Ultimately, it came down to which city was easiest to travel to (and therefore attract the most Buffistas), which is why I chose Minneapolis.
Real tough call, though.
I'll just jump in my time machine, go back to the twelfth century, and ask the vampires to postpone their ancient prophesy for a few days while you take in dinner and a show.
Giles ,'Selfless'
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.
Tom Scola - Jan 28, 2008 6:13:16 am PST #7451 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
beekaytee - Jan 28, 2008 6:14:35 am PST #7452 of 10002
Compassionately intolerant
When I was consulting to the DOL, I visited Minneapolis 14 times in one year. Thankfully, it has enough to recommend it.
Never been to Madison...which is appealing.
SailAweigh - Jan 28, 2008 6:16:00 am PST #7453 of 10002
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Yeah, but Laura, if you could vote for two and voted for both, they'd still be tied. Hee.
I wouldn't mind Minneapolis, either. I've only been there to do touristy stuff that one Halloween. I've been to Mall of America, once, but that's not really Minneapolis.
Still, come to Madison for the cheese curds!
Laura - Jan 28, 2008 6:19:41 am PST #7454 of 10002
Our wings are not tired.
Cheese curds has a much greater appeal to me than any mall. You would have to drag me kicking and screaming to Mall of America. Mmmmmm cheese curds.
beekaytee - Jan 28, 2008 6:20:35 am PST #7455 of 10002
Compassionately intolerant
I've been to Mall of America, once, but that's not really Minneapolis.
One of the MN state employees booked me into a hotel right across the street from the MoA, assuming that would be attractive to me. Not at all, really. BUT, it meant handy restaurants, so I went.
Huge disappointment. A huge mall where there are 4 Marshall's and 4 Gaps is not vast, it's redundant.
Laura - Jan 28, 2008 6:20:39 am PST #7456 of 10002
Our wings are not tired.
black coffee:
Madison was $200ish to fly to either NW or Delta.
sumi - Jan 28, 2008 6:20:39 am PST #7457 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
Mmmm, cheese curds.
Tom Scola - Jan 28, 2008 6:23:20 am PST #7458 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Minneapolis is a NW hub, which means that more people would have direct flights.
Laura - Jan 28, 2008 6:28:07 am PST #7459 of 10002
Our wings are not tired.
For some odd reason my search results for Minneapolis are much more expensive. Doesn't make sense to me.
Vortex - Jan 28, 2008 6:30:19 am PST #7460 of 10002
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Depends where you're flying from, I suppose. Minneapolis is a bit cheaper for me.