Post-party
Well, the party seems to have gone well enough. Nobody died, at least that I know of. People brought a lot of great stuff. Thanks to juliebata for the cupcakes (there's only one left), and to whoever brought the smoked salmon and the huge container of fresh strawberries. There are still massive amounts of beer in the fridge, and I now have an extra lighter. The party even spilled out into the backyard, because some people were feeling too hot inside. We didn't have enough chairs, as usual, and only this morning did I realize that I never deployed the two chairs from the kitchen. D'oh! scarlettina and I realized that we were practically neighbors, and I also talked to another woman who lives nearby and who praised my raspberries. (The new canes are growing like topsy.) There was a young woman from New Jersey who had been flown out by Amazon as part of a writing competition. It was a good crowd. Did I mention there weren't enough chairs?
Haven't had a chance to debrief with Doug and Christina yet, but they seemed to be having a good time. They got a ride back to their hotel in Victor's beemer. They're going to come hang out with me in Fremont later, and then it's the pubmeet at the Pub at Third Place.
Next weekend it's the Solstice Parade and a tiki party for somebody's birthday. The weather is beautiful again today. Feels like summer is almost here. (Probably an illusion.)
Haven't had a chance to debrief with Doug and Christina yet, but they seemed to be having a good time. They got a ride back to their hotel in Victor's beemer. They're going to come hang out with me in Fremont later, and then it's the pubmeet at the Pub at Third Place.
Next weekend it's the Solstice Parade and a tiki party for somebody's birthday. The weather is beautiful again today. Feels like summer is almost here. (Probably an illusion.)