Seasong - I'm VERY glad to hear that you're still planning on running your GoD.
I will probably be at home on the weekend, but if you need me for something, I can respond quite regularly and relatively quickly if you just email me.
Was there that much stuff you are going to be sending me or asking me?
If you could send me a quick email letting me know what your observations were, or what you're looking into, then I could understand what might be taking some time...
Reading over the posts, it looks like Cool hand luke will have timing problems from the 9th to 14th, so howzabout we kick it off on the 15th?
I'd suggest that you start the game when YOU are available, NOT when all of us are available.
If one of us is not available for a certain amount of time, than we all understand that that is something we must live with.
As you say, the best way to derail a GoD is a long-term period of inactivity, so IF you are capable of starting it earlier than the 17th, I'd say Go when you (the most important participant) are available.