Shore Leave West 2004

[Captain Huff 0]

Last year's "Breakfast with Huff" didn't happen until 12:30 in the afternoon, and Huff wasn't even there. :P

That's the definition of the event! It never happens before noon and finding where it is is part of the adventure. :D But there will always be food, caffeine, and/or alcohol involved. I also steal other people's organizational skills. If a9's noonish event is in a food location, it might be there. If Dac's event is in a food location, it'll be there. I'm an organization leech. I can't do it, so I suck off the ability of others. If they love me. If they don't, I'll still suck off them and ignore the dirty looks.

 

"Breakfast With Huff" the elusive yet tasty event... :)

[Tovan 0]

That's the definition of the event! It never happens before noon and finding where it is is part of the adventure. ;) But there will always be food, caffeine, and/or alcohol involved. I also steal other people's organizational skills. If a9's noonish event is in a food location, it might be there. If Dac's event is in a food location, it'll be there. I'm an organization leech. I can't do it, so I suck off the ability of others. If they love me. If they don't, I'll still suck off them and ignore the dirty looks.

 

"Breakfast With Huff" the elusive yet tasty event... ;)

^_^ uh..... i don't know what to say ...

[Dumbass 0]

I'm an organization leech.  I can't do it, so I suck off the ability of others.

This explains a lot about her sim plots as well. ^_^

Edited April 29, 2004 by Dumbass

[Marris Krax 0]

However, Maris did have some of it wrong as well.

 

Shoreleave did not begin when a bunch of SFOL'ers decided to meet. The fact was, that several of us had already attended the event in Baltimore religiously for many years, well before even SFOL was around.

Okay, this is really the wrong week to call me wrong...

 

I am very aware of the fact that SFOLers attended Shore Leave well before there was an SFOL "Shore Leave." In fact, I thought I made that clear in my humorous little recounting of the history of Shore Leave when I said:

 

But, as there were a few citizens of SFOL who liked to go to this Shore Leave anyway, they decided that this was to be their meeting place.

 

Meaning you were all there anyway, so why not get together. Geeze, y'all are way too sensitive about things (kinda like I am right now, heh).

 

On that note, I'm going to attempt to forget that this week has ever happened and pray my memory is gone by tomorrow morning. Later!

Edited April 29, 2004 by Marris Krax

[Tovan 0]

::prays:: Somethings were never ment to be forgotten.

[Vex Xiang 0]

If a9's noonish event is in a food location, it might be there. If Dac's event is in a food location, it'll be there. I'm an organization leech. I can't do it, so I suck off the ability of others. If they love me. If they don't, I'll still suck off them and ignore the dirty looks.

 

So if you stumble on a few folks having a meal you just walk in and declare it your event? ^_^

 

I see ;)

[Tovan 0]

Wow ... thats kind of .... strange eh? But probably not to you ^_^ actually some people does that ... another Enigma ..

Edited April 29, 2004 by Tovan

[Dumbass 0]

^_^ uh..... i don't know what to say ...

Huff sucks?

[Tovan 0]

Huff sucks?

^_^ ::glances over to huff then back to Van Roy:: would she kill me? nahhh better not take the chance of being strangled.

[FredM 0]

Fred used to be my CO so he should have at least suspected I just might be crazy enough to do it.

 

Hey, don't laugh, it worked. ;)

Hey there,

 

Well, I was sitting there with Sketti and when that sign was pulled out we were only standing about 5 feet away. I honestly just stood there for a second thinking "Great, he's on drugs. Must be on drugs." ^_^

[Dumbass 0]

Well, I was sitting there with Sketti and when that sign was pulled out we were only standing about 5 feet away.

Gee, great going Fred. Way to ruin a perfectly good story with the truth. ^_^

[Guest STSF Dacotah]

Ohhhh, my two words were going to be "Coconut Bra"

oooooh, you must be be refering to Fred ^_^

 

Ya know, if it's gonna get people's panties in a knot let's just reduce the name to: SLW '04. SLW are my initials and it's always around my birthday -- what better reason to fly to Vegas, hang out with friends, see drag shows, have champagne at any time of the day (bless you Moose) and worry only about the fact that I might get a weird tan line from the suit I've chosen to wear at the pool?!

 

To be honest, I call the weekend a Sabatical. Bring on the Cabana Boys.

 

[Travis Kroells 0]

Narrator's note:

 

Let me just say, though Shore Leave 24 kinda stunk as far as conventions go, Shore Leave 25 kicked some serious butt (happy Dumbass? ;)). Trekkies 2 was there, for one, and so was ::squee!:: Teal'c! In fact, I have photographic evidence of me hugging everyone's favorite Jaffa. T'was much, much better this last year, sorry you guys didn't make it ^_^

You got to hug Teal'c...not fair...

 

;)

[Cptn Moose 0]

Actually, truth be told, the crew of the Arcadia had been holding their summer get-together in Vegas long before STSF was a twinkle in a rebel's eye.

 

While the rest of you were chasing down autographs in Baltimore, Dac and I were storming the $3 blackjack tables at the Sahara, sweet-talking ticket takers into backstage tours of the Experience (before they caught on and started charging for bridge photos), and wandering aimlessly down the strip because no one was willing to make a decision on where to go (which is where the phrase "herding cats" originated - with apologies to Huff's amoeba analogy).

 

And even all the stories about how accomodating Huff and Blu were to strange men who dropped into Baltimore at the last minute were not enough to get me to change coasts and use my hard earned vacation dollars in a city without a Trek themed casino.

 

Vegas ... accept no substitute.

[Feanor 0]

You got to hug Teal'c...not fair...

 

^_^

he almost signed her butt too. Chistopher Judge is a nice guy.

[Marris Krax 0]

he almost signed her butt too. Chistopher Judge is a nice guy.

Oh, he was not about to do such a thing ^_^

 

When we were getting his autograph, I decided to bring along a rubber duck for him to sign, since he is a graduate of University of Oregon and their mascot is a very pissed off Donald Duck (I know this because I am an Oregon native, and I happened to look up Judge's alma mater in the convention bio). Anyhow, we get to the table, and I ask if he would sign my duck. I hand it to him and he says, "Wait, did you say duck or butt?" Of course, this is worth a two second giggle fit for all parties involved, and we compromise with him signing my duck's butt ;)

[NDak 0]

Oh, he was not about to do such a thing ^_^

 

When we were getting his autograph, I decided to bring along a rubber duck for him to sign, since he is a graduate of University of Oregon and their mascot is a very pissed off Donald Duck (I know this because I am an Oregon native, and I happened to look up Judge's alma mater in the convention bio). Anyhow, we get to the table, and I ask if he would sign my duck. I hand it to him and he says, "Wait, did you say duck or butt?" Of course, this is worth a two second giggle fit for all parties involved, and we compromise with him signing my duck's butt ;)

I Swear Oregon so lost the mascot lottery....

[NDak 0]

oooooh, you must be be refering to Fred  ;)

 

Ya know, if it's gonna get people's panties in a knot let's just reduce the name to: SLW '04.  SLW are my initials and it's always around my birthday -- what better reason to fly to Vegas, hang out with friends, see drag shows, have champagne at any time of the day (bless you Moose) and worry only about the fact that I might get a weird tan line from the suit I've chosen to wear at the pool?!

 

To be honest, I call the weekend a Sabatical.  Bring on the Cabana Boys.

 

He he he...

 

 

Well as much as I want to come with you people...

 

My sis is getting married th 15th and will actually be in Vegas during SLW (see Dac ^_^ ) So yeah..,unless I stowe away in her carry on bag I can't see anyone being to happy about me going to Vegas Hehe...and wouldn't you know it I had the perfect Cabana boy outfit picked out... ;)

Edited April 30, 2004 by Ern_Ndak

[Marris Krax 0]

I Swear Oregon so lost the mascot lottery....

Hey now ^_^ We are quite proud of our mascots, thankyouverymuch. We are unique and strange...and we can call children with parents from each state alma mater platypi ^.^

[Images 0]

I swear, ONE YEAR, one year i will make shore leave... the fact i'll be aout 80 when it happens is the only real downside ^_^

[Holden 0]

::clears throat, digs out the Old Book, dusts off the cover and begins to read::

 

Back in the age before STSF, there was a forum known as SFOL. Rumor has it that this realm still exists, and that it's king has finally stepped down, but that is not a tale for here.

 

The good people of SFOL would travel from the four corners of this land to convene at a gathering known as Shore Leave. There were others at Shore Leave, though. Half-naked Peter Pan men, Imperial Storm Troopers dancing to the Macerena, Mojo. But, as there were a few citizens of SFOL who liked to go to this Shore Leave anyway, they decided that this was to be their meeting place.

 

For years the SFOLians went to Shore Leave, until that fateful year when SFOL began to fall apart. It was at this gathering that STSF was born, where a handful of captains and commanders decided to defy king and country and strike out on their own under the auspices of Paramount. In their rebelious spirit, the newly proclaimed leaders of the as-yet-unnamed forum suggested that from then on, the members of the forum would meet elsewhere to both commemorate the seperation and because the convention was really boring to begin with. Thus, it was decided that in the next year, the members of the Rebel Alliance would meet in the Trekkian Mecca of Vegas, free from the constraints of a convention but with plenty of Trek activity for all. They would call this new gathering Shore Leave West and adopt the number associated with the original Shore Leave, but whether this was to honor their former gathering or because they just felt like it is not written in these pages.

 

::closes the book in a cloud of dust::

ooooooooohhhhhhhhhh!!! I get it!!

[Tovan 0]

I swear, ONE YEAR, one year i will make shore leave... the fact i'll be aout 80 when it happens is the only real downside ^_^

hehehehe lol probably me too.

[Tovan 0]

If i'm there you'll never know it ^_^

Edited May 2, 2004 by Tovan

[STSF Precip 0]

All I can say is Last Year I had a blast, despite only being able to hang around one night. Yes it is true Blu tried to teach me the delicate science of eating crab. Thank goodness that was not caught on film. I seem to recall some Pandarians obsconding with the crab utensils, and attempting to carve up one of Dac's Hula Girls.

 

On another note,

 

Last year, I didn't know what to expect. Before I arrived I kinda thought I would be an outsider..since I wasn't a GM...and been playing for nowhere near as long as this gang had been. (has). I just wanted to say It was so outstanding the way I was welcomed at Las Vegas by all those who attended. It must of left an impression...the Bolian is still lurking around here!

 

If anyone is thinking well....this is an exclusive get together ...It's not. It's mutual interests and acquaintances getting together for a few nights of fun and laughs. I encourage anyone over 18 to attend, if it's anything like a smidgen of what I saw last year. It will be time well spent.

 

-Precip

[FredM 0]

I seem to recall some Pandarians obsconding with the crab utensils, and attempting to carve up one of Dac's Hula Girls.

Hey there,

 

Ya know, that's true...I completely forgot about that! :)