Okay. Where is the forum reunion being held??

[papayahed]

Okay, enough fooling around. I'm going to Mexico this April. I spent five months there last year, and I want to go back for a month. I'm not particular as to where, but the pacific coast is nice, might try that. Any takers. I'll buy the first20 rounds......

Tell me when and where and I'll buy the next 20 rounds.

[Nightshade]

Oh Booooooooo :bawling: I cant come! still take pictures and dont gt eaten by mad runaway heinz Beans intent on taking over the world :D

[baddad]

I'm not kidding......I think I hear a dos-equis calling my name..........uh,...yep, I'm sure of it.................

Gonna be near the water, gonna be hot and sweaty.........gonna improve my spanish.......what little I know other than to pay my tab, rent an apartment, buy beer....cigarettes (Marlboro rojo) , food. .......and going to be as far away from the other tourists as possible......... ummmmm...... oh yeah......
I'll be surprised if anyone takes me up on the offer of a little hospitality, but we'll see when the time comes........ all are welcome......

[starrwriter]

I'm not kidding......I think I hear a dos-equis calling my name..........uh,...yep, I'm sure of it....Gonna be near the water, gonna be hot and sweaty.........gonna improve my spanish.......what little I know other than to pay my tab, rent an apartment, buy beer....cigarettes (Marlboro rojo) , food...
Jungle boat ride! (outboard ride through mangrove tunnel to wetlands wildlife wilderness of San Blas, with a crystal-clear freshwater pool for swimming at the end.)

Rent apartment for $50US per week in town.

Plates of boiled camarones (shrimp) at palapa lean-to restaurants on the beach, washed down with inexpensive Pacifico beer.

Look up San Blas on a map: little town midway between Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlan, straight downhill from Tepic. It's like dying and going to gringo heaven.

[baddad]

Si amigo, San Blas es bonito............definately in the running......gracias........

[papayahed]

I'm not kidding......I think I hear a dos-equis calling my name..........uh,...yep, I'm sure of it.................

Gonna be near the water, gonna be hot and sweaty.........gonna improve my spanish.......what little I know other than to pay my tab, rent an apartment, buy beer....cigarettes (Marlboro rojo) , food. .......and going to be as far away from the other tourists as possible......... ummmmm...... oh yeah......
I'll be surprised if anyone takes me up on the offer of a little hospitality, but we'll see when the time comes........ all are welcome......

I've been saying my next vacation is going to be on a beach somewhere... A girl needs a rest, and to be served margaritas on the beach.

[starrwriter]

A girl needs a rest, and to be served margaritas on the beach.
I like girls who serve margaritas on the beach. In skimpy bikinis.

[subterranean]

I miss Bangkok.....the downtown and all. Hope to come back soon....

[starrwriter]

I miss Bangkok.....the downtown and all.
I miss the Patpong district of downtown Bangkok. (heh-heh)

[ChuckBukowski]

What about Havana, Cuba? I'm sure its cheap and tourist free. I gotta go before Castro dies and McDonalds pop up everywhere.

[subterranean]

I miss the Patpong district of downtown Bangkok. (heh-heh)

Yea...who doesn't?


What about Havana, Cuba? I'm sure its cheap and tourist free. I gotta go before Castro dies and McDonalds pop up everywhere.


They said he's sick, but he said he's not. Which one should we listen to?

Well, Havana sounds good...with the beaches and all..

[Darlin]

;)
I'm not kidding......I think I hear a dos-equis calling my name..........uh,...yep, I'm sure of it.................

Gonna be near the water, gonna be hot and sweaty.........gonna improve my spanish.......what little I know other than to pay my tab, rent an apartment, buy beer....cigarettes (Marlboro rojo) , food. .......and going to be as far away from the other tourists as possible......... ummmmm...... oh yeah......
I'll be surprised if anyone takes me up on the offer of a little hospitality, but we'll see when the time comes........ all are welcome......

What're you going to do when we all show up on your bungalow doorstep? :) Will you have a large enough room to put us all up or must we foot our own bill? ;)

Mexico in April would be nice though I just did Vegas last month and don't anticipate taking another vacation that soon. Would be nice if a few could get together - take lots of pictures and imbibe in much alcoholic beverages with little umbrellas in them.

[starrwriter]

Mexico in April would be nice though I just did Vegas last month and don't anticipate taking another vacation that soon. Would be nice if a few could get together - take lots of pictures and imbibe in much alcoholic beverages with little umbrellas in them.
I hate those little umbrellas. They stick in my throat when I try to swallow them.

[Darlin]

:lol: You're on a roll today! :lol:

[starrwriter]

:lol: You're on a roll today! :lol:
As they used to say at Mardi Gras in New Orleans: laizzez les bon temps roulez (let the good times roll.)

[baddad]

Sleeping arrangements in San Blas Mexico, Darlin? There is a simple solution to such a dilema: If a crowd shows up, the bathtub is a bed, the floor is a bed, and so forth, but usually one just strings up another hammock..........a single hammock... or not.........and beds are usually capable of holding more than one body.........many bodies actually.....

[jakobin]

anyone here been to crete?? hersonissos?? wicked place, we could go there, cool place to be as a big group. what do u think??

[starrwriter]

Sleeping arrangements in San Blas Mexico, Darlin? There is a simple solution to such a dilema: If a crowd shows up, the bathtub is a bed, the floor is a bed, and so forth, but usually one just strings up another hammock...
I recall seeing people sleeping in hammocks strung between palm trees on the beach in San Blas. But there might be one drawback. At certain unpredictable times of the year, jejenes are a problem outdoors. Like Alaskan no-seeums, jejenes are tiny biting gnats and you don't feel the bites until the next day. Then your skin itches like you had a case of poison ivy.

[Nightshade]

Tea Tree Oil! 3 magic words! take a bottle of that and if you put some on before you go out not even fleas or fireants will bite you.
put it on once youve been bitten and although not instant relief its very very good and quick.

The one word of warning is it stinks!

[Jay]

Tee trea oil doesn't stink! It smells nice.

[starrwriter]

Tea Tree Oil! 3 magic words! take a bottle of that and if you put some on before you go out not even fleas or fireants will bite you.
Tea tree oil is for preventing/treating skin infections and irritations, it's not an insect repellent. According to a Mexico travel website I found, the only thing that repels jejenes is Pennyroyal oil (which of course you can't find in Mexico.) Off/Deet isn't effective against jejenes.

[Nightshade]

No tea tree oil IS an insect repellent the best there is its just that its really much tooexpensive to be used on a regular basis unles like my baby sister you have a terrible allergy to anything that bites from mosqitos to fleas to ants to those nasty horrible little flies whose english name I dont know.

[starrwriter]

No tea tree oil IS an insect repellent...
Not according to several medical websites where its uses were described. Google it.

[Nightshade]

yes but it works so why fuss?
and anyway they use it in childrens nits shampoo for 2 reasons a its poisnous and b) it stops the kids recatching it the next week because it repells them.
anyway I know it works so you can believe me or not as you choose, that is your buisness http://www.websmileys.com/sm/sad/533.gif

[baddad]

I'll bring my tse-tse swatter........the bugs will have a hard time nipping me through the sweaty sheen of hops/barley/rice extracts I'll be sweating. Bugs, shmugs.......

[starrwriter]

I'll bring my tse-tse swatter........the bugs will have a hard time nipping me through the sweaty sheen of hops/barley/rice extracts I'll be sweating. Bugs, shmugs.......
I'll drink to that. Besides, I probably have immunity after my encounter with jejenes the one time.

Beach near San Blas:
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/starrwriter/playa.jpg

La Tovara at end of jungle boat ride:
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/starrwriter/tovara2.jpg

[baddad]

hmmmm.............time for a holiday me thinks.............Yucatan perhaps....

.......................mai-mai.........cocktails..........leave on a moments notice...........which usually angers my friends, because they can not......

......................................

[papayahed]

hmmmm.............time for a holiday me thinks.............Yucatan perhaps....

.......................mai-mai.........cocktails..........leave on a moments notice...........which usually angers my friends, because they can not......

......................................

Hey Bad!! What's goin' on?


Wasn't the reunion suppossed to be held in Kansas?

[Nightshade]

no it was held in manchester :p

[baddad]

Hey Bad!! What's goin' on?


Wasn't the reunion suppossed to be held in Kansas?

......um..................ah.......... OH, YES, KANSAS.............land of wonderfully soft beaches, palm trees, friendly locals, a place to snorkel the fabulous reefs......WHAT COULD I POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN THINKING............ THE CARRIBEAN, BAHHH.........

But seriously, i need to go to the beach...............and so i will...........see you there, Donovans pub, Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico.........

[dramasnot6]

I'm probably the 100th member to suggest this but how about....
STRATFORD UPON AVON

[Madhuri]

Lets all meet at the North Pole, and go for a World Tour on a bicycle. :nod:

[dramasnot6]

Im up for that! :D I would love to bicycle around the world, we can visit everyone's home that way. Maybe if we bicycle into outer space we can visit Toni and my homeplanet as well :p

[Nightshade]

I'm probably the 100th member to suggest this but how about....
STRATFORD UPON AVON

Whats so special about Stafford, who wants to se the potteries anyway.... oh wait the dylexia strike again... sTRATford.... humm shaky's home town?? how about whats it called home of the Brontes or Manchester Elizabth Gaskells house is museum... its pink :eek2: the bus I was one drove past it a couple of weeks go turns out its just round the corner ( and 20 minutes off from me)

Voted 'Best Visitor Attraction' in the 2006 Godiva Awards is the [Stratford Town Walk] and Stratford Town Ghost Walk. Stratford Town Walk offer a guided public walk every day of the year - even Christmas Day - to see the Shakespeare Town Houses, Grammar School, Theatres and Holy Trinity Church. The guides entertain and inform with lots of information that you could never discover from a guide book. A must, if visiting Stratford with a couple of hours to spare. In the evening on Mon, Thurs and Fri there is a spooky ghost walk around the historic streets to hear grisly stories of ghosts, witches, murder and mayhem. Be afraid, very afraid. The guides are professional magicians and members of Equity. Monthly ghost cruises take place in partnership with Bancroft Cruises from April to October. Entertainment with a difference.

Six kilometres away is Charlecote Park, an historic house set in a deer park, from where Shakespeare reputedly poached deer.

Eight miles away is Ragley Hall, one of England's finest stately homes and home to the Jerwood Sculpture Park.

The town had a publicly-funded art gallery, The Gallery, but this was closed in 2004.

The influx of tourists into Stratford has caused tension with residents for decades, and there are perennial complaints about numerous tour buses clogging certain roads in the town.

There are plans to refurbish the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, and to build offices and flats on the defunct cattle market next to the railway station.

Each year on or about Michaelmas Day Stratford hosts one of the largest Mop Fairs in the country

ok why not sounds like fun!:D

[Pensive]

Perhaps in a place where the chairs would be like this: :p

http://www.blavish.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/04/Bibliochaise.jpg

http://www.style-files.com/images/dondola500x329.jpg

[Janine]

Pensive - those chairs are marvelous - know where I can get one?

...which reminds me, where have you been lately in our short story discussion....we all miss you.

How about a huge magic carpet? We could just float around the world together...see everything from a cloud!

[papayahed]

I've changed my mind, Bad was right Kansas is not a good place for the reunion. I change my vote to Louisiana. :D

[Bakiryu]

Fairyland always has my vote :)

[the silent x]

mackinac island, we alone could make all the residence die of shock when they se 5 ferries of people step onto the island all of them reading thousands of books

[Bakiryu]

They probably fall all into the sea for being too absorbed in their reading and not looking at where they're going :lol:

[Pensive]

Pensive - those chairs are marvelous - know where I can get one?

Hi Janine! (:p) Ummmm....that's the problem, we have to find the place where they actually are to spend the day of our forum reunion perhaps? :p


...which reminds me, where have you been lately in our short story discussion....we all miss you.

Was busy in fooling around and playing games lately! :D But now you remind me of it, I would most certainly be there! Miss it too! :)


How about a huge magic carpet? We could just float around the world together...see everything from a cloud!

That's a good idea but would we be able to put our eatables' stall on it? And oh there would be plenty of heavy heavy books! I fear the carpet would collapse... :p

[papayahed]

That's a good idea but would we be able to put our eatables' stall on it? And oh there would be plenty of heavy heavy books! I fear the carpet would collapse... :p

And it wouldn't be to stable for our drinks.:p

[Pensive]

And it wouldn't be to stable for our drinks.:p

Exactly! And there are even some carpets which follow their own 'mind' who knows where they take us? *pretends to shudder at the thought* :p

[baddad]

Meet me in the vicinity of the Concepcion' volcano, Nicaragua, Central America. I think........sometime in.....late February 2008.

..................and bring the curved chrome chair.........

Wonderful to see so many of you still active on this website. And though I originally started this thread, and have travelled extensevely since, and extended invitations numerous times............I have not yet experienced the pleasure of sharing a beverage with anyone from the forum. So........Pacific Coast, Central America............see you there....................

............P.S. One day, in the next year or 2........Iceland. Be sure to pack a bathing suit.................

[Niamh]

hey Baddad! Was wondering where you've been.

[papayahed]

Meet me in the vicinity of the Concepcion' volcano, Nicaragua, Central America. I think........sometime in.....late February 2008.

..................and bring the curved chrome chair.........

Wonderful to see so many of you still active on this website. And though I originally started this thread, and have travelled extensevely since, and extended invitations numerous times............I have not yet experienced the pleasure of sharing a beverage with anyone from the forum. So........Pacific Coast, Central America............see you there....................

............P.S. One day, in the next year or 2........Iceland. Be sure to pack a bathing suit.................


That's only because you leave vague details of where you'll be, good to see your still around. Were your ears burning?

[the silent x]

baddad, ok, i'll bring a swim suit to iceland, but we'll have to take eskimo gear if we're going to go to central america, once the poles shift we'll be freezing anyway

[Janine]

Shakespeare and Company, Paris....meeting place for many poets and authors for many many years gone by.....how great is that? We might sit in a chair that James Joyce once occuppied.


Hi Janine! (:p) Ummmm....that's the problem, we have to find the place where they actually are to spend the day of our forum reunion perhaps? :p

You can bring your great chairs to my magic carpet! We will be rockin' in the sky.....and floating on clouds.....;)


Was busy in fooling around and playing games lately! :D But now you remind me of it, I would most certainly be there! Miss it too! :)

I noticed - well, it is summer and you needed a rest and 'down-time'. Thanks for coming back to short stories. Starting a new one now; will you participate - you are a great asset!


That's a good idea but would we be able to put our eatables' stall on it? And oh there would be plenty of heavy heavy books! I fear the carpet would collapse... :p

Pensy, didn't you know? 'Magic Carpets' can hold a entire world! Weight is no problem in the realm of imagination.:)

[Pensive]

You can bring your great chairs to my magic carpet! We will be rockin' in the sky.....and floating on clouds.....;)


Pensy, didn't you know? 'Magic Carpets' can hold a entire world! Weight is no problem in the realm of imagination.:)

Your magic carpet sounds good but still there is a fear of its collapse? By most of the 'magic carpet' books I have read, I have learnt never to trust it! Many claim it has a mind of its own and can take you anywhere. Risky and scary, isn't it? :p


I noticed - well, it is summer and you needed a rest and 'down-time'. Thanks for coming back to short stories. Starting a new one now; will you participate - you are a great asset!

Oh don't thank me I myself like to discuss Lawrence's works. And yes, I would love to participate in this one too. :) I am afraid though I might not be able to remain very active, because I have got some other books also to read/complete yet in July including To the Lighthouse, Oscar Wilde's stories, upcoming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and another book which I am reading at the moment. But as these are summer vacations, there is a plenty of time and I would love to participate. :)

[Janine]

Your magic carpet sounds good but still there is a fear of its collapse? By most of the 'magic carpet' books I have read, I have learnt never to trust it! Many claim it has a mind of its own and can take you anywhere. Risky and scary, isn't it? :p

Pensy, true they can have 'a mind of their own' sort of like computers:crash: ...BUT.... MY magic carpet is a special one - very sturdy - and equiped with steering and other high tech equipment (do use your imagination!). It is a lovely Persian carpet and wonderfully soft to glide along the heavenly realms of soft fluffy clouds (those clouds also will keep us airborn). What a spectacular view we will have of the entire world and the stars and planets, too. We can wave to all our friends on Lit Net, as we sail by their repective countries, on the upper atmospheric vapours or purest blue. Dream, dream, dream and we will be fine and safe, too! The carpet is the place to meet. Anyway, most of us already have our minds high in the clouds - don't we? It won't take much to get us airborn!



Oh don't thank me I myself like to discuss Lawrence's works. And yes, I would love to participate in this one too. :) I am afraid though I might not be able to remain very active, because I have got some other books also to read/complete yet in July including To the Lighthouse, Oscar Wilde's stories, upcoming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and another book which I am reading at the moment. But as these are summer vacations, there is a plenty of time and I would love to participate. :)

I am glad you do. It seems several of you have found a new interest in reading Lawrence. I am glad I have been influencing your all in that respect. Still I do know how busy we all are, most definitely, including myself! I have slowed up some, but now that you mentioned it - I am also reading TTLH and the Oscar Wilde stories. The Wilde - I just got them out of my library today. I don't think the book has all of them,:( ,so I may have to read some oneline. I only read one, so far - 'Devoted Friend' - but the others I have read years ago and know pretty well.
Wow, so you are also reading two other books - the Potter ones?! Well, the short story this time is just that -- short-- so if you do find any time left over, stop by for some comments or just to read the posts or say hi. Always good to see you there!;)

[Pensive]

Pensy, true they can have 'a mind of their own' sort of like computers:crash: ...BUT.... MY magic carpet is a special one - very sturdy - and equiped with steering and other high tech equipment (do use your imagination!). It is a lovely Persian carpet and wonderfully soft to glide along the heavenly realms of soft fluffy clouds (those clouds also will keep us airborn). What a spectacular view we will have of the entire world and the stars and planets, too. We can wave to all our friends on Lit Net, as we sail by their repective countries, on the upper atmospheric vapours or purest blue. Dream, dream, dream and we will be fine and safe, too! The carpet is the place to meet. Anyway, most of us already have our minds high in the clouds - don't we? It won't take much to get us airborn!

I am glad you do. It seems several of you have found a new interest in reading Lawrence. I am glad I have been influencing your all in that respect. Still I do know how busy we all are, most definitely, including myself! I have slowed up some, but now that you mentioned it - I am also reading TTLH and the Oscar Wilde stories. The Wilde - I just got them out of my library today. I don't think the book has all of them,:( ,so I may have to read some oneline. I only read one, so far - 'Devoted Friend' - but the others I have read years ago and know pretty well.
Wow, so you are also reading two other books - the Potter ones?! Well, the short story this time is just that -- short-- so if you do find any time left over, stop by for some comments or just to read the posts or say hi. Always good to see you there!;)

Well, I am going to read only Deathly Hallows from HP series, and the other book I was reading (which you might have thought was Harry Potter) was A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula which I have completed now. :) But I would surely drop by and try my best to participate. Short stories don't take much time to read after all. As for the discussion, it's not all in a day's work usually. :p

[Janine]

Well, I am going to read only Deathly Hallows from HP series, and the other book I was reading (which you might have thought was Harry Potter) was A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula which I have completed now. :) But I would surely drop by and try my best to participate. Short stories don't take much time to read after all. As for the discussion, it's not all in a day's work usually. :p

Pensive, thanks, and glad to see you there today. Short stories don't take that long to read, but posting is another story, I know. I just posted something and it took me an hour, at least. You girls are wearing me out!

Humm...your books sound good, ambitious, too. I hope you enjoy them all! I am nearly done the Lighthouse and then I hope to read those Oscar Wilde tales...think I saw you in that thread...right? I hope so. Well, we must jump upon our magic carpet and go onto other threads ~~~swish ~ here's a nice breeze and I am off and floating on air~~~!

[Pensive]

Pensive, thanks, and glad to see you there today. Short stories don't take that long to read, but posting is another story, I know. I just posted something and it took me an hour, at least. You girls are wearing me out!

Humm...your books sound good, ambitious, too. I hope you enjoy them all! I am nearly done the Lighthouse and then I hope to read those Oscar Wilde tales...think I saw you in that thread...right? I hope so. Well, we must jump upon our magic carpet and go onto other threads ~~~swish ~ here's a nice breeze and I am off and floating on air~~~!

I started To The Lighthouse what seems like ages ago and yesterday when I was trying to continue it I felt I had lost the track. Seems like I will have to start all over again.

Have fun floating on your carpet! Stay safe! :p

[Pendragon]

A reunion? And nobody bothered to tell old Uncle Pen? http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/AbsalomKane/Smilies/ISNF.gif

[Niamh]

I've changed my mind, Bad was right Kansas is not a good place for the reunion. I change my vote to Louisiana. :D

And we can all meet in New Orleans for Mardi Gras!:p

[papayahed]

And we can all meet in New Orleans for Mardi Gras!:p


It's a bit of a drive for me but I'll second it! :D

[Niamh]

And we can do all the ghost tours, and drink lots of cocktails, and...
Man! I really wont to go!!!!:lol:

[baddad]

Carnival in Mexico, Cozumel, around the 24 of February, come a few days early in order to get settled in.............absolutely no reason to go to this Island except the beauty and beer, famous reefs, fantastic people, incredible sunsets, sunrises.......

.......I rest my case............2 weeks should take care of anyone's doldrums....

[Chava]

baddad? have you risen from the ashes?

[papayahed]

Carnival in Mexico, Cozumel, around the 24 of February, come a few days early in order to get settled in.............absolutely no reason to go to this Island except the beauty and beer, famous reefs, fantastic people, incredible sunsets, sunrises.......

.......I rest my case............2 weeks should take care of anyone's doldrums....


Nooooooooo. Seriously two weeks later or earlier and I'm there.

[Niamh]

Copenhagen 18th of june-7th 0f July

[Chava]

Damn straight! Copenhagen it is!

[quasimodo1]

You know Pen, this reunion invitation never reached me. Besides don't you need a union before a reunion? Maybe we'll get an invite and I think it should be the mathmatically devised center drawn from the gps marker of every member. quasi

[papayahed]

I didn't really get an invite either, I just assumed that since it was posted in a public spot it was an open invitation.

[Niamh]

I assumed it was an open invite also. No one gave me an invite.

[Nightshade]

I always assumedf this thread was a joke....??

[papayahed]

I always assumedf this thread was a joke....??

And that too.

[subterranean]

A reunion? And nobody bothered to tell old Uncle Pen? http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/AbsalomKane/Smilies/ISNF.gif

Oh, Pen..., it's like what Papaya said, this is an open thread..so assumed that you were told and that you are invited wherever and whenever the reunion take place!: ;) :p

[crazefest456]

oh whatever everyone.. Party at my place!! woot woot!!!!!!!!


uh, no....eek sorry (my parents would freak..)

[Niamh]

Well...Copenhagen is serious....:( no joke....

[crazefest456]

ohhh....I didn't know you guys were referring to that other thing!! sorry, stupid moment...

[quasimodo1]

To Niamh:Copenhagen would be perfect. We need to talk Admin into a bit of advertising for some small media attention to this site's convention there, you know, like a junket. Sure. quasi

[Niamh]

Its not an official reunion, but i think it would be great to have T Shirts!

[Nightshade]

*Drum roll*
http://www.cafepress.com/thelitnet/768843

maybe we could get them without the front pics though Chris?
and longer quotes....!!:nod:
:p

[Niamh]

Damn it Nightie!:lol: you got there before me!:p
Oh and in black instead of white:D

[Nightshade]

Black... doesnt that go icky in the mud ( and it cant be bleached...)

Oh wait Im thinking glastenberry
:rolleyes:

[Niamh]

hehehe....

[Nightshade]

we could just settle with olive to begin with...I like olive-y coloured tops...

[papayahed]

Come on!!!! The shirts have to be brown and beige.

[Nightshade]

Come on!!!! The shirts have to be brown and beige.

Duh! of course, but wait how about the orangy..original Litnet colour?
that would be nice and very ummm whas the world nostalgic...:nod: