# Dopefest in Fairfax, Virginia. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 1, 2013, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopefest-in-fairfax-virginia/672831 "2013-11-01T12:37:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopefest-in-fairfax-virginia/672831/41 "2013-11-22T17:42:00Z")
Not going to be able to make it ☹ The whole holiday season is a mess for us. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2013, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopefest-in-fairfax-virginia/672831/42 "2013-11-23T19:51:43Z")
We’re still planning on coming, though the appointment that was supposed to end at 5 PM is now _beginning_ at 5 PM - so it’ll be more like 7-7:15 before we get there. ---
**Author:** ![Waxwinged](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c2a13f/32.png) [@Waxwinged](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waxwinged)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2013, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopefest-in-fairfax-virginia/672831/43 "2013-11-23T22:08:24Z")
… Would it make more sense to start the entire thing at 7 rather than 6? ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2013, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopefest-in-fairfax-virginia/672831/44 "2013-11-23T22:12:49Z")
Waxwinged, you can’t change the time this late. There are probably already people who’ve left for the Dopefest. If they get there at 6:00 PM and find nobody there, they’re going to be really angry. I really should have already started for it, but I stopped to check the SDMB first to get the address right. Please, please get there at 6:00 PM. We can wait for Momma Zappa. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2013, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopefest-in-fairfax-virginia/672831/45 "2013-11-23T22:17:06Z")
Incidentally, I’m 4’11". I have reddish-blond hair and wear glasses. If you see a guy by that description wandering around, that’s me. ---
**Author:** ![Waxwinged](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c2a13f/32.png) [@Waxwinged](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waxwinged)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2013, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopefest-in-fairfax-virginia/672831/46 "2013-11-23T22:30:24Z")
> [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > Waxwinged, you can’t change the time this late. There are probably already people who’ve left for the Dopefest. If they get there at 6:00 PM and find nobody there, they’re going to be really angry. I really should have already started for it, but I stopped to check the SDMB first to get the address right. Please, please get there at 6:00 PM. We can wait for Momma Zappa. Fair enough!! ---
**Author:** ![F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c89c15/32.png) [@F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.Pu-du-he-pa-as)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopefest-in-fairfax-virginia/672831/47 "2013-11-24T02:41:31Z")
It was really nice meeting all of you guys and hanging out! The photographic record of the blessed event is [here](http://imgur.com/SJ1zULl). ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopefest-in-fairfax-virginia/672831/48 "2013-11-24T02:42:49Z")
And I was the last one to get there. Given that I had the longest to drive, that wasn’t surprising. We filled up one table, and we have a nice time. ---
**Author:** ![Waxwinged](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c2a13f/32.png) [@Waxwinged](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waxwinged)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopefest-in-fairfax-virginia/672831/49 "2013-11-24T02:43:51Z")
It’s been a pleasure! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopefest-in-fairfax-virginia/672831/50 "2013-11-24T03:03:15Z")
I wrote: \> . . . we have a nice time . . . My mind (or my fingers) is apparently going, since I can’t type a grammatical post anymore. ---
**Author:** ![FlyingRat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/59ef9b/32.png) [@FlyingRat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRat)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopefest-in-fairfax-virginia/672831/51 "2013-11-25T19:57:01Z")
So sorry I missed it - as I PM’ed **Waxwinged** , I had a SCA event all day Saturday and was way too pooped to make it. Sounds like fun was had by all! I’m looking forward to the next one. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Cymbeline](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_cymbeline/32/9244_2.png) [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopefest-in-fairfax-virginia/672831/52 "2013-11-25T21:03:23Z")
Sorry I missed this! I didn’t see this thread until just today ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2013, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopefest-in-fairfax-virginia/672831/53 "2013-12-01T15:23:27Z")
I’m finally back from my vacation and on the net for the first time… great meeting you all! And thanks for doing it when I was in town so I could be included. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopefest-in-fairfax-virginia/672831.md?page=2)