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Thread intended for use of planning the
First Annual  Susan's Fest 2006 Event
to be held in:
   Portland, OR

Please limit your posts to planning matters\advice\suggestions.

Thanks

Good move Chynna. I will say it then again here about the park. That sounds like the best idea to me. It will be inexpensive, but should be fun. I love frisbee, so I will brig one. Im sure there will be picnic tables for those to hang out who don't want to do anything physical. Softball would be cool if we have enough people, but then I realize we would have to bring equipment, and I am left handed, so I would need my own glove. Maybe just other people's interests if it is something small they can bring? Like cards? plastic horseshoes? I don't know. As far as a picnic goes, we could all pitch in and get stuff from maybe a grocery store with a deli? Just ideas.

                                           Marco

I was thinking that about the park. Ill find a local Wal mart and buy a cheap $30 grill myself so we can cookout oh yeah im domesticated!!! LOL.

FYI

Check to find out the city ordiance (if any) on the maximium occupancy of one specific group is before requiring a permit etc.

in the park you select..just in case some public official feels like doing his job that day or just wants to be smart we have ourselves covered.

Ps that was hard to write without cursing!LOL

Chynna

Even better yet. Alot of parks have grills there.

That gives me a better idea on a park.

Melissa

Melissa has secured the park. And the restaraunt for Saturday. On the park for Suday, it is a big one with trails. Picnic tables for hanging out, so bring little stuff you like to do if you want. I am bringing my frisbee. I love frisbee. I guess we will have to start talking about what we want to cook there?

                                             Marco

I'm not a hundred percent sure cooking was allowed there - we may need to stop by the store - but it was the best park I could find.  It might be ok if we brought out own grill.  I have a portable one I could probably bring.

Melissa

i can bring my guitar :) if youd all like


Posted at: August 22, 2006, 02:37:55 PM

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and veggie burgers

Sounds good.  Just don't pack too heavily for the trip over here if you're going by plane.  It helps with getting past TSA.

Melissa

TSA?

Transportation Security Administration (http://www.tsa.gov/)

or in the Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transportation_Security_Administration)

Melissa

Jaded,
   Bring your guitar, but yes, we will have to get food on that day to cook. 

Melissa,
      How big is your grill?

                                    Marco

Small.  It's round - maybe a foot and a half in diameter.  We can cook the food in batches though.

Melissa

Hey, wow, October 7th and 8th you say?  Thats enough warning that I could schedual the time off and finaly take a much needed vacation  :D   It'd be a long drive but Itd be cool to get out and see a diffrent part of the country rather than the desert all the time.  I know Im not west coast but *shrugs*  I think itd be fun.........  mind if a demented desert dweller crashes the fest LoL?

Definitely come. :)  We decided that it's not only for people who live on the west coast (you could come from anywhere in the world as far as I'm concerned), it's just being held on the west coast.  Perhaps the west coast fest is now the wrong name for it as people nationally are coming.

Melissa

Lynn,
    Please do come. Just go and put in your vote. It would be good meeting you as well.

Melissa,
     We can drop "West Fest" and just call it "first Annual Susan's Fest, or every year here after just name it according to what part of the country we decide. What do you think?

                                      Marco

Coolness  :D  *Hugs*

where do I place my vote at??????

I changed the name of the event, due to the fact that we have people coming from all over the place. Every year from here out we will refer to it by number, and hold it in another state, based on who lives where and wants to organize. Well that's it.

                                        Marco

darn it!!  i live in portland and will be out of town.  hopefully i can get back early enough sunday to attend.  maybe that could be my first time out enfemme. wouldn't that be exciting.  im not sure about it now maybe later. if i do i will have to  buy a special outfit.  where about in portland is it being held.

           thank you to all the wonderful people at susans ;)

I vote we hold it in the Middle East........

Then I can attend.

:( :( :( :( :( :( :(

Buffy

:icon_rolleyes:

You can hold your own one in the middle east and see how many people will come. ;)

Melissa

Quote from: Melissa on August 22, 2006, 11:50:20 PM
You can hold your own one in the middle east and see how many people will come. ;)

Melissa

Great Idea Melissa .... we can all be thrown out together then!

;D

Buffy

i love the mid east :) :) :)

Quote from: Buffy on August 23, 2006, 12:00:37 AM
Great Idea Melissa .... we can all be thrown out together then!

;D

Buffy

Oh, I wasn't planning on attending anyway as I can't afford the travel. ;D

Melissa

i wont be able to get to portland  but i could send some SalmonBerry Wine for the day at the park.

Kate Alice

Which of you like to play frisbee? I need to know this. I have always loved frisbee, but as we get on with our lives and too busy, then when you teach your kids at too young of an age and all they do is hit the house, or throw it into the ground it becomes boring. I just need a challange, someone who throws well ;)

                                                Marco

I can play. :)

Melissa

Excellent. Are you any good?

Somewhat.  When I worked at my Dad's house, we would take breaks and throw the frisbee for the dog.  He was always better than me, but I could throw it with some distance and it usually went a couple hundred feet before hitting the ground or a house. ;)

Melissa

Alright then. You be ready. Because we are going to play ;) I can't wait. When I was like 12, I used to make my friend Cathy play for hour with me. What a trooper she was. I was a very physical player, guess I still am, but I would dive and catch everything, and poor Cathy would have to just keep going until I had had enough. I really can't wait.

                                         Marco

:eusa_doh: What did I just get myself into?  Just kidding. ;)

Melissa

Lots of fun. I promise >:D

                   Marco

Let me find out your throwing me & Pams frisbee around to other woman!! >:D :icon_peace:

I think I can play.... not totaly sure cuz its been near on a decade LoL... used to play allot in HS before evil puberty finaly hit  *shrugs*  then I was too inballanced to do much of anything.  We can allways give it a shot though..... right?

Quote from: LynnER on August 31, 2006, 11:00:33 PM
I think I can play.... not totaly sure cuz its been near on a decade LoL... used to play allot in HS before evil puberty finaly hit  *shrugs*  then I was too inballanced to do much of anything.  We can allways give it a shot though..... right?

Oh Lynn, I am sure there will be someone there who can show you; I have only played frisbee with my brother Joseph when we were much younger, so I'm not sure I'll remember how.  We can play board games too, I will bring one! :)


tinkerbell :icon_chick:

Quote from: Chynna on August 31, 2006, 10:56:14 PM
Let me find out your throwing me & Pams frisbee around to other woman!! >:D :icon_peace:

And then what Chynna? ???

                          Marco

I'm awful at Frisbee, but I can always bring my soccer ball... that I'm good at, at least.

Rafe

Rafe,
      I will teach you. ;)

             Marco

rafe  i second that i cant play frisbee for squat
jaded

Oh this sounds like fun.   Open party???
Cant tell you how stupid I feel for not knowing so many Portland area people are on this site.
Thank you Amberwish for reminding me of this site.
By the way Melissa, can you help me spread the word on the casino trip for November 5th?
I like the sound of the Susan Fest.

Quote from: JackieSpratten on September 11, 2006, 10:48:41 PM
Oh this sounds like fun.   Open party???
Cant tell you how stupid I feel for not knowing so many Portland area people are on this site.

It's open to anyone who's part of Susans, as the idea is to meet in person the group of people we chat with.  If you want to come and maybe bring a friend, you're welcome, but please RSVP with me.

Quote from: JackieSpratten on September 11, 2006, 10:48:41 PM
By the way Melissa, can you help me spread the word on the casino trip for November 5th?

You could do this.  Place a post under the Calendar Events category.

Melissa

QuoteTSA?

TSA stands for Transsexual Antagonizers.