If I'm hosting, I'm good for any ol' time, as long as I have enough advance notice to set aside vacation time to accommodate everybody (let's say a month early). Any time in August will be rock n' roll.
If it's not in California, well, I can still request vacation time, so just let me know what everyone's cool with. Gonna look into whether there's any particular weekend I can't be away, but I think as long as I put in the vacation request early enough, I can have my pick.
If I can pt in for my vacation by March 1st, I'm pretty much guaranteed the days I ask. If I have at least a month's notice, i could probably still swing it. So, anytime's good for me, just let me know in advance.
From what I'm reading so far, it looks like a span of a few days in the middle of August will be the best way to go. I'd like to accommodate as many forumites as possible, but unfortunately we don't have any period with 100% overlap. 8/23 is the closest I can see for such a magic date. So how about we span the event around that date, say, 8/21-8/24? That way we could have people come by at their own pace and get at least some cross-vacationing. It also falls on a weekend which will hopefully make it easier for everyone to come by. Is this an acceptable target date range? Let me know if we should widen the range at all to help those who would have to come a little sooner or later. Like I've said before, I just need to know with plenty of advance (let's say one month early at the very latest) so I can request vacation time. And of course, people traveling from out of the country might need more lead time.
Mish, would this weekend be doable for you? It's still a few days before you start school.
Eh.. I think it would still just end up being a road trip to California, so no, I don't think I'd be able to. It's a very long drive that I would be making by myself, and a lot of money that I could be saving up for the next semester. I was silly for even suggesting I could go, it was all just wishful thinking. I'm also moving into an apartment instead of dorms next semester so I'll probably need to be there a little earlier than when school starts so that I can set things up, make sure everything's working before school starts
I have family in Chicago that I could stay with if that would work better... Andrew's in Chicago right? I could also probably convince Eric to come with me to meet some of my relatives, lol. BUT that's contrary to everything that's been planned so far, so sticking with California would probably be the best to stick with.
*shrug* I'm not married to the idea of meeting in California. Though I'd certainly like the prospect of spending less money, I also like going to different places every now and then. Anyone else want to suggest alternate locations? Chicago sounds pretty exotic to me. I could even go attend a live broadcast of "Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me"! This is something I can definitely get behind.
Well if California doesn't work I'm sure Chicago would be fun as well.
My dad lives in the far south suburbs, so we could possibly crash at his place for a night or so...
BUT
I'm not sure if I said this (I think I did), but I don't live in Chicago, I actually live in Kalamazoo, Michigan... it's about 2.5 hours from Chicago.
Of course, we can always take the train from Chicago to Michigan, it's a very nice relaxing trip, and we can cram as many people into our apartment as necessary for as long as people want to stay.
So, there's a lot of options... we could meet in the Chicago area and spend the day in the city, then crash at my dad's or go back to Michigan and see the sights (Kalamazoo has some great bars and restaurants). Or we could do a combination of the two. I think that we should only spend a maximum of two nights at my dad's house, since I don't live there anymore, but he's quite friendly and wouldn't mind us using his residence as a crash pad temporarily (I think).
So there's a lot of options, if Chicago starts to become a serious possibility we can do some more planning.
I'll have to talk to my parents to figure things out, but I like this idea a tad bit better so far! I won't have to pay quite so much money, and I would have multiple reasons for going up there. The drive is still pretty long, but I've been the passenger of the trip enough times that I know it can be done in one day, haha.
I lean a little more towards Chicago/midwest myself. Going to California that early may be a little more difficult, but I think I can pull it off.
The absolute earliest I can arrive is Aug. 22, sometime in the late afternoon/early evening. I could be tired as hell, or I could be ready to par-tay. Hard to say. Though I'd like it for us to stay together at least through the 24th, maybe longer.
If we do California, then I need to arrange transportation back to the midwest. If Andrew's got room, maybe I can bum a ride in his car, but if not I'll have to buy a separate plane ticket. I think I can make it work, but I just need to know.
Well, you can hurry this up if you need to. Gravity affects the flow of time, and the stronger you feel gravity the slower time progresses. Thus, the farther you are from something wtih a strong gravitational pull, the faster time will go.
So, get yourself a spaceship, and go float around aimlessly in space for a while. Come back when you're 18 by your progression of time.
Edit: Wait. I broke my brain. I think I have it backwards.
Double edit: No, I think I'm fine. Get your ass into space.
*shrug* I'm not married to the idea of meeting in California.
Not with our backwards closed-minded marriage laws you're not! But one day we will not be limited to marrying people, we will all be able to marry whatever abstract thought we want, I'm telling you! Or at least a civil union!
Hello all! So I was wondering about this whole meeting up in Chicago thing, and so far it's looking a lot better for me. I'll have to say something to my parents this weekend (they might want to come with me), but as of right now even Eric thinks he'd enjoy meeting up in Chicago, since I have some family members there he's never met. Is anyone else likin the Chicago meetup?
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If it's not in California, well, I can still request vacation time, so just let me know what everyone's cool with. Gonna look into whether there's any particular weekend I can't be away, but I think as long as I put in the vacation request early enough, I can have my pick.
Mish, would this weekend be doable for you? It's still a few days before you start school.
I have family in Chicago that I could stay with if that would work better... Andrew's in Chicago right? I could also probably convince Eric to come with me to meet some of my relatives, lol. BUT that's contrary to everything that's been planned so far, so sticking with California would probably be the best to stick with.
My dad lives in the far south suburbs, so we could possibly crash at his place for a night or so...
BUT
I'm not sure if I said this (I think I did), but I don't live in Chicago, I actually live in Kalamazoo, Michigan... it's about 2.5 hours from Chicago.
Of course, we can always take the train from Chicago to Michigan, it's a very nice relaxing trip, and we can cram as many people into our apartment as necessary for as long as people want to stay.
So, there's a lot of options... we could meet in the Chicago area and spend the day in the city, then crash at my dad's or go back to Michigan and see the sights (Kalamazoo has some great bars and restaurants). Or we could do a combination of the two. I think that we should only spend a maximum of two nights at my dad's house, since I don't live there anymore, but he's quite friendly and wouldn't mind us using his residence as a crash pad temporarily (I think).
So there's a lot of options, if Chicago starts to become a serious possibility we can do some more planning.
The absolute earliest I can arrive is Aug. 22, sometime in the late afternoon/early evening. I could be tired as hell, or I could be ready to par-tay. Hard to say. Though I'd like it for us to stay together at least through the 24th, maybe longer.
If we do California, then I need to arrange transportation back to the midwest. If Andrew's got room, maybe I can bum a ride in his car, but if not I'll have to buy a separate plane ticket. I think I can make it work, but I just need to know.
So, get yourself a spaceship, and go float around aimlessly in space for a while. Come back when you're 18 by your progression of time.
Edit: Wait. I broke my brain. I think I have it backwards.
Double edit: No, I think I'm fine. Get your ass into space.
Not with our backwards closed-minded marriage laws you're not! But one day we will not be limited to marrying people, we will all be able to marry whatever abstract thought we want, I'm telling you! Or at least a civil union!
Erm, sorry. Non-sequitur machine doesn't seem to have an off switch.
And I still haven't met you guys, yet. I should change that.
Otherwise, just know I have two adorable, sweet girls.
Aye!