THESE FORUMS NOW CLOSED (read only)
Fun Stuff => CHATTER => Topic started by: calenlass on 15 Mar 2010, 20:33
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Shit guys it is March already and weren't we doing this at the end of July or some shit? Not that I want to be in NYC in the dog days of summer, but let's get this ball rollin'.
Doin' it
Katie
Steve
Kat
Patrick
Phil
Gene
Dovey
Jace
Definite Maybes (on the fence)
Allison
Jens
John
Sean
Ryan
Joseph
May
Probably Sort Of (yes, circumstances pending)
Andy
Shane
Anna
Liz
Should Be But No Word Yet
Tyler
You Thought They Would Go But They Totally Bailin'
Emilio
Adam
Tania
Linds
Kris
Johnny C
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Fucking Custom Muppets (http://techmoan.com/2009/02/26/the-muppet-whatnot-workshop-experience/)
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I also hear NYC has other less fulfilling things to do.
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Guys I am going to be in NYC on July 18th for at least a week, maybe more like 10 days or even a fortnight (we have free accomodation so it's not much trouble to stretch it). Maybe keep that in mind?
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Oh yeah, and now that Dovey brings it up, in case anyone forgot the dates were were decided on originally were Jul 30 - August 2
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I don't remember that at all
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Oh poo, I was really hoping to try and go to this but I am pretty sure I won't be able to afford it at all, what with wanting to pay off my debt to my mum as quickly as possible and now paying more rent and going overseas being really expensive.
:( Maybe some other time.
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Date Poll (http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,23970.0.html)
You know you wanna hang out in NYC for two weeks.
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I say my vote counts for more than one because of expenditure/distance travelled/I am the coolest
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He really is the coolest
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I am going, that is pretty much a foregone conclusion now, I have to buy a muppet.
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Fucking Custom Muppets (http://techmoan.com/2009/02/26/the-muppet-whatnot-workshop-experience/)
Something about the gaping mouths and staring, dead eyes of those muppets in the last photo makes me think of Real Dolls and that's just not a crossover I ever wanted to imagine.
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Yeah only the blue face looks like even a semblance of a smile. Also for 'custom' muppets there really don't look to be that many options for everything, except noses, which is the thing you really need to customise least.
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I apparently have a free ticket to NYC. Don't know how true this statement is. I'm also not sure whether it involves a ticket back.
I will look into this statement.
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Were you the one thousanth visitor click here?
Actually guys, there is a slender possibility that I might maybe possibly be able to do this thang, but only if I find a job in the vicinity and come hang for a while. Ain't makin no promises but I'm looking at America as a job option for summer.
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I want to, but I can't! I miss NYC so bad :(
Oh, Tyler and I went to FAO Schwarz, none of us bought muppets. Amazing toy store though, I was seriously considering swapping my bed for a giant stuffed animal.
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I am not going to the thang, but I think I'll be in NY in early June if anyone is going to be around.
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yeah i seem to recall i was really set on this for ages, too. unfortunately at the last minute like the incredible asshole i am i decided to go somewhere else this summer instead. sorry guys and girls who wanted to hang out with me (hopefully not that many anyway).
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Guys I am pretty sure we can bump up the weekend if we need to. Apparently it was not that popular? The one we decided upon, I mean. I am game for just about whenever, really, so.
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No, Ta.
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Tommy, are you out because it is in NYC? I hate NYC too, but we gotta compromise.
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No, I just have other commitments which will prevent me from attending this one. Location is more or less irrelevant.
I said a while ago that I basically the ideal situation as far as I'm concerned is that there are sporadic meet-ups with a smaller attendance if and when people can make it. Since I said that, it's naturally turned out exactly like that. There have been good meet-ups (again) in Boston, Sydney, Toronto, Glasgow etc. I think it's cool how people can now fit these things around their life realistically rather than feeling like there will be one big thing each year.
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Well, I kind of like the one-big-thing a year now, because I cannot go fly and hang out with people any ol' place willy-nilly anymore.
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Put me under Probably Sort Of, Katie.
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put me down as a maybe.
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i'd be a probably sort of, considering my awful track record re: attending forum meet-ups.
i can afford to go to nyc pretty much whenever. i just don't really know what i'll be doing this summer yet. probably staying in tronno.
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Well, I kind of like the one-big-thing a year now, because I cannot go fly and hang out with people any ol' place willy-nilly anymore.
Such events don't rule out the possibility of having smaller meet ups either. I mean, realistically, if I were to ever attend one I'd really, REALLY want to plan around it because frankly that's the way I feel comfortable doing things. I have found through experience that I prefer to be pretty ambitious when I do travel, so just winging it with whatever resources I have available takes a lot of the interest out of it for me. The last time I did seat of the pants traveling ended up prominently featuring NYC, drunken friends whom I ended up subsidizing, a knife and a shitty hostel with glass on the floor from a broken crack pipe. Makes for a decent story but the trip itself was pretty bleh.
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Man how many years has that avatar been up and it hasn't been deleted
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Were you the one thousanth visitor click here?
It's cause my dad and mom used to work in New York and I got a free ticket every year or so from their work to go and visit them, and apparently I haven't cashed in on one of them. I think I also have to use it before a certain date.
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Man how many years has that avatar been up and it hasn't been deleted
It's a Jeph Jacques original, hence no deletey.
Well I mean obviously not the juggalo bit, that's new.
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Well Photobucket finally realised there was a giant throbbing cock on it. I guess the juggalo update was just too much for them.
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Why doesn't she just upload it to the forum server like everybody else does?
EDIT: also I'm still seeing it. I guess if I clicked "refresh" maybe I wouldn't.
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Offering my couch once again if anyone needs a place to crash.
Couch fits two (three less comfortably) and pull out love seat fits one.
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i might come up if some of the cool kids go.
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Dude I already said I was going geez can't you read
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but is anyone gonna put out?
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i mean other than tommy
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No, I just have other commitments which will prevent me from attending this one.
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but is anyone gonna put out?
Come on man it is a QC gathering are you new around here you are seriously off yr game today
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I have been to a QC gathering and not a single person put out.
Wait, were you all waiting for me to put out?!
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Man you didn't stay the night at Jimmy's place with the rest of the dudes did you.
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No but if it was "with the rest of the dudes" then in light of what we've been talking about I'm kind of glad I didn't.
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Yeah we totally Did It
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!!!
You played Boggle?!
All night long?!?!
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guys i am so sorry but i am not going to be able to make this my mom just grounded me until graduation at LEAST
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There's a 3% chance I could go.
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but is anyone gonna put out?
I heard that Dovey totally blows dudes.
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I'm still mad that I didn't see you when you were in England, Jens!
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I definitely see the pros and cons to both kinds, but in the long run I'm from Maryland, and none of the Maryland people here ever have a meetup. Also with school and money the way they are being able to focus on the large meets just takes a lot of headache away for me personally.
Also Sean, we can carpool dawg.
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I will not deny that I enjoy both. I get to see folks I will never get to see any other way at the bigguns which is a huge bonus, but I am more comfortable socially with the smaller meetups.
I think it's a little silly to eleminate either possibility honestly.
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The smaller ones are easy sometimes, especially the Sydney ones because hell, Hannah and I meet up all the time and I run into Ben occasionally and Lunchy and Nick basically live around the corner from me. I would still like the occasional big ones to go ahead because honestly, when I was in Boston meeting everyone and when Dovey and
Brett Slurms stayed at my place it was easily some of the best times I've ever had and I would like to hopefully go to whatever 2011 meetup is happening because the girl and I will be in America probably around August/September. I know that's probably outside of the usual meetup time but if anyone wants to meet up then it would be cool.
Basically don't stop thinking about tomorrow doing the big meet ups. They are awesome.
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It's cool I think Dovey and Steve and Kat and Phil and Gene and I can have a grand ol' time all by ourselves. Dicks.
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I am going to try really, really hard to come but it definitely depends on what kind of work I get this summer.
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It's cool I think Dovey and Steve and Kat and Phil and Gene and I can have a grand ol' time all by ourselves. Dicks.
Yeah, that's exactly what I was saying.
Some other folks will be going to Chicago again in June so it's going to be polarising in terms of attendance. Basically, it's better to let people do what they want rather than attempting to cram everyone into one location. Maybe next year we can try to have a bigger con again, personally I thought Tronno and Chicago were awesome.
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phil i am down for splitting gas money with you. when is this thing gonna be again?
also i am totally expecting a blowjob from dovey if i go
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As of right now, July 30 - August 2.
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Jeez you blow a few dudes and then all of a sudden you've got a reputation.
For what it's worth I will also be visiting Boston and Tronno (and other eastern cities as well, I just know those two to have concentrations of forum-types) in between NYC and ATP (http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,24357.0.html) in September, so there is plenty of chances for folks to get blown hang out.
Alternately, come to ATP because it is going to fucking ROOOOOOOL
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Dovey Dovey Dovey when you are in Tronno if you don't call me I will probably be sad but eventually get over it
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what she said
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i do not understand why nobody comes to atlanta
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Really? Because I would have thought it was obvious.
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...to avoid Ludacris?
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But he's got blueberry yum yum!
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To be fair I love aquariums, and Atlanta has a really good one. Also weed is universally easier to get the further you get from the coasts. Maybe not the exotics but 50 dollars never bought me so much. Except in Mexico. Hey guys, why haven't we gone to visit Emilio huh?
(I really do love aquariums, and the Atlanta tourism website had video of a whale shark! A whale shark guys!)
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Me and Kat are planning on heading down there eventually!
What can I say, I've already lived in some of the most boring parts of the country and I doubt your location can match my hometown for boring.
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Some other folks will be going to Chicago again in June
This includes me, BUT it's at least in part because my bassist and I both post on Electrical and we're gonna take the opportunity to roadtrip & Band-Bond. It's something I haven't really done since the first These Estates lineup and since I seem to get on really well with the other two dudes currently in the band I think roadtrippin to Chicago is a good idea.
So that's why I'm not going to NYC. DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT WAS TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THAT AND PIZZA AT DI FARA????
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For what it's worth I will also be visiting Boston and Tronno and DC
oh that rules dude i can get blown twice!
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sean as long as you keep sweet talking me like that there's no limit.
Dovey Dovey Dovey when you are in Tronno if you don't call me I will probably be sad but eventually get over it
I don't know how to feel about this post.
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Except in Mexico. Hey guys, why haven't we gone to visit Emilio huh?
Isn't he in Japan?
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Not yet but he will be in about a week or so.
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Johnny you should swing through Fargo and pick me up. Really really.
Also I am hoping to go to NYC, it depends on how much of a tax return I get this year. Plane tickets are $200, housing should hopefully be around $100 again, so if I get $350+ I will hopefully be there.
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Offering my couch once again if anyone needs a place to crash.
Couch fits two (three less comfortably) and pull out love seat fits one.
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Hmm. Tempting.
Who wants to cuddle with Liz at Gene's place?
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I would just like to take this opportunity to again say how much Phil's avatar is one of the best things I've ever seen.
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Dudes, I'm totally gonna be in for this because I LOVE NEW YORK CITY OH YEAH NEW YORK CITY!
We HAVE to go to the Santos Party Haus. It is Andrew WK's club and I wanna go to it.
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It's also a genuinely good venue.
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I don't know what I'm gonna be doing w/r/t this. My oldest and dearest internet friend from like 7 or 8 years ago is getting married in the Virgin Isles and I've been invited to that, so I might save up and go be happy for them and tan and shit.
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If you go to this, you are going to fucking consult me on the menu
one of you assholes has to hit the Shake Shack
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physically?
I'm still not convinced the shake shack is worth the queue.
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For some reason, I am not at the top of the "Doin' It" list.
Put me there. I'm doin' it. My job is based there, so I can stretch the shit out of this trip and work a couple of days there to extend my trip and lessen the blow of vacation days.
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physically?
I'm still not convinced the shake shack is worth the queue.
nobody exists that agrees with you
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also hot doug's and kuma's were worth it, for anyone else who wants to play Doubting Thomas
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Johnnyyyyy Pick me and bring me with you, I know people in Minneapolis that would let us sleep on their floor if you want a break in the middle of driving.
You know you want it.
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Put me down for a maybe. I'm still waiting to hear about a job I've applied for which would run through July and August. If I get the job, I won't be able to make it. If I don't, I'll be in Montreal in late July, and it's just a short(ish) bus ride down to NYC.
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Lizzzzz, use your own car!
Having said I would probably be coming, I'm now starting to think I probably won't unless I find a job that pays ludicruous amounts of money and is in the vicinity. Considering how hard it is to find jobs in my own country, I think it'll be even harder over there where the economy is still sucky. Sorry guys. I know you will all be heartbroken.
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If you need a map. (http://8bitnyc.com/#)
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dovey just so you know i am really looking forward to getting blown
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May my car cannot survive another trip to Chicago. Poor little thing has so many problems, it's kind of scary to just drive it around Fargo.
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Hot Doug's is worth it, just to back Johnny up here. Any place that specializes in milkshakes sounds like a winner to me.
Also we need to go to Max Brenner's guys. That first time a bunch of us hung out we went there for lunch, and it was awesome.
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physically?
I'm still not convinced the shake shack is worth the queue.
nobody exists that agrees with you
Blue 9 burger is better. And cheaper. And no queue.
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Fuck Shake Shack.
It's overrated and overpriced. I'll find you a hundred better burgers in New York.
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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3490/3260229262_2474649200_o.jpg
I need need need another one of these. The metal straw gets so cold.
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woah
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Fuck Shake Shack.
It's overrated and overpriced. I'll find you a hundred better burgers in New York.
Gene if you are willing to take me I will totally eat a hundred burgers while I am in NY
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Dudes we are going to need some serious confirmation to afford accommodations because dang.
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Didn't get the job. Have we set concrete dates for this yet?
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Unless people can agree on wanting to change it, it's currently scheduled for July 30 - Aug 2.
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Alright, we really should look at accomodations. Kat and I will be taking a look over the next few days. We were considering the possibility of doing like we did in Chicago and renting an apartment for the weekend, but with our turnout this year being cut in half at the least, the $1600 for that (If we can find it again) is not gonna be manageable I think.
If any natives have any suggestions for cheapish hotels for NYC we'd be grateful since we need to get these reserved sometime soon. Thus far, this is a decent list we've found.
Hotel listing (http://gonyc.about.com/od/hotels/tp/topcheaphotel.htm). No. 3, the Cosmopolitan, is what I was looking at sepcifically, but several of them seem to have some decent prices for NYC.
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Hoorj it will be like a real con!
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Whatever you do, do NOT stay at the Chelsea Spot Hostel
I mean, unless you want to experience
- long, black hairs and stains on your sheets
- plastic mattresses and inflatable pillows in rickety bunk beds especially designed for discomfort
- staff that talks loudly throughout the entire night right outside your dorm and then hits on you when you complain the next day
- seeing rats
- having everything you at some point used also be broken at some point. This includes: Toilets, showers, hot water/heating in general (I guess the air con breaks during summer or something), floor (!), coffee maker, computers, wifi
- scary neurotic roommates that keeps you up all night polishing their shoes in bed
Oh, and we later found out it's run semi-illegally somehow. It was cheap though.
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Hostels in general are pretty shit here, from what I know.
Let me ask around and get back to you.
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What are people's budgets for accommodations?
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mine is $1000 for both nyc con and chicago con. i can plausibly do both if they're far enough apart and i'm only in school/working part-time. i just won't, most likely. i am probably going to the con with less people and i'm not going to carpool with anyone cause i get a bit claustrophobic at times.
just a note for those of you who want to meet me for some crazy reason.
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I mean for just accommodations, if people can somehow calculate that. It would make it a lot easier to search for housing.
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Low enough that after we cram as many people as possible into it it turns into less than $200 a person for 3 nights. if we can get as low as $100 - $150 that's be fantastic.
Seems unlikely, but hey.
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I mean for just accommodations, if people can somehow calculate that. It would make it a lot easier to search for housing.
mine is just accommodations for both cons, if that helps any. (i wanna stay at a moderately nice place, anyone else up for that?)
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Stephen, I've been told very good things about L Hostels (http://www.l-hostels.com/) and based on what I saw on their site, it's in a nice area not far from the action and looks pretty snazzy. I'll be fucked if I can get a rate quote out of them online, particularly so far in advance and for a large group.
Try calling them and inquiring about group booking and you might have some luck.
I'm also looking at apartment rentals for the weekend. My friend does that to throw parties all the time so she might be able to giveme advice on how to get a cheap one. How many bedrooms do you think we could get away with?
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Just one bedroom. We can all sleep together. Like in a commune.
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One bedroom = one bed and I dunno if that's doable.
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Nonsense we got three in a bed in Chicago with plenty of room between each of us (then again one of us was Jodie and she is basically the size of half a person and Katie and I aren't really size-comparable to fully-grown guys so possibly not).
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Also that bed was gigantic.
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I'm not averse to bringing an air mattress or a cot or just a good ol' fashioned sleeping bag (I have all three) so it really isn't an issue for me how many beds there are as long as I get floor space. If we're staying in a hostel L looks better than a bunch of others, but it also looks like its going to cost a greater amount more than normal.
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I will not deny that I'm not too keen on staying in a hostel. I'd like to have a small bit of privacy (you guys don't count) and I'd also appreciate a non dry location to sleep at.
I am; however, all for cramming a dangerous number of people into a hotel room or (hopefully) still renting an apartment for the weekend.
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Also that bed was gigantic.
It is definitely the biggest bed I've ever seen.
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So I've been phoned and offered the job which I initially didn't get. This means I won't be able to make it, which I'm kind of bummed about, but the job is awesome enough to (hopefully) make up for it.
Maybe eastern Canadian folks would like to try for another mini get together sometime from September onwards?
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NOT MY FRIEND
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ONLY BECAUSE YOU LOOK REALLY UGLY IN YOUR FACEBOOK PROFILE PICTURE AND SO I DID NOT REQUEST YOU YOU UGLY FACE
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(I'm sorry guy, writing papers late into the night is doing things to my brain)
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I KNOW THAT FEELING ALL TOO WELL URGHHH.
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And so you're all mentally prepared (I wasn't)
It's Not
(http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/thumb_131/11742741614937pL.jpg)(http://smileymileyrox.com/uploads/Letter_E_260.jpg)
It's
(http://melatesupermegachidoymas.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/dough-kneading1.jpg)(http://voxpopuligallery.org/uploads/Letter-V-260.jpg)
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Hey Anna you should come hang out next time there is an eastern Canada doohickey after you missed out on Toronto this year.
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i didn't miss out on toronto, i live here and it's a well known fact that i rarely leave my house even when people rearrange their schedules on my behalf. i'm a horrible person.
tania and others can confirm this.
i have these vague plans to move further east but that probably won't be happening anytime soon.
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Well, I know you live there, I just meant missing out the general tomfoolery around the town with such folks as myself and John and Tommy and James. Really I'm just being selfish because you seem pretty awesome and I like meeting awesome people. Also I would like to discuss books with you someday.
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And so you're all mentally prepared (I wasn't)
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No way.
Seriously?
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Well, I know you live there, I just meant missing out the general tomfoolery around the town with such folks as myself and John and Tommy and James. Really I'm just being selfish because you seem pretty awesome and I like meeting awesome people. Also I would like to discuss books with you someday.
no worries but hey, we should probably stop monopolizing this thread and you can just pm me!
i'm not sober enough to discuss literature fyi.
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Thank you Ally!
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I thought it was like
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doughvee not dovey
I am not sure that I am interested in every meeting david dovey now. The magic has run out of him.
Fun Fact: When I sing The Weight by The Band, I replace "Take a load off Fannie" with "Take a load off dovey" and imagine Dovey taking a load off and that is good but in fact he is not dovey he is doughvee and this changes everything.
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You make me sad.
I can still take a load off! I can take a load off so good.
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Anyone whose name involves doves can take a load off and put the load right on me.
Other people, they can apply on an individual basis but really the odds of me caring are not so good.
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Dovey, if it helps, I remember when this came up before and I was baffled that people had not known it was doe-vee.
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It's understandable that people would get it wrong, I just really like The Band is all.
At least I don't use the Welsh spelling; Dyfi.
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I'm still just going to call you Spanky.
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Wait, I may be in NY in August!
... Guys?
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Is this still happening?
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As far as I know, yes.
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I am going to be sensible and say that no, I cannot do this. I still haven't found a job for the summer so it would be crazy to agree to do something that will cost quite a lot of money when I might have trouble paying rent all next year.
:(
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Oh man, I'm probably not gonna be able to do this. I'm gonna be moving out and probably have like no money at all
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You guys suck. Turns out I'm going to be up north all of July. =[
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You guys really do suck
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Well shit I'm still going as far as I know. I've found a new steady enough part time job for the summer, and my last summer class ends way earlier than I thought, so I won't be in school and I've got plenty of time to save money, since one of the virtues of having not left the nest yet is that I don't have to pay rent and so all that is pretty much disposable income.
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Has anyone even found a place to stay yet?
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Kat and I are hoping to get something finalized by Tuesday. I've kind of given up on a apartment that we can afford (and fit in) with such a small group and am all for a hotel at this point.
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So I am trying to book us a place to stay, but I need a firmer head count. Katie is out of the country and so the list at the beginning is not up to date. I created a facebook event ( http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=125263080832513 (http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=125263080832513) ) it is public so please add yourself as a yes, no or maybe as appropriate. If you don't have facebook please re-confirm here if you will be coming.
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O.o July 30th...? Nevermind, I'm out on August 1st.
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I really won't know if I can make it or not until I move into my new place and see if I can save up money for a trip.
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Just in case anyone here who does not have Facebook or was somehow missed in the invites...
Katherine KingMay 28, 2010 at 4:52pm
Subject: housing
I have found a 3 bedroom apartment we could rent for 360 a night with a $100 cleaning fee. It has a sofa bed as well so we could sleep 8 in beds and the rest on a floor. We have 8 confirmed which would make it 147 each plus tax, to be decreased if more people come. I know very little about NYC as far as where we do and don't want to be. It is here abouts http://www.facebook.com/l/a4cdd;tinyurl.com/2w9l6uk A 5 min walk to a subway station. Is this ok with everyone?
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That seems like it's in a decent area. When I went, I stayed a few blocks away from there.
I wish I could afford to go, but I really need to save money this time. :c
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I do not know if we will stay in the communal accommodation with other forumites, as previously mentioned in my other travelling thread we are basically hoping to pay for accommodation as little as possible. I will talk to The Lady about it though, she might be OK with lashing out for 3 nights.
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Hey um, deletehammer if inappropriate.
We're playing at the Delancey 8/13. Friday the 13th part 69!
http://www.artistdata.com/illicitizen/shows/new-york-ny-the-delancey-aug-13-2010/370108
I will comp any QC'ers on the cover. /begginz
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Yeah that's a fine area!
I won't be staying with you guys 'cause I live here but you are all welcome to drop by my place.
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Cool send me yo 411 we'll definitely look you up.
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Err I meant I won't be staying at the apartment during NYC con.
I'll pm you my digits.
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I will talk to The Lady about it though, she might be OK with lashing out for 3 nights.
She said that is cool! Hooray, QC Forum sleepover
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Err I meant I won't be staying at the apartment during NYC con.
I'll pm you my digits.
I have suffered many head injuries in this life. :-P
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Hey people, if my calculations are correct it is officially pretty fuckin' close to when this "Thang" is supposed to be happening. I'd be really happy if there was some news, particularly on that apartment? Sorry to be pushy.
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No idea what's going on with the apartment. I'm around, counting on the people who said they'd show up to show up.
I'll double, triple, and quadruple check about you staying with me that week and get back to you ASAP Dovey.
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Sorry about the lack of updates. We've broken down and are looking into hotels (we're trying to get multiple rooms on a single floor, connected if possible) in the area now. A few dozen requests for apartments either met with silence or a notice that it was taken for the weekend. One we got a response from was a Nigerian phishing scam.
But yeah, this weekend we are going to be getting some info on what's being finalized. I think Kat is planning on sending out a Facebook message today to folks for some more detailed info on how much everyone is willing to spend on hotel rooms.
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This is looking seriously unlikely for me, guys. If my car hadn't needed to be replaced upon my return from Sydney, it would be another story, but being out $4k is just too much for me to cope with right now.
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I'll double, triple, and quadruple check about you staying with me that week and get back to you ASAP Dovey.
But yeah, this weekend we are going to be getting some info on what's being finalized. I think Kat is planning on sending out a Facebook message today to folks for some more detailed info on how much everyone is willing to spend on hotel rooms.
Thanks dudes
This is looking seriously unlikely for me, guys. If my car hadn't needed to be replaced upon my return from Sydney, it would be another story, but being out $4k is just too much for me to cope with right now.
NOT MY FRIEND
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dovey are you coming to toronto or what jeez
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Shit the closer this get it seems the less I'm able to save. I'm really on the wire right now. Luckily Bus rides are cheap and New York only costs about 36 bucks round trip, but on top of 200 bucks for a room, more for food and with a little extra money for emergencies and possible fun times I'm going to need to save a solid 500, and right now I'm sitting at around 130. Basically if I don't spend anything at all beyond gas and necessities from my next two paychecks and borrow like 50 bucks from my dad I can go. I don't know how likely borrowing money from my dad would be.
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dovey are you coming to toronto or what jeez
Yes goddamnit stop bothering me
(Just kidding yeah of course we are)
I don't have our provisional itinerary on me right now but I imagine it'll be mid-late August. I'll be able to give you somewhat of a more definite date soon.
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Dovey you should get a Tardis and go back in time and be in Chicago like a month ago because it was the best thing ever.
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I'll fucking kill you Dski
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dovey i will miss you! i move to vancouver early august. come to bc and we will do fun things like look at mountains and get mugged by drug addicts together
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wait dovey did i hear maybe you are coming to see frank turner? what
that would be so fucking awesome
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It's a pretty sure thing.
Frank Turner is very high up on my list of Dudes To See (especially cos he played in Perth in May and I did not go because I couldn't afford it/didn't care about any of the other dudes playing) so it works out quite nicely, especially if there is a prospect of another collection of QC people being there. I was originally planning on going up along the East Coast and then heading back down past Tronno on my way to ATP Fest in the Catskill Mountains but there is absolutely no reason why I can't do that in the opposite direction with Buffalo straight after NYCon (such as it is) followed by Niagara Falls and Tronno
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Quick note about the Canadian vs American side of Niagra falls, US side is like a state park where you can walk down and stuff and generally isn't very developed, Canadian side is kinda like Disneyland, Maids of the Mist ride out of there, etc. Either way you won't need the day unless you're gonna do the other stuff around the area, like I think there's a gorge you can ride a thing across and whatnot.
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What he means is Canada = PARTY!, US = boring. Steve, Kat, Jace and I were at the US side once, and mostly we just gazed over at Canada and how much fun those people were having. Then we had Denny's. Then I wanted to die. Thanks America!
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Maids of the Mist! I am excited about that, I am excited to wear a poncho
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Hey guys, apparently Huda has an empty room in her house that weekend and is offering it to you guys.
I would talk to her and take that offer if it's still available!
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Dovey I just had to drop 4 grand on a new car. I am skint. It ain't got nothin' to do with you and I am seriously bummed that you will not get to suck my dick.
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Hey guys, update your RSVPs on the Facebook event as necessary, pleeease.
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Did we actually make a decision re: Huda's place?
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Details are sparse but as far as I can tell that's where I'm planning on staying, though recently I've been having nightmares involving me roasting on a spit over a fire in a loft somewhere in Brooklyn.
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We may not survive the weekend, but yes.
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thumbsup
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The last time I went to Huda's house she smoked me up and fed me tortilla chips with homemade curry, salsa, and guacamole dips. Then I pet her dog.
The time before that she agreed to be woken up at 4 AM to let me and my then girlfriend in because we needed a place to stay for the night.
She's actually an awesome chick.
(So everyone, what sides are we serving with Phil roast?)
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You could all just chip in for a hostel room for Phil so you do not end up murdering the poor guy.
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Doin' it
Patrick
Uhhhh did somebody buy me a ticket and not inform me or something
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You are not the only Patrick.