When I lived in San Francisco, SouthWest Airlines often had ridiculously cheap airfare to Seattle (like, $40 one way). But this was ten years ago so I have no idea what the market's like now, or if it's more expensive to fly from places other than the West coast.
I'll be fine. I'll be your bounty, Jubal Early. And I'll just fade away.
River ,'Objects In Space'
F2F 3: Who's Bringing the Guacamole?
Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon: San Francisco, May 19-21, 2006! Everything else, go here! Swag!
tommyrot - Jun 27, 2005 10:52:56 am PDT #3197 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Susan W. - Jun 27, 2005 11:18:23 am PDT #3198 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
I'd certainly be up for organizing, as long as I had minions to help out.
(It's a big step for me to admit I need minions. Normally I try to do it all myself, but, let's see, I've got a kid, a novel, a job search that I hope will be a job by then, etc.)
P.M. Marc - Jun 27, 2005 11:21:49 am PDT #3199 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
I'm good at minioning.
Atropa - Jun 27, 2005 11:26:38 am PDT #3200 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I'm not bad at minioning.
JZ - Jun 27, 2005 11:27:03 am PDT #3201 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
One advantage San Francisco has price-wise is that both the Oakland and San Jose airports are relatively reasonable alternatives (price difference anywhere between $10 and $50/ticket, depending where you look). I don't know SJ at all, but Oakland has a fairly cheap shuttle between the airport and BART, which will then get you within shouting distance of most anywhere else in the Bay Area (or at least connect you to other public transit to all the most anywhere BART itself doesn't go).
Another is that it has a goodly number of localistas available for tour-guiding and shuttling. And I hesitate to offer up anyone else's couch, but I'm fairly certain, barring freak happenstance, that Hec and I could host at least one Buffista if someone couldn't afford the hotel.
But I got no dog in this fight, myself. I'm totally happy to go to Seattle, or anywhere, really, assuming the financial demons don't eat us from our bottoms in 2006 the way they did this year.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 27, 2005 11:51:51 am PDT #3202 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I think one West Coast location will be as feasible (or unfeasible) as another for me, so I'm gonna be pretty good with whatever works for the most people logistics-wise. I would like to see the Bay Area or Seattle, having travelled to LA nearly every year since 1999, but surroundings take a definite backseat to company.
Steph L. - Jun 27, 2005 11:55:21 am PDT #3203 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Seattle seems to be ridiculously expensive to fly to, based on my past experience of tentatively planning vacations.
This was the case with New Orleans as well.
Which contributed to why I couldn't go -- too 'spensive.
ChiKat - Jun 27, 2005 12:19:33 pm PDT #3204 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
As far as dates go, I vote June. For purely selfish reasons. I'll be done with school for the semester and won't have to worry about studying/paper writing/etc.
Vortex - Jun 27, 2005 12:20:15 pm PDT #3205 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I would be happy with either. I've never been to Seattle, and I have mad peeps in SF, even non Buffistas. I would probably spend a week out there.
Trudy Booth - Jun 27, 2005 12:29:37 pm PDT #3206 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I think we should consider the expense of flights and hotels together price-wise.