12.15.04
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Due to the resounding–well, sort of–response to the suggestion of the blogvention, I’ve upped my seriousness percentage to around 85% serious. (Which also means I need to get my ass in gear on that basement.) As it stands here’s the agenda:
April 2005 - Dry run at blogvention (dammit would someone come up with a name for this event) All are welcome. We’ll still open the ‘Bad Christian’ household, though, I expect that this may be short notice for some. Should be fun though! Make sure to book your beds early.
Addendum: Because I don’t really know any of you, I’d like to reserve the right to withold housing to those with whom I’m not really farmiliar. I mean, I’m sure you’re all very nice people, but, for crying out loud, I’m pretty sure my home owners policy doesn’t cover axe murderers. If I know you, you’re welcome to spend the night. If you’re an axe murderer–you’re not. Clear?
April 2006 - Adam @ Symposium (only 40% unless he upps his percentage as well), Ryan–of theryanking fame (a blog that I continually read as: ‘ther yanking’ instead of ‘the ryan king’), Greg & hot hairdresser wife (if hot hairdresser wife will fund the trip to GR–I recommend an OKC carpool,) Kristen & Micah Mc C., Kate who I hope brings her Nate (whom I just found out Monday that I really like), James, and his partner Kari–who live within biking distance of the ‘Bad Christian’ household.
So far that’s the list. Let me do the math a minute…okay…that makes 10, so far. 4 of which will (I hope) be willing to sleep at home and visit blogvention in the daytime. (That’s Kari, James, Kate, and Nate if you were keeping track.) And that’s really only because they live within biking distance. However, if you’re too drunk to drive after the first night of blogvention 2006 is through, or we’re too drunk to dial for a cabby, or if the cabby is too drunk to drive you home…you’re welcome to stay the night.
Part of my rationale for bumping my seriousness factor up to 85% is that I chatted the whole event over with Jen. She threw up no serious roadblocks. I take that as a vote of confidence, so I’m proceeding in my planning. I haven’t yet booked me a port-a-sauna, that still needs wife-approval. Again, don’t hold your breath.
The official itinerary is still forthcoming. Admission is free. Anyone is welcome. Still working on the sauna. If you are allergic to cats, you probably want to book a room in another household. If you think cats are of the devil (Greg,) remind yourself that you don’t believe in the devil and suck it up.
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Posted in blogvention at 9:14 pm by
Due to the resounding–well, sort of–response to the suggestion of the blogvention, I’ve upped my seriousness percentage to around 85% serious. (Which also means I need to get my ass in gear on that basement.) As it stands here’s the agenda:
April 2005 - Dry run at blogvention (dammit would someone come up with a name for this event) All are welcome. We’ll still open the ‘Bad Christian’ household, though, I expect that this may be short notice for some. Should be fun though! Make sure to book your beds early.
Addendum: Because I don’t really know any of you, I’d like to reserve the right to withold housing to those with whom I’m not really farmiliar. I mean, I’m sure you’re all very nice people, but, for crying out loud, I’m pretty sure my home owners policy doesn’t cover axe murderers. If I know you, you’re welcome to spend the night. If you’re an axe murderer–you’re not. Clear?
April 2006 - Adam @ Symposium (only 40% unless he upps his percentage as well), Ryan–of theryanking fame (a blog that I continually read as: ‘ther yanking’ instead of ‘the ryan king’), Greg & hot hairdresser wife (if hot hairdresser wife will fund the trip to GR–I recommend an OKC carpool,) Kristen & Micah Mc C., Kate who I hope brings her Nate (whom I just found out Monday that I really like), James, and his partner Kari–who live within biking distance of the ‘Bad Christian’ household.
So far that’s the list. Let me do the math a minute…okay…that makes 10, so far. 4 of which will (I hope) be willing to sleep at home and visit blogvention in the daytime. (That’s Kari, James, Kate, and Nate if you were keeping track.) And that’s really only because they live within biking distance. However, if you’re too drunk to drive after the first night of blogvention 2006 is through, or we’re too drunk to dial for a cabby, or if the cabby is too drunk to drive you home…you’re welcome to stay the night.
Part of my rationale for bumping my seriousness factor up to 85% is that I chatted the whole event over with Jen. She threw up no serious roadblocks. I take that as a vote of confidence, so I’m proceeding in my planning. I haven’t yet booked me a port-a-sauna, that still needs wife-approval. Again, don’t hold your breath.
The official itinerary is still forthcoming. Admission is free. Anyone is welcome. Still working on the sauna. If you are allergic to cats, you probably want to book a room in another household. If you think cats are of the devil (Greg,) remind yourself that you don’t believe in the devil and suck it up.
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W. Ray Beaver said,
December 15, 2004 at 10:11 pm
Somehow I have missed something. Is this an online convention (which seems pretty hard to work out as being new, since we get together this way all the time) ro a real convention in a physical place? If the latter, I would like to have an idea about where, and you can write me on my email if you are not putting it online. I am in Canada now, but after the first of the year will likely be on the west coast in the states, and if possible I would love to be part of something like this.
ryan said,
December 16, 2004 at 12:27 am
Brandon-
‘ther yankig’? wow. I thought people would think my blog’s name is pretentious, not unreadable.
Just read ‘the ryan king’ like ‘the lion king,’ because, after all, that’s where it came from.
ryan said,
December 16, 2004 at 12:34 am
‘a bad christian conference’?
Brandon said,
December 16, 2004 at 12:37 am
Oh, Ryan, it’s quite readable. I’m just perverted enough to see ‘yanking’ in the ryan king.
I hadn’t thought of it as pretentious…but now that you mention it.
Kristen M said,
December 16, 2004 at 9:11 am
Don’t change the name! Blogvention is good. I’m not sure we can carpool from OKC- how many hours in the car is that? If it’s over 12- we’re flying. (I speak as though I have any authority over the group.) Tell Jen she is a brave woman and I’m a neatfreak (Micah says borderline OCD) so I’ll help her clean up after the group of drunken bloggers.
It’s on our calendar and the countdown begins…
Adam said,
December 16, 2004 at 1:09 pm
Alright if I’m going to up my percentage I need some more details. Where do you live anyway? What are we going to do? (I don’t really care unless it involves cucumbers and goats, I’m just curious). How long is this “blogvention” going to be? Finally, what the hell is the hold up on the Sauna?
Brandon said,
December 16, 2004 at 1:51 pm
1. Jen is the holdup on the sauna.
2. I live in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
3. I don’t know what we’re going to do, but we have a year and a half to figure that out.
4. Right now, we’re looking at a 1 day gala. However, if you do the Festival of Faith and Writing before the blogvention, we can scatter some activities throughout that as well. Thus making it about a 3 day convention.
Adam said,
December 23, 2004 at 3:08 pm
Okay, sounds good. I suppose I’ll up to about 68% for now. I might actually have a real job I’ll have to work at by then.
Marty said,
August 27, 2006 at 3:33 pm
I’m not sure what happened to you, but I can see that you have a lot of pain and bitterness on your shoulders. I just want you to know regardless of all the horror stories and hypocrisy in the world that God is still real and he still loves you. That is the liberating truth that transcends religion. God loves you and there is nothing in this world or the next that can separate you from his love.
Romans 8: 38-39