# MADs! AnitaVacation Birthday Extravaganza Dinner! Sat. April 17 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 8, 2004, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-anitavacation-birthday-extravaganza-dinner-sat-april-17/238865 "2004-04-08T01:52:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-anitavacation-birthday-extravaganza-dinner-sat-april-17/238865/41 "2004-04-13T17:53:32Z")
Also, if it’s going to be that early, can you add a high chair for Aaron? Thanks, Robin ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-anitavacation-birthday-extravaganza-dinner-sat-april-17/238865/42 "2004-04-13T18:12:01Z")
Actually, while I can certainly understand **Opal’s** agitation about the whole thing, the earlier time would probably work out _better_ for us, cuz it’s, like, a three-hour drive home. ---
**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:** [April 13, 2004, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-anitavacation-birthday-extravaganza-dinner-sat-april-17/238865/43 "2004-04-13T18:55:48Z")
5 is fine with me too. It would SUCK to be in two rooms, we’d be running back and forth! That way Brian can stay longer too (since he has another engagment afterwards). Also we can have more time to do something afterwards. Is anyone up for doing something afterwards? Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-anitavacation-birthday-extravaganza-dinner-sat-april-17/238865/44 "2004-04-13T19:00:25Z")
> [@nyctea scandiaca](#): > > Is anyone up for doing something afterwards? Any ideas? Definitely, but let’s wait until we’re all there to decide on it. It’ll go faster. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-anitavacation-birthday-extravaganza-dinner-sat-april-17/238865/45 "2004-04-13T21:12:08Z")
5pm is fine with me, and I’m game for whatever we cook up for afterwards. ---
**Author:** ![Anita\_Vacation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Anita\_Vacation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anita_Vacation)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-anitavacation-birthday-extravaganza-dinner-sat-april-17/238865/46 "2004-04-13T22:04:20Z")
5:00 is fine with me, too. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2004, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-anitavacation-birthday-extravaganza-dinner-sat-april-17/238865/47 "2004-04-14T04:47:25Z")
Daytimer scribble has revised scribble now. ---
**Author:** ![AnnaLucretia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e95f7d/32.png) [@AnnaLucretia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnnaLucretia)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2004, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-anitavacation-birthday-extravaganza-dinner-sat-april-17/238865/48 "2004-04-14T13:08:06Z")
I will be sorry to miss the birthday festivities - especially as I have a funeral to go to, and I DEARLY love the Melting Pot. Take loads of incriminating photos! Happy Birthdays to all y’all! ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2004, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-anitavacation-birthday-extravaganza-dinner-sat-april-17/238865/49 "2004-04-14T13:12:29Z")
Dammit. I hate you all. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2004, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-anitavacation-birthday-extravaganza-dinner-sat-april-17/238865/50 "2004-04-14T14:18:13Z")
> [@Jonathan Chance](#): > > Dammit. > > I hate you all. Hey. _You_ were the one who left. So I don’t wanna hear it! 😃 Robin ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2004, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-anitavacation-birthday-extravaganza-dinner-sat-april-17/238865/51 "2004-04-14T15:59:04Z")
5:00 is good for me, too. Got some other activities at which my presence is required later in the evening, so this’ll give me some more quality time with the Dopers. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2004, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-anitavacation-birthday-extravaganza-dinner-sat-april-17/238865/52 "2004-04-14T16:03:56Z")
I may want to check in, partly to say “Hi Opal, and gang!” And partly to see what you’re doing afterwards, in case the party I’m going to ends early. Who’s the point of contact? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2004, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-anitavacation-birthday-extravaganza-dinner-sat-april-17/238865/53 "2004-04-14T16:30:18Z")
> [@Jonathan Chance](#): > > Dammit. > > I hate you all. Hey, we hate you too. Deserter scum. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2004, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-anitavacation-birthday-extravaganza-dinner-sat-april-17/238865/54 "2004-04-14T16:45:10Z")
Ahhhhh, by the time I move up there and get settled in, you’ll have completely forgotten about that deserter. And, if I may say so, I think I look better in the evening gown competition! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2004, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-anitavacation-birthday-extravaganza-dinner-sat-april-17/238865/55 "2004-04-14T17:12:49Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Ahhhhh, by the time I move up there and get settled in, you’ll have completely forgotten about that deserter. And, if I may say so, I think I look better in the evening gown competition! 😛 Well, I don’t know about all that, now; nothing against _you_, **FCM** , but it’s my understanding that **JC** looks pretty damned hot in that little black strapless number he’s been seen in at a few DopeFests. 😃 ---
**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:** [April 14, 2004, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-anitavacation-birthday-extravaganza-dinner-sat-april-17/238865/56 "2004-04-14T17:43:02Z")
> [@Scuba\_Ben](#): > > I may want to check in, partly to say “Hi Opal, and gang!” And partly to see what you’re doing afterwards, in case the party I’m going to ends early. > > Who’s the point of contact? Hey Ben, I will e-mail you my cell phone number, so you can call and find out where we are. We’d love for you to catch up with us later! ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2004, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-anitavacation-birthday-extravaganza-dinner-sat-april-17/238865/57 "2004-04-14T18:15:25Z")
Happy b-day, **Anitavacation!** (and, no, I was not doing a vanity search, **Ultrafilter!** ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2004, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-anitavacation-birthday-extravaganza-dinner-sat-april-17/238865/58 "2004-04-14T18:18:09Z")
gobear: will you be attending? I’m going to go ahead and OK the 5pm reservation change since no one has said “ack! No I can’t do it”. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2004, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-anitavacation-birthday-extravaganza-dinner-sat-april-17/238865/59 "2004-04-14T18:35:36Z")
Ack! I can’t do it! ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2004, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-anitavacation-birthday-extravaganza-dinner-sat-april-17/238865/60 "2004-04-14T18:52:11Z")
Whoa, Nate… I didn’t realize that Baby Kate’s full name was “Kathleen Marie”… heh. **My** full name is “Katherine Marie” 😃 Anyway I have sorted out the issues with the reservation. There were more issues, believe it or not. I called to confirm the change to 5pm, only to be told that the spot they were holding open was for 12 and not 15, and could only squeeze in 14 at the most, and that with everyone uncomfortably squished! Since I needed to make the reservation for 16 plus a highchair, this was not going to work. And since the space was supposed to be held for 15, I didn’t really feel this was acceptable. So I got on the phone with the manager and was able to sort it out. We will be at two tables, but they will be side by side. This will probably actually end up better than one loooong table, in the end, as at a long table it’s hard for the folks at the ends to converse with each other, whereas at two side by side tables, everyone tends to be a bit closer together. Plus we won’t be squashed in like sardines. So all is good… all is good… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-anitavacation-birthday-extravaganza-dinner-sat-april-17/238865.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-anitavacation-birthday-extravaganza-dinner-sat-april-17/238865.md?page=4)