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learnteach ([personal profile] learnteach) wrote2009-08-28 12:26 am

5 Random Desires.

1. To have a dinner group to discuss technology and eat good food and drink good wine, like Darwin's uncle had: The Lunaticks. http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/292/5514/55
(Hey, Cathyn, send me a picture of Iron-mad's obelisk if you see it.)

2. To sing some of PDQ Bach. And some Tom Lehrer. Silly Song time!

3. A new car, with gas milage greater than 30 mpg, a radio that has a microphone and bluetooth, and decent sound systems, and some gimcrackery too!

4. A postcard from a beautiful woman from burning man. Next week I shall have Burner Week South; where I shall mimic the rhythms of burning man, but only at home. Beach Burn at some point!

5. Sleep. Hey, I can go do that now...

[identity profile] acanthusleaf.livejournal.com 2009-08-28 04:32 pm (UTC)(link)
I am all over the idea of a regular dinner group like the Lunaticks. Tech and science both new and old, and maybe a bit of art. Our own mini-TED or Ignite. Just set a date and your amazing friends will show up.

I would also be in favor of a burning-man-like thing without the hot desert sand. Cool beach sand is a great substitute!

[identity profile] channel6.livejournal.com 2009-08-28 04:49 pm (UTC)(link)
I may not be the beautiful woman you seek to get a postcard from--but I'll send you one if you PM me your snailmail addy....

And the dinner group sounds fab!

[identity profile] gormflaith.livejournal.com 2009-08-28 05:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Tom Lehrer, your on! :-)

[identity profile] judith-s.livejournal.com 2009-08-28 08:34 pm (UTC)(link)
1. Sounds awesome.

2. Come over around dinner time. But expect the kiddo to be making up even more silly lyrics half the time.

3. We're also pondering a new car (for C's aging Toyota). Share any research you do.

4. Can't help you there. But yay for beach burn.

We'd love to see more of you. School is in session so nights end earlier, but socializing is good.

[identity profile] gurdymonkey.livejournal.com 2009-08-28 10:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Would you settle for a postcard from me from Where They Keep The Nuclear Wessels? No, wait, it looks like it's covered. Never mind.

[identity profile] farmount.livejournal.com 2009-08-28 11:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Like [livejournal.com profile] channel6 I may not be beautiful, but I will be at burning man. Feel free to drop me a line with contact info; I expect to have email connectivity at the burn.

Perhaps I'll run into [livejournal.com profile] channel6, but it's a big place... :)

What!

[identity profile] learnteach.livejournal.com 2009-08-29 05:34 am (UTC)(link)
Who you kidding? You total Babe, just in a different way from Channel6!

899 Cedar Ave
Sunnyvale, CA 94086

[identity profile] cathyn.livejournal.com 2009-08-29 08:56 am (UTC)(link)
A picture of what? Where is it, and if we're there I'll do what I can....

Don't worry about it!

[identity profile] learnteach.livejournal.com 2009-08-30 07:47 am (UTC)(link)
Ironbridge on the Severn...but just have fun. Do you need any info out of the folder between the front seats with reservation numbers?