[TheForge] ABANA Conference

[marilyn traber 011221]

> Phlip, Are you in the SCA?
> 
> Regards
> Martin

Uh, yeah, teach a fair amount of smithing at events, when I'm not cooking, 
Chirurgeoning, or doing leatherwork ;-) There's quite a few SCAdians on this 
List, although I'll let them introduce themselves ;-)

Phlip

> 
> > > I'm going. Looks like a pretty interesting conference.
> > 
> > OK... here you live in Maine, me in CT, and we have to
> > finally meet in  Seattle? Interesting world we live in ;-)
> > 
> > > What has been done in the past is to provide orange dots
> > > with @ on  them so folks online can spot each other at a
> > > distance when walking  past. I don't know if anyone is
> > doing this, but it is easy to do yourself.
> > 
> > OK, figured there was something done, but couldn't
> > remember what.
> > 
> > > If you haven't gone to an ABANA conference before, be
> > > aware that it  will be a 5-6 ring circus. There will be
> > > many conflicts in your  schedule...but this is good.
> > 
> > I pretty well figured that. Already told Paul, my host in
> > Seattle, not to  expect to see much of me for 3 days.
> > 
> > > The Seattle area has a lot of interesting things to do.
> > > I spent most  of a week out there last spring. Extra
> > > days are recommended if feasible. 
> > > Steve
> > 
> > Umm, well, actually, I'm going to be up there for most of
> > the month of July,  for another purpose entirely, relating
> > to my Medieval cooking interests.  Among other things, my
> > host, who's one of the foremost scholars in the world  on
> > Mongols, has promised me the run of his library, and the
> > use of his copier  until we run out of toner ;-) Can you
> > say, "Hog Heaven" ?
> > 
> > Not only will I be interested in meeting my smithing
> > friends, and finally get  to meet some of my SCA friends,
> > but I also have a few friends having nothing  to do with
> > either, from when I was in Seattle 35-40 years ago.
> > Suspect this  trip is going to be almost as much fun as
> > Pennsic- and I'll be following up  with two weeks at
> > Pennsic.
> > 
> > If things work out, I think this will be an interesting
> > summer ;-)
> > 
> > Phlip