*smiles*
Amateur!
The trick is to get shit-faced as possible without paying for it via a hangover later that night or the next day.
I think the proper term is "just shit -faced enough"
And it was nice to meet you.
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I think the proper term is "just shit -faced enough"
And it was nice to meet you.
When I met T'Bonz, she had a drink in each hand!The trick is to get shit-faced as possible without paying for it via a hangover later that night or the next day.
Ah, so THAT is how one spells your username. I didn't quite get it when you explained it to me.
I go for the Roman spelling. As you may be able to tell from my AV.
Dude, I started drinking before you did. I know how much I had. I don't even want to think about how much you must have had to be that far gone the next day, and I was drinking Irish whiskey.
That whole "drunk" description, Dave. You still embracing that?
That's our Dayton.
The word you're looking for, Dave, is moderation. Done properly, you could have spent the entire weekend "not sober" and not felt any ill effects.
I know, I know, don't encourage him.
I loved the KRAD puppet. I think it and the Face of Bob should get together and do a skit or something.
This year, I finally got up the initiative to have a conversation with one of the actor guests, Miracle Laurie of Dollhouse. As usual for me, it was easier to go through a conversational door that had been opened for me than to figure out a way to start a conversation; I overheard Ms. Laurie mention to a guest that
, and I was glad to hear it and said as much, and we chatted for a bit. She's very nice, and twice as gorgeous in person as she is on camera. On Sunday, we passed in the hall and she smiled at me and said hi. Miracle Laurie smiled at me! That's the highlight of the convention for me. And not because she's famous, just because she's that beautiful.
I also got rescued a couple of times from having to settle for the hotel cuisine. On Saturday night, Glenn Haumann took a bunch of us (including Jim and Andi Johnson and Steve Mollmann) out to a barbecue place (and yes, I will continue to spell "barbecue" correctly no matter how pervasive the qutesy "barbeque" spelling becomes). I didn't think I liked barbecue, but that was mainly from rarely having tried it. I had a pulled turkey barbecue sandwich that was quite good. It was kind of a disreputable-looking place -- the dining area was a bunch of picnic tables in the parking lot -- but I'm told that the best barbecue is found in places that look like the last place you'd want to eat. And on Sunday, Keith, Marco, Dayton, Kevin, and I went to a pizza place in the mall across the street, and Kevin and I split a margherita pizza that provided me with both lunch and dinner (since I tend to eat small portions). Which was good, because otherwise I would've gone without lunch. I'd decided to settle for a hot dog from the concession stand they had set up near the autograph hallway, but they were out of hot dog buns and told me they'd have more in five minutes. So I went away for a bit and went back, and the part of the concession stand that had the hot dogs was gone completely. Just as well, as it turned out.
This year, I finally got up the initiative to have a conversation with one of the actor guests, Miracle Laurie of Dollhouse. As usual for me, it was easier to go through a conversational door that had been opened for me than to figure out a way to start a conversation; I overheard Ms. Laurie mention to a guest that
she will be returning to the show
I also got rescued a couple of times from having to settle for the hotel cuisine. On Saturday night, Glenn Haumann took a bunch of us (including Jim and Andi Johnson and Steve Mollmann) out to a barbecue place (and yes, I will continue to spell "barbecue" correctly no matter how pervasive the qutesy "barbeque" spelling becomes). I didn't think I liked barbecue, but that was mainly from rarely having tried it. I had a pulled turkey barbecue sandwich that was quite good. It was kind of a disreputable-looking place -- the dining area was a bunch of picnic tables in the parking lot -- but I'm told that the best barbecue is found in places that look like the last place you'd want to eat. And on Sunday, Keith, Marco, Dayton, Kevin, and I went to a pizza place in the mall across the street, and Kevin and I split a margherita pizza that provided me with both lunch and dinner (since I tend to eat small portions). Which was good, because otherwise I would've gone without lunch. I'd decided to settle for a hot dog from the concession stand they had set up near the autograph hallway, but they were out of hot dog buns and told me they'd have more in five minutes. So I went away for a bit and went back, and the part of the concession stand that had the hot dogs was gone completely. Just as well, as it turned out.
And if you invented the method to avoid hangovers, you'd be the richest woman on the planet!The trick is to get shit-faced as possible without paying for it via a hangover later that night or the next day.
Disreputable!? That place was awesome! I enjoyed my pulled pork sandwich immensely. (Also some gooooood cornbread.) I think my favorite part of the place was their logo-- a pig on pole with a big Q on it, which as an obviously omnipotent pig, made me think of the Transcendent Pig in Diane Duane's novels.
He seemed to be doing well. I had lunch with him Saturday, and he expressed regret that he wouldn't get to do the edits on The Tears of Eridanus. Faked, of course-- I'm sure he relished passing such an awful project on to Margaret-- but nice all the same.
1. Drink as much water (if not more) as you do the liquid volume of the booze. It avoids dehydration which is a good chunk of what causes the hangover.
Someone taught me this when I first started to drink and it was the best drinking lesson I ever learned. I've never had a hangover since. Considering I am 100% incapacitated if I do get hungover, learning this was great!
2. Pacing/knowing when to stop. Comes with experience.
I know precisely how much I can drink and where that line is. I never, ever cross it as the results for me are dire. 3. Food in the stomach. I usually bring pretzels with me, to keep the tumtum happy while I'm filling it with Irish whiskey. Pretzels and the water work together to keep things A-OK.
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One was the potent booze (I drink only one drink, but it's a mega-kick-your-ass drink.) One was the necessary water to avoid hangovers.
The "Q" on the sides of the pig was kind of a disturbing omen -- particularly when Andi Johnson pointed out that it had humanlike eyes. I looked up at it and said, "Jean-Luc, is that you?"
I bet! I sat next to Bill during the autograph session. He must have signed 20 -30 copies of his new book, and the only person who didn't say, "I can't wait to read this," was the guy who said, "I just finished reading this, and it was great."
It's hard to top that.
I was nervous about 800 different things going into Shore Leave. I came out of Shore Leave with all of them turning out to be nothing to worry about. My only regret was that I slept through the masquerade.
But the Roast was great fun (best of all -- I was first, so I'M FREE!!!!!!!!!!!! BWAH-HAH-HAH-HAH-HAH!), and we raised $1300 for the Red Cross, which made the abuse almost worth it. My own rebuttal wasn't the best in the world, but I take heart in the fact that I was still funnier than Glenn.
Aside from the sparsely attended Sunday-at-10am Shards and Shadows panel, all the panels I did were well attended, we recorded a fun live podcast for The Chronic Rift, with Trek BBS regulars terpette and Greg Cox joining John Drew and I to discuss JJTrek, and the Boogie Knights concert went phenomenally well (we did audience requests for the first time ever, and I did my first lead vocal, on a song I wrote called "I'm Gonna Wreck the Shrine").
It was great seeing everyone, hanging out in the bar, seeing old friends, drinking too much, not eating enough, catching up with folks, and so much more. The lunch Christopher mentioned with him, me, Marco, Dayton, and Kevin was especially enjoyable after a long weekend. And talking to all the fans there, and seeing the enthusiasm for my work was very very gratifying. (Lots of people interested in the Farscape comics and saying nice things about A Singular Destiny.)
And there's now a Keith puppet. Be afraid, be very afraid!
Great weekend. I am pleased.
But the Roast was great fun (best of all -- I was first, so I'M FREE!!!!!!!!!!!! BWAH-HAH-HAH-HAH-HAH!), and we raised $1300 for the Red Cross, which made the abuse almost worth it.
My own rebuttal wasn't the best in the world, but I take heart in the fact that I was still funnier than Glenn.Aside from the sparsely attended Sunday-at-10am Shards and Shadows panel, all the panels I did were well attended, we recorded a fun live podcast for The Chronic Rift, with Trek BBS regulars terpette and Greg Cox joining John Drew and I to discuss JJTrek, and the Boogie Knights concert went phenomenally well (we did audience requests for the first time ever, and I did my first lead vocal, on a song I wrote called "I'm Gonna Wreck the Shrine").
It was great seeing everyone, hanging out in the bar, seeing old friends, drinking too much, not eating enough, catching up with folks, and so much more. The lunch Christopher mentioned with him, me, Marco, Dayton, and Kevin was especially enjoyable after a long weekend. And talking to all the fans there, and seeing the enthusiasm for my work was very very gratifying. (Lots of people interested in the Farscape comics and saying nice things about A Singular Destiny.)
And there's now a Keith puppet. Be afraid, be very afraid!
Great weekend. I am pleased.
^ I'm going to regret having commissioned the creation of that puppet, aren't I?
That's kind of a low bar to set for yourself, though.
^ I'm going to regret having commissioned the creation of that puppet, aren't I?
Not nearly as much as the rest of us are, I'm sure.
Thank the Goddess I don't have to live with it much longer.
And said episode is available to listen to - http://thechronicrift.podomatic.com/player/web/2009-07-14T09_21_55-07_00
