It’s the end of another year, and we feel it’s a good idea to put out a state of the union, er group, address.
This group continues to grow as more people find Firefly and Serenity. Now that they are out on Bluray, I think we can expect to continue growing. But we also have to make a decision about events and activities for the future.
Lynn and I have decided to scale back the number of planned SoCal Browncoat shindigs for 2009. We made this decision for a number of reasons.
The most important one is us. We need a break. We have planned (or helped plan) pretty much every shindig for a little over 3 years now. Monthly shindigs. It’s time for us to have a bit of a break to recharge.
The next reason is the economy. With all that is going on, we don’t think it is prudent to hold monthly shindigs like we used to. Especially when you consider that a lot of the shindigs cost money to attend. We want everyone who wants to go to be able to, even when money is a concern.
Finally, there is just so much other stuff to do and being planned. There is the monthly LA meetup. There is a thriving San Diego group. Brian’s monthly movie days are a regular event. It is often difficult to plan shindigs that don’t interfere with all the other great events going on every month!
With that being said, let us make one thing perfectly clear. If you want to plan a shindig, we encourage you to do so! And we will be right there to help you do it. All you have to do is email us if you want help or advice, or simply post to the board.
And now it is time to announce our 2009 shindig and event schedule.
February/March - 2nd Annual Paintball SoCal Vs San Diego Battle
June - Can’t Stop the Serenity
July - Comic-Con
October - 4th Annual Browncoat Day at Disneyland
November - Creation Firefly/Serenity Convention
This leaves plenty of months open if you want to plan a shindig. This also gives you plenty of opportunities to make it to an LA meetup, or Brian’s movie day, or a San Diego Rock Band party or ???
We’ve all come together thanks to our love of the ‘verse. We’ve made friends, had good times, discussed just about everything under the sun, and raised a lot of money for charity. All those things will continue as long as we all want them to continue.
Thank you all for being a part of the SoCal Browncoats!
James and Lynn