TAM2: It's over.

I would like to add that this meeting really showed the skepchicks are sisters. The instant bonding between us was wonderful! I did fork up the extra money for the workshop and I would reccomend that highly! It was really very intimate and even fun! I sat next to Dr.Steven Schafersman President of Texas Citizens for Science. Besides being a very handsome, intelligent man, he has a wicked sense of humor. While Randi and Andrew were talking about pictures with the "orbs of fire" (aka, the camera strap got in the picture) Dr.Schafersman was taking a picture of Randi dangling the strap in front of the lense! Soon he was helping me do the same, and I think our giggles attracted the rest of the room as soon everyone else was doing the same! I also was picked (well, I had begged Andrew before hand to "please pick me for anything...." before) along with others, to wear a blindfold and I actually "read" with my fingers! (right....I still don't see why I didn't get the million!). Problem is ofcourse, if you can't see without your glasses, it's hard to perform this feat! But I managed!

Now, get this...I had taken off my glasses to put on the blindfold. I reach back on the table to get my glasses, and pick up the glasses that were in the exact place I left mine. Only, somehow my glasses had been magically transformed into Mr.Randi's!!! He totally fooled me! He also made the cuff links I gave him as a present disappear! I had no clue where they went! And I didn't take my eyes off them for a moment! I almost said, "Hey, I paid a lot for those on ebay! Bring them back!" I won't tell you where he hid them, but he's a genius! So, two magic tricks from Mr.Randi! Just for me! Time to fill out my pledge card!
 
Ah, you can't escape Chaos: he's everywhere!

My college friend Barbara from Stutguart always was begging me to say things in German; she enjoyed my many attempts to say "Einstürzende Neubauten." In my defence: German is HARD. I know alot more Japanese (which is to say: hardly any).

There were a bunch of people I've seen on the forum that I didn't get a chance to really chat with: Shanek, Chanileslie, Nyarlothep, et al. Hopefully I can make TAM3.

I've always said that TAM needed a disco: and we got one this year! Except with a really really lousy singer! All we really need is a good DJ with a good selection of 80's danceable tunes (instead of our 'stuck in a 70's disco time warp' piano player).

How about a video room? Episodes of Jonathan Creek, Secrets of the Psychics, Scientific American, and of course: Scooby Doo!
 
I had such a wonderful time at TAM. I really, really enjoyed meeting all the people, the talks were fantastic, and I was very impressed with everyone that I had a chance to meet. I missed some people, but in that large of a crowd, it doesn't surprise me.

A special thanks to all the Skepchicks who made me feel included. It was a pleasure to be around such witty, intelligent, fun women not to mention beautiful. And our personalities run the gamut from shy to extreme and it was wonderful.

Extra special thanks to Girl6 without whose fund, we would not have been able to attend. And Renata who can make one feel as if you are her very best friend.

Mercutio, he is wonderful. If I ever need a really good hug, I know where to find it!!

MoeFaux - she is more outrageous in person than on the forum, but so very sweet and fantastic.

And everyone else!! I won't name everyone else because I am sure to leave someone out, but they were all so, so fun and fantastic.

Yes, TAM is the best 4 days in Skepticism!! TAM has gone from something that I thought would be fun to do to something that is definitely on the agenda for next year. The speakers were excellent - funny, entertaining, informative, interesting. Not a dull speaker in the house, although I admit that my favorite talk was the Theory of Relativity. I'm a geek, I admit it. :-)

I have to say, I have to wonder about the effects of the amythest crystals handed out and that we were instructed to keep with us during the convention - I didn't have anything positive happen (other than meeting all the really cool people), but I did have my first breakout on my face in almost a year. I blame it on the crystals. :D
 
Michael Redman said:
I second that. I'm bitter. Very, very bitter.
Click to expand...

Don't be bitter... Just be at TAM3 next year! And, yes, I'm accepting donations for the TAM Scholarship Fund NOW... :D

G6
 
Mercutio said:
Let the official record show....sparklecat is considerably cuter than her avatar.
Click to expand...

Another agreement here. :)

Actually I'm beginning to think it is a natural law that skepchicks are beautiful. ;)
 
Re: Randi final talk

Originally posted by PaulK Randi also will ask Richard Dawkins to return.
[/B]
Click to expand...


Oh God no! The guy is a complete retard! :eek: I'm definitely never going if there's any chance of meeting him.
 
Re: Re: Randi final talk

Interesting Ian said:


Oh God no! The guy is a complete retard! :eek: I'm definitely never going if there's any chance of meeting him.
Click to expand...
I found I learned from people I disagreed with as well as from people I agreed with. I'd like to see you there no matter who is speaking, Ian.



Chani...*sigh*...the feeling is more than mutual...
 
Re: Re: Randi final talk

Interesting Ian said:


Oh God no! The guy is a complete retard! :eek: I'm definitely never going if there's any chance of meeting him.
Click to expand...

Let us book Mr. Dawkins with all haste.
 
Dawkins Shmawkins. It's Penn Gillette you'd better worry about, Ian.

Come to TAM3, man. We'll switches badges and make everyone insane!

N/B to TAM2 attendees: Note the use of the word retard by both people.

~~ Paul
 
kittynh said:
shanek.....he's the guy that we were dancing in front of at the G6 party....by the way, thanks for the $20's!;)
Click to expand...

Really? And I'm still alive? Amazing... :D
 
Phil said:
kitty, weren't you one of the folks saying before TAM2 that you were painfully shy? Well if that's painfully shy, we should all be so shy.
Click to expand...

I myself found it much more easy to approach people at TAM2 than in the "real" world. It may be because I know a lot of the forumites, but even those who weren't on the forum I could approach and strike up a conversation with, which is very uncharacteristic of me. Maybe it's Vegas.
 
Paul C. Anagnostopoulos said:
Dawkins Shmawkins. It's Penn Gillette you'd better worry about, Ian.

Come to TAM3, man. We'll switches badges and make everyone insane!

N/B to TAM2 attendees: Note the use of the word retard by both people.

~~ Paul
Click to expand...

Hmmm . .if we do that people might be perplexed when I start droning on about the ontological status of the physical realm when unperceived! :p
 
Dinonychus said:
I agree with Scrut. That DJ was awful. IMO, he probably would've been tolerable if the music hadn't been so damned loud! I swear, you couldn't hear yourself think in that damn lounge.
Click to expand...

Yes, my definition of "too loud" is when you have to strain to hear the person talking right next to you, and this definitely qualified.

Note to self: ask Santa for digital zoom camera next Christmas.
Click to expand...

Digital zoom is bupkis. Just put it into Photoshop and enlarge it. You'll get better results.
 
shanek said:


Yes, she's definitely one of the most memorable things about the weekend!
Click to expand...

Who is this Renata person?
:D

(runs for nuke proof bunker.......)

Is this a good place to brag about the G6/Renata sandwich I was in on the dance floor?

:p
 
Paul C. Anagnostopoulos said:
Gee, I thought the bar singing dude had a pretty fair voice.
Click to expand...

If he had toned it down and maybe selected some better music it would have come across much better. As it is, I found myself saying, "And now, ladies and gentlemen, your entertainment for tonight: John Goodman!"

(Well, except that Goodman would have been much funnier...)
 
CFLarsen said:
Here.

Had the greatest time.

Thanks to all, and some in particular. You know who you are.

Going to bed. Back later. Or earlier. Or something....
Click to expand...

It was great meeting you, Claus, and I'm sorry we didn't have more time to get to know each other better.
 
As for the guy that was singing (and I use the word loosely in this case) during the party, I can only say that this was a skeptics convention and I was pretty skeptical that the guy had any talent whatsoever. I would have liked to see (or maybe hear would be more appropriate) evidence of his purported talent but alas none was forthcoming...
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Back
Top Bottom