What do you get when you cross caffeine and Phoenix Dopers?

Besides a good time? Strainger, Padeye, Padeye’s friend (a soon-to-be Doper :wink: ) and myself met tonight for a wonderful chat over large amounts of coffee and had a wonderful time, despite the presence of Padeye’s camera. :stuck_out_tongue:

I must say, Dopefests aren’t scary at all! They’re really quite fun and for a first-timer, I’ve enjoyed meeting some wonderful people.

So now tell me about the hot sex! There really SHOULD have been hot sex!

Well? What did you do? Who got naked? And most importantly, what flavour coffee was it?

It was a rather low key 'fest compared to the Los Angeles blowout but a nice little meeting. Lel was a bit reserved, keeping a tight hold on her purse which was understandable under the circustances. Strainger was his usual jovial self, this time fueld by a couple of extra jumbo cappucinos rather than… what were you drinking in LA? Cindy and I rounded out the mini-fest. Cindy isn’t a doper yet but an all around cool person that will fit in nicely.

We were all well bundled against the tepid fall chill of Phoenix and no flavoring other than a little cocoa for some of us.

As I do at every Dopefest I had a great time Saturday night. I enjoyed attempting to corrupt the newbie with Padeye (although he was doing a much better job of it); I think we can eventually get her to bow to our evil ways. We must get a Phoenix Rocky Horror Picture Dopefest together and lel must attend.

Trust me when I say I needed those large cappucinos. I was exhausted, and the cappucinos helped carry me until I went to bed. Some things I learned Saturday:

  1. lel, while quite reserved, is cool, and will become even more cool once she’s evil like the rest of us.
  2. Apparently I look permanently stoned, at least to Padeye. He didn’t state it explicitly but definitely implied it through his hemming and hawing. Do I look permanently stoned to the rest of you Dopers, at least the ones who have met me?
  3. Cindy and I used to live pretty close to one another when I was a little kid in Ft. Wayne, IN. She’s familiar with the school I attended for half of Kindergarten. I think she beat me up on the playground.
  4. I need to get a digital camera. Also, the $200 extra I pay for an underwater housing may very well be worth it.
  5. There is a Mullets Galore calendar out for 2002! Run, don’t walk, to your nearest calendar retailer and get one!

And I was naked, but only from the waist down.

Now now Strainger. I don’t think you look stoned but you do pose a little stiff for photographs. I think what you need is a cowboy hat :smiley: That’d fix you right up.

Cindy enjoyed meeting everyone and will soon become a doper once she decided on a handle.

What, I drink two large cappucinos and I’m supposed to look relaxed?

And yes, I would like a cowboy hat. Actually, I would like a western style hat, not a cowboy hat like what they wear at country bars.

Does this have anything to do with Strainger being nekkid from the waist down?

[lel’s mantra] No nudity. No sex. At least not until after lel_the_newbie leaves, anyways. No Rocky Horror Picture Show for lel. Lel will not be corrupted. Lel is too innocent and sweet for something like the Rocky Horror Picture Show, okay? [/lel’s mantra]

Well, there are certain pictures that do make you look very stoned :slight_smile:

And two large cappuccinos has an effect on you? Oh Strainger, we must get you more caffeine-resistant!

Next dopefest, I am going to dig out my cowboy boots and Wranglers!