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Fun Stuff => CHATTER => Topic started by: yelley on 09 Jan 2008, 08:28
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tronnocon is serious business
hello forum friends
remember back in july '07 when i said hey guys, let's go to toronto for a giant qc webcest meeting (http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,16878.0.html)? well now it is january and tronnocon/qcon is a little more than 5 months away! you guys didn't forget about it, did you? i hope that some of you have been considering this and saving up money, because june will be here before you know it.
i'd like to think that we are reasonably close enough that people can honestly tell whether or not they will be able to come to tronnocon. keep in mind that it is best to buy plane tickets a few months in advance... i would recommend getting them in march or april! so get your taxes done early and spend your refunds on plane tickets. if you're planning on driving to toronto, please let me know somehow (pm, gabbly, stalk me in some other way) so that i can get an idea of what kind of vehicles will be available to us while we're in toronto. let me know what kind of car you have and how many people it can (legally) hold. decide on your driving routes and see who can carpool with you.
carpooling options:
pen is driving from boston. she can fit 4 people comfortably and 5 people legally. contact her via pm or whatever if you are interested in driving with her.
imboden is driving from durham. he can fit 3 other people in his car. contact him via pm or whatever if you are intersted in driving with him.
as for lodging, you probably know that i've decided to not try and find a hotel for everyone to stay in together. reserving a block of rooms would require me to take more responsibility than i'm willing to take for all of you. it will be up to you to find yourself accomodations in toronto. i highly recommend finding a roommate or two to help with the costs. it doesn't matter where you choose to stay, so stay where you can afford. here are some links to help you out:
<a href="http://www.torontotourism.com/Visitor/WhereToStay+>hotels in toronto[/url]
<a href="http://www.hostelworld.com/findabed.php?PHPSESSID=f286190aaf61a2a4821ba05853c6fe82>hostels in toronto[/url]
check with the discount sites like expedia and hotwire also... sometimes they have good rates. and of course there is always the option of begging someone for floorspace, but please keep in mind that there are some people coming from far away that will be spending some serious money on plane tickets for this. if you can afford a hotel or a hostel, then get one.
in summary:
- tronnocon is soon. do something about it. save money, buy plane tickets, whatever.
- figure out how you are getting there. try and do this before april.
- figure out where you will stay. talk to people that are going and find a roommate.
necessary tronnocon disclaimer: this toronto meetup is organized by and for the members of the questionable content forums. this meetup is not in any way affiliated with or endorsed by jeph jacques or any of the higher ups at QC. unless you count tommy a a higher up, in which case you are mistaken.
yelley loves you
a little over 3.5 years ago, i joined these forums for some reason that i really can't remember. now, as i make my 1000th post, i am reminded of what these forums and the people who post on them have meant to me. during times in my life when i was completely alone in places where nobody even understood my language, i have been able to find friends (and sometimes boyfriends...) here. i may not post often, and i may disappear from the forums/gabbly for long periods of time, but i know that whenever i come back these friends will still be here. some of you i have met in real life, but there are a great deal more of you that i would like to meet. for me, qcon won't just be about meeting a bunch of people i talk to on the internet sometimes, it will be about meeting people that helped me get through difficult times in my life. this is why i sincerely hope that many of you will come. this is a unique community we have here... and international community of people of varying ages and backgrounds that can still come together and discuss things in a civil (mostly civil) manner. i love you guys.
p.s. happy birthday ally <3
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I am coming to tronnocon.
I will be staying in a cheap hotel/hostel because planes are hella expensive. A roomate would help me immesurably.
Anyone want a roomate for it?
I am loveable, Scottish and house trained. Also if I snore I give you permission to hit me in the face.
I guess this thread should have a list of people who are coming to tronnocon in it. So get posting.
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I want to go but I:
a) do not have the money
b) am already hanging out with some of you fuckers in Boston (April)/California (July)
c) see a.
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I am still planning on being there, but there is a remote chance I will be cruising the North Atlantic/Labrador Sea instead, meaning fuck this, I'm going to be a pirate instead.
I am not one of the hotel crowd since I'll crash with relations, but even if you don't get a block-booking, you should seriously coordinate and still get the same hotel. 'Going back to the hotel' is when all the late night hijinks happen.
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If I can find some way of getting my butt up to Toronto that is not out of my price range, I should be able to afford a ground floor, so I think your metaphor would work!
(But this may be difficult to save for, because I'm going to New York from March 25-29. So, uh, people should venture out over there as well, if interested.)
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"I'm Tommydski, and thanks to the fact that I'm a sellout, I can afford to look down on you."
"You there, I'll give you a nickel to spit-shine my shoes!"
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I'm going and I'm absolutely terrified of heights, so one of the first 5 floors for me, thanks. Needing a roommate though. Singles are far too pricey.
Shane, I have no money either right now. That's what tax returns and savings accounts are for! Screw emergency funds, skip lunch a few times, etc. Toronto is where all the cool people will be.
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Jon is coming, but he talks to the rest of you a bunch and I wasn't sure if he had made alternate plans already. We haven't discussed it much, really.
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I'm going and I'm absolutely terrified of heights, so one of the first 5 floors for me, thanks. Needing a roommate though. Singles are far too pricey.
Shane, I have no money either right now. That's what tax returns and savings accounts are for!
You know how we're all going to see Dropkick Murphys in March? Tax refund. I'm only getting a few hundy back this year.
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Arrange for a rich relative to have an accident.
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I live three hours from Boston, Tommy! I go there maybe twice a year!
Also Oli, they settled the case of my great-aunt's will out of court. We got boooooned.
(it's only 6 shows, and three of them are in Lowell and Dorchester!)
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Arrange for all living relatives to have an accident to ensure you don't get booooooned.
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I will try my best, sir. I do want to hang out with you and uhm..
Poke fun at how many league positions Leeds are below Man United?
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My being there depends solely on being able to road-trip the whole way, as plane tickets are too expensive for me. In the old thread I know Brittany was talking about going, but she hasn't been around here in a while so I don't know if she still wants to. If she does, the two of us will head out of Fargo and we'll probably want to spend the night in Chicago with someone to break up the driving. So if there's anyone in the midwest or along our projected route, you are welcome to join. I'm guessing we would be taking a car, but I think I'll have a bit of a discussion with her first.
The big problem for me is that I have to know if I'm going so that I can get a passport before then, which is one of the things that I'm worried about. I have a pretty overprotective mother (and father, I suppose), and I don't know how well they would take it if I told them I was going to road-trip to Canada, therefore needing to get a passport. So then I thought about not telling them, and going in secret, but I know for a fact that I would probably slip and tell a story, because I love to tell stories. That would be bad.
So basically whether or not I am attending is up in the air right now. It also hinges on whether I get a scholarship for my spring break trip, because if I don't that's a few hundred more dollars to come up with.
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Fuck, I have to buy my plane tickets before my $200 Air Canada travel voucher expires.
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Stay away from my city, you lunatics.
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So . . . what are the actual and specific dates for this?
Y'know, just in case.
Though god-damn is Canada an expensive country to fly to.
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Bloody hell, that looks cool. :x
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What's the drinking age in Canadia?
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That's an odd age.
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Yelley was originally supposed to drive me, which means I probably won't be there. Also, lack of money due to increase in car insurance.
Hey, this is extra insentive for Kieffer to be there.
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I am going. After the decision weighing down upon me to go to Toronto or Paris, France I've chosen you guys, so you need to make it worth it damnit. I am roadtripping, and in fact I'm planning on creating my itinerary within the next week, which will purposely take me by a meandering path from Baltimore travelling north along the east Coast that will include NYC. Convince me why I should drive through your state and pick you up and odds are I will. I do need a roomate or two, and possibly a road companion. My car can legally carry five, but there's no way in hell we're fitting more than 3 people in that thing if we're taking any sort of luggage, but it will be available for more once we actually get there.
Thank god I have a passport, and I've been to about 3 SXSW music festivals, and I can wholeheartedly recommend Austin, TX for next year's event.
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wow, umm. Thanks. I may or may not be drinking while I'm there, I haven't decided yet. Part of the whole strange place/don't want to wake up in an alley without pants or wallet, which oddly enough is why I'm not going to Paris, because at least here a lot more people will speaka language I'm fluent in.
Bonus: My iPod, after I figured out how to get it to work, has all of my music on it, all 1400 songs. Which means that there's more room in the car for things beside my CD cases.
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At this point, it doesn't look like money will be a problem for me, so it'll depend on me being able to get my passport in time, and figuring out a good way to explain my whereabouts for 3 days in June.
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what are the actual and specific dates for this?
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quoting someone as per Facebook group:
"The meet is planned for Friday, June 20 through Monday, June 23, 2008. This is no longer tentative; nobody has debated this date with me so this is when it will be held."
I myself will probably be staying longer than this, or at least leaving very slowly.
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(But this may be difficult to save for, because I'm going to New York from March 25-29. So, uh, people should venture out over there as well, if interested.)
Ooh, please do look me up. Or, PM me for my phone number or something if you'd like to meet up.
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Harry, I would be thrilled if you came.
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As of right now, I am jobless, so I am probably not coming.
However(!), I have some pretty good prospects. So maybe I will have the money for this come June. But my main job prospects are record stores, and I doubt I will be able to leave there with any money left, so yeah.
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Depending on my work situation, at the very least i will come hang out for that saturday since i'm only a couple hours away. I'm going to New Mexico at the end of May to visit my sister for a week and also taking the weekend before this off for a mt bike festival, sooo my boss will probably flip shit if i ask for 3 more days off. Do we have any sort of specific outings or anything planned?
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If you mean Canuckistan, it is 19.
Actually, it's 18 in Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec.
Since Saskatchewan borders AB and MB it is very common that youngsters turning 18 here over the summer will spend their first weekend of majority in another province.
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Harry, I would be thrilled if you came.
James, I would cross the seas just to rub my fulsome beard on your smooth and shiny head.
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harry, i really want you to come. let's have tea together if you do.
so far the only thing that is really planned is karaoke night at mike's place.
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Whoa. I do not see how anyone could not come now.
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No amount of booze/sex will get me to sing karaoke.
Unless it were like..an Amon Amarth song. Or maybe a Larry Arms song. And even then it'd have to be "Hey, What Time Is 'Pensacola: Wings Of Gold' On, Anyway?".
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Know that if I come, IF I come, it will mean my personally contributing to Australia's crippling credit card debt. Can you have that on your consciences?
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This sounds pretty epic right here. Pretty lame that there's no way I could come.
It's OK Sam, we'll be jailbait together.
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TorontoCon 2008: Your source for hot beard-on-bald action.
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I thought there was an apostrophe in there? T'Ronno?
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Knowing I'd have been one of those douches who would have pronounced it the way it was spelled, I must thank you, Tommy.
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Actually, outside of Toronto it's pronounced "Tr'Onna."
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Tania will literally only talk to you if you pat her on the head and then pinch her cheek whilst going "awww".
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Know that if I come, IF I come, it will mean my personally contributing to Australia's crippling credit card debt. Can you have that on your consciences?
would it help if i bought the tea?
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Flights to Toronto, to me, are surprisingly cheap. If QCon ends up in aussieland next year like some people have been suggesting, I guess they won't be surprisingly cheap. Daaaaang iiiiit!
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no offense to any aussies here... but i wouldn't plan qcon 09 for australia. nobody would go to that, except maybe tommy since he has tons of money to spend on whatever.
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really guys. qcon '09: yelley's living room!
i'll even buy the liquors.
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I say we save up to buy a QC castle or something.
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Or the missle silo?
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They're practically the same things.
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When I sell lots and lots of bus tickets to Toronto in the run of a day (man I hate working the greyhound machine, that is the worst computer ever, and I've got like a years experience in QA), I just kind of slur it to 'Taranta' really quick-like, with the last 't' almost silent.
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really guys. qcon '09: yelley's living room!
i'll even buy the liquors.
If that's in Salinas I am so fucking there.
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hells yes it is in salinas. by far the coolest city in california.
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The only question is where the closest airport would be. It must be San Jose, right? I think that one's international...
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I vote Chicago for the next one. I could totally do that by myself.
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A lot of you guys hate New York but agree that it'd be a rad place to hold it.
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Fuck you guys. I will say "tuh-RON-toe" if I damn well please. I pronounce all my fucking Ts, thank you very much.
Guys, if any of you midwesterners want to road trip, it would make more sense for me to drive, since I was planning on it anyway. It is only 12 hours straight up from Atlanta to Chi-town, so this will be easy-peasy! I need money for gas if anyone wants to come. My car is a sedan (dunno what kind yet), so I am assuming I can fit comfortably 3 people, legally 4, other than myself, so long as no one brings their Hot Air Industrial Strength Hair Dryer along. Misconception? Dennis? Joe? Matt? Anyone from Chicago want a ride up?
Having a place where I deposit my shit would be nice, but I would like to get away without paying for lodgings, and since I have managed to get away with that thus far in my travels, except for Cons, and I would like it to not start now, especially since this is not a real Con. I hope you all understand this is a matter of principle. I guess if nothing crops up I can always just leave my shit in my car and pass out drunkenly on someone's couch somewhere.
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Hmm, that makes it a little more likely that I will go, I think. Now I just need to worry about whether it's worth it enough to get a passport.
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what side of Canada is Toronto on? if it's on my side i'll drive up...if it's not then i won't.
...and if it's in the middle...i dunno...i'll him and haw about it and eventually decide not to go.
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Well, you can get on a boat in Toronto and happily get out to the Atlantic. It's about the same longitude as Florida.
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Did you know it costs more than $500 to fly what should be a 3 hour car ride?
That is a lot of money.
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dude where are you I can come pick you up
maybe
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Is anyone else going to be traveling on a route passing northeast ohio?
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Or southwest Ohio? Maybe?
I vote Chicago for the next one. I could totally do that by myself.
Chicago or New York would be hells of awesome for next year. Or a mini New York one this March! Eh? Eh? (Ballard, I will definitely PM you later when I get more details.)
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Sounds good Linds. I will plan to make sure Huda doesn't freak out this time, and hopefully we can get Phil and Katie out. Tommy said he'd be here in the late winter/early spring but I'm not sure when.
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dude where are you I can come pick you up
maybe
Nah, I was just looking up flights for funsies, I don't think I could successfully get past the "Hey Mom, I'm going to Tronno to meet up with people I know from the internets kthxbai" conversation.
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The only question is where the closest airport would be. It must be San Jose, right? I think that one's international...
there's one in monterey... it's small and i think only does flights in from LA and phoenix though. so i guess san jose.
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IO, that's exactly what I said to my parents when I told them. Of course, I can get away with anything, I'm an eccentric. *halwghblaughubuhgah*
I'd be up for heading to New York again, but to make it worth it I'd need to go up Friday and stay the whole weekend, having to leave just when everyone else started to party was shitty. So I'm not sure when I'd be able to do that, though I'm sure there's a class or two somewhere that I'll be able to skip.
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oh huh, flights to buffalo, ny have a much more decent cost. that airport is about two hours away from toronto, i think. would it be wise to fly to buffalo and then take a bus or something to toronto?
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Well, I don't know the name of the place I'm staying, but I'll be there during the week. (Mar 25-29 is Tues through Sat.) But this is during my spring break, so I don't know if yours lines up with it or if it's the week before or after, which usually happens with other colleges around here. (Silly quarter system, messing up spring break being at the same time as everyone else. Also, I'll make another thread about this later, so we can stop cluttering up the Toronto thread.)
Ok, back to Torrono, or however you guys pronounce it. (I'm probably going to call it Toronto and the Canadians will think I'm an ass and I'll never be allowed to come back!)
As for people worried about passports, I thought they were relatively easy to get! But I did this in late summer a few years ago, so it was after peak season, but it did arrive earlier than I expected. And they are worth it, especially if you ever find yourself without a driver's license temporarily (such as when they are stolen)!
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Me Katie? Because I will be in NYC March 7-9, and if I come to internet hangouts I will bring meatspace friends with me.
IO: Ok I am good at this. Have you been to summer camp or governor's honors or any place where you would be meeting people of mixed ages, social backgrounds, histories, etc? Some place your mom would not possibly be able to keep track of all the people you could potentially meet? That is where you met me. Or that I am the cousin of one of your friends or something and you met me that one time at his house or whatever.
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Or you're a friend that moved away that never really hung out at your house, so your parents would never had the chance to meet them. Or in my case I actually said when I went to New York originally that they were friends from my hometown that I was meeting in NYC because they were going up there for a trip. For this trip I'm telling the truth though.
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Oh shit Katie you will? Nice.
I meant the other Katie (KTkat). It'd be awesome to meet you too though!
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huh, I live there and I've always pronounced it "Tuhrohno" (flat o sound) I guess it's pronounced pretty fast, but not quite "Tronno" At least, not among the people I know.
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In the interest of pleasing everyone, Rachel and I have discussed the matter and elected to have Shane sleep at the foot of our bed.
This, of course, means that he will be forced to dress as I see fit and fight Canadians and/or Joe Hocking at my personal whim, but them's the breaks.
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Alright, so as far as route goes it looks like I'm going to be taking I-95 north through Delaware, New Jersey then up into New York City. From there I'm going to stick to 95 all the way up into New Haven Connecticut where I'll be switching over to 91 north, then transfer again onto 90 in Springfield Massacusetts and go all the way across the state of New York to Buffalo where I'll figure ou the details later.
This particular plan skips Pennsylvania but if someone who lives there needs to be picked up I could change 95 before New York into something else, because really my experience with I-95 and the New Jersey turnpike has been less than great, but I figure it's the most direct route.
So all in all anyone along this route who needs a ride or wants to hang out for any reason should PM me damnit. I'm going to get in contact with Huda and find out if she's going or not, so that means I've got one, possibly two spots in my car if she doesn't want to go/can't.
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at the moment i can easily get a ticket for around $400 from charlotte to toronto. however, i do not know yet whether i will be "allowed" to go back to the states this summer.
a ticket from rome to new york city is $500, so if i can join somebody's carpool then i may still come. hopefully i will find out what is going on within the next few days so i can give a definite answer!
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$600 including tax for a flight from Boston... fucking hell. I didn't really wanna drive the whole way, but it seems to be the best option. Greyhound would take 17 hrs, apparently, due to all the stops, and I will not ride a bus for that long, no matter how cheap it is.
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If things turn out the way I really, really want them to I might actually be in Canada in June. Oh my gosh!
Also, we have a Tronno here (it is a dodgy suburb up the coast a bit) so I am pretty sure I could pronounce it right, albeit with a silly Aussie accent.
Actually sorry it is more pronounced "Tronnomaaaaaaaaate."
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$600 including tax for a flight from Boston... fucking hell. I didn't really wanna drive the whole way, but it seems to be the best option. Greyhound would take 17 hrs, apparently, due to all the stops, and I will not ride a bus for that long, no matter how cheap it is.
FECKIN' ROAD TRIP!!!!!
(will call you tonight and plan stuff.)
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It's only an 8 hour drive, without rest stops. It would only be 17 hours on the bus due to all of the stops on the way to let people off. I've driven worse trips. 8 hours isn't so bad.
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MaiAda: Can you get to Atlanta? I am driving out I-20 to Birmingham and then up I-65 to Chicago.
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Dang, that is such a long time to spend on the road.
You should consider making your stupid country a bit smaller.
QCon 2009: Vatican City!
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Up to Minnesota? Could you stop at Iowa? I rather like my home state, and with Minneapolis/St. Paul there are actually plenty of people living there. Also if you could keep North Dakota until I'm done with college, that would be nice.
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If you cut Florida, where would all of our old people go?
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It's okay, I'm gonna settle this by cutting off a few unnecessary states.
South Carolina? Cut. North Carolina, you stay.
Everything south of there on that coast - say goodbye. Louisiana, Florida, Alabama - all cut.
Much better already.
Fuck you.
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If you cut Florida, where would all of our old people go?
Arizona. Three of my great aunts/uncles moved out there after they retired.
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Tommy, you just sliced a big hole where the Louisiana Purchase was.
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Hot damn, only $467 for a round-trip flight from ORD to YYZ. It's a short ass-flight, too - hour and a half. I think this is a 70% possibility for me. (If I can convince my parents to give me frequent flier miles for the ticket, it'll be even better.)
Once I figure things out with my flight in the next month or so, I'll start looking at hotels. Is there a preferred part of the city we're going to be staying in? I'd assume we'd all want to be within a relatively short radius of each other, especially those of us who won't have cars. (Not sure if I can rent a car - how does that work, internationally?)
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You didn't cut Ohio why? I've never met someone who expressed interest in visiting this state, but that may be because most people I know are either from here or are here for college. (But you really should cut Arkansas. Drove through it to get to Texas and it was kind of boring.)
I don't mind spending time on a bus, so I may be looking into Greyhound. Edit: Hey, wow, 12 hour trip costing $45? Now if I can find a cheap hotel and people willing to room with me, this is looking like a good possibility!
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You didn't cut Ohio why? I've never met someone who expressed interest in visiting this state, but that may be because most people I know are either from here or are here for college. (But you really should cut Arkansas. Drove through it to get to Texas and it was kind of boring.)
I don't mind spending time on a bus, so I may be looking into Greyhound. Edit: Hey, wow, 12 hour trip costing $45? Now if I can find a cheap hotel and people willing to room with me, this is looking like a good possibility!
Maybe if we get enough people to crash at the foot of Jon and Rachel's bed, they'll spring for extra beds!
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Ruyi pointed it out before and i did in the last thread. FLY INTO BUFFALO. I will pick you up so long as you're not a terrorist. I might be able to actually make the whole weekend of this now, woohoo. I'll have my car there, legally and quasi comfortably fits 5.
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It's okay, I'm gonna settle this by cutting off a few unnecessary states.
Honestly, would anyone actually miss Michigan? Thought not. Cut.
michigan is practically canada anyway. it's barely even connected to the rest of the US.
i am considering still flying into detroit and borrowing my parents' van for the weekend. would probably be cheaper anyway. i will look into this and then decide if i can make that a possibility for others (bryan, anyone else flying from the west coast).
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Van?
Yelley do this. We can stuff a lot of people into a van and make transportation around the city a little easier.
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I feel this would only work if the van has a tape deck we could run a continuous loop of the Benny Hill theme on.
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Nah dude. Twisted Sister.
25 of us stuffed into a van singing along to "I Wanna Rock"? Hell yes.
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well... it is a minivan so there is not room for 25. and it may be hard to procure this vehicle from them... as they need it and all and would probably have to get a rental for the days i'd be gone.
p.s. the van has no tape deck.
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If you did it right, you could fit 27 into the common minivan. 28 if we brought Huda along.
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Ohio can be swapped for Minnesota I guess.
Minnesota did give us Husker Du and the Placemats!
Hells yes. Now you are thinking.
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I've already PM yelley this, but I'm posting this anyways...
I might be able to offer rides for people coming from Durham Region. Cities/towns would include Bowmanville, Oshawa, Port Perry, Brooklyn, Whitby, Ajax/Pickering. Car would be able to hold me +3 (maybe 4 if that 4th person is really skinny). Do make a note as well, for those with smoking alergies, the car is smoked in (tobacco).
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man. wow. greyhound from boston is like $55
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Yeah it's cheap, but look how long it takes.
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oh dang.
is that completely unbearable? i don't think i've ever been in a moving vehicle for longer than 6 hours.
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Guys, if any of you midwesterners want to road trip, it would make more sense for me to drive, since I was planning on it anyway. It is only 12 hours straight up from Atlanta to Chi-town, so this will be easy-peasy! I need money for gas if anyone wants to come. My car is a sedan (dunno what kind yet), so I am assuming I can fit comfortably 3 people, legally 4, other than myself, so long as no one brings their Hot Air Industrial Strength Hair Dryer along. Misconception? Dennis? Joe? Matt? Anyone from Chicago want a ride up?
I would love to say yes, but I am unsure if I'd go. Maybe, maybe not, I don't know. I'm sorry for sucking guys!
is that completely unbearable? i don't think i've ever been in a moving vehicle for longer than 6 hours.
I've been on road trips longer than that. Hell, I drove a UHaul from NYC to Chicago this summer. However, I am unusually patient with long trips (the whole commuter zen thing helps a lot on public transportation) and Greyhound buses are often full of freaky sorts.
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Ruyi pointed it out before and i did in the last thread. FLY INTO BUFFALO. I will pick you up so long as you're not a terrorist. I might be able to actually make the whole weekend of this now, woohoo. I'll have my car there, legally and quasi comfortably fits 5.
wait, so you might possibly be able to pick me up from buffalo? i can't share driving since i don't have my license, but i can help pay for gas...although i guess it is only like two hours.
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With 14-day advanced purchase I could take the Greyhound from Oregon to Toronto for only $99. Duration of trip: 3d, 3h, 40m.
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Damn! You must live on the other side of the country, then.
oh dang.
is that completely unbearable? i don't think i've ever been in a moving vehicle for longer than 6 hours.
I drove to Philly a few months ago, which is a 12 hour drive for me, and it may be boring and your butt will most likely feel like it's going to fall off, since you're not used to long long drives. BUT if you bring things to entertain yourself (headphones, book, etc) or take a bus that mostly goes at night and can sleep on a moving vehicle (which I can do very easily), you should be okay. The way I was thinking for a bus is leave the day before, since it's about a 12 hour ride from where I am, and go where I leave the night before and arrive the next morning. Then I can get my room, nap if I need to, and be ready for hangouts. I haven't ridden on Greyhound before, but I've done buses and done long road trips, so I know I can do it. (And it will be far better than riding in a car with 5 other people when the driver drives in a way where you feel you're going to die every few seconds.)
And V_P, I think we and other people could just bring sleeping bags and build a fort so we don't have to sleep at the foot of the bed. Beds are overrated compared to forts, anyways, especially for large gatherings like this!
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But, but, but...my feet get cold.
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I keep reading the title as "trannycon."
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If this were a music festival, I'm sure the tickets would have sold out already. Who's headlining this thing, anyway?
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yes, i do have a passport. this is looking like a definite possibility now.
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I feel it necessary to point out at this point in time that yelley does not in fact love you, but rather that she was exposed to horrible magical radiation while in Japan and is consequently now a terrifying human-eating monster that wants to lure you into her den.
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That's . . . a kind of love. The chompy kind. The way that I love souvlaki, for instance.
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It's okay, I'm gonna settle this by cutting off a few unnecessary states.
Shit loads of cut states
Much better already.
So, uh, what about New Mexico, I mean the large military installation that sits on the border of Arizona, Texas?
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I feel it necessary to point out at this point in time that yelley does not in fact love you, but rather that she was exposed to horrible magical radiation while in Japan and is consequently now a terrifying human-eating monster that wants to lure you into her den.
that's just how i feel about you, slick.
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Yeah ruyi i would pick you up! Gas isn't a big deal, it's like one exit off my route in completely the right direction heh.
Are we going to be all meeting up friday evening? Or are people coming in thursday night and making plans for friday? Just trying to figure out hotel stuff.
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the main bit of it will be on saturday, i think. on friday a lot of people might still be traveling.
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So, uh, what about New Mexico, I mean the large military installation that sits on the border of Arizona, Texas?
Fuck off, New Mexico is great and loads better than Arizona or Texas.
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to be fair, everything is better than Arizona.
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Guys if no one is going to take me up on my carpooling offer then I am going to fly and make the entire trip free for myself.
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katie, i may fly to atlanta and ride with you if i will be coming from charlotte.
otherwise, if i am coming from rome i will probably join the buffalo carpool.
hopefully i will know for sure within the next week!
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If you come through Ohio (southwestern tip, where I am has I-74, which leads straight out into Illinois), I will definitely come. If not, but are still planning to go through Chicago, I could also get out there. This would be far more pleasant than a bus.
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to be fair, everything is better than Arizona.
i would almost agree with this, except i have also visited utah... and i think utah is worse.
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Hey, I'm from Arizona, don't be insulting my birthplace!
Actually, I dunno why I have any pride for the place, I moved to WI when I was 1. I've visited plenty though, and while much of Arizona is a shithole (e.g. phoenix), Flagstaff, where I was born, is a pretty cool area I think.
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I'm new but interested in meeting most of you. But i just recently drove my lonesome self to and fro college park, md so if anyones coming through the area and has an extra seat (read western massachusetts) let me know, i have a license and a passport and pictures of me in a purdy dress.
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This whole thing is looking more possible - four hundred euros to fly to noo yawk and about a hundred for a bus - about a hundred less than flying direct. This is certainly a possible dealie.
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Mai: This could work!
As far as Ohio goes, I had hoped to stay as far away from West Virginia as I possibly could for the rest of my life. I say that a reasonable radius is like 200 or 300 miles. Can I still come and get you? Maybe! What major interstate do you live near?
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Tommy, do you know every band that came from every state? Because I've been trying to find a redeeming quality of North Dakota.
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So, uh, what about New Mexico, I mean the large military installation that sits on the border of Arizona, Texas?
Fuck off, New Mexico is great and loads better than Arizona or Texas.I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING DONGS LOL
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Tommy, do you know every band that came from every state? Because I've been trying to find a redeeming quality of North Dakota.
I live there now!
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Jen, when everyone who lives outside of your home state can unanimously agree that it sucks, maybe you should take a hint!
The hint is that Texas sucks
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Uh huh, I take offense to that partner. You suck. Now get off my land before I shoots ya. I'd start runnin' Brian.
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If there's anyplace that 49 out of 50 states can agree sucks, it's Texas.
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Texas gave us Bedhead (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedhead_%28band%29).
Also - Sam and Jen.
However, it also gave us Tom DeLay, Alberto Gonzales, Anna Nicole Smith, Vanilla Ice, Richard Ramirez, and above all the absolutely insufferable Dallas Cowboys.
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to be fair i prefer texas over, say, alabama.
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That's like preferring a shit sandwich to an ice pick to the eye.
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I may have just found a ride for this where I probably wouldn't have to pay much more than gas money! So now I might be going to this.
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My so-called reliable automotive transport has died, and will cost a lot to fix. There go well laid plans, all set to ruin.
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Hey, man, Mobile, Alabama has some seriously classy Mardi Gras celebrations.
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Fuck you guys anyway, Texas rocks. Maybe I'll just go visit relatives there instead.
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Guys Texas does have Austin. I have to admit, aside from the weather (which is, notably, my chief complaint about Atlanta as well), Austin is pretty goddamn nice.
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Also San Antonio, which I thought was a very pretty place.
As far as Ohio goes, I had hoped to stay as far away from West Virginia as I possibly could for the rest of my life. I say that a reasonable radius is like 200 or 300 miles. Can I still come and get you? Maybe! What major interstate do you live near?
One of the few good things about northern Cincinnati is that it's basically surrounded on all four sides by highways, three of which are major. I-75 is the closest to where I live, but I-71 is close, as well as I-275 (the one in OH, KY, and IN, as there are 275's in some other states, too) which basically circles the city and also connects to I-74.
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Assuming I could get off work for the weekend and room with someone and convince my parents I met Canadians at college I could probably go if someone coming through Chicago would be willing to bring me along. I can help with gas money as well.
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I might be taking a bus over to Toronto sometime this summer with a few friends. We'll get a ho/motel for a few nights if we do this.
If I do, it would probably be in late June, though. This all depends on how much money I save up from work.
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Hey, man, Mobile, Alabama has some seriously classy Mardi Gras celebrations.
Pssh, fuck that, I'm going to New Orleans for Mardi Gras.
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You guys remember that excellent moment from the hitchhiker's guide when Ford and Zaphod first see each other? All the build-up about how cool it is and then they just kind of shrug each other off with a glance? I think the TV series captured the essence of that moment the best, but why I bring it up is because that is how I think this thing should go down.
We will do all this planning and then just kind of casually stroll past each other with maybe half a nod and then go back home. That'd be so cool.
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I was actually just planning on turning up with my physical appearance so radically altered that none of you would recognise me. I would stay in the same hotel or hostel as most of you, but not actually hang out with any of you nor speak to any of you nor even acknowledge your presence.
It would be a kind of dadaist meet-up.
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I can't wait to see the look on all you guys' faces when you find out I'm actually a woman.
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This whole thing is looking more possible - four hundred euros to fly to noo yawk and about a hundred for a bus - about a hundred less than flying direct. This is certainly a possible dealie.
Fuck that, Odi. Fly into Boston and road trip with us. It'll probably kill a lot less time than a bus would.
That said: I talked to Rachel on Friday night and I am definitely going (I don't actually have a choice)! SEE YOU FUCKS THERE.
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shane, you were coming all along... you just didn't know it yet. see, your presence is actually required for qcon events to transpire. if you weren't there all we would do is sit around and talk about what it would be like if shane was there.
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I knew you all talked about me when I'm not here.
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If this were a music festival, I'm sure the tickets would have sold out already. Who's headlining this thing, anyway?
I could bring my guitar, but I AM NOT GOING TO PERFORM YOUR FUCKING SONG.
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But flying to Boston is about a hundred and fifty quid more expensive. More fun, but less cheap...
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that was why we planned it for canada... so people not from the US could get there cheaper...
(p.s. what is a quid? how much is that in american monies?)
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A quid is slang for 1 GBP. It's about two bucks.
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Then holy crap that'd be expensive. Unless there's a minor airport close to Boston that would have cheaper tickets.
And I found out Skybus (the newer airline that's usually pretty inexpensive) now flies to Toronto/Niagra Falls, if anyone lives near a place that Skybus goes to. Edit: I just looked it up and as far in advance that it goes right now is May, but hot damn it's cheap (from Columbus, anyways). So people that were out on the other side of the US might want to look into this, if there are flights available, because it looks like you could fly from Cali to Columbus and then from Columbus to Toronto/Niagra Falls for somewhere between $200-300, and then probably take a cab, bus, or something to whatever hotel you stay in. Only bad thing is you can't look up June yet.
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You guys, I am kind of contemplating camping in Toronto. I mean, it's going to be June, and this is happening around my birthday, and I love camping, so yeah. It makes perfect sense to me to go camping.
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Unless there's a minor airport close to Boston that would have cheaper tickets.
Bradley International in Hartford/Springfield maybe? if theres more from western mass/flying into western mass id be all for carpooling. I'd even pick you jokers up from the airport
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Then holy crap that'd be expensive. Unless there's a minor airport close to Boston that would have cheaper tickets.
I'm not sure about prices or whether they do international flights, but there's a decent sized airport in Manchester, NH, which I believe is on the way to Canada from Boston (It's right off Route 93). Might be worth looking into.
Edit: Useless anyway. Taking a quick look, Manchester doesn't do international flights.
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A slightly farther out of the way (though about an hour from me) choice could be Albany International.
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Guys I hope most of you realise that the smaller the airport, the fewer flights it fields, and thus the more expensive those flights are, because otherwise the airline wouldn't be running them at all. On the flipside, airlines extort businesspeople who commute to work, and so mornings and evenings to the largest airports are also kind of expensive. For cheapest tickets try odd times to mid-sized places like Bradley International in Hartford or La Guardia or Buffalo in New York.
Also Orbitz has gotten me excellently cheap tickets to and from the UK a few times now.
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Fuck you guys anyway, Texas rocks. Maybe I'll just go visit relatives there instead.
now that sounds like an idear, I have lots of fam back in Texas.
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guys, seriously. this is not talk about visiting states that are lame thread. this is tronnocon thread. back to what matters, kay?
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Guys I hope most of you realise that the smaller the airport, the fewer flights it fields, and thus the more expensive those flights are, because otherwise the airline wouldn't be running them at all.
The reason I suggested this is because in my experience with airports, it's a hell of a lot cheaper for me to fly out of Dayton, Columbus, or even Indianapolis than it is to fly out of the Cincinnati airport, including those weird flights that start off in Dayton, but have a layover in Cincinnati. I just figured it might be similar elsewhere.
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(p.s. what is a quid? how much is that in american monies?)
I generally use quid to refer to euros as well, so it's only about $1.60. Also, flying out of Dublin I am kinda restricted in where I can get to, as there aren't all that many flights to anywhere in North America - flying to New York and getting a twelve hour bus journey is just about the cheapest option I've found so far.
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I guess everyone's experience is different. When I was going to school in Huntington, WV there were only 2 airlines out of the 3-gate airstrip. Delta flew 2 flights per day to and from Cinci, and United Airways flew 4 daily from Charlotte, NC. From either Cinci or Charlotte you could go anywhere you wanted, but they didn't fly anywhere else from Huntington and that leg of any trip cost upwards of $400.
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Also MaiAda: Would it be a Terrible Thing for us to drive out to Oklahoma City and pick up Something Witty? It is like 11 hours out, which is how long it takes to get to Chicago straight from Atlanta anyway, and he said he'd drive the rest of the way to Chi-town.
Also I think if yes we should make it a proper road trip. We can bring tents, and/or I've got AAA so I get discounted rates at Super 8s and Comfort Inns and such. What day were you getting into Charlotte?
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So, uh, what about New Mexico, I mean the large military installation that sits on the border of Arizona, Texas?
Fuck off, New Mexico is great and loads better than Arizona or Texas.
You've obviously never lived there, that's our nickname for the state. Any one coming through NM?
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Man. I've lived here all my danged life.
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coming through new mexico? seriously? no offense or anything guys, but i don't love any of you enough to drive so far to toronto that i'm coming through new mexico.
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emilio is driving I think.
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That's because Emilio is XxXHARDCOREXxX.
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Man, you're going to spend just as much on gas driving from anywhere to Toronto as you would a plane ticket.
It'd take like someone to pay me $1,000 minimum to drive from Chicago to Toronto, let alone Hotlanta or fucking New Mexico.
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Dude it is infinitely more expensive for me to drive than to fly to Toronto. Yes, infinitely. Because you cannot divide by zero, that is why. (Flying is free.)
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It's a lot cheaper to drive from Fargo. Like hundreds of dollars cheaper, even if I don't split the cost of gas with anyone. But hey, if someone wants to give me money for a plane ticket I would gladly fly.
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By chance is anyone going through Michigan?
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You guys, I am kind of contemplating camping in Toronto. I mean, it's going to be June, and this is happening around my birthday, and I love camping, so yeah. It makes perfect sense to me to go camping.
Now that might be an idea, though that far north, even in late June might still be a bit chilly. And also, you gots to have a reliable way of getting into town.
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Right then, I guess I'm just going off of the Rockies for some reason, which I realize too late are nowhere effing close to Toronto.
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Canada is fucking massive, dude. Like, honkin' huge and all. Like, is your country Russia? Then Canada is larger than wherever you are. Unless maybe you are in Antarctica. In which case, can I visit?
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Man, you're going to spend just as much on gas driving from anywhere to Toronto as you would a plane ticket.
Not even close for us New England folk.
Rachel's got either a Camry or Corolla, I forget which. The former gets about 25 MPG highway versus about 34 MPG highway for the latter. For the sake of overestimating price, we'll assume the worst case and go with the 25.
It's about 550 miles to Toronto from here and Shane, whom is going with us, is literally on the way there. That's about 22 gallons of gas each way. Gas prices are presently at lowest about $3 versus about $3.40 at their worst along our route. I'm gonna peg an average of about $3.50 a gallon by June to be safe. That puts us at a grand total of about $77 bucks each way. That's under $150 for a round trip. This'll be split at least two ways between Rachel and myself.
This is in comparison to bare minimum $537 per person to fly just from Logan Airport to Toronto.
I'm no mathematician, but if I know anything about which number is bigger than the other number, I'd say it's cheaper to drive than fly by a wide margin if you live under 1,000 miles away. The only real disadvantage is the time you'd spend: just under two hours flying, but around 8-9 driving. That's not taking into account the amount of time it takes to get through the airport outside of actual flight time. Between getting to the airport, baggage check, going through security and any potential runway/flight delays you, it's hard to calculate to an exact.
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By chance is anyone going through Michigan?
I think there's going to be at least one car going through there, and possibly a caravan of some sort coming from Chicago.
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In the time it took to type that you could have sucked enough dick to pay for a first class ticket for all and sundry.
How many dicks do you think that would've taken?
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7, obviously.
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Then Tommy severely overestimates the speed at which I could feasibly suck a cock to any level of satisfaction worth paying for. I mean, shit, it only took me like ten minutes to research, calculate and type that post.
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Also MaiAda: Would it be a Terrible Thing for us to drive out to Oklahoma City and pick up Something Witty? It is like 11 hours out, which is how long it takes to get to Chicago straight from Atlanta anyway, and he said he'd drive the rest of the way to Chi-town.
Also I think if yes we should make it a proper road trip. We can bring tents, and/or I've got AAA so I get discounted rates at Super 8s and Comfort Inns and such. What day were you getting into Charlotte?
uh, well, it depends on how much it would cost! it's about $450 for me to fly from charlotte to toronto, and it's $200 for me to fly from charlotte to atlanta. so if gas/lodgings end up costing more than $200 then it would make more sense for me to just fly (although a road trip could be fun).
i'm going to be arriving in charlotte sometime in mid-may. let me know what days you plan on setting out/coming back and i will get my plane tickets for atlanta.
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It would add approximately zero dollars because I throw in $100 for the gas and drive up to toronto while you two slept, alternately drive up to chicago and get a room for the night or something, which I would throw in for 1/3 of.
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Depending on the price of the shitty hotel and the local competition, AAA discounts mean it will be up to like $20 off the listed price for one room. Assuming this is in Chicago, I guess that means it'll be between $50 and $70 for a night, split between us.
Also does anyone else favour the idea of a hostel in Toronto? I mean, I realise that more likely than not we will all end up passed out drunk on strangers' front stoops, but it would be nice to have somewhere to deposit our shit, don't you think?
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A hostel seems most logical since they're really cheap. From the links Yelley gave us, it looks like it's only about $25-$30 per night per person depending on which one we go to.
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A hostel is not a place to deposit your shit. A hostel is a place to cling to your backpack tenaciously all night, and then bring everything with you every time you leave for the day.
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If there are a bunch of us and we have a 6 or 8-bed room just for us or whatever, I think we would be ok, wouldn't we? I mean I know nothing about hostels, so maybe not?
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i think if we could get enough people, that would be a good idea.
anyways, hostels usually provide a place for you to lock away your stuff.
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I'd totally stay at a hostel, I suppose. It's better than sleeping in the car.
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I call top bunk!
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Depending on whether or not I am given significant other permission to go, I may or may not be coming.
Also transportation and lodging may be an issue...I'd definitely be somebody's roommate if they're looking.
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Is anyone interested in booking a room in a hostel? If we get a room (mixed would be cool), we can try to get one to ourselves. The ones I'm looking at offer personal lockers and the prices are pretty good. I personally have no preference if I room with girls or guys, as long as they are Fun PeopleTM. (I'm thinking this place (http://www.clarencecastle.com/english/index.html).)
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I'd definitely be willing to book a room in a hostel. I'd just need more money. One that I looked at with 6 beds for 6 people for 3 nights came to about $600. I'd be willing to coordinate it if I knew who would be crashing in my room and I had money for each person. Right now, it's me, Jon and Shane. Any other takers?
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Wow, ok, the one I linked is less than $100 for three days (for one person). I would love to room with you guys, and there's a choice of having a 6 bed mixed room for $28 a night and they charge $10 a night for parking, which you have to contact them about to reserve a space.
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Couldn't tell you where the $600 thing is coming from. As I recall, that's the place Rachel showed me in the first place that she was interested in.
A few big details I'm seeing on their site:
Full beds: In reference to most hostels, I'd want my own bed due to the small size of beds. Full beds, though? I figure Rachel and I would be sharing a bed, meaning we'd have extra room.
Between her, Shane and myself, that leaves us with room for another four people in the room. I don't know if you're coming up with anyone else, but I figure a six bed mixed room between Linds, Mai, Katie, Matt, Shane, Rachel and myself would be pretty effectively bitchin' and it'd only be $56 a person.
I like this idea. Quite a bit.
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I looked at booking for 6 people in a 6 people room and it came out to $529.04, so maybe that's where it came from? But this divided by 6 people is very reasonable.
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Entirely. Plus, in terms of $600, Rachel was probably taking the exchange rate into account. Note that these prices are probably in Canadian dollars. I'm pretty much sold on this idea where I was previously still unsure of going to Tronno. I'm going to try and call this weekend to inquire about the idea.
Also of note: I just realized that this will, in point of fact, be the single hottest room in all of Canada. Envy us.
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Wow, ok, the one I linked is less than $100 for three days.
She clearly meant for the entire group, not per person.
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I'd have to make sure I can fit it in my work schedule to pull it of and head to the Great White North.
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Between her, Shane and myself, that leaves us with room for another four people in the room. I don't know if you're coming up with anyone else, but I figure a six bed mixed room between Linds, Mai, Katie, Matt, Shane, Rachel and myself would be pretty effectively bitchin' and it'd only be $56 a person.
Count me in if that Matt is me Matt.
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Guys we can cram more people in the hostel room (like a real con!) because I can sleep anywhere and I kind of like sleeping on floors. I have sleeping bags for anyone else who wants to do this (probably not, I am insane) but then we can put more people in.
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(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/calenlass/DSCF0010-2.jpg)
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Edit: Nothing to see here. Move along.
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Well, if we're cramming, we can fit the other Matt, too.
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We're all friends. Everyone in the same room!
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Hooray, I'm flying in to Toronto now, I'll grab my sleeping bag.
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I did read it, Tommy, and I completely agree with it. I would most definitely prefer my own room in a hotel, but I'm not sure I'll have the funds for it. Plus, I thought it was nice that I might've been included.
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Well, as of last night, barring a terrible financial crisis I'm officially going.
Of course I live a 3 hour drive away and have absolutely no excuse whatsoever.
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Matt (Beran), I would totally include you in my sketchy hostel room, but I'm reckoning on staying with relatives instead.
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i am okay with sleeping on a sleeping bag! i think we should fit as many people in the room as possible and have a giant sexy sleepover every night. with pillowfights!
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I'm for it!
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Guys he is saying he is all for buttsecks.
Ha ha pagebreak!
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Katie, if you wake up with a pillow stuffed in your mouth..
....wasn't me.
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Hey, Shane, we still get to make a fort! I will be sleeping in a bed, but we can build one of the people sleeping on the floor. And we can throw pillow grenades at them.
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Yay!
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To those of us staying in the hostel/pillowforts:
Matt's suggested bringing Nerf guns. DO IT.
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i am okay with sleeping on a sleeping bag! i think we should fit as many people in the room as possible and have a giant sexy sleepover every night. with pillowfights!
Somehow I think "sexy sleepover with pillowfights" will actually end up being "drunken pass-outs with vomit".
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MATT BERAN YOU IMPOSTOR IF YOU ARE IN MY HOSTEL ROOM SO HELP ME WE WILL DUEL FOR THE NAME.
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Alright, folks. Listen up:
A few of us have come to a set and definitive plan and I'd like to get it out to everyone so others can get in on it potentially.
Per Linds' suggestion, we are booking our own room at Clarence Castle (http://www.clarencecastle.com/english/index.html). The rooms are six beds mixed and they run $28 Canadian/$29.50ish US taxes included. There's a shared kitchen, great location (By the CN Tower) and the reviews I'm finding are top notch.
As it stands, Katie (calenlass), Mai (mooface), Matt (SomethingWitty), Shane (valley_parade), Rachel (pen) and myself are confirmed definite for this. I would also bank on Linds going (PM me, by the way), as it was her suggestion in the first place, she's just the only one I've yet to confirm with. Rachel and I are booking a six bed room for seven for Friday/Saturday/Sunday nights once I call to confirm a few things (And provided they're not booked up already).
Now, the point here is I'm looking for a headcount on people who still need a place to stay up there. Our room is essentially full and I'd like not to push it too much (We could probably fitmaybe one or two more since Mai and Katie are willing to sleeping bag it), but if we can get another six+ people who need a place, another full room could be booked and a blast could be had. This is preliminary as Rachel and I can't afford to be booking an ass ton of people on our own, but I'd like to at least get the ball rolling so we can get as many people who definitely want to go set up so they don't have to rush in a panic come May when they realize they don't have shit set up.
So, if you want to go to Tronno (Even if you'd like to go but aren't definite yet) and still need lodging, drop me a PM and let me know. This WILL rely on one person taking the initiative and booking the room and the others paying upon arrival (It's a ten percent deposit which for the whole weekend only comes out to about $60 US, the rest is to be paid upon arrival). Once it's all taken into consideration, a full official head count will need to be made for that person's benefit. I may not get along with EVERYONE on the forums, but damned if I legitimately won't try to make sure as many of us have a blast as possible.
For the time being, though, it's all just preliminaries. I'm looking at getting a tentative headcount so we can try and smooth it out for everyone who still needs help here. Once we know who wants in on this, then we'll find out who's definitely going and try and get someone willing to book. Once that point comes, though, only committ if you absolutely can go. The last thing we need is forum feuds as a result of someone blowing it off and fucking the person booking out of $100.
Thanks for your time, fuckers.
P.S.: If you go, be prepared to see me chasing Shane down the hall with a Nerf gun in naught but Pac-Man boxers. It's his fault.
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Matt Beran you bitch I will not vomit. I am too classy for that.
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I only vomit when jaegermeister is involved.
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Pussies. Vomitting is practically a hobby for me.
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Oh come on, don't make it THAT easy Jon.
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I haven't vomited after alcohol consumption in I don't know how long. Pansies.
(Jon, I'm PMing you my confirmationnnn.)
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MATT BERAN YOU IMPOSTOR IF YOU ARE IN MY HOSTEL ROOM SO HELP ME WE WILL DUEL FOR THE NAME.
Could I join the fight for my name, regardless of the fact that I will not be in said room?
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Room #1 is reserved and filled for the time being, folks (By Katie, Mai, Linds, Matt, Shane, Rachel and myself). I will be shanking anyone who backs out on us as there was a deposit involved.
We decided to book now as opposed to waiting on others to make sure we get ours handled at the least.
This does not mean it's too late to get involved already. There are other hostels in Toronto if worse comes to worse and the odds of us booking another room as mentioned before are extremely high. So far, interest has been shown by Katie's meat life friend Kyle (Who will likely end up with us if the hostel allows), Phil (borobandito), Malorie (cupcakeonastick), Jordan (Ozymandias) and Bryan (Storm Rider), and I believe Matt (Mberan), Steven (Ackblom and his fiance possibly) and Liz (Missconceptions) are in need as well, so I'd peg high odds on at least one other room getting booked.
Keep the PMs, IMs or Gabbly heads up coming. While, as I said, we can't afford to book it for you guys, I've no problem helping organize something for those left roomless as of yet.
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I haven't vomited after alcohol consumption in I don't know how long. Pansies.
(Jon, I'm PMing you my confirmationnnn.)
I see you and raise you "only when I've got the flu".
I've never thrown up after boozeohols.
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If there's a room with five that needs a sixth, I'd consider getting in on it since it's cheap.
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Okay, guys. Listen up again:
Through Gabbly, PMs and this thread, we have at least a sizable enough amount for a second room and might be digging into a third room. I'll be calling the place on my way home to find out just how big it is. Keep PMing and commenting as the head count is looking good.
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I will need a room, but I am still to book my flight. I should get on that shit.
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Man, now that I'm going 100%, I'm getting excited and impatient.
Goddamn time crimpin my shit.
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Alright guys, here's the deal. I really want to go to this, but I need help inventing stories to tell my parents as to why I need my birth certificate to get a passport before then.
Advice?
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That some friends are planning a mini vacation to Canada and since there's a possibility you want to go, you need to get a passport? I dunno. I got mine because I was planning on taking a class* that involved a trip to Germany and the study abroad program had a passport day on campus. Maybe you could say something like that is something going on? If you feel uncomfortable about the truth, just leave out some details or make it as close to the truth as possible. I'm just going to say that I'm done with school and I want to travel and as I know people going to Toronto those dates, I'm going to actually use my passport for once and go with them, which is pretty much true.
*The class was to get credit for spending 10 days in Germany. This was sponsored by the German dept. and as I'd taken some German classes, I thought this would have been cool. But I ended up not affording it (long story because of parent), but I got a passport before I knew I wouldn't be able to.
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Is 'just because' a good enough reason to get a passport? In case you do go abroad ever, it'd be nice to have it ready for you so it's one less thing to worry about later. I mean, they're good for years and it can't really hurt to get one.
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Considering how long it can potentially take to get a passport these days, I think getting one "just because" is entirely valid. I've actually considered doing it myself.
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Passports are also useful as ID. You could say that you're getting a passport so that when you need id for things like banks and whatever you don't need to go through the effort of getting your birth certificate.
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Liz, due to financial problems coming up, I won't be going (and if I was going anywhere it probably would be to sxsw since I have friends playing, also i <3 live music)
You could just... not tell them! Then if/when they do find out you went, be all nonchalant about it. "Oh yeah, I traveled to Toronto with some friends. Didn't I mention that?" It's what college kids do! I do all the time! "What? No, I can't come home right now; I'm in Chicago. Why? There were some bands I wanted to see."
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I'm vomiting right goddamn now.
Sig'd
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A question that came to me this morning: Once into Canada, where do we go to change our money into Gretzkydollars?
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Usually at banks, dawg.
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Well Tommy, that's slightly better than the current exchange rate...
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A deal too good not to say no to!
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Sign me up!
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Liz, due to financial problems coming up, I won't be going (and if I was going anywhere it probably would be to sxsw since I have friends playing, also i <3 live music)
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! This complicates things a little. Shit.
Also, as I can't recall at this moment, don't we have someone that lives in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area? I could defiantely drive there by myself and carpool the rest of the way.
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RE: Passports
DHS Ends Oral Declarations at Borders, Reminds Travelers of New Procedures on January 31 (http://www.dhs.gov/xnews/releases/pr_1200669485238.shtm)
Basically, Americans, you don't need a passport to get into Canada(if driving), but you do to get back into America. If you're flying you need one to get in, and out.
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Okay, so essentially, those of us carpooling could go to Tronno without a passport, but if we want to go home we're fucked?
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Yep. Pretty much.
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Crazy!
They'll do anything to boost population up there.
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Yes. And basically you should get your passports NOW. If you wait, since they take a while to arrive and more people will be getting them the closer it gets to spring, they may not arrive on time.
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I was told, at the passport office today, that the rush was over and it was 6-10 weeks to get a passport. The reason there was a "rush" is is because before dec 31 2006 you did not need a passport to travel between Mexico/US and USA/Canada. So, all during 2007 everyone needed a passport who had never needed one to go north/south. Also, you DO need a passport to get INTO Canada.
edit: Can we get a definitive list of how many people can commit to going at this point? I'm rather curious.
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I'm only going if I can sleep with one of you. I'm not really picky.
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Veep is looking for some action. Just a heads up.
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Does this apply only to the dudes? I need to know for... my friend.
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You mean Calendude?
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Tommy's just trying to keep all the ladies for himself!
We know what you're doing.
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You mean Calendude?
Yeah that guy.
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Veep is looking for some action. Just a heads up.
If it's Tyler, sure.
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This is to all the guys going - You're not getting laid unless you go out to a bar and convince a native to share your abode.
Shit, man. I wish someone'd told me that before. I don't know if I wanna go anymore if this means Rachel's not going to put out.
Veep is looking for some action. Just a heads up.
If it's Tyler, sure.
Damn. I see how it is, Shane. Cold.
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Yeah, I expect to have intercourse in Toronto about as much as I expect Christ to descend from on high and anoint me Pope Supreme.
If someone would share a hotel room in chastity with me, I'd appreciate a PM. I'm probably actually going for around a week, from the 18th to the 23rd. (Just to be clear - is the 23rd the day we all leave or the last day we spend in Toronto?) If not, I'll go in on a hostel with folks.
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Leaving depends on who you're talking to. Shane, Rachel and I will be leaving the night of Thursday the nineteenth/morning of Friday the twentieth and are planning to arrive sometime around elevenish AM on Friday. We'll be staying at the hostel Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights and leaving sometime on Monday the twenty-third, but not too late as Rachel and I both will have work on Tuesday. I believe Katie, Mai and Matt are planning to stay another day or two beyond that, but arriving around the same time as us.
If you're interested in the hostel, let me know. We'll probably end up with another full room, at the least.
Also, folks, it's looking like time to potentially get more organized. Looks like whoever I talked to at the hostel wasn't getting my wording, six is NOT the limit. The room we've booked, according to Rachel's correspondence with them, is two full beds and four twins. Rachel and I have obviously claimed one full bed to share and all the other beds are taken. We might also be squeezing Katie's friend Kyle in there with us (Rachel E-Mailed them back to ask about it) if we can add him on to the deposit.
Aside from that, here's a tentative list of folks I've spoken with who might need lodging:
To my knowledge, the following are probably going and need lodging, but I have not spoken with them personally:
MBeran Matt, Liz (Missconceptions, whose status I'm unsure of since her carpool appears to have dried up) and Oli. If you guys could get in touch one way or the other so I can determine who's in need, that'd be cool.
Bryan (Storm Rider) has expressed interest in going, but would need a passport and has a few other obstacles. The situation is ongiong.
From there, we've got a group of probables who've professed interest in the hostel:
Steven (Ackblom and his fiance probably), Phil (Boro_Bandito), Jordan (Ozymandias) and Malorie (cupcakeonastick).
Beyond that are complete unknowns to me. Tommy mentioned that Ruyi, Pete and Drick might be coming, but I've not spoken with any of them and am unaware of their potential lodging.
That puts us at, by my count, an additional 9 people possible for the hostel. I've also brought up the idea with my younger brother and he said he'd be very interested in getting involved (He's twenty-one and cool shit, only a bit more of a twat than I am). I'd lay heavy odds that we're clear to get people involved for a second room with potential for setting up a third at some point.
Note: After having spoken with someone at the hostel, they've told me they have seventeen total rooms and are a relatively small place overall. We've booked one as it is and I'm not sure how long the place'll stay free. Looking online, it's very highly rated and apparently quite popular, so if you'd like to get in on it, I'd recommend acting ASAP. As before, I'd appreciate people who are 100% going and are interested in the hostel PMing me to let me know so we can get an official headcount for a second room. From there those involved can pick someone to rely on to book the room (The deposit for seven people for three nights came to $64). We're at the getting serious point now and I'd ask that only people seriously interested folks ask to reserve a spot for them, as someone will have to put money down to book it and I don't want to see someone get fucked over. Pretty soon, I'd like to hand this off to the folks who need lodging themselves, though.
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As far as I know, Katie and Mai are rolling out of Atlanta on the 18th, when they get to my doorstep 10-11 hours later, I'll jump in the driver's seat and shoot for Chicago, where depending on what times it is and how we all feel we might catch a hotel. If I've driven all night, one of the other people in the car might want to take over and drive on to the border, but either way we should hit toronto sometime ont he 19th, probly the afternoon. It is, afterall, a 19-20 hour drive from Oklahoma City to Toronto.
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The way I'm looking for buses is to leave on the 19th in the PM and arrive on the 20th sometime in the AM. The one I'm aiming for leaves around 10-11 and arrives around 9-10 in the morning and I'll have to sort out how to get from the bus station to downtown later.
If someone wants company on their drive however (if I had a car that could make the trip, I'd drive, but alas I don't) and are relatively close to where I live, like the northeastern midwest area, PM me. I can take a bus/fly out to you instead. Long trips alone are boring.
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*if* I go to tronn, I will be driving, and staying at somewhere cheap.
do we have any fun things planned? aka things that involve not going to any bars, seeing as how I am underage and stuff.
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I'm not aware that there is a plan. Plans are just a list of things to go wrong as far as I'm concerned.
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MBeran Matt, Liz (Missconceptions, whose status I'm unsure of since her carpool appears to have dried up) and Oli. If you guys could get in touch one way or the other so I can determine who's in need, that'd be cool.
My attendance hinges on being able to carpool with someone. I can't recall for sure, but I think we have someone from Minneapolis here, so if they wanted to go that would work. I really don't want to drive to Chicago by myself to catch a ride with the carpool there.
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Are you coming from Fargo? If you want someone to ride with you and/or help drive, I can if wherever your start point is isn't to expensive to get to.
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Yep, I'm in Fargo. I would love someone to drive with from here, but Minneapolis/St. Paul work work fine as well. It's only four hours by myself instead off ten to Chicago from here.
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Boo, cheapest flights are the same as flying to Toronto, and the bus to get to Minneapolis costs the same as going straight to Toronto, but twice as much travel time. :( But if you can't find another to carpool with and this decides whether or not you're going to go, I will head out to Minneapolis/St. Paul, because you should come if you can! I'm not going to buy tickets for my bus for a while and we all still have some time to figure things out.
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That would be absolutely fantastic. Here is the other option that I came up with:
To drive by myself from Fargo to Chicago (and back again at the end) will probably cost about $150 for gas. I looked up the fares to catch the Amtrak train, and round-trip there is $166. So if I can't get a carpool, that would be an option. The only thing with that is the only times available would have me getting to Chicago at four or so on the 19th (Thursday) and leaving two or so on the 24th (Tuesday). So I would need to crash with one of you Chicago people for a bit.
Of course, that would equal a lot of time on the train, which is not cool, so I would rather drive for a quicker trip. Also driving with subsequent carpooling results in the splitting of gas costs, which also helps.
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I think the carpool(Katie, Mai, Katie's Meatspace friend and myself.) I'm in is full, if it's the chicago one you're referring to.
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Uh so um it is really looking like I will be coming to this. Flights and stuff will be organised this week maybe?
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Ohmigod lunchy! LUNCHY YOU ARE COMING TO TRONNO
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Guys, if Lunchy is coming, that means Tronno is officially made of pure, unadulterated win.
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Awesome.
That would be absolutely fantastic. Here is the other option that I came up with:
stuff
I totally forgot about trains. I can definitely take a train to Chicago, be in Chicago around 10am (so I can do some driving to let you sleep some more if needed) and leaving before 6pm on the 24th. Helping you out with gas, this costs me pretty much the same as taking a bus straight up to Toronto. Then you wouldn't have to take a train at all!
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There are a whole bunch of things to do during the day that will not involve drinking!
Like what?
Furthermore, there will be opportunity for *ahem* responsible and supervised drinking in other venues such as hotels and the like.
Is this like what we did in Edinburgh? Because like, you are responsible and an adult, right? That was fun.
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I guess if Lunchy is coming I can't claim longest commute anymore(Excluding Katie and Mai who are going to be on the road for some 30 hours).
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Guys guys. Don't get too excited. The moment I set foot in Tronno I will probably be abducted by Tommy, my boyfriend will be 'taken care of' and nobody will ever see me again.
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i think i can probably come, and i like the idea of a hostel, but i cannot be certain for a few months so i don't want to confirm that. perhaps i will end up staying in a hotel. they're not so expensive, you know! example: $190.40 for two nights with two queen-sized beds, meaning each person would be paying $47.60 per night. perhaps a good alternative for people who won't be able to book that far in advance.
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Not if I get to you first, Lunchy!
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Guys where the crap is Gryff? Is he coming? I would like him to come as well because we've got Lunchy (and maybe Harry?) so they can carpool across the ocean or something.
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i think i can probably come, and i like the idea of a hostel, but i cannot be certain for a few months so i don't want to confirm that. perhaps i will end up staying in a hotel. they're not so expensive, you know! example: $190.40 for two nights with two queen-sized beds, meaning each person would be paying $47.60 per night. perhaps a good alternative for people who won't be able to book that far in advance.
Where are you looking that you managed to find a hotel with two queen-sized beds for under a hundred dollars per night?
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http://www.super8downtowntoronto.com/ (http://www.super8downtowntoronto.com/) (with reviews here (http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g155019-d671288-Reviews-Super_8_Toronto-Toronto_Ontario.html).)
unfortunately they seem to only offer discounts for 2 or 3 night stays.
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So it seems whether I am going depend on A) whether I have enough cash for this after Coachella and B) whether I am in transit to Ireland or not.
If I do go, my birthday is the 20th, and I will be mighty disappointed if there is not cake. MIGHTY DISAPPOINTED.
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I'll have you know I'm a regular baking machine. I will provide some delicious cake for you.
What is your favorite kind? I will try and perfect it by the summer.
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What is your favorite position? I will try and perfect it by the summer.
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nooooo :(
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Guys where the crap is Gryff? Is he coming? I would like him to come as well because we've got Lunchy (and maybe Harry?) so they can carpool across the ocean or something.
Australians don't carpool (http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/11/13/2089761.htm) across oceans, Jimmy Slicko.
Okay here's the deal. I intend to go on a three-week holiday to the U.K. (to see family) and Finland (to see snow) some time in the next couple of months. It was going to be in March, but circumstances have meant that it will have to be in April now instead. Basically I (A) want a holiday, and (B) really really really need to get some decent cold weather into me because summer and shitty Melbourne winters are driving me insane. It's unfortunate that I won't be able to get up there until spring, but if I have to go all the way to the Arctic just to get some cold into me then, so help me, that's what I'm gonna do.
None of this has any bearing on any of you, except that any visit by me to Toronto will be dependent on me being able to save up enough money between April and June to buy a ticket and pay for accomodation. This shouldn't be an too problematic, however I cannot guarantee anything at this stage, and probably won't be able to do so for at least another couple of months. Going to Toronto instead of the U.K./Finland is not an option, because of the aforementioned strong desire for cold weather, and the loopy back-to-front seasons you have in the northern hemisphere that means June will be the middle of summer.
Even if it is just a Canadian summer.
So . . . mebbe, mebbe not? Don't anybody count me into your plans just yet.
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This is to all the guys going - You're not getting laid unless you go out to a bar and convince a native to share your abode.
Shit, man. I wish someone'd told me that before. I don't know if I wanna go anymore if this means Rachel's not going to put out.
Veep is looking for some action. Just a heads up.
If it's Tyler, sure.
Damn. I see how it is, Shane. Cold.
You're a sexy bitch and all, but the way Tyler ate that cupcake..oh man.
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Sorry! It is seriously out of my hands. I really, really wanted this to happen but circumstances have made it impossible.
Please send me the money you were planning on spending so I can just take a goddamn plane and be done with it.
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*if* I go to tronn, I will be driving, and staying at somewhere cheap.
do we have any fun things planned? aka things that involve not going to any bars, seeing as how I am underage and stuff.
Wiffleball and zombie fun are planned!
(if FC Toronto are home, I want to go)
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I think the zoo and karaoke were mentioned on the facebook thingy, as well as shopping for those who wanted to do so. (I am definitely up for the first two and maybe the last, depending on just how awesome I become at saving money.)
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As I said before..you'll have to get me circus drunk to sing karaoke.
(does the zoo have penguins? I'm in for sure if so)
(It seems the zoo does not have penguins. We'll have to bring our own.)
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Oh, so now you're too good for us. I see how it is.
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As I said before..you'll have to get me circus drunk to sing karaoke.
(It seems the zoo does not have penguins. We'll have to bring our own.)
You're legal up there, so this can happen if need be.
(I will just have to kidnap some from the aquarium here. Apparently they've got this pet a penguin thing, which will make it easier for me to just keep one in my coat.)
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At least we're going to the zoo, I wonder if its better than the one here on B'more, or Houston, both of which suck and don't have penguins either so it doesn't seem like this zoo is earning any points so far. But I digress.
I am definitely, 100% going. The tickets are as good as purchased (because they aren't actually purchased yet, but they will be from a more reliable source of income than my own within the week) and seeing as this hostel option is the cheapest I can think of anywhere I'm not backing out on it now.
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Okay, shit-dicks, that's four people definitive for a second room (Ackblom's definite, his fiance is 99%, Phil and Katie's meatspace friend).
Any more takers? Two more people and we can try and get this one rolling.
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CRUCIAL UPDATES: Lunchy needs to bring timtams for everyone to canada.
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Guys I sorta want to go but I really don't know if I can. As such I'm reluctant to make reservations or arrangements. If I decide to crash the party at the last minute will I be sleeping on park benches?
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Of course not. The floor would be a good possibility depending on if all the beds are taken in both the rooms, but you'd still be quite welcome.
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Well so much for the adventure of it all! Way to burst my bubble!
No, really, it's very much appreciated. I'm really not willing to make plans this far ahead because I might end up being required somewhere else at that point during the summer. But if I'm not doing anything, some last-minute travel arrangements might be in order because this sounds super fun.
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If it comes down to it that you say you're going at the last minute I have an air mattress that packs down really small that I can fit in my luggage, which would be much better than the floor.
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Apparently they've got this pet a penguin thing
Rachel, You don't have to give me a ride home. I'm going to go with Linds and cuddle a penguin.
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Also an option.
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As for things to do...
Maybe I'm the only one here, but would anyone be up for going to the Hockey Hall of Fame?
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No.
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Only if they have an exhibit of all the teeth ever knocked out in hockey fights.
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They actually glued them all together into a lifesize statue of Wayne Gretzky.
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That I'd see. I don't know, I'm going to look up tourist destinations in Toronto right now I guess.
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They actually glued them all together into a lifesize statue of Wayne Gretzky.
I think they're aiming to make it animatronic come May.
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It's time for a round of...
Hockey Player or Meth Addict!
(I could not find any good images)
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Potentially excellent post wasted by poor execution. C-, try harder.
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Sig-quoted so you don't have to say it every time I post.
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That I'd see. I don't know, I'm going to look up tourist destinations in Toronto right now I guess.
(That's not a list left open for expansion, that is a complete listing, I think.)
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I am failing to prove you otherwise thus far.
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That I'd see. I don't know, I'm going to look up tourist destinations in Toronto right now I guess.
(That's not a list left open for expansion, that is a complete listing, I think.)
Here's what you do, then:
Open front door of Hostel;
Look at CN tower;
Go back inside Hostel.
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Here's what you do, then:
Open front door of Hostel;
Look at CN tower;
Go back inside Hostel;
Drink heavily.
Amended for clarity.
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Here's what you do, then:
Drink Heavily;
Open front door of Hostel;
Look at CN tower;
Go back inside Hostel;
Drink heavily.
Amended for clarity.
Amended for accuracy.
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Here's what you do, then:
Drink Heavily;
Open front door of Hostel;
Look at CN tower;
Go back inside Hostel;
Drink heavily;
Go back outside;
Play out mock zombie outbreak in park;
Go back inside;
Drink heavily.
Amended for clarity.
Amended for accuracy.
Amended for preparation.
No more quote tunnels. This thread is serious business.
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Mock zombie outbreak is now mandatory for all participants.
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Agreed.
Okay, looking for things to do in Toronto I've come up with a few options besides going to the zo and the C.N. Tower.
-Jazz festival in downtown :This one starts on the 22nd, so for those who are leaving on the day after might be able to catch some of this. I'm assuming since there's like 1500 artists playing over the course of the festival that there'll be something playing the opening night somewhere that'll catch interest.
-Shopping at St. Lawrence Market and Eaton Place, the latter which is really just a big mall. It's got 250 stores and is apparently the biggest attractionin Toronto, beside the C.N. Tower.
-Royal Ontario Museum, pretty self explanatory, art galleries and history and stuff.
-Chinatown. I'm always up for grabbing some trinkets and food in a crowded place where noone understands what I'm trying to say to them.
-apparently there's some sort of Amusement park in the Toronto Islands area, might be worth looking into.
-Distillery district. Old architecture, pedestrian only, arts and culture, restaurants, pubs.
Really I don't know what people expect to do in a period of only a couple of days. I mean, I usually like to spend plenty of time in just a few places, rather than rushing around and trying to see a bunch of stuff. Of course, I'm one of the ones just content with the fact that I can legally drink once I'm there.
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Agreed.
Okay, looking for things to do in Toronto I've come up with a few options besides going to the zo and the C.N. Tower.
-Drinking scotch.
-Drinking whiskey.
-Drinking rum.
-Drinking vodka.
-Drinking gin.
-Drinking tequila.
-Drinking beer.
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Don't forget the poolhalls less than .5km away from the hostel:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/Something_Witty/hostelpoolhalls.jpg)
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going up the cn tower is like $40 and totally not worth it, trust me on this.
you'll get about 90% of the thrill at no cost at all by just taking a picture and moving on.
the toronto zoo, on the other hand, is pretty fucking rad. you can ride elephants!
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I am officially going to the zoo to ride an elephant.
As for the mock zombie outbreak, can we play Don't Stop Me Now in the background as we fight the zombies?
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YES.
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actually, instead of the zombie outbreak, we're all going to do a fully choreographed scene from Grease. The charts are being sent to your emails for marks and positions along with music sheets and lyrics, but you'll have to learn the double pirouettes on your own. This isn't play time in kindergarten people hop to!
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my memories of my last zoo trip basically consisted of riding elephants while on mushrooms. kind of like, oh my god guys no way am i here right now riding this elephant oooohhhhh shiiitttttt
they have camels, too, but they're bumpy and not so fun to ride. they're mostly so you can get your picture taken on them i think. most of the exhibits at the zoo are really fantastic. a trip to the zoo will easily take up an entire day.
(also: please don't do drugs and get yourself and/or everyone else kicked out of the zoo, while my story may have been mildly entertaining it's also from my less intelligent days and is pretty much just a dumb thing to do.)
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Boro - If we're doing the school dance, I will hurt you. If don't and do the zombie outbreak instead, I will not hurt you. Queen trumps Grease.
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We could just come to a compromise. We could do Thriller instead of Grease, except instead of the normal choreography it ends with us hitting all the zombies with pool cues.
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yes we could
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Boro - If we're doing the school dance, I will hurt you.
Dance? sorry, I have a put on, put out policy with my tux, and I don't think anyone I wanna put in is down for that.
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Charming as always.
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For the record: I enjoy dressing up and bryan can sod off.
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Don't forget the poolhalls less than .5km away from the hostel:
Didn't know you played pool, Matt. I'm up for that.
(I could not find any good images)
(http://mattgunn.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/mike_ricci.jpg)?
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Guys I am seriously up for Zombie Outbreak, the zoo, some serious karaoke, and drinking. That will be plenty to do.
I must disagree with Tania also and say that camels are hells of fun to ride.
Also we can go to that museum thinger and I will definitely not complain, too.
Also also, someone should make an executive decision about whether or not we are going to have a swanky "executive" evening wherein we drink in fancy clothes. I think this would only be a bad idea if people are planning on puking on each other.
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Either way, we're still bringing nerf guns and wiffleballs.
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I am all for karaoke. Shane will vouch that I do ever so love to sing when drunk.
In terms of fancy night, I dunno how far I can go on that idea. I do like to dress up, but I don't have too much in the way of fancy clothes. How fancy are we talking?
Also, Shane and I were thinking of holding a zombie wiffleball game. We just need to iron out some rules.
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And dance! (http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h76/captain_applesauce/?action=view¤t=081107_23121.flv)
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As fancy as you want! I mean, there are of course different degrees of Fancy. I would consider, at least, in my opinion, that the First Degree of Fancy would be wherein I wear a skirt. I think Swanky comes a few degrees up the scale, though, when you start getting into like tailored suits and stuff (I have one of these! Everyone should!). Super-Duper Suave is when you wear ascots and vests and jackets and cuff links and opera gloves and stuff, I believe.
Edit: That is some excellent dancin'.
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And dance! (http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h76/captain_applesauce/?action=view¤t=081107_23121.flv)
*Sigh*
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Katie, what would cotton blazer+button up shirt+jeans get me?
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First base with Switty. At best.
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Mang I do not know for sure. I think the jeans mean it is first or second Degree of Fancy, maybe? I am not an expert in Fancy!
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I don't really own fancy pants. Just nice looking jeans.
*swinging motion* I was never much of a power hitter anyway.
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In terms of fancy, I think the men in khakis and a button shirt and ladies in cocktail dresses might be really nice. I love cocktail dresses and strappy shoes!
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Hmm. I actually have a tux shirt and a vest, so I may go in the swanky direction. But this may end up in me looking like a well dressed mobster, so maybe I'll wear a dress. Who knows. Maybe we should do reverse fancy and have guys in cocktail dresses and ladies in pants. Gender-Bender gone Fancy.
About wifflleball, easy, we find a small-ish zombie and use its head for the ball.
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I don't know about you guys, but I'll probably be wearing my suit coat for everything in Tronno now.
Just my suit coat and a smile.
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How tall do you have to be?
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Linds if I had a fedora I would do gangster* with you.
*Not the same as gangsta (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a243/lucyursa/Pretty_Gangsta_Kitty.jpg).
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No?
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/0bsessions/My%20Pictures/Me/P8110001.jpg)
Shit.
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Linds if I had a fedora I would do gangster* with you.
*Not the same as gangsta (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a243/lucyursa/Pretty_Gangsta_Kitty.jpg).
I have one! You can borrow it.
(sup, my lappy in the bottom left corner)
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The mock zombie outbreak idea pretty much made up my mind. I'm going to try and see if I can make it up to tronnocon. Booze, fancy dresses, and zombies makes a nice vacation for me!
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If we're going to have a dress up night, it needs to be fucking super fancy because I own a Tux but not a suit, and I don't want to be over dressed.
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I will not be carting up one of my super fancy dresses. I think I may do the gangster/mobster thing. I just have to go find a fedora. Drat. (Unless I find a not shady one from the thrift store, then not so drat.)
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Right now, I am sure I am traveling somewhere this June. However, I'm not sure if it will be for this/camping in Toronto, or shopping in Chicago.
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I don't have a tux, I just have an all black suit. But as long as the place only requires jacket/tie, I think I'll be good.
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Who needs a place? I say we all just sit around the hostel in our fancy outfits drinking Brandy and talking about international affairs.
And by international affairs, I mean women Tommy has slept with.
And by slept with, I mean left unsatisfied.
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He won't be there, so it won't be as interesting. And what if I have questions?! Calling long distance would be too expensive.
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The hostel has free Wi-Fi. We can just IM him from Shane's lap top!
...why do I have the sudden sinking feeling that a bunch of us are going to end up in Gabbly at some point in the weekend...talking to each other?
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Because that would be awesome.
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He won't be there, so it won't be as interesting. And what if I have questions?!
Embarrassingly enough, there will most likely be several people there who can answer these questions. :|
Please take everything with a pinch of salt, a slice of lime and a shot of old Cuervo.
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Man now I really want to go.
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He won't be there, so it won't be as interesting. And what if I have questions?!
Embarrassingly enough, there will most likely be several people there who can answer these questions. :|
Please take everything with a pinch of salt, a slice of lime and a shot of old Cuervo.
Man I am not bringing that poor sheep all the way to Toronto.
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According to a somewhat inebriated conversation in the pub today, I am living in Chicago for the summer, which means I should be able to pop up for a while. I am a happy bunny.
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Hmm, we could possibly arrange another carpool, since the first is full. Things are looking promising.
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Another carpool going through chicago? do I sense car-to-car DS fights?
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That would be sweet. There could be a caravan!
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Yay caravans! If there would be another car through Chicago, I could definitely come. And I'd be willing to share a hostel room.
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This seems very much like an XKCD thing to do, but on one family road-trip when I was younger, I sat for hours on my laptop in the car while my parents were driving, in the hopes that someone would see my wireless network and join and chat.
No one ever did.
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That short story is a microcosm of Slick's entire life.
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1. i am not bringing fancy clothes to this. you kids can wear what you want, i am wearing jeans and tshirts.
2. if any of you end up talking to each other on gabbly, i will kill you. don't be lame, guys.
3. chicago carpoolers... are you guys going to drive through michigan? can i caravan with you guys? hells year multiple car ds fights.
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The car I'm driving is, I'm not sure where we want to cross the border though, so our routes might drop us off at the same place.
Worth mentioning, Katie and Mai are leaving atlanta on the morning of the 18th(?) at around 10AM, last I heard. That puts them on my doorstep at 8-9PM(timezone switch), This puts us in chicago at 7-8AM. This puts us at the hostel at ~5PM(Timezone switch back) on the 19th. This timetable does not include any stops, such as food/stretching/hot hot makeouts between katie and mai/anything else we stop for. It is also subject to change based on the whims of the people who will be in the car.
That's my plan, I have every intention of totally ruining my sleep schedule like so: stay up all night the night/morning of the 16/17th, sleeping all day on the 17th and 18th, driving all night on the 18/19th, then rocking all day on the 19th with no sleep, putting me back on schedule for the rest of the weekend.
This all depends on whether or not everyone else is sleeping in the car and should at no point be considered a smart/safe thing to do.
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multiple car ds fights.
Because of its impossibility I have never felt any desire to attend this thingy... until I read that.
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2. if any of you end up talking to each other on gabbly, i will kill you. don't be lame, guys.
It is so not lame, ask Edith!
Odi, you're gonna be there? (I think you owe me a beer or the other way around)
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Looks quite likely - I'll know within a week or two for definite. And I think it was that I would buy you a Guinness if you ever came to Ireland, but fuck it. Let's get pissed.
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Toronto's a better place than nowhere, drinks ahoy!
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3. chicago carpoolers... are you guys going to drive through michigan? can i caravan with you guys? hells year multiple car ds fights.
who is driving from chicago, anyway? katie/mai/switty/katie'smeatfriend.... and is there another chicago carpool too?
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BAD NEWS GUYS!
I was trying to organise this so I could be at the Tronno meet and then catch a domestic to Vancouver to visit my best friend for her wedding. HOWEVER.
The way my boyfriend's exams are now scheduled mean that we would actually be arriving in Canada on the 23rd or 24th at the very earliest, and even then we are being sent tickets to Vancouver rather than Tronno.
Maybe... uh. Next time?
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I am sure nobody will hold it against you that you are going to Peta's wedding.
She is one of us after all.
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Nooooooo Lunchboxxxx! You should just come to Toronto sans The Boy and meet him in Vancouver. This would make much more sense.
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See the problem with this is that my tickets are being paid for by Peta's parents-in-law as a present to her.
Also the dates aren't set yet because they are waiting for us to confirm, and there is another wedding in the family in August, so they don't want to hold it in late June/July which means that even if we do come we will probably have missed the actual wedding anyway! We need to come in those times though because it is my boy's final year at Uni and these are the only two weeks he can get off.
Also I have never travelled by myself before, let alone on a plane or out of the country or having to use multiple forms of transport! Argh! I would probably get lost at Sydney airport and nobody would ever see me again.
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Lunchy, you really don't have to explain.
It is of paramount importance that you are at your best friends' wedding! That is a complete no brainer.
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But the thing is I probably won't be there anyway! I am just coming to Canada for the sake of coming to Canada really.
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It's cool. We'll all road trip out to Australia someday.
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So um anyone up for a QC Vancouverish Meet on the 30th of June?
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That's easy enough. After getting to Toronto and partying it up for the weekend, we saddle up the remaining cars (with extra Red Rider wagons for those of us that don't fit/strapped to the hoods and stuffed in trunks of said vehicles) and we make our way cross-country utilizing our inherent musical and theatrical talents to secure meals and lodging for nights as well as gas money.
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PROSTITUTION
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I can bring my sax and/or bass, and we can ROCK ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
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You bring the sax, I'll rock the bass.
Or Viola, depending on whateva...
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I think I am going to refrain from posting in this thread anymore until more details are ironed out because you shitdicks and your waffling and your not knowing for sure about things is just stressing me out. So just know that I am going and I am bringing people and our plans have not and will not change.
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CONSPIRACY THEORISTS TAKE NOTE:
1: Lunchy announces she is maybe coming.
2: Tommy announces he is maybe not coming.
3: Lunchy announces she is not coming.
4: Tommy re-announces his probably comingness.
MAKE OF THIS WHAT YOU WILL
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Back and to the left.
Back and to the left.
Back and to the left.
(psst, Lunchy, wait a week and then announce that you can go and see what happens)
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I can bring my sax and/or bass, and we can ROCK ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
If Roddy comes, I'm bringing my guitar and amp so we can throw down an in-hostel Valley Parade gig. Edith said she'd pitch in on harmonica as well.
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I HAVE A TRUMPET MOTHERFUCKERSSSSS
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NOISE IT UP THEN.
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If I bring my mic (http://www.plumparty.com/Merchant2/graphics/products/large/17283.jpg), can I rock out too? I can bring my keyboard as well or steal a violin from a friend. Whicheva.
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Oh man marching band.
*tear*
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No man. Noise-a-thon OH ATE!!!!
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What the hell is with all the activities planned? Are there chaperones too? I think there are chaperones.
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A) stuff to do when we're not drinkin'
B) Apparently we're not sleeping at all during the weekend
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I am chaperons muthafucka.
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Bitch please.
Ain't nobody can responsibly watch over and plan the events of mah weekend.
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I think Tyler needs someone to hold his hand when he crosses the street. Don't forget the buddy system!
So far all we have planned is drinking, mock zombie battle, drinking, zoo, fancy drinking, and karaoke whilst getting some people drunk enough to sing. I think this plus sleep and probably shopping will fill up three days nicely. Oh, and loud music/noise making.
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So I will be getting a $1600 refund check from my college for overpaying this semester. I should probably use it to pay off some student loan interest, but I think I might put it toward a passport and train ticket and gas money and hostel stay and food. Sound good?
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Liz you're coming and you have NO say in it whatsoever.
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Liz you're coming and you have NO say in it whatsoever.
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Went here (http://www.bartowel.com/regions/pubs/smokeless.phtml) during my last visit in Tdot. Easily the city's best brew pub that I've been to (not saying much) but not cheap. Wear your black turtle neck and order the Gulden Drak if you go.
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http://www.quiki.net/wiki/Tronnocon
I went through the thread and made an attendees list on the Quiki. If you feel you are in the wrong category, go ahead and fix it or ask someone else to.
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Also I have never travelled by myself before, let alone on a plane or out of the country or having to use multiple forms of transport! Argh! I would probably get lost at Sydney airport and nobody would ever see me again.
Wear childish clothing and tell the airport people that you are an unescorted minor.
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I think Tyler needs someone to hold his hand when he crosses the street. Don't forget the buddy system!
So far all we have planned is drinking, mock zombie battle, drinking, zoo, fancy drinking, and karaoke whilst getting some people drunk enough to sing. I think this plus sleep and probably shopping will fill up three days nicely. Oh, and loud music/noise making.
also wiffleball and pool!
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but.. but.. skin cancer...
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I don't know if my RX sunglasses will be in by then.
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but.. but.. skin cancer...
(http://img.epinions.com/images/opti/dc/3d/beatSuncareSunproBanana_Boat_Sport_Sunblock.jpg)
SUCK IT UP.
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Sun = Vitamin D
This is a good thing.
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And from what it looks like, the weather up there is nice that time of year. Being outside is fun!
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i live in arizona/california... i don't need any more sun. i hope it rains.
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but.. but.. skin cancer...
(http://img.epinions.com/images/opti/dc/3d/beatSuncareSunproBanana_Boat_Sport_Sunblock.jpg)
SUCK IT UP.
None of those will work for me. I'm too pasty white from wearing my superhero suit.
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Hey, anyone know if the Blue Jays are in town that weekend? We should go to a game!
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None of those will work for me. I'm too pasty white from wearing my superhero suit.
Use SPF 60, like I do. When I don't use it, I get burnt. When I do, I get slightly less pale. Good stuff.
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Hey, anyone know if the Blue Jays are in town that weekend? We should go to a game!
This was the first thing I checked. They're in Pittsburgh. =/
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Good, baseball is not a fun thing to watch.
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I'm gonna throw in my vote for wiffleball or pool, but I'm also saying that if these islands are any good there will be outdoor sports activities to be had somewhere right? Not that I'm any good at them but I'll play anyway. Anyway I'm packing a frisbee since there are numerous parks in places. Man, its good to think about warm weather when outside could easily work as a flash freezer.
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Do you play Ultimate, Phil?
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Ultimate Frisbee! So fun!
Good, baseball is not a fun thing to watch.
Yes it is. But you have to actually be at a game, like baseball enough to care, and like at least one of the teams. But I like baseball and I like watching games, so...yeah.
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I have not played Ultimate in forevers!
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Not regularly, but I know the rules and was thinking about joining the team on campus, don't know how that will go with my schedule. I was thinking just along the lines of tossingit back and forth with actually little competition, or on the off chance that they have frisbee golf somewhere within range I could pack a few of those too. But yeah, I'll definitely play Ultimate if there's enough people interested at the time.
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Ultimate in Ten Simple Rules
Steve Courlang and Neal Dambra
Copyright (c) Ultimate Players Association, 1993
1. The Field -- A rectangular shape with endzones at each end. A regulation field is 70 yards by 40 yards, with endzones 25 yards deep.
2. Initiate Play -- Each point begins with both teams lining up on the front of their respective endzone line. The defense throws ("pulls") the disc to the offense. A regulation game has seven players per team.
3. Scoring -- Each time the offense completes a pass in the defense's endzone, the offense scores a point. Play is initiated after each score.
4. Movement of the Disc -- The disc may be advanced in any direction by completing a pass to a teammate. Players may not run with the disc. The person with the disc ("thrower") has ten seconds to throw the disc. The defender guarding the thrower ("marker") counts out the stall count.
5. Change of possession -- When a pass in not completed (e.g. out of bounds, drop, block, interception), the defense immediately takes possession of the disc and becomes the offense.
6. Substitutions -- Players not in the game may replace players in the game after a score and during an injury timeout.
7. Non-contact -- No physical contact is allowed between players. Picks and screens are also prohibited. A foul occurs when contact is made.
8. Fouls -- When a player initiates contact on another player a foul occurs. When a foul disrupts possession, the play resumes as if the possession was retained. If the player committing the foul disagrees with the foul call, the play is redone.
9. Self-Refereeing -- Players are responsible for their own foul and line calls. Players resolve their own disputes.
10. Spirit of the Game -- Ultimate stresses sportsmanship and fair play. Competitive play is encouraged, but never at the expense of respect between players, adherence to the rules, and the basic joy of play.
Now we know the rules, we can play! Yay!
(Note: While I may not be gung-ho competitive, I like competition. This can be a good or bad thing.)
(And here (http://www.quiki.net/wiki/Laptag) is another game. Thank you random quiki page.)
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I got to play laptag for the first time relatively recently. It's pretty awesome for precisely the purpose listed on the Quiki.
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Well, sounds less risky than Crotchketball.
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I'd rather play frisbee golf than ultimate frisbee, personally, but only because I'm prone to flying tackles.
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There need to be a game of Dodgeball. This is needed to differentiate the awkwardly gay from possibly Canadian.
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But we already know who's Canadian!
I vote Ultimate Frisbee! I rock so hard at that game.
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Guys there will be an inevitable discrepancy between those who are good at Ultimate and those who are good at Frisbee Golf. I know this for a fact.
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just to let you all know in advance, i will not be participating in any of these "sports games". i will only end up hurting myself.
this may or may not have to do with the fact that i am making it my mission to be wearing heels at least 70% of the time that i am in canada.
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I'd rather play frisbee golf than ultimate frisbee, personally, but only because I'm prone to flying tackles.
It's a non-contact sport! Just ask that one girl I may have given a concussion to.
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In Ultimate Frisbee, there isn't supposed to be any physical contact, unless you specify it's Tackle Ultimate. Unless I'm confusing it with that game, whatever it's called, where everyone tries to tackle whoever is holding the ball/frisbee. But that's fun too.
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There will be tackling. Oh, there certainly will.
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I will be tackling anyone who I won't break. Like, I wouldn't tackle MaiAda, because that wouldn't be very nice. But oh yes, there will be tackling.
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Tackle Ultimate Frisbee is more fun.
On that note, I call Shane for my team. Seriously, none of you other fuckers can have him, he's on my team.
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Team-mates.
(http://blog.killervirgo.com/uploaded_images/robertsgreenbuttpat-730794.jpg)
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i haven't played ultimate frisbee in basically forever, to the point where i'm not sure if i'd even know how to throw one anymore. i'm really good at tackling people though, like, sometimes i do it even if i'm not actually playing a sport.
can i still participate?
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i am making it my mission to be wearing heels at least 70% of the time that i am in canada.
I promised I wouldn't grope you. Please do not make this harder than it will already be.
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As clear competition to MaiAda, I will attempt to wear my rose-painted Vans 70% of the time.
It's ON!
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Promises were made to be broken, Katie.
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can i still participate?
Yes. I claim you for the team that currently consists of me, Jon, and Shane.
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The other team may not even score!
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Tommy, that's why she's on my team.
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All the more reason to have her on our team. The others will see the four of us and weep. (Well, at least when they see Tania, Shane, and myself. Jon will make them cry because he's too pretty.)
I don't think we'd even have to have a frisbee to win.
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Jon will make them cry because he's too pretty.
Jon will make them cry because he's too pretty.
Jon will make them cry because he's too pretty.
Jon will make them cry because he's too pretty.
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When we all line up, out of the four of us, which person do you think the other team is the least concerned about? Especially if Tommy's telling the truth about Tania. (Meaning, who's the least threatening. Honestly.)
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i can't deny that i've beaten up tommy on more than one occasion.
however, i can say with utmost honesty that never in my life have i ever injured anyone who didn't totally deserve it at the time. by which i mean you have to stop and ask yourself, "will this be hilarious? i mean, for everyone?"
they're kind of the same thing if you think about it.
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I don't think we'd even have to have a frisbee to win.
We might as well not even play, and spend the time drinking instead.
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Wow, these plans keep changing fast!
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The only way I could possibly afford to attend this (other than winning the lottery some time in the next couple months) would be to take Greyhound, and it's a three and a half day trip each way from Oregon to Toronto by bus. As much as I've enjoyed this forum since I've found it, and as cool as the people involved in this trip seem online, there's no way I'm spending a week of my life on Greyhound buses, just so I can spend a few days in Toronto with a bunch of people I've never even met.
^^^^^
This was my thought process before I started reading about zombie wiffle ball and epic tackle ultimate frisbee games. Now though, I'm starting to think that this trip genuinely does sound awesome enough to potentially make the trek worthwhile...
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He could spend the time learning a new language.
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Hey, I'm only about 600 miles from the border. At which point I would be in Vancouver. The problem is those 2700 miles from Vancouver to Toronto...
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Fargo is only 150 miles from the border and I have never been to Canada! How sad is that?
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Not as sad as me! I am about 90 miles away and I have never been!
Although I will later this year (sadly, not for Tronnocon).
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Okay, I don't want to be left out on the street, so I'll post this one more time.
If you are coming and want to share a hotel room, let me know. If I don't have anything by Friday, I'll be going in a hostel.
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If you are coming and want to share a hotel room, let me know. If I don't have anything by Friday, I'll be going in the hostel.
Fix'd.
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It's too bad we can't just get an entire floor of the hostel.
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I think they'd hate us if we did. I can sense three days of rowdiness as is.
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Because I'm sure hostels aren't used to rowdy guests.
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I think rowdy is fine as long as you aren't too loud and are respectful and stop when asked to. A little "Sorry, we got a little carried away" goes a long way.
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And seems more sincere when you have a dick in your mouth.
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what the shit ass fuck
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I think we'll leave that up to you, Ozy.
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Um... ok then.
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I think rowdy is fine as long as you aren't too loud and are respectful and stop when asked to. A little "Sorry, we got a little carried away" goes a long way.
I think I can still make impressive guitar noises with my amp low.
15 watts solid-state anyway, it's not THAT loud cranked.
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I made a reservation for a 2nd room yesterday for 7 people. We are good to fucking go.
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Awesome!
Hell, I had a dream about Toronto last night. Something about having dinner with Katie, Tommy, and Matt.
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You're a weirdo.
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My dreams are usually quite boring.
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Well, I mean it was just dinner. Nothing too exciting happening there.
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You're a weirdo.
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Well, I mean it was just dinner.
You're a weirdo.
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=/
I suppose so.
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I only say that because my dreams are so bizarre, anytime someone has a normal-ish dream, I think they're weird.
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Fuck you guys. You want bizarre? Lest we forget I'm the dude who once dreamed he was taken over by an alien parasite that leapt from Lois Lane's vagoo during cunnulingus.
Also of note: it would seem that Johnny will be joining us for the weekend in the hostel, folks, because none of you twats are good enough to rent a room with him. He will be looking for extended lodgings, however, as he will be spending some extra time up there.
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sorry, johnny c. you are a rad dude and i definitely would have roomed with you had i not already sorted out roommate plans that kind of involve a certain degree of privacy.
i'm sure there are people still looking for roommates. they are just too lazy to post in here or something. you guys suck.
also, this will proabbly be sort of a useless addition to this thread but i will just throw it out there anyway because you never know. i live in guelph which is about a 60-90 minute bus ride to toronto. a bus ticket to toronto and back costs about $20. i am NOT in any way offering my house up for lodgings... not because i'm selfish but because commuting from guelph to toronto and back every day is pretty much fucking ridiculous. even i am going in a hotel in toronto for the weekend. however, i will offer it for people who are arriving early/staying late and don't want to just sit in a hotel in toronto by themselves doing nothing. guelph is kind of dumb and boring, and i'm sort of obnoxious, but you'll save the cost of a hotel and pay only for the bus trip so it sort of balances out. unless you actually want to hang out in toronto and look at things. that's cool too.
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man what the fuck, that actually might have worked if you hadn't told everyone
THIS IS WHY I CAN'T TRUST YOU WITH ANYTHING
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I still have no idea whether or not I will be able to come to this! Hooray!
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I just want Matt and Kyle and Mai and anyone else who was relying on me to make the bookings at the hostel for the extra day we will be there that I have not yet. I have no money. I have a credit card, so I could feasibly do it, but I have to pay it off at the end of the month, and I do not have the means to make that up and tide me over until June.
I am good to pay back because of birthday moneys and probably jobs, so if someone else can afford this until then, you won't get shortchanged.
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I actually only just got a job again, which means that since I live at home with my parents and thus have no other bills to pay, will be a large fund by the time I get to Toronto, but in general means that not only am I going, but I will actually be able to do stuff that requires money. I haven't quite decided how long I'm going to be staying yet though.
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I still have no idea whether or not I will be able to come to this! Hooray!
See what we told Liz. You don't get a choice, dude.
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I think I might be able to make it. Wee.
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can someone else pretty please make the reservations? i don't really feel like making a long-distance call to canada. :P
(also, when i saw morbid's post i thought it was mike and i did double-take and then thought "well, i would HOPE he of all people was going to be there" and then i realized it was icon trickery.)
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I could swear Jon already booked the room at the hostel, Mai.
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Rachel booked it like a month ago, but I believe they're referring to the extra days they're all planning to stay.
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Ah, right.
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(also, when i saw morbid's post i thought it was mike and i did double-take and then thought "well, i would HOPE he of all people was going to be there" and then i realized it was icon trickery.)
Who else would have that icon? :)
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yeah, at first i came to mooface's conclusion, then i checked the post history.
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If I get banned again, it is all your fault, but yeah. Hi. mr. mike by any other name... :)
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Gawd, what a fucking n00b.
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Bump!
Dudes, ladies, Darryl's coming to tronno! Is there any room left in the second hostel room?
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Kind of. The rooms are presently set as follows:
Room 1 is full up, consisting of Rachel and myself in one bed, with the other five beds being Shane, Switty Matt, Katie, Mai and Linds (Kyle has, allegedly, dropped out).
Room 2 has ONE spot potentially open, it is presently Steve (Ackblom) and his fiance for one bed, with the other beds occupied by Phil, Johnny C, my brother Chad (Trust me, he's fun and legal to drink) and now Darryl. Both Tyler and Oli have expressed interest, but neither has committed yet. Shane's calling Tyler tonight to figure out his current plan and I'll be PMing Oli to determine if he's made any progress towards finding out his availability.
To my knowledge, that covers pretty much everyone who's indicated they need somewhere to stay, so we will NOT be booking any further rooms.
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Liz, I remember you being interested in the hostel, but iffy on travel plans, did you figure anything out?
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Right now I'm pretty sure that I won't be going. Probably about 90% sure. When I thought about travel costs, logding, food, activities, and everything it's going to add up to be too much for me right now. I currently have about $350 to my name, and a trip already planned.
If I can work a lot between now and then, maybe, but right now I think you can bet that I won't be there.
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I am bumping this to say:
Damn it is getting hella close to the date you guys have this planned for. I mean, it's like what? 6 months away now? Everybody should pretty much know if they are coming or not.
And I won't be attending. I lost my wallet, and am currently sans id, and a social security card, and I kinda don't feel like getting an id any time soon. So, since I have no proof that I am who I say I am, and I am a US citizen, I have no way of getting a passport, or getting in and out of Canada.
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They have social security cards?
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i think everyone who has a ssn has a card.
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We get cards?? Fuck, I don't even think I've ever seen mine. I can't remember when I didn't have the number memorised, although I guess I had to memorise it from something, but I do not remember a card at all.
I need to write home and ask my mom about this shit. WTF
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Yeah I've got my original card from 1988. Its kinda cool actually, despite it not being laminated (which apparently is an illegal thing to do anyway according to the paper i had to pop it out of) it is extremely tough, and has been through the laundry in my wallet like 3 times. Of course I don't have to worry about the SSN card, since I also already have my passport.
Also, six months is feeling like a long ass time at the moment, this semester is gonna be so friggin looooong. I think I might actually cry the day classes end from relief. This is when college gets hard I guess.
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guys it is four months away. March, April, May, June. So like three and a half. Not six!
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3 and a half months away and how many of you don't have your god damn passports yet?
GET TO IT!
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Mine's on the way!
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I really should get on that, huh? It's fucking complicated for me what with all the shit surrounding my problems with my license.
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you only need a passport if you're flying into canada, i think. if you're driving or taking a bus, a birth certificate/driver's license should suffice.
from what i recall that is how it works for canadians coming into the states, but it might be a bit different vice versa.
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From the US State Dept. website:
ENTRY/EXIT REQUIREMENTS: U.S. citizens traveling to Canada are required to show U.S. Government-issued photo ID and proof of U.S. citizenship, such as a birth certificate.
In addition, U.S. law requires that Americans entering the U.S. from Canada by air (including those returning by air from short trips to Canada ) must have a valid passport. This requirement will be extended to sea travel (except closed loop cruises), including ferry service, and land travel by the Summer of 2008. Until then, travelers entering the U.S. from Canada by sea and land must have government-issued photo identification and a document showing their U.S. citizenship (for example, a birth certificate or certificate of nationalization).
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I think however that Canada now requires US citizens to have a passport upon entering their country now though from anywhere. At least, that's the way it was at the end of last summer when I went. I'd get the damn passport if I were you guys
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What could it hurt to have it just in case?
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I hate the fact that I had to be fingerprinted upon entry to the US.
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It doesn't hurt at all. It's better to have one than to be turned around when you hit the border, to or from.
...I kinda don't feel like getting an id any time soon.
Uh, it's quite easy to replace your driver's license (I did so a few months ago for the same reason). And you need to get a new ssn asap to prevent identity theft. I know what it feels like after your stuff is stolen, so sorry you're having to go through that - it really sucks.
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(I think his point was that it would be better for it to not be required at all.)
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you need to get a new ssn asap to prevent identity theft.
Oh man I never even thought of that. I'm so lucky I didn't get totally screwed over after my wallet was stolen with my social security card in it. Of course, this was a long time ago so it's not like I have to be worried about that specific event still, just it never occurred to me until just now how close I came to a really big problem.
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(I think his point was that it would be better for it to not be required at all.)
(I was reposnding to pen, but he posted before I could.)
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I think you can get into Canada without a passport from the states, I just don't think you can get back into the states without your passport.
As such, I encourage you not to get your passports so smuggling you back accross the border can be an adventure!
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Like with my uncle and his lunchmeat. Seriously.
When they ask you the questions when crossing the border, you answers should always be no.
"Do you have any illegal firearms or explosives?"
No
"Are you carrying any illegal immigrants on board your vehicle?"
No
"Do you have any fruits, vegetables or meat products in your vehicle?"
Yes, I mean no, shit!
He had to dump his bologna, true story.
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When I came back from Spain, this girl who was in my group who I wasn't too fond of held us up re-entering the country because she declared her granola bars.
Snack granola bars.
Five out of six of which she'd already eaten.
I, on the other hand, smuggled in an extra hundred plus cigarettes and cigarillos more than I was supposed to be able to. I did not declare them.
I'm bad-ass like that.
Then I gave them away to friends and watched them choke on european smokes.
When deciding on which cigarettes to buy, I settled on the ones advertising '100% Negro Tobacco'.
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Be careful who you are with as well. A friend of mine told me that they stopped his father's car under the suspicion that his father was kidnapping his step brother when he was bringing him back to the states. Said they had him holed up in customs for four hours.
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Shane, Rachel...we are going to have an absolute BLAST at customs, guys!
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o/
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Blue Kitty, why is your avatar giving that cat an epileptic seizure?
I have NOOOO idea how customs will be if I take a bus up all the way, but I don't really see the point of declaring food from Canada. BTW, yelley, figure anything else out about how you're getting up there? I want to buy tickets by mid-April at the latest, so whenever you find out anything, let me know. ^_^ (Also, if it's a no, I may fly, because it costs about the same on Skybus and will only take an hour to get to Niagara Falls, NY, but I need to know so I can buy tickets either way.)
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When I went to visit my sister back in April/May, we went on a booze cruise to France. I stocked up on some seriously good wine; I think I spent around 300 Euros. Stashed them in my backpack, came back to Canada. They stopped the family in front of me, and the group of guys behidn me. But not me. Woo!
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(http://www.dgps.de/fachgruppen/methoden/mpr-online/issue4/art3/img5.gif)
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I demand that those are turned into emoticons.
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I like lower-joy upper-anger and lower-surprise upper-neutral.
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Lower-joy upper-anger scares the shit out of me.
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It reminds me of this Basic Instructions (http://www.basicinstructions.net/images/37smile.gif).
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Both of the surprise/disgust combinations are fantastic.
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i bought my plane tickets for tronnocon.... wheeeeeeeee be excited or something.
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Awesomesauce.
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Yeah, what he said.
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Dear English types (and other football fans),
Toronto FC are home during the weekend of Tronnocon (the saturday afternoon, in fact). I know a few of us were kinda bummed the Blue Jays weren't in town. Anyone up for some soccer?
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We have soccer? I'll be there.
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Ay. They're playing Kansas City.
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Toronto FC are home ... bummed the Blue Jays weren't in town
TFC > Jays any day of the week. I'll go to the game, no problem.
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I have no clue how much tickets are, sadly. They only prices they have up are for season tickets (single game tickets go on sale next month).
I can't expect they'd be that much. The most expensive tickets for the Revs are like $35 US.
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The stadium is nothing like the Rogers Centre or the Air Canada Centre. Didn't cost hundreds of millions, no huge company trying to rape the fans for as much cash as possible. Beer is not cheap, though.
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If tickets aren't too expensive, I'm in.
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Hurrah, soccer party.
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Oh man oh man you guys, I have never been to a football game but I turn into the most ridiculous fan at American football games (this could be because every time I have ever been I was in the band, and we all go crazy, but still). Also rugby. You will be so fucking terrified. This will be awesome.
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Katie, I'd gladly join you in sheer drunken hooliganism, but I don't want to end up in Canadian prison.
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Can someone make sure when I'm jumping around that I don't trip and fall into the aisle in front of us? Because knowing me, I would do that. Especially after a few beers.
Edit: for spelling. Thanks Tommy! Tripping into a row is different than tripping onto an island.
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aww... it is hard to cheer at sports games while wearing heels.
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You could always go shoe shopping with Rachel while I play catch with myself rather than sit through a soccer game.
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aww... it is hard to cheer at sports games while wearing heels.
Not at all, just don't stand up. It is perfectly possible (and normal) to cheer from a seated position.
The real impediment to cheering is having stuff in your hands. Yelling YEAH just doesn't feel right when your arms are in your lap attempting to balance various foodstuffs.
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Or just don't let your feet leave the ground. As long as you're firmly anchored to the ground, you're ok!
You could always go shoe shopping with Rachel while I play catch with myself rather than sit through a soccer game.
First time I read this, I missed the "catch" part and was confused. But why no soccer game?
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Soccer bores the Hell out of me, so I can't really say I have any real interest in attending that part. I really would jusr rather chill with the probable one or two folks who won't feel like going.
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Bad news, I'm afraid. I learned last week that I need "urgent" orthodontic work. It's probably not as "urgent" as they made out, but I feel my teeth are pretty important, and I can't afford both orthodontic work AND plane tickets.
So, instead of hanging out with you guys, I get to have braces instead. Fun!!!
(Note: This treatment is likely to put me into debt)
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i'll play catch with you, jon.
watching sports kind of makes me want to kill myself it is so boring.
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Yeah, you're not gonna be alone there Jon, going to sporting events has never been a big thing for me, I'd rather watch them on television when I could be doing, you know, something else constructive as well.
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Guys! We could set traps in the park and ensnare them all upon their return!
Then we could drink all of their liquor!
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My liquor will already be in my belly!
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Hell, I think in general if they go to a game we shouldn't waste time in a hostel room, we should just get an early start on the epic pub crawl.
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i'll play catch with you, jon.
watching sports kind of makes me want to kill myself it is so boring.
I will be bringing my glove with me, but it's probably the size of your upper body (big ol' outfielders mitt).
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What, nobody rides bikes? Some really nice XC trails around here...
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I'm too broke from guitar buying/fixing to get a bike. =/
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Day 5 - Tommy wakes up in hospital, wondering why he thought it was a good idea to handed out loaded guns right before hitting on Jon's girlfriend.
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Naked street luge?
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Oh god the road rash
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Everyone is given a loaded hand gun w/ the safety off in celebration of the climactic Sports observation day.
seriously? including me?
think very carefully about this for a moment.
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I shoot to
kill thrill
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whoa hey i'm not going to kill anyone! everyone knows tommy doesn't count as real people.
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Don't worry tommy! Just print out my photo life-size and wear it as a mask. Then no one can find you to shoot you!
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Are... are you Jack Thompson?
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Oh, so THAT'S why you wanted to give us guns.
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What, nobody rides bikes? Some really nice XC trails around here...
The bikes I ride have pedals that don't move very far, and there's no way to fit one in the trunk of katie's car.
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I don't think they'd like it very much if I tried to check my bike at luggage.
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They never have for me, but they get over it.
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If I was driving I'd take mine, as I do like riding my bike, but I am not about to take it with me on a greyhound.
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I don't think you can, not unless you have it packaged up. :(
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Well, due to circumstances that I'd rather not get into, it looks like I probably won't be making it to Tronnocon. As far as I know, everyone's hostel accommodations should still be set, though, as they're set through Rachel.
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So Tommy finally found the right way to twist your arm, huh.
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I really need to know, who is driving from the states? I remember hearing that there is a carpool with mooface, calenlass and switty but I think that's full. Maui mentioned being able to drive me from Buffalo, NY but I haven't heard from her since. It looks like I will be in New Orleans until June 17th. I could fly to any city in the states from there but then I'd need some way of transportation to Toronto on the same day or else I will probably not be able to go, and I know that's earlier than most people are planning.
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Between myself, Jon, Rachel, Chad, and what seems to be two guitars, luggage, and possibly (but probably not) Tyler..we're seemingly full up. Sorry Roo.
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Man I could almost be convinced to drive to Nawlins if it meant I could chill with Ruyi, but fuck that is such a long drive.
Just take a bus, silly girl. Buffalo to T.O is like 40 bucks and you still get that cheap in U.S.Airfare.
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oh man, buses. totally forgot. megabus from buffalo to toronto and back costs 15 bucks!
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You can actually go Toronto-NYC or Buffalo return for a dollar if you book in advance for the summer. Not sure if you can buy them the other way around, though.
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ruyi you've gotten everyone hoping you will be in toronto so you can't change your mind now okay?
actually i'd be a jerk to pressure you so i guess you can, but uh, please come to toronto? it's going to be really fun.
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i hope i can come too! right now i am really close to being sure.
is anyone else still looking for lodging? (johnny, maybe?) i'm probably going to stay in the hostel, but if anyone else wants to get in on that at this point maybe another whole room can be reserved.
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I think the lack of Daz/Oli/Tyler leaves one bed open in the second hostel room, but I'm not entirely sure.
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Yeah, I think the other hostel room has at least 1 bed left in it.
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Yes, there is, at the least, one bed available in the hostel rooms since Darryl dropped out.
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Darryl sucksssssss.
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Did he just totally quit the internet?
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Nah, he is still on gabbles sometimes.
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Did he just totally quit the internet?
He just doesn't post on the forums much any more.
Now he posts as someone else for some fucking bizarro reason.
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He probably just became aware of how inadequate he is and decided to start over.
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darryl uses msn pretty often. he also has a lot of stuff to sort out that is definitely more important than toronto. don't be a jerk, guys.
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Fuck Darryl, where's Tyler gone to?
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Tyler was killed in a drive by like a year and a half ago. Eventually the mafioso just got tired of impersonating him on the Internet.
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No wonder he hasn't returned my calls.
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HEY. HEY TYLER'S ZOMBIE. YEAH YOU. GET YOUR ROTTING BUTT UP TO TORONTO. WE WILL PROVIDE FRESH BRAINS IF YOU COME, MKAY?
I think he said he wanted to go to some concert that was around that time and didn't want to be broke. But he should come anyways, because he needs to cuddle with everyone in the hostel. Epic cuddles, man, think of the epic cuddles!
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HEY. HEY TYLER'S ZOMBIE. YEAH YOU. GET YOUR ROTTING BUTT UP TO TORONTO. WE WILL PROVIDE FRESH BRAINS IF YOU COME, MKAY?
I think he said he wanted to go to some concert that was around that time and didn't want to be broke. But he should come anyways, because he needs to cuddle with everyone in the hostel. Epic cuddles, man, think of the epic cuddles!
Y'know, if you want cuddles, I am staying in the same room as you..
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I also think Bryan needs to be there now we are officially naming and shaming.
Speaking of, we have maybe found a way to smuggle Ruyi over the border. Either she will be there or I will maybe be arrested for abducting a minor.
Either way, it will be a result for you guys basically.
I thought I established months ago that I would not be coming because of passport/financial difficulties.
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He just doesn't post on the forums much any more.
Now he posts as someone else for some fucking bizarro reason.
What a douche.
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The best thing about that joke is how few people are left that get it.
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What a douche.
It's different for you, Mr. Senator. You have legitimate security/privacy concerns as befit your office.
Nobody is trolling the forums for information an an unemployed teenager who lives with his mum.
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Y'know, if you want cuddles, I am staying in the same room as you..
Yes, but then we can't watch Tyler try to spoon with the other guys in the room/s.
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It's different for you, Mr. Senator. You have legitimate security/privacy concerns as befit your office.
Nobody is trolling the forums for information an an unemployed teenager who lives with his mum.
Clearly, you've never watched Hackers. Which is probably for the best, really.
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Sorry guys, but I've decided I'm not going to do this. It probably wouldn't work and there would be a lot of trouble with me being a minor trying to cross the border.
I know it hurts but basically, I'm saying I don't love you guys enough to swim across Lake Ontario, much less be abducted by Tommy.
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I lack determination and/or the ability to "grow a pair."
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I think growing a pair would be a pretty negative development for Ruyi, personally.
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That or she's been hiding something from us.
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(NOTE: He's talking about her great big dong.)
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Fuck Darryl, where's Tyler gone to?
I talked to dude like a week ago, he's working a lot.
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Oh sure, he'll talk to you, but he won't return my calls.
I SEE HOW IT IS. *cries in the corner*
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Fuck Darryl, where's Tyler gone to?
I talked to dude like a week ago, he's working a lot.
Hey Tommy so why don't you pester Julia? huh HUH?
sexism
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*sigh* I wish I had another year to save up for this. If I did I'd be there, no doubt.
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So save up for Tronnocon 09.
I've heard it's either going to be a) at Yelley's b) in Cardiff c) The Vatican?
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Meet in Italy and call it Rubicon. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubicon)
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I think if we were to have a con at the Vatican, they'd try to excommunicate us or something. But the pope hat would become my pope hat and I think that would be worth it.
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My drummer is attempting to get excommunicated for shits and giggles.
Something about performing the Eucharist at AnimeNEXT.
I'm going to kill him.
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Something about performing the Eucharist at AnimeNEXT.
I'm sure the Pope keeps a close watch over that event.
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Next year could be Chicacon or Bostcon.
Bosticon YES.
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I vote Chicacon because then I can definitely go, and we all know how much you guys are going to miss me while I'm not in Tronno this year.
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I vote No to Chicacon because I definitely don't want to meet any of you fuckers.
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Then while we are there you can take a vacation elsewhere.
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Joe now I only want to go expressly to piss you off.
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On a totally unrelated note, ever notice how full of shit I am?
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I'll go get my spoon
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Is there any way we can arrange a meeting at the edge of a large cliff, so I can test my kicking boot out?
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I would actually vote Chicagocon, too. As much as I love the idea of not having to go anywhere, I've always wanted to see Chicago. I'm also well aware that there's a rather large contingent of QCers who hate Boston for no good reason and probably wouldn't show up for one here.
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Chicago has some pretty great punk bands, too.
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It also has a large metal bean that people like taking photos in front of!
Chicago is pretty cool and I've never been to Boston, so I'd go to either as long as I find another decently priced hotel to stay at.
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I'm still partial to the idea of a journey where, as I step off the plane, I can solemnly intone, "The die is cast."
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Cardiffcon '09 won the vote guys, we've discussed this.
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Very few people can afford that, so I would have to say no.
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Cardiffcon '09 won the vote guys, we've discussed this.
You're paying my ticket.
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I'd vote on Chicago, only because I'm always in Boston and I like any excuse to travel.
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whoa whoa whoa, I believe SXSW in Austin, Texas was in the works as the next venue.
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I'm curious as to why people are talking about shit in '09 when '08 hasn't even happened, and is apparently going down in flaming wreckage.
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"Hey dude, we should totally do X!"
"Yeah, that would be awesome!"
*takes another swig, changes channel*
[vaguely related tangent]I have a reputation for being someone who always follows through when I say I'll do something. People are frequently caught off guard when I actually do something they assumed was just an idle comment. A large part of this however is that I don't pretend I'm going to do something if I know I won't.[/vaguely related tangent]
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I'm curious as to why people are talking about shit in '09 when '08 hasn't even happened, and is apparently going down in flaming wreckage.
Flaming wreckage my ass. I don't know about the rest of these shitdicks, but I'm going to be in canada, come june.
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I'm curious as to why people are talking about shit in '09 when '08 hasn't even happened, and is apparently going down in flaming wreckage.
How? There are quite a few of us who plan on being there.
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i would absolutely definitely go to a 2009 con because by that point i will somehow have a degree and also no sense of direction whatsoever. but yeah, why are we planning this now?
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So I can still feel included?
Also,
Wait, Liz isn't coming to Tronnocon?
:cry: A bloo blooo blooooooo! :cry:
Shut it Tommy.
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Flaming wreckage?
What?
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See: churn rate.
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Well, due to circumstances that I'd rather not get into, it looks like I probably won't be making it to Tronnocon. As far as I know, everyone's hostel accommodations should still be set, though, as they're set through Rachel.
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This isn't premature because I ran a simulation of Tronnocon in the privacy of my gigantic brain.
I've written a note: Huge Success!
I see what you did there.
But yeah, I don't see what's so flaming wreckage about it. Being as I gave up an opportunity to go to france at the same time, got a job so I could pay for it, and already have the plane tickets.
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HEY TOMMY THERE'S A FOURTH PERSON IN THAT CAR.
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Cardiffcon YES that's only one country away from me rather than about three. Also I should have a car and moneyz by then (no harm in being optimistic).
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HEY TOMMY THERE'S A FOURTH PERSON IN THAT CAR.
nobody cares
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nobody cares
Internet feuuuuuuuuud. *raises fists*
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LINK STAB HIM
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Me and you, buddy. Back behind the blog thread, 7:00. BRING IT.
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LINK STAB HIM
Awesome.
But now what are you going to wish for?
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HEY TOMMY THERE'S A FOURTH PERSON IN THAT CAR.
nobody cares
I care!
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Seventeen people is twice as many as I expected.
you were expecting 8.5 people? who was the half? i hope it was me.
2009 is yelley'slivingroomcon... we already discussed this one at length... or maybe we should wait and make sure that we all still like each other after tronnocon before we start planning more webcestcons....
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Does "yelley'slivingroomcon" also make it "gettojamwithpatrickcon"?
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i suppose, even though my first thought was getto jam with patrick? first, you spelled ghetto wrong and second, why would you want to have ghetto jam?
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Ok, so I mentioned it in gabbly that I will most likely bring baked goods with me, probably 3 different kinds. 1 of these has to be brownies because someone mentioned Tommy has never had any, but I am up for suggestions on the other two. (There may be a surprise 4th addition to how much time I have before Tronno.) As I'm traveling by Greyhound, do not suggest things that will be easily smooshed. Basically, suggest cookies or stiffer things. Even if you want sugar cookies with a smorgasbord of icings, if that is the majority, I will probably make them and the icings. (Note: Do not suggest bacon chocolate chip, because I don't want to make them.) I guess this mostly applies to people in the hostel, but non-hostel people can have things too. And I have a cooler I can stick these in so they don't crumble, but to be on the safe side, I think brownies is as close to cake-like things as I'm willing to get.
Majority wins!
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(Note: Do not suggest bacon chocolate chip, because I don't want to make them.)
You all know what you must do.
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Note to self: Mail salmonella cookies to Joe Hocking. :-D
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Bought my ticket.
I'll see you shits on the Friday, after I've spent two days mucking about in T.O., so that's pretty exciting.
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FOOOOOOD
I'm pretty sure the hostel has a kitchen. Couldn't we just bake cookies when we get there?
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ew, have you seen the average hostel kitchen? don't cook in there.
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I've actually never been to a hostel before.
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I'll bake and cook in my own kitchen, thanks. :D
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Hell man, this place doesn't seem like an average hostel, the pics on the website make it seems way nice. But anyway, how bout lemon squares? do you know how to make lemon squares? If you don't, I'll have to make em instead.
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Yes, I can make lemon squares! Lemon things in general are yum.
ew, have you seen the average hostel kitchen? don't cook in there.
I haven't been to a hostel either, but even if it is decent, I'd rather bake them at home. Then I don't have to worry about not having enough pans, bowls, ingredients, etc. Besides, I'm doing this the day before I leave, so they'd still be fresh when I got there.
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My one hostel experience was unusually horrible, so I'm biased in the other direction. I mean hell, it was in the red-light district in Amsterdam.
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Out of curiosity, wasn't it mentioned at some point that Oli was supposed to be coming?
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:(
Stupid Oli. And stupid Darryl, too. Stupid.
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um, if by "stupid" you mean "needs dental surgery" then sure?
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I will be in Vancouver at 7am on the 29th with a giant amount of jetlag.
Think of me, my forum friends. Perhaps pour a latte on the sidewalk.
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June 29th? I may be trying to hitch-hike out that way later this summer.
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i'm in toronto fairly often.
but i do not know any of you that well, so i'd feel a bit out of place at this gathering.
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I'll be something something something Dark Side something something something...
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i do not know any of you that well, so i'd feel a bit out of place at this gathering
this gathering isn't for another two months! two months is plenty of time to get to know us. assuming you actually want to. we're nice and stuff. i promise.
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Except for me. I eat puppies for breakfast and shit them out as wolverines at lunch.
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You may know us better by then. If you live near Toronto, you can always like come for a day as a last minute thing.
As a side note, I am totally bailing on this if I can get a job in the Torngats this summer. That's still pending me convincing the biology/geology people to hire an applied math major and convincing career services that they should give me credit for a job unrelated to my degree.
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Slick Slick Slick Slick I will be staying in Squamish (with the odd venture out to Vancouver) for a whole month! We should totally do a thing! IMAGINE THE BAKING WE COULD DO
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well, if i keep posting as frequently as i have been, yes i will probably be well acquainted with all of you in two months or less.
but i don't think i will be able to keep this up much longer.
i do have actual "work" to be doing.
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no see, new girl and james, you already posted in here and that means attendance is mandatory.
these are the new rules of tronnocon. as of right now. and they are unflinchingly rigid.
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you don't even know know my name and you expect me to be attending?
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You mean your name isn't "new girl"? Crap.
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LUNCHBOX. OHMIGOD.
I was really actually hoping to make my way out there towards the end of the summer, more like August, but I will do what I can to get out there!
I guess said baking would be made available for offering to any forumites in the area (do we still have any of those?).
Tania can I get an exemption if I hop a freight train to Guelph at some other time?
(also Constantines are playing here on the 30th and I think I'll probably be in town for such if you want an excuse to see what Waterloo on Wednesday is like)
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you don't even know know my name and you expect me to be attending?
Yes.
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is it anna? i didn't want to assume and then end up being wrong :|
james, this wednesday the 30th? i am not going to be able to make that because (surprise coincidence!) i have to be in toronto on that exact day. you guys always get better bands than we do though so maybe i'll make a trip to waterloo another day.
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You mean your name isn't "new girl"? Crap.
i might not even be a real girl.
the intro thread and pics i posted could be a LIE.
who knows, internet!
(yes, it's anna)
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Man screw Tronnocon, can we organise Lunchboxcon in Vancouver in mid July? Ta.
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Lunchboxcon kinda sounds dirty. Or maybe I just have a perverted imagination.
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Tanya: Lame. Islands are playing in a months time.
Anna: Totally a lie.
Ally: BawxCon '08 yes!
Joe Hocking: Old and perverted.
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yes the reason i am not coming to this tronnocon dealy is because i do not want you all knowing that i am really a man.
a perverted old man, no less cause i also thought "lunchboxcon" sounded a bit dirty.
YOU HAVE DISCOVERED MY SECRET :|
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I get sad when people think Lunchbox means dirty things.
It just means Lunchbox.
:'(
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James, Constantines are playing here on June 19th.
I am in Toronto on June 18th.
They are also playing with LADYHAWK.
The things I do for you people.
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Man screw Tronnocon, can we organise Lunchboxcon in Vancouver in mid July? Ta.
Now THAT is something I could feasibly make it to.
Edit: Just checked Travelocity. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA NEVERMIND.
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Yeah, flying costs are a bit of a joke right now. This is why I'm spending 12 hours on a bus.
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constantines AND ladyhawk? maybe i should try to get to toronto a day early.
edit: oh wait you meant in saskatchewanland. damn.
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Well Johnny, the obvious solution is to come to Waterloo for the 30th.
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Tania, they're on tour together. So it will be Cons and Ladyhawk in Waterloo.
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nooooo!
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the toronto jazz festival (http://www.tojazz.com/Pages/Toronto_Downtown_Jazz_Festival_pgM29.asp) is also taking place from june 20th - 29th.
tickets are available on ticketmaster and you can buy them to see just certain performers. if you really like jazz this could be a thing for you.
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James Hunter plus Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Too bad it's Tuesday. I <3 me some BBVD.
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The surviving members of Sun City Girls are playing in Toronto (http://www.suncitygirls.com/news/) on the day I arrive.
I'm planning on going alone because I don't want anybody to see me cry.
!!
i will try to be there for this as well.
i won't be crying though.
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But you might be! They would probably be tears of laughter, though, because I bet Tommy looks pretty fantastic with a shiny red nose and red eyes and snotty everywhere.
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but i am not going with the intention of laughing at tommy.
....i think. i don't even know if we'll run into each other.
all i know is this is my chance to finally see the SUN CITY GIRLS.
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not quite, but close enough for me.
do you need a hug or something?
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Oh he needs something all right.
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oh i bet he does.
i retract my offer of "something", because it sounds like i am talking about sexual favours.
really i should have left it at "would you like a hug?" because that is perfectly innocent and nice and i like hugs yay.
meh.
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I was thinking more like a kick in the face but whatever.
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that i could do.
except i have no reason to kick him in the face because he hasn't done anything to piss me off.
well, he constantly calls me miss which is overly formal and silly but i actually don't mind it.
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Well he calls me Susan, so I think you're getting off easy here.
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He calls me Shirley.
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Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit drinking.
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Every week is the wrong week to quit drinking. Shittiest film line of the 20th century.
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Especially when talking about Tronnocon.
Does anyone know what time we can check in? I'm arriving in the morning and don't really know what to do with all my crap, unless I can put it someplace at the hostel or in a locker somewhere.
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i retract my offer of "something", because it sounds like i am talking about sexual favours.
I would say that I would be more than willing to offer all the somethings you are retracting, but I guess that is kind of an understood thing really.
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So I should know if I'm bailing on this within a few days. Sorry guys, but being in the Torngat Mountains all summer is cooler than a weekend with you.
Well also I'd get paid for the Torngat thing. If anyone wants to offer me a competitive salary to go to TorontoCon, I'll consider it.
EDIT: Yeah, I'll be there.
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Good, James. Cos I only have like..three bucks.
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Tears of joy.
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Translation: A bloo bloo bloo.
And a ditto to what Tommy said.
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I hear your country is recockulously expensive, Jens.
Otherwise, I'd totally be down for Oslocon.
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That would kick ass. I would totally waste my savings for that. Also I am one quarter Norwegian so yay motherland!
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yay motherland!
(http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/6348/425a09f5adadfqj9.jpg)
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??
Pretty much yeah.
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What's that? Liz is a Stalin sympathizer?
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We have a commie in our midst. OH NOES.
Liz, as long as you're not blowing up my motherlands, we're cool.
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Well then! I hope you're not from Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Lithuania, Latvia, Georgia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, or Turkmenistan!
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What part of Georgia, South-Central?!
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let's get out of these women's clothes and into our tights.
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I read tights as tits there, for some reason. I guess that is also valid?
Also I AM NOT A COMMIE!
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Fuck you, Pinko, I know where your allegiance truly lies!
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Tania, they're on tour together. So it will be Cons and Ladyhawk in Waterloo.
So the Constantines are not playing with Ladyhawk in Waterloo. Instead, they have some fellas called 'Attack in Black' and a lady by the name of Jen Castle.
I kind of wish I hadn't just looked them up, because they have some bad sounds.
So you guys aren't really missing out.
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Found out today there is about a 10% chance I won't be able to make it. I'm moving in with some people in September, but I was talking with two of them and found out I'll have to pay the security deposit late spring/early summer. Depending on how they let me pay it (as it will wipe out most of what I've saved), hopefully a little at a time, I may be able to save enough, but as I'm only working about 11 hours a week, I have no idea if I'll be able to with current bills and thesis expenses. I am 90% sure I'll be okay, but you never know.
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Well..due to what is probably stupidity on my half, and definite pulling out on a promise on my mom's half..I don't have the money to get a passport, and at this point in time, I'd likely have to get it expedited anyway, which is mucho extra money.
=( I'm out, guys.
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This is probably a bad time to tell you that I have two just out of necessity.
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I WAS THERE WHEN THE TRONNOCON CRUMBLED
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IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT, ALLY.
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Crap... passports. That reminds me, mine expires the day before I go to Germany. Thanks for reminding me, V_P! Perhaps you could smuggle yourself in? I've heard it works for bags of cocaine and you're much less illegal than that, yes?
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Yeah but uh..
Now that I don't have to blow all this money uh...I can buy a guitar.
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itt veep is a faggot
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I bet that was your plan all along.
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If you have the money to buy a guitar you have enough for a passport damnit!
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Do you know how many times I've told him this over AIM?
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I fixed my situation, so I am able to go! If it is still happening...
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If you have the money to buy a guitar you have enough for a passport damnit!
I'll have enough at the end of the summer. I won't have enough money in the coming weeks to get a passport, and then have money for Tronno. It's just not possible.
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Insofar as I can tell, Linds, Shane is the only one who was a definite who is backing out. The other people who said they couldn't go were iffy from the start. I am pretty sure this is still on.
If not, then Matt and MaiAda and I will have an un-titled unofficial barbecue with Mike and Eed and Tania and Tommy and Julia. Everyone else will suffer death by wendigo. So there.
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Ok good.
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Shane and I were discussing something like getting together in the San Fran Bay Area and jamming around October, since there is the possibility of us both being around at that time.
If we get things solidified with that, Shane, then you and I should start our own Rockon. see wut i did ther? rock? con? rock on? rockon? LOLOLOL
Seriously though.
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I put in for eight days off starting on the 18th, so help me if I am stuck at home with fuck-all to do because of you fucks backing out there will be murders.
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This is probably a bad time to tell you that I have two just out of necessity.
Most expats have multiple passports for different countries. Like, back when I lived in Egypt I needed a separate passport for Israel because Arab countries don't like seeing that visa.
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Rooftop patio: check.
BBQ: check.
I'm ready.
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Alright, folks. Expounding on Shane's terms, the following needs to be addressed:
As you all recall, it was Rachel's name on one hostel room and Steve's on the other. With Shane now being unable to attend, this leaves us short another person AND a third of the gas money on top of Darryl and Katie's friend Kyle dropping out. This puts us on the hook for three people AND additional gas money. We've come to a point where pretty much everyone who is going to go has already stated as such, so we cannot find replacements.
Some of you have known it for a day or two from me bringing up the possibility in Gabbly, but this means Rachel and I are pretty much out. Some folks in Gabbly have generously offered to help us split the difference on the multiple newly empty beds, but it's not even just the money, it's become a severe issue of trust and a severe pain in the ass for us. Suffice to say, as much as we love you guys, it's become far more trouble than it could ever be worth to anyone but Tommy (Since he has more money than God). We don't want to come off as selfish, but we've both got enough on our plates that we simply cannot handle the work anymore.
That said, we are going to do our absolute best to insure that nobody who hadn't already flaked on this is going to get fucked over because we're not in anymore. To the best of my recollection, with Rachel and I dropping out and taking my brother with us, the grand total of people left between the two hostel rooms should be, my my count, Stephen, his fiance, Phil, Johnny, Matt, Linds, Katie and Mai. I need to check with Steve on it, but we should be able to slide the remnants of our room into his without any discomfort as long as two of ours agree to share a bed (There's two doubles and four singles).
Rachel and I aren't canceling our reservation until we're sure all other accommodations are set. We don't want anyone else to have to cancel because they can't find lodging.
I'll keep you guys updated.
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Yeah, Tommy's remark is very important. While, yes, I am obviously awesome and without me Tronno will only be about 47% as much fun as it would've been otherwise, it's still happening. And we will likely see you guys at the next big gathering, we'll just be handling our own accommodations next time.
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I think the next one should be somewhere in the US next time, so we don't have passport problems. :|
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That's what I said from the very beginning, but noooooo, nobody listens to me.
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I suggested Chicago, that seemed to go over pretty well. And if we do it there next year I will go for sure.
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*raises hand for Chicago*
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Where is Yelley when you need her to set the record straight?
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It's a true shame that you aren't going Jon, I was looking forward to meeting you on the battlefield. But, c'est la vie. As to the next big meetup, I think we should try for a more central location. I nominate Denver. I haven't been to Colorado for three years and I think it's high time to start planning a trip there anyway, so that's where I'll be in a year or so anyway hopefully.
Also, I so call dibs on not sharing a bed. But you'd thank me for this anyway, I hog the covers and snore.
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The idea is to keep it in the general Eastern part of the US to make it easier for Europeans (and to a lesser extent, Canadians). Denver would be counterproductive to that.
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I am thinking about going to college in Nashville, if I go to college at all. That and I'm fairly familiar with the D.C. area and the Metro system.
East Coast has my vote as well.
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D.C. would be great. I love visiting there and using BoltBus, I could get there for $2.
Also, Phil, there's hope yet. Rachel and I have discussed the possibility of taking in a Sox/O's game in Baltimore sometime this summer. It's short enough distance that it would be easily doable for a two day trip.
Also, sharing might not be necessary. Linds is leaning towards not making it, and she's got some pretty good reasons.
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Well, I talked to the people in gabbly after we talked and I'm starting to think I can do both. But I need to figure some things out first.
But if I do go, I don't think anyone would want to share a bed with me, because if the beds are smallish, I tend to slowly shove people off the bed and I hog the covers.
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Guys I am so down with DC (DCon?). DC gets my vote too.
(Cause then I get to be a cheap fuck and not have to travel anywhere.) (And more importantly probably be able to actually go.)
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I think DC is a great idea, too! Cheap for me to get to, and it's a place I've never been!
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Noooo Chicago. I've been to DC before and the odds of me being able to go if it's there are much less.
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Yeah I could go for DCon easily. and I don't really like Chicago. Of course, not sure if I'd end up just going in for one of the days or actually trying to hole up with one of my friends who live closer so I could really fully participate.
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I liked Chicago more than DC, but I'd go to either. Chicago would be better, though.
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Yes, you must fight on my side Linds.
Besides, we have built-in forumites in Chicago! You'll get to meet Joe Hocking.
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Isn't DC not really pleasant in summer? I remember when I went a year or two ago in July it was ridiculously humid and uncomfortable. Any poor British person who came would probably be completely tormented.
On a personal level, I would prefer Chicago since I've never been there and I've been to DC several times. Also, it's closer to Canuckistan.
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Yeah DC summers are not fun. It will most likely be more pleasant in Chicago. However, that re-presents the not east coast problem. That could easily be solved by having it further up north.
My vote for DC still stands on account of being cheap.
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Besides, we have built-in forumites in Chicago! You'll get to meet Joe Hocking.
In a year I'll probably still be in Chicago, yes, but with me you never can be sure. I mean hell, a year ago I was living in NYC. And as it happens, my fiancee and I do occasionally muse about moving to DC.
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You have to stay there so I have a good reason for us to hold it in Chicago aside from the fact that it's cheap for me.
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Let's be frank here, if I'm a major reason, then you are probably going to lose this debate.
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I am anti-east coast because it is too far away for west coast people. Also, I'm about 6 hours away from Chicago compared to 12+ hours from east coast cities. Besides, it's a year from now and you can save monies.
The only other suggestion I can come up with is not doing it in one of the major major cities to save on hotel expenses. It also helps cut down on travel expenses if people are flying.
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Chicago is actually a pretty convenient location, all things considered. Easy for people from all areas of the US to get to, relatively. Pretty close to the Canadian border, and probably not significantly more (although I can't be certain) time-consuming or expensive to get to from the UK than DC is. For those, and the aforementioned reasons of bad weather and the completely selfish reason of having been to DC three times before, I am going to continue supporting Chicago for next year.
And Linds, speaking as someone who is from the West Coast, it is so much cheaper getting to Chicago than to Toronto that I really don't care that it is cheaper for people on the East Coast. It's a simple question of demographics, ultimately. For whatever reason, there are way more regular forumites on the east side of this country than the west. Why Maryland has almost as many forum regulars here as California, a state with 7 times its population, I have no idea. But that's the way it turns out. I'll be willing to pay a little more for a plane ticket if it means that more people from Canadia and Europe will be able to come.
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It's pretty cute really, all of you people acting like we'll still want to hang out in a year. In a year I know I'll be pretending not to know you losers.
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Shut it Joe. You know you love us all.
Also, yay Bryan! Thank you for supporting my cause!
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Sam, Chicago is soooo much better than DC. Come on now. Work with me.
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Lets look at the pros and cons of Chicago
Pros: Joe Hocking lives there.
Cons: Joe Hocking lives there.
DC is the obvious choice.
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It's funny how quickly Sean's managed to adapt to our habits, when you think about it.
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Wasn't that observation made in the Bitstrips thread?
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I figure he's just some old regular's new decoy account.
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Tommy, I told you to stop with the guilt trips!
Now I am sad. :cry:
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i'm still not sure whether i want to come to tronnocon.
i need more convincing.
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Come to Toronto and hang out. I mean, what else would you want to be doing that weekend. Hanging out with the internet. Duh.
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thing is, right now i live in toronto, but i won't be in june (this is still happening in june, right?), and is it really worth a two hour greyhound ride to meet some people i haven't even gotten to know well in internet life?
also, i can be a bit quiet initially so it could be awkward having me there.
unless we're all planning on drinking, in which case i should be more talkative
ps-you forgot to bribe me with pie
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Hang out with people you've never met or don't. And have you read this thread? Duh there will be drinking. That's a given.
Liz Liz Liz. FedEx yourself! Just make sure the box is big enough and you do next day delivery.
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Pie is implicit in all my dealings.
Except on every second Saturday. Then you might have to deal with scones or some other pastry thingy.
P.S. I favour Chicago. I'd rather it than DC (jhoking and mberan are there!), and I think East Coast makes it easier for people from Europe (who I would expect to be paying more than people in the West). I guess that needs input from them.
I obviously want it selfishly nearer to me, as well. I do kind of want to see San Francisco though, sooner or later.
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See, I'm not so sure it's a good idea for me. I'm also still rather new here. I live like 12 hours away and airfare is definitely out of the question.
Also, I'm scared of you guys
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…is it really worth a two hour greyhound ride to meet some people i haven't even gotten to know well in internet life?
That is, like, the lamest thing ever. Two hours? Two hours. I'll be spending something between an hour or two (depending on if we get a direct or have to go through Cambridge or Guelph first) and I think that's nothing. I've gotten pretty used to riding busses over the years, but man, just, have a nap or take a book or bring some knitting or something.
I will be bringing pie...
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I was prepared to spend 14 hours on a Greyhound, but I've also been around for two years. But seriously. 14 hours on a bus SUCKS. 2 hours, not so much.
But I don't have to anymore, because Eed is amazing. Yay!
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Two hours is a standard (long, but standard) daily commute for many people.
also, i can be a bit quiet initially
oh noes
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I was prepared to spend 14 hours on a Greyhound, but I've also been around for two years. But seriously. 14 hours on a bus SUCKS. 2 hours, not so much.
But I don't have to anymore, because Eed is amazing. Yay!
i am not bitching about the length of the bus ride. yes it's insignificant, yes i've done it before, no i will not die of boredom because i will be reading and listening to music. that's fine.
but like you said, you've been around for two years, i haven't even been here two months.
That is, like, the lamest thing ever. Two hours? Two hours. I'll be spending something between an hour or two (depending on if we get a direct or have to go through Cambridge or Guelph first) and I think that's nothing. I've gotten pretty used to riding busses over the years, but man, just, have a nap or take a book or bring some knitting or something.
I will be bringing pie...
okay dude, we obviously live close to each other if you're taking that bus, so we can meet up eventually even if i won't be at tronnocon.
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Then if you're worried about it now and you're still around next year, just go to the 2009 con.
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In Chicago.
I will fight anyone that thinks otherwise.
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okay dude, we obviously live close to each other if you're taking that bus, so we can meet up eventually even if i won't be at tronnocon.
I live at Princess St. & Regina St. in Waterloo. I have just made a pot of soup and am going to start rolling out my first ever batch of pita bread.
No one else is hear to eat it with me!
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Besides, it's a year from now and you can save monies.
Cuz that year of notice people have had for tronnocon has worked so well...
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as for beds in the new and vastly improved Tronnocon Hostel Room Two, I can sleep on the floor. Or, like I said in gabbly, try and win a spot in someone else's bed in a card game. We'll see how it unfolds.
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I think I had 180 posts on my profile when the idea of tronnocon started, and yet I said I'd go. True, I had bene around for at least 6 months but I hadn't been around for the entire summer and most people had already forgotten who I was. Now, eight months later I'm over a thousand and considered by some to be a regular here. I don't see the trouble, really. I made the commitment back then before I had met anybody on here or gotten to know anybody. Sack up
Edit: Note to self; do not play any card games whilst inebriated.
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okay dude, we obviously live close to each other if you're taking that bus, so we can meet up eventually even if i won't be at tronnocon.
I live at Princess St. & Regina St. in Waterloo. I have just made a pot of soup and am going to start rolling out my first ever batch of pita bread.
No one else is hear to eat it with me!
soup and pitas sound enticing.
that's it, when i move back to waterloo i'm coming over to your house and eating your food.
maybe.
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No mixed signals there!
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none whatsoever!
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Please have it in Chicago.
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Man I love passive-suggestive conversations with people from the internet you don't know.
I actually took my soup and pitas five houses down the road to a friend's house where they had also just made soup and sangria. That worked out fairly well.
This is on-topic because I will try to make a bunch of pita sandwiches for people in Toronto. Or we could even cook pitas!
I think there should be a cooking event! Who else likes to cook? What can we cook?
Pretty much all my social gatherings are based around cooking these days.
Like, I'll cook with or without someone else, then we do whatever else.
I can't remember the last time I had a night out without baking first.
P.S. There is now, in this thread, enough information to narrow down where I live to one of eleven houses. If I tell you that my friend lives on the other side of the street from me, and that you can't go five houses down the road in the other direction on my side of the street, that should be sufficient information to determine my house down to one of six.
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My sister who is about to graduate from NYU is home and she made sangria tonight, coincidence? I think probably
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In Chicago.
I will fight anyone that thinks otherwise.
I will fight you, Liz.
In D.C.
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WHY IS EVERYONE ARGUING ABOUT WHERE TO GO FOR THE NEXT CON WHEN WE CAN'T EVEN GET THIS CON RIGHT
AND IT HASN'T EVEN HAPPENED YET
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By square, what exactly did you mean, Tommy?
...
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i'd rather go to chicago than dc, i think, but both locations should be fine and dandy for me
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WHY IS EVERYONE ARGUING ABOUT WHERE TO GO FOR THE NEXT CON WHEN WE CAN'T EVEN GET THIS CON RIGHT
Perhaps so that the next one is slightly less of a clusterfuck?
Just a thought.
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Year long planning time won't help; people will still bail. :)
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ITT: Mike pulls out of Tronnocon at the last second, holes himself up in his apartment for the weekend.
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Perhaps so that the next one is slightly less of a clusterfuck?
Just a thought.
Mike's right. That really won't help. In case you've forgotten, this meet has been planned for close to a year now. To be honest, I think the long term planning and grand scope of it is what caused the most damage. Rachel and I booked the room back in January, a full five months in advance. Apparently, that was too early for some people to commit. Shit comes up suddenly and plans change, especially at the age of many folks on this forum.
Honestly, the primary conclusion I've drawn from this recent fiasco is that this forum may be too diverse for this to ever work on such a grand scale. We have a very distinct group of folks who are used to being on their own and managing their money in advance. Those same people cannot make sudden and immediate large scale plans as they have other responsibilities and obligations. This group directly conflicts with the younger, less stable crowd. This crowd needs to do things more on the spur of the moment, because they either lack the foresight to properly manage things or they simply have a more chaotic lifestyle due to less predictable routines such as school and reliance upon others, though with less responsibility, their routine is more easily shuffled. Then there's the folks who are lurking anywhere in the middle and the unpredictabilities of life and emergencies.
All that is to say essentially: I'm jaded and next time I'm just getting my own room and letting everyone else sort their shit out themselves. Less organized? Totally. But significantly easier to manage.
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I'm not saying the whole event has been a fiasco, just the hostel idea. It seemed like a great idea at the onset, but in retrospect, it was not a wise decision. It was an idea that was kind of doomed to failure due to there being a necessity of about fourteen people all coming through on their end of the bargain. All told, it worked out a lot better than it had any business working out, but that still wasn't good enough. Unfortunately, due to the alleged popularity of that particular place, we HAD to book it that far in advance to get the space to ourselves.
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I'm not saying Tronno's doomed to total failure, it's just that it appears to have been stuck under the semi-success, semi-"learning experience" category.
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ITT: Mike pulls out of Tronnocon at the last second, holes himself up in his apartment for the weekend.
Townhouse, not apartment. And I'm pretty sure Grace would beat me up if I tried to blow everybody off. I mean, I used to be such a nice guy, and I should try to pretend I am not a cynical sadistic bastard who got screwed over and resents the world for it. :D
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ITT: Mike pulls out of Tronnocon at the last second, holes himself up in his apartment for the weekend.
Townhouse, not apartment. And I'm pretty sure Grace would beat me up if I tried to blow everybody off. I mean, I used to be such a nice guy, and I should try to pretend I am not a cynical sadistic bastard who got screwed over and resents the world for it. :D
Well that and I'll need somewhere to play my show, seeing that I'm likely back in again.
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Hooray pilsner! He posted the list of IDs I need, and I definitely have them.
(Tommy you realize I will berate you about Leeds and their failure in the FA Ladies Cup, correct?)
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Anna, you are coming to Tronnocon. I just decided for you. Also, for lunch today you will have soup. Please await further decisions made on your behalf.
hey, i am perfectly capable of making my own decisions. sometimes.
now, i must go and heat up some soup for lunch....uh because i'm sick and need it, not because you told me to...yeah.
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Is shane back in is jon and rachel are out? I'm confused.
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Me: In barring a place to sleep
Jon & Rachel: Out
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Me: In barring a place to sleep
I have this big cardboard box that you can use...
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Does it come with a floor? A roof, perhaps?
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Worse comes to worse, you can curl up on the foot of my bed. I promise not to shove you off.
I am still coming. This is a definite. I will be buying my bus tickets out to IN this week, as I'm heading up with Edith. This means my bed spot in the hostel will be open Sunday night for anyone who needs it, as we'd be leaving sometime after noon so she can work on Monday.
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You are the BEST, and dibs on Sunday, as I'm leaving Monday.
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Sharing a bed, eh?
VEEP AND LINDS, SITTING IN A TREE
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AND SMASHING GUITARS
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Some of my most romantic experiences have been destroying priceless vintage musical instruments..
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I am still coming. This is a definite. I will be buying my bus tickets out to IN this week, as I'm heading up with Edith. This means my bed spot in the hostel will be open Sunday night for anyone who needs it, as we'd be leaving sometime after noon so she can work on Monday.
Okay, I don't want anyone to get their hopes up, but I'm considering going again. Where are you two going from in Indiana? It's only about $100-$125 for a bus ticket to the Chicago/South Bend area, and with the fact that I don't need a passport it's not as expensive as I originally thought. And maybe if I go there will be enough for another hostel room? I don't know how many are planning on sleeping on the floor at the moment. Otherwise I would be fine with the floor as well, if we want to pack more people into one room.
I'm not promising anything. But maybe. We'll see.
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AND SMASHING GUITARS
I may be in love.
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You get anywhere near my Kay or my dad's and I will destroy you with a stare.
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And I can stab your stare with GUITAR SHARDS.
(Man, I would not smash any guitar that is a good guitar. Think of it as more assisted suicide for dying guitars.)
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You get anywhere near my Kay or my dad's and I will destroy you with a stare.
So that leaves your SG wide open for destruction? Cool, you'll be seeing me at around noon tomorrow.
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Uh, scratch the empty bed thing, I'll be needing it Sunday night. I can still share though.
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I may be in love.
Uh, scratch the empty bed thing, I'll be needing it Sunday night. I can still share though.
I feel Patrick may be onto something.
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We're cramming 8-9 people (9 if Liz is coming) into 6 beds. You people and your dirty minds.
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(Man, I would not smash any guitar that is a good guitar. Think of it as more assisted suicide for dying guitars.)
It's better to burn out than to fade away. All true rock and roll guitars agree.
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I'm just being mean because I'm jealous.
I want to go to Toronto to meet a load of people I don't really know and sleep on the floor of someone's room and spend a whole weekend with teh interwubs.
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Man, I am seriously thinking maybe I can go.
Maybe.
God this is so confusing and hard to think about.
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I'm leaving around 9:30 Sunday night.
(Linds, I can bring my 90% trashed Tiesco with the uber-warped neck and we can smash that.)
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If I go I am totally bringing my recorder and toy keyboard for the rock-out session.
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Shit. I will fix that.
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I... uh...
I don't even know how to reply to that. Seriously.
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Think of it as more assisted suicide for dying guitars.
Kevorkian only just got paroled a year ago on good behavior.
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Think of it as more assisted suicide for dying guitars.
Kevorkian only just got paroled a year ago on good behavior.
And now he's planing to run for a senate seat.
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It helps to kill off the opposition first.
Bet that fucker Rove didn't think of that one.
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I called just to confirm the Hostel info and the room I reserved has 3 singles and 3 doubles. I'm assuming doubles are Full Size.
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Yes. If Liz is coming, though, we're going to go ahead and room in another room to give you guys more space.
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So I went out with the intention to visit the bus station, but I got distracted at my sister's place.
I will go tomorrow, and talk to my parents about the trip on Friday, probably. And I will try and make a decision by this weekend.
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Man, we would have enough for another hostel room, if everyone goes.
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JC, Phil, and most likely Shane are in the hostel, too. James I thought was staying with a family member. Kat, no idea. I'm either in the hostel room or in a different hostel room with Liz. And I thought Ackblom was going to be bringing another?
Or we can keep the first room, since it hasn't been canceled yet. WHAT TO DO.
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As Linds said, I still haven't cancelled the reservation for the room. If someone wants to pm me, we can see about just switching the name and credit card from mine to someone else's so you can still use the same room and the deposit won't be wasted.
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I don't need a passport
Wait, what?
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JC (Hostel)
James (Aunt and Uncle)
Kat (??)
Linds (Hostel)
Liz (Hostel)
Shane (Hostel)
Phil (Hostel)
Anna (??)
The hostel room currently reserved is, at the least:
Steve, Steve's fiance, Phil, Johnny (These are the four left over from the initial crop), Matt, Katie and Mai.
Linds, Shane and Liz are the only ones looking for accomidation. With the news of there being three fulls in the room, they could conceivably fit an additional two in there, if people were willing to share. If Steve brings his other friend, two people will need a room.
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Me and Liz are okay with renting one of the 4-bed girls rooms. (Sharing with 2 strangers vs. 4 or 6 is more appealing.)
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i really have no idea what i'm doing accomodation wise. like i said earlier, i'm not going to be living in toronto anymore as of june, so i can either keep taking the bus back and forth 3 days in a row, or do the hostel thing even though i have family in toronto and could stay with them, which is not as fun as a giant slumber party but cheaper.
hmmm
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I don't need a passport
Wait, what?
Until June of 2009 you just need a government issued photo ID and proof of citizenship (i.e. birth certificate) to cross into Canada by land or sea. If you fly you need a passport.
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i really have no idea what i'm doing accomodation wise. like i said earlier, i'm not going to be living in toronto anymore as of june, so i can either keep taking the bus back and forth 3 days in a row, or do the hostel thing even though i have family in toronto and could stay with them, which is not as fun as a giant slumber party but cheaper.
hmmm
No offense, but this needs to be decided on and set very soon, especially if you want to stay in a hostel room.
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I'll be drunk, drunk, and drunker.
Though I have no desire to pass out in a bathtub again.
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tommy, would you seriously be disappointed if i wasn't there? would you cry?
linds-although hostel sounds fun, it's probably not the best choice cause well, i don't want you guys finding a place for me, and then getting angry with me if i flake out at the last minute.
so, if i do end up coming i will either stay at my own house, or at my parents'. or i can be frivolous with my money and get my own hotel room.
there, that takes care of anna's accomodations.
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Thanks. :-)
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i really have no idea what i'm doing accomodation wise. giant slumber party but cheaper.
Baby you can join my slumber party.
(I really get a sincere enjoyment out of awkward dialog, so I'm just trying to kick this up a notch on the awkward scale)
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i really have no idea what i'm doing accomodation wise. giant slumber party but cheaper.
Baby you can join my slumber party.
(I really get a sincere enjoyment out of awkward dialog, so I'm just trying to kick this up a notch on the awkward scale)
1) way to modify quotes
2) you know what else was awkward? you practically telling me (and the rest of the internet) your exact address.
you might as well just hang a sign on your door saying I AM VERY LONELY PLEASE BE MY FRIEND COMPLETE STRANGERS I'LL TOTALLY COOK FOR YOU...and then not even get any creepy stalkers showing up.
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Man, nobody's going to stalk slick.
He's too scary.
What with the knitting, and baking, and the black bra, and all.
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I am stalking him.
He knows.
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I like being oblivious.
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Man I only narrowed it down to one of six possible houses, and you have to work a little bit to figure that out.
I'll just wear a hat and sunglasses whenever I leave/enter my house.
Liz is my favorite stalker.
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Yes I am.
Are you still going to mail me cookies, dear James? Because then you can include and item of your clothing that you've already worn so I can know what you smell like as cuddle with it when I go to sleep.
Just so you know.
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Oh right! I forgot about making cookies! I haven't made cookies in a while.
Also I think I'm a little turned on?
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Get a room. Specifically, a closet. One that is soundproofed.
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Also I think I'm a little turned on?
It's okay, I am too.
?
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James (??)
I am indeed intending to chill with relations. Or maybe just sleep in a park or something. That'd be amusing.
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You can share my bed, baby.
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I was hoping you'd offer to stuff me into a closet or something...
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Well we could go into a closet too, but beds are just more comfortable.
It doesn't matter, really, as long as I'm with you.
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If you go in the closet, there is no coming out.
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I just think this whole thing would work out better if it were in the closet. I mean, either, you're hiding me from your husband or you've got me handcuffed to the shirt rack.
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It's okay, we got a divorce. He didn't love me like I love you.
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Closets + drinking = stories for years to come.
C'mon. I'm trying to spice things up for you folks!
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Man on the first day of Tronnocon Liz and I will not say hi to each other. That night, we'll all go out to dinner, and we'll sit on opposite ends of the table from each other. Wine will be had with supper. Then we'll all end up back at the hostel, and we'll just find ourselves in a closet with a bottle of cheap whiskey.
The next day, I'll be on the first bus out of town and we'll never talk again.
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Yesssssssssssssssssssssss...
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or you've got me handcuffed to the shirt rack.
well, that is a sexy scenario.
not that i'm trying to steal you from liz. just sayin'
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We can share. I'm sure my dear James wouldn't mind.
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I would just be the dude tied up in the closet, I mean, whatever happens happens I guess.
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Riiiight.
Wow this thread is going places.
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NOTHING GOOD CAN COME OF THIS (http://www.wigu.com/overcompensating/2005/08/webcest.html)
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Ah, the perfect comic for the perfect situation.
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Far be it for me to break up this scintillating conversation, but please take this to PMs. I don't really need to know about James' R Kelly fantasies
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I'll take YOU to the PMs, babydoll.
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(We are joking BK. While not fundamentally opposed to the concept, I do not think there will be handcuffs of closets at Tronnocon)
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We supply our own handcuffs, they supply the closet space.
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Patrick, I would leave you broken and crying, but it may be the best night of your life.
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Whether or not it's the best night of my life depends on what part of me is broken and why I'm crying.
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You guys are lame. Why are you planning your makeouts in advance? Why not wait until you get there and see how everything goes?
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Calling dibs? I dunno... Im not even going :( *mopes*
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Aw Liz you are hella letting me down. I thought we had something.
We do, Jens. But you're so far away and sometimes I just need someone a little closer.
Plus, have you seen James? The dude is a sexy beast.
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sexy beast.
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e66/jgcrawfo/auuuhghhhrrrr/P1020798.jpg)
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I don't know if that's the best example of sexy, James.
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Anything from James is the best example of sexy.
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Not when he looks like he's in agonizing terror. I mean, come on, did you see his tits? :-D
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Touche
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As I've said before, my plan for this freak show is to get Johnny C drunk and have hella makeouts with him.
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As I've said before, my plan for this freak show is to get Johnny C drunk and have hella makeouts with him.
Liz take notes.
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Psssh, I don't need to get you drunk for makeouts. I'll just use my incredible sexiness to lure you in.
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Man, I am glad I dropped out. Good luck, Stephen.
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Tommy, can you say 'double standard'?
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Seriously, I'm bringing a taser and if anyone gets within a respectable 16 inches of each other, I'm setting it to 'Well Done'.
Sucks for the people who have to share beds. You come near me with that taser, and I will hurt you.
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young women without sleeves
Paging jodie to the thread.
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Tommy, you're cool and everything, but I'm afraid that if you taser me I'll have to shoot you in the fucking face.
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I don't have to tease you, bro!
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Nobody's getting laid.
Don't worry. I'm actually gay.
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And by 'Gay' I mean 'not getting laid in Toronto'.
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James, hypothetically speaking, I would probably pay you good money to somehow find yourself naked and in Tommy's bed when he's arriving back after a long afternoon of Tronnoing.
Coincidentally enough, I may have a decent sum of money that was potentially going to go toward Tronno that is suddenly waiting to be spent perhaps...
Hypothetically.
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Don't worry. I'm actually gay.
Collective sobbing of every female on the internets.
And by 'Gay' I mean 'not getting laid in Toronto'.
Bittersweet relief.
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And by 'not getting laid in Toronto' I mean 'being pimped onto Tommy by Jon'.
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Or you could just drive outside of city limits. It's not "having sex in Toronto" if you're not in Toronto itself. Think about it.
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Or you could just drive outside of city limits. It's not "having sex in Toronto" if you're not in Toronto itself. Think about it.
Ladies take notes.
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Coincidentally enough, I may have a decent sum of money that was potentially going to go toward Tronno that is suddenly waiting to be spent perhaps...
You could contribute to my Tronno fund! I really want to go and now it's cheaper for me to do so but maybe still a little too much because I am pretty cheap/broke.
Also, Tommy- I would like to see what you came up with for that. Get to it.
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Tommy, I knew you weren't being serious. I don't really think anything surrounding this trip is serious, except for the who is definitely coming or not.
But what Liz said, I want to know, too. Even more so for this year than last year. Gogogo.
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Nobody's getting laid.
well, now i have absolutely no incentive to show up.
kidding, kidding.
er, also it looks like i'll be writing midterms around the time that tronnocon is happening. that's what i get for being lame and taking summer courses.
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you can afford to come to toronto and hang out with me any time, being rich and all.
so what are you complaining about?
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Hahahaha
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As I've said before, my plan for this freak show is to get Johnny C drunk and have hella makeouts with him.
Johnny C picked the right page of this thread to read.
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I had actually worked out who I was going to try to push together back in 2007. No seriously, I think of stuff like this all the time.
Post the list, I wanna see it.
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I don't know if you've noticed but I'm pretty keen on the whole 'free love' issue
And by 'not getting laid in Toronto' I mean 'being pimped onto Tommy by Jon'.
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Am I really the only one who's getting tired of omg makeoutz in this thread? Not enough talk of grog or planning for pub crawls. Johnny, I expect you to have researched the best pubs and bars in the area within walking/train (is there a metro?) distance of the Hostel, since I'm probably going to pick a favorite on Friday evening and not crawl out of there until Monday morning
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Why do you expect me to do this? I'm going to pick the place that serves Calgary (http://www.bottledbeer.co.uk/index.html?beerid=2147) by the bucket.
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Uggh. Why don't you just drink a much better beer, vomit, carbonate the vomit, then reingest it? Oh right, because that would be disgusting.
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I drink the Sleeman's Cream Ale! I am one of the people!
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Have an relentless three day fuckathon for all I care.
God damn it why am I not going
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Am I really the only one who's getting tired of omg makeoutz in this thread? Not enough talk of grog or planning for pub crawls.
Nope.
And beer is for pansies, except for use as a chaser. Shots, people, shots. They are more fun!
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i came to terms with my pansiness a long long time ago.
i just don't like hangovers! or being incredibly drunk! sorry in advance, toronto. i'm probably going to be pretty fucking boring.
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When did I actually say beer? Believe me, if there is a shot competition I will be winning it. And even beer as a chaser is a no go. Chasers are for the weak willed.
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I know plenty of cheap, closely located dives in Toronto, I'll make you kids a list, don't you worry about that.
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Phil, you didn't say beer, someone else did. (Besides, I was kidding. I don't drink beer because I don't like it. So who's the pansy? Probably me.)
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God damn it why am I not going
Hahahahaha...
Tania, if I decide to go I will not be drinking, so we can hang out together and laugh at everyone else in their drunkenness.
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Don't make fun of meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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You can make fun of me. I will be drunk out of my mind.
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The more I think about it, the best part of Julia's plan is how little effort she'll have to actually make, since what I plan to do is best described as a "four-day bender."
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To Katie and Mai and whoever is in that carpool- what is your schedule like and is there room in your car for possibly one more?
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damn it, Toronto...why can't you just be Vancouver?!
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Take a bus to Fargo! I will carpool with you from there!
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As far as I know, Katie and Mai are leaving on the AM of the 18th, rolling over to OKC by the PM of the 18th, wherein I will take over and try to hit St. Louis/Chicago before finding the sleaziest motel I can find to stop for the night, or, depending on how I feel, I might drive until Katie(I don't know if Mai has a US Driver's license) wakes the fuck up and just keep going, landing in toronto sometime on the 19th.
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What about the return trip? Any ideas on that?
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Uh. I think we're leaving on like the 22nd or 23rd? Maybe later. As far as I know that isn't finalized yet. Though we should get it finalized so I can put in for the days off that I need.
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I am so confused...
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(I am in Katie's carpool, you know exactly as much as I do, at this point)
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(Not about your carpool, just stuff in general.)
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Linds, there is a concert I want to go to on Monday the 23rd, but since Edith has to work on Tuesday that carpool will have to leave long before the concert. I was just trying to find out when the other carpool was leaving Tronno, if it would maybe be on Tuesday so I could still catch the show Monday night. But it's not looking that way.
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Oh! That makes sense.
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Indeed it does. But Matt makes it sound like they will be leaving on Monday also, so unless they can put off their carpool until Tuesday morning I will still be riding with you and Edith.
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Hey girls, what time are you going to be there anyway? I'm getting in around 7:30 that Friday morning.
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Linds, Edith, and myself will either be leaving Fort Wayne on Thursday night and getting into Tronno really, really early in the morning or leaving early Friday and getting there by noonish, I think.
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Hmmmn. If the room's under Linds' name, can I still get in and shower/whatever before you guys show up?
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Well, I just reserved the three of us beds (yay!) and I listed the arrival time as noon. I have to be there when we check in, I think, and I'm not really sure when Liz and I will arrive. (Like she said, either late Thurs night/early Friday morning.) We'll figure this out when we can all talk.
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Katie Mai and I are leaving on the 24th(tuesday), says katie.
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Oh em gee that is great news. If I can ride back with you guys that would be scrumptious, because then I could go to my concert. Yay!
Also, do you know which cities you'll be driving through? I want to buy my bus ticket(s) as soon a possible. Google maps plots your route through Chicago (going from Toronto to OKC), so I could buy my return ticket from Chicago or just get a round trip one from South Bend, where I'll probably be meeting up with Linds and Edith.
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jason and i are leaving for tronno on thursday morning (june 19th) and will arrive early thursday afternoon. then i think we need to find something to do until mike gets off of work... who else is going to be there on thursday?
matt/katie/mai - if you guys are driving through michigan on wednesday and need a place to crash for the night, i will be at my parents' house (along I-96, slightly out of the way, but not by much for a free place to stay) and there are 4 extra beds there.
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By the time we got that far it will be well into thursday even if I did drive all night. liz: We are driving through Chicago. Talk to katie about a spot in the car, because it's her car.
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I've PMed her about it, but as she's in Scotland or England right now she might be a bit slow replying.
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Well, I just reserved the three of us beds (yay!) and I listed the arrival time as noon. I have to be there when we check in, I think, and I'm not really sure when Liz and I will arrive. (Like she said, either late Thurs night/early Friday morning.) We'll figure this out when we can all talk.
Five hours of busking. I bet I could make $20. =P
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if things go according to plan i'll hopefully be arriving on thursday, but probably not until about midnight. if anyone is in toronto and even wants to do anything that late at night i'm down, i guess, but most likely i'll just see you all on friday.
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My car is leaving on the 24th from Tronno because Mai has plane tickets and Matt has work. When exactly that day we leave depends on the trip up, as I'm going to use it to gauge how long it takes.
There is one (actually two but only if you have a tiny ass and no bags) extra seat in my car going up and coming back.
Also d'awwww, Tommy is matchmaking with tasers again.
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This is good news indeed. Katie, would you mind if I joined you guys for the Chicago to Tronno portion of the trip? I was going to ride with Linds and Edith on the way there still but I don't want to make them drive two hours out of their way to pick me up, and as you guys will be going through Chicago it would be much easier for me.
I can get into Chicago any time from 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the way there, and leave anytime past 3:00. Google Maps tells me that your trip will take one day and nine hours, so I'm guessing you'll want to leave Tronno pretty early on Tuesday to get going.
Let me know what you think, as I really would like to buy my bus tickets soon.
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Pfft. Katie is adding roughly 18 hours of driving each way to her drive for my sake. Two hours doesn't seem so bad now, does it?
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You know, even with the plane ticket I still haven't figured out all of the logistics of my journey. I should probably get on that huh?
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Pfft. Katie is adding roughly 18 hours of driving each way to her drive for my sake. Two hours doesn't seem so bad now, does it?
12 hours.
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South Bend is fine. It's not 2 hours, it's a bit over one.
I'm confused by how late we're leaving, though. I thought we were driving up either after work on Wednesday or early in the morning on Thursday. I am off work Thursday - Monday.
Linds, did you already buy your bus ticket, and if so, what time and DAY am I picking you up?
E.
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12 hours.
I just guessed, all I know is that it is 21 hours from the hostel to my house, not including traffic.
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South Bend is fine. It's not 2 hours, it's a bit over one.
Google Maps said two, but whatever. Either way I would still like to join the Katie/Mai/Matt carpool on the way back. Should I just buy a late ticket out of Chicago to make sure we'll get there in time for my bus?
Also, Edith, Linds and I thought we were leaving after you got done with work on Thursday, so Thursday night. I haven't purchased my bus tickets yet, and I don't think Linds has either, so we could change that. I know that I can buy a one-way ticket to Fort Wayne from Fargo for $63, but it gets in at 5:20 a.m. on Thursday, so if we're not leaving until later that would be a little silly.
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I actually thought we'd be leaving Thursday morning. Like we'd arrive Weds night and sleep over. That's why we were looking for a place to sleep for Thurs.
And no, I did not buy my tickets yet due to confusion about when to arrive and leave. Is arriving in IN on Weds and leaving really early Tues morning sound good?
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Well okay. Thanks to Gabbly, that bit is all worked out. I will be riding with Linds and Edith to Toronto, leaving Fort Wayne sometime around noon.
As for the ride back, I think I might just buy a bus ticket out of Chicago for late on Tuesday to ensure that we get back there in time. How's that sound?
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I work for a place that sells tickets for Greyhound Canada, and usually they are time non-specific, unless you get the n-Day advance tickets. Those aren't too much of a savings over student fare, though.
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How do you get student fare?
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Well, in Canada, you say "I'm a student" and present your student ID. In the East, your university card is fine, but I hear you may need the ISIC card if you're in the prairies.
I assume a student card should be enough, though I don't know if it works online. If the online system there is anything like it his here, then I recommend against using it and going to a greyhound agent instead.
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Good to know! Thanks.
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It looks like you need a student advantage card (http://www.studentadvantage.com/static/releases/release52.shtml) to get 15% off.
You guys got shafted, we get 40% off with a normal student card...
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Damn you Canada.
Damn you all to hell.
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What she said. And they got rid of the 2 week advance purchase.
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Well, they are soon, maybe they have already. It just wasn't an option for one of my tickets.
Still. Greyhound USA sucks.
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if things go according to plan i'll hopefully be arriving on thursday, but probably not until about midnight. if anyone is in toronto and even wants to do anything that late at night i'm down, i guess, but most likely i'll just see you all on friday.
Tania, do you want to get breakfast on Friday?
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He's going to be arriving super early, which I'm assuming is why he asked.
But in general for Tronno, I do not expect to be awake any time before 9 and completely awake and dressed before 11. If I wake up before noon, I will be rather surprised, as I usually don't the first few weeks of summer. But that means I'd be able to stay up late and do fun things at night!
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If I wake up before noon, I will be rather surprised, as I usually don't the first few weeks of summer.
Fuck you, Linds.
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First off, I will have just graduated and after not having had very much sleep in the past few months, yes, I expect to sleep in late. I deserve it, dammit. :-D
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Dogg, I'll be honest about this. I'm no fucking good at getting up early and neither is anyone else I am sharing accommodation with by association.
If Linds and I are still crashing for a night, then you this is false. I can get up at whatever time I need to.
Not that I necessarily like it, see, but if Shane wants to get up for breakfast I can do that. What time were you thinking, dude?
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Shane enjoys getting up at the crack of way too god damn early and getting breakfast.
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Uh....brunch sounds better. :-(
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Fine. Shane and I will get breakfast on Friday and let the rest of you pansies sleep in.
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How much you want to bet you'll want to sleep in, too? Bus ride and then road trip.
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Depending on if I'm gainfully employed at that point in time, I will come into town for breakfast early.
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I'll just go to sleep early on Thursday. I'll be awake and alert Friday morning!
James, you can join us if you want. That way you and I can get started on our awkward weekend bright and early.
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shane! i wake up freakishly early every day and i am down with breakfast. i'm also pretty sure tommy is terrified of me so maybe there's a chance i can get him to come with too.
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many hours later: shit! i forgot to include liz!
liz! i would be happy to have breakfast with you too if that is okay i mean!
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Way to still leave me out.
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your presense is still unconfirmed! also i am sorry i forgot you james you know i didn't mean it like that COME ON
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James, you are welcome to join Shane, Tania, and me at breakfast. And maybe Tommy, if Tania scares him.
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Liz I love you.
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Well, actually, not really, but I just thought that'd make a good first post for this page.
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I was so happy for a moment there.
Then you crushed all my hopes and dreams.
:cry:
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Can you two just bone already please?
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See, that's kinda hard to do when James doesn't love me.
Also there are three states and part of a province separating us at the moment.
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You can bone anyone you don't love, no matter how far away they are- ask Tommy.
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maybe Tommy, if Tania scares him
Tania is actually quite terrifying
:)
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Well played, miss.
Also James, if you get a day job you should take the time off to make it to breakfast with us cool kids. We also need to set up a time to bone so Ozy will stop complaining.
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Right, so plans change. I'm no longer flying to Toronto. I'm taking a god-damn 17 hour bus ride. May god have mercy on my soul. And please please please let the bus have good shock absorbers. So that means I'm leaving on the 19th and will arrive sometime in the afternoon on the 20th. The other good news is that I'm saving 400 bucks. Hopefully its worth it.
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Hey, $400 is a LOT. It'll be worth it in the long run.
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That's $400 more that we can swindle out of you in a drunken stupor. I approve!
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I am a prick. But I also may be coming to this again.
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I just got back from Toronto. I forgot how much I missed that place.
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Tyler, you SHOULD come! It'll be fun!
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breakfast friday hells yes
Woo!
Tyler, make up your mind soon! I could possibly carpool with you.
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I might possibly theoretically fly down to help with the drive back up. Does that make any sense?
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Man, we've talked up Tronnocon a lot. 23 pages, over 1000 replies? I'm betting that once all's said and done this thread will have been more fun than the actual event.
Y'see, I've learned something today. Everyone likes to plan for the future, and while the original plans may not turn out the way everyone expected them to go at first, its the journey, the adventure getting there that counts.
Stan: "Oh my God! They killed Kenny!"
You Bastards!
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Canada? not so much. Getting hot and sweaty with Katie and Mai? Pretty rad. Unless Katie's A/C works. Then it won't be so much hot and sweaty as cabin fever, from being in the car for a long ass time all at once.
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Man, we've talked up Tronnocon a lot. 23 pages, over 1000 replies? I'm betting that once all's said and done this thread will have been more fun than the actual event.
That's because I took part in this thread, but will not be taking part in Tronno.
And Matt, I hope Katie and Mai's menstrual cycles sync up for the ride and it's all they talk about.
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23 pages, over 1000 replies?
That's because I took part in this thread
Yeah, sounds about right.
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(http://oregonstate.edu/~davisda/bin/oh_snap.jpg)
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And Matt, I hope Katie and Mai's menstrual cycles sync up for the ride and it's all they talk about.
You and me both, brother. ;D
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wtf
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(hint: that was a joke)
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HaHA! I can make jokes, because they won't come all the way to Boston just to beat me up, but Matt's fucked now.
Take that!
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Next year, if there is one. I'm still under parental control this year, but by next June I will be LIBERATED! I will have to drive from Houston. Argh.
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So, how are you planning on getting to Toronto now, Matt?
In a car with two lovely, understanding young ladies.
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was that really necessary? jeezy creezy.
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Actually, chances are they'll both be asleep most of the time I'm driving.
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actually just about everything along the lines of "hurrrr hot girls are gonna be in toronto" is kind of creepy so if that could maybe stop altogether that would be rad.
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Eh. I'll be there to make sure it all goes wrong.
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Ho ho ho.
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So, Yelley and I have decided to go on a Yarn Store Crawl on Friday morning. The yarn stores mostly open around 10, so we'll get started around then - perhaps meet at In The Loop (http://intheloopcafe.com/) for coffee/breakfast?
Then we'll go hit Knit-o-matic (http://www.knitomatic.com/), Lettuce Knit (http://lettuceknit.com/), The Purple Purl (http://thepurplepurl.com/) and Romni Wools (http://www.romniwools.com/).
We can knit together at Mike's place on Saturday if anyone wants to, but be warned - if you leave your yarn unattended for even a second, his cat will very sneakily find it, take it, kill it, and eat it. I recommend a ziplock bag or something that closes completely with a zipper. She has actually learned to open the zippers on my backpack to get at my yarn, but it takes her a while, so a zipper should be fairly safe.
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Yarn store? Oh, I am so going with you guys. I will get up for that.
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Didn't she also learn how to get through velcro? Maybe you should just stash the yarn under Jerry. She'd never get to it then.
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eeeeeeeeeeeyarn ^_^
also, shit i forgot mike has a cat.
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Two cats, bless 'em.
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wheeeeeeee tronnocon might mean the death of me, then!
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You'll have health insurance and a travel card by then, right?
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nope ^_^ not eligible for new health insurance until 90 days after june 2nd.
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Why?
man, don't you just love the healthcare system in this country
She has actually learned to open the zippers on my backpack to get at my yarn
so awesome
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This is going to be so much fun.
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Man, the phrase 'Yarn Store Crawl' coupled with what at a glance looked like Mike's avatar created so much cognitive dissonance that for a moment I thought my head would implode.
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I don't even knit or anything and I may just join you. If we're done with breakfast by then.
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Brunch.
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That avatar scares the shit out of me.
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yelley and/or edith, i really like knitting but i'm really bad at it and if one or both of you could teach me how to knit things in a circle i would be so incredibly grateful you have no idea. i have the needles and everything.
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i have the needles and everything.
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Delicious medicinal Heroin!
(http://lingoslinger.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/bayer_heroin_bottle.jpg)
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I would like to say for the record that Tania promised to knit me a uterus doll like, 2 years ago and has still not delivered on that.
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bryan i was really serious about that! but then i was too dumb to figure out how to knit in a circle.
once yelley and edith pass on to me their mad knitting skills i promise i'll get that to you asap.
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I was too busy shooting up.
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Here comes the latest annual North by Northeast, Toronto's answer to that one thing with the similar name. This year's NXNE goes down June 12-15 at a plethora of Toronto locales, and much like its southerly counterpart, bands, filmmakers, journalists, industry types, and fans will pour into the Big Smoke to rub elbows and pump fists in equal measure.
So who's making the trek to Toronto this year? Well, far more names than a reasonably-sized paragraph can contain, so here are the highlights: My Morning Jacket, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists,
TED LEO'S IN TOWN THE WEEK BEFORE? *cries*
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yelley and/or edith, i really like knitting but i'm really bad at it and if one or both of you could teach me how to knit things in a circle i would be so incredibly grateful you have no idea. i have the needles and everything.
Bring the needles. You will be assimilated.
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Yeah that was some great planning on our part. I mean, I'll still go see Ted Leo and all, but, uh, sucks to be you guys!
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I mean I saw him open for Dropkick Murphys...but man, Ted Leo twice in a year would be cool.
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yelley and/or edith, i really like knitting but i'm really bad at it and if one or both of you could teach me how to knit things in a circle i would be so incredibly grateful you have no idea. i have the needles and everything.
Bring the needles. You will be assimilated.
One of us! One of us!
Though, I just kind of got the hang of crocheting sort of, so I may only bring hooks and stuff.
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Bwahaha, somebody has an EVEatar!
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yay yarning in tronno. tania, we will have you knitting in a circle and shane, we will have you knitting something before the weekend is over! ^_^
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And me, I'll keep never knitting!
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I request a knit-woollen hard liquor bottle cover, so I don't have to use a brown paper bag while stumbling through downtown Tronno. A Flower pattern will suffice.
Also, knitting is not required for doll making. Give me a sewing machine and I'll get it done. I'm thinking Two layers, the inside layer filled with cotton or those recycled plastic pebble bit things, and the outside layer a shiny stretchy pink cloth, possible glitter. Googly eyes on the Filopian tubes to make 'em look like eye stocks? Now you could use yarn for the tips, kinda tassle-like. Or would the eyes be better on the Ovaries?
(http://www.umm.edu/graphics/images/en/19263.jpg)
That's the reference picture that I'm working with on this though.
But seriously, knitting in Toronto, in the summer on possibly probably beautiful days that would be better spent exploring the city and acting like a no-good tourist? Crazy.
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we can knit outside! yarn is portable!
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Incidentally, local stalwarts Rah Rah are also at NxNE this year.
If you're in T.O., do yourselves a favour and check them out.
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Hey guys, thought I should tell you, I definitely will NOT be coming to Tronnocon. Just not enough money, especially with air-fares being what they are at the moment. Sorry if I got anyone's hopes up a few months ago. I hope you al enjoy yourselves - and, hey, fair's fair, next time it'll be in the Southern Hemisphere, right?
Right??
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Well yeah Harry, OzCon starts at my place on the 21st.
Didn't you get the memo? All the cool QC people will be there. Me, Hannah, Jodie... Yeah, that's pretty much it.
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But seriously, knitting in Toronto, in the summer on possibly probably beautiful days that would be better spent exploring the city and acting like a no-good tourist? Crazy.
Well, since this is more a chance for us all to hang out and have fun in one place than being a tourist, I think knitting is fine. I'm sure there are enough people who don't want to knit for you to hang out with. :wink:
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so, my housemate jasmine's birthday is on the 22nd and i've just found out that she's planning on attending gay pride in toronto for this, which incidentally is taking place during the same time as tronnocon. i'm probably going to go hang out with her for part of the day (it's a sunday) since she'll actually be in toronto at the same time as me and it'll mean a lot to her if i'm there and stuff. i don't know if a lot of people are interested in gay pride and i totally wouldn't hold it against anyone if they don't want to go to gay pride or feel uncomfortable (i can understand that being weirded out by hundreds of testicles isn't the same thing as being homophobic), but i just thought i'd throw that out there in case anyone actually did want to come along.
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man even if i was gay i don't think i'd attend gay pride. i went a couple of years ago and it's just a little too overwhelming for me on the exposed genitals front.
these are the things i do for my perverted androgynous friends. i look at some dicks. it isn't weird.
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Wait, there are lots of exposed genitals being flung around during a gay pride parade?
hm, I may have to be out of town when the parade in Chicago is going on. I already hate when my neighborhood is overrun by Cubs fans, but a parade of dicks is the straw that broke the camel's back.
ADDITION: The obvious joke is to observe that the neighborhood being overrun by Cubs fans is already a parade of dicks. nyuk nyuk nyuk
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- Enjoys "tom of finland" drawings
- Convinced everybody that tania is gay, possibly to deflect attention away from himself?
- Once watched two dudes going at it; did not look away or leave room
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food for thought.
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I never saw any penis at pride. It was a good fun day, lots of music and alcohol, and nobody was a twat except the homophobic twat that kicked a barrier at me just before we left.
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1) I can count the number of times I have not despised being a tourist on one hand, and all of them involve incidences of Getting Culture with friends who are local to the area.
2) I do not do Pride. I have had some poor experiences with it in the past, and like Tania said, it is really overwhelming.
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Eh I went to San Francisco's gay pride parade a couple years ago for no reason other than we were in the area at the time and there were not very many genitals! Or flamboyancy in general! Except for that float with all the dancing dudes in thongs and cowboy hats promoting "Mandonna", which left us satisfied so we continued on with our day.
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I imagine that it is not very hard to find flamboyancy (or exposed genitals, if that's your thing) in San Francisco if you make an effort.
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Wait, there are lots of exposed genitals being flung around during a gay pride parade?
hm, I may have to be out of town when the parade in Chicago is going on. I already hate when my neighborhood is overrun by Cubs fans, but a parade of dicks is the straw that broke the camel's back.
ADDITION: The obvious joke is to observe that the neighborhood being overrun by Cubs fans is already a parade of dicks. nyuk nyuk nyuk
Joe Hocking! Fight you!
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So chances of me going to this just went up tenfold. Washington DC was cheaper than I thought, so I have extra loot to waste in other urban areas.
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Whooo Tronno. Only a few weeks away, and my sister finally paid me back the $200 I lent her in February. so there's some moolah to bring with.
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I go back to work tomorrow! which means I'm going to have at least one extra paycheck between now and Tronno, because recent "expenses" have lowered my funds a bit.
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i don't wanted to sound conceited and this probably doesn't warrant it's own post but what with school and work and whatnot i'm probably not going to be on the forums very much at all before this happens, so if anyone needs to talk to me about tronnocon for some reason or another or wants to make/finalize plans please feel free to email me or try to get ahold of me on msn - all of that info is in my profile. i don't have a cell phone unfortunately, so this is probably the best way to go about things. i promise i am very reliable. you basically have to be without a cell phone.
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Man of course that warrant's it's own post. I don't see why it wouldn't. It is entirely relevant. (says the guy who spent a page an entire page talking about making out with Liz)
I will probably be in town for Friday Breakfast. Was there some consensus on when/where?
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All we decided was Friday morning. I know nothing about Tronno so I am probably not the best person to ask. All I know is that it should probably be relatively cheap, and maybe 9 am?
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Depends on where people are staying. My suggestions are randomly all over the map.
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I will be staying in Tommy's hotel the night before, so I'll have to ask him where it's at. Shane is getting in early that morning, I think, so he is staying nowhere? I am not sure where Tania and James will be at.
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I'll be at Bloor & Dufferin, right on top of a subway line, so I'm happy to go anywhere.
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Well, Over Easy is a pretty decent place. It is on Bloor, just west of Avenue Road (get off at St. George station, walk east a bit, voila), which is pretty central. Used to go there pretty frequently on Sundays for the hangover cure. (God, being young was great. Now a hint of a hangover and I'm useless for the day.)
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Alright, well it looks like I'm going to get in to Toronto 9:25 am on Friday, assuming the bus isn't late. If you guys are gonna go get something to eat for breakfast I'm guessing I'll be able to meetup with you guys later, orcatch up with you somewhere. Not sure what check-in time is going to be at the Hostel, so I'm also probably going to have to lug around whatever I'm carrying, though hopefully I'll manage to pack ultra-light. There is a 7:00 am arrival before that if you guys want me to try and meetup with you wherever you're going to be having breakfast, but I'm not so sure about the idea of getting to Toronto and finding something to do for 2 hours...
Edit: I think the station where I'm getting off is on Bay Street, just north of Dundas St, so actually its pretty close to where yer describin' Mike.
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me and tommy are staying in the same hotel room for tronnocon. i'm pulling in at about midnight on thursday and leaving for guelph either monday night or tuesday morning to get to work. he made the accomodation plans and i don't actually know what hotel we are staying at because for some reason i haven't asked, so you'll have to ask him. if it's the hotel i think it is, that's also pretty close to a subway line so i'm good to go basically whereever.
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I'm pretty sure you can drop your stuff off at the hostel and they can put it somewhere safe until it's time for check in. Take a gander at their website or call, though, to make sure. (If you want to, that is.)
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You'll be getting off at the Bay Street Bus Terminal, 610 Bay Street, on Bay and Dundas, just a five minutes walk West of the Eaton Center, which is a mall with subway stops at the north and south end.
I sell so many tickets to Toronto it's not even funny. Also, university students are somehow useless at figuring out how to use maps of Toronto.
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me and tommy are staying in the same hotel room for tronnocon.
Man, Tommy's hotel room is apparently the place to be. Thursday night there will be five people in it (Tommy, Tania, JC, Linds, and myself).
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Thursday = the Fun Night.
Slick, I believe you on the map thing. Every time I go into a major city with people, I have to be the navigator, because none of my friends can read maps.
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Tommy, I am perfectly fine with us 5. I mean, you offered, which was amazingly nice, so don't go out of your way. This is from just my point of view, but I think it'll be okay. :-)
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Taking bets starting now on who will sleep in Tommy's bed.
Will it be it the beautiful Liz?
The seductive Linds?
The muscular Johnny C?
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I am not seductive. The latter is probably one of the most awkward things you can witness on this planet. I could try to seduce my dinner and it would probably make me sick out of spite for embarrassing it or grow legs and walk away. I could be muscular, but if I am, you can't tell because of all the squishyness.
Liz and I did talk in gabbly, however, how it would be best to lure Johnny into our bed. (Jokingly.) But I don't think more than one person would be comfortable sharing with me, as I turn into a mini furnace when I sleep. (Not jokingly. I could be bundled up and the other/s could be in their skivvies from being too hot.)
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I did mention that I had some floor space as well, if five is too many.
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i can always just take a bus friday morning, i mean guelph is an hour away it isn't that big a deal really.
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Five is fine, we need to have a good night to get Tronnocon started off with a bang.
...no pun intended.
..or was it?
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Also, I know how to make a fucking sweet improvised bed out of two chairs and the luggage holder that is provided in your closet. No shit, we were five to a room in choir trip one year.
I'm cool with bed-sharing but if there's anyone who isn't or who desperately needs to share a bed with Tommy then I am willing to make or teach.
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Tommy, I would like to bring to your attention something you have been ignoring for a while.
I had actually worked out who I was going to try to push together back in 2007. No seriously, I think of stuff like this all the time.
When are you going to post this?
Also, Johnny, you are sharing with Linds and I. We both want cuddles and Tommy told us earlier that he wants his own bed.
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He's not going to post the list before Toronto. It is like having psychohistorians in the foundation.
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In that case, I demand Tommy email the list to someone trustworthy who's not going beforehand, for verification purposes.
You're no guru if you fake it, man.
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okay! i am coming thursday night then!
also jens' plans to get so drunk we don't really care where we end up sleeping is pretty good too.
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if there's anyone who... desperately needs to share a bed with Tommy then I am willing to... teach.
In that case, I demand Tommy email the list to someone trustworthy who's not going beforehand, for verification purposes.
You're no guru if you fake it, man.
I will gladly volunteer for this. I may be a douche, but I'm a trustworthy douche.
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i've kind of got one.
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Tommy, i am curious. is that your drawing of Tania?
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that is my drawing of tania.
seriously though i do kind of want to compare lists. i have a feeling they were pretty close.
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Who the hell is Jasmine?
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why would i wait until toronto to hook up with jasmine i mean i already live with and see her almost every day.
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says the guy who just made a chart describing how i'm planning to sleep with every female at tronnocon.
that's kind of weird, tommy. you're kind of weird.
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Tania, did you know that Tommy is trying to kill you?
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Tania, did you know that Tommy is trying to kill you?
Also, did you know it will be with a monster truck? He said it would be "subtle".
So yes, he is kind of weird.
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i did know, actually, but it's only cause for concern when someone is trying to kill you if they're actually capable of doing so.
tommy is just a small british man who drinks a lot of tea and says british things like "pip pip cheerio". it's kind of cute actually. you guys should spend thursday night asking him to say north american things. like "nyquil". it's awesome.
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Linds, we are totally doing that. Start making a list of things that would be funny to hear him say.
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^ yes.
A Nyquil is an American narcotic. It helps them sleep through colds and other highs
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Jens, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NyQuil
Educate yourself.
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I promise I won't make you say words. I'll just start conversations about things involving the words I want you to say. >.>
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Also, Johnny, you are sharing with Linds and I.
The muscular Linds
What I am trying to convey here is that I am terrified of women.
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:-(
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tommy is just a small british man who drinks a lot of tea and says british things like "pip pip cheerio". it's kind of cute actually.
and that's why i want to meet him.
but that probably won't be happening this year.
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but that probably won't be happening this year.
Lame.
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Part of me wants to meet tommy because he's a cool guy, but part of me doesn't want him anywhere near my fiancee.
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One time I played her at Scrabble.
Definite chemistry.
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i will not be hooking up with any ladies during tronnocon. jason will be with me, you see. he would get too jealous.
this is yelley, by the way.
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That's good to know, or we'd be thinking he would be hooking up with himself and leaving you all by your lonesome.
I'm so excited, guys! It's so close! Eee!
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You folks are all insane.
I was watching a Firefly marathon on Sci-fi today. true story.
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One time I played her at Scrabble.
When I saw the matchup message, I was like NOOOOOOOOOO!
I mean, because you are really good at Scrabble and she's only a beginner. It was like watching a puppy get kicked in slow motion.
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You folks are all insane.
I was watching a Firefly marathon on Sci-fi today. true story.
JEALOUS.
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but that probably won't be happening this year.
Lame.
yes, scheduling conflicts are lame, i know. it's not even about me not knowing you interweb people well enough to meet up with you anymore..it's more like i want to and i seriously can't.
stop rubbing it in.
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Dear Tronnocon,
Due to circumstances that have popped up, it is pretty much financially impossible for me to attend. Two of you were generous enough to PayPal me the money needed for a bus ticket. Unfortunately, the charger for my laptop was ruined, and a replacement cost the same $80 as the bus ticket. Combine that with the fact that my mother has now decided to charge me rent, along with gas expenses for giving me a ride to and from work everyday, and the fact that I'm still paying off a little bit of credit card debt, and dudes..I'm broke as a fuck for the next month or so.
I hope you all understand. I'd love to spend a weekend with you guys, but it's just looking like it won't happen. =/
-Shane
(Linds, PM me about the hostel costs. I can cover you for what my share would have been)
tommy is just a small british man who drinks a lot of tea and says british things like "pip pip cheerio".
I thought that was Pete, not Tommy.
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damn. first jon and rachel and now you too, shane? am i going to have to make a special trip to the boston area to meet you guys?
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Yep!
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Fuckin' Shane. :cry:
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:cry:
Sorry, guys.
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:cry:
Don't worry about the costs, man. I completely understand.
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Shane, noooooooooooooooo...
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So I went to the doctor the other day, and he said that my illness shit should start clearing up in 3-5 days, 2 weeks at the latest. This means that there is a remote chance that I might be giving MaiAda a plane ticket and skipping out, if I cannot drive, and figuring out some way to wire money for my part of the hostel accommodation to someone. However, I am pretty sure that will not happen and everything will go as planned.
Tania, if I am not sick, I will make out with you. Promise?
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If you don't take pics, I will hitchhike all the way from Sitka to Atlanta just so I can beat your ass.
In the spirit of wanting to attend the next QC get-together, whenever/wherever it is, somebody should PM me re: PayPal donations. I don't know anything about it and you all, being the Inter-Nets, will know more about it than I do. I'd like to set up my account to where I can accept donations and use them to buy a plane ticket to the next location.
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Shane, noooooooooooooooo...
COME BAAAAAAACK, SHAAAAAAAAAANE
Oi.
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If you don't take pics, I will hitchhike all the way from Sitka to Atlanta just so I can beat your ass.
In the spirit of wanting to attend the next QC get-together, whenever/wherever it is, somebody should PM me re: PayPal donations. I don't know anything about it and you all, being the Inter-Nets, will know more about it than I do. I'd like to set up my account to where I can accept donations and use them to buy a plane ticket to the next location.
like anyone would donate to you. nobody wants to see your sashimiface at the next gathering.
(<3)
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God no. He'd just go on and on about guitars and it'd be soooooo boring (Patrick stop having a life and talk to me on AIM sometime, dag).
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Seconded.
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Group sex?
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Me and Kat may have a very light change in plans.
I may be taking a Greyhound to Toronto Friday morning and Kat would be joining us late Friday night if that is the case.
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More bad news - I had tickets to see Nina Nastasia on Friday 20th June in Toronto but alas, the show has been cancelled. I'm bummed out but I guess it's just one of those things.
Shit, man!
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So in other news I decided to lie down on a park bench on the way home from work and in a a freak accident a car swerved around some crossing ducklings and clipped the bench. I'm mostly OK, but the hand on the arm that I had hanging over the edge of the bench got mashed pretty bad, so I'll probably only be coming to the last day of Toronto Con and won't have any pie.
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Also my home just caught fire and I've lost all of my worldly possessions.
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Oh and my insurance place just caught fire too and my application for renter's insurance was still just on paper so I guess I've lost that and the deposit.
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ONE TRAGEDY AT A TIME
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Incidentally, though, I am being tried in the supreme court in Canada under some new hush-hush counter-anti-foreign policy commission. I'll likely be locked away in cellar in the Yukon until I'm 72, but conveniently you guys can probably swing by the courthouse on Friday morning to see me off.
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Well shit.
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Damn it Tommy, you told me you were going to have that taken care of by last week.
You have failed me.
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shit, i hope she doesn't try to hang out with us and stuff
seriously who even invited tania
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I mean really, why the hell would anyone want her there? I bet she invited herself.
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fuck
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FUCK.
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I KNOW
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I'm glad I have a fridge full of beer. Sounds like I'll need all of it.
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I have decided not to come now because I HATE YOU ALL AND YOUR TRAGIC SHENANIGANS. Well, unless the beer in Mike's fridge is good, in which case I shall come, steal all the beer, and then go back home.
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Damn it Linds, you can't do that. I was going to straighten my hair and wear really really really tall shoes so you and I look more alike and we can see if people mistake us for each other in real life as well but now you're not going and it makes me sad because I liked my plan and now it's not going to work and going to Tronno is so completely pointless now because everyone is dropping out and I just want to cry my eyes out and fall asleep and dream of what could have been OH GOD.
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Well when you put it that way OH ALL RIGHT, I'LL GO.
Liz, we'll find you some fake glasses and I'll bend my knees a little when I'm standing and we should confuse people rather well. I would offer to curl my hair, but my hair just does not hold it well.
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Yelley, may I inquire as to your travel plans? Particularly if you are still flying into Detroit and driving from there, and vice versa, and also when you are leaving Tronno.
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yep. i'm flying into detroit on wednesday, june 18, arriving at 3:30 pm. then i'm going to visit my grandma and eat at my favorite chinese place before returning to my parents' house for the night. maybe katie and mai will show up and stay the night there too... but i'm not sure because katie seems to be missing and hasn't told me yet. then i'm leaving on thursday at 8 am and meeting up with eed and co. around detroit for breakfast (i think... still need to work that out for sure) before proceeding on to tronno. then i'm returning to my parents' house on monday morning, arriving there monday afternoon, then my flight leaves for san jose at 9 pm from detroit.
yaaaaaay.
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Oh well, that won't work either. I think I am fated to not be able to stay in Tronno Monday night. The gods do not want me to see Shearwater, damn them.
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Who is this Tania you all speak of?
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(Patrick stop having a life and talk to me on AIM sometime, dag).
A life? Hahahahahahaha god Shane what will you think of next?
Seriously though. I have no life. I just work all the fucking time.
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I swear one of these days I'll get names straight.
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We'll wear name tags and stuff.
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Ephemere (http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php?action=profile;u=4473).
Man, that link was so disappointing.
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Okay, so I'm bringing name tags for everyone which will be really cool and snarky and personalized, which I'm making on the button-maker so I need everyone to make sure your name is on this list if you think you will be at tronnocon so that ackblom12 will know who you are.
Jason
Yelley
Tommy
Tania
Jon
Edith
Mike
Johnny
Phil
Linds
Liz
James
Tyler
Katie
MaiAda
Kieffer
Julia
Kat
Stephen (or is it Steven?)
Anyone else who might be coming? Or bringing a friend, and if so, what's your friend's name?
I'll bring a couple of blanks, but they will be much better if I get to make them ahead of time. They will be souvenir buttons!
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Yay buttonsssss!
Slight possible change in itinerary: I may get a ride out to Ft. Wayne, Edith, but I'd still arrive Weds night and leave Tues morning. I just have to figure out if this is actually happening and whether or not if it's cheaper to pay for gas or ride the bus. But I am not letting certain monetary challenges get in my way. I will find more shit to sell if I have to. (I sold a lot of textbooks this week. It was a good idea.)
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Nothing personal edith, but nametags are incredibly lame.
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Nothing personal edith, but nametags are an awesome idea.
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Nothing personal edith, but I am incredibly lame.
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(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y120/jhocking/snap.png)
And I think buttons are fun, so go for it Eed.
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In addition to my lame badgemaking, I have been checking into bicycle rentals for the weekend. It seems like rentals run around $30/day. Would anyone be interested in going for a
fucking insane pretty hard riding tour of parts of Tronno? Mike would be showing us around, and it would really be more like racing to keep up with him so you don't get lost, punctuated by pauses in scenic locations like the waterfront or next to a stinky fish jump to catch your breath, and then racing madly up and down crazy scary hills than it would be like a leisurely ride.
P.S. Tommy assures me that this is a lame idea, too.
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Can I just bring a bike? But I am rather out of shape and $30 is a lot for renting a bike, so maybe not.
And buttons aren't lame. Buttons are super awesome and Joe is just way way jealous.
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I am green with envy.
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I'm not sure that we'll be able to fit bikes in the car. It would cost an extra couple hundred dollars to rent the SUV, and that would be silly to do so we can bring bikes which we could just rent there.
How tall are you? Mike has 3two in working condition, so if you're the only one interested, maybe we'd be okay. He also mentions that it's pretty easy to find bikes to steal in Toronto, so that might be a good option to save money.
(Also, I know name badges are lame, but every con with registered participants should have them.)
Woo - 300th post! You should have an internet party for me! Would that be lame?
New information: Now it appears that I misread the email from the guy. Bikes are $30 if we reserve them ahead of time, or $15 + $3/hour up to 24 hours, which works out to $30. I'm still waiting to hear back from four more bike rental places about their rates, but this one is right on the waterfront.
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That's cool. It's a possibility I might be interested, depending on how hot it is up there. (If it's the same as here, there's no way I'd last. I'd melt.)
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That's cool with me. It's cute.
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Ok! I need to plan my really tiny budget, so what all are we doing? The suggestions so far have been biking, going to the islands, having a knitting day, there's a free concert that Liz linked in gabbly, an ultimate frisbee game, and drinking. If anything else was suggested, I have forgotten it.
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what's the free concert?
i am on a ridiculously tiny budget as well, linds, so anything you have in mind i would probably be down with as well. i think a trip to the islands should definitely happen. they are really nice during summer and all you have to do is pay for a pretty cheap ferry ticket there and back. maybe we could put the islands and ultimate frisbee together?
also, apparently my housemate whom i mentioned a couple of pages back is doing her big birthday dealie in toronto on saturday night and i don't think this is something i can get out of, seeing as i am in toronto on the same weekend and a lot of my guelph friends will be there and all. it's sort of a shitty overlap but hopefully it'll be enough to just go see her for a couple of hours and say happy birthday and then maybe i can meet everyone at mike's after or something. i'll figure it out on the day of i guess.
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This is everything I know about so far.
Thursday: arrive in tronno around 3 or 4. Make contact with Tommy so you can sneak into his hotel room. I would guess drinking and merriment, and some staggering around.
Friday morning: early breakfast with Tania, Phil?, Liz, Tommy if he's afraid enough of Tania...
Friday 10am: Yarn Crawl, which may take as long as 4-6 hours, but I'd say we'll be burned out after that.
Friday midafternoon: biking?
Friday night: drinking somewhere.
Saturday: the islands.
Saturday night: BBQ at Mike's, starting around 7. There will be games, karaoke if Yelley's still bringing it, and Yelley and I will teach people to knit if they want to know. And hopefully Tania will fake food poisoning to her other friends so she can come learn to knit in the round, and will knit with us too. Bring food to share and whatever you want to drink - if there's not enough food maybe we can all chip in for pizza or something.
Sunday afternoon: the zoo? biking? biking to the zoo?
Monday by 11am: we leave so we can get Liz to her train on time, unless she's getting there a different way, in which case we don't have to leave until more like 2 or 3.
Dammit, I'm to wordy. Everyone else has typed all kinds of stuff while I've been typing. I'mma just post this anyway. :x
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No, that's helpful! I forgot about the BBQ.
I will definitely tag along for breakfast and the yarn crawl, even if I don't buy anything, as it's fun to touch different yarns. (I apologize in advance if I proclaim "FUZZY!") And Tania, that sounds like a good idea! I'm pretty sure Liz said she is bringing her frisbee. I can't remember what the girl's name is, but the concert sounds like singer/songwriter like music. But it's free, so if it's bad, we won't feel bad for leaving. ;)
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yeah i would be down with free music i think! and maybe the yarn crawl, i'm still broke as a joke but maybe i'll find something i like.
also just to throw this out there, i don't really know what's going on with everyone on monday but i don't have to work in guelph until 3pm on tuesday. i was going to just take a bus back to guelph late monday night but if anyone's going to be in toronto an extra day or two and wants company, and if the hotel room tommy booked includes monday night, i'm okay with sticking around a bit longer.
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Tania, if anybody else sticks around, cool, but if not, let me know and we can give you a ride back to Guelph on Monday so you don't have to take the bus. I'm planning to go back through Sarnia instead of Windsor so Liz & Linds can see as much of Canada as possible, so we'll be heading right through there, and there will be room in the car; however,we will have to leave earlyish on Monday unless Liz manages to stay later somehow in which case Linds and I don't have to leave until midafternoon; also, this is pretty much the longest sentence I've ever written so I am thinking I should just keep it going; punctuation is cool and semicolons are the best.
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Verbose. Verbose... What kind of a librarian are you, anyway?
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I have a better schedule:
Friday Morning: Arrive to disappointment that Jon and Rachel aren't present.
Friday Afternoon: Talk about the awesome things Jon and Rachel would've contributed to.
Friday Night: Drink and get all sappy about how awesome having Jon and Rachel there would've been.
Saturday Morning: Wake up after a dream that Jon and Rachel showed up unexpectedly. Face utter disappointment.
Saturday Afternoon: Go get lunch at a place Jon and Rachel would have liked, because it'd be like having them there.
Saturday Night: Get drunk and shave Tommy's head and put a red wig on Johnny in the hopes that you might be able to mistake them for Jon and Rachel.
Sunday Morning: Lament the absence of Jon and Rachel as you clean up the bits of red wig Eed tore apart in a fit of drunken rage over their absence.
Sunday Afternoon: Knit Jon and Rachel scarves. They might like that.
Sunday Night: Get drunk and IM Jon and Rachel offering flight money in a desperate bid for their presence for just one evening.
Monday Morning: Pack up to leave while discussing the idea of detouring through Boston to catch a glimpse of Jon and Rachel.
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semicolons ARE the best.
unrelated, the psychology manual i'm reading for my summer course right now has the worst punctuation ever and all this improper semicolon use is making me really upset. it's not a comma! it isn't hard to figure out.
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I don't know, apparently Liz has a ginormous suitcase too?
But the car I'm renting is supposed to hold 5-6 people, and 2 large plus 2 small suitcases.
I'll probably have one little duffle bag, plus if my bike rack fits on the rental I'll have my bike. I don't know what Linds' or Tania's luggage will be like; I imagine Tania will pack in a paper bag like last time I saw you guys, and I imagine Linds being all artsy and packing in an old fabric guitar case or something. So we should be able to squeeze in there.
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yeah i am pretty much packing nothing, i mean maybe some soap and my wallet and a couple of changes of clothing. we should be okay.
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Vagina: not a clowncar, but a stowage area.
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Man, if I had a guitar case, I would SO do that. But I am lame. But for luggage, it'd either be a moderately sized suitcase (I can take a picture for scale if needed) or a bookbag and a tote. And I'd bring a pillow, but that will be on my lap as we road trip, because I have the habit of falling asleep when I'm not driving.
Also, Liz, are you bringing a hair dryer? If you are, I won't, and if you aren't, I will. I think it's silly to share a room with people and everyone brings their own hair dryer. Unless you don't want to share, which is cool.
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PLEASE OH PLEASE VALIDATE ME
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The free concert thing is Saturday night, so it will conflict with the barbecue. There are also a bunch of other free concerts and stuff at the same place earlier in the day and the whole weekend, really, so it's something to keep in mind if we have a couple of hours to fill. Here's the schedule of events they have. (http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/whatson/today.cfm)
Also my suitcase isn't really that big. I took a picture for scale, keep in mind that Liz is merely 5'3".
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3033/2571473644_682e4f7900_m.jpg)
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Your suitcase should not be equivalent to a full half of your person, Liz. When Rachel and I were planning to go, I had my plans for stuff pared down to a mere backpack. Just change of clothes for two days. If you get desperate, go to a laundromat.
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It's either that or my backpack, and there is no way in hell I will be able to fit everything I feel like I need into my backpack. Besides, the backpack is already being used as a carry-on for the disgustingly long bus rides I will be enduring. I need a lot of reading material and snacks.
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Jon, you are not a girl. Girls tend to have more stuff they need to bring. I typically have a smaller suitcase than most girls I know, or at least I did when I went to New York. But, I'm guessing here, my suitcase seems it is about the same size as Liz's, maybe smaller. I think it hits me somewhere between my knee and mid thigh.
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I'll be getting into Toronto at like 9:25am on Friday so I'm guessing I'll head up as quickly as I can to meet with you guys and get something to go or something.
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BLAR BLAR BLAR I'M SO AWESOOOOME
I think they'll miss me more than you, dag.
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We'll be missing all three of you. Shane and Rachel, mostly, but we'll miss Jon, too. Kind of. :-D
Nah, I really am sad all three of you aren't coming.
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The good thing about Rachel and I not being there is that if you lot decide to get pizza at some point, we won't be there to eat all of it.
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For example, JC and I will be there a few days earlier so lord knows what we'll be up to from Wednesday - Friday.
Our ears in hookers and blow.
I plan to just pack a couple pairs of jeans (I expect some vomiting), five shirts, socks, underwear, iPod and The Maltese Falcon for the plane and MAYBE my laptop. Since I assume the noise jam isn't happening anymore I'll leave the Casiotone at home, and I doubt I'll bring my guitar unless their is a tremendous demand. (Read: I will not be bringing my guitar.)
THAT IS HOW YOU PACK, MOTHERFUCKERS.
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Hey JC, how about fuck Tronno and bring your casiotone to MA. NOISE JAM BACK ON.
(actually, I could use some decent synthy stuff for my Darryl Patterson Experiemental Flight Committee EP)
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Decent synthy stuff? Child, have you ever heard a Casiotone?
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Shane, I am more sad about you not going than I am about Jon not going.
Also my mom just got her new set of luggage today so I should be able to borrow a piece from her that's smaller than my giant red one. I think the biggest one she got was either 19 or 21 inches, so thats a good bit smaller than the one I have now. It's also patterned and more fun than boring red.
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Decent synthy stuff? Child, have you ever heard a Casiotone?
I've heard CftPA.
And to be honest, I really am sad that Jon and Rachel aren't going. Half the reason I was so excited about going at first was the road trip up to Tronno with them. I've never been on a proper road trip.
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You must fix that Shane.
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i am super excited for yarn crawl.
what's the weather there like? should i expect 90s like the midwest has been getting lately...?
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The weather has been all over the place. Sunny and breezy and mid-80s, grey and steamy and 110. No idea what it'll be like. Ask again next week.
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hot. humid. terrible.
i'll update you in a few days but honestly, for now i'd say prepare for rain. the terrifying spontaneous kind.
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I am expecting it to be like it has been here for the past two weeks. Meaning I'll prepare for both rain and the heat you melt in.
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MIKE i do not keep things in my vagina!
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I bet you do!
*snicker*
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So, dudes, I've decided that the group is taking an excursion to a rare and mystical place called Hooters. Your attendance is mandatory! Also, I have the hugest craving for wings, onion rings and beer.
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When is this excursion happening? I think Tommy pretty much has the whole visit scheduled down to the last minute.
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hooters... meh... i might sit that one out
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I have no plans to go there.
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yeah that's not happening
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I like wings. But I don't think I could sit in Hooters long enough to eat them there.
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Hooters is seriously like the worst place I have ever been in my life. I have about three or four friends who love the place, but I've always hated it. Yay, watered down beer, subpar chicken wings and frumpy waitresses with uninspired backsides in booty shorts and low cut tops. If I wanted to look at ugly to average looking chicks in trashy clothing, I'd go to the flea market. At least then I'd have a $2 coat rack to show for my troubles.
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but jon, at the flea market you wouldn't find girls working a job where one of the actual requirements is to smile at everything you say and encourage you to make creepy sexual comments towards them! where's the fun in that?
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Hooters is where teenage boys practice for going to strip clubs later in life.
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No way. In Regina we have Dancers, a 16+ topless place. There is no alcohol served there. It's against the law here to have alcohol served in a strip joint.
A friend of mine went to Dancers on his birthday and the stripper there - the solitary Dancers-employed stripper - shoved his glasses in her no-no place.
Dancers is the worst.
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but jon, at the flea market you wouldn't find girls working a job where one of the actual requirements is to smile at everything you say and encourage you to make creepy sexual comments towards them! where's the fun in that?
I'll stick with my #2 coat rack if it's all the same to you, Tania. I need to hang my fucking coat.
Besides, it's a better rack than any I've ever seen at hooters!
/rim shot
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If I wanted to see ugly chicks in trashy clothing, I'd move back to Columbus and hang around Ft. Benning all the time. At least they have KFC.
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so basically hooters would less offensive and sexist if the girls who worked there were hot?
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Make note: I never once mentioned having a problem with the the place being offensive or sexist. My problem with the place is that it sucks out loud. Seriously. Why would you go to a place for sleaze when the sleaze is subpar? If I'm going to be a chauvinist, I am going to do it right.
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Hooters is subpar, though not the worst restaurant I've ever been to. As well, I'd posit that it's precisely because they are so heavily objectified that the waitresses there are unattractive. That's just me though.
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The waitresses are already fairly objectified in most of the bar and grill type restaurants I've been to, that's not really the part that bothers me. I just think Hooters is horribly tacky. It's like going to TGI Friday's, only with the added strike of you feel like a creep for being there.
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Objectified by who? It's one thing for the patrons to be sleazy but it's another thing for a company to base itself on that and actively exploit it.
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Well sure it's considerably less blatant, but there's still that ol' tradition of the bar wench. Do you think it's an accident when the entire waitstaff in a pub consists of attractive young women who wear tight fitting jeans? As for the company's sleazy image, that's part of what I meant about it being tacky.
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I've never been to a Hooter's restaurant, mostly because of two reasons. Number one is that I have a mother and a sister. I love and respect them both. Any of the girls working as waitresses in a Hooter's restaurant could be somebody's mother, sister, wife, daughter, or anything. I don't treat women badly because I am only a partial cockbag, not a complete one.
Reason number two was understated and humor-ized by my KFC comment: I've had the taken-home leftovers from a friend's 'dining experience' at Hooter's. It tasted like ass. "At least they have KFC" is in reference to the fact that Hooter's food is even below a fast food chain's level of quality.
It infuriates me to have veiled accusations thrown my way.
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it's precisely because they are so heavily objectified that the waitresses there are unattractive.
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Is there by any chance a carpool going anywhere near Rochester, NY that both has room and wouldn't mind an extra person they have never met join them?
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Oh sure, how do you get dibs on a Rochester ride bumming.
We should just have RocCon. Go to Dinosaur or Tahou's or some shit.
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So I guess I arrive in T-dot at 11 AM on Wednesday? Does anyone want to do lunch?
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We should just have RocCon. Go to Dinosaur or Tahou's or some shit.
Personally, I've got a love affair goin on with Dog Town Hots.
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Maybe Johnny.
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Oh sure, how do you get dibs on a Rochester ride bumming.
We should just have RocCon. Go to Dinosaur or Tahou's or some shit.
Or you guys could both take the 6 hour ride down to New York and hang out with me and possibly Huda.
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If you can catch me on the 24th, I'll be at Grand Central for about two hours from 5:30 to 7:00 am 'Gene. :D
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Eugene you should do it. Your sleep schedule is always fucked up anyway.
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Is there by any chance a carpool going anywhere near Rochester, NY that both has room and wouldn't mind an extra person they have never met join them?
Wait, Stephen. Does this mean you and your wife aren't coming now? Because her personalized name badge is actually the one I like best. And yours is pretty awesome too.
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No no no, she's definitely coming, she just may not be able to come till late Friday night and I'm sure everyone would like the credit card that reserved the Hostel room to show up at check in.
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WOO! Everyone have fun at Tronnocon!
Wish I could be there! Have a drink and a shot for me!
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Maaaatt, are you going to hang around more? Because you should.
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Man, you guys better party it up so hard for Matt. Otherwise....
Sorry Matt I got nothin
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I'll hang that on a wall and throw a dart at it. You guys can all meet up there.
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Oh man I leave in four days. I have to start maybe thinking a little about packing. I should make a list...
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Packing? For a quick trip? Socks, underwear, two t-shirts, two pairs of shorts, flip flops, and a poncho.
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With travel, I will be gone for a week. That is not the quickest trip. Plus I am the stereotypical girl, I pack "just in case" and I guarantee I will bring more clothes than I actually end up wearing. Also multiple pairs of shoes.
It will not actually take that long but I am still making a list because I tend to forget important things like pajamas or underwear or deodorant or batteries.
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We do have stores here. Lots of them. You know, just in case.
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I still like to make a list. Besides, I need to write down things like "birth certificate" and "bus tickets" because odds are I would forget them otherwise.
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Aside from the fact that I'd prefer to be turned into a small pile of ashes, and then thrown into the sea, that'd work.
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why birth certificate? i never take mine anywhere, what with the whole 'stupid hard to replace' thing.
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No passport, I'd assume.
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That is the correct reason. I do not have a passport, so I need to take my birth certificate and a picture ID to get into your silly little country.
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Liz, actually, it's to get back in to OUR silly country.
Your driver's license is plenty for going in to Canada.
You terr'ist, you.
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Holy crap, 4 more days! I too need to pack things (and not forget my passport). And I'm the kind of person who has to make a list or I will forget something.
I should do that...
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Maybe when I am done with my list I will send it to you. Someone else will usually remember what you forget.
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I'll wear it on my head, just to be clear about it.
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I would actually pay good money to see that.
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You'll have to, for the alcohol.
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I will be judging you by your underwear.
So I will be hiding my underwear Thursday night...
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Let me know if you need to leave it in the car and retrieve it Friday. Wouldn't want to risk Tommy going through your drawers while you're asleep.
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A common pervert? Oh, no. Make no mistake. I put you at a level all your own.
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Where does that leave me?
Edit: with a new page, apparently
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I think it leaves you sitting around drunk, with underwear on your head, on a new page.
Back on topic, Linds and Liz: you both need to PM me with your bus schedules or at least their arrival times, and/or call my phone so I have your numbers.
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I just realized that in under a week I'm going to meet a whole bunch of people I like from the internet.
This is almost as awesome a realization as when I realized that when the Australian forumites get together they all talk with Australian accents and none of them think that that's weird.
Weird.
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james, do you think internet people are weird because of that time you stayed at my house two nights in a row and slept in a bed beside a basket of lesbian sex toys? because that was an isolated incident i swear.
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Edith, I will be arriving in Fort Wayne at 5:20 a.m. on Thursday the 19th. If you want a more complete schedule, I can get that to you as well, though the rest of it probably doesn't matter. And I have your number in my phone already, since Linds gave it to me, so I will call you when I am off the bus and with my suitcase.
Also, damn, Now I guess I should pack nice underwear.
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Edith, I'll call you later today so we can talk about arriving/leaving, because I'm getting a ride out there instead of taking a bus.
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You already met Tania and me!
I'm going to meet a whole bunch of people I like from the internet.
Also I'm pretty sure that the lesbian sex toys ate one of my socks. It devoured my fine heterosexual garment and turned it into sin.
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I will try and get video of one of our hilarious Australian meetups this weekend. At Lunchycon. The superior Internet Meetup.
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Do you guys really just sit around talking in Aussie accents?
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It's either that or wrestle Kangaroos. What else do you think they would do?
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Boomerang throwing contests, maybe.
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you guys are both wrong. obviously they grill shrimp on barbecues.
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They debate which of them owns an actual knife.
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Do you guys really just sit around talking in Aussie accents?
What, you don't do that with your friends?
...
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I imagine it as sort of a combination of all of the above, a cookout with party games perhaps?
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Guys I got a smaller suitcase. I hope this pleases the Gods of Travel that hated my last one. It is also more awesome but I suppose that was not one of the problems before.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3274/2581551525_f912ce0692_m.jpg)
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Way to mount that luggage!
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Oh man I leave in four days. I have to start maybe thinking a little about packing. I should make a list...
Wait, I thought you said you'd be here a week from tomorrow? How long are you on the road anyway?
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Oh man oh man oh man starting to panic about this. I don't know why i do that. In reality, this is going to be a blast.
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Um, I don't think my underwear is a secret. Tommy has probably seen most of it through the magic of the internet.
Also, I am bringing all of my stuff in a single rucksack. That is, an extra pair of jeans, socks, underwear, tennis shoes, a couple of tshirts, and all the drugs I am currently taking (6 or 7, btw).
Well, no, I take that back, because it isn't padded properly for my laptop. So I am bringing two bags, technically, although I could really fit it all in one. And my spinning wheel, although really, if I wanted to disassemble it for transport I could fit it in my rucksack too. Then I would actually need the second bag for my laptop.
Whatever. People with suitcases pack too much.
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Wait, I thought you said you'd be here a week from tomorrow? How long are you on the road anyway?
I will be, yes. I leave for Tronno on Wednesday and I will be staying with you while I am on the way back to Fargo. Different ends of the trip.
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ah yes duh
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right now i am planning on packing a carry-on sized suitcase that reaches just above my knees.
my "traveling list" so far goes like this:
-bus tickets
-passport
-hair dryer?
-toothbrush
-toothpaste
-shampoo & conditioner
-body wash
-face cleanser
-face moisturizer
-body lotion
-hair brush
-hair ties/pins
-phone/phone charger
-deodorant
-razor
-pjs
-lots of clothes
-no high heels :(
fuck you guys and your "2 pairs of pants and 3 shirts and maybe a spare pair of undies". i NEED all these things
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No heels? I was planning on bringing one or two pairs, you definitely should as well.
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unfortunately i wasn't really able to bring any heels over from italy since they are so bulky. i did manage to bring two pairs but (i don't feel like going into details right now) neither of them are wearable. i have a couple other pairs that i've bought since i've been here (yes, i fail at my new years resolution. shut up.) but again, for various odd reasons that i don't feel like explaining, i'm debating whether it's worth it to bring them to tronnocon.
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Remember, Tronnocon-peoples, you're all being judged by your underwear, not your shoes. And I am not just talking about Tommy!
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I know how it goes, Mai. I am staying at Jimmy's for one night this weekend and I will be bringing all of the above (although I try to shove it all into a backpack)
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Oh hey I guess since I have my whole car to put stuff in I will bring my ridiculous green heels and maybe a slutty skirt for if I feel like tarting it up.
Also fuck you Tommy I was ill. Since when does anyone clean up their clothes when they are sick?
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Ohhhh I need to pack those heels for you, Katie. I will add them to my list.
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Guess we'll have to go out somewhere high-brow on Friday night?
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Well, ordinarily I would find someone to drag off dancing, if I felt like actually dressing up-dressing up. I cannot do that now, though, because I am injured and ill. So maybe I will just bring nice clothes instead of a slutskirt. Or maybe I will just bring the heels and forget all the rest.
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high brow? i hope not. i am bringing zero skirts and only two pairs of shoes, and both of them are crocs. fuck you guys and your fashionable high heels, i would rather be ugly and comfortable ^_^
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Oh god please no, Yelley, not crocs. That is almost as bad as bringing uggs to wear with your shorts and miniskirts.
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Right. I've got my travel list ready, and it looks like fitting everything into a backpack will be just about perfect:
-brand spankin' new Nintendo DS (w/ Pokemon Diamond, Phantom Hourglass)
-Passport
-Bus Itinerary and tickets
-I-pod
-2 complete sets of clothing
-comfy flip-flops
-toiletries
I'm not sure with my space limitations if I'll be able to pack anything high-browish. The most I might be able to muster is a polo or something...
Now I just have to make it through three 9-hour shifts this week at work and I'm set.
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Oh god please no, Yelley, not crocs.
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i like my shoes. i can wear them for more than a few hours without my feet hurting. the same cannot be said about my other shoes.
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Vans are fuckin awesome
Along with most other "skater-type" shoes
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I am passing up on some sort underground rave for this shit.
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Raves suck.
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i don't actually own any nice clothing except the sort of stuff i wear to funerals and job interviews so i'm going to have to pass on the whole high-brow thing. i live in t-shirts and jeans. also because it's summertime and really nice outside and come on i'm not dressing up, why would i do that.
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Really nice outside? Does Guelph have a separate weather system? :)
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TRONOCON?
WHY GHIGHATRON NOT KNOW ABOUT TRON CONVENTION?
GHIGHATRON ALWAYS LOOK FOR TRONVENTION, BUT ONLY FIND ORGANO SCI FI CONVENTION.
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well... really nice outside when it isn't raining or thundering or unbearably humid. there are occasional moments!
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i like my shoes. i can wear them for more than a few hours without my feet hurting. the same cannot be said about my other shoes.
(http://www.supercinski.net/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/chaco.jpg)
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-brand spankin' new Nintendo DS (w/ Pokemon Diamond, Phantom Hourglass)
i have pearl! let's trade our pokemons! o/
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Oh god please no, Yelley, not crocs.
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I was planning on bringing a pair or two of flip flops and a pair of chucks. I wore heels for graduation and discovered that was a bad bad idea, so I'm going back to my "I don't wear heels unless I'm going somewhere super formal." But I plan on bringing a skirt and maybe a dress, but the skirt is pretty casual and the dress can go either way.
Yelley, I would jump on the no crocs bandwagon, but comfort is more important. As long as no one wears Uggs, we'll be okay.
Also, Liz, should we bring one hair dryer between the two of us or each bring our own?
Also, I do not have a rucksack and I can't squeeze everything into my backpack, so I am bringing a suitcase. But it has fit overhead before, so I know it's not that bit.
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Linds, I do not own a hair dryer. If I use one I pretty much end up with an afro, so you should just bring yours.
As of right now I have two pairs of heels, two pairs of flats, and a pair of flip-flops in my suitcase to bring with. I need to add a third pair of heels but those are the ones I am going to give to Katie so they don't really count.
ALSO- The weather forecast for this weekend keeps getting worse. Now there is a chance of rain/storms the whole time we are there. We might need to consider some alternative activities for the whole weekend.
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That is good to know, then.
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i'm assuming toronto's weather is really similar to guelph's right now, which is bright and sunny 80% of the time and terrifyingly stormy the remaining 20% of the time. we probably don't have to cancel any plans yet but alternate activities would be a good idea. at the very least, umbrellas.
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Yarn crawl still works, barbeque at mike's still works if we cook inside instead of grilling, drinking still works. Maybe we should skip the bikes; it's starting to seem like a not very good idea.
If we can't go to the islands or the zoo, we can probably find something to do. Supposedly there are tunnels under the city.
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ATTENTION: THURSDAY NIGHT CREW IN TORONTO
I JUST REALIZED SARAH HARMER IS PLAYING.
"Join artists Sarah Harmer, Serena Ryder, Hawksley Workman, Great Lake Swimmers, Danny Michel and special guests to help raise awareness and funds for the Blue Marble Music Fund."
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE BLUE MARBLE MUSIC FUND IS BUT AS LONG AS THEY AREN'T FASCISTS I WOULD CONSIDER SUPPORTING THEM BECAUSE THIS SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD SHOW.
TICKETS ARE $30 THOUGH.
WHO WANT'S IN?
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I don't think I'll have the money for it. (I'm working with a super tight budget right now.)
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I have never heard of any of those people, so spending $30/person seems like a lot.
Maybe we could all go to a matinee movie one day if it rains! Is anything good playing?
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I would like it noted that all of my suggestions can be done indoors with minimal modification.
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katie, i already have a pair of chacos...
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Maybe we could all go to a matinee movie one day if it rains! Is anything good playing?
I still want to see The Strangers, Prince Caspian, Mister Lonely, The Visitor, and possibly others.
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If you people seriously spend two hours of your time on vacation in another country watching a wide release motion picture, I will fucking cry.
Seriously. Prince Caspian won't suck any less in Kanuckistan. Just watch it when you get home.
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Hey Jon, how about you try to not be a prick most of the time? It's quite pleasant.
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no, i'm with jon on this one. i'd rather not go see a movie while i'm on vacation... i'd rather do things that i can't just do at home.
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That's not what I have a problem with, it's the way he said it. You turned down the idea politely and he was just condescending about it.
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I am fine with a matinee, but then again, my travel costs are about $30 and my lodging costs are nill. Thanks for coming to me, guys.
I will probably throw into a bag whatever t-shirts I have clean at the time and a razor or something. And maybe a cookbook. And probably my laptop. Maybe a bottle of whiskey. Perhaps a rolling pin.
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It is really good that we're going to Canada, because I am positive that James actually would get thrown into a deep dark prison basement if he tried to get through customs packing like that.
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i have pearl! let's trade our pokemons! o/
\o heck yes! I need a Cranidos
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I would like to be able to communicate with the people i am rooming with, especially since I am coming in sometime on Friday by my lonesome. So would at least Linds (I already talked to Liz, her phone aint gonna work up there) pm me their number? Or visa-versa, I don't really care.
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That made me laugh. He'd get the weirdest looks at customs.
I don't mind a matinee if it's raining. The Visitors looks really good.
On it Jon!
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I've got the same problem as Cernunnos, perhaps I could pm my number to someone who's going out to breakfast friday morning so I know where you guys are gonna be when i get there.
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we can still go to the zoo if it rains! it really is sunny far more often than it's rainy, and from what i recall a good portion of their exhibits are indoors anyway. and really cool.
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But I wanna go to the IIIIIIIIIISlands.
</whine>
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The world ends at 2012 anyways.
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That made me laugh. He'd get the weirdest looks at customs.
My grandmother used to fly internationally with a suitcase full of pots, pans, and knives. My grandfather's mother had sub-par cookware, and my grandmother cooked when they visited them, so she brought her own whenever they visited.
Just imagine a very kind old lady who can always get a deal on something when shopping and knows everyone in the neighborhood trying to explain a half dozen knives in her luggage.
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I broke a tire lever trying to replace a tire on my bike. It also hurt my hand fucking hardcore.
I'll go see Iron Man if it rains and I'm not working/drunk in a ditch. The latter is looking more and more appealing as this week goes on. Shit, is it only Monday? Man...
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i can't believe tommy spends his free time keeping track of inane things like my post count.
everything about you is so weird.
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To be fair, it is posted right
under over (dur) your picture/avatar/whatever you call it.
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You have an interesting concept of "under."
god it feels good to be a dick sometimes.
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Just as long as it's not all the time, Joe.
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oh goddamnit.
ugh i am stupid.
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Duuuudes Tronnocon starts tomorrow.
I am so psyched.
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Yeah, sure. You're not spending the weekend in a boring-assed town. =P
I suppose I could always go to a movie.
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I leave tomorrowwwwwwww! Spend the night at Edith's, we pick up Liz freakishly early, start our drive with a pit stop in Michigan, and then Tronnoooooo! Wooo!
I need to finish packing tonight.
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5:20 a.m.! I will probably be completely incoherent so you won't even notice me.
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Fortunately, I believe that is how James likes his women.
Yusssss...
Jens, I cannot make any promises. James might have some sort of animal magnetism that women cannot resist.
(tee hee)
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Why do I see Bryan and Jens appearing out of nowhere if you hook up with James. I say the three should duel.
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Dude, that would be amazing.
Hey James, how about, uh, you and me... yeah.
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Why do I see Bryan and Jens appearing out of nowhere if you hook up with James. I say the three should duel.
Man, a guy makes one somewhat ill-advised dirty Harry Potter joke over Skype and suddenly people think he wants to stalk her and duel potential suitors.
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That was so funny. SO funny.
Besides, you know you totally want me. I mean really, who doesn't?
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James might have some sort of animal magnetism that women cannot resist.
"might"? (http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/6646/n122604095345663421211eu8.jpg)
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I'd like to not get home from work at 10:30. In the evening.
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Why do I see Bryan and Jens appearing out of nowhere if you hook up with James. I say the three should duel.
Man, a guy makes one somewhat ill-advised dirty Harry Potter joke over Skype and suddenly people think he wants to stalk her and duel potential suitors.
Man, I wasn't even there for that or aware of it. I was thinking with pistols or swords or something, not magic.
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Fortunately, I believe that is how James likes his women.
Yes.
James might have some sort of animal magnetism that women cannot resist.
Yes.
I say the three should duel.
Yes.
Hey James, how about, uh, you and me... yeah.
Yes.
"might"? (http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/6646/n122604095345663421211eu8.jpg)
Yes.
pistols
Yes.
swords
Yes.
magic
Yes.
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So, I traded my 4-12 shift Thursday evening to someone else, is there anything going on Thursday night/should I come in then?
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K. Apparently I am arriving 5:30 PM Thursday. I still have made no arrangements as to where to sleep. What is the bed status?
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i like my shoes. i can wear them for more than a few hours without my feet hurting. the same cannot be said about my other shoes.
Do an entire summer's worth of closing shifts at McDonald's wearing socks and Chuck Taylors without complaining and then you may speak freely. Until then, I'm calling Whine One One and the cops will make you wear pretty shoes.
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Are you complaining that Chucks are uncomfortable or something? I don't get it.
I made it a condition of my employment -in a job that requires a lot of walking- that I'd dress relatively neat and tidy except for my Chucks.
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James, I will be there. That is reason enough to arrive.
And Tyler, there might be an open bed or two in the hostel, but that's not available until Friday night. So you might end up crashing with us in Tommy's hotel room Thursday night. I am not entirely sure.
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if you stay in tommy's hotel room with us it'll be three people per bed, unless someone wants to sleep on the floor.
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Tommy thinks his room will probably have a couch. Plus floorspace, yeah.
ALSO- It is time for me to leave for my bus, so the Tronnocon journey shall commence!
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I am ok with sleeping with Tommy. It is the inevitable progression each of us has been heading towards. Though it should be warned that everyone else will probably get canceraids as a result.
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Eed and Linds, my bus is running about and hour and fifteen minutes late. This means I might miss my connection in Chicago tonight at midnight, and the next bus from Chicago to Ft. Wayne is at eight in the morning and won't arrive until 5 pm. Otherwise, if I miss my connection, I can catch the train to South Bend at 8:45 and be there by 12:05 p.m. Hopefully we will try make up time on the way to Chicago, though, and I will catch my connection and none of this will matter.
If I miss it I will give you a call, Eed. Keep your fingers crossed that I don't.
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I am ok with sleeping with Tommy. It is the inevitable progression each of us has been heading towards. Though it should be warned that everyone else will probably get canceraids as a result.
I gave it to him in England last month. You have no chance to survive make your snoggings.
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Eed and Linds, my bus is running about and hour and fifteen minutes late. This means I might miss my connection in Chicago tonight at midnight, and the next bus from Chicago to Ft. Wayne is at eight in the morning and won't arrive until 5 pm. Otherwise, if I miss my connection, I can catch the train to South Bend at 8:45 and be there by 12:05 p.m. Hopefully we will try make up time on the way to Chicago, though, and I will catch my connection and none of this will matter.
If I miss it I will give you a call, Eed. Keep your fingers crossed that I don't.
My fingers are crossed.
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I'm sitting in an Internet cafe in Toronto at the moment. If my sense of direction is still accurate it's a few blocks west of the hotel. The plan is to wander the streets of this city for the next few hours until I know Tommy's flight comes in.
Good God this is awesome.
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IS IT EVERYTHING YOU THOUGHT IT WOULD BE AND MORE
also i will gladly sleep on the floor/couch/johnny's makeshift bed thing if it means putting tommy and tyler together in the same bed. it's not like these opportunities present themselves every day.
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Eed and Linds, my bus is running about and hour and fifteen minutes late. This means I might miss my connection in Chicago tonight at midnight, and the next bus from Chicago to Ft. Wayne is at eight in the morning and won't arrive until 5 pm. Otherwise, if I miss my connection, I can catch the train to South Bend at 8:45 and be there by 12:05 p.m. Hopefully we will try make up time on the way to Chicago, though, and I will catch my connection and none of this will matter.
If I miss it I will give you a call, Eed. Keep your fingers crossed that I don't.
My fingers are crossed.
fingerscrossedfingerscrossedfingerscrossedfingerscrossedfingerscrossedfingerscrossed
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Okay, so I don't know if Liz will read this before morning, and she never gave me her phone number so I can't call her. If anyone else has it and can get it to me, please do. If you talk to her but can't get it to me, send her this message:
Mike isn't flying to Detroit anymore; they need him to work after all so they revoked his vacation and reimbursed him for the plane ticket, so we don't have to go through Detroit which is better if we do have to meet the train.
If we do have to meet the train, we might as well meet it closer to Chicago than to South Bend, giving us an earlier start, but I need to talk to her so we can work out where is best.
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I AM SO ENVIOUS OF ALL YOU CUNTS
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COME TO LUNCHYCON INSTEAD, IT IS STILL ABOUT 36 HOURS AWAY
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Depending on how I feel after working 10PM-6AM tonight, I may be coming in tomorrow, else I'll meet y'all for breakfast on Friday.
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I don't leave until 6:40 tomorrow...
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See you all on friday!
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tommy, we had vague plans to meet up before tronnocon and go to that sun city girls tribute show, and you never got back to me with the info.
i am disappointed in you.
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It was because you are a quitter and are not coming to Toronto.
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james, we've discussed this already, i unfortunately have exams during tronnocon. :cry:
that doesn't make me a quitter.
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Man, I just got home from work. This is some sick shit. Everybody shows up, and I get to work my weekend away. Huge house party at Mike's place while he is away!
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I am all fuckshits of tired right now. I will probably see you Friday morning. When/where for breakfast?
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This is Linds on Eed's account!
About breakfast, not sure, because as Eed, Liz, and I haven't really slept for more than a few one hour naps on the road in the past...36 hours or so, I don't know who'll be there for breakfast exactly. And I don't remember where they said they were meeting.
Also! Tommy, if I can't get a hold of you for some reason, Liz and I are eating with Edith at Mike's as we wait for Yelley and Jason to arrive. So one of two things will happen after that: 1) We will stay here until it's time to pick up Mike or 2) when Jason and Yelley arrive, we might do something different. I'll try to call you after dinner/when J+Y arrive so you know what's up.
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Sorry Anna, my flight was delayed by a whole evening. Come and say hello if you get the chance.
so did you end up missing sun city girls cause of that?
also, how long are you staying?
because if you're just there for the duration of tronnocon, i will not get to meet you and hear your funny british accent.
sigh.
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We are hanging out at Mike's place while he is at work and it is pretty awesome. Eed is making us delicious food that we will enjoy later.
Tommy and Johnny, if you read this soon you are still welcome to join us. You know you want to.
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So um like where are we going to meet up what is going down uh yeah I will just call the peoples whose numbers I have towards noon or something if no one is planning on breakfast.
I have baked some bread and cookies to bring.
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So yeah, all of you at tronno have fun! Best wishes!
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10am, Over Easy, 208 Bloor West; a block east of St. George subway station. Rrrrrr.
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Johnny is not international, I am Canadian.
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(I will see you there)
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Alrighty, just bought my Greyhound ticket because Kat was confirmed to not be able to get the night off. She will still be joining us late Friday night though.
I'll be showing up at 1:45pm and I'll probably be heading straight to the Hostel to check in. I'll send a text out when I get there.
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208 Bloor West
(http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/2439/whatwrongvz9.jpg)
What is wrong with this satellite image?
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Shot from the satellite that was looking to the left, and one that was looking to the right. Merged. :)
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Alright, because I'm a stupid bastard classy son of a bitch who put all of his jeans in the wash this morning, I will be arriving in Toronto wearing pajama pants.
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Hey, it's cool, currently Lunchycon consists of two hot girls in pyjamas. Pyjamas are the way!
So hey, it sounds like to Tronnoers are having too much fun to update us any more. Or they all got food poisoning and died. I'm gonna say that's the case.
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lunchy, do you actually expect them to post while they're partying it up in tronno?
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Dude, I am in Tronno right now. We are resting after a day of shopping and trying to figure out where we want to go for supper tonight.
Also, I bought fake designer sunglasses. They are rad.
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Hey liz, if you're still on, be sure and keep Yelley & Jason updated on what you guys do for dinner - they want to hang out.
You probably already know this, but she sent me a text when I was getting ready to nap so I figured I'd let you know.
What time are we leaving for the islands tomorrow and where are we meeting to do that? Anyone know?
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i am updated ^_^
tronnocon will be the death of me! the death!
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They are sitting with us at the hostel right now, so they should be pretty in the loop. Yelley is on the computer and Jason is reading Ayn Rand.
We will discuss plans for the islands tonight and get back to you on it, I think.
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yelley, do you have a spare inhaler and can you give it to me tomorrow when I see you again or give it to Katie & Mai when they head back this way?
I'm wheezing again
:(
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lunchy, do you actually expect them to post while they're partying it up in tronno?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
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Dude, I am in Tronno right now. We are resting after a day of shopping and trying to figure out where we want to go for supper tonight.
Also, I bought fake designer sunglasses. They are rad.
oh man i am jealous on many levels.
i miss tronno, i want to meet a whole bunch of you people, and i just realized it's been ages since i've done any actual shopping.
blah.
and james, shut it, i've underestimated the geekiness of everyone at tronnocon.
<3
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yelley, do you have a spare inhaler and can you give it to me tomorrow when I see you again or give it to Katie & Mai when they head back this way?
I'm wheezing again
:(
She has a spare but says that there is a possibility that she may use her one up and need the other one back but you can have it for now.
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Most of the group is sitting in the Hostel hanging around in the computer room playing on the internet.
I can't decide what level of hilarity this is.
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sounds like i'm not missing out on much then...
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But it's in preparation for dinner and after a long day of wandering around China Town!
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But it's in preparation for dinner and after a long day of wandering around China Town!
and i'm back to being jealous once again.
china town is awesome.
tommy you still haven't told me how long you're actually staying in tronno.
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Also Elliot Brood was fucking sweet. Sucks to be all of you who weren't at that show. Great fucking show. Thanks Johnny.
Please remember, though, that if Johnny C ever offers you earplugs you should makeout with him take him up on the offer.
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I kind of wish I was in the hostel instead of a ways a way but then again the $100 I save by staying with family means I'm OK with spending so much money on food, clothes, and music so far.
That is probably a week rationalization but whatever.
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Anybody know what time we're meeting up to go to the iiiiiislands today?
The sunshine is gorgeous. Good job planning the weather, Tommy.
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Tommy said eleven or so.
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James, you should give me fifty of those dollars you are saving by not staying at the hostel so I can buy that dress.
C'mon, you know you want to.
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Woo, Mike told us how to use the TTC so we'll be there right about 11 if we don't get lost. If we get lost I suppose we'll see you a bit later. Or never.
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Bring your umbrellas. We'll be fine. Also, if they don't cost too much we need to rent at least 2 of those 4-wheeled bicycle things. And have races.
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the drunk people posting as you forgot to answer my question
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Cuz you are creepy. Jeez.
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if i were truly creepy, i would miss my exams for the sake of secretly returning to toronto and stalking all of you.
duh.
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Sorry, too much alcohol in system to come up with snappy reply. Will try again tomorrow.
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Ok, tonight truly confirmed that I actually get along with a majority of people that came to Tronnocon. It came as a kind of surprise really, but it's a very pleasant surprise.
I'm totally not drunk, except I am.
Pictures when i get back to a PC with photoshop.
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for the zoo tomorrow... i will be driving and steve/kat will be driving. i have 3 empty seats in my car and kat and steve have one. meet at the hostel if you want to ride with us.
also... http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2157938&l=f1071&id=5603256
more pictures coming soon, i'm sure.
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That is because he is. He and Liz straight up told me they were plotting to kill me before i even got here. So far they have failed. But really, i have a feeling Tommy would have a difficult time killing anything, like, physically. Lord knows I gave him plenty of chances.
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I don't even know how to begin summarizing what had happened last night except that now every time I take a step with my left leg my ankle feels kinda hurty. Tronnocon is so awesome.
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I got some great pictures last night but I probably won't be upping them till I get back to NY.
It was especially great when Julia came down to lecture us on keeping quiet for the neighbors and then joined in the very loud drunken sing alongs.
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This has been so much fun! I am sad to be leaving you all early. To reiterate Ackblom's earlier comment, everyone was really cool. So great.
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Can anyone contact either Katie or MaiAda?
I tried both of their phones and also Mike's but nobody seems to be available.
i think mai tried to call me this morning... i had a missed call from north carolina and i don't know anyone else from north carolina. unfortunately i was still mostly unconscious at the time...
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Can anyone contact either Katie or MaiAda?
I tried both of their phones and also Mike's but nobody seems to be available.
i think mai tried to call me this morning... i had a missed call from north carolina and i don't know anyone else from north carolina. unfortunately i was still mostly unconscious at the time...
Pfft. I tried calling you yesterday to see how everything was going and you didn't answer.
(though I am a 413 number, not North Carolina)
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yeah, i fished the phone out of my bag just as it went to voicemail. sorry, kiddo ^_^
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Jon, I'm so sad that you're going already.
This. I tried to tell Jon in person but it just came out as something between a croak and a death rattle.
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yeah, i fished the phone out of my bag just as it went to voicemail. sorry, kiddo ^_^
Could've called back, jerkface. =P
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Last night was so much. For the sober/mostly sober people that took the subway back, I hope usnot sober people didn't embarass the shit out of you.
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Can anyone contact either Katie or MaiAda?
I tried both of their phones and also Mike's but nobody seems to be available.
i think mai tried to call me this morning... i had a missed call from north carolina and i don't know anyone else from north carolina. unfortunately i was still mostly unconscious at the time...
Sup motherfucks. I think driving will be alright, if I am not too fucked up still to do it. We will call with someone's phone when we get closer to leaving. Oh, and we located Eed's phone. I am not sure if we have it back yet, though.
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This trip has been quite excellent so far.
Also, an apology to the people annoyed by my snoring:
A Bloo Bloo Bloo
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Also I drank lots and then took two drugs that told me not to take them with alcohol. Someone needs to take on the task of keeping me awake in my drug-induced stupor today.
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penispenispenispenispenis
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Phil is going to die before the weekend is out by my very hands. Dude snores like a moderately large power tool, or a relatively small volcano.
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Could've called back, jerkface. =P
no way, dude. international roaming is expensive. text me if you want to talk.
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penispenispenispenispenis
Someone is committing hijinks!
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Call Mike or Eed. Mai has a phone, too, but I dunno if it's on right now.
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Yeah, my phone was just off, so that the alarm wouldn't wake me up. Then i forgot to turn it on. Durr.
Also, I'm glad that everybody came over; that was good times.
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Falling asleep to the sound of drunken Queen was pretty fun. I was laughing even as I passed out.
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Last night was so much. For the sober/mostly sober people that took the subway back, I hope us not sober people didn't embarass the shit out of you.
I think that was the funniest commute I've had in quite some time. I'm sorry if I was being hella mothering but I think it was for Johnny and Tyler's own good, hahaha. I cannot wait to see those pictures though, Linds. I think I'll see you dudes tonight for a bye bye dinner, but I can't stay long because I've got work at 9am tomorrow.
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Guys just thought I'd let you know i got back home safely. This was so much fucking fun. You were all lovely. Hopefully next time i will be able to stay longer.
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eed/mike i tried to clean up more before we all left, but i didn't know where to put things and the dishwasher was packed. i hope we didn't leave the place too trashed...
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Pictures! Mostly of drunken people, so the best kind really.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27891252@N02/
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eed/mike i tried to clean up more before we all left, but i didn't know where to put things and the dishwasher was packed. i hope we didn't leave the place too trashed...
Actually, it was a joy to come down this morning and actually be able to cook. I appreciate it so much!
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I think that was the funniest commute I've had in quite some time. I'm sorry if I was being hella mothering but I think it was for Johnny and Tyler's own good, hahaha. I cannot wait to see those pictures though, Linds. I think I'll see you dudes tonight for a bye bye dinner, but I can't stay long because I've got work at 9am tomorrow.
You missed what happened after you left us, but maybe they told you at dinner. I will post the commute pics when I get home to my lappy. My favorite is the one of Tyler and Johnny on the bus.
I'm going to miss you guys.
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things i am impressed by.
-the number of people that actually came to tronno
-the number of times we managed to get everyone together doing the same activity
-tommy's magical hair and its ability to stay in the same configuration no matter what happens during the day
-i liked all of you. i really expected there to be one or two that annoyed me a bit, but everyone was awesome
my favourite part was definitely the acapella karaoke. i was sad that mike's tv was broken and karaoke was called off; good job on everyone for making up for it. especially tyler and phil... you guys know a lot of songs. and julia for coming downstairs to shut us all up, but joining in instead.
srsly guys. good idea, or BEST IDEA? next year...?
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Next year I vote for a Boston-con, simply 'cause New York is more expensive, disliked by some of you, and farther away for many of you.
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-i liked all of you. i really expected there to be one or two that annoyed me a bit, but everyone was awesome
[drama]Who did you expect not to like?
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Ooh! Ooh! I think I know one! Can't for the life of me fathom a second potential candidate, though.
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Me, of course. Dayum.
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it was tommy. duh. no, not really. i didn't have anyone in particular in mind, i just figured that statistically speaking there would be someone whose company i wouldn't enjoy.
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also, eugene i think boston is one of the options. we talked about it a bit and though i think he was joking at the time, tommy had a good idea about planning the next meetup. once i am home and not boarding from my cell phone i will discuss it in gabbly and perhaps start a thread about it. never too early to plan, right? i am hoping for an even better turnout next year!
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I'd like to think my reasons for getting behind a Boston-con would be totally obvious.
It wouldn't be my top choice, though. With airline prices steadily on the rise, I'd be concerned with Boston turnout. Some obvious folks like myself, Rachel and Shane would be pretty much definite, but I can't imagine we'd see much of any of the further out forumites that are under twenty-five, as it might fall out of their potential price range (As it stands, people like Bryan, Jordan, Ruyi or Yelley would have to drop like $400 for a flight or spend three days each way on a bus. I really don't think any of the forumites out on the west coast would be able to attend (As evidenced by the complete lack of any of them attending Tronnocon).
I think Chicago is probably the optimal destination. It's closer to the west coast, while still being easily accessible for most East coasties (Didn't half the Tronnocon attendies drive through Chicago on their way anyway?). Meanwhile, any Europeans who'd be going at all (I.E.: Tommy) would probably be able to afford the extra distance on a plane. You're also dropping a hundred bucks or so off airfare for any west coasters and putting it in a central location for most of the US residents. Aside from that, there's a higher contingent of east coast adults than west coast adults on this forum. Most of the west coasters are college students who really can't afford to get all that far out, whereas a pretty large contingent of east coasters are at a point in their life where they can afford to make a further trip than some others.
For that matter, even if we wrote off the west coasters, NYC would be a much more practical venue for a meetup. Shane's actually closer to NYC than Boston and both Rachel and I can readily afford a trip out to NYC at the drop of a hat. Meanwhile, Phil, Eugene and Tyler are all routinely out in NYC and there are tons of cheap bus services (Boltbus, Megabus) that service NYC for cheap that more of the close forumites could hit up.
Further down, but also a good point for consideration would be DC. Those of us in the Northeast can get there on the cheap (BoltBus has a charter from Boston to NYC and from NYC to DC) and a few high quality forumites live a short drive from there. It's also not a bad distance for the Great Lakes forumites like Eed, Joe, Linds or Cerny.
As much as I'd love not actually having to take any time off work and not having to book any accommodations to make it, Boston is just horribly impractical for a large scale forumite gathering, in my mind. Most forumites are more than welcome to couch surf at my apartment on any given weekend that I'm home, but anything large scale would a pretty monumental production compared to others.
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I have so many goddamn pictures to resize/edit before uploading them to Facebook.
This trip was fucking epic.
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Jon, you make a great point and I agree with you except on one count. New York is expensive as balls. Any potential savings on airfare/other transportation would be squandered on decent lodging.
A Google search reveals information new to me- New York does indeed have hostels, but they are all on the North side of town and a good half hour to forty minutes from anywhere we'd be hanging out (anything south of 14th St. is a good call, generally).
Chicago seems to be the best option, and has the added benefit of being a place I've wanted to visit for a while now.
Discuss.
P.S. Facebook resizes them for you dude.
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... complete lack of west coast forumites at tronnocon? weird. i could have sworn that jason and i were there...
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I'm not sure I'd count you guys. You've only been in California for, what, three months? You'd pretty much completely set the plan for Tronno well before actually moving out there, as I recall.
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I like the idea of Chicagocon '09. And I do have some reason.
There are two, yes, I said TWO Baseball teams. If we plan this correctly, we could see them play each other in the crosstown classic. And they are almost always awesome games.... 9 runs in 1 inning.
The L is a pretty solid transportation system.
They have some awesome restaurants all across the city.
Joe Hocking is there, and we can harass him, and bunk at his apartment. Nothing personal Joe
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Joe Hocking is there, and we can harass him, and bunk at his apartment. Nothing personal Joe
Actually, there's a distinct possibility that by the end of June next year I'll have moved again. If there's anything that any other longtime forumites would have noticed about me, it's that I move a lot.
Definitely not that I'm old or make lame jokes or anything. The only noteworthy thing about me is that I move a lot.
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sanfranciscocon.
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thanks jon. good to know that i don't count. (phone has no option to edit posts, hence the double posting)
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I can go to San Francisco! I will probably have my license by then! Not that I'd drive into there anyway.
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I'd like to think my reasons for getting behind a Boston-con would be totally obvious.
It wouldn't be my top choice, though. With airline prices steadily on the rise, I'd be concerned with Boston turnout. Some obvious folks like myself, Rachel and Shane would be pretty much definite, but I can't imagine we'd see much of any of the further out forumites that are under twenty-five, as it might fall out of their potential price range (As it stands, people like Bryan, Jordan, Ruyi or Yelley would have to drop like $400 for a flight or spend three days each way on a bus. I really don't think any of the forumites out on the west coast would be able to attend (As evidenced by the complete lack of any of them attending Tronnocon).
I almost certainly would have gone if it were anywhere within the US, even Boston or NYC. The reason why having it in Canada made it impractical for me to come was because A) I don't have a passport, and wasn't in a position where I could get one easily, and B) the international status of the flight made tickets about 200 dollars more expensive. Even though Toronto is closer to the West Coast than New York, plane tickets to NYC were nearly half as expensive.
However, I also have some money saved up already because I worked basically all through high school, and I realize not everyone has that luxury. But still, on a personal level the distance/cost difference between Chicago and Boston is negligible for me. The reason I prefer Chicago to other locations in the Eastern US previously mentioned is purely for the convenience of other people. Plus, I've been to DC in the summer and it's a fucking bitch.
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Putting my greedy reasons for wanting the next meetup to be DC aside, I think Chicago is a good choice as well. And I don't know about Chicago heat, but I can personally testify that if the weekend is humid in DC, we would be kinda fucked. Plus, going to Chicago means going to new places and such, which is always fun.
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Who took the picture of MaiAda pointing at the ginormous pig while a bunch of people were standing around gawping? Because I saw whoever it was take that photo but I really really want to see how it turned out.
Also, damn that was a lot of driving. If next year is in Chicago and I still live here at that time, someone should pick me up on the way.
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Well, I was planning on getting rid of some red eye, but Kat got bored of doing it while I was at work and I am lazy, so most of them were just uploaded as is.
Some of these are amazing pictures. Especially of the drinking over at Mike's.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=57460&l=b4b55&id=595540534
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Holy shit that Scrabble board's the best thing I've ever seen. Good job, guys.
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HEY GUYS MY PHONE WORKS NOW
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Wait wait wait wait wait wait wait.... wait. Your name is Stephen King?
Anyway guys, just got back in town about an hour ago, delays in new york turned a 2 hour layover into a 3 and a half one. I really really need sleep in my own effin bed, just ate the first food I've had since Niagara yesterday. Which by the way was awesome, I didn't really expect much, but I was so impressed that I couldn't resist riding a Maid of the Mist. Also, what the shit is up with the Canadian side of the Falls? Felt like I had walked into Disney World on steroids.
This whole trip was awesome guys, I really enjoyed meeting all of you even though the bus ride there and back was hellish beyond what I thought imaginable, totally worth it.
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(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t308/muccapirata/dalailamahivemind.jpg)
alternatively:
(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t308/muccapirata/Americathebeautiful.jpg)
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Holy shit MaiAda, that's so well done.
I think Hivemind should be one word though. Still, I would buy and wear both of those t-shirts.
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I think Hivemind should be one word though.
i changed it just for you ;)
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Photossssss! (http://www.facebook.com/photos.php?id=21400308#/album.php?aid=2172189&id=21400308) There aren't very many. And yes, the blurry ones were from our drunken journey back to the hostel, but that's because my camera is kind of a douche.
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Wait wait wait wait wait wait wait.... wait. Your name is Stephen King?
Anyway guys, just got back in town about an hour ago, delays in new york turned a 2 hour layover into a 3 and a half one. I really really need sleep in my own effin bed, just ate the first food I've had since Niagara yesterday. Which by the way was awesome, I didn't really expect much, but I was so impressed that I couldn't resist riding a Maid of the Mist. Also, what the shit is up with the Canadian side of the Falls? Felt like I had walked into Disney World on steroids.
This whole trip was awesome guys, I really enjoyed meeting all of you even though the bus ride there and back was hellish beyond what I thought imaginable, totally worth it.
Indeed it is! I'm not sure if it was a cruel practical joke because I was an oops baby or if I should blame it on all the drugs she was on at the time of labor. It also doesn't help any that I'm a huge fan and have a bookcase dedicated solely to my collection of Hardcover and Paperback books.
Glad to hear you went and saw the Falls! Niagara Falls is a lot like all the other great wonders like Mt. Rushmore and the Grand Canyon or a great classic painting. Photos simply can't possibly convey how amazing it is.
Glad to hear you made it home safely!
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i changed it just for you ;)
oh my god it's beautiful
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Photossssss! (http://www.facebook.com/photos.php?id=21400308#/album.php?aid=2172189&id=21400308) There aren't very many. And yes, the blurry ones were from our drunken journey back to the hostel, but that's because my camera is kind of a douche.
I cannot see them, because I am not your facebook friend. wah whine wah wah
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YES!!!
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Look at me, I'm in no pictures!
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I have a picture of you in my heart. You are putting up with me while I am drunk. It is not a flattering picture of me but it comes across that you are pretty rad.
Dudes, he is pretty rad.
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it's true. he is pretty rad. even though he has cats of doooooooom.
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I have no idea how I took so many pictures at your place Mike, but yet managed to not get a single picture of you or Edith.
It makes me a little sad, like I just found out I missed a rare Pokemon.
Oh dear lord that even hurt my brain.
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I didn't get pictures of quite a few people and I don't know how I did that. But I am awaiting Tommy's photos still, because those seem like they will be pretty epic.
I cannot see them, because I am not your facebook friend. wah whine wah wah
You can add me or pm me for my photobucket link/password. But really, there aren't many. I think most are from the ferry to the islands and the journey home from Mike's. Like this one:
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/andthentherewaslindsey/Tronnocon/0529.jpg)
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Man that was a sweet night.
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Joe Hocking is there, and we can harass him, and bunk at his apartment. Nothing personal Joe
Been there, done that. I win.
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Joe Hocking
Been there, done that. I win.
Jealous
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Every time I see a picture of Johnny in that shirt, I think it says "Veep" and I wonder when it was that Shane sold out.
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Jealous
Man, you should be. We went out for breakfast. I slept on his couch. We conversed.
It put Tronnocon to shame.
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I was counting the posts until someone pointed that out. Thank you, Jens.
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I keep seeing you gorram people all around my campus.
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Excellent new page.
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You probably don't see my dopplegangers, James. No one ever looks like me. I don't even have any sort of vague celebrity look-alike.
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oh yeah, i keep forgetting to mention how glad i am that tronnocon didn't turn out to be tommy and a bunch of balloons. so i thought i'd mention that now.
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Balloons with faces drawn on?
That is, frighteningly, one that I had actually thought of myself. Thanks for being inside my head and creeping me out!
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I feel bad for anybody who looks like me.
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That is, frighteningly, one that I had actually thought of myself. Thanks for being inside my head and creeping me out!
katie, i am pretty sure that you were part of this gabbly conversation.
(but maybe not. in that case carry on with being creeped out :))
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Every time I see a picture of Johnny in that shirt, I think it says "Veep" and I wonder when it was that Shane sold out.
I'm definitely getting a "VEEP IT REAL" shirt made up now. Merchwhoring my terrible noise music to no extent!
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Guys, this is a bummer. I was random article surfing on wikipedia and I found this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TransformersCon
how could we have missed this?!
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Yeah I'm not too disappointed.
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I always forget that sarcasm doesn't translate into text very well.
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whoah Whoah WHOAH
You didn't want to go to TransformersCon???
:-o
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I don't know who's being serious here and who's not, but if you don't want to attend TransformersCon then you are no friend of mine.
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I would've gone, but wouldn't have gone out of my way to go. Got it?
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adam i guess we are not friends. :(
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Yelleylove, you want to go to TransformersCon, you just don't know it yet.
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adam m'dear...no. i really don't.
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Guys, here it is.
The Picture.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3290/2625233366_4107f94ec5.jpg?v=0)
Please also take a look at the larger size (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3290/2625233366_4107f94ec5_b.jpg) to fully appreciate the awesomeness that is Tommy's facial expression.
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wow. just wow.
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awesome picture.
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That is all kinds of amazing.
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TIE UP YOUR SHOESLACES!
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I can't believe they let tommy in the country with a giant strangling hook.
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No no no, they LET him have one when he came in the country.
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Not "LET" but "GAVE." He's special.
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Great fuck, I wish I were not poor. I'd have loved to have seen a duo so perfect for the pursuit of shenanigans as Johnny and Tommy. Even their names sound like they were made for each other.
Guys basically I am telling you to breed immediately.
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Start saving your money and come to Chicago next summer. There will be plenty of antics to be beheld.
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Guys basically I am telling you to breed immediately.
johnny has already been claimed by tyler.
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They will have beautiful children.
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Start saving your money and come to Chicago next summer. There will be plenty of antics to be beheld.
I don't know if the Facebook group thing has changed at all, but if there does wind up being a con in San Fran, I am all over that like Michael Jackson on an all-male boarding school.
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We're not sure right now what the plan on it is. I sent one of the mods a PM about unlocking the other thread briefly so I could update some details that have arisen, but no go.
As it stands, yelley can only make one meet, and it's going to be Chicago. Considering she was the only forumite who had committed to going that was that far north, there's been talk of moving it south to maybe San Diego or Las Vegas (Phoenix has also been brought up, though summarily dismissed).
Any suggestions from West coast area forumites on how far they're willing to travel and what the odds of them being able to make it are would be appreciated. Given, I can only plan out so much of this end as I've got Boston to plan and I know all of jack and shit about that region and won't be attending. A volunteer from the area to help me plan who can definitely make a meet would be awesome. I figure yelley and I could add them as an admin to the Facebook group.
We've pretty much nailed the pre-meets down as either the second or third weekend of January, so it would be during college break, but after the holidays. Chicago is also effectively iron cast as August, as the majority of interested parties seem to be most interested in August.
P.S.: It looks like we've nailed down Boston as being the weekend of January 16 through 18. Jimmy's probably coming into town on the fourteenth via teleoprtation and Gemm is going to be trying to make it too. We should also have an Eed.
In other words, our meetup is going to be pretty effectively bitching, as it will have international flavor. We'll have English and Australian attendees and maybe Eed can be convinced to drag Canadian Mike along.
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i just want to say that throwing your meet-up in las vegas would be totally bitching, although ideally everyone should be 21+
upside: there's so much to do out there, even if you don't gamble/drink
downside: costs big money
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Boston is pretty well out for me, I think, as airfare isn't the cheapest. I could fly to Florida for less than I could get to Boston over winter break. However, if the west coast one is moved to Vegas I might be able to go. There's a discount airline that runs from Fargo to Vegas for pretty cheap, anywhere from $100 to $300.
So if I forsee myself having enough money at the time, and that meet-up is set before I go back to school on the 12th, I will try my best to make it.
Also I turn 21 on the 8th of January.
Fuckin' Vegas.
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i fully support the idea of a vegas meet... but it can't be for a few years. not everyone is 21 yet. (read: not everyone that yelley would like to go to vegas with is 21 yet.)
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i know whenever people post things like this it's really annoying and kind of pointless but i'm not making any commitments as of yet because come on it's over a year away and anything could happen. i will say though that there's a very good chance i'll go to the next meetup no matter where it is, if it's post april, because that point i'll be out of school and likely doing absolutely nothing else with my life. personally i'd like to go to chicago because it's just a great city. i'll get back to everyone in 2009 i guess.
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I'm pretty sure I'll make it to Chicago, as it's not that far away and I have friends there, and I'm pretty sure I can make it to Boston if I can find cheap lodgings again.
But the more pressing matter is - where are Tommy's photos?
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still on his laptop. he spent both entire weeks here eating candy and watching 'what not to wear'.
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For the sake of trivial matters, a few of us in Gabbly have calculated the approximate size and weight of the present Boston meetup.
We collectively weigh approximately 1670 pounds and are 51.83 feet (Or 10.91 Hudas) long.
The meetup will be about 18% Jon in weight distribution and 22% of the length.
This study is for purely scientific purposes. I wish to know what we can all stand on at once.
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Anyone tries to stand on me, I'll bite your goddamn ankles.
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Boston/west coast is less than 6 months away. Chicago is in August.
God, Tania, try to keep up. :p
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As Eed said, Boston/West coast is six months away, Chicago is just over a year.
The one that is currently up in the air is the west coast meetup. We need to gauge a relative desired turnout. If I could get a list of people potentially interest, we could try to pin down a central location.
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i'd probably go to a West Coast meet up depending on location/date/my own life schedule.
for simplicity's sake, i am located in Seattle, Washington.
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ah, then i'll be at chicago for sure then, seeing as it's only about a $200 bus ticket from here.
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he didn't eat candy, he did watch 'what not to wear'.
i can go to the west coast meetup for the weekend only... so it would have to be somewhere close to me in order for me to go. san francisco, i could come up on a friday and leave sunday night. southern california... i wouldn't be able to go.
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My bias toward San Francisco is strong, especially since transit in and around the city (both public transit and pedestrianism) is so easy to manage. And it's a 15 minute drive from my dad's house to the BART station in Pleasanton to get there, then only 45 minutes away from there.
Transportation and lodging is pretty easy, too. Hostels out the ass! There's the airport to get in, and there's BART to get around.
Not only that, but Chinatown has the best Chinese food anywhere in the world, Fisherman's Wharf has awesome seafood, and holy shit the Haight-Ashbury District has one of the three best record stores on the face of the planet. It's like the Google of record stores. If Amoeba doesn't have it, it does not exist. Berkeley's right next door, and if I remember right, there's charter buses that can take you down to Santa Cruz. A good walk downtown in either town's downtown area is guaranteed to yield fun times.
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that's why we should just have the big meetup in san francisco ^_^
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I finally uploaded a whole bunch of photos to Flickr and Facebook. I took over 500 photos but I condensed them to 264 of my favourites. Sorry that I am not good at photography. I have a pretty good camera though so occasionally some of the photos came out okay from blind luck. Assorted photos were by other people, namely JC and Liz from my memory.
Here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tommy_dski/sets/72157606129478652/) is the set in my Flickr. The photos here are full sized but it's annoying to browse them frankly.
On Facebook they are split across five folders because there is a sixty photo limit per folder. You should get them here (http://www.facebook.com/photos.php?id=532260047). Otherwise just follow the tags.
There's also a small video I made which is okayish. It can be found on Youtube here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LryglorhmZs). Please click 'Watch in High Quality'!
Finally, thanks to everyone who came and made this worthwhile. Especially to Mike and Edith, who bore the brunt of the logistical organisation out of kindness. Also to Jeph and Cristi for making all this possible in the first place.
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Dammit it all why didn't I go? Why didn't I go?! Dammit.
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yeah really... why didn't you go? you were all about it at the start...
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You missed out. Jeez.
But do not fret! Just join us next summer when The Internet moves all shenanigans to Chicago for a weekend.
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I ran out of cash! I will come along one day!
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Apparently the Children's Museum in Chicago is amazing. And free, some of the time.
Children's Museum.
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children's museums are a good concept, but usually they are not very well taken care of. kids are jerks and a lot of the exhibits get broken and junk. plus they are always full of kids. gross.
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I fucking hate kids.
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Aww, c'mon, they're not that bad. I would totally be up for the children's museum!
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For those of you who weren't in gabbly i just uploaded my tronno pictures to facebook. they can be found here (http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2002561&l=cf442&id=143100220).
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Aww, c'mon, they're not that bad. I would totally be up for the children's museum!
i would be too if it is free. i just don't like paying money to go into a museum only to find that half the stuff is broken. (ann arbor hands on museum, i am talking to you)
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Apparently the Children's Museum in Chicago is amazing. And free, some of the time.
Children's Museum.
You got the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, and the Museum of Science and Industry, and you're excited about the Children's Museum?
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It's the Mecca of the undie rock community.
(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/pilsner888/GregGillisUnderwear.jpg)
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You got the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, and the Museum of Science and Industry, and you're excited about the Children's Museum?
I think art patrons will frown if I run around and poke things and giggle to myself while viewing American Gothic, and I missed out on the one in Amsterdam, so I kinda want to go to this one and see if it is any good.
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New Orleans anyone? That's where it's at. It's not so scary down in the deep south.