This year triciawyse (aka the Pootie Queen) went to Netroots Nation. Everyone was thrilled for her, of course, but it meant that she would be absent from the pootie diaries for several days.
Andy bore the deprivation stoically—for about ten minutes.
Then he knew he had to act.
He made himself right at home...
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Ahem... If ai cud haz yor attenshun please...
Juss a brief announcement before our panel beginz…
Would teh person who left half a tuna sammich sittin’ on top uff teh VERY ESPENSIVE audio-video equipment in teh lobby, please return there IMMEDIATELY…
…an leave teh uther haff. Tank yus.
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And he began bumping into people he knew...
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Pootie Padz! Git yor pootie padz here! Winglion of the Community Quilt Project
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...including his former tail (now a talk show host) who was broadcasting from the main exhibit hall.
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Hello and welcome to Tail Talk...
coming to you LIVE from Netroots Nation 2012!
I'm your host, Andy's Tail, and back with us to cover this event is the inimitable Rory's Tail.
Well, RT – isn't this exciting? So many progressives gathered together in one place—bloggers, activists, organizers—and most of all Kossacks! The place is awash in them!
But what exactly IS a Kossack? And HOW does a Kossack spend his or her time at the biggest progressive shindig of the year?
We intend to find out.
RT is going to select a random Kossack and surreptitiously follow him or her all day long. That's right...
WE'RE PUTTING A TAIL ON SOMEONE!
OMG – LOOK, RT! It's longtime Kossack sidepocket!
Now's your chance! JUMP!
NAILED IT!
Later that day...
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Of course it wasn't all a bed of roses...
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Life size cutout!
Mebbe if ai climb to teh top, ai can spot Trissa in teh crowd...
Nope... Still can't see her nowherez...
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After fleeing the angry mob, Andy sat down for an interview.
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Welcome back to Tail Talk... live at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence.
For our next interview, we have a surprise guest.
My former front end...
The cat himself!
Well, Andy, how do you like the conference so far?
Itz a big disappointment.
Furst, ai cant find Trissa nowhere. Secont, dere wuznt a single edible in mah swag bag. Not a scrap uff toona. Not a stem uff nip. Not a single kibble. Not so much az an after-dinner moth!
DIS frum a conference dat callz itself Num-Num Nashun!
Num-Num Nation?
Yesh. NN12 for short.
I see. Yes, well...
Nice name tag.
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Meanwhile, close at hand, a photo was being taken...
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OK, you two cutie pies… smile for the camera!
Um… Hold on a sec…
Let's try this again. In three... two... one...
Alright – third time’s a charm. Say cheese!
TRISSA!!
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Awwwwwww...
And for those of you thinking of attending NN13 next year, Andy says...