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I’ve registered and I’m very glad to know that there won’t be any math involved. (Unlike the registration for the Hutchmoot Forum, which had a mathematical equation as the assurance that I was in fact human and not a machine.)

I’m registered and so excited!

Will I be the lone lover of numbers at the Hutchmoot? Or are there other closeted mathematicians lurking?

Jud, I will join you in the middle of the Venn diagram which encompasses ‘mooters and number-lovers.

Present. I mean, registered.

I’m registered, along with my husband. So excited! [I like Punnett squares, but Venn diagrams aren't for me.]

Excited about coming… it’ll be the first conference my dad and I have co-crashed since I was in college!

I registered the wife and me. Put something up about it on my Facebook (of which I certainly do NOT have a devoted following – I mean I have like 30 friends or something) and it immediately inspired one, and maybe two others to register. Such is the giddiness inspired by Hutchmoot. Glad you’re keeping it intimate, but you may have hundreds of disappointed folks.

And by the way, I’m an engineer by trade. Don’t tell the Rabbit Roomers lest they bar me at the gate. But I do enjoy numbers. And I’m looking forward to seeing my buddy Jud again, I think it’s been 9 years since we graduated together.

My husband and I are registered! So excited. And Amy @ My Friend Amy, I checked out your blog. I, too, am a Southern California lover of books. In what city do you live?

I just registered. Hope it’s not too late!

Andrews party of two.

Holy moley, Batman! I gotta get my brother registered!

I like math and Hutchmoot. My husband and I will be there too.

My husband and I are registered, if I filled out the form properly. We did receive an email that says we’re registered. I certainly do not feel worthy of taking anyone’s spot, though. I had no idea the cap was 100.

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I didn’t get an email saying I was registered. I got an email saying I should either receive my recently purchased Hutchmoot in the mail or if it was downloadable I could proceed immediately to the download area and retrieve it. Was I supposed to get more than that? Are we supposed to register for the sessions or anything like that?

Yes now I am panicking as that’s all I got, too.

Leanne–YAY! I live in Corona, close to Riverside.

I think if you click on “store” and then “account” and then “downloads” you should find a Hutchmoot registration packet to download – which includes a pdf that has the schedule, reading list, maps, other exciting things.
If you have that on your account, I wouldn’t panic.

Well, really – either way, I wouldn’t panic. That’s just generally an unhealthy thing to do.

Thanks Cory! Signs I have too much on mind.

registered. Also an engineering Dan; I’m suddenly replaying the Monty Python – :Bruce skit” with a roomful of Dans.

I’m 1 of 86. Though I was going to rescind my registration if math is involved.

Two “lurkers” have just registered–we rarely comment but enjoy the Rabbit Room very much and are excited to meet you all!

Don’t worry, there’s nothing further you guys need to do. You can download the registration packet if you like but it’s just information, not something you need to fill out.

Looks like we’ve got four slots left. Yep. Four.

I’ll be there helping out with some of the details of the weekend. Don’t worry, any math issues can come to me. As an accountant, I am fully trained to add and subtract. Just look for the grinning redhead…I’ll be smiling that this thing is actually happening!

Four??? Oh my!!!

We just registered! We may have been almost the last ones! But YAY!

(We are ones for doing things at the last minute!)

After reading about them and seeing pictures of them for years, last year we finally had the opportunity to experience the redwoods and the Grand Canyon for the first time.

This year we will finally meet Curt and enjoy Evie’s infamous cooking. It’s going to be a good year.

SO, wait, if I DON’T have something downloadable on my account we didn’t quite make it? Say it ain’t so!

You do have something downloadable on your account

WOW! I managed to get one of the last spots. They sure did fill quickly.

I haven’t yet located my registration packets, but my credit card statement seems to indicate that I’ve paid… if I’m decoding all those columns of pointy shapes correctly.

PS: WOW. I almost waited until I got home at 5 to register.

If you didn’t download your registration pack when you made your purchase, never fear. We’ll be happy to email you one. The important thing to know is that if your purchase was completed then your registration is on file.

Send an email to orders@rabbitroom.com if you would like the registration pack.

I am registered, along with my wife. We are so excited!

YAY! Gaines and I are SO excited. I *think* it’ll be our first kid-free weekend since our youngest was born.

Dan — don’t worry, my husband is an engineer by degree, project manager by day, and only comes out as a theologian at night. You’re in good company.

You bunch of elitist jerks. I didn’t want to go anyway! Why would I want to be with 99 people who can just sign up for a weekend full of joy and wonder without having to wait two weeks to have vacation time approved so that he can be sure to go. (Sniff!)

Tony

P.S. Please note intended sarcasm

P.S.S. Really, I was just kidding. I love you guys.

P.S.S.S. C’mon, I was JOKING

P.S.S.S.S. I’m sorry

P.S.S.S.S.S Is it really correct to just keep adding S’s on the post script to add more post scripts? Aren’t I really just saying ‘Post Script, script, script, etc…’?

I hope to join you all in the podcast world…please, please, please record sessions and post.

Body’s in California,
My heart is in the Rabbit Room,

Chris ; (

Punnett squares and Venn diagrams, oh my!
I’m a scientist by training and trade and a lover of all the different things God created, so now I’m even more excited about the ‘moot!

Tony–you add Ps, not Ss.
And I Totally agree.
Disgruntled Dryad

P.S. Whose idea was the cap anyway?
P.P.S. Like so.

chris forgot to mention that we’re also welcoming our first born into the world anywhere from now to 2 weeks, according to when he decides to appear. so yes, it IS proving to be a good year!!

any word on which hotels to stay in the area?

excuse me now – i must go spend my evening finally reading “pilgrim at tinker creek”.

Dear Disgruntled Dryad,

So you’re saying “Post post script; post, post post script”
or is it, “Please Post Script… Pretty Please Post Script

Tony

P.S. – We should have our own Pseudo-Hutchmoot for those who didn’t make the cut

Please P.S. – The meeting place could be called “Moot Point”

Pretty Please P.S. – But that goes without saying…

Dear Tony, Dryad, and anyone else ‘disgruntled,’ like myself, at not being able to sign up in time,
I’ve heard that Tony Herringer and Aaron Raughton are hosting a ‘Panel 4′ on stoning, which would presumably be attended by anyone not having the time of their lives at the other events. I move that we be allowed to attend this panel as well.

Dan R.

Pretty please with cherries on top P.S. As above, notice of sarcasm is requested.

Pseudo-moot?

I think I’ll just offer to help cater or clean toilets at the moot. Anybody need a porter to tote your accoutrements? Ahh, well. Let us hope for podcasts.

DanR, which kind of stoning?

*sigh* I’m glad everyone gets to go. Chris W, I have a similar self-schism (but starting in TX).

–another sort-of-mathematical Rabbithead

Oh, I missed my chance. That may be the story of my life. I wish you the best though. I’ll be praying for you.

I was hoping that my wife had secretly registered me for my birhtday present….but after much torture last night, she wouldn’t admit to it. Maybe 2011 will work out.

Praying for a fantastic weekend!

I am sooooo disappointed. I was going to register my husband and I this morning. I would love to be on a waiting list, or buy your tickets from you if you are unable to attend. I’ll start dreaming about next year . . . .

Thanks sweet wife Leanne for registering us. Looking forward to some excellent times with all the Mooters(?). Did I miss it? Is there a name for Hutch Moot attendees?

DanR–
I second the motion.
Should we bring our own stones?

Hutchmooteers?

Anyone who can make it to Panel 4 is more than welcome. However, for safety’s sake, the more disgruntled you are about missing out on the real Hutchmoot, the less likely we are to allow you to hold stones. We prefer to have fully gruntled stoners.

Note: Ramm-Z was originally going to be called The Fully Gruntled Stoners. But they didn’t think it was a responsible name, either socially or theologically.

Preston party of two received email confirmation of registration purchase. However, there is no download available in my account pertaining to Hutchmoot…??? Not disgruntled, just wondering.

I am sooo bummed, this will teach me to check the Rabbit Room everyday. I haven’t been on here in a week and missed all the hoopla! I guess there is always next year

“Ramm-Z was originally going to be called The Fully Gruntled Stoners. But they didn’t think it was a responsible name, either socially or theologically.”

Thanks, Aaron. Not only is that goin’ into my commonplace book, but it’s bringing a smile to the rest of my day. =D

@#$%&^%*^%^(^%%$#@@&((&( fussin russin !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I registered early, after begging my husband. I am a new AP fan and feel a little intimidated by the knowledgable group here. I first heard him sing in St. Louis on 4/28. So, I’m a newbie to the community and looking forward to plugging in at the ‘Moot.

LauraP,

Send me an email at orders@rabbitroom.com and I’ll send you the packet.

Hey Margaret! I’m really new too. I’m lookin’ forward to meeting you and everyone!

Pete,
If the etymology of Hutchmoot is from Entmoot, wouldn’t that just make it Hutches?

While Tolkien’s Entmoot is certainly an influence on the name, I wouldn’t call it part of the etymology.

A hutch is a place rabbits are housed.

Moot is a word with a whole slew of meanings. n. An ancient English meeting, especially a meeting of the freemen of a shire. v. To discuss.

Would you call it part of the Entomology?

I wonder how Ents deal with aphids.

If anyone cancels, please let us know. And if there’s a waiitng list, let us know that too. Wow, can’t believe its sold out three months early. Its like the U2 concerts. If anything else, hope its podcasted. Its worth it!!

If you’d like to be added to the waiting list, send an email to orders@rabbitroom.com.

We’ll let you know if something opens up.

Very happy to sound off that these Ivesters will be there, too…and every bit as excited to know for sure that the ‘other’ Ivesters will be mooting with us!!! (Heather–nothing like tracking each others’ movements via comment forms, eh, sis? )
And to the engineering tally I’ll add my brilliant software engineer/Lewis-loving/gentleman farmer husband. I know he will be in good company. Provided there’s a farmer or two in the bunch for him to talk sheep shearing shop with…

Note to self: Remember to choose panel topics carefully.

In light of a “Disgruntmoot” forming, Panel 4 will now be “The Spanish Inquistion” where we will subject Pete “Biggles” Peterson to the soft cushions and the comfy chair! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnS49c9KZw8)

Yes!! It will be good. Nay! Very good for all fully disgruntled and displaced Rabbits to come and see the malevolence brought about by these instruments of torture.

P.S. Barliman, Cherie and I are attending Hutchmoot.

Afterword: The opinions expressed above (including additional Huctchmoot panel discussions, unsolicited nicknames, and generally silliness) are the views of Mr. Heringer and Mr. Roughton alone. They do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the Rabbit Room, the estate of J.R.R. Tolkien, rabbits or leporids in general with the exception of bunnies which both Mr. Heringer and Mr. Roughton find cute and cuddly, and the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts from which Mr. Heringer lifted this disclaimer via the evil search engine that could known to some as Google.

P. http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi2023424281/

Tony: Wow. I wasn’t expecting that.

Nobody expects it lad. Due to our three chief weapons:

Irony
Iron Man
Iron Man 2
Aaron has a cool car

Yes, these three…er…four weapons are vital to our idleness – Eric Idle that is.

Little children, keep yourselves from Idles.

And how shall they keep themselves from Idles unless they go to the Hutchmoot?
As it is written: how beautiful on the highways are the sound of hapy ‘mooters.

“The tears on my pillow bespeak the pain that’s in my heart!!!” Such are my feelings that I live in Nashville and yet I cannot attend because of my procrastination and lack of funds….ARG! Sir Andrew, are you sure you don’t need someone else to help with food??? I can make some mean cookies and my church will tell you I’m notorious for my cheesecakes…..just sayin’. I will echo the request of a fellow RR follower above….Please record and post the sessions!!!

> “The tears on my pillow bespeak the pain that’s in my heart!!!”

Didn’t Calvin Coolidge say that?

Maybe you guys could podcast parts of the event to make it available to a wider audience? Please!

Good Morning Andrew,

Have you considered asking Kevin Twit to come to Hutchmoot to discuss Calvin and the Arts?

He gave a really great talk on the subject in April that is posted through Belmont’s RUF page on iTunes.

On another note, a guy from Denton, TX you might want to watch out for is Doug Burr…http://vimeo.com/11287967

Not overtly (but deeply) Christian…Great visual work on the above video as well…Giving the perspective of the Father and Son on the Bride!

Grace and Peace,
Tom Murphy

Tom,

Some years ago I saw Doug with his former band (The Lonelies) as the opening act for Bill Mallonee. His songs were hauntingly good and stayed with me for some time. His new album has been getting a lot of attention on our local station KXT 91.7. Here’s a link to one of the new songs about a police chief informing a mother that her baby has tested positive for a gene only found in killers and must be taken away. Harrowingly sad and a very interesting idea for a song.

http://spune.bandcamp.com/track/chief-of-police-in-chicago

Also, you should check out Jacob Haynes “killer” illustration for the song:

http://subtledesigner.blogspot.com/2010/05/if-early.html

Wow. Tom, thanks for sharing that. It’s good to know that DFW is still producing exceptional musicians like Doug Burr and Benj Pocta. I have a new favorite to add.