h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

*thinking Eats seems to be turning into a chainsaw addicted*

I bet it's the light natural scent of gasoline and 2-stroke oil wafting on the early morning breeze that keeps him coming back for more...

B4theholidayseasonfindstheIslescompletelydenudedoflargefoliage

It's an incredibly clear, still day here. We're on a hill and the views are always lovely. But today it's stunningly beautiful. The sun is so warm too. Can't believe it's November.

I haven't been out today, but it's too cold inside. I've had to put the heating on. Am sitting with my back against the heater trying to get warm.

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Right peeps, I'm planning on coming to the States next year. My intention is to fly to somewhere on the East Coast for the weekend, then fly to California to hire a camper for a couple weeks, then fly back somewhere else on the East Coast for a weekend before flying home.

I'm planning to try and do this around May next year, all depending on cash etc.

So, ideas? Where should I go, what should I see, who should I see?

Just dropping by with this F19585?thread=8284413 It's a link to an ask thread, seeing if anyone is interested in a Manchester h2g2 meet in January.

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Pastey, I seem to remember a group somewhere, hang on...

can't find what I was looking for - come on, Murricans, didn't you use to have some kind of regional Murrican clubs?

East'ish has PsychoCandy in Chicago area. Of course, the far west has Amy of the paper-sort and Happy Nerd. You haven't mentioned any chances of Canada (leaving me or my tribe out) nor the centre of the universe aka Little Doodah, so I expect you will also miss Hypatia.

Or even further south along the east is Batty and Evangeline and Monsy ...

Ah, here we go, see subtitle USA A660313 - not sure how active the groups are today, but considering the massive amount of returnees, it's hard to tell.

And might I take this opportunity to tell Candi that she was a very memorable part of my first ever hootoo meet.

Hah, and I'm wastng my time searching h2g2 for things like that instead of...

Right - I'll shut up now *returns to scribbling furiously*

California is not a small place Pastey. What part are you going to?

As for the regional groups, I know I haven't seen any activity in the Southwest US group in quite some time, more than three years now that I look at the group.

Fearing? Awaiting? Darn *chewing on her pencil yet again* Dreading? No, that's too strong - worried? Nah... anticipating is too little... dreading? Possibly... *scribbles*

And, while I realise this is no small task, might I express a wish for smiley tags to work in thread subjects, either as a word in brackets or an actual smiley?

*realises this is asking for a lot from Pastey but coming from a person who would still like to believe in ...*

...and yes, both the umlauts/other thingies and the thread titles are not something to be revived, but much longed for, so to speak. What - I can dream can't I?

Oh, right...

*returns to scribbling*

The part of California I was wanting to go to is Boonville for the beer fest, and then no idea yet. I'm thinking of getting over to that side of the country for the monday/tuesday before the fest, having the weekend of the fest, and then leaving the state possibly the thurs/friday after it, whenever it is.

I really have no idea where in the States I should go.

Only provisos are, I'm coming with the wife, and she's vegetarian. And I can't stand Disney or (large crowds of) Tourists.

Pastry, I really admire your commitment to beer.

Nick, Chicago is in the mid-West!!! The northern part, but not east coast unless a whole chunk of America fell off the eastern side during the Oklahoma quake and left Lake Superior as the new coastline.


I will be terribly unhappy if Mr. and Mrs. Pastey can't make it to New Mexico. It's an occasion that might tempt Arizonans and Utahians to gather here.

Good grief, how much of a gaming addict am I get goose bumps from just telling a fan fiction story and taking pic screens?

(Click on the picture to make it bigger)

http://a-picture-per-day.blogspot.com/2011/11/omens-of-oblivion-final-assassination.html

Sorry, I'll just get back to the writing - Matina, any fresh mbougatses around, by any chance?