Some Conversations in Outer Fandom

The Outer Fandom get-together at Diedrich's went rather well I thought. At first it seemed it would just be the regulars, myself, Paul, and Martin. But in short order we got a new guy named Brad and Jim a guy who shows up when he can. I talked party plans that them and everyone seems willing to go along with whatever I say, they don't seem down with the more democracy idea. Paul and Martin voted that I be dictator.

Will (our friend the young red head) came over and flirted with me and made snarky comments. I tried to give as good as I got, but I suspect he got the better of me several times. Though when he tried to tickle me I responded in kind with a fierce attack.

Arriving late on the scene was Derek, a friend of Martin's who he convinced to show. He seemed not to know what to make of us and I hope I didn't scare him off or something. Especially the friendly sniping between Will and I.

We might actually be upgrading the room to a suite and then I would crash at Martin's place since it is nearby the con hotel. Keep the costs relatively low by only having the party room for one night rather than two. I will depend on what I can work out with the hotel. Much more talking about batman, other possible party themes, and so on, most of it you had to be there for.

Eventually it was decided to decamp for a restaurant and after much muffling about where to do we ended up going to Thai Basil, a nice little place at Alameda and Pearl. The food is Thai with a bit of a California sort of taste thrown in. Some things very ethnic, others like Thai Mint Chicken that didn't seem quite so traditional. I had the spicy roasted duck, very tasty. After dinner I started handing out some assignments (should they choose to accept them, the secretary will deny all knowledge if they are caught) on what to bring to the party. I'm bringing wine and hard-boiled eggs (though I do want a touch of help peeling them). Paul is to get some vodka, Jim is to get fruit juices, Martin is to bring ginger ale, and Brad hasn't got one yet, but we'll work it out. Derek and Will didn't get one because they didn't come to dinner with the five of us.

We had a lot of fun, there were a number of jokes about how hyper I am. Jim dreads to see me on caffeine. I don't think I'm that bad, just a bit bouncy at times. And I can't believe he's not heard of perky Goths. I'll have to slip him some Dork Tower. Most of us decided not to do Spirited Away. I was rather too tired having been up since 4am for work today.

I hope everyone had as much fun as I did, let me know what I can do to make it better if not!