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This poll will run for five days.
Oli is coming to Chicago-con and he needs to buy his ticket now before he spends all his birthday money and student loan money on stuff he actually needs. So we need a date, pronto.
Disclaimer: I am not in charge of Chicago-con.
Disclaimer #2: I am not in charge of anything, actually.
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I would prefer the last weekend of the month, both because I'd have that day off and also because if I'm going to the trouble of flying out there, I'm not doing it for just a weekend, and the Red Sox will be in Chicago the weekend after. The Cubs will be at home that weekend too, and I'd love to go to a game at Wrigley.
So yeah, optimally, it'd be best suited for Rachel and I's attendance if it were to be the last weekend of August. I'd be able to fly in on Friday and just take the following week off from work.
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Jon, "Rachel's and my attendance."
There is no such word as "I's."
Fucking pedant, yes I am.
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The last weekend of August would not be good for me, as I will definitely be back in school before then. I am willing to bet that classes for me start on the 24th of August, so I would prefer any of the first three weekend in August. Also I am guessing that at least a few other people will be going back to school at the end of August, and it is just easier to not have to deal with school schedules.
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I'm voting the July 31st beginning date, since it's 4 days after my birthday. Other than that, I have absolutely no preference, since I'll be there regardless.
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i do not care which of the weekends it is, since i don't have school or anything like that. but i think it should be earlier in the month because i was always back at school by august 20th or so. and also by then i think jason will be in school.... so earlier in the month is better.
also, who is in charge of chicagocon?
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Does anyone need to be in charge? I think everyone will just make their own arrangements for places to stay and how to get there and what to do.
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Someone needs to at least vaguely oversee things, otherwise you run a big potential clusterfuck. If you've got six people each keeping track of a handful of unrelated details, shit'll fall apart.
Somebody should be in charge of planning it and it should be someone who is definitely going.
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I think we should just put everything in a thread, like what hostel you are staying at so other people can book rooms, when people are arriving so you can coordinate rides, that sort of thing. Sure, we can name one or two people to "oversee" things but there really isn't anything they can do to be "in charge."
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I would vote not the 7th - 10th
That is the weekend of Lollapalooza. A thing I would wish to go to.
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Although that is the weekend of Wizard World Chicago, which always has really cool people show up.
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I don't know how sure I am that I'll be coming. I might be in exams until the 14th, the weekend before is out for me because there's something else (Hillside) that might be then which takes precedence massively for me. Until the 14th I may be in exams, so I'd be most likely to come if it were after the 14th.
I really don't know where/what I will be in a year, though.
I voted.
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i think jon is right, we need someone to at least oversee the hostel booking. i am assuming that we all want to stay in the same room again, and that needs to be arranged by one person to ensure that we book one whole room. many hostels have 10 or so beds in one room, if you book individually they just throw you in one. also some of the hostels in chicago are huge and will probably fill up fast, i think faster than the ones in toronto, so we will need to book very early, especially if we all want to stay together in one or two rooms. i think our best bet is the HI chicago hostel (http://www.hostelworld.com/availability.php/HIChicago-Chicago-1853), since it is centrally located and has no curfew.
it would also help if we had a couple people to put together a few agendas for the trip, just so we all have a vague idea of what we are doing. we had a vague idea of what we were doing beforehand in tronno and that really helped to get everyone organized and together. even if it is as simple as on this day we will go to the aquarium, on this day we will go shopping on the magnificent mile, on this night we will invade joe hocking's place and have drunken acappella karaoke, etcetera it helps to have a plan.
carpools and rides and stuff.... that can be arranged on your own through PMs and such. but you should know that parking in chicago is a bitch, and not all hostels offer discounted parking, or parking at all. i see nothing on the HI chicago page about parking for cars, only for bicycles. in the past when i have stayed in chicago it cost between 30 and 40 dollars per day to keep my car parked in a garage, with no in and out priveleges so i couldn't even use the car at all. not like you need a car in chicago, but just something to keep in mind when planning your trip.
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The Cubs will be at home that weekend too, and I'd love to go to a game at Wrigley.
The Cubs are at home Aug 25- Sept 2nd, so I'd vote then. Also, I think I will have a nice long weekend.
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i think our best bet is the HI chicago hostel (http://www.hostelworld.com/availability.php/HIChicago-Chicago-1853), since it is centrally located and has no curfew.
I stayed there for the first few days I was in Chicago. It is a pretty nice place for a hostel. There is an all right place to hang out with table tennis and the like, and smaller sitting rooms on all the floors, and the internet is quite expensive (at least in my books, $1 for 10 minutes). It is right in the centre of everything, it's right by all the El stops for folk flying in, and easily worth the moneys to stay in. Also, folk seem quite nice there and it's clean.
I am really unlikely to be going to this, unfortunately, because I will be stone cold broke due to graduating, and more than likely struggling to find work.
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I don't really know that much about Chicago, but when I go down there for shows and such I just park at one of the El stations and ride it into downtown. It's $3.00 for like 11 hours, but I'm not sure how much it is past that.
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Okay so in Gabbly we were debating the merits of hostels versus hotels. Hostels are cheap but a bitch to plan for. Hotels are easier but more expensive.
What we have are yelley's hostel, this hostel (http://www.hostels.com/availability.php/HostelNumber.28254) that is wicked cheap and in a good location, but kinda iffy, and this hotel. (http://www.congressplazahotel.com/index.htm) It is in a great location, relatively cheap for a downtown Chicago hotel, and swanky as hell. Edith and I like it a lot. It is $190 a night for a double room, so split that between four people. Aaand you can add a person for $25 a night, which will actually make the cost per person per night go down, which is awesome. Also they have a lot of double rooms so we could probably get a few next to each other if we wanted to do that.
Thoughts?
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I was all like, oh it's a thread about Chicago, I dont need to read that. OH SHIT I REALLY DO.
Anyway to be honest I don't really mind what dates we pick, because I will just build my holiday around that. So far my vague plan is to appear in America before Chicago-con and road trip around with Sam until we find our way to the rest of the internet. So whatever dates Sam says I AGREE.
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For liz's hotel remember to add about $90/night for taxes.
Also, I just called the HI-Chicago to ask about how it works for groups to stay there if it's just a group of friends, and not like THE GIRL SCOUTS or whatever. Their groups manager should get back with me in a day or 3. I will post what I learn here.
Don't fucking make me be in charge of this shit, people. I am not your chaperone.
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Man, taxes. Why do I always forget about those.
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There is only a small chance I'll still be in Chicago next summer. Any chance we can make this wherever-Joe-moves-to-con?
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Joe. You are running away from us, stop it. We are not going to move this one.
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But if we make it a wherever-Joe-goes-con, then we can't all organized and responsible. You wouldn't want to think of us as immature, right? [/guilttrip]
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Hurry up and decide so we can book Kuma's Corner (http://www.kumas-corner.com/food.html).
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Whatevs you want Sam, I will not be buying my tickets until early next year sometime anyway! So I will just sit back and wait for everyone to sort everything out then fit in with that!
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Hurry up and decide so we can book Kuma's Corner (http://www.kumas-corner.com/food.html).
This is the greatest restaurant ever. If there were one near me I would probably weigh 300 pounds.
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Hurry up and decide so we can book Kuma's Corner (http://www.kumas-corner.com/food.html).
Mm. Kuma's. I think I'll go there for dinner today.
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In all probability, I will still be in Chicago then, so I will have a couch space or two up for grabs when it gets closer to the time. If anyone's pressed for cash and doesn't mind sleeping in my apartment, it's cool with me. I don't think there's any point in assigning it this early, though.
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Guys, I wanna go to this. If there's a Starwood hotel in the Chicago area we'll be in I can help out A LOT...
So... I can get, probably four or so double rooms at a base rate of $79.00+tax. This is staying at the Sheraton Chicago North, at 301 East North Water Street Chicago, Illinois 60611. If we add 2 people per room, we'd probably be looking at 79 to 99 plus tax. Now, I don't think this is too bad at all. Depending on the dates it might be a little bit higher, or not available. Therefore, I'd need to know as far in advance as possible. This is a goddamn Sheraton, which means it's a pretty nice hotel too.
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Damn, that sounds like the best idea I have heard so far, Pants. I will commit, right now, to paying for one room at that price, as soon as we know the dates.
...How can you get that price? Are...are you a hotel wizard?
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Damn, that sounds like the best idea I have heard so far, Pants. I will commit, right now, to paying for one room at that price, as soon as we know the dates.
...How can you get that price? Are...are you a hotel wizard?
They call me hotel wizard, you see
For I make reservations most magically.
No, seriously though. I actually work at a Starwood (sheraton, westin, four points, W) hotel so I get cheap rates on hotel rooms depending on time and location. I know that a Las Vegas westin room is 89.00 if I stay in the room, for friends/family it is 139.00. At the hotel I work at, the rate is 49.00 plus a tax that comes out to 55.01 exactly. Its not a bad price. But its in Phoenix. So, you know, it kinda sucks 6 months out of the year.
Get me dates though and I'll see what I can do about finding the rooms and stuff. There's a lot of hotels in the downtown Chicago area apparently? So if one doesn't work out I can try another.
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He's a hotel wizard
There's got to be a twist
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This is the greatest restaurant ever. If there were one near me I would probably weigh 300 pounds.
We also have to hit up Hot Doug's (http://www.hotdougs.com/). I know quite a few very cool people in Chicago so hopefully they can make some suggestions of fun things to do.
I am pretty set on coming to this but I would prefer it to be late August. Well, whatever. I don't want to mess with other people's plans too much. I don't know if Tania is planning on attending this one but hopefully events will transpire and she'll be able to make it too.
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i am going to try my best to attend but frankly i have no idea what my financial or living situation will be like at that point so i can't make any promises.
no date preference for me.
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If I wind up going to school next year, late august will be kind of shitty. Early would be better for me, but whatever.
Also, I do plan on attending this no matter what.
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I'm telling you guys, just let me know, I may be able to swing 4 or 5 rooms. Thats 20 people at least. Maybe more if anyone wants to be intimate or if they find me as attractive as I find myself when I look in the mirror some days. Anyways, COED ROOMS WOO!
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Hurry up and decide so we can book Kuma's Corner (http://www.kumas-corner.com/food.html).
There's a Fu Manchu burger holy FUCK.
I am hoping to attend. Chicago is after all the land of my ancestors. My grandpa was born there.
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I am pretty set on coming to this but I would prefer it to be late August. Well, whatever. I don't want to mess with other people's plans too much. I don't know if Tania is planning on attending this one but hopefully events will transpire and she'll be able to make it too.
The problem with late August, as already mentioned, is that a good amount of people will probably be headed back to school. How about mid August? Is that good enough for you?
Also, PantsFTW- I like your idea a lot. A lot a lot. Let's make this work.
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So how much for each person for these different places? For Pants' idea, it's 79-99 for each individual?
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No, I think that is for the room. People would split the cost.
Which would be amazing.
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i vote for pantsFTW's hotel.
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Hurry up and decide so we can book Kuma's Corner (http://www.kumas-corner.com/food.html).
There's a Fu Manchu burger holy FUCK.
Holy shit that is the best menu I have ever read I have to eat there.
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Guys, I will more than likely be going to this one, since Chicago is only about 7 hours away by train. I am all about staying at a hostel, unless my friend has a dorm room with a floor I can crash on.
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No, I think that is for the room. People would split the cost.
Which would be amazing.
Great!! I'm all for it then!
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Pants, I'm pretty certain we would all give you oral lovings if you could pull that off.
Kat and I would prefer the first weekend, but any of the weekends other than the last would work for us. Like a large chunk of others she'd be back in classes by that point.
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Same here. Early-to-mid August is best for me. Can't make any promises about my participation, but I'll try.
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Man, now I HAVE to go. All these people are awesome.
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Taylor of course you HAVE to come. I will be there. God.
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So, by the time this rolls around, I'll be 20, just barely not old enough to go out drinking (assuming you all choose to do that at some point.) Should that deter me from coming? Should it not matter? Will we just be drinking in privacy, where it won't be an issue?
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I wasn't at Tronno, but I would assume that there would be some of both. And there would probably be, you know, some things that wouldn't be alcohol related.
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I will say at least that none of us were drunk at the zoo. I think..
This, being such a far off date, is something I can probably make because I can probably get the money together by then. But yeah, school starts up again in late august so the July 31st-August 2 is probably the absolute best one for me, but any of the first three times should be a relatively safe bet.
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So, by the time this rolls around, I'll be 20, just barely not old enough to go out drinking (assuming you all choose to do that at some point.) Should that deter me from coming? Should it not matter? Will we just be drinking in privacy, where it won't be an issue?
I don't recall anyone actually going out to a bar to drink, unless you count the few of us that went to a show that happened to be in a bar. Pretty much we just bought copious amounts of booze at the liquor store and enjoyed it in the privacy of Tommy's hotel room/the hostel/Mike's place. And by we I mean everyone but me.
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Liz did make many Liz faces however to fit in with the drunken hooligans.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/ackblom12/LizFace.jpg)
She is a master of disguise.
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That is pretty much how I look right now after working since eight in the morning.
(It is eleven at night.)
(I am pretty much dead.)
(Now I am going to sleep.)
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I should be able to do this. Probably would be commuting from my dad's place. I think I could have one or two people stay as well if they need it, so long as they are young-ish.
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I live in Chicago, so as long as school is not in session, I will def be there, but I am not sure that am allowed. Can...can I hangouts?
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So, by the time this rolls around, I'll be 20, just barely not old enough to go out drinking ... won't be an issue?
I went to San Diego at 18. I drank enough to keep an englishman's fill (that is pretty much enough alcohol to kill you, in case you were wondering).
I will see you at QC2009.
Bring booze.
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So how much for each person for these different places? For Pants' idea, it's 79-99 for each individual?
No, that's the entire cost of the room for one night. plus tax.
IT IS AWESOME
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:-D
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I would prefer the last weekend of August simply because I'll be working in Edinburgh most of the month. that said I could try and plan around it.
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i don't know where in the world i'll be, or what i'll be doing in a year's time. i do really want to come, but i'm not going to commit to anything right away. i won't be in school anymore, so anytime might or might not be good for me. i probably won't confirm anything anytime soon, though, so for now i'll just plan on making my own way & making my own accommodations so i don't screw anyone up if i have to end up backing out later.
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that's pretty much my situation too.
i will be out of school and hopefully have some kind of full time job by april-may 2009 which is pretty much the only time i'll be able to even start planning for this, so if things needs to be settled right now it's probably best to just do it as though i'm not attending and i'll sort out my own shit when the time comes.
i will try my best to be there though! you are all the raddest.
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I live in Chicago, so as long as school is not in session, I will def be there, but I am not sure that am allowed. Can...can I hangouts?
yes.
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I would prefer the last weekend of August simply because I'll be working in Edinburgh most of the month. that said I could try and plan around it.
You should, as it looks like a fair amount of us will be back in school by then, and I really don't want to miss multiple days of school even if they are really early in the semester.
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yeah, if school has started by the time Chicago meetup rolls around it puts my maybe to a definite absolute no.
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Same here, and I spend a good amount of time during the summer in Arizona with my father. August 14-17 seems like it would be good for me.
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Oh hey! I was going to start this thread but Edith beat me to it. Thanks!
I have only skimmed through the thread at the moment because I'm in my uni library and I've got lectures to go to and such, but I should have the internet in my flat by the end of the week so I'll be able to catch up then. Basically I am good to go anytime in August provided I don't have to do any resit exams but on the offchance that I do they can be anywhere between the 10th and the 28th of August (I won't know for certain till July or something) so my preference is for earlier in the month, which seems to be the general consensus anyway. I shouldn't be doing any resits (if I am I have really fucked up my degree) so whatever.
Incidentally I'm thinking I will come to the US for a week or maybe 2 but if Chicagocon is happening later in August that'll be the last few days of my trip, if it happens from the 31st of July to the 3rd though It'll most likely be somewhere near the middle. Whatever, that is not really important.
I'll get on gabbly to plan hostels such as soon as I've got the internet in my flat.
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I doubt I'll be financially disciplined enough to manage to go, but I'd much prefer the second & third week of August to the first and last.
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Man, I gotta start checking this board more often now.
Anyways, I'm totally up for any weekend since, you know, I kinda live in the city. So I don't care where the hotel/hostel is 'cause I'll be staying at home.
Yeah dudes and ladies. Come to the Windy City. It is My Kind of Town.
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Oh, we will be there. And people will probably want to have a drunken party at your place.
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It's rather inevitable. In fact, you should probably already be preparing for it.
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Right so, very few people seem to be taking into consideration just how many of us are students. At least, that is what the poll says. Fall semester 2009 my classes start on the 13 of August. After checking a whole bunch of schools' academic calendars, this seems to be around the most popular weekend to begin classes. So I am going to say that on behalf of everyone else, anything after that is right out.
And while you might think that Labor Day weekend (that last option) would work, it won't. Labor Day is one of the worst times to travel anywhere, and is one of the worst times for canceled flights and delayed trains and traffic jams. Any of you who would be leaving monday afternoon or night sometime to get back to work on tuesday should consider taking an extra day off from work for the very likely scenario in which you get stuck somewhere between Chicago and home, wherever that may be, in the event that we choose this weekend. This is, of course, assuming that no one else cares that Dragon*Con is Labor Day weekend as well, but since I understand that no one really gives a damn as to whether I personally am there for ChicagoCon or not, it doesn't really matter, unless you wanted to try and make it to D*Con next year.
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So that leaves the first or second weekend of August, and as a couple people have voiced concerns with the first weekend, I guess the second makes the most sense.
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Well I'd try and make it for either of the first 2 weekends. alas if I must chose between my career and internet meets. I'll choose me career. and there'll be another time for internet meets.
MEATS. MMM.
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Right so, very few people seem to be taking into consideration just how many of us are students.
to be fair, lots of people attending don't live in the united states or aren't students anymore and as a result we don't really spend our time paying attention to things like when classes start over there. at least that's my excuse since school in canada doesn't start until september.
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So...is it July 31-August 3 then?
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Should we re-work the poll to go between the first two weekends?
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Well, I can work pretty much with whatever date, seeing as how I am a resident... I WILL BE WATCHING.
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Should we re-work the poll to go between the first two weekends?
This would be a wonderful idea.
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Okay. New poll just between the first two options of this poll here (http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,21285.0.html). Vote!
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Is it bad that the only thing motivating me to try and get a job is that this Chicago meet up sounds really fun?
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Dude, no. It is going to be so goddamn fantastic.
EDIT: More people need to vote in the poll, it's too even to make a decision off of. Follow ruyi's link, everyone!
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16 to 8 so far; not so even right now. If anybody wants it to be the second weekend, they better get to voting.
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Hey, so I am still on the new side of QC, but this Chicago-Con thing sounds like its gonna be a blast. And, I live in the subs of Chicago. However, if I didn't live at home, people could crash with me. But I think my mom would hate that and my annoying brother would get scared. LOL.
I put my vote in for dates. Hope that's not a problem.
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Well it was more even when I checked it. So. Now it is 17 to 8!
Also, Anastrianna, this event it still a long ways away. We'll have plenty of time to get to know you before then!
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(shhhhhhhhhhhh....)
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That's cool. I'm delicious.
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Well put in your vote, then. Jeez.
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There is a new poll here: http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,21285.0.html
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I want to come to this.
Jens made me go totally mad and actually consider it as a viable option.
It would involve a lot of overtime at work.
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Do eeeet. We need more representation from foreign countries other than Canada.
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You know what? I think I'll be a crazy person and come too. I know I'm fairly new here and don't really know anyone yet (except Jens of course), but what the heck. I will have plenty of time to get to know you all better before the trip, and I love traveling and meeting new people. Traveling with my friends is horrible and something I will never do again (I love them, but only in Norway), and traveling alone seems a bit too scary for me. I've been wanting to go to America again for a long time, and this seems to be a great opportunity. Money is no problem as long as I start saving now, and besides, someone needs to look after my brother. So what do people think of having not ONE, but TWO Norwegians in your rad meetup?
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SO TOTALLY AWESOME.
(Also you might want to invest in chastity belt before arriving.)
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As I just said in Gabbs, I am also seriously considering coming. I have been meaning to make a trip to the US for a few years now, and that would definitely include a stay with my friend in Chicago. If I pull off the trip next year, I will definitely make sure to be there at the same time as you guys.
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I totally want to do this. I really do. I probably even could! I'd have to be really disciplined about saving though.
Liz and I have been looking at flights and I could fly in on the 30th and leave on the 3rd for £602 as the prices are right now. If I aimed to save £800 I would need to work 176 hours and save all of that money. This is feasible, possibly!
People. Convince me.
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Yess! This will hopefully be the best decision I've made in a long time. Chicago, here we come, woo!
(No need to. Jens will chew up and spit out any guy who comes too close.)
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Richard, you should join the Sam and Jodie road trip and see the country. Plus, hangouts with me in two cities!
(Haha, I love that you have a protective younger brother. It's so cute.)
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I think 2 Norweigans would be rad. So, have we decided on a date yet? if so, I can see how many hotel rooms I can get in Chicago at the cheap rate.
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(Yeah, it's pretty adorable. Kind of like when a kitten thinks it is a tiger.)
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Today will be remembered as the day that Jens and Tommy realised that they might not be friends at some point in the future.
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I have to say this thread is heading in a rather weird and uncomfortable direction.
...aaaand edit: Who said I'd fuck Tommy? Cause it certainly wasn't me.
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...aaaand edit: Who said I'd fuck Tommy? Cause it certainly wasn't me.
Nor me.
I wouldn't do me. I know where I've been.
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Haha, I like the way you're using Tommy's real name and my forum name. I think you're secretly hoping you will marry Tommy (my real name is Kristin in case you forgot it).
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Sorry if I came off a little cranky, that wasn't my intention. I'm just a bit hungover irrational, so have mercy. Now, let's get this thread back on track, I think we have occupied it with our nonsense long enough (sorry guys).
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Guys. That last exchange was awesome. I hope it works like that in real life. Not just on the internets.
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Yes. We are the most awesome sibling couple who apparently will give the rest of you one hell of a show in Chicago. We just need to learn how to not explode our family business all over the internets, that's all.
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I kinda wish I could bring my roommate, he is great for getting shenanigans going. Also he is like my family now.
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I think 2 Norweigans would be rad. So, have we decided on a date yet? if so, I can see how many hotel rooms I can get in Chicago at the cheap rate.
It is looking like the weekend of July 31-August 3 by the poll in this thread. (http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,21285.0.html) But that ends tomorrow, so give it a moment.
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I totally want to do this. I really do. I probably even could! I'd have to be really disciplined about saving though.
Liz and I have been looking at flights and I could fly in on the 30th and leave on the 3rd for £602 as the prices are right now. If I aimed to save £800 I would need to work 176 hours and save all of that money. This is feasible, possibly!
People. Convince me.
Look at all the pictures I took in the hometown thread (starting here (http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,20663.msg685550.html#msg685550) and continued on pages three and four) and you will see that this a very nice city! Plus you'll arive after the Buckingham Fountain renovation, and the Trump tower will be completed, and all sorts of cool stuff. So yeah, come. You'll meet all sorts of cool people too, obviously.
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It would take me 176 hours of work and that is not including any spending or saving for other things than flying four thousand miles.
I'll see how mad I'm feeling in a couple of weeks, and then I'll throw in my commitment or otherwise to this harebrained scheme.
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It looks like that summer is gonna be super busy for myself. I have all kinds of fin stuff in the works.
Ones that don't involve me being a main course. LMAO. (I read back that far, I read it. lol)
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Just start posting more when you get the hang of things. Remember, we only eat the ones with less than a thousand posts!
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I have it on good authority that an old boarder who was banned but still thinks some of the people on here are awesome has been looking for a reason to revisit chicago and will probably be attending this meetup.
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Okay just as long as I get to see your tats.
Reminder: vote on the date (http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,21285.0.html)! Poll closes in less than 24 hours.
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Okay just as long as I get to see your tats.
Reminder: vote on the date (http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,21285.0.html)! Poll closes in less than 24 hours.
Well I will not be attending as I am not yet comfortable enough with this community, but I will pass the message along to my friend and I am sure he will be happy to take his shirt off for you of all people.
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please let it be the date that is currently winning
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I am guessing it probably will be. Do you have some sort of conflict?
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I wouldn't do me. I know where I've been.
Are you saying I shouldn't set you up with my sister?
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Actually, he was referring to your sister.
zing
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I am instructed to inform you all that if Johnny C is not in attendance my friend might not be either.
So you should make sure the dates work for him.
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My friend has no idea who you are.
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Did you change your name? He is sort of out of the loop, being banned and all.
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He used to be called Anyways, friend of Animal Ghosts.
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Looks like the cheapest flight I can get is £602. Can someone give me an idea of how much it would cost to stay there? I know it's already been discussed but for some reason the filters on the college computers won't let me go to any pages except the last one in each thread. Odd.
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Oh man guys I have actually applied for 'Christmas Casual' work at the post office this year. (If I get the job) I will be moving Christmas cards from bag to conveyor belt for 8 hours at a time. I am selling out for you guys. You had better appreciate.
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Oh man guys I have actually applied for 'Christmas Casual' work at the post office this year. (If I get the job) I will be moving Christmas cards from bag to conveyor belt for 8 hours at a time. I am selling out for you guys. You had better appreciate.
Do they take illegal immigrants?
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FIGHT YOU
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Hey, maybe James like Zebra Cakes too.
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He is not allowed to have them.
He is Canadian.
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I just bought a box of Zebra Cakes because I remembered seeing a pack in the photo thread. I was then going to devour them and take pictures but I didn't have a camera so I just ate them. When I am not broke I will get some more.
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I am shaking my fist at you right now.
You cannot see it, but I am shaking my fist.
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you are too impatient liz.
too impatient.
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The poll's (http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,21285.0.html) closed! The first weekend wins by 20 to 10.
Now it's official: July 31 to August 3, 2009.
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Yayyy official dates. People can start figuring out transportation!
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Is there going to be a specific boarding place or what?
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Great! I'll most definitely be there then.
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Well we are hoping that Jace (PantsFTW) will be able to get us discount rooms at this hotel (http://www.sheratonchicago.com/) but apparently there is a limit to the number he can get, so we might have to put some people up in a hostel or something.
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there is a limit? dibs on hotel room :-P
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Dibs for myself then, if this is how we are doing it.
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I want dibs too!
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Hey wait. My home is way on the south side and away from downtown. Should I plan to sleep some place more in the Loop, so as to be closer to the goings on?
That is probably a good idea. Hrm.
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How far south are you?
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Past Hyde Park. Past Englewood. Ever heard of/been to Beverly? It is mildly notable for the South Side Irish Parade.
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I don't really know what we're going to do, but I recommend going somewhere more towards the loop like you said. It takes me an hour to get to 79th and Western from my house (using the CTA) and I live on the south side. You don't want to put up with the commute for four days, it would suck.
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Hopefully Jace can get us, like, a floor of the hotel. That would be so flippin' amazing.
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Yeah, if possible I might want to stay in the hotel so as to be with everyone, but I obviously come last on the list. I could probably just find some friend who's willing to put me up for a fews days. Or a series of friends for a series of days. I dunno. I'll figure it out.
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If I lived in my own house I'd let you and everyone else stay there. I am sorry for my youth.
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Hey guys Evanston is actually better than downtown Chicago.
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Evanston is pretty nice but no.
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Man why you gotta be hating on Lakeshore?
I will probably end up doing what I always do, which is mooching a couch off a friend or a friend of a friend. Anyone happen to know this far out in advance that they can take a couch-surfer in July? If not I think I have some meat-life people who can put me up.
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Kinda late on the draw, but dibs also on a hotel. However, if that doesn't work I do have a real life friend (shocking!) that lives in Chicago.
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guys, i was kind of kidding about the dibs thing. i do not think that this is really how we are going to decide about discount hotel rooms... since it is a nice thing that jace is doing for us, i would think that he would divvy up the rooms however he sees fit.
(unless he's cool with dibs... in which case i called it first. ^_^)
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Well guys I'm gonna do some math here and be sexist.
First math:
So, we can probably get rooms with 2 beds, and we can share beds or have some people sleep on the floor, so we can get, lets say 5 people per room.
Now, lets assume I can get 4 rooms (since that seems to be what I see most), that'd house roughly 20 people.
Now, lets be sexist:
Ladies get rooms first, then guys, because I like ladies more than I like guys. And Jens gets a room too if he wants. Because he said I was cool.
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Nevermind. I will find my own hotel room.
With blackjack.
And hookers.
(No seriously, I would like one, man I would, pleeeease...)
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20 people? Well jeez, I claim a spot then. And if I do not receive one, I will sleep outside the door
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Nevermind. I will find my own hotel room.
With blackjack.
And hookers.
Dude, this is a Sheraton, they have blackjack and hookers there. If I can get a solid number on the people wanting to take up my offer of a ~$79 a night room, I can see how many rooms I should get. Keep in mind that this is $79 for the room, not per person.
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Count me in, I need to make this as cheap as possible. I keep picturing the plane tickets feasting on my bank account.
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That would probably result in me having a nervous breakdown, drinking to much absinthe and cutting my ear off.
By the way, your sigquote is making me sad.
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Well I am a girl so I would like to dibs a room for me + Sam, because he dibsed for me and has to put up with me for way longer than you guys.
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Keep in mind that this is $79 for the room, not per person.
This I could maybe do.
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Yeah $16 a person is pretty do-able for most people
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keep in mind if necessary sleeping bags/big heavy blankets on the beds that noone ever needs or uses are your friends. Also, as long as you get a room nowhere near the lobby there is no reason that the owner's of the hotel should ever have to know how many people are staying in it.
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keep in mind if necessary sleeping bags/big heavy blankets on the beds that noone ever needs or uses are your friends. Also, as long as you get a room nowhere near the lobby there is no reason that the owner's of the hotel should ever have to know how many people are staying in it.
This.
This would be the ideal way to accomodate people.
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PantsFTW, make sure to check and see how much it costs for two people to split one room as opposed to 4 people in one room, because I think it is cheaper for fewer people to officially split a room. Then everyone can work on splitting the cost between themselves.
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4 people will make it $10 more, if I recall. At least, that's how it works at our hotel. I figure most Sheratons are the same. Except other Sheratons are nicer.
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Get as many rooms as you can, and we will fit everyone into them.
Eight people per room? Who cares!
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The more people in the room, the more troopunx.
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I'm skinny, if we put all the skinny people into one room, then we can get like 20 into one room! :0
I'll call today and see what they have for the dates, are we just getting rooms for the weekend? Or will they be for different days too?
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Well you can pay for it, Mr. Rich Man. Leave the cheap hotel rooms to the rest of us that haven't sold our souls!
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Guys, there might be a kink in this plan. And I don't mean that in the good way like me sharing a room with Liz, Jodie and Kristin. I mean that I may not be able to book until 90 days before the weekend. I am gonna call them today to see what I can do, and I'll be reporting back here.
I talked to the sales person at my hotel and they filled me in on some of the rules that come with the rate we want.
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And I don't mean that in the good way like me sharing a room with Liz, Jodie and Kristin.
Fair warning - Over-familiarity is a pretty good way to annoy people before we really know much about you.
I've got 11 months before I try to get that to work
Although I wouldn't try to make any moves on them because I have too much respect for people to do that.
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i don't know tommy... seems like it worked out pretty well last time for a couple people that i know...
also i really do not want to share a bed with a million people. sharing a bed with jason is hard enough.
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yes. yes he did. i have no idea what your comparison means, but if it is something really loud, then the answer is yes.
i love you and all, phil... but i'm afraid there might be some sort of incident if i have to sleep near you again. tyler... he really did almost kill you last time.
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Oh man. I also snore on occasion.
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I'm apparently a very quiet sleeper, and if someone else is in the bed I don't move around at all. Like, I will fall asleep and wake up in the same position and place.
But if I'm alone I move my arms around and stuff or wake up ready to fight because I thought someone was hovering above me. Yeah, that happened a couple times in my apartment.
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Hatin' on Phil.
yes. yes he did. i have no idea what your comparison means, but if it is something really loud, then the answer is yes.
i love you and all, phil... but i'm afraid there might be some sort of incident if i have to sleep near you again. tyler... he really did almost kill you last time.
And yet I never woke up, which I don't know how its possible. Honestly though I think it was just that freakin' room, I was high up being on the top bunk and all and I was sleeping on my back for the majority of the time there, and I didn't have my own pillow or anything. Though now I want to like record myself sleeping at night or something to hear what it sounds like. Maybe falling asleep drunk had something to do with it. If this time comes around I'll take as many precautionary measures as possible, those nasal openers, take an antihistamine before bed, drink a couple glasses of water, buy you all earplugs, I don't know. Maybe as a precautionary thing you gather up all the snorers and put us in one room or something.
Though I mean, if you guys don't want me around, *sniff* I guess that's okay...
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it's ok, phil. i snore too. if they are going to be meanie mos about it we will just get our own room and it will be the coolest room ever and everyone else will be jealous and want to come join us and we'll be all "noooo sorry we snore so you don't want to come into our awesome room" and then they'll all be sorry.
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Phil doesn't snore. Phil summons the Goat with a Thousand Young from across the void. We were simply lucky that Tyler recognized this horror and stopped the ritual.
This time.
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A room solely for snorers? Hmmn.
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Okay guys and gals, here's the dealizzle, fo shizzle:
I'll have to wait until probably March or April to try and get the hotel rooms. I don't forsee a problem getting these rooms, so is it cool if we wait for a bit. Just keep reminding me about it in gabbly and PMs and stuff and it'll stay on the top of my mind. They just try to book those rates last since, turns out its actually $69 a night!
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Damn, that is pretty sweet I gotta say. As long as we can get rooms that are close together It shouldn't be much of a problem eh?
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Well, I don't want to be all pushy or anything but I'm travelling quite a long way (as is Jens, Kristin and a couple other people) so I'd like to know I'll have somewhere to sleep. No problem with it being a floor though!
I got loads of extra hours booked for the next two weeks tonight, so I'm feeling quite confident about this saving malarky. Man you guys. Man. I can't believe I'm doing this.
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Just remember the whole deal with saving for something so far away. It's really far away. there's lots of time between now and then to think "Hey, I can buy this and make up the difference in no time, I've got time." Stay vigilant.
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Well, I don't want to be all pushy or anything but I'm travelling quite a long way (as is Jens, Kristin and a couple other people) so I'd like to know I'll have somewhere to sleep. No problem with it being a floor though!
I got loads of extra hours booked for the next two weeks tonight, so I'm feeling quite confident about this saving malarky. Man you guys. Man. I can't believe I'm doing this.
For those of you travelling the farthest, I'll make sure I get (even just one room) for you guys even if I have to pay more than expected. I'm promising this to you guys all as Christmas (or Hanukkah or Gabriellikah) presents. (But what the hell is Kwanzaa? :P)
Anyways, I don't forsee a problem, most hotels don't have a busy season during the summer, as long as that's not some crazy sports season, I don't pay attention to sports seasons.
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If necessary I could guarantee someone a floor or even couch to sleep on, the only trouble is I am not necessarily that close with any of y'all yet. :|
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If anyone gets really desperate you can sleep beneath my deck, if you'd like.
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I am totally up for that.
Wait.
Do you have big spiders over there? And snakes that kill? And flies that make you go all twitchy and blue? I forget how benign British wildlife is in comparision to the monsters you breed on other continents.
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We really don't have any deadly animals in the Midwest at all. I think we only have one snake that is poisonous and its in an isolated part of Wisconsin
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No, we're not Australia or anything. You could possibly be eaten by a squirrel or a feral cat, however--which is one of the more adorable ways to die, certainly, but still results in being dead. And beneath my deck is probably the most comfortable place you can imagine if you happen to be homeless and currently living in a wedge between a rock and a hard place.
Actually, I'm not kidding though. If you really are that desperate for a one or even two night place to sleep you totally have my permission to sleep outside somewhere. :wink:
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most hotels don't have a busy season during the summer
Man you should check out the difference in prices in rooms in San Diego for the last weekend in July and two weeks prior.
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most hotels don't have a busy season during the summer
Man you should check out the difference in prices in rooms in San Diego for the last weekend in July and two weeks prior.
Yeah, but San Diego is like, THE summer place. This is Chicago, who goes there in the summer?
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Probably lots of people. It is a city. Cities have tourists. Tourists go to cities, especially in the summer.
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Well we are not going during Lolla or any super awesome baseball games (I think) so we should probably be alright? Those are the two main reasons I can think of that would fill the hotels.
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Probably lots of people. It is a city. Cities have tourists. Tourists go to cities, especially in the summer.
Atlanta is a city. ???
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touche
Addendum: Chicago is a reasonably big city. I would go touristing around in chicago.
This is kind of a silly argument though, for reasons liz stated.
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You're a silly argument.
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it's ok, phil. i snore too. if they are going to be meanie mos about it we will just get our own room and it will be the coolest room ever and everyone else will be jealous and want to come join us and we'll be all "noooo sorry we snore so you don't want to come into our awesome room" and then they'll all be sorry.
phil, you snore
you snore very loudly
trust me on this, phil
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I don't want to bag on my bro Phil but didn't he snore like a field recording of an ice breaker running aground produced by David Fridman?
why do you hate dave fridmann so much what did he ever do to you
i like the woods
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I am so glad I didn't have to share a room with Phil.
We just had two English boys. One was short and friendly and made me chuckle. The other was huge and drunk 90% of the time I saw him. Actually I think the first one might have been Australian. I can't recall...
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Well we are not going during Lolla or any super awesome baseball games (I think) so we should probably be alright? Those are the two main reasons I can think of that would fill the hotels.
Screw the effing Cubs, anyway.
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Screw baseball, really.
Yeah I said it. What are you going to do about it?
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Laugh about it.
Hahahaha! Ahem.
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If worse comes to worst I could house a few people for a night or two. My building is no where as cool as the Sheraton, but I'm close to Things and Stuff. I'm on the south side of the city; most of the Cool Things that people would want to do are probably on the north side, but there's really no problem getting to and fro.
Plus, I'll not be in school during this time, so I'll have lots of free time to kick it.
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What are you going to school for now?
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Matt, I think there are some people that want me to make them brownies. So we might have to invade your place for an afternoon if they hold me to it.
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Ruyi - MBA at Loyola University Chicago
Liz - No problem. I have a fully-functioning kitchen, complete with running water, gas stove and (gasp!) a refrigerator. Oh, and I have a Kitchen Ade stand mixer too.
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Ohhhh man. I don't even have a hand mixer in my apartment.
We are so totally doing this.
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How do you not even have a hand mixer? They're like $20!
But damnit, now I want brownies.
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I know, I'm a cheapo. I think my mom is getting me one for Christmas, though, along with a sewing machine- I am so excited. But yeah, I mix everything by hand! There is lots of love and hard work in all my baked goods, and considering the amount I make that is a pretty impressive thing.
Also- http://www.mykitchensnippets.com/2008/08/cheesecake-brownies.html OM NOM NOM
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My not having a blender has nothing to do with not affording one, and everything to do with a lack of kitchen space. For me to get a blender would be like when little kids in cartoons clean their room by stuffing everything into the closet, only then their mom opens the closet and is drowned in a tidal wave of random junk. I mean, I already have to keep my microwave in the dining room on a rolling cart so that I can wheel it into the kitchen whenever I need it.
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How do you not even have a hand mixer? They're like $20!
my hand mixer was $6. yay target.
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Ruyi - MBA at Loyola University Chicago
That's exciting! I'll be staying at my dad's place if I do indeed make it to this meetup, and his house (ie my old house) is basically right next to Loyola.
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You guys, I don't have anything in my kitchen. Our fridge doesn't even house food!
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We really don't have any deadly animals in the Midwest at all.
We have badgers! No other animal strikes such vicious fear into the hearts of those who dare cross it!
No but seriously, I'm a little behind on this thread but what I'm gathering is that we still really don't have any concrete idea of what we're doing. Is this correct?
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Man, it is only October. We don't have to know what we are doing yet.
On that note I would like to request that we go to the Field Museum. Admission is anywhere from $11 to $25 depending on which exhibits you want to see but they have and Egyptian collection and an ancient Americas collection so I would like to go.
Also we need to take Jodie to a zoo.
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i vote for the aquarium. shedd is really nice as far as aquariums go. i also vote for eating pizza... maybe one of the locals can recommend a good place?
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How bout just ordering out Deep Dish for the Hotel Room partay? Though I have an uncle who lives in Chicago, he might be able to recommend some good eats.
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Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, Art Institute. Although I guess several people recently went to that one.
Lincoln Zoo? Maybe a jazz club. The Green Mill? I don't have a good sense of what's famous/good, someone else please advise.
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How bout just ordering out Deep Dish for the Hotel Room partay? Though I have an uncle who lives in Chicago, he might be able to recommend some good eats.
I'm not going if you guys are going to sit around and eat stupid 9-inch-thick pizza.
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The Field Museum sucks, y'all.
We should take the boat architectural tour if it's still offered then.
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It's not 9 inches thick!
More like 3 inch thick. AND STUFFED FULL OF AWESOME.
The Field Museum has a Natural Disasters and Mythological Creatures exhibit going on that are pretty sweet.
Check out Navy Pier, the Sears Tower, and the Hancock Building.
Buy a CTA 3 or 7 day pass.
Shit is expensive here; plan on at least $10 per meal.
Goose Island is fun. So is Wrigleyville.
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It's not 9 inches thick!
More like 3 inch thick. AND STUFFED FULL OF AWESOME.
SIG QUOTE.
But my sig is too full of Liz.
Hurr hurr.
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I know of two really good independent cafe-style places to eat within walking distance of my house. There's Bridgeport Coffee Company (http://bridgeportcoffeecompany.com/) which has really good coffee and sandwiches, and there's Zhou B. Cafe (http://www.zhoubcafe.com/) which is an Italian place with an art gallery but it's Chinese owned (thus the name). Zhou B. is very cheap, you can get a (big ol') sandwich and cup of coffee for around six or seven dollars, and it's almost always near-empty. BCH is more expensive and has fewer places to sit, but it also has outdoor seating and free wireless. The two or three guys I see working at Zhou spend most of their time watching Star Trek: The Next Generation, and the people at BCH play a lot of Beatles and a few others.
Both are very good.
As far as deep dish I think Ricobenes (http://www.ricobenesfamoussteaks.com/) or Giordano's (http://www.giordanos.com/main.php) is the way to go, but they are a little expensive!
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Man, it is only October. We don't have to know what we are doing yet.
I meant in terms of hotels, rooms, etc.
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I know of two really good independent cafe-style places to eat within walking distance of my house. There's Bridgeport Coffee Company (http://bridgeportcoffeecompany.com/) which has really good coffee and sandwiches, and there's Zhou B. Cafe (http://www.zhoubcafe.com/) which is an Italian place with an art gallery but it's Chinese owned (thus the name). Zhou B. is very cheap, you can get a (big ol') sandwich and cup of coffee for around six or seven dollars, and it's almost always near-empty. BCH is more expensive and has fewer places to sit, but it also has outdoor seating and free wireless. The two or three guys I see working at Zhou spend most of their time watching Star Trek: The Next Generation, and the people at BCH play a lot of Beatles and a few others.
Both are very good.
As far as deep dish I think Ricobenes (http://www.ricobenesfamoussteaks.com/) or Giordano's (http://www.giordanos.com/main.php) is the way to go, but they are a little expensive!
I think all of these look fantastic. I would also like to put forward the suggestion that we go get excellent chinese food in Chinatown, and if you don't want to go with me I will call up old friends from NU and go without you instead. I love Chinatown, and if we are staying on the south side of the city, then it isn't that far on the eL.
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@phil - i am not getting chicago style pizza delivered. i need to sit at a table with a real plate and real silverware to eat that. you guys can stay in the hotel and get drunk, jason and i will go out for pizza.
@shane - man. clearly you do not know what is good pizza.
@vendetagainst - i go to giordano's every time i go to chicago and it is really good, but it seems kind of... chain-y? wasn't sure if there were lesser known places i should try out.
@dennis - yes. i went to the field museum and was horribly disappointed.
also, i think i might be in chicago next month. yay.
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yelley, despite not knowing you, I insist on tagging along for chicago style pizza. You can't order that stuff! I must have authenticity.
However, then there would be two Jasons eating pizza with you.
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However, then there would be two Jasons eating pizza with you.
You'd have to sit on each side of her, so it'd be like a double team, but, with pizza instead of sausage...
I'm sorry about that bad pun.
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@shane - man. clearly you do not know what is good pizza.
No, clearly you do not. Forget chicago-style, go to the east coast and get some brick oven.
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Hocking, you may be old as dirt, but you are a very smart man.
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However, then there would be two Jasons eating pizza with you.
oh my. honestly, i don't know if i can handle that. two jasons.... i'm sorry, i can't even comprehend this possibility right now.
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@shane - man. clearly you do not know what is good pizza.
No, clearly you do not. Forget chicago-style, go to the east coast and get some brick oven.
Why do you disgrace the city I love with your presence in it.
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Guys it is Chicago you can get good pizza pretty much wherever you go.
I'm just sayin'.
Don't flip out thinking you have to hit one particular restaurant to get the full experience or whatever.
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No no, it's just that someone has the temerity to suggest that Chicago-style pizza is not fully and completely teh roxxorz
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Though I prefer brick oven style pizza myself truly, when in Rome do as the Romans do actually applies here.
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Man I have never had chicago style pizza, or at least true chicago style. This will be an exciting adventure.
Also Roman pizza is the greatest. Nothing will ever convince me otherwise.
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It is so GOOD, Objects (can I call you something else?). I don't particularly like thick-crust, but deep-dish isn't hard and shitty like regular thick-crust. It's soft and flaky and stuffed with molten cheesy goodness. The thick coating of tomato sauce is first to strike the taste buds, followed by all the wonderful things buried beneath. Also, sometimes there are tiny little meatballs on it, not that shitty sausage that goes on some pizzas but honest-to-God meatballs!
You have no idea.
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I am Sean.
Isn't this confusing?
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Yes! But it will make your name easy to remember.
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The Field Museum sucks, y'all.
We should take the boat architectural tour if it's still offered then.
Hey man if I drive up we should go to like the Omega Diner and get some of their ridiculous Frog Cake. We can totally spend the rest of the night feeling vaguely ill from the sketchy stale ingredients and all the sugar. Or we could go to Clarke's over on Clark and Sherman by NU and get craaaaazy boysenberry pancakes to ward off hangovers with. Y/N?
You are still in Evanston, right?
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I am up for any form of activity that doesn't involve me drinking alcoshmols. I mean, I wouldn't be allowed to anyway (weird country with its odd age limits) but I also don't.
I'm super excited about this. I have never left Western Europe.
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PIZZA! I agree that you can't get that delivered. It's just too awesome.
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But a good deep-dish takes like forty or fifty minutes to cook, so it's either that or you have to call in advance.
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@shane - man. clearly you do not know what is good pizza.
No, clearly you do not. Forget chicago-style, go to the east coast and get some brick oven.
lookit this nub thinkin' good brick oven pizza only happens on the east coast of the united states of america
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If you should ever leave me
Though life would still go on believe me
The world could show nothing to me
So what good would living do me
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Living gives you delicious deep dish pizza, man.
Also, waiting 40 minutes (at least) for a pizza gives you plenty of time to get drinking out of the way.
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how can you get drinking "out of the way" when its the main event?
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I said that wrong. Oops.
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Ok, so I took a peek around the last few pages... some thoughts.
Pizza = Uno or Due on Grand. Yes, it's in the loop. If not there, Lincoln Park has Lou Malnati's, and there's a Giordano's EVERYWHERE.
Millennium Park...?
Belmont/Clark neighborhood. Trendy, but as long as it has The Alley there's uber cool shit to look at and gawk.
Lakeview: see above
Pubs/nightlife: All over. I would suggest staying out of Lincoln Park on a weekend but the Lawrence red line stop has this place I go to called the Fat Kat Lounge which is pretty sweet. Green Mill's usually hard as shit to get into, but a Sunday Night poetry slam might be worth it...?
The riverwalk is now open!
August, I'm sure there'll be a street/neighborhood festival around then.
As far as in the Loop goes, Millennium Park stuff/Navy Pier/Beach volleyball/zoo/random parks/trails all apply.
Oh hell. Almost forgot, Whirlyball (bumper car lacrosse, basically)!
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bumper car lacrosse
This.
Guys. I am so excited. How sad is that, it's almost a year til next July and here I am being all excited about it already. I will be legally adult by then too! (Well, I will be legally adult when I leave this country, but in an odd vortex manner I will morph back into a child when the plane lands.) Hopefully I'll also be financially solvent.
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Hey guys, I was looking around the Starwood website and I've found a few hotels. We've got the Four Points Downtown Chicago/Magnificent Mile, but Four Points are terrible places where careers go to stagnate (guess where I used to work). There's the Sheraton Hotel and Towers, and hey, I work at a Sheraton now, they're nice. There's the Westin Chicago River North, but Westins are expensive and uppity. Then there's the W Chicago - City Center. The W is like the hipster child of the Starwood hotels, apparently its like this super hip party place?
I don't have the prices yet, I'll look into that, but if there's some preference for a specific type, we can look at that hotel specifically.
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Yeah, find a place that's rather inexpensive but still decent. I'm going to look at hostels just so we have options.
Edit: After looking at reviews, this one (http://www.hostelworld.com/availability.php/HIChicago-Chicago-1853) is the only one that sounds decent. Doesn't sound as good as the Tronno one, but the next two under it mentioned very few showers and the other mentioned bugs.
(I hope there are inexpensive hotels...)
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Just as a precaution, we may want to also look into other options as a backup plan because my magical less than 100$ rates may not be available for when we are looking. It told me they weren't available at that time, but I think that is because it is something you can only book 3 months in advance.
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Well, seeing that I was never actually officially in, I'm now officially not coming to this. My August is being taken up by a trip to Baltimore.
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</3
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Even though I expected this it still hurts to now it for sure.
:cry: :cry: :cry:
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Shane, you are a disappointment.
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See, this is why you should come to Boston.
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Yes. Let it be noted that Boston will have copious amounts of Shane.
Suck it, Chicago.
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You know what the sad part is? I didn't even think about Boston being a possibility for Jens and me at all, because traveling to America is pretty expensive and one trip in a year is more than enough for my bank account. So yeah, I didn't even consider going to Boston until I saw an amazing offer somewhere on the internet that said "Limited offer: Oslo - Boston 2000 kr (280 dollars) in January and February, hurry up!". I looked it up and there were tickets available for the Bostoncon dates, but of course, I had no money and next payday was 15 days later. By that time all of the tickets were gone. I could have afforded it goddammit!
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You know what the sad part is? I didn't even think about Boston being a possibility for Jens and me at all, because traveling to America is pretty expensive and one trip in a year is more than enough for my bank account. So yeah, I didn't even consider going to Boston until I saw an amazing offer somewhere on the internet that said "Limited offer: Oslo - Boston 2000 kr (280 dollars) in January and February, hurry up!". I looked it up and there were tickets available for the Bostoncon dates, but of course, I had no money and next payday was 15 days later. By that time all of the tickets were gone. I could have afforded it goddammit!
So disappointed!
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What are you talking about? Of course I told you, we even talked about it for a while.
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:cry:
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This thread is so sad right now.
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That is because Chicago breeds sadness and contempt whereas Boston breeds hot chocolate, mittens and Muppet Christmas Carol sing-a-longs.
You chose...poorly.
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LIES.
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That is because Chicago breeds sadness and contempt whereas Boston breeds hot chocolate, mittens and Muppet Christmas Carol sing-a-longs.
LIES.
We will actually be having those things. It is planned. Also a cereal buffet and, weather permitting, sledding and ice skating. And maybe busking with a tiny guitar.
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Jens do it and I will find my way to Glasgow.
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Chicago is happy and its architecture is far too nice to condescend. Boston is just a quasi-Chicago with less awesome.
GO TO BOSTON AND YOU WILL DIE OF SUICIDE (http://www.bunkosquad.com/archives/2006/05/suicide_rate_in.php)
GO TO CHICAGO AND YOU WILL SEE NICE THINGS (http://www.nbcchicago.com/station/as_seen_on/Video_Contest___Chicago_is_Awesome__Chicago.html)
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Boston also has bubble tea and me getting a tattoo.
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Phhuuuh. My sister lives in Boston. Consequently I've spent many a week there. Nice city.
Chicago is better.
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Neither Boston nor Glasgow have me, though.
So that's something to think about.
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Phhuuuh. My sister lives in Boston. Consequently I've spent many a week there. Nice city.
Chicago is better.
Oh yeah, well I have two sisters living in Boston. My Chicago-Boston comparison abilities defeat yours.
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tommy, ignore the first sentence of my post.
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Actually Tyler just tipped me off about Boston plane tickets roughly the same price as Glasgow. This allows for some more planning to be done!
You should probably come to Boston, then.
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Guys.
Guys.
Stop talking about it.
I'm not sure it's physically possible to maintain this level of excitement until July.
And if I get too excited the baby will come early.
Then what will you do? Hm?
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The easy solution is to consider Boston instead. Boston's just over two weeks away and maintaining such a level of excitement over such a short span of time is quite simple.
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BUT THEN THE BABY WILL COME EARLY
And we just cannot have that.
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Isn't she going to eat the baby anyways? Or did she just want to have it in Edith's closet? I mean, I think we could arrange both if she flew out to Indiana and came along with us on the road trip part.
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No no, she's going to eat the placenta.
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Kris, what the hell.
You should come. And bring your Deerhoof loving brother with you.
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(Chicagocon is going to be ten times more epic than Bostoncon.)
(Just sayin'.)
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But there will be fresh brownies in Boston. Boston is more delicious, guys!
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A baking party is already planned for Chicagocon. I believe there will be carrot cake, banana bread, and various cookies. Oh, and I will be making cheesecake brownies also, I think.
So.
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Yeah, but Rachel bakes better, so it's irrelevant.
Also, Boston has Jimmy. Sorry guys, Boston wins.
If Chicago were going to be more epic than Boston, you wouldn't have to parenthesize it. I will stand here, loud and proud and proclaim that Boston will be more fun than Chicago. These are just the times we live in, sorry Chicagoans.
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Well Chicago is for certain, but I really wish I could do both! I will be broke until January 10th, and then I have to hurry and buy the Camp Edith/Chicagocon tickets because I found some awesomely cheap and fast ones. Instead of Oslo-Frankfurt-Chicago-Detroit it will now be Oslo-Philadelphia-Detroit for 1000 kr less than I thought I had to spend. PLUS the Philly-Detroit plane will contain May and Oli as an extra bonus, so it's easy to see why I would want to grab these tickets as soon as possible.
This means I wont have any money left to buy Boston tickets, and going to Boston would also mean missing out on the first classes of the spring semester which would kind of suck because I'm starting three new courses that I know practically nothing about. Boston will have to do without me and my brother, which really sucks.
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It's okay Kris, Chicagocon will be rad enough. Do not fret!
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Yeah Chicago will be all kinds of awesome, but it's seven months away.
SEVEN MONTHS AWAY!
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I'm going to laugh when Chicago falls into Lake Michigan in June.
Laugh, I say.
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As long as the Lawrence Arms are on tour and do not take the plunge, I will laugh.
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Why would Chicago fall into Lake Michigan? You're just being stupid.
Camp Edith and Chicagocon are going to be the BEST THING EVER and almost all of my favourite Internet people will be there.
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I will be at both. Everyone wins.
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I'm going to laugh when Chicago falls into Lake Michigan in June.
Laugh, I say.
GET AN ORIGINAL AVATAR, FOOL.
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Punk, I had this avatar when I started on here and you forfeited all rights to Fry when you disappeared for like a year.
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Matt is ten times cooler than you will ever be.
Matt wins.
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Well Chicago is for certain, but I really wish I could do both! I will be broke until January 10th, and then I have to hurry and buy the Camp Edith/Chicagocon tickets because I found some awesomely cheap and fast ones. Instead of Oslo-Frankfurt-Chicago-Detroit it will now be Oslo-Philadelphia-Detroit for 1000 kr less than I thought I had to spend. PLUS the Philly-Detroit plane will contain May and Oli as an extra bonus, so it's easy to see why I would want to grab these tickets as soon as possible.
This means I wont have any money left to buy Boston tickets, and going to Boston would also mean missing out on the first classes of the spring semester which would kind of suck because I'm starting three new courses that I know practically nothing about. Boston will have to do without me and my brother, which really sucks.
Not sure if this is helpful, but did you ever look into bus tickets? I think you can take megabus from Chicago to Boston, for example.
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Those Aussies have created a facebook thing to keep track of KoalaCon.
Should someone make one for Chicago too?
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I'm pretty sure you can also take a train from Boston to Chicago.
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I was actually thinking it'd be useful to have a Facebook group for this, but I don't want to be in sole charge of it. I'll go make an event thingy but someone else will also have to be an admin person for it.
OK we have an event thingy and I've sent invites to a few people who I have on my friends list but I don't have everyone so go add yourself! http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=47190271821 (http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=47190271821)
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Well Chicago is for certain, but I really wish I could do both! I will be broke until January 10th, and then I have to hurry and buy the Camp Edith/Chicagocon tickets because I found some awesomely cheap and fast ones. Instead of Oslo-Frankfurt-Chicago-Detroit it will now be Oslo-Philadelphia-Detroit for 1000 kr less than I thought I had to spend. PLUS the Philly-Detroit plane will contain May and Oli as an extra bonus, so it's easy to see why I would want to grab these tickets as soon as possible.
This means I wont have any money left to buy Boston tickets, and going to Boston would also mean missing out on the first classes of the spring semester which would kind of suck because I'm starting three new courses that I know practically nothing about. Boston will have to do without me and my brother, which really sucks.
Not sure if this is helpful, but did you ever look into bus tickets? I think you can take megabus from Chicago to Boston, for example.
Thanks for trying to help, but seeing how I wont be in Chicago until July and the Boston meetup is in two weeks I don't think that's possible unless the buss takes a short trip to Norway on the way to Boston. Looks like I'll just have to wait to meet the people of the forums until July.
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did you ever look into bus tickets? I think you can take megabus from Chicago to Boston, for example.
I'm pretty sure you can also take a train from Boston to Chicago.
god that would be horrible. It took me 3 days to drive from NYC to Chicago.
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Yeah, it's a pretty shitty way to go. I mean, honestly, monetarily speaking, the only way I would've gone to Chicago is via train (I am NOT paying for a flight), but in order to do that, I'd have to take an extra two full days for travel (It's a 22 hour train from Boston to Chicago on Amtrak). Even at that, it's still a good $166 round trip. If I'm going to spend a full day in a coach seat, I'[d best be on the other side of the fucking planet when I deboard.
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Hmm, only $166? At that price, I might consider going to this. I have the vacation time..
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I can hook people up with a place to shack in Chicago if they're serious about going. Have a lot of homies in that area and I'll be there a lot this Spring. Just holler. I'm new here, so you'll have to get used to me -- but I'm a nice guy. I'd help a homeless person commit crime. Just know that.
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I could not imagine myself couch surfing with someone who says "holler" unironically.
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I bet you have a problem imagining a lot of things because of your personal shortcomings. If you suck at life, well you suck at life. It is something you'll just have to get used to. You can stick with your path, choose a new one or end it completely. Take some risks dude. Leave the internet for once and see what happens.
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How did it take you 3 days to drive to drive 12 hours? I do not comprehend.
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Time travel.
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Yes, and I'm not being serious with my posts either. What law is there that forbids me from fucking around? I like to have fun.
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By all means have fun, but maybe not so quickly. We don't know you at all, and we're usually quite suspicious when people turn up and start posting all over the place and occasionally insulting people (which you did do). I'm sure you're an ok guy but we have no way of knowing that yet, so if you mess around too much then we'll just assume you're trying to wind people up.
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I'm a sweetie Mr. Moo. Check out some of my most recent posts, I'm being very nice. Oh, and I joined cause of a friend here that goes to school where I do. Haha. I was told you guys were rough, so I kinda was rough to begin with. Apologies if you guys took my knee-jerk jabs seriously. I'm just messin'.
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I'm a girl.
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I didn't know you were a girl, sorry. And. . . I was laughing. Kind of like a golf clap. You guys will love me. Trust me.
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I am now officially a part of the serious business.
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You guys will love me. Trust me.
I do not trust you. And if you're not going to Chicago, do not spoil our thread.
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I do not trust you. And if you're not going to Chicago, do not spoil our thread.
Cry me a river.
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Whatever dude. It's your funeral if you come here, post a million things in one day, and do it with an annoying attitude.
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Whatever dude. It's your funeral if you come here, post a million things in one day, and do it with an annoying attitude.
I'm not really worried about what ya'll on the internet think of me.
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Jesus christ, Cicero, you are being a giant flaming dick.
Imagine doing what you are doing if we were all just hanging out at a party. You have just walked in, interrupted everyone's conversations loudly, and insulted everyone.
I have a pretty OK life off the internet. I am depressed about a bunch of things but optimistic about a bunch of things.
Stop and think about what you have been saying to a whole bunch of strangers. Look at your behaviour. Are you being a good person or a bad person?
Do not come on as a dick and then talk shit on us for being lame.
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So Facebook|ChicagoCon now has pictures.
Seriously, people, stop feeding the damn troll
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How did it take you 3 days to drive to drive 12 hours? I do not comprehend.
a) It's 22 hours, not 12.
b) I didn't do that as one go. I stopped along the way at motels. So like 10 hours of driving each of the first two days, and then whatever was left on the 3rd day.
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22 hours? NYC, NY to Chicago, IL correct? Google maps is defnitely tellingme 12 - 13 hours. 10 hours from Rochester, NY. Strange considering that it's 6 hours for Rochester to NYC...
Are you telling me Google Maps is lying? You monster.
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Google Earth is probably assuming perfect driving conditions and an absence of sleep.
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I actually do find it really strange that it's only supposed to be a 2 hour difference when traveling from Rochester or NYC. Highway traveling and/or mapping software can be so damn weird.
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Are you telling me Google Maps is lying? You monster.
Well jon said 22 hours so I was just agreeing with him. Although that certainly sounds much more reasonable than twelve hours, considering the schedule I laid out in my last post was pretty much how it went.
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Well, I know my drives to Oklahoma are only about 21 hours and I can guarantee that's a longer distance. Moving could very likely have had a huge impact on that time though.
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I actually do find it really strange that it's only supposed to be a 2 hour difference when traveling from Rochester or NYC. Highway traveling and/or mapping software can be so damn weird.
Not really. Rochester is a considerable spike north in the trip, whereas NYC is a pretty straight highway route. Also, there is no easy way to get to Rochester from the city. 390 winds so awkwardly.
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Someone invite me to the Facebook thing, or link me to it or SOMETHING. jerks.
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This is their way of telling you they don't want you to come without having to say it to your face.
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i always wanted to meet internet people. you probably don't want someone around that has been for about ten minutes though.
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you still have seven months for us to get to know you!
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Warning - while you were typing a new reply has been posted. You may wish to review your post.
what she said.
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if you get to know me you will be glad i'm not coming. i am a pretty awful person in real life.
by the way, if anyone here starts hating me for a specific reason, don't hesitate to tell me, i'll try to accomodate as fast as possible. i am afraid i might break a few rules or maybe make unwritten faux pas(es?) (i assume there are at least a few, i see the forum is pretty old), if i do so consistently please let me know.
(you can tell me to go away if i am completely horrible as well, i don't mind)
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sometimes we do come off as unnecessarily harsh to new folks but that is mainly on account that a lot of them end up either being trolls or attention-seeking assholes and you start to expect the worst after a while. underneath the hardened exterior, i promise we really are a friendly bunch of people. sometimes we even hang out in real life as evidenced by this thread. since you're asking, some ground rules are maybe to to put a bit of thought into your posts (just along the lines of, will people want to read this?), refrain from sexually harassing other posters, and overall not be a massive asshole. basic social skills pretty much. i mean, right now i think you are doing fine and don't seem horrible at all so it seems like you pretty much have that down already. our intention isn't to be exclusive or judgmental, all we really do on these forums is hang around and talk about stuff and it's nice to hear what other people have to say so don't be afraid to contribute to any thread whenever you want.
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Oh god, do you see this Garp guy, coming in here breaking all of our unwritten rules about saying he might break unwritten rules. :wink:
Seriously though, When I was still pretty new, I decided that I wanted to go to this, and so I just read a lot and tried to post when I had something to say, then I learned to post when I had something constructive/funny/worthy of saying to say. People will let you know if you are being a cockhole.
I swear to god tania, you are fucking up my trying to be the cool person telling people that they can be cool on the internet.
FIGHT YOU :x
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dear garp,
as long as you are not a new person like cicero or pharmmajor, i think you'll be fine.
<3, yelley
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Hm, well, you all seem very nice so far, at least. Thanks for the advice, all three of you.
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Hey Garp, screw you buddy.
:-D
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Garp, once you have been here long enough and we accept you into the inner circle you are kind of allowed to do those things that Tania is telling you not to do now. As long as you do them in jest.
You seem fine! Keep posting, I am sure we will like you!
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It's kind of like how you interact with Real People in the Real World. If you just walk into a party and start insulting the furniture and telling everyone that they are crap at things then everyone will hate you, but if you are hanging out with old friends and accuse them of sodomising goats for a living then they will probably just tell everyone the story of how you wet yourself in high school.
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This actually happened at the New Years party I went to.
It turned into "Remember that time we lit snowballs on fire and threw them at each other?"
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i have that kind of joke-about-everything relationship with my friends. occasionally i kind of worry cos like, what if one day i actually do want to have sex with them? or they want to have sex with me? we'll all be hinting at it and grabbing each other's privates and winking and saying horrible things, and it'll just go on for hours, over and over, cos no one will ever clue in or have any idea that anyone else is actually being serious. so now i just sort of have to pray and hope that i am never attracted to any of them.
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Guys someone should remind me sometime that wine is nice, even though it doesn't taste nice. Like, I think I just got drunk on boxed chardonnay.
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I live in the area, so I'd love to drop by for a while, especially for any amblings around interesting bits of the city.
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i have that kind of joke-about-everything relationship with my friends. occasionally i kind of worry cos like, what if one day i actually do want to have sex with them? or they want to have sex with me? we'll all be hinting at it and grabbing each other's privates and winking and saying horrible things, and it'll just go on for hours, over and over, cos no one will ever clue in or have any idea that anyone else is actually being serious. so now i just sort of have to pray and hope that i am never attracted to any of them.
tania nobody was talking about sex or joking about having sex with you so i have to come to the conclusion that you are an unstoppable sex fiend
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Guys someone should remind me sometime that wine is nice, even though it doesn't taste nice. Like, I think I just got drunk on boxed chardonnay.
Hahaha.
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Hey Katie now I am drunk on wine too, so that makes it AWESOME <3
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tania nobody was talking about sex or joking about having sex with you so i have to come to the conclusion that you are an unstoppable sex fiend
:-o
i'm sorry johnny (http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,22079.msg754476.html#msg754476)
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(Johnny hates sex.)
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Hmm, interesting theory. JC can you confirm?
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Hey guys, I might be there!
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Whooo there's another country being represented at Chicagocon!
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Does anyone know how much a passage on some old freighter would cost?
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Oh hey guys travelling from another country this is kind of important.
The days of filling out a green I-94 piece of paper (commonly thought of as the Visa Waiver form) on a plane for entry into the US are about to end. If you're travelling after 12 Jan '09 you'll need to fill in an online request to enter the States, at least three days before travelling, otherwise you'll be turned away at US immigration.
The form is called the Electronic System for Travel Authorisation form or ESTA for short
The application form is available right now on the ESTA's website. (https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/esta/esta.html?_flowExecutionKey=_cA81444A3-A2A6-16CD-8A34-F2F8951C8826_kA4F1BCF4-8323-0420-E28A-D1F409E2F372) It's completely free, so beware of other sites implying there's a fee to pay.
Even if you're only considering going to the States at some point in the future, it's worth filling in the application before buying tickets...just on the off chance you're rejected and can't get your flight/hotel money back.
Plus the ESTA lasts two years (or until your passport expires), and only takes five mins, so after that you’re covered in case you forget, plus the three day rule could be a problem for emergency travel.When filling in the form you'll see a "flight details" section, but note this doesn't have an asterix, meaning you don't have to fill it in.
Once the ESTA is out of date you need to reapply.
I just thought I should let everyone know because getting this kind of shit out of the way early is a good idea.
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Now that I'm sober again, a serious question: Does anyone know hoch much money I'd need to actually do this?
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Depends how long you were staying. I am guessing it would cost about $1000US for flight alone. Jury is still out on hotel prices. Add to that food, event, and booze costs and I am guessing that the weekend portion would run you around $300-500
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In terms of money, I don't have to pay for accomodation when I go to Boston next week but I've budgeted for US$1,500 spending money at barest minimum. I will probably not be buying that much stuff. It will be a frugal holiday.
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I got by really cheaply in Toronto. $125 for transportation, $90 for the hostel, and about $100 for food/shopping/etc. It can be done!
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So I am guessing that I need at least 2000-3000 Euros. I have about 1000 Euros right now. I see a problem!
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Get a job?
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What the ass? How did this become a troll feeding frenzy for a bit?
(is now a maybe on Facebook!)
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Oh, I have a job. It's just that it helps me live by Mr Micawber's golden rule and not much more.
Thing is: I am planning to move into a new flat in the next few weeks, which means that the rent I'll have to pay actually doubles. If that plan fails, i will perhaps be able to get enough money untill summer.
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I want to go to this, and I was planning to use my tax return on this and a few other things, but with my new dental discovery, I'm not sure it's feasible. I'm still going to try though.
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Yeah, the thing that Oli linked to is really pretty important and also interestingly paranoid.
What I really want to know is who, when asked if they are or ever were affiliated with the Nazi party in Germany, would say "Sure I was! Can I still come?". I mean, seriously, how is this any form of security at all?
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I filled this out a few months ago when est told me about it. I especially love the questions "are you now or have you ever been involved in espionage?" and "[during your stay in America] do you intend to commit acts of moral turpitude?"
What the hell kind of spy reads that and thinks "oh fuck I guess they got me on this one!"
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An honest spy.
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I'm concerned by the way that the very first question asks "are you physically or mentally disabled, or a drug addict?". I don't see how they can justify lumping all of those things together. I mean, if you are in a wheelchair but not on any medication or anything like that, then by answering yes to that question you're making them think that you're addicted to opiates. Plus, why is it any of their business?
Grumble grumble stupid America.
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HOWS THAT BABY COMING ALONG MAY?
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SHHH don't tell anyone I might have to fill out more paperwork if America finds out that I'm going to be abandoing babies left right and centre!
Interestingly, one of the questions on that there form asks if you've ever attempted to kidnap a child who was under the custody of an American citizen. They don't care about any other children, just American ones.
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Well duh, I mean you're coming to America. If you were kidnapping Nigerian babies they wouldn't care, how many Nigerian babies are there in America?
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He'll save the children.
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But not the foreign children.
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He'll kick you apart!
Oooh!
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as much as i like the direction this thread is headed...
i don't know if i (and therefore also jason) will be able to make it to this. we are going to be buying a house sometime in the next few months, so money might be pretty nonexistent for us for a while. i will still try, but i'll probably need to stay somewhere really cheap or sneak in to someone's hotel room or something.
i'll be in chicago in may though... if anyone wants to meet up with me then...
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I'm concerned by the way that the very first question asks "are you physically or mentally disabled, or a drug addict?". I don't see how they can justify lumping all of those things together. I mean, if you are in a wheelchair but not on any medication or anything like that, then by answering yes to that question you're making them think that you're addicted to opiates. Plus, why is it any of their business?
Grumble grumble stupid America.
Maybe they're just really, really big Mitch Hedberg fans?