Is that why the cake is always a lie?

OK, now that we have the talk going perhaps it's a good idea to start some preliminary planning going on.

Tazio will be the venue for Friday Night karaoke. Truffs and I will coordinate the event.

I will also do some research on what we can do as a group on Saturday night. While I would love to do some sightseeing that day, chances are that I will be at the Con all day Saturday and will probably stand in line to get stuff signed.

As far as Sunday, I probably will hit the road early. It's a 3-hour drive back home and I generally like to leave before weekend traffic in the Washington DC area picks up.

We'll make this WW Philly as legendary as possible!

No money and it corresponds with what looks to be the only family time I'm getting this year.

That does sound slightly nicer than egging them.
Only slightly though.

I'll probably do the sight seeing with K on Saturday. But looking forward to whatever you plan for Saturday night Chaz.

So K and Chicka (and possibly Darkstone) I'm booking the room for two nights, Friday and Saturday...confirm?

Aye.

I don't drink, though. I think I will be safe.

I have been found out, I stink at spelling!

Truff: yes!

Good on that, K-Man.

One favor though: could you please try keeping Truffles out of trouble? She does drink - and though I'd back her up in a bar brawl, I'm a lovah not a fightah.

Indeed I can.

What!? I am definitely getting a bad rep from these things. Unjustifiably too. I blame Tony!!! It's all his fault.

Family time I will totally give as a good reason. Money, I would only give depending on how much it would cost to go.

Time to wrap up my session of world domination. Got Civ IV for my bday and I've been a little obsessed. I'm playing on the easiest setting at the moment, to be come familiar with all the little changes from Civ III, so pretty easy to dominate right now. I've wiped out to other Civs and I'm about to win the Space Race with America, who is no where near on the tech tree. I'm considering delaying the Space Race and trying for a Domination win. I only need 20% land mass to achieve that. Also considering going to war with America and wiping them out too. I could use the practice with units and stuff. But I'm so completely advanced, I wouldn't be fighting with the right kind of units. Imagine Marines fighting Longbowmen and Axmen and possibly Knights. I'll probably try for Domination, since I've won the Space Race a few times already. Next game though I'm going to concentrate on practicing with units.

Of course, none of this means anything to anybody, except Mal. So Mal, that's what I've been up to.

I understood it. I only played the nintendo ds version, which my friends tell me is totally messed up, but I still got the basic idea.

Completely understand, fellas. I still had to bust your chops about your absences. It's kind of obligatory.

That, and there is the fact that you will be missed.