by there the other day. I haven't been there in a few years, but it's a pretty standard national park. Plus cannons and Civil War stuff. It might be good for forest backgrounds for fotos, w/or w/out cannons. Also there are hiking trails.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
What kind of costume accessories are we talking?
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I would so love to go there!
Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
Keep in mind that JaneX and I can't go anywhere from sundown Friday night till it's dark Saturday night unless we can walk there.
Which reminds me, Olivia, are we making some kind of in-house food plans for Saturday lunch, like we did last year?
Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
I was going to order something for just you guys and me, and let everyone else order pizza or whatever. Catering for it last year took years off my life. *sigh*
I was going to ask you about gellatin. I know Jell-O is animal derived, but is there kosher gellatin or a brand of vegetarian gellatin you could point me to? I was going to try my hand at making a dessert for everybody. Could you eat it even if my kitchen isn't kosher, as long as nothing comes in contact with meat? Also, the recipe involves cream, does dairy have to be kosher? I forget.
For lunch I was going to go with some vegetarian wraps from this place I know. If everybody would be cool with me ordering for everyone, we can do it that way. The wraps are about $3.00 and you can get them with chicken, too.
Thing is, even when I did the full catering thing last year, with $100.00 worth of lasagna and I dunno how much of my own time and effort, some people still ordered pizza.
I will definitely have stuff there, and I WILL make Certain that Ela and JaneX are well-fed because of their special dietary restrictions. Everyone else can pitch in for wraps, order pizza or whatever.
The plan is to do lunch at the hotel by delivery or hit fast food, then go out as a group Saturday after sunset.
Is that cool?
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
I ordered pizza 'cause I can't eat lasagna. Posted by Lady Jane (Member # 7249) on :
We can also walk to the many restaurants around. Despite what Dave's car thinks, On The Border is not only accessibly by highway.
Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
speaking of Dave's car, do you know if he can make it this round Kat?
Posted by Lady Jane (Member # 7249) on :
All indicators say no. If he can, I'd be very surprised. He isn't planning on it.
Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
aww man, that makes me sad.
Posted by Lady Jane (Member # 7249) on :
Me too.
We could take pictures and taunt him with them.
Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
The plans sound cool, Olivia.
I don't want you to go to any unneccessary trouble over the food, so let's just do what is easiest.
Kosher gelatin can probably be found in the kosher food section of your grocery store. You might also find it in a healthfood/organic foods store. It would definitely be available in a kosher foods store, if you have one in your area. If all else fails, I could send you some.
Dairy doesn't have as strict requirements as meat - JaneX and I will eat any dairy product, as long as it doesn't contain gelatin or other meat products.
Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
What I'm thinking of is a sort of raspberry-cream sort of mousse-y thing that is prepared in a spring form pan. The gellatin just sort of gives it shape. I'm SURE I can get some kosher gellatin. I'll call around.
Okay, so anybody have a birthday around that weekend?
Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
Son the cream with the gellatin is a no-go, unless I can find some vegan gellatin. Vegan gellatin would be okay?
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Good luck on that; I was researching for another thread, and I found that some students did develop a vegan, soy-based gelatin product, but it's not been picked up by a company yet, as far as I can tell. Googling "vegan gelatin" or "soy gelatin" will tell the whole story.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Just wanted to let you-all know, I've reserved a room for Fri. and Sat. So, any women who didn't have a room, also welcome with me and Emma.
Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
Birthdays...i know this special 13 yr old who celebrates her birthday on March 6. maybe we can do something for her.
Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
I have a room with bedspace available also. Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
Ben is a butt. Everyone knows I'm already 14. Gosh!
Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
Well, I let the block of rooms go. Today was the deadline. However, last year we had no difficulty getting the lower rate for last minute people, so don't fret.
*pats Ophelia* Dontcha worry none, dearie. We'll fix 'im.
Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
quote:Son the cream with the gellatin is a no-go, unless I can find some vegan gellatin. Vegan gellatin would be okay?
I am pretty sure that any gelatin that is labelled kosher will be okay to use with dairy - it should be labelled "parve."
[ February 11, 2005, 06:16 PM: Message edited by: Ela ]
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
rivka said kosher gelatin was made out of kosher cow hides. So if it isn't labeled "pareve", it's not kosher (with cream, anyway). (A "p" on the label alone never stands for pareve.)
[ February 11, 2005, 08:54 PM: Message edited by: ketchupqueen ]
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Hmmmm. Olivia, when would be most convenient for me to come in? Right now, I could come in either Thur. or Fri. at a negligable cost difference (although that will probably change again) at several times. What would be easiest on whoever is picking us up?
Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
That reminds me-- am I picking up anybody like last year? If so when?
[ February 12, 2005, 04:21 PM: Message edited by: Morbo ]
Posted by Lucky4 (Member # 1420) on :
So, is it too late to change my WenchCon status from "dropping by on Saturday" to "staying all weekend for all fun and festivities"?
I've just decided to attend a conference being held in Atlanta on March 10-11, so I'll be around right in time for WenchCon, and I would be very thrilled to be able to come!
I'm female (23 y/o), so KQ & Emma or Ela & Jane, if there's still a spot in either of your rooms, I'd love to snatch it up! I'm not scary, I promise. If there are no longer any spaces or if you're not comfy staying with a perfect stranger, I completely understand, and I'm fine to book my own; just keep me posted!
[Also, since the conference sponsored hotel on Thursday night is the Hyatt (very steep rates!), I'm planning on staying at the WenchCon hotel on Thursday night. If anyone is around Thursday night and hasn't yet found accomodations, I'd be happy to have them join me. I'm going to book the room on Monday, so just let me know.]
Thanks in advance for letting a lurker crash the party. If there's anything I can do/bring/etc, let me know! Thanks again.
Posted by Lucky4 (Member # 1420) on :
*Forgot to mention that I have no dietary restrictions.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Lucky, if you don't mind a baby, we'd be thrilled to have you. I think Katie will probably be staying with us, too, but she could also sleep around, and either one would be fine with me, as long as someone splits the cost. I'm also not averse to sharing a bed with anyone who doesn't mind possibly having a baby in it part of the morning (and possibly night; depends how she adjusts). I'm sure Jane and Ela will also love to have you.
We can probably even wait until the time comes to figure it out.
I ended up going ahead and bookng my flights because of the prices. My flights are supposed to get in at 12:42 pm on Thurs. and leave at 4:10 pm Sun. (which would mean getting to the airport by around 2:40, 3:05 at the latest).
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Oh, whoever's picking us up, I'll e-mail you exact flight info and arrange for to meet you closer to time. Just so you know, the car seat is a bit big, and usually requires pushing the front passenger seat fairly far forward. (Like, all the way in some cars.)
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I am so excited...
Olivia, what kind of props or accessories should we bring? 'Cause I don't know what everyone else has, I'll have to look at mine, but if there's something it would be cool to have more of, I'll see if I have any. I just need to know what everyone's going to want to use.
Posted by Lucky4 (Member # 1420) on :
Thanks so much, KQ! Staying with you sounds wonderful, or if it works out that things are crowded with you, I can shift elsewhere. I'll toss a sleeping bag in my trunk, just in case. Also, I'll bring cash to the event so that I can pay whomever gets stuck with me at that time. Thanks again!
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Oh, boy! This is going to be so much fun. I love roommates. Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
quote: I think Katie will probably be staying with us, too, but she could also sleep around
Are you sure you want to phrase it like that?
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Since others were phrasing it that way earlier, I just jumped on the bandwagon. Katie's a good girl. I'm sure if she sleeps around, it will be chaste. Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Actually, despite being made from cow hides, kosher gelatin is parve -- hides are NOT meat, nor are they normally edible. As here:
quote: Kosher gelatin can be made with fish bones, and/or beef skins. Contrary to assumptions, it is also considered kosher to use it with dairy products. Kosher law is very complex and the bones and hides used in gelatin production are considered parve. The general meaning of parve refers to foods that are neither milk nor meat, and many people assume this means that the product is vegetarian. However, OU parve certified ingredients can have animal products, such as fish, eggs, and gelatin, in them.
If you prefer the truly vegan alternatives to gelatin, look for ones based on carrageenan and agar agar. Here's one.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
My mistake. Thanks for the correction, rivka. Posted by Lady Jane (Member # 7249) on :
I STILL don't know when I'm coming in. Must talk to travel office again today.
Oh, it's so sad. KQ's right - I'm all talk.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
When did I say you're all talk? Was this when talking about your dating situation?
(How did that go, anyway? E-mail me, I want to hear!)
Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
The only definite arrival time I have gotten so far is Friday afternoon around 4PM. I'd like to group the arrivals to one trip per day to the arirport, if possible, to make it easier for Tmedina, Morbo and me on the pick-ups.
Thing is, the Friday at 4pm pick-up MUST be at the hotel before sundown, so an arrival time laterthan that will need a separate pick-up (probably, I need to check the time the sun sets on that day, but going north at rush hour can take some time).
That said, with Morbo and TMedina helping, it should be do-able. If you guys come in on Thursday, I'll make one trip and get you myself.
The hotel should still take group reservations under the "Computer Companions" even though I released the block. Nobody expectsthem to fill up.
Email me detais when you know something-- I don't get on Hatrack much lately. Been painting my bedroom red. And generally cleaning house.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Sent you an e-mail, Olivia. Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
Ben and I can do pickups, too, after a yet-to-be-determined time on Friday.
Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
I now have flight info in TWO People, even though I'm fairly certain there are at least FOUR who will be flying in.
I suggest that we locals who will be picking up and dropping off people have a meeting sometime before the actual weekend.
That would be Ben and Ophelia, Morbo, TMedina and me (If I left someone out, lemme know). I say we have brunch the weekend before and settle assignments on who does which runs, so we aren't all crazy when the time comes. Crazier than usual, I suppose I should say.
What say ya?
Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
We could brunch the Saturday before, but I think Sunday is out (We will probably be on the road to NC then.). But the morning/early afternoon of the 5th is okay for us.
Posted by Jenny Gardener (Member # 903) on :
My flight gets there at 10:53 PM on Friday or thereabouts. I couldn't get anything earlier. Olivia, I'll be forwarding my flight info to you.
Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
Hey, Jenny, need a roommate? We'll save a space for you if you want. Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :
Ditto.
[insert halo smilie here]
Posted by Jenny Gardener (Member # 903) on :
I think Livvy is going to be my bedmate, if possible. But yes, I need a place to lay my weary head. Frisco, I'm sure you have the purest of intentions, but Livvy's a proven good bedmate. Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
I feel like when I was in grade school and the kids used to tell me I had the cooties. Posted by JaneX (Member # 2026) on :
If my friend doesn't come, you AND Livvy can stay with us. But I have yet to get a straight answer out of my friend.
~Jane~
Posted by Jenny Gardener (Member # 903) on :
Nah, Ela, it's just that we already talked about it. If she doesn't get a room, then you're on my list, ok? And like I previously mentioned, I'll probably sleep in various rooms.
Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
JaneX, she's running out of time...
[ February 16, 2005, 08:13 PM: Message edited by: Ela ]
Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
quote:Nah, Ela, it's just that we already talked about it. If she doesn't get a room, then you're on my list, ok? And like I previously mentioned, I'll probably sleep in various rooms.
It's starting to look like you and Livvy could both stay in our room the whole weekend, Jenny. If you wanted to, that is. As Jane said, we are not getting an answer out of her friend.
[ February 16, 2005, 08:16 PM: Message edited by: Ela ]
Posted by JaneX (Member # 2026) on :
The verdict from my friend is no, so we will need two roommates after all. Jenny and Livvy, how 'bout it?
~Jane~
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I am so so excited! Only 18 more days! Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
Consider me a roomie!
I'm going to be able to stay at the hotel after all.
Anybody can still get a room at the the reduced rate, as long as they havethe rooms free (which, frankly, they should), so it's still not too late for last minute people.
We have the room starting around six pm on Friday, when the meeting that has hired it out for the day ends. I hope some folks will be available to help set up for the movie night.
Things are looking good! I'm getting all excited.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I'll be happy to do any "setting up" I can do one-handed. Posted by JaneX (Member # 2026) on :
Yay!
~Jane~
Posted by Lucky4 (Member # 1420) on :
So, what's the final head count on women needing rooms/roommates? I feel that I was the last to join the group, and if there are too many people for the number of spaces in rooms, I'm glad to call and register another room for the surplus people (even if it's just for me). I'm fine with staying with people to reduce costs, but I don't want to cross that fine line into crowding people. Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I think we're okay. I think you staying with Katie, Emma, and me will be fine. Posted by Lucky4 (Member # 1420) on :
Thanks for responding, KQ. I didn't know if Olivia maybe needed that spot. I'm really looking forward to it! Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Looks like if Olivia wants to share, she's got a place with Ela and Jane.
Oh. I did say that we would have 2 adults staying in our room, but I think they'll be okay with 3, right?
[ February 21, 2005, 03:02 PM: Message edited by: ketchupqueen ]
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
To re-re-clarify, I'm sleeping on someone's floor for the all-nighter on Friday, right?
Posted by Lucky4 (Member # 1420) on :
Or is Ela and Jane's room full now with Jenny G and friend?
Surely an extra adult wouldn't be a problem.
And Megan, I'm sure you'll be fine on our floor or anyone else's. Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I'm sure there'll be a place for you. In fact, if you don't mind sharing a bed (or babies), we only have 3 adults in ours so far.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I think Jenny was going to share with Olivia, so that's the 4.
Posted by Lucky4 (Member # 1420) on :
Right. Of course. Nevermind me and my inability to catch on to blindingly obvious nicknames.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Well, we'll know how to keep a secret from you if we don't want you to know what we're talking about... Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
we cannot get into the meeting room until 6pm? Lindsay and i may not need to rush home from North Carolina as fast as originally thought.
that is all...
Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
Yeah. The lady was willing to hold the meeting room for me if I wanted to pay for Friday, too, but she had a group that was booking 15 sleeping rooms on Thursday and wanted the meeting room on Friday.
I figured it'd be okay. So yeah, don't rush.
Talked to my sister tonight, while she was helping her friend Zach pick out costumes to bring (to share and to sell, I think, if anyone's interested) and various other stuff for his dealer table. He asked her if anything less than opaque would be okay to bring. I said as long as it wouldn't break any indecency laws, he could bring it. So, if anybody wants to skip 'wenchy' and go straight for 'scifi/fantasy stripper' you'll have options.
Yeah, Lucky-- my real name is Olivia, and my nicks here are Olivet and Olivetta (the Hobbit Wench). But my dear Wenches have also been known to call me "Livvy". Sorry for the confusion!
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I think I'll be going with my own costume-- wenchy, but modestly cut.
Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
Yeah, I don't anticipate anyone wearing anything too out there. I think the guy just wants to bring some of the costumes he's most proud of, and the sheer fabric is a bear to work with. But I haven't really seem many of his designs.
He did make a reasonable facsimilie of the Princess Leia slaver girl outfit for my sister (though it was fabric with metal overlay, not anything entirely rigid). My sister is either brave or ... partly insane. Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Wow, did it have a chain and everything? My husband may want to talk to him. (Not that I'll let him.)
Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
I honestly don't recall. The material was much heavier than the gauzy stuff on the bottom half, she may have worn a collar, but not a chain. My sister is way too dominant to ever wear a leash, even if it goes with the costume. Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
I wish I could go! But I can't. Two reasons:
- I'm too young.
- I don't know where it is, when it is, how to get there, and anyone who would be able to stand living in a hotel room with me if I went, other than my family but I'm pretty sure they wouldn't want to go.
So I'll just have to wait awhile. Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I am so pumped!!! We fit Katie's dress tonight, and it is going to be great. Ketchup Princess helped. That's the dress in the corner; you'll see it finished when she wears it. (Thank you for noticing the baby had the scissors, Katie!)
Posted by Lucky4 (Member # 1420) on :
KQ, so cute! I can't wait to see her in person!
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I hope she doesn't scream at bedtime like she has lately next month... Posted by Lucky4 (Member # 1420) on :
If she does, we'll have an excuse to stay up and have more fun!!
Posted by Little_Doctor (Member # 6635) on :
oh man. I missed a lot. Where is this being held?
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Atlanta, the Wingate, March 11-13.
Posted by Little_Doctor (Member # 6635) on :
Darn..too far away for me to walk. lol
Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
Technically it's Kennesaw, GA. At the Wingate Inn.
Could attendees please email me with their real names, screen names and email addresses? Also, flight info if you haven't already (Pssst, Katie).
I'd like to set up a mailing list so I can send a scedule of events (as soon as Jenny G and I work it out), plus, I need to arrange transportation for everyone to/from the airport.
Also... I can get a karaoke macine, but I don't have any discs. Do you guys want to try to bring some or would it be just as fun to set up a You Don't Know Jack Tournament?
A Newly Wench Game? (like the Newly wed game, but played with an online partner)?
If that sounds good, would anyone be willing to write the questions? Preferrably someone LDS, so we don't stray from the straight and narrow.
Also, I will use the email list to send suggestions/reminders of what to bring (swimsuit, permanent markers for T-shirt signing (WenchCon t-shirt not required) karaoke cds- we have one, but it's opera).
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Oooh, can you post the link to get WenchCon t-shirts again? In case any of us (read: me) want one.
Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
JaneX's and my Wenchcon shirts arrived in the mail today.
It is one of the designs from last year (the only one without a year on it):
Hmmm. I'm considering a t-shirt for me and a teddy bear for Emma, but I'll have to clear it with my huband. Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
Ela beat me to it. I have set the prices very close to the base price, to make it more affordable (like $0.50 to $1.00), but any money earned (if the shop ever earns enough to actually issue me a check) will go toward the next one's expenses or as a slush fund to help attendees out if unexpected things happen (like macccabeus' car not starting last year, or someone needing cab fare to the airport).
This year I'm getting a shirt. Last year I got one, but had everyone sign it for CT who had her leave time cancelled at the last possible moment.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I think he's going to let me, I just have to make sure it's not going to make the rent check bounce or anything.
I think the teddy bear is cute for a baby, right? Of course, I will also have to find a miniature mug or cup or a shot glass while I'm out there; we have a collection, one for each trip we've taken her on.
Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
Any feedback on Karaoke or You Don't know Jack?
Posted by JaneX (Member # 2026) on :
I don't think I've ever played You Don't Know Jack. But I have some great recordings on my computer of my friends and me singing karaoke...
Ooh! Ooh! Can we play Apples to Apples again?
~Jane~
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I think improv games are always fun. But that's just me, I think.
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
I loooove You Don't Know Jack. Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
screw your neighbor!
Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
Eh, why can't we do it all? Except, um, that screw your neighbor game, which may be fun, but I've never heard of it.
I'm going to see if I can't get a karaoke machine with some songs with it. Surely the party rental places should have a package deal...
Apples to Apples sounds fun, but I don't have it. Whose cards were they last year? Can somebody bring Apples to Apples again?
My BIL may come for a You don't know Jack tournament, so I'd like to keep that one if I can. It's a really amusing trivia game. I love trivia, because I'm good at it, and You Don't Know Jack is the only trivia game that is a challenge. I think it's because of the whole "buzzing in" thing. I'm not terribly fast.
Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
screwing your neighbor is a feature in You Don't Know Jack...at least it was in all the versions i played.
Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
DUH Right
Been a while since I've played. I always get screwed. I'm a threat, especially on the Movie version.
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
*resists*
*resists*
Oh, whatever.
I know I'd screw you.
Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :
So what time should I plan on coming in on Friday?
Am I still rooming with your friend, Livvy?
Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
He's not really my friend, and yes Seriously, I've met him and he's very funny, though I don't know what sort of roomie he'll be.
He made the reservations, and will be doing a dealer table in the meeting room.
I really, really need people's arrival times before Saturday.
mackillian, *noogies* if you are coming, are you renting a car? Would you be willing to drag some folks up from the airport or busstop if it was around the time you get in?
Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
I should probably also make a reservation for dinner Saturday night, if we want to do the group thing. Any suggestions?
Pizza? Asian? Mexican? One of those all-american barfood places?
Posted by JaneX (Member # 2026) on :
MACARONI GRILL!!!
(Not necessarily for Saturday night, but I'd like to go there at some point during the weekend. I loved writing stuff from The Book on the tablecloths last year. )
~Jane~
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Not asian or seafood, and preferably family-friendly, is all I ask.
Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
no asian? awww...
Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
Mexican or Chinese could be problematic for us. Mexican - could contain lard. Chinese - they use meat broth in the stir fry - unless they have specifically vegetarian options.
Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
Okay, then. Macaroni Grill for the big group outing Saturday night.
We'll probably do other stuff for other meals.
I will be providing delivery services for Ela and JaneX Saturday (will you need something Friday night, too?), but only because I like them better than the rest of you.
Ben, we can do a smaller group eating Asian for another meal.
I should have had our pre-WenchCon lunch at Mama Fu's! Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
What kind of Asian are you talking?
We will probably get take-out like we did last year for Friday night, so that shouldn't be a problem. Posted by Little_Doctor (Member # 6635) on :
You kids and your foreign food nonsense. A good ol' burger would do it for me. Just be happy I ain't there torturing you!
Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
Mama Fu's is a fast foodish place with Thai, Chinese and Japanese food. It's a franchise started by the same guy who did the Moe's chain.
Everything I've had there has been good, though I usually prefer real Chinese food, Japanese hibachi or real Thai places.
Ron will go to Mama Fu's because he can get decent thai, and I go because he won't go with me to Peking Tokyo and the boys won't sit still at Chin Chin.
Oh, CRAP. I've gone and made myself hungry. Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
Okay. Looks like fencing is OUT, since Jamie and Nathan can't swing thw weekend after all.
Dang, I wish I had the money to just hand out tickest to Atlanta.
I bet everybody in the state will be playing Hurley's numbers this week, or I'd give it a try.
Karaoke is out, since nobody will rent me the music and DJs are just out of my price range. Bleh.
Trivia will be fun, though
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
So sad when people can't make it.
Does anyone like improv?
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
No, that's why we're planning now.
-Trevor
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
You're mean. Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
Love Improv! I tried getting people to goto Dad's Garage last year but nobody came with me. It's an Improv Theater.
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
Considering I might be the one picking you up from the airport, I think I'm quite nice.
-Trevor
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Are you? I'm the one coming in Thursday.
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
Well, I'm in the rotating pool. We're supposed to be meeting Saturday to divy up assignments and coordinate times and whatnot.
-Trevor
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Um, about church. Is anyone else going who's LDS? I looked up the nearest chapel, and it seems to have wards that meet at 9 and 1. I am leaving at 4:10, which means we would have to leave for the airport pretty much right after Sacrament if we went to the 1 pm service. I'd prefer the 9 am, because then I would have time in between church and departure, but I will cede my preferences if there is someone else LDS who will be going with and wants to go at 1.
Posted by Lady Jane (Member # 7249) on :
Y'all are going to have to have fun without me. I was supposed to go from Vegas to Atlanta to Dallas, but the travel office flubbered and someone gave an override and I come home from Vegas to Dallas on Thursday night. I don't have money to buy a ticket for next weekend, so I can't come. I'm sorry. Someone flirt with Frisco for me. And I have a dress!! A lovely red, crushed velvet dress that Ketch made me. I'll have to save it for another time.
[ March 03, 2005, 02:55 PM: Message edited by: Lady Jane ]
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Lucky 4, will you e-mail me? I wanted to ask yous something, but I can't get your e-mail 'cause it's not in your profile, you know. Mine is. Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
I'm sure we can make arrangements Ketchup - if needs must, I'll buy a magazine and loiter in the parking lot till you're done.
I can't vouch for what your fellow church goers might think, but oh well.
Sorry to hear it LadyJ - someone will post WenchCon photos so you can bask in what you missed.
-Trevor
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Oh, I wouldn't care what anyone else thought. I do wonder, though, if you're really willing to loiter for 3 hours... (Of course, we don't always get through all 3 hours, because of Emma, but she's getting better.)
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
We can work something out - worst case scenario, I come back and pick you up or leave you with my cell so you can call someone back at the hotel.
Or I can just buy a book I haven't read yet and kill three hours. Trust me - I've done it before.
-Trevor
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Wow, you are sweet. Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
Dude Kat, you aren't going to make it? That sucks... Anything we can do for you in your absence? Get you a T-Shirt? I have a new digital camera, so pictures galore would be available...
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I'll bring you back a hotel shampoo, if you want. Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
I could send Lindsay back to you via KetchupQueen if you want.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :
Will there be anyone in Atlanta free to entertain me if I come in Friday afternoon?
Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
Lindsay and i will be arriving in the early afternoon to set some stuff up.
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
I don't know about entertain, but it looks like I'll be committed to the festivities until late Sunday.
And since Ketchup's coming in on Thursday, we may have a handful of people in need of attention so you probably won't be alone Frisco.
-Trevor
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Emma will entertain you, Frisco. Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :
The bus'll take me either to the station by the airport at 11:25 or to Marietta at 12:55. Which would be best for whoever will be doing the running around?
Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :
Kids are often better entertainment than adults, kq. Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Oh, wait 'till you meet her. She's a little flirt. Babies are supposed, according to studies, to like to look at and interact with children and people of their own gender better than others. However, while she is getting more interested in babies, I suppose, she has been going for adult men over anyone else in the room since she was born. Especially handsome ones.
Her father is worried.
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
Olive hasn't handed out the assignments yet - we're doing that on Saturday.
Give her as much information as you can, including any space requirements for luggage and the like.
-Trevor
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
If I get fabric markers (that don't wash or dryclean out), will anyone use them to sign t-shirts, or do you prefer I just bring my extensive collection of Sharpies (which will wash out after a while, but come in ever so many colors)?
Posted by JaneX (Member # 2026) on :
I'd like to use fabric markers this time so I can actually wear my WenchCon shirt...
~Jane~
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Okay. I think a 6-pack is, like, $15, but I think my mother-in-law has a 30% off coupon for a store that should sell them. I'll try to pick some up before I go.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
You know, since I don't actually get to buy a t-shirt. But I will be bringing a plain one, as well as a onesie for Ems. Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Or, after checking, Crayola makes a 10-pack that sells for about $4. But I don't know how much I trust Crayola; their reputation for stuff like this isn't as great as it could be.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Well, I got the Crayola ones, because they were indeed $4 for a 10-pack at Target. The instructions say to put cardboard or something between layers, make sure to saturate the fabric, and that you need to set the color with heat, either by ironing or by throwing in the dryer for 30 minutes, but after you do that, it's permanent and won't run. Do you think we can deal with that, or do I need to get the good ones (that come in a 6-pack for about $15 but don't need to be set or anything and are instantly permanent)?
Posted by Jenny Gardener (Member # 903) on :
Okay, your Events Coordinator hasn't actually fallen off the face of Middle Earth.
I think it's already been decided to run a movie marathon (with games in the background) on Friday night.
ROTK will be shown Saturday morning. Afterwards, we'll break for lunch. Following that will be "naptime", and then on to the Activities!
Proposed Playtime Activities:
Dress-Up. This has been the most popular activity at all previous Wench Cons. We will take some time to put on our finery and take pictures. We will wear our costumes for the rest of the day. For those of you without capes, extras will be provided.
Dwarven Metalworkers Fashion Show. Teams of dwarves will compete to design the most fetching protective gear. All materials will be provided by your Wench Hostesses. The design period will be followed by a fashion show.
Uruk-Haiku poetry reading. All orcs welcome. You may read your own, or someone else's by permission. Please see the Uruk-Haiku thread.
Bard Contest. You might want to begin working on this one now. Create original music to any of Tolkien's poetry from the canon, or come up with your own original Middle Earth ballad. Instruments are encouraged.
Action Figure Action. Categories for this year's scenarios include "Best Scene from a LOTR movie/book", "Best Reality Show", and "Best Musical".
Dinner. When we go to dinner, everyone will be in costume.
Nightclubbing. Olivetta and Jenny Gardener have been trying for 3 years to go out in Sexy Boots. Anyone else want to party with us?
Any other ideas, suggestions, etc. are appreciated. I'm ready to have a wonderful time! Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
Which knight are we clubbing?
-Trevor
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
quote: Bard Contest. You might want to begin working on this one now. Create original music to any of Tolkien's poetry from the canon, or come up with your own original Middle Earth ballad. Instruments are encouraged.
I love this! I'm already working on putting two poems to music, and I'd love to sing them (if I get them done). I won't have an instrument, though, and even if I did, I don't think I'm to the level where I can play as I sing yet.
Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
Jenny has a lovely version of The Road Goes Ever On and On that she sang for us at the first WenchCon. Gave me chills. She's read her little one the stories and sings the songs when she comes to them.
So, kq, without music is fine, probably the rule, not the exception.
UPDATE ON KARAOKE: I WILL have a karaoke machine, though it may be of the intensely cheap variety. Bring any and all karaoke music you can lay hands upon, and we shall do our best.
I'm sure Jenny and I will only club a knight that really asks for it. Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
The one I think I'll finish is Legolas' Song of the Sea. I think it's turning out well; I just need to pull out my music notation software and write it down so I can practice and will have something to glance at if I get nervous. Posted by kwsni (Member # 1831) on :
I just wanted to let you guys know that i'm really Jealous.
And that i still have two Lotr boardgames in my possession that technically belong to the wenches.
Ni!
Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
Hmmm....I don't have a costume...and no idea what to do for one.
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
That dress! That dress you wore last time!
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I've decided to basically bring everything I've got, costume-wise. So anyone who remotely fits my description (I'm 5'5", 140 lbs., 40 E, big boned-- so probably taller but more slightly built women could wear my costume pieces, as well), is welcome to whatever extras I end up having (although Lucky 4 has already been promised first pick of everything, as my roomie).
[ March 06, 2005, 12:18 PM: Message edited by: ketchupqueen ]
Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
That was kwsni's dress...and she's not coming.
We'll miss you kws - not just cause of the dress. Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
Damn. Posted by Lucky4 (Member # 1420) on :
Ketchupqueen Officially Rocks.
(I have the coolest roomy!! )
Posted by Jenny Gardener (Member # 903) on :
I also have fun with the song the dwarves sang to Bilbo when they crashed his house. I tried to make it sound cool and spooky...
"Under the Misty Mountains cold To dungeons deem and caverns old, We must away ere break of day To seek our long forgotten gold.."
Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
Anyone want to buy an extra large Wenchcon shirt? I bought it for Shlomo, but he decided he wants large instead. I was going to just return it, but if someone wants it, I won't. It cost me $9.99 plus about $2.30 in shipping.
The logo is real nice. Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
Ela, I'll take it. I'll get it from you when I get to Atlanta, if that's ok. Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
You know, I need to see if my pub wench costume still fits.
Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
Cool, Megan. I'll throw it in my suitcase. Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Olivia? What were all those things we are supposed to bring with us?
Posted by Mormo (Member # 5799) on :
Books for a book exchange. Costumes and outfits. Maybe some games or DVDs. Morbo
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
Got the others, but I'm afraid I don't have any Morbo.
Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
There will be enough Morbo to go around.
Also, remember Swimsuits, because there is a hot tub.
Also, Ben wants to drag those interested to a comedy club, and Jenny G and I are probably going dancing after, so whatever clothes you think are appropriate for that.
Also, if anybody has Karaoke cds, we may get a player after all.
Posted by Lucky4 (Member # 1420) on :
This book swap. Is it a permanent thing, or do you mail the books back when you're done? It influences what I would bring (or more precisely, what I would be willing to lose). Thanks!
Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
Lucky, i may be wrong but i think it's to keep. I don't know. Those books i find most precious to me are the ones i love giving away the most. I end up rebuying Perks of Being a Wallflower at least 3 times each year because i keep giving my copy away...i am thrilled to do it.
Posted by Mormo (Member # 5799) on :
Lucky, I had thought a permanant swap, but if you want to bring some books to loan out that's OK. I'm asking everyone to please bring at least 1 good book to swap permanently. More are optional, and you could bring others of lesser quality. I'm planning on bringing at least one Card to swap, Treasure Box, maybe more. And the Golden Compass--I got this at the last WenchCon book swap and I thought it was OK but not my thing. I know others like it though. Maybe also some Vernor Vinge, I haven't decided.
Posted by Mormo (Member # 5799) on :
That was funny, Megan. After a weekend trapped in a meeting room with me, you will be surfeited of Morbo, I promise.
Morbo
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Okay would anyone who's not interested in dancing or comedy, or can't stay out that late, be interested in, say, My Big Fat Greek Wedding or something? I'm bringing the portable DVD player anyway, so it's not much trouble to grab one more DVD. (Other options would be Galaxy Quest or Pirates of the Caribbean; I'm looking at our DVD shelf and thinking "light".)
[ March 09, 2005, 12:58 PM: Message edited by: ketchupqueen ]
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
Oooh, decisions, decisions - out clubbing with the Wenches or giggling insanely with the Wenches.
While, granted, one does not preclude the other...
-Trevor
Posted by JaneX (Member # 2026) on :
quote:I'm asking everyone to please bring at least 1 good book to swap permanently.
I'll leave it to my mom to bring one for me. All the books I have with me at college are my favorites, and I don't want to give 'em up.
~Jane~
Posted by Mormo (Member # 5799) on :
You had me at Pirates, ketchup. Morbo
Posted by Mormo (Member # 5799) on :
OK, Ela, rifle through Jane's books at home and bring some good ones.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Okay, I'll just grab all three; we can decide later. So junk food and silly movies are an option for anyone who doesn't feel like going out (or, like me, just can't).
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
Worst case scenario, I can bring Pirates - my roomie has two bookshelves full of DVDs.
However, they do tend to be more in the "guy flick" category.
-Trevor
Edit: And I've been looking for an excuse to buy Underworld.
[ March 09, 2005, 12:59 PM: Message edited by: TMedina ]
Posted by JaneX (Member # 2026) on :
I have Pirates too, and I'm bringing all my DVDs with me as usual. I also have Monsters Inc, as well as a whole bunch of anime, of course.
~Jane~
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Emma just pulled out The Wedding Singer to remind me we have that. If you have Pirates, I'll leave mine for my husband.
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
The Wedding Singer will make my decision that much easier.
I'll rummage through and grab an assortment of DVDs - Pirates Bastard (anime) Louie, the Rune Soldier (anime) Lodoss War (anime, if I can find it)
He's got the full-length movies of LotR and others, if I can find those...
I'll make a list tonight.
-Trevor
Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
No need to bring DVD player really. One will be setup in meeting room and i think will be free for viewing anytime LOTR isn't showing.
DVDs on the other hand there will be a shortage of...
[ March 09, 2005, 01:14 PM: Message edited by: Ben ]
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
Yes, but I think one will be needed for a hotel room for a more cozy, informal setting.
Not everyone wants to go out and embrace the knight's life.
-Trevor
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
I'll bring a few DVDs. Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I'm bringing the DVD player, along with Baby Bach and Baby Beethoven DVDs, to make plane travel with an 11 month old easier. And as mentioned, it can be set up in a hotel room for a more "slumber party" feeling. Plus, if there are two groups who decide they want to watch different movies at the same time, there you go.
Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
word.
Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
quote:Also, Ben wants to drag those interested to a comedy club, and Jenny G and I are probably going dancing after, so whatever clothes you think are appropriate for that.
Haha, I am wondering if I am too old to go dancing. And what kind of clothes would I wear for that?
quote:
quote: I'm asking everyone to please bring at least 1 good book to swap permanently.
I'll leave it to my mom to bring one for me. All the books I have with me at college are my favorites, and I don't want to give 'em up.
You sure you trust me to do that, Jane? Last time I picked out some books to get rid of, you complained. Plus, I just gave a load of books to the Thespian yard sale.
Last time I didn't bring a book to exchange, so...what kind of books are we talking here? Are we limiting it to adult interest or are kids' books also fair game?
Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
Oh, and the only CD's and DVD's I have are mainly Israeli folkdancing music (with the exception of one "Mom's Oldies and Randomnes Mix" Jane made me for my birthday ).
We could watch Shlomo folkdancing... Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
You can always wear Wench attire out dancing.
Of course, due to my recent illness, my selection of Wench attire will be more limited than planned. Oh, well. It'll get done before the Ren Faire season is upon me.
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
Heh.
As far as I know, the dancing locations haven't been determined and the "appropriate attire" can vary wildly.
-Trevor
Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
quote:As far as I know, the dancing locations haven't been determined and the "appropriate attire" can vary wildly.
That's not helpful, Trevor.
I'm probably too old for that kind of stuff anyway. Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
Ahem.
I can only pass along the information as it was passed to me, forged in the fires of Home Depot.
Or was it Mama Fu's?
-Trevor
Posted by JaneX (Member # 2026) on :
quote:Last time I didn't bring a book to exchange, so...what kind of books are we talking here? Are we limiting it to adult interest or are kids' books also fair game?
If you WANT. You don't HAVE to.
~Jane~
Posted by Lucky4 (Member # 1420) on :
Hmmm...books for keeps, eh? Normally I would reserve that action for a very advanced relationship, but I suppose I'll make an exception this time. And I'll also spare everyone from the books I most want rid of (John Grishams bought in international airports).
As for Saturday night activities, I'm a pretty go-with-the-flow type gal, so any film or activity will suit me just fine!
See ya there! Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Even if it's in our room? Posted by Lucky4 (Member # 1420) on :
Especially if it's in our room!
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Good. And since I haven't decided what to write on it yet, you can help me decide what to put on Emma's onesie that I'm going to have folks sign. So far the best I've thought of is "Jatraquera in Training".
Posted by Mormo (Member # 5799) on :
Lucky, it's just one good book (more are optional), and hopefully you'll bring home one as good or better.
It's OK if anyone doesn't want to participate, but I think most of us are.
Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
Last year only some people brought books, and it worked out alright. Posted by Mormo (Member # 5799) on :
Ketchup, what's a onesie, a jumpsuit? How about "Future Ender."
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
A onesie is a baby undershirt that snaps at the crotch.
Like so. Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Thank you, rivka. They are wonderful-- don't ride up when the baby crawls around like a t-shirt does.
And I hope she's not a future Ender! Especially since she's a girl.
There's always "I went to WenchCon 2005, and people wrote on me. What's up with that?"
I had forgotten about the book! D'oh! Now I have to go find room in the bag that's not already half a pound away from the 50 pound limit... (I know a book doesn't weigh that much, but we're not sure how accurate our scale is, anyway.)
In five hours, we'll be on our way to the airport, from whence we will depart for WenchCon!!!! Yay!!!!!!
Posted by Mormo (Member # 5799) on :
I know you have a girl, "Future Ender" just has a deliciously weird ring to it.
If you are that close to the weight limit you get a free pass if you want, ketchup. Especially since you have a kid and assorted toddler paraphanalia to lug.
Have a great flight! Is Olivetta picking you up?
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Safe flights (or other travel) to all.
Have fun, guys!
Posted by Jenny Gardener (Member # 903) on :
You are NEVER too old to shake your booty! I'd say, wear a fun skirt (flowy,short, classy,whatever you feel most comfortable/sexy in), Sexy Boots if you have them, and some sort of hidden pocket for your money. Basically, just dress to have fun.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Well, though I cannot come, I will be delivering JaneX to you all, and I will try to send some Ben and Bill's chocolate along with her.
Posted by Mean Old Frisco (Member # 6666) on :
Jenny, "whatever I feel most comfortable in" has no secret pockets, and will likely get me barred from the club, if not arrested.
I'm definitely bringing a skirt.
Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
quote:You are NEVER too old to shake your booty! I'd say, wear a fun skirt (flowy,short, classy,whatever you feel most comfortable/sexy in), Sexy Boots if you have them, and some sort of hidden pocket for your money. Basically, just dress to have fun.
Haha.
Actually, I am more comfortable in slacks. I was trying to think of a nice slacks and top combination, just in case.
Also, still trying to think of a costume - maybe a good wench skirt and blouse combo, whaddaya think?
Posted by JaneX (Member # 2026) on :
quote:Well, though I cannot come, I will be delivering JaneX to you all, and I will try to send some Ben and Bill's chocolate along with her.
Yay!
Elizabeth is giving me a ride to the airport tomorrow morning (thanks, Liz!). Who's picking me up at the other end? Or do I not get to find out until I get there?
~Jane~
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
As far as I know, Olive is picking you up.
If the plan has changed, I am unaware.
-Trevor
Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
She emailed your flight info to us JaneX. i think Lindsay and i are getting you.
Posted by Mormo (Member # 5799) on :
Frisco, I just sent you an email to etannini@gmail.com.
I'm going to pick you up so please respond. Morbo
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
I'm an idiot and I'm ok.
Ben and Lindsay are picking you up.
And I'm going to stick my head in a sauna.
-Trevor
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
Sorry Mack - we were looking forward to getting stabbed by the best of them.
You'll get plenty of pictures though - and I promise nobody will be adding fake mustaches after the fact.
-Trevor
Posted by Mormo (Member # 5799) on :
Oops, I hope Frisco hasn't left yet.
Anyone have a number to reach him? Morbo
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
Didn't Olive say she had some sort of contact information for him?
I can't imagine he'd come into a strange town and not have some means of connecting with the central hub of activity.
-Trevor
Posted by Mean Old Frisco (Member # 6666) on :
No, I'm still here. Got your email and am replying with info. Posted by JaneX (Member # 2026) on :
Ben and Lindsay are picking me up? Hehe. This should be fun.
~Jane~
Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :
*can't help wondering if Frisco will have any kind of underwear under the skirt*
Posted by Mormo (Member # 5799) on :
He's against the draft, so yeah. Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
So this shindig goes down tomorrow night...
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
Well, Ketchup and Megan are in town tonight.
-Trevor
Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
Hope KQ left some room in her luggage for a few cute baby clothes, cause I don't want to lug them back home with me. Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
Well, I'm heading out early in the morning. I won't be online again before I leave, so if anyone needs to reach me, you'll just have to call my cell.
See you in Atlanta!!! Posted by Mormo (Member # 5799) on :
See ya tomorrow, Judie! Morbo
Posted by JaneX (Member # 2026) on :
I'm heading out right after my Japanese class. I have to pack up my computer, though, so I probably won't be online again either.
See y'all there!
~Jane~
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I am all for baby clothes. Olivia has already loaded me up with some gender-neutral clothes, but I'm open to more. Once I give Ben and Lindsey the LeapPad, I'll have more room (although the weight thing may be tricky; I might have to juggle a few things). But trading stuff is fun.
Speaking of fun, I'm having a blast with Olivia and her family. Emma adores her boys, and Olivia is, like, the best hostess ever. She's so concerned for my welfare, I feel guilty for all those people who I showed the towels and the shower and said, "Have a nice night!" to...
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
JaneX is at the airport, but not yet on the planbe. She has a box of chocolates with her. If she does not have said box, then she will probably be very sick from eating them all.
Have fun everyone!
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
Speaking of which - Megan, if you happen to read this before 5, give me a call.
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reception.![[Wink]](wink.gif)
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I wish you could come, ElJay.
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Olivia, do I want to stay with you? Ben is scaring me... ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
) She loves to swim, so we can always use swim diapers. And socks are wonderful. ![[Cool]](cool.gif)
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) the Beaver Song. It has motions and everything. ![[ROFL]](graemlins/rofl.gif)
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But I can't. Two reasons:![[Kiss]](graemlins/kiss.gif)
I can't wait to see her in person!
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