Crafts, anyone?
Adagio
and someone came up to me and asked about my knitting, and it led to a very good
discussion of shared interest in crafts, and of some "common ground" discussions
that have arisen here.
I've been knitting since the age of 5 and crocheting since the age of 9. I also
like making handmade greeting cards, and I sew a little bit as well (although not
very well, it takes me forever).
What kind of arts and crafts to you all like to engage in?
Adagio
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Adagio <ada...@sanctuary.nslug.ns.ca> wrote:
>What kind of arts and crafts to you all like to engage in?
I like all kinds of crafts. Mostly I do patchwork and quilting,
tatting, and sewing. I occasionally dabble in others from time to
time, and I can knit, but it takes so long and is not cheaper than
bought goods (not that they sell jumpers (=sweaters) in my size).
Sewing has the advantage of being cheaper than buying it, the items
take a relatively short time to make (a small number of afternoons),
and I can obtain things in my size. Waistcoats I like doing, they
are very quick and easy and impossible to buy, next on the list is
some large size rainwear.
Lady Veteran
<ada...@sanctuary.nslug.ns.ca> wrote:
>I was knitting a lacy baby jacket yesterday, while waiting for a doctor appointment
>and someone came up to me and asked about my knitting, and it led to a very good
>discussion of shared interest in crafts, and of some "common ground" discussions
>that have arisen here.
>
>I've been knitting since the age of 5 and crocheting since the age of 9. I also
>like making handmade greeting cards, and I sew a little bit as well (although not
>very well, it takes me forever).
>
>What kind of arts and crafts to you all like to engage in?
>
>Adagio
I like cross stitch and embroidery.
Bobbi
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Jean C
Adagio wrote:
> What kind of arts and crafts to you all like to engage in?
I like to make candles. It is pretty much a cold weather craft tho. I am
currently working on turning
tho CD-ROMS AOHell sends in the mail into mobiles.
I used to do a lot of latchhook, but have kinda gotten out of it.
Jean C
"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent"
Eleanor Roosevelt
http://www.uidaho.edu/~bjcraw/
Goodgirl
"Adagio" <ada...@sanctuary.nslug.ns.ca> wrote in message
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> I was knitting a lacy baby jacket yesterday, while waiting for a doctor
appointment
> and someone came up to me and asked about my knitting, and it led to a
very good
> discussion of shared interest in crafts, and of some "common ground"
discussions
> that have arisen here.
>
> I've been knitting since the age of 5 and crocheting since the age of 9.
I also
> like making handmade greeting cards, and I sew a little bit as well
(although not
> very well, it takes me forever).
>
> What kind of arts and crafts to you all like to engage in?
>
I like sewing and I can even wear the cloths I make in public.
Next project is a formal type of outfit for my sister's wedding in October.
I also make jewlery, plastic canvas, and am planning on trying my hand at
glass craft.
I knit too, but I use a machine, I could never figure out how to cast off of
the hand needles.
Goodgirl
Positive, friendly sig coming soon
Miche
> I was knitting a lacy baby jacket yesterday, while waiting for a doctor
appointment
> and someone came up to me and asked about my knitting, and it led to a
very good
> discussion of shared interest in crafts, and of some "common ground"
discussions
> that have arisen here.
>
> I've been knitting since the age of 5 and crocheting since the age of
9. I also
> like making handmade greeting cards, and I sew a little bit as well
(although not
> very well, it takes me forever).
>
> What kind of arts and crafts to you all like to engage in?
Tech writing. :)
Miche
--
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it is time that is absolute."
- Lois McMaster Bujold, _Shards of Honor_
Tricia Smith
arm...@alt.net wrote on 7/17/01 2:17 PM:
> On Tue, 17 Jul 2001 11:30:37 -0400, Adagio
>> What kind of arts and crafts to you all like to engage in?
>>
>> Adagio
I LOVE to crochet (I taught myself) and cross-stitch, I've made lots of
little things as gifts or for my sons' room, and I'm always trying out new
blankie patterns to crochet!
I also love to sketch and draw, not very good at it, but it can be quite
meditative. =)
--
Bright Blessings,
Tricia
http://blake.prohosting.com/mycornr
Kris
>
>Adagio
BEADS! Oh, and beads, and did I mention beads? LOL! And of course the stuff
to put them together with.
I also like counted cross-stitch, other kinds of embroidery, needlepoint,
crochet, sewing, and would like to learn origami and woodcarving.
Of course, I have no time for any of this! (When do we sleep, eh?) ;-)
Kris
--
"I *am* in shape! Round is a shape..."
Garfield the cat
Adagio
>in article u909ltcqgikck3cbg...@4ax.com, Lady Veteran at
>arm...@alt.net wrote on 7/17/01 2:17 PM:
>> On Tue, 17 Jul 2001 11:30:37 -0400, Adagio
>I LOVE to crochet (I taught myself) and cross-stitch, I've made lots of
>little things as gifts or for my sons' room, and I'm always trying out new
>blankie patterns to crochet!
Crocheting is really fun... I am happy to see many crocheted things in
style. Right now I am knitting a baby sweater, but when I am finished
that, I want to start making my snowflake ornaments that I like to give
as presents in the winter holidays. Between that, and my batches of fudge
(which I can't eat :) wrapped up in pretty homemade decorations, everyone
gets spoiled by me during the holidays, and it's done frugally.
>I also love to sketch and draw, not very good at it, but it can be quite
>meditative. =)
Same here... I draw mainly in abstract patterns. I don't do it too often.
But when I do, I am happy with what I produce.
Adagio
>>What kind of arts and crafts to you all like to engage in?
>>
>>Adagio
>BEADS! Oh, and beads, and did I mention beads? LOL! And of course the stuff
>to put them together with.
>I also like counted cross-stitch, other kinds of embroidery, needlepoint,
>crochet, sewing, and would like to learn origami and woodcarving.
I love origami. I was taught by my Japanese pen pal the first day I met
her in person! My first gift to my husband when I was first in love with
him was a mobile made of 40 tiny origami birds, and the birds are kept in
place by sitting on beads. The birds are something I could never get
tired of making.
my...@panix.com
> What kind of arts and crafts to you all like to engage in?
I don't get much time for it anymore, but I like to needlepoint - not
cross-stitch.
I also like creating new recipes for non-wheat baked goods.
Myra
Merujo
Adagio wrote:
> What kind of arts and crafts to you all like to engage in?
>
Rubberstamping!!! I have so much fun making cards and funky stuff. And there are a whole
lotta big women that stamp. I found that going to stamping classes means meeting a lot of
folks in similiar circumstances (and usually with wicked senses of humor!)
Cheers,
Merujo, Mostly Lurker
Miche
Oh, yeah. I filk. (That's "I write parody songs" to the
non-science-fiction-types out there.) Just wrote my first one without
co-conspirators as a matter of fact. :)
KrisFaith
asked to do something "crafty" (usually this
involves a bunch of blue-haired ladies at church
and old coffee cans or popsicle sticks). However,
I do love to scrapbook, although I have very little
time to do so (I don't have a place to just leave all
my stuff out, and setting up takes forever). I've
also gotten back into crosstitch (or is it crossstitch?
or cross stitch?) which my grandmother taught me
when I was about 8. I'd love to learn how to knit
or crochet (I can make a long chain, but that's about
it) so I could make some sweaters. Basically, I like
practical stuff, not just stuff that sits on a mantel.
Kris
kris...@aol.com
Alena Ruggerio
I like sparkly things of all kinds, so the closest thing I come to crafting
is to be a gaudy embellisher. I've sewn rhinestones onto my backpacks and
glued colored crystals to glass ornaments for Christmas gifts. This year
I'm applying patterns of little plastic jewels to picture frames with my
trusty glue gun.
Mostly though, I just like to collect the sparklies from the professionals.
LongLocks Hairsticks www.longlocks.com/ and enormous tiaras
http://www.ronsrhinestones.com are my current obsessions.
Alena
Alice Ansfield
cups, etc., with great colors and patterns. I'm having so much fun. I feel like
I'm 10 years old again (though I admit, "she" is never too far away!).
I'm going tonight. They're open till 10 p.m.!
I got my sister and a few friends into it, too. We all have so much fun. Got
some beautiful and functional pieces to use (dishwasher and microwave safe).
They have places that do this all over! They'll probably have one in or close
to your town!
Alice
Alice Ansfield, Publ.
Radiance: Your Online Resource for Body Acceptance
Since 1984
www.radiancemagazine.com
al...@radiancemagazine.com
510.885.1505
Adagio
>Hi folks-- recently, I've found a new love -- painting ceramic plates, bowls,
>cups, etc., with great colors and patterns. I'm having so much fun. I feel like
>I'm 10 years old again (though I admit, "she" is never too far away!).
That sounds like FUN with a capital F. Do you have to make the plates
yourself, or can you buy some premade to paint? What kind of paint do
you use? Do you need a glaze?
This sounds like something I might just enjoy.
Cheers
Eva Whitley
Ron's Rhinestones is something else. I particularly like the tiaras
and septers, although I have absolutely no idea *where* I would wear
them. --Eva Whitley
Eva Whitley
> Hi folks-- recently, I've found a new love -- painting ceramic plates, bowls,
> cups, etc., with great colors and patterns. I'm having so much fun. I feel like
> I'm 10 years old again (though I admit, "she" is never too far away!).
>
> I'm going tonight. They're open till 10 p.m.!
>
> I got my sister and a few friends into it, too. We all have so much fun. Got
> some beautiful and functional pieces to use (dishwasher and microwave safe).
>
> They have places that do this all over! They'll probably have one in or close
> to your town!
>
yes, there's a place you can do this about 20 miles from here, and I
keep meaning to arrange with my friend to go do this. I've also
suggested to my older kid that this would be a great present for
me--to take his little brother and the two of them make something for
me, but apparently the appeal of painting ceramics is lost on a 19
y.o. boy. Who would have thought it? :-) --Eva Whitley
Eva Whitley
> Alice Ansfield <rad...@aol.com> wrote:
> >Hi folks-- recently, I've found a new love -- painting ceramic plates, bowls,
> >cups, etc., with great colors and patterns. I'm having so much fun. I feel like
> >I'm 10 years old again (though I admit, "she" is never too far away!).
>
> That sounds like FUN with a capital F. Do you have to make the plates
> yourself, or can you buy some premade to paint? What kind of paint do
> you use? Do you need a glaze?
>
> This sounds like something I might just enjoy.
> Cheers
> Adagio
Hey, if folks from the Baltimore-Washington area ever want to do this,
let me know in enough time to line up a sitter. I could use a pasta
serving bowl. --
Eva Whitley
Alena Ruggerio
> Ron's Rhinestones is something else. I particularly like the tiaras
> and septers, although I have absolutely no idea *where* I would wear
> them. --Eva Whitley
I wear my tiara every Halloween. It's becoming more and more of a challenge
to think up costumes that go with a tiara. So far I've been:
a dead beauty queen (black flowers)
Cinderella
a princess (I started out with trying to be Princess Di, but that didn't
work on several levels)
a bride
a ballerina
I also wear my tiara to the restaurant on my birthday. Sure I look goofy
and people stare, but it's my birthday! A good way to get a free cake.
And then I just wear it around the house, especially when I'm writing
research papers. It's good for encouraging good posture and feeling regal.
Alena
Beth Diane Garfinkel
> I wear my tiara every Halloween. It's becoming more and more of a challenge
> to think up costumes that go with a tiara. So far I've been:
> a dead beauty queen (black flowers)
> Cinderella
> a princess (I started out with trying to be Princess Di, but that didn't
> work on several levels)
> a bride
> a ballerina
Have you tried Glinda, the Good Witch, or the Lady of the Lake? Or
Apple Annie? (That would be good for a lot of stares, since it would
involve wearing a tiara but otherwise dressing like a bag lady.)
Beth
--
"Under the green wood tree/Who loves to lie with me/And tune his merry
note/Unto the sweet bird's throat/Come hither, come hither, come hither/
Here he shall see/No enemy/But winter and rough weather."
--William Shakespeare
Beth Diane Garfinkel
> In article <xSY47.263335$Z2.31...@nnrp1.uunet.ca>, Adagio
> <ada...@sanctuary.nslug.ns.ca> wrote:
>> What kind of arts and crafts to you all like to engage in?
> Tech writing. :)
Lately, I've been transcribing a lot of obscure Italian cantatas from
CD. i suppose I ought to publish them. . .
Other than that, I do, or have done beading, spinning, weaving,
knitting, crocheting (particularly appropriate for someone interested
in music who hangs out with Brits, as I do perforce because three of
the professors in my department are British), and calligraphy.
Alena Ruggerio
"Beth Diane Garfinkel" wrote in message
news:9jg6lr$d2q$1...@jetsam.uits.indiana.edu...
> Alena Ruggerio wrote:
> > I wear my tiara every Halloween. It's becoming more and more of a
challenge
> > to think up costumes that go with a tiara.
> Have you tried Glinda, the Good Witch, or the Lady of the Lake? Or
> Apple Annie? (That would be good for a lot of stares, since it would
> involve wearing a tiara but otherwise dressing like a bag lady.)
Thanks for the suggestions, Beth. See, Eva, we'll think up all kinds of
excuses for you to wear a crown!
Alena
Jane
>
believed.
Jane
Alena Ruggerio
"Jane" <lady...@smarty.smart.net> wrote in message
news:tloru88...@corp.supernews.com...
> >> What kind of arts and crafts do you all like to engage in?
> >
> I'm a seamstress. A very good one, if my friends and family are to be
> believed.
Jane,
Many of the seamstresses I know learned their art as children at the knee of
a family member. This never happened with me, and I'd like to learn at
least the basics (hem pants, make skirts). I've tried books, but much like
cooking and sign language, sewing seems to be something best learned from
another human being. What is the best way to find an instructor, and do you
know what their asking rate might be?
Thanks!
Alena
Leandra
>> In article <xSY47.263335$Z2.31...@nnrp1.uunet.ca>, Adagio
>> <ada...@sanctuary.nslug.ns.ca> wrote:
>
>> What kind of arts and crafts to you all like to engage in?
My craft passions lately are soap and candle making. I really like
experimenting with scents and textures and have made some absolutely wonderful
soap and candles which I plan to use and to give as gifts to my friends and
family.
-Leandra
Adagio
>My craft passions lately are soap and candle making. I really like
>experimenting with scents and textures and have made some absolutely wonderful
>soap and candles which I plan to use and to give as gifts to my friends and
>family.
Is it possible to make really nice vegetable/plant based soaps? Not just
glycerine, but other kinds as well? I'd be interested to know if there is
a way to do this. It sounds like something that could be a lot of fun.
Jean C
Adagio wrote:
>
> Leandra <leand...@aol.com> wrote:
>
> >My craft passions lately are soap and candle making. I really like
> >experimenting with scents and textures and have made some absolutely wonderful
> >soap and candles which I plan to use and to give as gifts to my friends and
> >family.
>
> Is it possible to make really nice vegetable/plant based soaps? Not just
> glycerine, but other kinds as well? I'd be interested to know if there is
> a way to do this. It sounds like something that could be a lot of fun.
>
> Adagio
I think it is possible, I got a whole bunch of soaps from a friend and a
number of them had
herbs and such in them. I've been quite enjoying the different types of
soap she'd made as
I don't deal at all well with regular soap (I have problems with even
Dove).
I've been considering soap making also so I can control what goes into
what I'm putting on
my skin.
Jean C
"Fat is a feature - not a weight problem!"
http://www.uidaho.edu/~bjcraw/
Jean C
You might check with your local fabric store, they usually either have
classes
available or at least know who is giving them.
If you have a jr college or university in town check and see if they
have any continuing education
classes. Sometimes they offer sewing classes there.
Leandra
That's another benefit of making your own soap but the reason I make it is
because it's pretty and smells good. :-)
-Leandra
Leandra
>Leandra <leand...@aol.com> wrote:
>
>>My craft passions lately are soap and candle making. I really like
>>experimenting with scents and textures and have made some >>absolutely
wonderful soap and candles which I plan to use and to give >>as gifts to my
friends and family.
>
>Is it possible to make really nice vegetable/plant based soaps? Not >just
glycerine, but other kinds as well? I'd be interested to know if there >is a
way to do this. It sounds like something that could be a lot of fun.
Although I'm not opposed to tallow based soap (lathers nicely), most of my soap
is 100% vegetable based. It's the oil one uses in making the soap which
determines if it is vegan or not. I also like to add natural essential oils
and dried herbs to my soaps.
Next on my list of "wanna makes" is glycerine with cute little widgets
"floating" throughout the soap.
-Leandra
Merujo
Eva Whitley wrote:
>Hey, if folks from the Baltimore-Washington area ever want to do this, let me know in enough time to line
up a sitter. I could use a pasta serving bowl. --
Hey, Eva! I'm totally hip to this concept. And, I've long thought you would be a pretty funky person to
meet.
- Merujo, old Homicide fan in Bethesda
Alice Ansfield
put in the kiln to bake. All sorts of pieces, shapes, sizes, etc. -- Alice
Exiled2FL
I know this won't be viewed as an appropriately fat accepting hobby, but I
started making them before I was fat ;-)
Heather
Sharon Curtis
Wrong - my impression of corsets is that they do wonderful things
to a woman's bustline!!!!!!!
That is, I'd see them as fat-rearranging things rather than fat-vanshing
things, and in the most delightful manner!!!
(Can you tell I've always fancied myself in a corset and one of those
medieval type dresses with lots and lots of bosom and blouse and
bare shoulders! *grin*)
Bulldozer of the Bush
>I make corsets.
>I know this won't be viewed as an appropriately fat accepting hobby, but I
>started making them before I was fat ;-)
Ah, but I hadn't anything to put in one before I was fat.
Now, I can't wait to get one --- I'd love something to hold up my
(ahem) magnificent breastesses up and out without compressing them
(or my ribcage) into wee balls of squeezed uncomfortable flesh.
So, erm, how do I go about finding a good corset maker?
--
Piglet, pig...@piglet.org
185 days down Ann B. for President!
1275 to go. Burlingham/Burlingham in 2004!
Leandra
>>exil...@aol.com (Exiled2FL), in article
>><20010724205631.21957.00001270@ng>>-fx1.aol.com>, dixit:
>>I make corsets.
>>I know this won't be viewed as an appropriately fat accepting hobby, >>but I
started making them before I was fat ;-)
>
>Ah, but I hadn't anything to put in one before I was fat.
Heh.
>Now, I can't wait to get one --- I'd love something to hold up my
>(ahem) magnificent breastesses up and out without compressing them
>(or my ribcage) into wee balls of squeezed uncomfortable flesh.
>
>So, erm, how do I go about finding a good corset maker?
Try this URL for corset makers in New York. Lots 'o companies to choose from.
Sorry, no personal experience with any of them.
http://www.helpfindit.com/cgi-win/hfi.exe/f257~c19903
Leandra
Bulldozer of the Bush
>http://www.helpfindit.com/cgi-win/hfi.exe/f257~c19903
Hey, thank you!! That's a much larger list than my earlier digging
around. (I found about 12, mostly fetish-wear, which is fine but not
what I'm looking for.) Several of these are quite close by.
Leandra
>>leand...@aol.com (Leandra), in article
>><20010725152628...@ng-fo1.aol.com>, dixit:
>>>In Message-id: <9jmt8o$a3m$5...@news.panix.com> Piglet wrote:
>>>So, erm, how do I go about finding a good corset maker?
>
>>Try this URL for corset makers in New York. Lots 'o companies to
>>choose from. Sorry, no personal experience with any of them.
>
>>http://www.helpfindit.com/cgi-win/hfi.exe/f257~c19903
>
>Hey, thank you!! That's a much larger list than my earlier digging
>around. (I found about 12, mostly fetish-wear, which is fine but not
>what I'm looking for.) Several of these are quite close by.
You're very welcome. Happy to help! Good luck and please do let us know if
you find one you like.
-Leandra
I <heart> my search engine. :-)
Alena Ruggerio
"Bulldozer of the Bush" <pig...@panix.com> wrote in message
news:9jmt8o$a3m$5...@news.panix.com...
> So, erm, how do I go about finding a good corset maker?
I don't know if it's what you're looking for, but I've got my eye on one of
the gorgeous corsets from Torrid http://www.torrid.com/. We talked about
that website a while ago, has anybody actually purchased from them yet?
Alena
Mary Kay Kare
e...@evawhitley.net (Eva Whitley) wrote:
>
> Ron's Rhinestones is something else. I particularly like the tiaras
> and septers, although I have absolutely no idea *where* I would wear
> them. --Eva Whitley
To quote my friend Kathleen, "Being a science fiction fan means never
having to say, but where would I wear that?"
MKK
--
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Cheryl Martin
>In article <fca86e33.01072...@posting.google.com>,
>e...@evawhitley.net (Eva Whitley) wrote:
>
>>
>> Ron's Rhinestones is something else. I particularly like the tiaras
>> and septers, although I have absolutely no idea *where* I would wear
>> them. --Eva Whitley
>
>To quote my friend Kathleen, "Being a science fiction fan means never
>having to say, but where would I wear that?"
Speaking of science fiction....who is going to Worldcon? Jay just
confirmed with his employer about time off so we're going!
Cheryl
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Priscilla H Ballou
: Speaking of science fiction....who is going to Worldcon? Jay just
: confirmed with his employer about time off so we're going!
Me! Does anybody want to get together and go out to dinner one evening?
Priscilla
--
"Faith is not knowledge of what the mystery of the universe is, but the
conviction that there is a mystery, and that it is greater than us."
-- Rabbi David Wolpe
Fiona Webster
> Ron's Rhinestones is something else. I particularly like the tiaras
> and septers, although I have absolutely no idea *where* I would wear
> them.
Mary Kay replied:
> To quote my friend Kathleen, "Being a science fiction fan means
> never having to say, but where would I wear that?"
<laugh> Bein' a neopagan has got the same appeal, lemme tell you.
And besides--there's always Halloween.
Here's my belated answer to the crafts question: Mostly my creative
outlet is writing, which is a kind of craft <grin>, but recently
I've been trying to improve my skills at beading and jewelry design,
and textile crafts (sewing, dyeing, embroidery, etc.) I have a long
way to go to be any good, believe me, but I like to sketch designs
and I hope some day to be crafting jewelry and clothes for big
women. <cue music for "Dream the Impossible Dream" or whatever
that song is called>
--Fiona
Mary Kay Kare
Martin) wrote:
> Mary Kay Kare <mar...@kare.ws> said:
> >In article <fca86e33.01072...@posting.google.com>,
> >e...@evawhitley.net (Eva Whitley) wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Ron's Rhinestones is something else. I particularly like the tiaras
> >> and septers, although I have absolutely no idea *where* I would wear
> >> them. --Eva Whitley
> >
> >To quote my friend Kathleen, "Being a science fiction fan means never
> >having to say, but where would I wear that?"
>
> Speaking of science fiction....who is going to Worldcon? Jay just
> confirmed with his employer about time off so we're going!
>
I'll be there and I know Priscilla Ballou is going to be there and Eva
Whitley is on the committee..
MKK--on the committee for 2002 in San Jose
Cheryl Martin
>Cheryl Martin (zof...@deepthot.org) wrote:
>: Speaking of science fiction....who is going to Worldcon? Jay just
>: confirmed with his employer about time off so we're going!
>
>Me! Does anybody want to get together and go out to dinner one evening?
Sounds good to me! How about putting a message on the voodoo board
about where we can find each other? Jay and I will be in the main
hotel.
Cheryl Martin
>In article <9kqbr5$g7f$1...@dent.deepthot.org>, zof...@deepthot.org (Cheryl
>Martin) wrote:
>
>> Mary Kay Kare <mar...@kare.ws> said:
>> >In article <fca86e33.01072...@posting.google.com>,
>> >e...@evawhitley.net (Eva Whitley) wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> Ron's Rhinestones is something else. I particularly like the tiaras
>> >> and septers, although I have absolutely no idea *where* I would wear
>> >> them. --Eva Whitley
>> >
>> >To quote my friend Kathleen, "Being a science fiction fan means never
>> >having to say, but where would I wear that?"
>>
>> Speaking of science fiction....who is going to Worldcon? Jay just
>> confirmed with his employer about time off so we're going!
>>
>I'll be there and I know Priscilla Ballou is going to be there and Eva
>Whitley is on the committee..
>
>MKK--on the committee for 2002 in San Jose
You and Eva will likely be tied to tables so I can hunt..er..I mean
find you and say hello.
Cheryl
(very happy to be going to Worldcon again after a three year absence!)
Nancy Lebovitz
Cheryl Martin <zof...@deepthot.org> wrote:
>
>Speaking of science fiction....who is going to Worldcon? Jay just
>confirmed with his employer about time off so we're going!
>
--
Nancy Lebovitz na...@netaxs.com www.nancybuttons.com
Mary Kay Kare
Martin) wrote:
>
> You and Eva will likely be tied to tables so I can hunt..er..I mean
> find you and say hello.
>
Yes. I think Eva's running the Information area and I'll be at the
ConJose table much of the weekend.
MKK
Lenore Levine
>Cheryl Martin <zof...@deepthot.org> wrote:
>>
>>Speaking of science fiction....who is going to Worldcon? Jay just
>>confirmed with his employer about time off so we're going!
>>
>I'll be there, and relatively easy to find in the dealers' room.
Since I live in that part if the world, I'll probably be there
if I can.
Lenore Levine
--
"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the
courage to change the things I can, and a great big sack of money."
-- Andy Walton
Priscilla H Ballou
: Priscilla H Ballou <world!p...@uunet.uu.net> said:
: >Cheryl Martin (zof...@deepthot.org) wrote:
: >: Speaking of science fiction....who is going to Worldcon? Jay just
: >: confirmed with his employer about time off so we're going!
: >
: >Me! Does anybody want to get together and go out to dinner one evening?
: Sounds good to me! How about putting a message on the voodoo board
: about where we can find each other? Jay and I will be in the main
: hotel.
Voodoo board? I'll be in the Hilton Gardens Inn.
Cheryl Martin
>Cheryl Martin (zof...@deepthot.org) wrote:
>: Priscilla H Ballou <world!p...@uunet.uu.net> said:
>: >Cheryl Martin (zof...@deepthot.org) wrote:
>: >: Speaking of science fiction....who is going to Worldcon? Jay just
>: >: confirmed with his employer about time off so we're going!
>: >
>: >Me! Does anybody want to get together and go out to dinner one evening?
>
>: Sounds good to me! How about putting a message on the voodoo board
>: about where we can find each other? Jay and I will be in the main
>: hotel.
>
>Voodoo board? I'll be in the Hilton Gardens Inn.
Yeah. The thing that Filthy Pierre puts up with *every*one's name on
it so that you can send and get messages from other attendees.
One of the first things I do at Worldcons is go find the Voodoo board
and check in.
I'm sure we'll find each other. I'll likely volunteer to sit a spell
at registration (and possibly info desk).
Eva Whitley
> Cheryl Martin (zof...@deepthot.org) wrote:
> : Speaking of science fiction....who is going to Worldcon? Jay just
> : confirmed with his employer about time off so we're going!
>
> Me! Does anybody want to get together and go out to dinner one evening?
>
> Priscilla
I'd love it. Can I bring the sci-fi guy? How about my adorable little
computer buddy and son (he's watching me type this) or is it a "girl's
night out"?
BTW, are former a.s.b.f. and s.s.f-a regulars allowed to come? I
understand someone who hung out here way back is coming to Worldcon.
--Eva Whitley
Eva Whitley
> Priscilla H Ballou <world!p...@uunet.uu.net> said:
> >Cheryl Martin (zof...@deepthot.org) wrote:
> >: Priscilla H Ballou <world!p...@uunet.uu.net> said:
> >: >Cheryl Martin (zof...@deepthot.org) wrote:
> >: >: Speaking of science fiction....who is going to Worldcon? Jay just
> >: >: confirmed with his employer about time off so we're going!
> >: >
> >: >Me! Does anybody want to get together and go out to dinner one evening?
>
> >: Sounds good to me! How about putting a message on the voodoo board
> >: about where we can find each other? Jay and I will be in the main
> >: hotel.
> >
> >Voodoo board? I'll be in the Hilton Gardens Inn.
>
>
> Yeah. The thing that Filthy Pierre puts up with *every*one's name on
> it so that you can send and get messages from other attendees.
>
> One of the first things I do at Worldcons is go find the Voodoo board
> and check in.
>
> I'm sure we'll find each other. I'll likely volunteer to sit a spell
> at registration (and possibly info desk).
>
> Cheryl
Yeah, that would be a way to get us all in touch...everyone take a
shift at Info Desk...<g>
(I'm running the Info Desk in case there remains someone who doesn't
know.)
We'll be at the Marriott. Along with thousands of others. --Eva
Whitley
Eva Whitley
> In article <fca86e33.01072...@posting.google.com>,
> e...@evawhitley.net (Eva Whitley) wrote:
>
> >
> > Ron's Rhinestones is something else. I particularly like the tiaras
> > and septers, although I have absolutely no idea *where* I would wear
> > them. --Eva Whitley
>
> To quote my friend Kathleen, "Being a science fiction fan means never
> having to say, but where would I wear that?"
>
> MKK
This is certainly true. I'm so chicken shit that the only place I've
gotten the nerve to wear my elaborate over the ear earring-type thing
that drapes along the neck (it has to be seen to be described but I
think it's way cool) is at cons.
I used to con to one SF con a month but now I go to considerably fewer
now. I don't know that it would pay to buy a tiara and septer just for
SF cons but if I had them, that would be pretty much where I'd wear
them. They would need a classy purple velvet dress to go with them,
though....
I was going to say that they need an ermine-trimmed cape to go with
them too but that's another thread...--Eva Whitley
Eva Whitley
> na...@unix1.netaxs.com (Nancy Lebovitz) writes:
>
> >Cheryl Martin <zof...@deepthot.org> wrote:
> >>
> >>Speaking of science fiction....who is going to Worldcon? Jay just
> >>confirmed with his employer about time off so we're going!
> >>
> >I'll be there, and relatively easy to find in the dealers' room.
>
> Since I live in that part if the world, I'll probably be there
> if I can.
>
> Lenore Levine
Speaking of which...anyone know how to find Maximum Woman to see if
she wants to join us or are people still pissed off at her? --Eva
Whitley
Miche
E...@evawhitley.net (Eva Whitley) wrote:
> Speaking of which...anyone know how to find Maximum Woman to see if
> she wants to join us or are people still pissed off at her? --Eva
> Whitley
Why were people pissed off at her?
Miche
--
"... in the physics of the heart, distance is relative;
it is time that is absolute."
- Lois McMaster Bujold, _Shards of Honor_
Eva Whitley
> In article <6a6c2a53.0108...@posting.google.com>,
> E...@evawhitley.net (Eva Whitley) wrote:
>
> > Speaking of which...anyone know how to find Maximum Woman to see if
> > she wants to join us or are people still pissed off at her? --Eva
> > Whitley
>
> Why were people pissed off at her?
>
> Miche
If memory serves, she fed the tr*lls and then flounced off when the
group had become unreadable. Or something like that. --Eva Whitley
Lady Veteran
That over-ear thing sounds so cool. Where would one buy such a thing?
Bobbi
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I need that time to clean my rifle.
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Miche
e...@evawhitley.net (Eva Whitley) wrote:
> mi...@technologist.com (Miche) wrote in message
news:<miche-11080...@dialup072.albatross.co.nz>...
> > In article <6a6c2a53.0108...@posting.google.com>,
> > E...@evawhitley.net (Eva Whitley) wrote:
> >
> > > Speaking of which...anyone know how to find Maximum Woman to see if
> > > she wants to join us or are people still pissed off at her? --Eva
> > > Whitley
> >
> > Why were people pissed off at her?
>
> If memory serves, she fed the tr*lls and then flounced off when the
> group had become unreadable. Or something like that. --Eva Whitley
Sigh. Another good one gone. If she joins you, please say hello on my behalf.
JeanC
> Yeah, that would be a way to get us all in touch...everyone take a
> shift at Info Desk...<g>
>
> (I'm running the Info Desk in case there remains someone who doesn't
> know.)
>
> We'll be at the Marriott. Along with thousands of others. --Eva
> Whitley
Wel, you guys all have fun and think of those of us who can't make it
(so have lots of fun for me :-) ). I wish I can go, I haven't been to
a WorldCon since '93. Heck I have't really been to a con in a number
of years (I haven't done much more than pop into MosCon long enough to
say hi to friends, that's how much we've gafiated. sigh).
Jean C
"The key to longevity is to keep breathing"
Sophie Tucker
http://www.uidaho.edu/~bjcraw/
Eva Whitley
> On 10 Aug 2001 19:00:12 -0700, E...@evawhitley.net (Eva Whitley) wrote:
>
> >mar...@kare.ws (Mary Kay Kare) wrote in message news:<marykay-0708...@c797629-a.plstn1.sfba.home.com>...
> >> In article <fca86e33.01072...@posting.google.com>,
> >> e...@evawhitley.net (Eva Whitley) wrote:
> >>
> >> >
> >> > Ron's Rhinestones is something else. I particularly like the tiaras
> >> > and septers, although I have absolutely no idea *where* I would wear
> >> > them. --Eva Whitley
> >>
> >> To quote my friend Kathleen, "Being a science fiction fan means never
> >> having to say, but where would I wear that?"
> >>
> >> MKK
> >
> >This is certainly true. I'm so chicken shit that the only place I've
> >gotten the nerve to wear my elaborate over the ear earring-type thing
> >that drapes along the neck (it has to be seen to be described but I
> >think it's way cool) is at cons.
> >
<snip>
>
> That over-ear thing sounds so cool. Where would one buy such a thing?
>
>
> Bobbi
>
>
I don't know. I think I did buy it at the last science fiction
convention I went to in Philly, so if I see the lady selling them, and
if she does mail order, I'll post the info here. It would even be
on-topic because neck size is not an issue.
It doesn't interfere with ear studs, if you have holes in your head.
<g> I don't personally indulge in piercing but that might be a concern
some have. --Eva Whitley
Eva Whitley
> In article <fca86e33.01081...@posting.google.com>,
> e...@evawhitley.net (Eva Whitley) wrote:
>
> > mi...@technologist.com (Miche) wrote in message
> news:<miche-11080...@dialup072.albatross.co.nz>...
> > > In article <6a6c2a53.0108...@posting.google.com>,
> > > E...@evawhitley.net (Eva Whitley) wrote:
> > >
> > > > Speaking of which...anyone know how to find Maximum Woman to see if
> > > > she wants to join us or are people still pissed off at her? --Eva
> > > > Whitley
> > >
> > > Why were people pissed off at her?
> >
> > If memory serves, she fed the tr*lls and then flounced off when the
> > group had become unreadable. Or something like that. --Eva Whitley
>
> Sigh. Another good one gone. If she joins you, please say hello on my behalf.
>
> Miche
A quick trip to Google confirms she's still posting on other groups as
maxw...@op.net . Anyone want to contact her? --Eva Whitley
Mary Kay Kare
>
> That over-ear thing sounds so cool. Where would one buy such a thing?
>
Probably at a science fiction convention. For those of you who've never
been, there's a large space set aside as the dealers' room where people
sell all sorts of things. Obviously books and tchotchkes associated with
sf, but also jewelry and clothing that you won't find anywhere else.
Priscilla H. Ballou
> Wel, you guys all have fun and think of those of us who can't make it
> (so have lots of fun for me :-) ). I wish I can go, I haven't been to
> a WorldCon since '93. Heck I have't really been to a con in a number
> of years (I haven't done much more than pop into MosCon long enough to
> say hi to friends, that's how much we've gafiated. sigh).
Gafiated?
Priscilla
--
"Earth's crammed with heaven, and every common bush afire with God;
but only he who sees, takes off his shoes. The rest sit round it and
pluck blackberries." - Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Mary Kay Kare
> E...@evawhitley.net (Eva Whitley) wrote in message
news:<6a6c2a53.01081...@posting.google.com>...
> > Yeah, that would be a way to get us all in touch...everyone take a
> > shift at Info Desk...<g>
> >
> > (I'm running the Info Desk in case there remains someone who doesn't
> > know.)
> >
> > We'll be at the Marriott. Along with thousands of others. --Eva
> > Whitley
>
> Wel, you guys all have fun and think of those of us who can't make it
> (so have lots of fun for me :-) ). I wish I can go, I haven't been to
> a WorldCon since '93. Heck I have't really been to a con in a number
> of years (I haven't done much more than pop into MosCon long enough to
> say hi to friends, that's how much we've gafiated. sigh).
>
You do realize, don't you, that next year's worldcon will be back in the
Bay Area. San Jose, says a member of that's cons Executive Committee.
Mary Kay Kare
"Priscilla H. Ballou" <vze2...@verizon.net> wrote:
> In article <d834ae49.0108...@posting.google.com>,
> bje...@ivillage.com (JeanC) wrote:
>
> > Wel, you guys all have fun and think of those of us who can't make it
> > (so have lots of fun for me :-) ). I wish I can go, I haven't been to
> > a WorldCon since '93. Heck I have't really been to a con in a number
> > of years (I haven't done much more than pop into MosCon long enough to
> > say hi to friends, that's how much we've gafiated. sigh).
>
> Gafiated?
>
Gafia means Get Away From It All.
aMAZon
I'm having a problem visualizing this over-the-ear thing.
Would it interfere with glasses frames?
--
aMAZon
zesz...@worldnet.att.net
"It's never too late to have a happy childhood."
Jean C
Oooooooooo! I am going to have to start saving up for it. Hubby's not
been to a WorldCon yet (we
were supposed to go to WorldCon in Glasgow, but INS screwed us up
grrrrrrr) so I think I need to
drag him to one. And it is only a 2 day drive from here :-)
Jean C
"Dieting is the most potent political sedative in women's
history; a quietly mad population is a tractable one."
Naomi Wolfe, the Beauty Myth
http://www.uidaho.edu/~bjcraw/
Priscilla H. Ballou
> I'm having a problem visualizing this over-the-ear thing.
> Would it interfere with glasses frames?
I believe that what she's talking about runs along the exterior of the
ear, with things dangling, not between the ear and the head, in the
groove where the earpiece of spectacles would rest.
Am I right?
Mary Kay Kare
"Priscilla H. Ballou" <vze2...@verizon.net> wrote:
> In article <3B77C6E1...@worldnet.att.net>, aMAZon
> <zesz...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>
> > I'm having a problem visualizing this over-the-ear thing.
> > Would it interfere with glasses frames?
>
> I believe that what she's talking about runs along the exterior of the
> ear, with things dangling, not between the ear and the head, in the
> groove where the earpiece of spectacles would rest.
>
> Am I right?
>
Well, I have seen Eva's specifically, but your description would be my
guess. At any rate I've seen things like that.
Mary Kay Kare
Oops. That should have been haven't seen, of course.
Eva Whitley
> Mary Kay Kare wrote:
> >
> > In article <d834ae49.0108...@posting.google.com>,
> > bje...@ivillage.com (JeanC) wrote:
> > > Wel, you guys all have fun and think of those of us who can't make it
> > > (so have lots of fun for me :-) ). I wish I can go, I haven't been to
> > > a WorldCon since '93. Heck I have't really been to a con in a number
> > > of years (I haven't done much more than pop into MosCon long enough to
> > > say hi to friends, that's how much we've gafiated. sigh).
> > >
> > You do realize, don't you, that next year's worldcon will be back in the
> > Bay Area. San Jose, says a member of that's cons Executive Committee.
>
> Oooooooooo! I am going to have to start saving up for it. Hubby's not
> been to a WorldCon yet (we
> were supposed to go to WorldCon in Glasgow, but INS screwed us up
> grrrrrrr) so I think I need to
> drag him to one. And it is only a 2 day drive from here :-)
>
>
BTW, I have lots of Philly info here. Do you want me to start posting
restaurant suggestions or should we just go to the brew pub by the Pa.
Convention Center? --Eva Whitley
Eva Whitley
Oh, no, say it ain't so.
Well, since 1977 I've missed two Worldcons and I was just miserable
both times. We'll raise a glass for you. --Eva Whitley
Eva Whitley
> Mary Kay Kare wrote:
> >
> > In article <fjkbntsdff0949nvg...@4ax.com>, arm...@alt.net wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > That over-ear thing sounds so cool. Where would one buy such a thing?
> > >
> > Probably at a science fiction convention. For those of you who've never
> > been, there's a large space set aside as the dealers' room where people
> > sell all sorts of things. Obviously books and tchotchkes associated with
> > sf, but also jewelry and clothing that you won't find anywhere else.
> >
> > MKK
> >
> > --
> > Lassitude: Scottish version of grrl power
>
> I'm having a problem visualizing this over-the-ear thing.
> Would it interfere with glasses frames?
Well, it doesn't interfere with *my* glasses. Imagine a number 2. Lop
off the bar on the bottom of the 2. Hang dangly bits from both ends.
That help?--Eva Whitley
Jean C
Thank you muchly. Maybe I'll get to see you next year at WorldCon.
JeanC
"Free your mind and your ass will follow"
Parliament Funkadelic
http://www.uidaho.edu/~bjcraw/
Mary Kay Kare
>
> BTW, I have lots of Philly info here. Do you want me to start posting
> restaurant suggestions or should we just go to the brew pub by the Pa.
> Convention Center? --Eva Whitley
Brew pub sounds good to me. I just finished reading the section on beer
in the last pr and I'm ready for a glass. Sunday night before the Hugos
maybe?
Priscilla H. Ballou
> restaurant suggestions or should we just go to the brew pub by the Pa.
> Convention Center? --Eva Whitley
How about some restaurant info? I'll try and find some, too. I'd
rather not go somewhere that seems to define itself by beer, but if it
turns out they've got fabulous food and everyone else likes it, I'll
trot along happily with y'all. ;-)
Cheryl Martin
Just to add a bit: when a fan drops out of fandom it's either because
they burn out and need a break (and sometimes just don't ever come
back), that's usually called gafiation. Then there's fafia (Forced
Away From It All) which is well, I think you can tell.
I love www.fanac.org! Lots of info on fannish terms and fanhistory.
Cheryl
(Obssfam: um...fandom seems to be more accepting of different body
types than general society)
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Cheryl Martin
[snipple]
>BTW, I have lots of Philly info here. Do you want me to start posting
>restaurant suggestions or should we just go to the brew pub by the Pa.
>Convention Center? --Eva Whitley
A brewpub is fine with me. I love all sorts of cuisines though.
Cheryl
(I'll drag Jay along. He loves fannish fat chicks)
Priscilla H. Ballou
> Sunday night before the Hugos maybe?
That sounds good to me. I was going to say not Thursday because that's
the rasff party night. Sunday is definitely not Thursday. ;-)
Sounds like many votes are for the brew pub. Does it have good food? I
don't drink, so you can't sell me on it by the beer! ;-)
Miche
"Priscilla H. Ballou" <vze2...@verizon.net> wrote:
> In article <3B77C6E1...@worldnet.att.net>, aMAZon
> <zesz...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>
> > I'm having a problem visualizing this over-the-ear thing.
> > Would it interfere with glasses frames?
>
> I believe that what she's talking about runs along the exterior of the
> ear, with things dangling, not between the ear and the head, in the
> groove where the earpiece of spectacles would rest.
Bajoran earrings?
Miche
> Well, since 1977 I've missed two Worldcons
One of them was the one I was at. I remember regretting not getting to
meet you.
> and I was just miserable
> both times. We'll raise a glass for you.
And me too please? I'm going to try and make it to Toronto in '03 but no
guarantees.
Miche
"Priscilla H. Ballou" <vze2...@verizon.net> wrote:
> In article <d834ae49.0108...@posting.google.com>,
> bje...@ivillage.com (JeanC) wrote:
>
> > Wel, you guys all have fun and think of those of us who can't make it
> > (so have lots of fun for me :-) ). I wish I can go, I haven't been to
> > a WorldCon since '93. Heck I have't really been to a con in a number
> > of years (I haven't done much more than pop into MosCon long enough to
> > say hi to friends, that's how much we've gafiated. sigh).
>
> Gafiated?
Gafiate = Get Away From It All.
Siobhan Perricone
Ballou) wrote:
>Cheryl Martin (zof...@deepthot.org) wrote:
>: Speaking of science fiction....who is going to Worldcon? Jay just
>: confirmed with his employer about time off so we're going!
>
>Me! Does anybody want to get together and go out to dinner one evening?
When and where is it, and is there a web site for it? I've been trying to
find info about it
--
Siobhan Perricone
"Truth decays into beauty, while beauty soon becomes merely charm. Charm
ends up as strangeness, and even that doesn't last, but up and down are
forever." - The Laws of Physics
Cheryl Martin
>On Wed, 8 Aug 2001 16:35:21 GMT, world!p...@uunet.uu.net (Priscilla H
>Ballou) wrote:
>
>>Cheryl Martin (zof...@deepthot.org) wrote:
>>: Speaking of science fiction....who is going to Worldcon? Jay just
>>: confirmed with his employer about time off so we're going!
>>
>>Me! Does anybody want to get together and go out to dinner one evening?
>
>When and where is it, and is there a web site for it? I've been trying to
>find info about it
Aug 30-Sep 3
Just so you know, at this late date, memberships are rather pricey.
Cheryl
Kris
>"Priscilla H. Ballou" <vze2...@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>> In article <3B77C6E1...@worldnet.att.net>, aMAZon
>> <zesz...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>>
>> > I'm having a problem visualizing this over-the-ear thing.
>> > Would it interfere with glasses frames?
>>
>> I believe that what she's talking about runs along the exterior of the
>> ear, with things dangling, not between the ear and the head, in the
>> groove where the earpiece of spectacles would rest.
>>
>> Am I right?
>>
>Well, I have seen Eva's specifically, but your description would be my
>guess. At any rate I've seen things like that.
>
There are two types of earrings I'm thinking of, neither of which require holes
in the ear. One is a wire that wraps around the back of the ear and has one or
two places where it comes to the face side where dangling things could be
attached. The other is a design with one or more ear cuffs, little cuff-shaped
pieces of metal that lightly clamp (without springs, just finger pressure) onto
the rim of your ear; things can be dangled from these, they can be attached
together by pieces of chain, etc.
Clear as mud, LOL? I've seen these at RenFest in KC. I'll see if I can find
any websites with pictures of what I'm talking about.
Kris
--
"I *am* in shape! Round is a shape..."
Garfield the cat
Kris
piercings. Here are just a very few of the sites I found via a search on "ear
cuffs" on Google. I didn't have time to explore more, but there are plenty out
there!
http://www.earfashions.com/
http://www.silverunlimited.com/ecuffs/earcuff1.htm
http://www.martymagic.com/earcuffs/
Some of these have designs I haven't seen before. If you're seriously
interested they are certainly worth a look. HTH!
Alena Ruggerio
"Kris" <klhe...@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20010814113313...@ng-bd1.aol.com...
These require one pierced hole in the ear, but I own four pair and I think
they're great.
Alena
Siobhan Perricone
>Siobhan Perricone <morgan...@starband.net> said:
>>On Wed, 8 Aug 2001 16:35:21 GMT, world!p...@uunet.uu.net (Priscilla H
>>Ballou) wrote:
>>
>>>Cheryl Martin (zof...@deepthot.org) wrote:
>>>: Speaking of science fiction....who is going to Worldcon? Jay just
>>>: confirmed with his employer about time off so we're going!
>>>
>>>Me! Does anybody want to get together and go out to dinner one evening?
>>
>>When and where is it, and is there a web site for it? I've been trying to
>>find info about it
>
>Aug 30-Sep 3
>
>http://www.milphil.org
>
>Just so you know, at this late date, memberships are rather pricey.
Oh, yeah, I know. I just wanted to know what was going on and to live a
little vicariously through the web site. :) *sigh* wish we could go.
Eva Whitley
> In article <fca86e33.01081...@posting.google.com>,
> e...@evawhitley.net (Eva Whitley) wrote:
>
> > BTW, I have lots of Philly info here. Do you want me to start posting
> > restaurant suggestions or should we just go to the brew pub by the Pa.
> > Convention Center? --Eva Whitley
>
> How about some restaurant info? I'll try and find some, too. I'd
> rather not go somewhere that seems to define itself by beer, but if it
> turns out they've got fabulous food and everyone else likes it, I'll
> trot along happily with y'all. ;-)
>
> Priscilla
Well, I only mention it because I ate there before and while the bheer
was good, so was the roasted vegetable sandwich and the ice cream
(they had a dessert tray, BTW).
We'll be right by Chinatown. Anyone like Chinese? I'd adore a large
group to order "family-style" with and share dishes. I eat almost
everything (well, not kale, beets, or sweet potatoes, but I doubt we'd
be running into those in a Chinese restaurant).
Although the temptation is to eat some place with fabulous desserts if
only to be freed, from one meal, to hear comments along the lines of
"Oh, I've been *good* I think I'll have dessert" (morality has nothing
to do with food) and "why don't I just apply this to my hips?" It
would be worth it just for *that*. --Eva Whitley
Priscilla H Ballou
: We'll be right by Chinatown. Anyone like Chinese? I'd adore a large
: group to order "family-style" with and share dishes. I eat almost
: everything (well, not kale, beets, or sweet potatoes, but I doubt we'd
: be running into those in a Chinese restaurant).
Oooooh! Chinese food is my favorite. My father grew up in China, so to
me Chinese food is home cooking!
I suppose it's too much to think that we could tear ourselves away from
the con around midday for dim sum?
Priscilla
--
"Faith is not knowledge of what the mystery of the universe is, but the
conviction that there is a mystery, and that it is greater than us."
-- Rabbi David Wolpe
Cheryl Martin
>Eva Whitley (e...@evawhitley.net) wrote:
>: We'll be right by Chinatown. Anyone like Chinese? I'd adore a large
>: group to order "family-style" with and share dishes. I eat almost
>: everything (well, not kale, beets, or sweet potatoes, but I doubt we'd
>: be running into those in a Chinese restaurant).
>
>Oooooh! Chinese food is my favorite. My father grew up in China, so to
>me Chinese food is home cooking!
Chinese is happy food for me too.
>I suppose it's too much to think that we could tear ourselves away from
>the con around midday for dim sum?
Dim sum is muchly happy food! We're lucky enough to have a dim sum
place close by our house.
Nancy Lebovitz
Priscilla H Ballou <world!p...@uunet.uu.net> wrote:
>Eva Whitley (e...@evawhitley.net) wrote:
>: We'll be right by Chinatown. Anyone like Chinese? I'd adore a large
>: group to order "family-style" with and share dishes. I eat almost
>: everything (well, not kale, beets, or sweet potatoes, but I doubt we'd
>: be running into those in a Chinese restaurant).
>
>Oooooh! Chinese food is my favorite. My father grew up in China, so to
>me Chinese food is home cooking!
>
>I suppose it's too much to think that we could tear ourselves away from
>the con around midday for dim sum?
>
and offering good, reasonably priced food.
--
Nancy Lebovitz na...@netaxs.com www.nancybuttons.com
Priscilla H Ballou
: I can recommend the Imperial Inn (10th Street a north of Arch) as quiet
: and offering good, reasonably priced food.
Oooh, oooh, oooh! Can we call a Pickard and make it so? What's the vote
from the others?
Beth Diane Garfinkel
> I used to con to one SF con a month but now I go to considerably fewer
> now. I don't know that it would pay to buy a tiara and septer just for
> SF cons but if I had them, that would be pretty much where I'd wear
> them. They would need a classy purple velvet dress to go with them,
> though....
I have a purple satin evening gown that would go very well with a
tiara. I got it when the IU Opera theater sold off its old opera
costumes.
Beth
--
"Under the green wood tree/Who loves to lie with me/And tune his merry
note/Unto the sweet bird's throat/Come hither, come hither, come hither/
Here he shall see/No enemy/But winter and rough weather."
--William Shakespeare
Priscilla H Ballou
: Nancy Lebovitz (na...@unix1.netaxs.com) wrote:
: : I can recommend the Imperial Inn (10th Street a north of Arch) as quiet
: : and offering good, reasonably priced food.
: Oooh, oooh, oooh! Can we call a Pickard and make it so? What's the vote
: from the others?
Uh, I mean a Piccard. Not a very good trekker, am I?
Jean C
Priscilla H Ballou wrote:
>
> Priscilla H Ballou (world!p...@uunet.uu.net) wrote:
> : Nancy Lebovitz (na...@unix1.netaxs.com) wrote:
> : : I can recommend the Imperial Inn (10th Street a north of Arch) as quiet
> : : and offering good, reasonably priced food.
>
> : Oooh, oooh, oooh! Can we call a Pickard and make it so? What's the vote
> : from the others?
>
> Uh, I mean a Piccard. Not a very good trekker, am I?
I don't know, I knew exactly what you were talking about LOL. Saying it
out loud makes it clear who you were talking about :-)
Jean C
Eva Whitley
> Eva Whitley (e...@evawhitley.net) wrote:
> : We'll be right by Chinatown. Anyone like Chinese? I'd adore a large
> : group to order "family-style" with and share dishes. I eat almost
> : everything (well, not kale, beets, or sweet potatoes, but I doubt we'd
> : be running into those in a Chinese restaurant).
>
> Oooooh! Chinese food is my favorite. My father grew up in China, so to
> me Chinese food is home cooking!
>
> I suppose it's too much to think that we could tear ourselves away from
> the con around midday for dim sum?
>
> Priscilla
Oh, wouldn't that be heavenly...!
It all depends on how easily I can get someone to staff the Info Desk
while I go out. And I'm meeting a friend from high school for lunch on
Thursday, so that's out. (She's a large woman, however, as I struggle
to stay on-topic.<g>) --Eva Whitley