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Hope it goes great! At some point, try to take a group picture (checking first to make sure everyone is willing to be photographed and put on the web) and then post it here. :-)

Right now Everquest 2 with side forays into Sims 3 and Civ 5, though on the PS3 I do have fun with Mortal Kombat v DC, as it's one of the few times I can totally pwn Tyler (our nephew). Past MMO's have been The Sims Online, There.com, Star Wars Galaxies, City of Heroes, Matrix Online, Tabula Rasa, Vanguard, FreeRealms and Lord of the Rings Online. As much as I totally love EQ2, the two times I tried the original EQ, I got frustrated with the mechanics. I will try EQNext when it comes out though I don't know that much about it yet. Was a little bit interested in Old Republic MMO but meh - don't have time for it now...

Awww - so sorry to hear about the medic, esp since you had a great first date. As to the teenagers - um, even the ones who aren't in trouble with the law are a lot to deal with. Wanna borrow a 13 yo boy and 11 yo girl for oh, say, 5-7 years? Free to good home ;-)

An eternal curse on Edward Longshanks...

My main question is - shouldn't it be his choice? I mean - I thought you were supposed to see the dress for the first time when you are about to be married... Rings I think should be a joint decision, but clothes for the ceremony I think are up to each individual.

You mean like the one we had in Dallas? ;-) But seriously, we'll try to hit other areas, but not always easy. On the other hand, anyone can always try to set up a smaller unofficial one - the UK had a successful one!

Thank you to Dark and others who have started this idea. I am happy to announce that we'll do an official GA GetTogether in the Los Angeles area sometime in summer of 2012. I'll start a poll soon with location and date choices though if you have specific ideas, feel free to chime in. Once enough steam is gathered, I'll start a private forum for those that intend to attend so we can be more specific in planning. As with past official GA GetTogethers, anyone is welcome to attend, but the only way to get specifics of location/times/etc will be through myself to discourage stalkers. As past attendees can attest though, the groups tend to be very low key with no pressure to do anything more than sit around and chat. We'll try to organize just one main event (typically a dinner or lunch) though there may be additional side-events for those that want to make a full weekend of it. So - any initial ideas?

I like the idea and will make this official - thank you Dark for starting this thread but I'm going to post an official GA Get-Together. As to the scarcity of them recently, mainly it is my being very busy with work and the new house (and kids). But organizing for Southern CA for summer of 2012 will be easy for me. And we have had an official GA GetTogether on the east coast - January 2009 in DC to be specific. I think we may be able to have one back east either Sept 2012 or Jan 2013 but let me focus first on July 2012 in SoCal... PS - closing this topic to direct all replies to the new thread: <link to new thread>

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great chapter CJ... And ya - totally changing my vote after this chapter.

Giving the same broad message I put into the UK thread: Topic is now pinned (ie - stickied). A meetup is basically just people getting together to put names with faces and meet in person. Simple ideas usually work best - lunch somewhere or a coffee stop. Set the time for about three hours - and if people want to hang around and do more together after, great. Whoever takes the lead in organizing it should ask people to post or private message him if they are interested in attending. I recommend picking a city, date and approximate time, but only giving the exact location to people in private messages just so there aren't unexpected lurkers. Anyone is free to suggest getting together with other users of GA at any time - but I do want to provide the usual caveats - this is not an officially sanctioned event of GayAuthors and please always use your best judgement and caution in what you reveal to others, especially if you are a minor. Now - having said that - again - nothing is wrong with planning and having a meeting and from my past experience, they can be a blast. You get to sit and chat with people that you only know from the board, and just relax and enjoy yourself. I've actually been surprised at the good turnout at past official events and that everyone pretty much was fine with pictures from the events being posted to the board afterwards.

It's very good and powerful. As to Adele - OMG she is fantastic. LOVING "Turning Tables" and "Somebody Like You" especially. The ... maturity of the latter song is amazing...

I voted straight - Joel was a good companion too... Nothing says Trevor has to get a hook-up, just a good friend would work too...

"pluck the day" - loving that phrase... SO much better than seize that while good, always seemed a little too militaristic. Love the imagery of each day being a ripe piece of juicy fruit. Outlook is everything in life - and you've always had a great one. Hope all goes well medically and echo Marzipan that we expect you to be around GA a long long time :-)

Marina del Rey is a great area... As long as you don't go too far inland like... Riverside County or something...

I love your stories CJ and this one is no exception... but... It just seems a bit odd, with everyone knowing the sporting good store is closed and all, that no one offered Trevor a spare pair of shorts/sweats/jacket/etc - anything to give him a bit more cover. I mean - sure - some of them are ENJOYING looking at his ass - but there has to be at least one straight guy in Carnavon...

Happy Birthday, Princess...

One thing - with the way the weather is - when it is daytime, have a LOT of light around you. If that means getting another floor lamp - do it. I get severely affected by S.A.D. at times, but bright surroundings help. <hug>

Glad that it's finally sounding like good news <hug> to you and your hubby...

Two potentials... One - the repair shop guy will mention "Oh - this looks a lot like another catamaran we got around here - Rachel's Ares"... And... well... I could see the cute paramedic feeling distraught over having blabbed and possibly gotten Trevor in danger that he offers to... you know - put Trevor up at his place for a while...

He needs a full physical - I'll volunteer to do the hernia and prostate checks...

On one side, I agree that this seems like major Headline News and will quickly travel the globe... Then again, the Australians may note all of the baggage that comes up with Trevor's name and squash things until the legal situation can be figured out. I see Bridget making her big mistake in this chapter - after all, every good villain needs to make at least one. Great chapter (as usual) CJ - and filled a big need for something new and good. Been cooped up in bed with a chest/head cold and reading has been the only thing that has kept me sane - been re-reading LTMP and CL :-)

Sorry CJ - but no... and here you had me hoping there was a new Graeme story as well

I think it is fantastic that the article never distinguished them as a same-sex or gay couple - just like any other story about a couple that something happened to. VERY happy with that reporting.

Guy with the binoculars, was the one who told Ali about the ship, not Sanchez.