Pix, my heart goes out to you all.
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
I tried on a couple of them, but the daisy rocks really do fit very well, and assume the player has boobs.
Yay, Allyson!
Dan and I had amych for most of the day! We got to wander around the NAC and watch people being professionally stabby. People! With swords! Everywhere!
It was awesome! When I went out to loading docks for a smoke, I found out I am apparently the doppelganger to Ali's wife, whoever the hell Ali is. But some Texan fencing product vendor greeted me with "Hey, where's Ali?" Dan was a bit nonplussed, but we rolled with it.
Then a large man with a Middle Eastern accent came out and bitched about how long an epee match took to referee, and another ref came out, and told a story about how a fencer stepped on his toes so hard, twice, that a paramedic had to take a scalpel to his big toe under blood geysered out.
Then amych was done with her sabre matches, which were great fun to watch. I asked lots of questions. Y'all, they're basically ROBOTS WITH SWORDS HOOKED UP TO CYBER LEASHES!!
Then we had real BBQ. She got a plate of short ribs the size of her head. KC BBQ passed muster, though, and I think she's in a BBQ/fencing coma at her hotel now.
It was great! I haven't seen a Buffista in the flesh for years now, and there were SWORDS IN THE BARGAIN. FTW!
I am so sorry Pix
Please pass on my thoughts and condolences to Matt, Beth, I am sorry for your famiily's loss.
BBQ and Sabers! Man, that's better than Hookers and Blow.
Peace and strength to Matt and his family.
Pix and ND, I am so sorry. Much ~ma to you, and to Byron in his last days.
Beth, please pass my condolences along to Matt.
Oof, that's a little too enthusiastic what with the sad news as well.
I'm sorry, Pix. Sounds like Byron was a boon companion.
I'm sorry Matt. It's a hard loss.
I'm sorry about Byron, Pix.
{{Matt}}
Easy passing to Byron, Pix, and many hugs to you and ND.
Please let Matt know we're thinking of him, beth, and wishing him and his family peace.