Ooof. For those that I was supposed to hang out with, eat with, drink with, shop with, talk to on the phone or anything else involving me being awake, my sincere apologies.
There’s this whole problem with not going to sleep until 1000a. I understand that concept now.
Ow. Owowowowow. Ouch.
We’re (Sophie, thinksnow and I) drinking Estancia Meritage in my room. But it’s mostly gone now.
hic
So, I miss another Chidope.
I really need to check the boards more often.
Nuts.
Whenever I meet a woman after tonight, it will be nigh on impossible for me not to wonder, “how many Ericas is she?”
I’ve always dreamed of being a unit of measurement! Now if I can just get that ivory backscratcher, I can die a happy, 1.0 Erica girl.
We (KrustyKlown and I) finally figured out who you look like, Shibb. I’m sure you get it a lot…care to take a guess?
My love for the Doperettes I had already met affirmed?
Check!
The reasons for my love of other Doperettes I’ve know for years but only “met” last night strengthened?
Check!
Room found in my heart for totally shallow and disappointedly platonic love for a few more Doperettes I didn’t know much before last night?
Check!
Complete mortification at my behavior with the above groups?
Check!
Fences mended with Manny and Eutychus, to whom I must always be nice now that I have met them and they turned into Real People?
Check!
Amazement that Ed would actually come down from on high and mingle with us mortals for a change?
Check!
Complete lack of surprise that Ed didn’t seem to know me from Adam’s off ox?
Check!
Realization that I really like you people, even the guys, and I don’t mind being in physical proximity to you and I really should try this sober since I did it backwards and stayed sober for my first few Fests and got drunk at this one when it should have been the other way around?
Check!
Still amazed that people would come from across the country for one of these?
Check!
Understanding that I hang out with the right bunch as I drove down Randolph, saw signs for Harpo Studios and the Museum of Holography, and wanted to visit the latter?
Check!
Yup, sounds like we done had us a ChiDope!
[Homer Simpson voice]
Why don’t those stupid idiots let me in their crappy club for jerks?
[/Homer Simpson voice]
I was all set and excited to show up for a few hours to the Main Dope at T. O’Tooles. Then, my pre-arranged babysitter calls to say she can’t stay later than 6:00 and all my plans go to waste.
I hope everyone had fun. I’ll just keep watching the updates and waiting for the photos, and cry myself to sleep.
Closing this thread in favor of a new one about the Post Fest Stories, Rumors and General Debauchery