I suck at planning, yes, I really do.

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• New Thing Learned for 3 March: Carmel, California doesn't have any house numbering system; residents must pick up their mail at the central post office. You'd think Dirty Harry would have done something about this lawless state of affairs while he was mayor. [Source: Wikipedia.]
  
  
• New Thing Learned for 4 March: While my body has shown itself capable of having random reactions to any number of GRAS substances, curiously, Manic Panic is apparently not on its idiosyncratic hit-list. This could get... interesting. [Source: I may be dyeing my hair green in the throes of a midlife crisis, but I'm not about to throw caution to the wind and skip the patch test...]
  
  
• New Thing Learned for 5 March: The Minas Tirith set was the largest film set ever built in the southern hemisphere. [Source: Boffo! : how I learned to love the blockbuster and fear the bomb, Peter Bart.]

Okay, it looks as if Friday, March 23 is the best date for the most people, so let's hear some suggestions for suitable venues; the winner will be chosen for the Friday night festivities, and the runner-up may wind up being pressed into service for a Sunday event for those who can't make Friday. Remember, if you don't suggest something now, you don't get to bitch about me arbitrarily choosing Chuck E Cheese later...