Minutes of Meeting #1014 Dave G. presidening, Glenn emergency holographic secretary.
Meeting adjourned at 2001 on 1/4/2010. 24 present. A party jar was moved and passed. Dave Clark read the minutes of #1013. The minutes were accepted. Treasurer's report: we have money. No President's report. VP: new drunk tank coming out. Announcements: Andy: Arisia in Boston in 1.5 weeks (he and Kevin are GoHs), FC in 2.5 weeks. There may be a BASFA party at FC. // Hugo nominations are open, download form from the A4 site. Lots of recommendation lists out already. Dave C: Musical comedy about Addams Family in NY starring Nathan Lane and B.B. Neuwirth. Julie: Announced useless, out-of-date coupons for the Trek exhibit. Adrienne: Reminder of Antoinette Bay signing on Saturday the 23rd at 1pm at British Bankers Club. Glenn: Smofcon 28 at St. Claire in SJ, first wkend in Dec. // Avenue Q coming for one week. Contact Glenn for a group go. Carol: Going to a wedding in Amsterdam: Ilana Gruen. Card to be signed if we like. Reviews: Julie: "Pillars of the Earth" by Ken Follett. Wishes she could have written it. Story of the building of a cathedral. Well written, but has composite characters that are not so believeable. // "Starting your own business" hilarious because she found it in the Sunnyvale library but is for Commonwealth countries. Glenn: Mike & Karen's party: Great conversations and a good time all around. Carol: Usual good time. Duck went fast. Dave C: Thanked Mike & Karen for awesome ice ring around the room Dave & Spring's party: Had a very good time, was amazed at how fast a three liter bottle of Acacia pinot noir went. Talked to lots of folks and played some games. Andy: Show up ontime as parking hard afterwards. Highlight: edible adipose. All and all, a good. Stellan: praised the wine and the carrot cake. Dave G: semi-mundane co-workers even enjoyed it, thanked everyone for coming. Avatar: Pity we can't have cutting edge effects AND a great plot. Mentioned how it the process depicted is the culmination of what Second Life is trying to achieve. Ken: inflated prices at IMAX throws box office numbers off. Carol: Saw it at the Mercado. Should have been a summer flick. How many stories did Cameron steal from? Adrienne: visually stunning, but OMG the script. Thought of it as a Western. Swiping Pern as well. Adrienne: Dr. Who has regenerated again. Drowned out in a chorus of "No Spoilers!" Andy: Second half wrapped up more loose ends than he thought it would and more enjoyably than he thought. Julie: Totally lacked pacing or ticking clocks. Not worth it if you aren't already a Who fan. Ken: Hamlet. He dies at the end. David Tennant and Sir Patrick. Done in modern dress. Definitely worth the unabridged three hours. Many follow-ons about Hamlet the musical. Stellen: going to the gym for the first time in the new year was less crowded than expected. Many things were auctioned and a number of them were prefaced by comments about the objects. Dave C was auctioned for six United States dollars. Rumors: Avatar will be known as the cinematic icon of the oughties. --> Love to eat them Adipose / Adipose what I love to eat / Bite they little heads off / Nibble on they tiny feet We will still be reviewing Avatar at meeting 2000. Will that be the musical version? Pause for the secretary. Adjourned at 2137.
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