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Sounds excellent, Exxy! I know I told you i would getback to you on some info, and despite some delayes, i still will... Soon. If you. Hve not heard back from me by Sunday, feel free to pester me.
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Cool, no rush, brother. Looking at what I've got coming up in the next few weeks, it looks like I'll probably be looking to place the intial reservations on November 9th.
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Aww... sorry to hear that, Fanfie. I understand completely but, you know, it's still a ways off yet, so who knows what might change over the next ten months?
And Everyday Girl, you can put those guns back in your holsters, as Kent just let me know his potential conflict cleared up so our targeted dates totally work for him.
So... to recap the plan here:
1. Next Friday, November 9th, I'm going to be placing the reservations for the four suites at Northside (one of which sleeps 10, the other three which sleep 6 each) for the date range of Wednesday Aug 21st - Sunday Aug 25th, 2013.
2. From then through the end of April, people can start to committing as to whether they are definitely coming.
3. By that point I'd like to have a pretty firm idea of our final count, so we can figure out how much of the space we actually need (and for how long) and what days/rooms can be cancelled.
4. I'm proposing that the lodging cost per person be determined as a pro-rated per night cost. Each day would be that night's total divided by how many people are staying that night. We can figure out the best way for folks to pay when the time comes, it'll all work out.
Things to begin thinking about if you are planning on coming (assuming you are staying at the suites - I know a couple people, like Dev, mentioned they'd probably just drive in for a day):
- How many days, and which ones, within that window would you be looking to stay?
- What is your degree of comfort with sharing a room, and is there a particular other Legion Worlder that you want as a roomie?
- Will you be coming solo, or are you bringing a spouse/friend? (I know for instance that Viridis had mentioned that he and Disdemona might be coming, so obviously they would share a single room).
- Are there any special considerations to take into account (examples - not wanting to be in a suite with smokers, or a suite where there might be drinking going on)?
- Or anything else - I'm sure there are a thousand considerations, I'll do my best to make sure any concerns are addressed well in advance.
So there we have it... let the fun begin!
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Hey guys! A couple of quick questions re: the gathering. These may have been answered already, but I hope you'll forgive me for not reading all 15 pages of the thread!
I see that you are booking a suite hotel. Would you happen to know if there is a regular hotel nearby where I could stay for just a night or two, but still be close enough to make socializing easy? (I would likely be bringing a friend and I snore like a bandsaw, so sharing a room is not really an option.)
No worries if this not an easy question. I can certainly do some research online, I just thought I'd check to see if anyone else was in the same boat and had checked out the situation.
quote:Originally posted by mechana: Hey guys! A couple of quick questions re: the gathering. These may have been answered already, but I hope you'll forgive me for not reading all 15 pages of the thread!
I see that you are booking a suite hotel. Would you happen to know if there is a regular hotel nearby where I could stay for just a night or two, but still be close enough to make socializing easy? (I would likely be bringing a friend and I snore like a bandsaw, so sharing a room is not really an option.)
No worries if this not an easy question. I can certainly do some research online, I just thought I'd check to see if anyone else was in the same boat and had checked out the situation.
Thanks!
Hiya, mechana...
OK, I did a quick Google maps search, so this is by no means comprehensive, but it looks like there are quite a few options in the same general neighborhood as the North Side suites:
If you see where the "A" is on that map, the suites we are targeting are on the opposite side of that same block, at Eugenie and Sedgewick streets.
I feel you on the snoring front. I've been told I sound like peak time at the lumber yard (although strangely, the time I roomed with Shark Lad in SD he didn't hear a thing... hmmm... if he's going, I call Sharky as my Chicago roomie!)
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I could easily take a train up to Chicago for a day or two. Someone would have to explain how I'd get to the hotel from the station though since i'd be coming on my own!
Granted, I know i'm kind of new and people might be a bit uncomfortable rooming with me. I'd understand completely if that were the case.
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I've been here over a year and I doubt anyone thinks of me as terribly new anymore, but nobody's met me in person yet, let alone shared a room with me. I'm sure that's the case for many coming so it's a risk all around.
I suppose that if the snorers are aware that they snore, that'll help with picking roommates who aren't bothered by it.
Similarly, I'm a late-night reader, late riser, so I'm best with someone who doesn't need absolute darkness to sleep, and who doesn't feel everyone in the room needs to be awake at dawn just because they are.
If bedrooms have vcr's or dvd players, I guess roommates should be assigned according to what one wants to watch after going to bed. (I was thinking someone might have the LSH animated series, but it occurs to me there might be enough call for a late-night gay porn room with this crowd...)
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quote:Originally posted by Conjure Lass: Granted, I know i'm kind of new and people might be a bit uncomfortable rooming with me. I'd understand completely if that were the case.
The more the merrier I say!
I can't speak for everyone, but I would think the "newness" factor isn't that much of a concern at all. (every gathering is someone's first and, shoot, by the time next August rolls around, you'll be a vet, anyway. )
The one thing you should probably be aware of though - given that folks' screen names don't always correspond to their actual gender - is who else is also female in this thread, if that is a factor in your lodging plans.
Other females who have expressed interest in possibly coming so far are:
Disdemona (confirmed - Viridis Lament's wife) Gigglebot Girl (Faraway Lad's wife) Fat Cramer mechana and Fanfic Lady (who, given her post above, is probably out.)
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HAHA. I've roomed with guys before at anime conventions and things, so no worries. As long as they're not uncomfortable with it, I'm cool. We're all grown ups.
Truthfully, I'm cool with just about everything. Late risers, smokers, early risers, drinkers, none of that matters to me. All i care about is that whomever I room with doesn't wreck the place and/or behave in a manner that would get us thrown out.
XD So, I think you can count me in. It would be a nice, relatively inexpensive little vacation for me next year!
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Some folks' bodies don't always correspond with their actual gender!
I've roomed with people of both genders so you can put me down on the list of those for whom that's not a factor. Unless we do the gay porn room.
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I also don't mind sharing a room with just about anyone. (Though I'm not all that interested in the gay porn room )
I'm unsure at this point if it'll be just be riding solo or if I'm bringing Lady Cobalt. I probably won't know until the Spring. I'm not big on planning things out in advance.
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