Thalia's (ShamesTP) Open Letter to Cyber Cicely

Hi all,

Have finally ploughed through the 2 million emails from you all and had fun with them. Everyone's pretty much said it, but I loved the whole weekend and miss the Roslyn spirit we all shared. Hope lots more cyber types and all my fave people from this year and last can make it to M2K. Don't let spouses stop you (Judy!) The Roslyn Inn was certainly an experience...I didn't have too bad a time with it apart from the Grand Central room that Jerrilynn and I shared...but there weren't too many fights for the bathroom and the porches were a cool touch. The school was a cool Tranquility Base indeed. The Sunday picnic was glorious and I managed not to get burnt this year. Poor Matt - he was a cool whirlwind or organization and how mean of us all to laugh at his word-nightmare (tee hee). Look forward to more flinging in 2000. I love being the only one from overseas but I will advertise it more next year and try to get some fellow Brits etc...I'll put it in the mail order catalogue I do (circulation of 3000.) I recall mentioning NX once in there when there was a mystery book featuring an Alaskan female bush pilot and had some feedback from that! So there you are! I couldn't this year because the timing was wrong, but I have time to prepare now. I totally reiterate the thanks to everyone Sandy mentioned and love to our wondrous clique (I know, we're not supposed to be cliquey but it's fun). I add more thanks to Pat for the Inn, Kathy, Rob and Linda for driving me to the Cle Elum Safeway, Matt, Gina, Linda, Susie and the marvelous organization team and my fellow FOR types notably Sandy for her paperwork trials, Judy for driving me safely to my hotel and hanging out on the bed (!), and Kurt for offering to drive me. Cool to meet all the new people I did, Mark & Carla, the Boston blokes John and Chris, and people whose names I knew but not their faces...Pats Agent and Desert-Rat, Kimiye and family, Charlie-from-Pittsburgh...argh, the trouble with starting to name people is that you're bound to leave people out. Everyone I hung out with - you're the coolest.

Miss you all madly!

Thalia