So I met Thtwudbeme and JanMichael at the Grand Canyon

[Zomby Woof]

The weekend before last.

Thtwudbeme is seriously cool and funny - brilliant and a smartass. We have been friends on DU for over 3 years, so meeting her in person was a hoot!

We left some kind of incoherent voice mail with NSMA. :D

And JanMichael? Thtwudbeme (they are married) regrets leaving us alone in the hotel room Sunday morning. :evilgrin:

He and I stayed up late discussing world affairs, solving global energy problems, and drinking Jack Daniel's. Thtwudbeme tried sleeping through this.

We alll watched (along with Thtwudbeme's parents) a BEAUTIFUL Grand Canyon sunset. Everyone should experience that once.

[Misunderestimator]

1. You suck!

We were supposed to meet them there... but I couldn't take the time off. :mad:

[Zomby Woof]

3. We DID miss you!

But you did meet CaliforniaPeggy and WillPitt, so you suck too! :P :loveya:

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

5. We are bummed we missed you guys

Too far for a day trip and not enough time to go for two days

[Zomby Woof]

7. Understood!

Hope we didn't alarm you with that phone call... I had NO IDEA she was calling you until she thrust the phone into my hand. :-)

[enigmatic]

2. Grand Canyon is awesome, isn't it?

The South Rim in the village is insane, but going to the North Rim (at least when I went there) was beautiful. I agree, everybody should see it at least once..

[Zomby Woof]

4. I want to go to the North Rim

No doubt much more serene, and only open during the summer.

[DS1]

6. Good lord, I finally realized that I'd never tried to decipher

thtwudbeme and it never even needed 'deciphering' anyway.

[Zomby Woof]

8. Tht's k!

Noprob.

[Thtwudbeme]

9. LOL.....I am (for once speechless)

But, I have to ask you about the Sunday morning that you and I were alone.....

Did you really THINK Michael was going to go to church with us????

Seriously????

[Zomby Woof]

10. The Church of Jack maybe!

Where every sermon is powered by the wind coming out of my mouth!

[Thtwudbeme]

12. 24/7/12 Cults don't count sweetie!

;)

Where is Nini? I can't wait to meet her...she sounds like she just flat rocks, and I know I am going to be crazy about her.

[Zomby Woof]

13. She could show up anytime!

Work has been out-and-out tough for her lately. She did drive out here for my birthday, and we had a GREAT time.

Countdown is 47 days to California!

[JanMichael]

21. It would've been doubly cool to have met her.

Next time for sure.

[GOPisEvil]

11. I'm sorry I didn't get the chance to see them.

Glad you had fun with them - they sound like a great couple!

[Zomby Woof]

15. DU will be happy to learn...

Michael gave me a hearty "fuck you" for starting the whole yak mess. But we got along famously for a couple of veteran GD warriors!

Your loss, man! They rule the roost.

[JanMichael]

42. Oh god, you remember that? Fine, I admit it, I said it.

Yaks suck!

I'm glad you forgive me:-)

[salin]

14. I'm jealous of all of you!

What a great set of companions for a weekend!

[Zomby Woof]

16. Stephanie is right

Michael is cute! LOL She ain't so shabby either!

We solved the world's energy problems, but made the mistake of writing it down on a cocktail napkin and throwing it away. :-(

[salin]

19. too bad you weren't at a cocktail party with Ronald Reagan

that is how SDI (or star wars) came into reality (diagrams on a cocktail napkin at a party).

I can not say how much I enjoy and hold in esteem all three of you. I wasn't kidding in saying that I am jealous of all three of you - as I would have loved to have met each one of you in person.

[Zomby Woof]

24. That is very sweet of you

I am also sorry you couldn't be there, and neither could Nini. :-(

[salin]

30. while I am certain in my presumption

that the type of interest in my being there and Nini being there is different - I am flattered nonetheless. :D

Have had the joy of at least conversing with the wonderful Stephanie (while JM had to just listen on the outside ot the oneside of the conversation)... the three of you together - what a heck of a set of conversations and weekend.

Too bad for me that there really isn't much of a draw to Hoosier land to bring people to the region for a visit (though I hear that in the fall there will be a very special wedding in the region) - and that I am still in the throes of startup so that I can't get away. Not much chance to meet some of my long time DU freinds. Thus am very jealous.

[Zomby Woof]

32. I am confident you will!

NSMA, Misunder, Nini, and I will make you find time for a CA visit!

[salin]

35. What a great experience

that I have to look forward to. :-)

My last trip out there I was on the ground for just over 24 hours (a very quick and last minute business trip) - and yet was lucky to spend several of those hours with NSMA - and an hour with DoveturnedHawk. Next time - more time and more time with Dufriends.

Of course I keep waiting to greet folks who come to Indi or Bloomington on business or vacation ... but for some strange reason it never happens... ;-)

[JanMichael]

41. If only I had taken my allergy medicine...

Then I wouldn't have sneezed all over the napkin that had the formula for cold-fusion that you managed to create after getting kicked by that damned canyon donkey. It was amazing.

[JanMichael]

39. Thank you so much! Zomby is a blast too!

He is a lot of fun to drink JD with I can vouch for that:-)

One of these days we'll find ourselves within a few hours drive or ride and we'll definately hook up.

You're definately a DUer that stephanie and I wish we could meet in person!

[salin]

40. Someday - it will happen!

I know it. (or hope it, enough to "know" it.)

[Thtwudbeme]

17. Whew! I thought you were going to mention the hot oil massage that you...

...gave me while I was lounging on a recliner right on the South Rim.

It was spectacular!

Edit: God damn it! This is me, Michael...I'm so used to her posting under MY username...

Oh well. It was fun wasn't it? Not the hot oil massage but getting to shot the shit with a fellow traveller and such:-)

[Zomby Woof]

18. Yeah, true!

After Michael leaped off the rim, what else was I to do? :shrug:

[nini]

20. OH REALLY??????

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm


ZOMBY??????? :spank:

[Zomby Woof]

22. See the edit!

Michael is in drag again! :o

Spank me more!

(I told them you could show up anytime!) :loveya:

[nini]

25. oh sure.. good try

you don't think I'm falling for that do you?


:D

[JanMichael]

23. Don't worry! It was ME that he gave that great massage to!

That makes it OK, right? At least that's what he told me:-)

[nini]

26. uh huh

I'm not so sure that it makes it better or not!

:hi:

[Zomby Woof]

27. if you knew how cute he is

It would make it WORSE. :o

[nini]

31. SNORT

you're gonna get it!!


:loveya:

[Zomby Woof]

33. I am hoping so!

:bounce :snort: :loveya:

[Redstone]

28. Sounds like an occasion.

Cherish the memory; such occasions don't come along every day.

Redstone

[Zomby Woof]

29. Of all the DU gatherings I have been to

This had the greatest natural setting in the world. :-)

[Redstone]

34. As I said, treasure it.

Seriously. I was going to type some idiotic remark here about having a reminiscence to bore the grandkids with when you get old, but that would have been rude and untrue.

You had, truly, an evening (and a morning as well) to remember.

Remember it.

Redstone

[JanMichael]

36. That is the truth, it was magnificent.

Sure there are other beautiful places but the GC is definately in the top tier of grand environments.

[JanMichael]

38. While it's always a blast to meet fellow DUers the setting made it special

It's hard to beat looking over a 1,000(?)ft canyon edge while contemplating the extra-humanscale scenarie, and the fate of the World, with friends.

[RetroLounge]

37. But did you ride the train to the rim?

Didya???

RL

[Zomby Woof]

44. Unfortunately, no

The train runs at 9AM from Williams, and leaves the Canyon at 3PM. For convenience, I drove (only 80 miles from my door) to the South Rim at 5PM, and returned by noon the next day.

JanMichael is one snoring left-wing mofo! :D

[SW FL Dem]

43. Sounds like a wonderful time.

sorry I don't live in the area anymore.