Our very own Nico had his "Chez Nico Dry Run" today. It took me forever to realize that Chez meant "house" and wasn't just a fancy word for "chef." Nico was kind enough to lend me his camera to use so we could get some pictures of the event, as I only had with me the horrible camera I borrowed from my sister. After some technical difficulty, I finally got the pictures online, so please enjoy! These photos are optimized for web viewing, so they should load okay on slower internet connections. For the most part, they are in the order they were taken. And if the photo is blurry, that's because they're off my camera.

The man of the house, Nico, sets out some rice for the guests.

Close up of some of the Thai food. If you weren't there, you missed out on some delicious curry chicken.

SecretASianMan and AlleninSF strike a pose in the kitchen.

After Anduex arrived, he was directed over to the table in order to fill out his nametag. Each guest was advised to put down both their username and their real name.

Our first special guest was Nico's dog, Poochini.

Even though Batgirl only lived a few blocks away from Nico, she decided to drive her car over. One of her amazing green and gold cupcakes unfortunately fell onto the floor of her car while she drove. She then proceeded to stick a rock into the cupcake to distinguish it from the rest. However, Nico was not about to let this cupcake go to waste...

All of us enjoyed Poochini's company very, very much.

This is Andeux and gigglingone, as they try not to smirk at Nico. *cough*

Gigglingone, SecretASianMan and ZeroIndulgence now all have drinks and gold cups, hmm...

There were lots of desserts, yum. Gigglingone bought brownies with M&Ms that spelled out "GO A's", while Batgirl's green and gold cupcakes embodied the spirit of the Athletics. Then there was also Nico's sweet rice and Mango concoction.

Eventually, we remembered that we were there for the game, not just for the food! AlleninSF, SecretASianMan and Batgirl settle into the living room. We decided to watch the TV with the sound off, and then listen to the A's broadcast on the radio even though TV was on a slight delay.

CheckSwingHR bought pizza for all, as well as his two gorgeous sons!

OMG, THEY KILLED KENNY [SecretASianMan].

Gigglingone, Devo, Andeux, and a revived Kenny. Poochini wants Devo's food, obviously.

And who shows up, but the man himself, Blez?! Blez and Nico decide to skip on upstairs to create a new AN thread.

A blurry ZeroIndulgence, Devo, and the television.

Mrs. Blez, Maya, Blez and Nico enjoy a nice rest on the couch.

As the game draws to a close, everyone [AlleninSF, Andeux, a blurry Mrs. Blez, Maya and Blez] are disappointed that the A's were unable to pull out a victory.

Anyway, thank you Nico, the "Chez Nico Dry Run" was lots of fun, and I'm really glad that you decided to host such an event! The food was great, the people were great, and it was just a cool day in general. Too bad the A's lost, we were so excited after the A's pulled ahead 3-2 in the 6th inning. The surprise appearance by Blez, Mrs. Blez and the adorable Maya was quite a treat, and really unexpected too. Nice meeting everyone, and thanks Kenny, for the ride to BART! Sorry if I got your username wrong, and also that I couldn't get more pictures, since the memory card filled up quickly :)