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

I just popped by the Gilroy meetup space and I see where you are offering a wee bit of land to pull up a rock and camp on for the Gilroy meetup! I think that is fantastic and I should liike to take you up on that offer. I was trying to figure out how to arrange something in the way of accomodations for the meetup and was trepadations about getting a hotel for the fest.

Oh, and your kind offer has put you into the halls of my hero(ine)s. It is great to see that we can all get together in the name of HHGTTG.

Marv

Neugen.

Sorry for the typo.

Hi! Neugan might just be better than Neugen because I`ve just heard that there`s another Neugen already-maybe neugan can be the female form of Neugen.I vaguely(sp) remembered Neugen to mean 'new'-which I am both to a computer & h2g2~,well I should have written 'big eyes'in my nickname instead of abbreviating it~the way I see it coincidences can be Neug-

Hi! .. if I am coming to the meet, then having somewhere to sleep would be wonderful. It depends on she with whom I'll be coming of course, but I'm more than happy to sleep under and over a couple of ponchos, assuming there are some trees or something I can string them between; I'll just have to remember to get some proper british ones before I leave the country. .. so I may also take you up on your wonderful offer.

Hi! As I live in a redwood forest,there are more trees than buildings- it does get cold here,but July should be pleasent.There should be room in the house-the only drawback is that a family of 5 lives in the 2nd bedroom.Oh-poison oak-if you`re allergic to it,I`ll point it out to you.So,basically,it`s always on the cool side here.My mom built the house as cheaply as she could,but it does have 1,900sq.ft.&,indeed it`s on 2 1/2 acres-there should be room for quite a few friends-just bring warm clothes for the night.Gilroy will,no doubt,be hot-so be prepared!But trees? tons of them-& a creek.it`s only a mile to safeway(a large grocery store w/a coffee shop& a laundry in the same location)Lovely to have such a delightfull response!! Neug

.. .. a family of 5 in one bedroom? .. that's fairly cramped.

I am happy to camp out - it's been a long long time since I did so (the last time I was on an army exercise, as far as I can remember).. especially if such excellent company as Marv is present. ..

The family has pushed my easy-going nature to its limit-no worries there`s still room.But camping in July should be delightfully warm here-Gilroy will be HOT tho. Neug-

.. what kinda house do you live in, might I ask? And what do you do?

*nod*.. groovy. One reel of string, a couple of elastic bungees, and two ponchos and I can camp about anywhere.

Hmm. Makes me glad that I have a SUV that I can sleep int he back of, if poison oak be about. But I also have a tent and proper camping gear, so I can make do with just about anything. I have never seen a redwood in anything other than a deck, so it will be good to see them as they live.

Are there safe areas for a small campfire on your land? If so then I forsee a nice excersize in toasting marshmallows and drinking beer into the night

.. perhaps we could make this the most adventurous pre-meet yet to be planned?

You mean like make it a warm-up for Burning Man? You naughty thing you!

I inherited my house when my mom died of cancer in1979.I rented it out for 21 years-only asking that the people keep up on the maintaince-well,they didn`t.I only asked 1/2 of its` market value,so I didn`t make any $.I spent the $ on rent in Santa Barbara,ca.where I graduated from college in 1982(I took 2 yrs.off to wander about the world before I graduated).My mom was frugal to the point of parody,so she had my ex-brother-in-law build her this place for 12,000$.It`s in a beautiful location-but it`s not the sort of house I`d ever want to live in.It has 2 large bedrooms&2 bathrooms;a living room-kitchen;an entry way;alarge garage;a wrap-around deck which is in dire need of repair-well,most of the house needs fixing-up.The last family who lived here(after the couple who didn`t maintain it) replaced all the indoor appliances-then took them w/them when ever-rising prices in SB forced me to move back here.I had to take a mortgage out because the roof leaked like a sieve,the deck needs massive re-building& things like the septic tank had never been pumped out.I worked in the jewelry trade for 10 yrs.or so; 2 retail stores went out of business,then the wholesale jeweler I worked for had to downsize in the1990`s-just as well,since my dad had a fatal stroke & my ex of the last 9 yrs.broke up w/me on the way to dad`s funeral.I just lived off the rent I got then.Now I`m basically living off the mortgage-the idea was to rent out the 2nd bedroom,which would cover the mortgage- Gary gives me ~300$/mth.(he`s on disability as he`s broken just about every bone in his body)He also buys food for us until his $ runs out. So the family who won`t leave(don`t pay rent either)are the only negative thing about living here.But,I simply have to evict them. Whew! ask me a ? & get a thesis in reply.< Neugan

Sure,there`s a creek-so it should be safe to build a campfire there.Gary beer,so that activity would be fun!I prefer white wine-or gin&tonics or,heck just not red wine(I`m allergic).This is truely lovely,not too developed,land.Gary rides his mountain bike everywhere.Carmel itself started as an artist`s colony-so industry,per se,is miles away. Neugan

wow.. you've certainly had a time of it. .. what did you do your degree in, out of interest?

*ponders how many nice bottles of white wine he'll be able to fit in a suitcase when he crosses the pond*..

I was thinking no such thing, nyssa. .. ...but now you mention it..

Screw lasciviousness (*giggle*) - they are trees to be climbed! Whee! *dons forest pixie garb*

I got my BA in Anthropology-since I took classes from professors that students raved about.Other majors were too rigid in their course requirements.The idea was to get my MA in psycho-sociology(from the sociological perspective)BUT my ex-decided to tell me he wanted to break up on the day I graduated(with honors).I had it all lined up the sociological part of UCSB was fascinating-but I 'think' in socio-psychology terms (ie i found it easy& completely easy to understand-thus I got A`s)the funny bit is that there is a psycho-sociology,taught from the psychological perspective-which I don`t 'click' with.oh well,I know I do better in college than in 'real'life. Neug-

Redwoods don't really make good climbing trees... *Long* way up to the first branches...

trees are there to be climbed.

ooh! .. interesting subjects.. Again, I'm sorry that life (and people) treat(s) you badly ().. *sigh*..

I know..I remember that being a little daunting last time I was in the Redwoods...*ponder*