~ Amanda

"Just fear me, love me, do as I say and I will be your slave..."

they should just make shit up

i'm only half-kidding

wait a sec, beymer's way ahead of me on this

"Harry, I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it, don't wait for it, just let it happen. Could be a new shirt at the men's store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot, black coffee. Like this."  -Dale Cooper

~ Amanda

"Just fear me, love me, do as I say and I will be your slave..."

"Harry, I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it, don't wait for it, just let it happen. Could be a new shirt at the men's store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot, black coffee. Like this."  -Dale Cooper

We usually try to have non-official after- and pre- events, but coming in and taking over a bar in those numbers can get insane. Not enough seating in these places, for starters. Even 4 carloads of people trying to get lunch together somewhere is something most local establishments aren't prepared for. The giant crowd can scare off the less extroverted Festers, too, and that's totally understandable.

Some people show up with a bf/gf, or a few friends, and of course that leads to less meeting new people.

In recent years- I guess since the open bar started- I noticed people hanging out with those of comparable states of inebriation. If one crew wants to hero drink Jaeger and Cuervo all night, the stone sober folks will avoid them. And vice versa. (** If you bring pot, you'll be popular. But that goes without saying**)

If you're staying at the same motel or hotel as other people, especially if you're a return attendee and you always stay in the same one, that creates another tendency to "clump."

Even among the veterans, there are several groups that always end up hanging together and doing the same things every year. By no means are these groups exclusive. Personally, I hang out with an equal mix of same old and new every year.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that it's hard to bond with everyone over a couple of days. It's a good icebreaker to say "hey, I talk to you online," but that never means you'll automatically hit it off in person.

By the end of the weekend, it's not hard to have at least introduced yourself to everyone. Everyone is always so friendly. Twin Peaks has kind of an arty fanbase; types who might seem stand-offish, but are really just shy and in their own heads alot, and are just waiting for someone to approach them. The Fest really lets everyone relax and be themselves. Even CB (god love him.)

"Harry, I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it, don't wait for it, just let it happen. Could be a new shirt at the men's store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot, black coffee. Like this."  -Dale Cooper

"Harry, I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it, don't wait for it, just let it happen. Could be a new shirt at the men's store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot, black coffee. Like this."  -Dale Cooper

Hey, if you want to throw down over the quality of FWWM, I can schedule time out for some fisticuffs. :P

"Harry, I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it, don't wait for it, just let it happen. Could be a new shirt at the men's store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot, black coffee. Like this."  -Dale Cooper

"Harry, I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it, don't wait for it, just let it happen. Could be a new shirt at the men's store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot, black coffee. Like this."  -Dale Cooper

QUOTE: QUOTE:I've thought about using a fake name and acting like I don't post on message boards so people have no clue who I am.   i'm convinced i met people who were doing just this

 If I have coolspringsj on my nametag, I would hear

"Oh, you're that idiot who posts way too much every day on the Gazette!  My, I didn't realize you would be so handsome in person."

"Harry, I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it, don't wait for it, just let it happen. Could be a new shirt at the men's store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot, black coffee. Like this."  -Dale Cooper

QUOTE: QUOTE: QUOTE:I've thought about using a fake name and acting like I don't post on message boards so people have no clue who I am.   i'm convinced i met people who were doing just this  If I have coolspringsj on my nametag, I would hear "Oh, you're that idiot who posts way too much every day on the Gazette!  My, I didn't realize you would be so handsome in person."

We all said kind of the same thing about Hyde his first year. In fact, Hyde even got play with a cute girl his "virgin year" - despite his prior Zette antics (which were far more outrageous than yours, j.)