Bullet Sunday 94

Posted on August 17, 2008

Welcome to the Dave Louis edition of Bullet Sunday!

• Home Again. Yeah, I made it home safely. Though the frickin' 106° heat has me wondering why I didn't escape to Alaska while I had the chance. Isn't it about time for a Davebanks or Daveorage or Davelaska even? Of course, I don't know how many readers I have in Alaska... but even if it ended up being just me, that would be okay because the weather might be cooler. If not, there's always Davearctica.

• Dave Louis. Thanks to Ajooja's luck in the Blogiversary V Grand Prize drawing, there was a blogger meet in St. Louis last night...

In attendance was a terrific group of people that made me feel welcome in the city "Where There's More Than Meets The Arch."

• Ajooja... from Ajooja. Winner, winner, chicken dinner! I have Ajooja to thank for everything, since he's the one who entered the Grand Prize Drawing for Blogiversary V and picked St. Louis to meet. I had already met him last year at Davecago 2, but we've known each other online well before that (he wrote two previous blogs I enjoyed). It's easy to find all kinds of nice things to say about Ajooja, but the fact that he went out of his way to drive me back to my hotel after the event just about says it all.
• Carlos... who doesn't blog, but has been reading Blogography for three years. Since I manually approve every comment here, I recognized his email address immediately when it hit my inbox with the subject "Dave Louis." In some ways, it's more interesting meeting your readers who don't blog because all you know about them come from the comments they leave. Though it was no surprise to find that Carlos is just as kind and supportive in person as he has always been on my blog.
• Ellipsis... a mysterious former-blogger that I'm pissed I missed out on, because if her blog was anything like she is in person, it must have been a very entertaining read indeed.
• Gina... from SeeGinaBlog. One of my favorite Twitter People (Tweeps?!?), Gina was kind enough to not only go out to dinner with me on Friday so I wouldn't have to eat alone... but she also let me watch her get tattooed, introduced me to her beau, AND didn't yell at me when I forgot her name badge lanyard back at the hotel! As if being a truly sweet and interesting person wasn't enough, she's got a great eye for photography too!
• Justin... from Just Justin. A very recent find, I first ran across Justin on other blogs I read. Like me, Justin is a Mac & iPhone whore. Unlike me, Justin is an amazing photographer. When I first found out about his blog, I sat down and read through every single entry so I could see beautiful shots like these. Yes, I hate him just a little bit. He wrote a recap here.
• The Queen... from Queen Mediocretia of Suburbia. I always say that the best part of going to blogger gatherings is meeting the people behind the blogs you read. A close second is finding sweet new blogs you didn't know about. My audience with The Queen was a lot of fun in person... but that didn't prepare me for her blog, which is funny as hell. She wrote a re-cap here. But it's what happened AFTER Dave Louis that made me LOL. And, while I would usually never forgive somebody for using "LOL" on my blog, Her Majesty DID blog a recipe for Gooey Butter CoffeeCake, so all is forgiven.
• Sarah... who currently doesn't blog, but really should. I award Sarah the coveted "Best Dressed at Dave Louis Award" for showing up in a classy "Zombies Ate My Brains" T-Shirt. The girl knows how to dress to impress at a party!

• Blueberry Hill. The restaurant we met at, Blueberry Hill, is a St. Louis institution, famous for it's Blue Bar and eclectic interior design. What it should be famous for is its Red Beans & Rice, which I liked quite a lot. My only problem was that they didn't have any meatless toasted ravioli, which is one of my favorite things about St. Louis.

• Ted Drewes. After dinner, the consensus for dessert was to drive to Ted Drewes for frozen custard. I love frozen custard, so I thought it was a great idea. Though I wasn't quite prepared for what awaited me there. Apparently, this is a popular place...

Surprisingly, the crowds were not a problem at all. They had security in their lot to assist with parking, plenty of staff to keep the lines moving, and fill orders impossibly fast. As the popularity suggests, Ted Drewes frozen custard is pretty bad-ass amazing. I had a caramel sundae that was delicious...

Gina was kind enough to take a photo of me as I had just finished my third orgasm...

• Thank You. My most heart-felt thanks to everybody who made the trip to Dave Louis! The happiness at meeting my fellow bloggers and readers has become one of the major reasons I still write at Blogography every day.

And that's a wrap for another Bullet Sunday! Join me again next Sunday when I'll be back from another trip and celebrating the fact that I will get to stay home for a mind-boggling two-and-a-half weeks before traveling again! w00t!

Comments

Welcome home. C'mere and give me a hug.

Posted by Howard on August 18, 2008 | Reply

   

I miss Ted Drewes!

Posted by Avitable on August 18, 2008 | Reply

   

It looks like it was soooo much fun! And you got to meet Justin! I'm so envious now.

Posted by Winter on August 18, 2008 | Reply

   

Don't think it's alot cooler in Alaska right about now....

Sorry

Fairbanks, Alaska Local Time: 6:05 AM AKDT 8-18-2008
51.7 °F / 10.9 °C, Mostly Cloudy, Humidity: 90%, Dew Point: 49 °F / 9 °C, Wind: Calm, Wind Gust: 0.0 mph / 0.0 km/h, Pressure: 29.52 in / 999.5 hPa (Rising), Visibility: 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers, UV: 0 out of 16, Clouds: Mostly Cloudy 6500 ft / 1981 m, Mostly Cloudy 9000 ft / 2743 m, (Above Ground Level), Elevation: 438 ft / 133 m.

Wenatchee, Washington Local Time: 7:08 AM PDT 8-18-2008
78.9 °F / 26 °C, Clear, Humidity: 44%, Dew Point: 55 °F / 13 °C, Wind: 0.0 mph / 0 km/hfrom the WNW, Wind Gust: 5.0 mph / 8 km/h, Pressure: 29.72 in / 1006.3 hPa (Falling), Heat Index: 79 °F / 26 °C, Visibility: 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers, UV: 0 out of 16, Clouds: Clear, (Above Ground Level), Elevation: 926 ft / 282 m.

Posted by awytch on August 18, 2008 | Reply

   

Did you really just happen to all sit like that?

Women on one side, men on the other. Like a junior high school dance. ;)

Posted by B.E. Earl on August 18, 2008 | Reply

   

The pleasure was all mine. Thank you so much for coming to St. Louis just for pulling my name out of a hat. I appreciate it more than I will ever be able to explain.

BTW, I didn't realize until I got home, but there was a poorly-attended Rams pre-season game near your hotel Saturday night as well. I don't know if that had anything to do with weird traffic at 10:30 p.m. but I'm sure it didn't help.

I hope you had a nice time. Thanks again.

Posted by ajooja on August 18, 2008 | Reply

   

Good to see that the attempted injection of Dave by the gay continued in St Louis. I'm down with Daveartica - just give me the date and time. Tired of roasting in Seattle.

Posted by Chris on August 18, 2008 | Reply

   

Dave Louis looks like it was a lot of fun. What a guy Ajooja is to play Dave Taxi.

Looking forward to Dave Lake City 2 this Wed night.

Posted by ChillyWilly on August 18, 2008 | Reply

   

You really should rethink Dave-don, we are having the coldest August EVER! No chance of melting your ice cream over here right now :o(
Fab pictures, I love your Dave-event shots!

Posted by Penelope on August 18, 2008 | Reply

   

I am a reader in Alaska on the Kenai Peninsula - the weather has been lousy this year. Lots of rain and barely breaking the high 60's. I am sure that sounds great when you are sitting in 100 degree weather, but we are not so thrilled!

Posted by Jennifer on August 18, 2008 | Reply

   

You have at least one reader in the Northwest Territories. :)

Posted by Megan on August 18, 2008 | Reply

   

I just watched 21 this weekend! He was a fool for continuing to say that phrase after they told him they knew he was at the casino.

I love my Aritificial Duck gear, btw. Dawg got me the zombies t-shirt, but I had gotten myself one as well, so now I have two! (This results in me plugging your blog twice as much.) Also, I love my try evil stuff. LOVE IT. Can't wait to get my print framed, and have my Tequilacon badge back from storage so I can put more Dave2 buttons on it. :D

Was the Johnny Rockets Streamliner always a Boca burger? I don't like Boca, but I understand you're allergic to mushrooms so the non-Boca aren't a good thing either.

Posted by Poppy on August 18, 2008 | Reply

   

Suburban St. Louisans are afraid to ride the train at night, and wouldn't even consider riding the bus. I would have played taxi all day had I known Dave was taking public transportation everywhere he went.

Posted by ajooja on August 18, 2008 | Reply

   

Great post Dave! I sure wish i could be part of these meet up! Any chance you come to NY? If so, keep me posted OK?

Hey, i'll travel to Alaska, always wanted to go there anyway!!!

Posted by michelle Jacobs on August 18, 2008 | Reply

   

w00t, indeed! And? I'm up for Davearctica.

Posted by Coal Miner's Granddaughter on August 18, 2008 | Reply

   

It looks like you all had lots of fun.

And that caramel sundae thing looks delicious, I might have to steal it from you.

Posted by Sarah on August 18, 2008 | Reply

   

3rd Big O??? Wow. You must be younger than me.

Posted by Lewis on August 18, 2008 | Reply

   

Thank you! It was a pleasure to meet you. Make that gooey butter cake.

Posted by TheQueen on August 18, 2008 | Reply

   

Drool... That caramel sundae looks delicious!

Posted by Atomic Bombshell on August 19, 2008 | Reply

   

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