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CheriePie
6 yrs ago
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PS - I live in California now since 2009 and have a whole new life. Belly dancer, fitness trainer, business owner. Complete 180 from my techie life of network & system administrator back in Mass.
Funny since I now l…
CheriePie
6 yrs ago
Hi Zoe! And all the other old-timers out here!
I was happy to see Nim's message over on BookObsessed pointing me to this post. :)
These days, I read almost everything on Kindle so I don't get to swap physical boo…
Site Questions: Basic and Advanced
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[ANSWERED] Store Question - email address?
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Re: Store Question - email address?
CheriePie
15 yrs ago
Yup, I had mine changed several months back, but I had to do it by contacting them via the Contact form. And they took care of it for me from there. :)
I would've thought this would've been a good feature to impleme…
Community Bulletin Board
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The Passing of Twiggywig, and a Memorial
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she will be remembered with much fondness
CheriePie
15 yrs ago
She was a wonderful woman and our lives have been enriched by knowing her.
I'm glad that she went comfortably and in peace at least, and that it was of her own choosing. And having read through the 4 pages of condo…
CheriePie
16 yrs ago
emailing ya (and making a post on 43things now).
BookCrossing Site Announcements
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New Feature: Manage your Release Shortcuts (Finally)
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I'd like to echo some of Candie's sentiments.
CheriePie
16 yrs ago
With regards to the ability to edit and reorder the list, I'm fine with it being a wings only feature. But for the edits to actually go away and be reverted back to your old list when your wings expire just seems silly,…
Bookrings, Bookrays, and Bookboxes
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ISO Shawnna: Still no book or journal.
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yup and I invited her...
CheriePie
16 yrs ago
because of all the flack she's getting here.
Damn y'all, she had an entire box of books stolen off her porch, some which she was able to find again at the UBS, and some she couldn't, but for the ones she couldn't, she…
Bookrings, Bookrays, and Bookboxes
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Looking for a Sci-Fi/Fantasy bookbox to join............
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Virtual one on BookObsessed
CheriePie
16 yrs ago
There's a virtual one, run monthly, going on over at BookObsessed (the former bookrelay) if you're interested:
http://bookobsessed.com/index.php?showtopic=1406
Conventions and Meetings
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A thank you and some thoughts on convention.
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doh can't believe I forgot the TimTams...
CheriePie
17 yrs ago
though I put those aside to bring home with me. :D
(needed at least 1 or 2 for the flight, and another to let my SO try em.)
CheriePie
17 yrs ago
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Unfortunately, I think I also got one of those bags that didn't have too many goodies in it either. I didn't get a Panera gift card, or a knit item, or a foam BallyCumber.... :(
But I did get some more of Azuki's la…
Conventions and Meetings
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Convention catches-- Mostly Charleston!
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Re: From Mt. Pleasant on my last day
CheriePie
17 yrs ago
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> You said you were going to Gilligans... did you make it
> there? :)
Yup, that's the one!! Wow, you have such a great memory. Thank you!! :* We mention it to you just once on our way heading out and you rem…
Conventions and Meetings
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Convention catches-- Mostly Charleston!
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From Mt. Pleasant on my last day
CheriePie
17 yrs ago
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America: A Patriotic Primer
http://bookcrossing.com/journal/5012018
Unfortunately, this is just one of many examples where I forgot to make a release note before leaving the book. (I blame this on the tasty Caramel …
Conventions and Meetings
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A thank you and some thoughts on convention.
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speaking of southern hospitality...
CheriePie
17 yrs ago
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I must say that the concierges at the hotel, particularly Marcus, were super nice and helpful. Every time he recommended someplace, like Paolo's for gelato, and Poogan's for our last night dinner, we absolutely LOVED it…
Conventions and Meetings
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a few convention pictures...apologies included
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Rest of the peeps in 1st picture
CheriePie
17 yrs ago
From the one labeled Noumena12 and ???, here they are, left to right:
Noumena12, AceofHearts, HoserLauren, TITurtle1, SciFisstrs
A few minutes later, I was sitting at the end next to Sci. :)
As I mentioned in the…
Conventions and Meetings
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Future US Conventions
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Re: WOW! Great response so far for Boston! Yeah team!!
CheriePie
17 yrs ago
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I'm in Boston (well suburbs) now, but I'm moving to California probably in 2008. But would definitely come back here for a con, and probably spend a week or so visiting family I've left behind.
CheriePie
17 yrs ago
> Every time I looked, you two were sitting at the bar,
> laptops open, cocktails ready to hand,
> cheerfully online, and I thought. "This is
> the life for me!".
LOL now you understand why I was so easily dist…
Conventions and Meetings
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A thank you and some thoughts on convention.
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Re: Internet Connection question --
CheriePie
17 yrs ago
> Actually, I did call the front desk and was told that the wired
> internet service was not yet available. The only service
> available was dial-up.
> I really was FINE sitting in the bar! I enjoyed sitting
> in…
Conventions and Meetings
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A thank you and some thoughts on convention.
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Re: Internet Connection question --
CheriePie
17 yrs ago
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> Did those people who did NOT have internet
> available in their rooms actually ask at
> the front desk for the high speed cables
> that were required?
I brought my own cables from home, two 100Base-T Ethe…
CheriePie
17 yrs ago
Amy, you did a WONDERFUL job! I know I couldn't have pulled it all together for a Boston convention even half as well as you did.
That said, I do believe a way of sharing convention feedback among all the conventio…
Conventions and Meetings
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A thank you and some thoughts on convention.
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Re: A thank you and some thoughts on convention.
CheriePie
17 yrs ago
> Someone else further up this thread was
> complaining about there not being the same
> things in every goody bag.
I don't think Azuki's post was a complaint at all... moreso just an observation as neither she …
CheriePie
17 yrs ago
I actually just said the very same thing in one of my posts above
http://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/22/4355011
Conventions and Meetings
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A thank you and some thoughts on convention.
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Re: I'm more than a little uncomfortable posting here (she said with a furrowed bro
CheriePie
17 yrs ago
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> I don't understand why we need to post a
> critique here in the forums. If we think
> that the convention team needs feedback to
> take to the hotel (or if they were doing
> it again in the same location next …
Conventions and Meetings
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A thank you and some thoughts on convention.
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some additional food notes (and examples)
CheriePie
17 yrs ago
I'll second the food thing... I think we could use help from some vegetarians in planning a few additional menu selections to supplement what's being offered so that those of us who don't like beef and meat don't feel th…
CheriePie
17 yrs ago
actually just after i sent this off, catsalive PMed me to ask to be removed anyway. I'll PM you to make sure you've got the most up-to-date info.
