Yes, my many springs in New England has taught me that the weather can suck total ass regardless of the month.
Slay-er? Chosen One. She who hangs out a lot in cemeteries? You're kidding. Ask around. Look it up: Slayer comma The.
Buffy ,'Showtime'
F2F 4: Too Much Candy, Never Enough Mojitos.
Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon: Madison, WI from June 20-22 2008! Official website.
Nora Deirdre - Jul 16, 2006 6:50:23 am PDT #3236 of 10002
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Anne W. - Jul 16, 2006 7:03:36 am PDT #3237 of 10002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Another thing to keep in mind re. dates/places is that if we're looking at places south of DC, for example, the earlier the better WRT weather.
Thanks for clearing up the East Coast vs. Midwest thing a bit. I know that St. Louis is right out, but I was fuzzy on the status of places such as Nashville, etc.
Ginger - Jul 16, 2006 7:20:18 am PDT #3238 of 10002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I'd pimp Atlanta for April. By May, it's getting too damn hot. In April, there might still be dogwoods and azaleas blooming. Atlanta is very much a car city, but if I could find a good deal near a MARTA station, it would be simple for people to get there from the airport and to most of the things people would want to see including the aquarium, CNN, World of Coca-Cola, MLK Historic District and the High Museum.
Kate P. - Jul 16, 2006 8:08:50 am PDT #3239 of 10002
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I'd definitely be interested in Atlanta (for an earlier weekend). I'd really like to visit more southern U.S. cities.
SailAweigh - Jul 16, 2006 9:41:43 am PDT #3240 of 10002
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I'll be happy with just about any place. I'm much less familiar with the east coast than the west coast, so it will all be new.
Jon B. - Jul 16, 2006 10:10:37 am PDT #3241 of 10002
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Unless rates have gone up since thanksgiving, the Harvard Square Hotel has freakishly low (for the area) room rates of $99/night. That's the AAA/AARP rate, but I'd assume group rates are no more than that. As long as we don't pick a weekend near graduation, we should have no trouble getting rooms. We had family members make reservations there for last thanksgiving, and there were no complaints.
And the name is accurate. It is RIGHT in the Square.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 16, 2006 10:32:24 am PDT #3242 of 10002
"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
Is that the one just north of the Charles River, near the indie cineplex?
Beverly - Jul 16, 2006 10:43:26 am PDT #3243 of 10002
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
NC probably will be gorgeous and comfortable for most folks through late May and early June. By mid-June, it's just too humid, along with the hot, to do much of anything outdoors.
Gris - Jul 16, 2006 3:37:18 pm PDT #3244 of 10002
Hey. New board.
I don't really have much to say, but I could probably make it to Prom if it's a more NorthEasterly city (Boston, New York, Philly, Providence, etc.) by pulling the same bus deal I did today, but probably not anywhere else. Unless we do very late June, after I don't have students to herd, but that's unlikely I'd think.
Not that that's pimping.
I'd try to pimp NYC because I love it here ever so much, but I'm quite aware that a city where $250 for a hotel room is considered low end is probably out of the picture.
Pix - Jul 16, 2006 3:47:06 pm PDT #3245 of 10002
The status is NOT quo.
P-C, we'll be around on the 23rd but likely packing. Whee. You're welcome to help us packcome visit if you'd like!