Leaving for parts west

[ellen_datlow]

Tomorrow evening I'll be flying to Seattle and will most likely be delayed because of the bad weather expected--rain rain rain and maybe thunderstorms. I'm supposed to arrive in Seattle 9:30 pm but I'm sure I won't. Leslie Howle will be picking me up and I'll be staying with her for two nights.

Monday morning I catch a bus to Vancouver, BC, get picked up by Barbara and Christopher Roden--then drive four hours north with them to Ashcroft,where Barbara's wonderful parents are preparing a barbecue for us. Next day we'll all trek to Calgary, stopping at Golden Tuesday night and possibly in Banff enroute to Calgary Wednesday.

I don't return to NY until November 5th (very late)so I've already sent it my absentee ballot. I urge you all to vote as well--in fact, that's what my next post is about.

Comments

[charlesatan.livejournal.com]

Have a safe trip and take care! Hopefully the flight doesn't get delayed.

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

thanks Charles. I'll just be taking plenty of reading material :-)

[timalyne.livejournal.com]

Hello to you! And say hello to Leslie for me!

Sometimes I miss Seattle...but mostly I'm ready to move back to the East Coast.

Timalyne

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Hi Timalyn. Where do you live now?

[timalyne.livejournal.com]

Portland, Oregon at the moment. I'm getting my MA in Liberal Studies at Reed and I'll be graduating in the Spring. Paul, the girls, all the cats and I will be headed back to Massachusetts in June.

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Then you have to attend Readercon next year--July--right near you!

[timalyne.livejournal.com]

I've been to that one (a long long time ago). That would be a lot of fun. Maybe I could even drag my Dad out to go with me :)

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Definitely! I haven't seen him in far too long.

[joycemocha.livejournal.com]

Ah. Another sf person!

I live in the Reed area, if you're going to Orycon and want to meet up...

[timalyne.livejournal.com]

Checked out your bio...sounds like you have about half of what I want out of life...your farm sounds wonderful!

We/I will not be going to Orycon. We go camping out at the coast that weekend to celebrate my husband's birthday. But, we have been wanting to get some snow visits (not so much skiing as angel making and snow and maple syrup eating) this year. We miss living in Vermont. Maybe you would know a good place to go play in the snow soon!

[joycemocha.livejournal.com]

Keep an eye on my journal. I don't have a farm, but my horse lives at a nice one...

But believe me, you'll know when the snow hits on hood if you read my journal regularly. Between my own snow fix and all the kids with snow fever, I'll know when it gets good (I get daily reports from my Govvy kids!)

[satyrblade.livejournal.com]

Seattle?

I live in Seattle. If you can get a chance to meet, I'd love to take you out for coffee or something.

Please let me know via e-mail if you've got the time this trip.

And have a great trip either way. :)

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

I'm only going to be in town Sunday and am tied up that day. Do you know anyone in the sf community? I believe a bunch of folk are going to dinner Sunday evening--perhaps you'd like to meet us?

[shelly-rae.livejournal.com]

Ellen, I'm in Seattle too! Let me know if have time for tea or something. Ellie has my number if you don't. I'll be downtown at an art opening on Saturday evening--it's Pacific Northwest native art--not sure if you're into that sort of thing. Anyway, I've love to see you if you can squeeze me in.
Anon

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Hi Shelly,
I don't get in till late Saturday so Sunday late afternoon/evening is really the only available time I have. If you can join us I can give you Leslie's email address for more info.

[shelly-rae.livejournal.com]

Please do!

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Done.

[melissajm.livejournal.com]

Have a good trip!

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

[tamiam.livejournal.com]

Sunday evening? Hm. I'm glad you're going to be on the left coast.

I think I'll go call LH now.

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Yes! I'd love to see you.

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Btw, use her cell phone--if you can't reach her let me know.

[joycemocha.livejournal.com]

I live in Oregon.

Ballot received Saturday; all three adults had voted and ballots were in the return mail by Saturday night.

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Good--I would have voted in person if I'd had time to figure out where/how-I think I did it once before.

[pds-lit.livejournal.com]

Have a good trip!

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I realize it's a LOT of traveling.

[chris-reynaga.livejournal.com]

I'll probably see you at Leslie's. We've got plans to jam on the weekend before Charles's class. It will be nice to finally meet you. Have a safe trip! =)

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Great! It'll be very nice to meet you, too.

Thanks.

[krisname.livejournal.com]

have a great time, and say hi to Leslie for me!

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

thanks and will do!