~Even More Pictures!!~




(suszz's story)
It all began with a small idea. Someone said...."I am comming to the States"..Suszz thought..wow I would like to meet this person, and so was born the idea of "The Scifi Room East Coast Reunion" It took some planning and a lot of help from Auntie and others too !! but from all of this....one of the best times in my life came about. I think one of the best things about the reunion was that we were all like old friends, no bonding time was needed ! The web affords you the time to get to know someone well before you meet (although I had already met Auntie prior to the reunion) and we all had talked on the phone a lot too.!!! OK on to the Fun!!!

Sequence of events:
THURSDAY: Susz cleans house furiously, oh well...every one knows I am no housekeeper. Susz drives up to Hartford to pick Char up from the airport. Susz and Char have a picnic on THE Woobie and fight over the curser. Char wins due to typing speed!!! Susz passes out and Char continues long into the night......chatting LOL!
FRIDAY: Susz and Char take a trip to Barnes and Noble bookstore, where Susz buys a really trashy novel by her fav author (Anne Rice). Char buys some books she couldn't find in Texas. Back at the Collective Headquaters Cal arrives and we all go to meet Auntie for dinner in New Haven, where we had entirely too much fun!!!!! Its a good thing they gave us a booth in a corner, I don't know how we were not thrown out!!! (mind you no alcohol was involved yet) Susz hands Char over to Auntie for safe keeping overnight.
SATURDAY: Offical Reunion Day; Susz and Cal drive to Rhode Island to pick up Tina and Lauren, well ok so we were a little late getting to the Aquarium, but we made it!!!! Much hugging and laughing ensues and we go to torture the poor little fishes. I bet they were glad they (the fishes) were behind glass and safe from us!!!!! Next we hit Mystic Pizza for lunch/dinner, first standing in line to have our pics taken under the famous Mystic Pizza sign. Susz samples Samuel Adams for the first time! and proceeds to take everything not nailed down.(susz sees a collage in the making) Back at The Collective headquaters the partying begins!!!!...and the phone calls........hehehehhe. Lets just say the pics are worth a thousand words here LOL !!!!!!
SUNDAY: We all meet at the Milford Post Mall for lunch and some more fun !! The King is awarded " THE T-SHIRT" by his concubines..LOL and Susz is given a CD of our theme song..."Believe".(susz does the sandwich dance !!!)
All too soon it is over..sigh...and life goes on, but not like it was before. We all touched each other in very special ways. (get your minds out of the gutter Hammy and Mid and Starr!!!!) I have been priveledged to meet some very special ppl and will never forget friendships that were formed on this wonderful week-end.
Special Msg to those who tried and could not be there...Next Assimilation is tentatively scheduled for August. Resistance is futile........





Uhhh..some weird kind of totem pole?

"Psssttt...night....turn around...."

Heehee...Look who crashed first



The "morning after" ~ teeheehee

The "morning after" smile!!



TYPO!

tweety



bajoran

medusa



medusa & suszz

suszz & medusa

bajy & suszz



tweety

baj with her new t-shirt (LOL)



nightwing, BEFORE he sees what his shirt says...

...and AFTER he reads it!



suszz, memmie & medusa

memmie & tweety (don't ask what they're doing!)

night & tweety



nightwing: "WHAT??? You want me to frisk you WHERE????!"




(memmie's story)
I want to tell you all about meeting some of my online friends this past Feb. Where, as it didn't quite go off without a hitch - it was some of the best times i have had in a long time and i can't remember when i laughed so much. Suszz, Medusa, Tweety, Nightwing, Immotal and last but never least Bajy as well as myself (auntmemmie) got together to see the fishies at the Mystic Aquarium - I was so happy to finely meet my friends from the net, and share alittle of my state's best known tourist traps ( lol ). It seemed the last time i went there ( 25 yrs ago oh god) it was under construction then, too??? But it was a nice relaxing place to meet someone for the first time .
Ok i was nervous - dispite how it may seem on line - I am not an out- going person, and don't do well in mass meetings - even if i have been talking to someone for a while. But they all were open and friendly - made me feel right at ease and comfortable.
After our day with the fishies and one tour guide; a blonde guy that was being eyed for mounting and hanging on the wall by a couple of the ladies, we all headed off to Mystic Pizza (the one from the movie of the same name) to be generally rowdy and make Calvin (nightwing) blush - the weekend's favorite pass time. Then off to suszz's cute new home - and "death by chocolate", for more general mayhem hehehe.
On Sunday we met at a nearby mall - the others being more than understanding of my life's restrictions - for shopping and general rowdiness. While in a store, there sitting on a shelf was TYPO ! >8) as if she was just meant to pop out of the chat room. It is scary when your imaginary friends come to life. The one "hiccup" of the weekend was not being able to see and get to know our dear friend Bas, who was unable to make it down from East Hartford - bajy and i were able to meet, if only briefly, with him at Heather's high school. That short meeting only reinforced that he is a sweetie and made me want to spend more time getting to know him better.. This will happen (maybe our next road trip should be to Holland hehehe)
The weekend came to a close all too quickly and as i drove home from Bradlee Airport - I admit - I cried a bit - I didn't want it to be over. I had met some really great people and had the best time .
So as i look at my lil Typo , listen to Cher's "Believe" and giggle at the thought of spider monkeys - i'm happy my on and off-line lives came together and hope they do again.......