What's Happening at the Human Services Department This Weekend?

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Several mentors from the Human Services Department will be less available this weekend due to an impromptu get-together that involves travel, but they will still have internet access. Participants expressed excitement about the event, with some unable to attend due to prior commitments. There are discussions about coordinating room arrangements and sharing updates during the trip, including plans for photos and potential streaming for those not attending. The atmosphere is light-hearted, with playful banter about who might need assistance during the event. Overall, the weekend is anticipated to be a fun break for those involved.
  • #51
Borek said:
Hawaii was my first idea too. Berkeman stated flying from the west coast helped and nobody mentioned passports.
Yea. He was helping here to the very end.

I wonder if he will get the chance to party or will he just stay in his room with his laptop?
 
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  • #52
hypatia said:
I'm sure that's the reason Om. I know I personally was going to fund about 20,000 people myself, I have my credit card ready to swipe and bags are packed. Once they send me a few more photos, I'm sure I'll have the location nailed.

Well, I just got an invitation to go to the river. It's supposed to be close to 70'F today, first time since probably October, so I'm going to have a bit of a party of my own. Though my friends are not quite a smart as PF'ers, they are still a hoot to hang out with. (Lampshade pictures to follow). :-p
 
  • #53
When am I officially allowed to be really, really envious?
 
  • #54
Borek said:
Hawaii was my first idea too. Berkeman stated flying from the west coast helped and nobody mentioned passports.

Hawaii? Well then... They'd better get ahold of https://www.physicsforums.com/showpost.php?p=2560872&postcount=9". There's nothing like a drunken sailor to liven up a weekend. :smile:

(edit: just sent him a pm to his myfacebook account. You can now expect the whole crew... bwah ahahahaha!)
 
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  • #55
The islands of Hawaii are stunning. Love them all. Know them well. Lived and played there many a time. Most groups nowadays head to Kauai or Maui for fun and business. I wonder if the participants of the trip will be writing it off on their 2010 Federal and Individual Income Tax return as an educational business meeting. :smile: with a giggle. Sunny thoughts and tan bodies to you all wherever you are at this moment. HAVE FUN!
 
  • #56
GeorginaS said:
When am I officially allowed to be really, really envious?
I'm thinking now would be a good time.:cry:
 
  • #57
hawaii.jpg


Searching our staff.
 
  • #58
FINALLY HERE! It is supposed to be 89 degrees today.

Man there are a lot of dogs here.

I guess we should have warned Russ that Tsu was already here before he decided to take a shower! :smile:
 
  • #59
I have survived the trip! OMG, that flight was killing, why can't commercial airlines fly at higher speeds? I'm going to see whether I can find some PFers walking around in the wild :biggrin:

:smile: Hawaii, good guess, but not close enough!
 
  • #60
[jealous]Isn't it an imaginary trip or some joke for april's fools day? we need some proof to believe you!:-p[/jealous]

Just joking... Have fun:smile:
 
  • #61
Lisa! said:
[jealous]Isn't it an imaginary trip or some joke for april's fools day? we need some proof to believe you!:-p[/jealous]

I am not going to share details, but I have reasons to doubt the story.

Hawaii image was a trap :devil:
 
  • #62
Could it be...possibly...Bora Bora (gasp!)?

Oh wow! Buy up some property for a PFers retirement village!
 
  • #63
So what did you guys have for lunch? Mine was great!

Miss you!

lagoon_lunch.jpg
 
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  • #64
Wait a moment, so you were flying for 8 hours and you are not with them?

You took wrong plane, or what?
 
  • #65
No, I made it just fine. The plane ride was better than I thought, even if the guy next to me snored horribly for most of it.
 
  • #66
Math Is Hard said:
So what did you guys have for lunch? Mine was great!

Miss you!

lagoon_lunch.jpg
I don't believe it. jellyroll2008...:devil:
Where's the Evo woman? She'll tell where you guys are. :-p
 
  • #67
Ivan Seeking said:
I guess we should have warned Russ that Tsu was already here before he decided to take a shower! :smile:

**groan** My EYES!1!1 I'm BLIND!1111 :smile:
 
  • #68
Borek said:
Wait a moment, so you were flying for 8 hours and you are not with them?

You took wrong plane, or what?
MIH meant she missed you guys.

I am still trying to get adjusted to the time change.

I must say that MIH is absolutely glowing! This is so much fun finally meeting everyone.
 
  • #69
Not Hawaii and not a joke. Crap sumburn hurts. I'm an idiot.
 
  • #70
berkeman said:
... Crap sumburn hurts. I'm an idiot.

Am I allowed to say we knew that? :biggrin:
 
  • #71
Where the hell are you guys? This isn't funny. Guys? This is supposed to be a party
 
  • #72
Found them. Never mind.
 
  • #73
GeorginaS said:
Am I allowed to say we knew that? :biggrin:

You knew I'm an idiot? Ouch, that hurts even more than the self-inficted stuff..
 
  • #74
The photo looks like a shot of Belize, Southern CA, or at least a 100 other places on this planet! Sun burned Berkeman. Painful and dehydrated. Hope you feel better.
 
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  • #75
Greg is the best, awesome guy! Looks good too!

muahaha Berke is in the bathroom and left his account open.

Off to dinner!

- love greg

fdsafsdfdasfdsf234154
 
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  • #76
lisab said:
Could it be...possibly...Bora Bora (gasp!)?

Oh wow! Buy up some property for a PFers retirement village!

As long as it is not raining, this hammock will do for me.

bora-bora-not-hawaii.jpg
 
  • #77
The whole island in the background will do-it for me. I promise I won't institute a visa system, so you all will be able to enjoy my land :devil:

Borek said:
As long as it is not raining, this hammock will do for me.

bora-bora-not-hawaii.jpg
 
  • #78
I still can't sleep when I'm supposed to ... jetlag is horrible!

Zz.
 
  • #79
ZapperZ said:
I still can't sleep when I'm supposed to ... jetlag is horrible!

Zz.

Sleep is overrated. :smile:
 
  • #80
When do I get my postcard?
 
  • #81
Well, well, you are having a good time and forums went awry for about an hour.
 
  • #82
berkeman said:
Greg is the best, awesome guy! Looks good too!

muahaha Berke is in the bathroom and left his account open.

Off to dinner!

- love greg

fdsafsdfdasfdsf234154

Two clues!

The time stamp for dinner would be 7 pm in Hawaii.

plus

googling "fdsafsdfdasfdsf" yields the following video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sArqYnFaYeg&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sArqYnFaYeg&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

Has the hotel realized that you've thrown all of their furniture into the pool yet?

Bad boys and girls. bad. bad. bad...
 
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  • #83
ZapperZ said:
I still can't sleep when I'm supposed to ... jetlag is horrible!

Zz.

You're not supposed to sleep right now...:biggrin:
You'll have so many time to sleep when you'll come back home!
 
  • #84
Where ever you guys are, actually or virtually, I hope you're having a great time :smile:. You all deserve a nice break :approve:.
 
  • #85
Argh. I was too busy to take pictures yesterday...

But my computer illiterate friend did, and snapped the following picture from his HDTV which he was looking at when he called me and took a photograph with his new i-phone thingy, sent the picture to my cell phone, which I forwarded to my email address, which I uploaded and...


jacksfirstdayatthebeach.jpg


sorry.

No lampshades.

12 week old Aussie Shepherd belonging to the hippie in the background.

Puppies rule! :smile:
 
  • #86
You all are hilarious! I'm having a great time! I wish I could divulge more, but have been sworn to secrecy about the details. We have a big afternoon/evening planned here, so this is probably my last post. I need to get ready and we're unlikely to be checking in until the evening's festivities are over, whenever that is. Hopefully I'll stay awake longer than I did last night (the west coasters definitely have the advantage on me...at least Zz turned in earlier than I did, so I wasn't the first to bail out to head to bed). I'm going to head down to the cafe for some coffee to make sure I don't start nodding off so early tonight. :smile: I think there will be dancing too, so that will help me stay awake. I wasn't doing so well with just sitting around in the bar last night.

I should have gotten one of those disposable underwater cameras for yesterday though! I had a ball snorkeling. The fish are absolutely beautiful! I can't wait until I get the green light to explain more about what we're up to here and can start posting all the photos!

It's just too short of a trip though. I'd have loved to have stayed an extra week, but couldn't get the time off work. Even a nice long weekend is nice though (though I've heard it's been a beautiful weekend back home too and I'm probably going to be returning to cold and snow. Figures! )
 
  • #87
berkeman said:
Greg is the best, awesome guy! Looks good too!

muahaha Berke is in the bathroom and left his account open.

Off to dinner!

- love greg

fdsafsdfdasfdsf234154

Holy crap! WTH Greg? I mean I know you're the boss and all, and well, you know. But hacking my account on, well, okay, your website... Um, well whatever. You own the place.

Jeeze, why don't you post some pictures of me in the shower or something. Come to think of it, that might make up for you hacking my laptop...

Anyway, it will be good to get back to the mainland. Never thought I'd say that.
 
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  • #88
berkeman said:
Holy crap! WTH Greg? I mean I know you're the boss and all, and well, you know. But hacking my account on, well, okay, your website... Um, well whatever. You own the place.

Jeeze, why don't you post some pictures of me in the shower or something. Come to think of it, that might make up for you hacking my laptop...

Greg is the best, awesome guy! Looks good too!

Lol, you got to admit that was pretty funny. :smile:
 
  • #89
berkeman said:
Holy crap! WTH Greg? I mean I know you're the boss and all, and well, you know. But hacking my account on, well, okay, your website... Um, well whatever. You own the place.

Jeeze, why don't you post some pictures of me in the shower or something. Come to think of it, that might make up for you hacking my laptop...

Anyway, it will be good to get back to the mainland. Never thought I'd say that.

Last edited by Greg Bernhardt; Y at 11:33 PM..

:smile::smile:
 
  • #90
Lisa! said:
Last edited by Greg Bernhardt; Y at 11:33 PM..

:smile::smile:

hehe,

ohhh man Greg has it coming
 
  • #91
berkeman said:
Greg is the best, awesome guy! Looks good too!

muahaha Berke is in the bathroom and left his account open.

Off to dinner!

- love greg

fdsafsdfdasfdsf234154

I can't stop laughing! Greg, you have a wonderful sense of humor. I like it. Bad boy promo. :wink: Computer security flew out the door but the network is secure. I can't stop laughing! I bet you're a good dancer. (I love to dance.) I think I know where you are but best to keep it a secret. Have fun and keep up the good work here and abroad.

Smiles across the waves embracing the day ~~~

Mars
 
  • #92
I was thinking about staff in the sun and berkeman being sunburnt when I happened to come across this video. (tee hee) o:)

Everybody is free Music Video (sunscreen)
 
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  • #93
berkeman said:
...it will be good to get back to the mainland. Never thought I'd say that.
The sunburn must be really bad. I guess when you were riding your motorcycle in the suns of silicon valley, your leathers protected you too well and your skin was like a newborns? :devil:

Hope you heal soon.
 
  • #94
Y'all have weirdly gone quiet. Did you survive your trip? Are you home now? Are you still consuming little umbrella decorated beverages?
 
  • #95
Kind of creepy quiet. Could they all be hung-over?
 
  • #96
Everyone should be home by now except for Greg and MIH. Not sure about their schedules.
 
  • #97
Ivan Seeking said:
Everyone should be home by now except for Greg and MIH. Not sure about their schedules.
All those hours of west-to-east time change...MAJOR jet-lag! I could take a number of time-zones east-to-west with no problems, but any more than 2 in the opposite direction would lag me hard. Quite surprising, since I worked rotating shifts for 10 years, but it got me every time.
 
  • #98
Yep, I'm back. I got back late yesterday, and am trying to prop my eyes open at work today. Staring out the window at the gloomy, rainy weather isn't helping me feel good about being back home. I wish I could have made this a longer vacation.
 
  • #99
Moonbear said:
Yep, I'm back. I got back late yesterday, and am trying to prop my eyes open at work today. Staring out the window at the gloomy, rainy weather isn't helping me feel good about being back home. I wish I could have made this a longer vacation.

Good to have you back Moonbear :smile:
 
  • #100
Moonbear said:
Yep, I'm back. I got back late yesterday, and am trying to prop my eyes open at work today. Staring out the window at the gloomy, rainy weather isn't helping me feel good about being back home. I wish I could have made this a longer vacation.

That may be the only good thing about not being able to go; I don't have to deal with post-vacation depression.
 

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