Flayming Man (July 3rd-5th, 2009)

[petroleumjelly]

1.) I would certainly come if I can! Whether or not that's possible or at all likely is yet to be seen -- a lot will depend on where my life's chips fall, and if I have any indication from my past they could fall just about anywhere at this point.

2.) That is a terrible name. You'll firstly have to include your name if possible, as precedent has been set in that regard (jeepfest, MeMeMeet, Mini-Mo-Meet, Thespival, starkadium, Yos' Beach Bam, Tallywhack).

Suggestions? I can only think of Mindflayers. Flayme of Passion? Flayming Man? You might be able to use a form of WiKiD instead. Dunno.

3.) No real suggestions for dates.

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*bump*

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Still don't know how likely attending this will be for me, sadly, but this is definitely high on my priority list. I should be able to give a rough percentage after I have a better idea of what my summer will look like.

*waits for the phrase "11 hour" to make AniX's spidey-sense tingle*

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Mafia

is

family, jeep.

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I'm thinking I should be able to make it from July 2 [Thursday] to July 6 [Monday], but I will have to wait on confirming that. As it happens my family will be vacationing in Oregon pretty much the same time as this, so I will need to catch a plane from Portland and then get a plane that goes back to Seattle (so our whole family will have to coordinate when we're driving by the airports)!

Just making sure if that time frame is good with Flay and -O- before doing anything, I might be able to cut off a day on either end if necessary. 95% chance I of making it though; think I've finally set aside enough monies!

By the way, putt putt golf would be awesome. I suck at it, but I always have a blast doing it.

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Noted. I'll see if I can push a ticket to Sunday (or possibly Saturday evening). Now to coordinate with the family.

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Flights booked! Should have booked those blasted things earlier, but I guess deep down I hate money.

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Request List:

Agricola
Battle Line
Carcassonne
Citadels
Empire Builder
Hive
Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation (I believe Flay has this?)
Mr. Jack
Race for the Galaxy
Stone Age

(Plenty of other games I'm interested in trying, of course; those are the ones I'm most interested in purchasing in the nearish future, though, since they're all playable with just/only 2.)

Hum. I think when you said "Agricola" you

really

meant "Le Havre." Same designer, lots of the same mechanics, except Le Havre is made of awesome, where Agricola is not.

~

Flay, if my travel plans don't change then I should be arriving in Kansas City (MCI) at 5:40 p.m. on July 2 (Thursday). Looks like I'll be departing at 4:36 p.m. on July 5 (Sunday). I would love a ride if you're offering!

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Info sent.

Also, based on MoS's bringing of the infamous Strawberry Bread to Thespival, I think it would be appropriate for me to offer to bring something from my home area. The only that comes to mind at the moment is our Tacoma-spun:

Almond Roca

I'm not exactly sure how prevalent the candy is, but I don't recall having seen it outside of Washington. *shrug* I think it normally has peanuts, but they also have a cashew variant for those with allergies if I recall correctly. If anybody would like me to bring some, just let me know at least a week in advance (since otherwise I might be in Oregon by the time I get the message and unable to purchase any)!

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It is? Dang, I thought I had something special going. Oh wells. Perhaps I can bottle up some "Aroma from Tacoma"...

Pike Place Market, eh? I've only been there once (that was last summer), but I can try to arrange going there again. Not sure what's all there that I can recall besides: (i) various flavored honeys, (ii) various flavored pasta noodles, (iii) bouquets of flowers, and (iv) thrown fish. I tend to think most things at Pike's Place are [the word that means they are only good for a limited time but I'm too tired to think of right now]. I'll try to arrange a visit and see what I can see.

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Where in the world is PookyTheMagicalBear?

Ooh, Botswana to Thailand, Milan via Amsterdam,
Mali to Bali, Ohio, Oahu!

*walks off singing*

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Huzzuh! This thread just got a lot more awesome over a few days! We get Pooks

and

Michelle! w00t!

Also, mith, wearing a mask is not a

per se

scum tell. But if it results in a practically unchanging facial expression (such as, say, abject terror) then I would be happy to lynch you for that reason... *squints*

[petroleumjelly]

If by Iowa has geography you mean it has corn and soy, then yes.

That tiger is awesome. It seems a shame to burn it.

In concur in result, but not reasoning. All tiger-burning, even in effigy, is a shame, and furthermore, a bad idea.

>.>
<.<

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I might be able to bring a few Magic (the Gathering) decks if anybody else is interested. Also, if anybody besides MoS wanted any Almond Roca please let me know before Friday.

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w00t! One player down. And don't worry, I don't even want to think about the rule issues that probably arise with my decks. I'm sure a number of mine are "illegal" even in Type 1 nowadays. >.>

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Got my hitchhiking towel, so I am ready to go! I'll see you tomorrow!

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Just ate a breakfast of champions (frosted mini wheats and what I swear must have been a "blood" plum), and now we're ready to rescue Pooks from the clutches of the airport; huzzuh!

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Back home after sleeping on one final floor at the Denver airport!

Super-big THANK YOU to Flay, Orbiting, and Via for letting us all share their home, time, and delicious foodstuffs! As always, it was simply awesome getting to meet (or remeet) all of you! I hope to see all of you again.

And now I can mark "eating buffalo" off my list of things to do...

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Oh, and Glork gets 10 bum points for being in Kansas City at the same time as Flayming Man, and yet not actually attending or even stopping by to say hi.

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There is a distinct lack of pictures in that picture directory.