Alright, I'm, sure there's another way to go about getting this info, but I don't know it, so I figured a diary would be appropriate.
You know you're looking for a way to save gas/make friends/save money/get to Ykos/help soldiers pay for the internet (all really in the diary, I promise).
2 things:
Firstly, about Ykos:
My husband Tuffy and I are going, and all of our available "vacation funds" are going to hotel, registration, a donation (because God/god/goddess knows the measly fee isn't covering our real costs) and food money. Looking at the $600 it takes for us to fly to Vegas from the Bay Area, I KNOW someone else who is paying unbelievable SF/Berkeley/Bay Area rents is trying to figure out how to go as well.
So: We've got a car with a HUGE trunk that seats 5 adults comfortably. As we won't be bringing our (then) 11 month old (partaaaay!!!!), that'll be room for one more couple, and a cooler full of snacks and drinks. We'd love to set up a caravan/carpool of Bay Area folks heading up, and you know you'd LOVE only paying for half the gas to get there, not having to drive AND having kossaks to talk to on the way there. So, comment here or email at Dkosroundpeg (I'm at aol) and we'll see if anybody is interested.
Secondly: Don't know how many of you caught BiPM's call for funds to help the 172nd pay for their email, haircuts and food (Cheers and Jeers Tuesday) but late in that Cheers and Jeers I opened up a Paypal account to make it easier to give. So far we've had two people use it, but I just wanted it out there before I cash it out to mail to Bill on Monday. Go to paypal.com and send the money to email address Dkosroundpeg (I'm at aol). It's my handle here too, so I promise the money will get where it's going.
Alrighty, there we go:
-Carissa (roundpeg) and Pablo (tuffy)