Pictures and other cruft

[flyingwolf.livejournal.com]

I'm a freak: Total ice cream or other frozen concoction consumed by me this weekend: less than an ounce (just a few tastes here and there)

I'm in the middle of posting the pics I took this weekend. I have no idea who some of these people are. If you can help me out, please let me know names. If you don't want a picture up here please let me know and I'll remove it or crop you out of it (let me know if cropping is ok). If you want a higher quality version of a pic send me your email address. (there's a send me a message link on the mac.com picture page - use that if you don't know how to contact me in other ways and don't want to comment.) If you want me to destroy a pic or part of a pic I'll do that also if requesed. So far I've only deleted pictures that didn't contain anything (one of the problems with having a non-SLR digital is that by the time the camera decides to take the pic there might be nothing to take on of.) (I apologize for taking a pic of someone after talking to her about a photo issue. It was dark and I didn't know who I was snapping - but it's a cute pic.. so I didn't delete it yet.)

Here's the URL: http://homepage.mac.com/maccoby/FlyingWolf/PhotoAlbum133.html

Other cruft: I mentioned this to a couple people as I was leaving, but while I have your attention (if I have it ;) ) I've signed up to be a member of the Super Crew for the MS Challenge Walk (National Capital Chapter) at the end of September and am fundraising for the event. More information and links can be found at http://www.britecloth.com/maria/MS_Walk.html. Here are some (I need to update the page with my higher total and better instructions on how to donate online... but that's going to have to wait until I'm unpacked / packed. The main omission is that for a donation made online to be credited to my totals you'll need to put my full name in there, but I've been keeping that off searchable LJ pages so I'm not putting it here. I can probably convince them that I'm "FlyingWolf" if you check off "Sponsorship Email Acknowledgment" and put my email address on the next line. (maria@my domain ). Two of the 4,000 DC area people with MS were at Baitcon this year and we would really appreciate any money you can through at this cause.

--Maria

Comments

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Thanks for sharing the photos! We've been almost-going for years, but aren't into the whole camping thing... as soon as they find a venue with walls and a ceiling, we'll be there! :-)

[flyingwolf.livejournal.com]

I stayed at a motel, though I have camped in the past. Just not at this site. (in fact the two other years I attended when it was at this site I camped in an off-site location (I'm ok with camping, but need a long hot shower every day - and not one I have to walk far to get to.) Plus, there's the whole noise level.

I should dig up my con list and try to figure out how many of these I've been to. Lately I've been skipping many - too far to go without at least having Monday or Friday off work. Ending up in the emergency one year didn't help my future attendence.

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

We have an added complication in that we're Sabbath-observant, so we need to be within walking distance. From what I've been able to tell, the suggested hotels aren't really walkable, unfortunately.

[flyingwolf.livejournal.com]

ah - that would make commuting difficult. Well, there was a hint on the web page of a new location for the future... maybe?

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

We can hope! :-)

[vvalkyri.livejournal.com]

There are some people who stay in the house; there've been shomer shabbes folks in the past, though I'm not sure whether anybody was this year.

[weegoddess.livejournal.com]

That was sooo cool. It was like being there all over again. Please forgive my ignorance, but how did you set up the pictures/slideshow like that? We had a BBQ recently and would like to post the pictures, once we get them all.

[flyingwolf.livejournal.com]

I used iPhoto and mac.com (which isn't free. Limit of 40ish pics per page, but when it works it's real easy.)

[coraline]

i use igal which is a hideous, hideous kuldge, but it does work and it's free.

[weegoddess.livejournal.com]

Cool. Now all I need are the pictures. Speaking of which...still waiting for yours and mangosteen's...CD's are fine if that works better for you.

[coraline]

remind me on saturday and i can get the CD to you ("better" than what -- if you just want to download them, they're online, so you don't actually need to wait for me...)

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

I've inquired but my impression is that it's need-based, e.g. people who would have real physical difficulty with being outside (as opposed to just not wanting to sleep on the ground). :-)