GaFilk

[catsittingstill]

I went to GaFilk last weekend. Wow, what a con!
It's only about 5 hours drive to Atlanta from where I live, so I drove down during the day Friday. The freeways in Atlanta are... intimidating. Seven lanes wide, I kid you not. Driving there is a delicate balance between staying far enough to the left that you can't get swept away by an unexpected exit-only lane (except they come in pairs or sometimes threes) and far enough to the right that you can get off at your exit. Since I had plenty of time (and directions from MapQuest--how did I get along before the internet?) I took it slow and easy.

My weekend pretty much went without a hitch. It was great seeing everybody! I actually spent quite a bit of open circle time roaming the halls talking with people instead of at the filk circles. It was great to have a chance to catch up. Tnatj gave me a button with my livejournal handle on it, which is what reminded me that I should get back to posting--so if you're happy to hear from me again, tell him so :-). I can't write much right now--the high points that pop to mind are andpuff's reading, getting to hang out with ladyat and bedlamhouse, Steve Savitsky's concert, Kathleen Sloan's concert, the GaFilk house band and the dancing after the banquet, picking up something like five new books and a CD in the dealer's room, the friday night circle, the saturday night circle, seeing Rob and Larissa (whose lj handles have momentarily slipped my mind), and nvrikis (and learning about the dutchy of filk haven) and everyone.

I hope I'll have time to post more later--as it is, I've really got to run, before the boss comes in and looks over my shoulder. :-)

Comments

[autographedcat.livejournal.com]

It was great to see you this weekend, and great to have you back on LJ.

Rob

PS. Larissa's LJ handle is kitanzi :)

[tnatj.livejournal.com]

Oooh, oooh, Cat, you're ALIVE!!!

I'm so very glad you liked the button. I had no idea how the badges would be received in general, and yours was specially made up.

Yes, and don't be a stranger! I'll even forgive you for trouncing Team A in "My Filk" single-handedly.

[admnaismith.livejournal.com]

Hi, Cat!

We miss you in Oregon. Glad to see you still get to sing...

[mrlogic.livejournal.com]

Nice to hear from you! We miss you. Wish I could have been there at Gafilk.

[mdlbear]

Great to see you at GaFilk, and good seeing you again on LJ.
(Steve Savitzky here, in case you don't check out my profile.)

[kitanzi.livejournal.com]

You beat me to it. :)Cat, we'd still really love to have you come visit some time if you're ever up for it - could even schedule to match a filk, if you like!

[barbara-the-w.livejournal.com]

Wheee, cat posted!

Ditto-ing the admiral here, we miss you.

BJ

Cincinnati Contra Dance Weekend

[zencuppa.livejournal.com]

By the way, here's the URL to the local Contra Dance group.

http://www.cincinnaticontradance.org/

I just got the flyer for their dance weekend "Pigtown Fling" which is April 15th-17th. The full weekend is $42.00 prereg, and $47.00 at the door and the dance is in Covington, KY this year (about 15 minutes from our house).

If you're interested in attending let me know and I'll send you a copy of the flyer and registration information (covers workshops, dances, etc.)

I will probably attend the Saturday night dance :-)

Andrea

[quadrivium.livejournal.com]

That's right! I remember you telling me that now. *scampers off to go add Steve.*

[tigertoy.livejournal.com]

It was good to see you last weekend, and good to see you post again on LJ. Thanks, tnatj! I hope you'll get back to telling us about your fascinating work and your experiences of nature in your new habitat.

[catsittingstill.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It was great seeing you and Larissa too. I'm going to try to be better about posting :-)

[catsittingstill.livejournal.com]

That sounds like a lot of fun. How do I find out when the local filks are? I vaguely remember hearing about Atlanta filks, but I've forgotten how to get information about them.

[catsittingstill.livejournal.com]

I do like the button--I think everyone liked them. I appreciate the effort to make the lion on mine "sitting still" :-) I've always had a soft spot for canting arms.

As for trouncing Team A--I will point out that 1) I was only one person on the team. You may remember me better because I'm prettier than Filkferret or Gerry (sorry guys) but they contributed significantly to the answer phase and also wrote part of the song, and 2) the songwriting (which I admit I made a significant contribution to) we only pullled ahead by 5 points. So I think your comment is exaggerated.

[catsittingstill.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I enjoyed the con. I hope things are going well in Oregon.

[catsittingstill.livejournal.com]

I wish you could have been there too! It's a fun con, but your voice, songs and keyboard would be a great addition!

[catsittingstill.livejournal.com]

Hi Steve! It was great seeing you too! I really enjoyed hearing you sing.

[catsittingstill.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :-) I'll try to post more often.

Re: Cincinnati Contra Dance Weekend

[catsittingstill.livejournal.com]

I'd love to have a copy of the flier. Thanks! And I'll check out that URL.

[catsittingstill.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm hoping to be better about posting. We'll see :-)

[tnatj.livejournal.com]

Hee!

[kitanzi.livejournal.com]

There's actually a mailing list. ACat just added you at your echoschildren.org address, but he could have sworn you were already on there. If you wind up getting things twice, let me know?

[catsittingstill.livejournal.com]

Thanks for adding me.

So far nothing has shown up in my mailbox. What address will the mailing list come from? That way I can sort through the stuff my e-mail program thought was junk and verify that it's not getting trashed by mistake.

Yours--Cat

P.S. I'll let you know if I start getting things twice :-)

[kitanzi.livejournal.com]

gafia-announce at filknet dot org

You should be able to safely let anything from filknet dot org to come through, acat says. It's very low volume, and I'm really not sure there's been anything coming through since you got signed up.