That would be wonderful, Pratilk. I thought you were going, too. With you here life won't be quite so dull. We appreciate your offer -- and your office will be safe from the mayhem we visited upon the those who were away at CSUN last March. Cindy - Pratik Patel <pratikp1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I won't be going to either this time. If you like, > I'm happy to provide > entertainment while all of them are gone. I also > promise to send off my > imaginary friends--whose names are two embarrassing > to mention--to each > convention and keep you updated. > > Pratik > > > > Pratik Patel > Interim Director > Office of Special Services > Queens College > Director > CUNY Assistive Technology Services > The City University of New York > ppatel@xxxxxx > > -----Original Message----- > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of Cindy > Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 2:20 PM > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Summer Conventions > > Will there be another dance contest like at the CSUN > Conference?- Those of you who go, please keep us > informed, as some of you kindly did at CSUN, so we > can > partake in absentia. Otherwise those July weeks > will > be very boring for us, especially with you gone. > > Cindy > > > -- Pratik Patel <pratikp1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Oh, Shelly, how could you forget Lewis, the > > behind-the-scenes Bookshare > > Engineer! You forgot to mention Guido's offer to > > dance with Judson after a > > few drinks and Gustavo trying to pull away Lewis > > from the huge dessert > > display case. > > > > Pratik > > > > > > > > Pratik Patel > > Interim Director > > Office of Special Services > > Queens College > > Director > > CUNY Assistive Technology Services > > The City University of New York > > ppatel@xxxxxx > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > > Behalf Of Shelley L. Rhodes > > Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 11:11 PM > > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Summer Conventions > > > > Oh, Cindy, believe me some of it is literal, > smile. > > > > I met up with Pratik, Guido, Donna Smith, Louis, > and > > Gustavo, at the > > Pittsburgh ACB convention what was it two years > ago, > > and I honestly don't > > think Cristo's Greek Grill will think of blind > > people ever the same way > > again. Was quite a lot of fun, and not a lot of > > alcohol, not really smile. > > We were their only customers that night but we > > stayed three hours, and had > > all the courses, including dessert, yum, and > talked > > of a lot of things > > including Christian Romances from the nether > region, > > smile. > > > > But it was fun, and getting there was great too, > as > > I think Gustavo was the > > only one who was normally sighted out of the > group. > > But such fun, and > > Guido, is really that interesting in person. > > > > Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden > > juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. > > Graduate Advisory Council > > www.guidedogs.com > > > > The vision must be followed by the venture. It is > > not enough to > > stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs. > > > > -- Vance Havner > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> > > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 6:24 PM > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Summer Conventions > > > > > > Kasondra, > > > > As you can probably tell by now, things here on > the > > list get pretty crazy before conventions. The > party > > hats and other things that guido probably will > > bring, > > like bottle of wine and stronger stuff to drink to > > Marissa's health are probably virtual. Everybody > > seems > > to have so much real fun, ithough, as well as > > virtual > > fun -- and sees so much new and wonderful > technology > > -- and now IBM is having job interviews. > Wonderful. > > > > Have fun all of you. We atay-at-homes will miss > you. > > (Maybe you'll find a replacement for Marissa there > > -- > > I nominate Carrie, though,m or doesn't she want a > > full-time job.) > > > > Cindy > > > > What > > > party hats? > > > > > > > > > > > > Kasondra Payne > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Discover Yahoo! > > Have fun online with music videos, cool games, IM > > and more. Check it out! > > http://discover.yahoo.com/online.html > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 267.5.1 - > Release > > Date: 6/2/2005 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Discover Yahoo! > Get on-the-go sports scores, stock quotes, news and > more. Check it out! > http://discover.yahoo.com/mobile.html > > > __________________________________ Discover Yahoo! Stay in touch with email, IM, photo sharing and more. 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