Support Stacie

Just a quick reminder to all that the deadline for booking your room at our discounted group rate at the Nashville Marriott is February 11th, 2010. To book, call 1-615-889-9300. Be sure to ask for the “Support Stacie Meet & Greet” room rate.

Also, please have your Registration Form and $200 in to Pooh as soon as possible. The deadline for the $200 has been extended to no later than March 1st, 2010. Form can be downloaded HERE.

You’ve never seen Gilmore Girls. Yes, we’ve heard of your kind. It’s like how you know that somewhere out there in the world, live people who have never tasted a Twinkie or a burrito. We know they exist, though we don’t quite understand how it happens.

Maybe you just didn’t know it was there. Maybe you did, but never took the time to check it out. Maybe you flipped past an episode on your television, lingering for a second as you watch the dialogue fly, fast and furiously, and thought, ‘Man, they talk fast. I don’t think I can keep up with that.’ And so you kept on surfing. We forgive you for that. Honest. You didn’t know what you were doing.

See, those of us who have been sucked into the world that exists in Stars Hollow, Connecticut, we know the score, and we’re only too happy to share. Gilmore Girls is a love story. You like a good love story, don’t you? Thought so.

Maybe you loved Ross and Rachel, or Chandler and Monica. Maybe it was Sam and Diane. Rose and the Doctor. JD and Elliot. Or Brandon and Kelly. Buffy and Angel? Buffy and Spike? Max and Liz, Isabel and Alex? Carrie and Mr. Big, even. We get that. We really do. A love story is a love story is a love story. And we really love a good love story.

For us, it’s Luke and Lorelai. Or Sookie and Jackson. Or Emily and Richard. Or Taylor and his town ordinances. Or Miss Patty and anything with testosterone and a discernible pulse. But first and foremost, it’s a love story about Lorelai and her daughter Rory. Best friends and partners in crime as they navigate the hay-bale maze that is life. We all love a little female bonding, right? Right.

Sure, the Stars Hollow Meet and Greet is about a bunch of ladies who love a man in flannel and who usually sports three days of facial hair growth. Who love a mother and daughter who let the wisecracks fly and the pop culture references sail over the heads of everyone around them. Who love a good festival, no matter how lame the premise.

But the Stars Hollow Meet and Greet is also about a bunch of girls who just wanna have fun. Cyndi Lauper knew what she was talking about. We suspect she was thinking about us when she wrote that song. Okay, not really, but we can pretend, right? What’s important is we would love to have you come along for the ride, and we’d love to be sitting right next to you when you discover for the first time why it’s just so damn wonderful that Luke can waltz.

We’d also like to laugh our butts off as you mangle a karaoke version of Kung Fu Fighting right after we decimate a good Bon Jovi song. Or swill coffee with you. Or hard-boiled-egg a car with you. Well, maybe not that last one. That’s probably a little too illegal. But funny!

So won’t you consider joining us? Sure, we love our Gilmore Girls. And we love having fun. But we also love to make new friends, and we’re pretty sure you would fit right in. Most of all, we love ourselves a good cause, and joining the Support Stacie cause has changed our lives, and brought us all friendships that none of us really imagined we’d ever have and would never give up for all the money (or coffee) in the world. So give it a shot. We have the prettiest Meet and Greets. Everybody thinks so.  And we want you to be part of it!  Now, go sign up and join the fun.  Copperboom!

Details and sign up information can be found HERE.

Stop by the Support Stacie Auction board to check out the auction threads which we are beginning to post! Threads are continuing to go up, so if your thread isn’t up yet, please check back later.

Please remind your bidders that after the auction ends they will need to add $5 to the cost of each auction item to be mailed within the U.S. International shipping rates can be obtained by emailing us at supportstacie@gmail.com after you have won an auction. Additional details about the auction can be found in the FAQ thread.

We’ve extended the application deadline to Wednesday, November 25th for those shipping within the U.S., so long as the donor mails out the package and emails us the pictures by that day. Just contact supportstacie@gmail.com to request the application form.

In response to requests by some of our international participants, we’ve also extended the auction closing time. Instead of running from Noon to Noon, the auction is now running from Noon on Saturday, Nov. 28th until 6:00pm on Sunday, Nov. 29th CST (Central Standard Time).

As mentioned previously, Stacie resumed chemo on November 1st. She is dealing with the standard sickness that comes with chemotherapy, but is starting to do a bit better this week as her body adjusts. Stacie spends most of her time resting and trying to avoid the many germs that are circulating at this time of year. She is taking an entirely different chemo treatment this time. The chemo for her breast cancer is a bit more mild than the last time, but the chemo for her ovarian cancer is more powerful.

There is a new forum up at the Support Stacie Auctions board for those of you who would like to chat during the auctions (or at any time!). Feel free to post your general discussion threads there about real life, fandom, or whatever is on your mind. We’ve kicked things off with a a new thread for those of you who have stories about other cancer patients or survivors you know. We’d love to keep your friends and family in our thoughts and prayers, just as you have kept Stacie in yours. Please stop by to tell your stories HERE.

And don’t forget to spread the word about the I’ll Be Homemade For Christmas Auction, Nov. 28-29! See you there!

Everyone be sure to check out our new auction board!  Take a moment to register your screen name so that you are primed and ready for the next auction.

The dates for the Homemade auction have been changed!  Times are listed below.  For more information about the auction, click here.

• Saturday 14th November – Deadline to submit registration forms; email to supportstacie@gmail.com.

• Saturday 14th November – Deadline to ship items (and email photos) to Support Stacie (Outside the U.S.A.: Please ship with enough time for us to receive package by 25 Nov.). Email photos prior to shipment.

• Saturday 28th November 12:00pm Noon – Auction opens

• Sunday 29th November 6:00pm – Auction ends

All times are Central Standard Time (-5 GMT).