fANfest Open Thread
by doctorK on Feb 8, 2009 5:02 PM PST
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Sorry.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
You were wise to not show the Raiderettes, or Travis Buck dancing nekkid on the table.
— our secret. —
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
It was really no big thing
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Did anyone leave a jacket behind?
If so, email me — address is in my profile.
There's no crying in baseball!
Incredibly, we remembered everthing
This is, of course, why I brought along Mrs doctorK.
"Warm Springs Infernal" - FSU, 2/6/09 DLD
She's still there, and she's frightened.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
I got a great picture of little miss special K,
I’m uploading to Flickr now.
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
For those who missed out
This is the most awesome party space! Huge thanks to LynnZ, who probably got in waaay over her head but who seemed to enjoy herself nonetheless. Next time: Lots more people! I think once Lynn recovers, we can convince her to do this again sooner rather than later.
sorry i didn't make it
Soccer game got moved.
we lost, and i have a bruised foot. i am now thinking it would have been less painful to miss the soccer game.
boo. looks like a fun time was had by all!
Billy Beane loves soccerball, and so should you
by alea iacta est on Feb 8, 2009 5:35 PM PST reply actions
Yes, boo indeed.
Sorry you weren’t able to make it and that you’re injured.
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
Hopefully, he's day-to-day
alea iacta est should be alert for an overweight guy in a tie-dyed shirt …
"Warm Springs Infernal" - FSU, 2/6/09 DLD
My Aunt Bertha?
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
wait, what are you saying about me?
i’ve never worn a tie dye shirt.
Billy Beane loves soccerball, and so should you
by alea iacta est on Feb 8, 2009 7:38 PM PST up reply actions
soccer injury? game yesterday?
you aren’t by chance a student at UC Berkeley, are you????
(yes, random, I know, but there is a reason behind this line of questioning….)
There's no crying in baseball!
Lynnzgal you rock!
Other than the Coliseum itself I couldn’t imagine a better place to have a get together.
Aww!
Geez! Tweren’t nothin’. I had lots of help. Leopold Bloom for the decs, and my guys for getting the showroom in shape, skigurl and JLaff for helping me with organizing, and all of you for the great food and conversation. It was truly a joint effort.
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
Extra leftovers
So, I have five of the pink picture frames, and many of the snazzy parting gifts (thanks Lynnzgal!). The picture frames go to the first five people to email me with their mailing addresses, and the thank you gifts will go to everyone until I run out….
Email is in my profile…
There's no crying in baseball!
Can you upload an image of one of the favors?
I meant to do that and forgot. Thank you for doing this.
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
Nice meeting everyone
For those of you who had to carry me out to my niece’s car, I’m really sorry.
I'm here to talk about the past.
The other 12 of us really could have used your help
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
I'm especially sorry about your shoes
You are such a good sport; I’ll never forget that.
I'm here to talk about the past.
So THAT'S why my underwear didn't fit on the ride home
Yeah I have it right here.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
All I want to know is how come Nico's pony didn't make it into any of those pics!!!!
"God made Majnun love Layla so much that just her dog would cause confusion in him."
The Many Wines-Rumi
We played "Pin the tail on the donkey"
and apparently animals don’t care much for acupuncture.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
As always when I see the pics I wish that I had attended.
Nothing but props to Lynn for making this happen.
I'm shy too (shut up y'all!)
but everyone felt like family.
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
Especially when I screamed at your sister,
and then asked if I could borrow your car.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
You know it occurs to me that if I open my eyes,
I might have a better time at parties. Was anyone there? I heard sounds.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
I have no idea what I am doing in the first shot of me; the second one looks like I am trying to swallow a bottle of beer.
I'm here to talk about the past.
Oh quit it!
You guys are both adorable. Glad I got to meet you in person.
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
EEWWWW!
My hairy arm looks gross! The rest of the pictures look great.
It was great to be with some fellow die-hards.
If you think the rest of the pictures look great,
then your eyes must not be any more open than mine were.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
All I have to say
Is that pictures don’t do justice to the warm, funny, and caring people I caught on camera. I’m not that good.
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
No no - you're not the problem
Cameras and Nico are just not a good mix. Oh by the way, I drove home fully expecting to learn that Poochini had died (this morning he threw up everything he’s eaten since 2003) and found he was more peppy than he’s been all weekend. I credit everyone at fANfest.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
I know -
It’s like Crosby power, only with power!
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Good news!!
Poochini power!
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Feb 8, 2009 9:38 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe he knew you needed to get out and exercise your ANness
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
You put in a couple extra "n"s and an "e" but otherwise
you sound just like my doctor.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Nice photos
all of you who contributed. And thanks again to Lynn, great space to use and great decor/party favors.
Thanks everyone
I had a really great time, and it looks like you all did too.
The horse jumped over the f---ing fence.
Unlike the gloved one, my daughter dropped her charge right after I took that pic.
"Warm Springs Infernal" - FSU, 2/6/09 DLD
Boy, you don't often see
“Michael Jackson” and “dropped charge” in the same conversation.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
I totally missed her falling,
I’m glad she’s ok and had a good time. She’s a sweetie!
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
Luckily, she was able to grab at the stairs before hitting the deck
She managed to break the fall that way.
And many thanks for hosting this party – we had a blast.
"Warm Springs Infernal" - FSU, 2/6/09 DLD
I hate those stairs,
but she seemed to like them a lot.
Tell Mrs.doctork I so enjoyed talking with her. She is a lovely woman.
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
This was such a great time
A HUGE thank you to Lynnzgal for securing the space, taking care of much of the food, and, in general, making the day happen. A sizable thank you also to JLaff for translating a good thought into reality.
Also, thanks to Gigglingone for giving me a ride and enabling me to be there at all. Thanks also to Cindi for an amazing potato salad. And to Slinger for reminding me why the Cheeseboard Collective is one of my favorite places in all of the Bay Area. And to Nico for keeping his pants on until I left.
No thanks at all to everyone in attendance for not reading my and ZigFan’s minds for the first nine-tenths of the party. There’s no justifiable reason why it took that long for a group rendition of “Trade Him att the Deadline” to break out.. (Although that reminds me, thanks to SkiGurl for spontaneously putting together a pretty damn good playlist.)
Seriously, folks, I had a blast today. It was great to see everyone and get a little bit of baseball energy on an otherwise dreary day. Let’s do it again, eh?
In God We Trust....All Others Must Show Data
What he said, plus
kudos to the grill man – hot dogs done to the point of perfection, along with sauteed peppers and ample – ample! – kraut. Nice!
"...in baseball you wear a cap." -- george carlin
skigurl did a fantastic job on the play list.
I told her “Big Chill” and she came through.
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
So I got there at 5:30pm but no one was there yet -
I’ll try again at 7:00pm. Glad you liked the potato salad, 7Wes!!!! :-)
-Cindi
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
I just hope oblique doesn't sue us.
But he wasn’t there, so maybe it didn’t happen. Oh wait, it almost didn’t happen! Good thing we held down the fort all day till everyone caught on!
More thanks..
Lynn – what a great party, and I’m glad you’re willing to do it again, maybe we can celebrate postseason baseball at your place. I look forward to getting to know you this season.
Big Thanks to the A’s staff – Travis dropped off a big box from the good people at the A’s ticketservices. Sweatshirts, bobbleheads, bags, and lots more.
What a very nice surprise.
It is always big fun to get together with A’s fans. And now, since we have determined the line-ups, figured the rotation and all the bullpen innings,rejoiced in having offense and power, sent Chavy a note that he doesn’t have to be the BigBat, sent positive thoughts to our shortstop, (yes, we did!) we have started planning for Opening Night.
Pitchers and catchers report on Saturday!!
"And sometimes, when it seems like all hope is gone, Life tosses you a special gift of a baseball game" . 7/10/08 BaseBallGirl headline
Thanks I emailed her.
What a moron I can be. I’ve had that jacket since ’98 I hope I can get it back!
I know gigglingone well enough to say
she’ll almost certainly sell it back to you at a fair price.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
That looks like so much fun!
I actually went to San Diego this weekend to celebrate my anniversary with my wife, belatedly, of course. Can’t wait to see everyone at AN Day this year!
by Tyler Bleszinski on Feb 8, 2009 11:48 PM PST reply actions
Many thanks to all who organized and pitched in.
Always well worth the trek to hang with good people, good food and fun! Hope we do it again soon!
Agreed
Well worth the trek (is it still called a trek to drive over from Union City?). Hey, maybe I won’t be 90 minutes late next time, although I did end up taking home more food than I brought. That’s never a bad thing.
I'm here to talk about the past.
It would have been nice to spend more than 2 seconds chatting with you.
But the not so fashionably late arrival combined with the main event with Nico, didn’t leave a lot of time for us little people.
I was thinking the same thing
Actually had to step out of a conversation and interrupt the one you were in just to say hello before the window for those 2 seconds disappeared for good. “Little people”? Nah, everyone is the same size in my eyes.
I'm here to talk about the past.
Let's see
Nico is too easy a target, isn’t he? Whoever brought the chocolate chip cookies is out; those things tasted like Heaven on a plate. Without naming names, let’s just say it was the two groups of people standing inches from each other who obviously didn’t think enough of us to make it one big happy cirlce.
I'm here to talk about the past.
Whoever brought the chocolate chip cookies is out; those things tasted like Heaven on a plate.
Mrs doctorK thanks you (and in case anybody is interested, no, there was nothing “extra” added).
"Warm Springs Infernal" - FSU, 2/6/09 DLD
So I was walking funny
for no reason at all? Huh. It was much funner when there was cause.
I would have missed out on them altogether if my niece didn’t insist I have one. So I had three.
I'm here to talk about the past.
The goat looked me right in the eye
And said “I can be trusted”. I am just too easy sometimes.
I'm here to talk about the past.
That's ridiculous
One can never be too easy.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Not to knock Mrs.doctorK...
because her cookies were spectacular, but had I been local, I would have baked something. THEN you would have tasted heaven….on a plate.
wow, i didn't have the cookies
totally missed those. Foolish me, spent too much time standing in a cirlce and not enough time at the dessert table. Darn.
There's no crying in baseball!
I was following a family rule
Where the circle is around the dessert table.
I'm here to talk about the past.
That is a great rule!
I’m pretty sure I brought half of the dessert table home with me. Enjoying a black & white cookie as we speak.
I'm going to stash one of
Mrs.doctork’s cookies for later.
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
I brought the table
When I came back for the dessert it was gone. Now I know.
I'm here to talk about the past.
Crazy thing is
I remember asking you to watch the dessert for me while I loaded the table. I guess you interpreted that as “stuff this dessert in a bag and disappear before 67M gets back.”
Guess I had it coming to me.
I'm here to talk about the past.
This is what I'm talking about!
I’m suppose to be watching the goat. You distract me by asking me to “watch” the desserts. While I’m watching said desserts, the goat violates you, and when you get back the desserts are gone! It was all the goat!
The goat?
At least she looked you in the eye. And you did get to enjoy Mrs doctorK’s cookies before all this happend. Not to mention the best 2 seconds of your life! ;-)
Holy Toledo!
A game thread has erupted in our fANfest discussion. Awesome!
"Warm Springs Infernal" - FSU, 2/6/09 DLD
Awesome?
I got violated by a goat and ZigFan ran off with my dessert!
I'm here to talk about the past.
TWSS.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Feb 9, 2009 5:35 PM PST up reply actions
Well, why didn't anyone share how many special guests we had?
Once Nico stopped dancing with Jason Giambi, it got quite boring. Eric Chavez just kind of sat there.
"I know they're the defending World Champs, but they are the whiniest team in baseball" -Rays announcers
Really
I did enjoy talking to Bobby about hitting though. That was a cool three minutes.
I'm here to talk about the past.
Sounds like you had to fill in space for the remaining 2:55 of it, right?
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2:45 was laughing
Then I ate some cookies and commented on their awesomeness.
I'm here to talk about the past.
Awesome!
"I know they're the defending World Champs, but they are the whiniest team in baseball" -Rays announcers
Funny.
"I know they're the defending World Champs, but they are the whiniest team in baseball" -Rays announcers
The thong looks better on him, though, doesn't it?
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
It looked a little "roomy" on you both.
But then, he’s been taking PEDs…
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Feb 9, 2009 9:44 AM PST up reply actions
You weren't supposed to tell!
"And sometimes, when it seems like all hope is gone, Life tosses you a special gift of a baseball game" . 7/10/08 BaseBallGirl headline
Funnier.
"I know they're the defending World Champs, but they are the whiniest team in baseball" -Rays announcers
I want you all to know
that I’m reading this thread whilst eating some delicious leftover goodies from yesterday. So thanks! And my boys thank you too!
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
Thanks lynnzgal!!!!! You are the best!
"I know they're the defending World Champs, but they are the whiniest team in baseball" -Rays announcers
Hmm, interesting.
My boys don’t talk. Unfortunately, they also don’t produce sperm, but on the plus side I did lead the league in HRs back in 2005.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
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