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New England Pre-TAM Bash

I've been waiting to see what this week brings and I shall not be able to attend either. There is just too much to get done before TAM.


Everyone enjoy and somebody pop a top for me.



Boo
 
Boo said:
Everyone enjoy and somebody pop a top for me.
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Do you mean that someone should unbutton her blouse in your memory? I'm sure if we get Rebecca liquored up enough she'll oblige. :D

Sorry to hear you can't make it though. :(
 
Kitten said:
Well... I am currently working 7 days a week in the lab trying to produce some data, but I can probably slip away later afternoon/evening. I'll do a few hours of work Saturday morning and then will try to escape from lab as soon as I'm able.
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Don't rush too much and give yourself radioactive acid laser burns or something :D
 
Boo said:
I've been waiting to see what this week brings and I shall not be able to attend either. There is just too much to get done before TAM.
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You know, I keep hearing this. What's to do? Throw a few clothes in a bag and take a shower. And the shower isn't until Sunday. :D

~~ Paul
 
Paul, maybe you could shower before your party? Huh?

I have found that I currently need 4 suitcases for TAM.

Pool Boy has offered to repack for me while I am at your party.

I need a younger, stronger Pool Boy that will not object to so much luggage.
 
Paul C. Anagnostopoulos said:
You know, I keep hearing this. What's to do? Throw a few clothes in a bag and take a shower. And the shower isn't until Sunday. :D

~~ Paul
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*packs up dirty laundry, twins, teenager, grocery list and dirty dishes; mails it to Paul*



Ok, NOW I'm ready.;)



Boo
 
In Kitty and Boo's spirit, Paul: go find me a cute party dress, size 8-ish. Then write a 20-minute TAM presentation, with PowerPoint slides. Then plan a gigantic party. Then pack my bags and get my ass to the airport by Tuesday evening.

Okay, now I'M ready!
 
Kitty said:
Paul, maybe you could shower before your party? Huh?
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No, that was Boo's pre-TAM shower. Sunday would work. :D

I have found that I currently need 4 suitcases for TAM.
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What in hell are you taking? That's almost one suitcase per day, for crying out loud.

Boo said:
*packs up dirty laundry, twins, teenager, grocery list and dirty dishes; mails it to Paul*
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Would it help if I shopped for you tomorrow morning and then loaded up your car when you came?

~~ Paul
 
Becca said:
In Kitty and Boo's spirit, Paul: go find me a cute party dress, size 8-ish.
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Unnecessary. Anyway, you probably have one already. You can wear it twice, don't you know. Trust me, we don't remember if we've seen it on you before.

Then write a 20-minute TAM presentation, with PowerPoint slides.
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A 20-minute presentation requires a page of notes: 1/2 hour. The PowerPoint slides take about 10 minutes each: 2 hours.

Then plan a gigantic party.
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Now that is important! Tell everyone to bring stuff. Make sure the room is available. Done. Trying to plan for this crowd is like herding wombats.

Then pack my bags and get my ass to the airport by Tuesday evening.
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Packing should take a most a half hour. You'll be ready by Tuesday.

Anyone else need any help planning their next few days? :D

~~ Paul
 
All my problems are solved! I'll show up to my own crappy party wearing an old dress so that when you take photos of me you can't tell if it's this year or last year. Then I'll realize I'm missing half the things I should've thought to pack had I given it more than 30 minutes time, and then I'll give the world's most gawdawful presentation ever!
 
Hmm... I don't understand. The party (to which I may show up a little late) takes ~4-5 hours of time.

I'm *very* busy these days, working until 10 or 11 most nights. But even going to the party, I still have the rest of weekend to pack, read isotope papers, run samples in the argon lab, pack new samples to be irradiated, research plane tickets to Thailand, find giant wire baskets for rocks, et cetera. We have to ship all our stuff by container to Australia within three weeks or so! Eeek!

Then again, the most important task of the weekend-- finding a dress for the TAM forum party-- has already been accomplished. That's probably why I feel so relaxed.

Seriously, though, Becca.. just wake up a little early on Saturday or something. I'd hate for you to miss a good party.

*hugs*
 
Mrs Beady & I send our regrets. I'm going home from work early, hacking and sneezing and feeling generally like crap. I would apologize, but it seems counterintuitive to feel sorry for not spreading the plague among a group of people about to engage in major debauchery.

Have fun, gang! :(
 
Rebecca said:
All my problems are solved! I'll show up to my own crappy party wearing an old dress so that when you take photos of me you can't tell if it's this year or last year. Then I'll realize I'm missing half the things I should've thought to pack had I given it more than 30 minutes time, and then I'll give the world's most gawdawful presentation ever!
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See, wasn't that easy?

What's to plan at the party? You need a room and some eats.

No one will ever look at the photos from an old TAM, so the dress doesn't matter.

You can buy anything you're missing in Las Vegas. They probably won't let you carry it on the plane anyway. ... Oh my, you're not planning on checking luggage, are you?

The presentation must be good, so if you need an hour to make notes, be my guest. Don't forget Paul's Presentation Ratio: One page of notes for each 20 minutes of talking.

~~ Paul
 
Kitten said:
Then again, the most important task of the weekend-- finding a dress for the TAM forum party-- has already been accomplished.
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Oh all right, so I'll bring a special, clean T-shirt just for the forum party.

~~ Paul
 
rebecca said:
I know, it came across harsher than I meant because I'm stressed out and was up all night in the fetal position because of it. Bleh.

Okay, but JUST because I see that today is Kitten's birthday, and I haven't seen her in ages. Bah!
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Love you, Rebecca. If you want to borrow anything of mine for the party (shoes, dresses, et cetera) or want a friend to help you shop for the perfect dress, I'm there.

Dredging sample baskets can wait!
 
Rebecca said:
I know, it came across harsher than I meant because I'm stressed out and was up all night in the fetal position because of it. Bleh.
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Oh no, I didn't include that bubble because I thought you sounded harsh. I just didn't wany anyone to .. you know ... like ... take my incredibly life-simplifying suggestions seriously or nuthin'.

But do I hear in your voice that you might be coming? That would be sweet!

~~ Paul
 
You know, I keep hearing this. What's to do? Throw a few clothes in a bag and take a shower.
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Yeah, easy for you people who are still the same size you were last month, nevermind last TAM! (Not actually complaining about that too much! :D )

But the square foot in the suitcase taken up by the nebulizer machine required for us asthmatics because of Vegas' smoke, makes packing a highly intense and stimulating intellectual exercise.

That said, I'm gonna start packing at 8pm Monday night, and plan on being in bed by 10:30, shower and all. I leave Tuesday after work. :p

I'll bring some cheese to go with this and all the other whines to the party!

Mattfn :moose:
 
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