Works for me, J.
And I am equally at home at a 5-star hotel, and in a tent.
Tara: Do you have any books on robots? Giles: Oh, yes, dozens. There's a lot of research to be done in order to--no, I'm lying. Haven't got squat. I just like watching Xander squirm.
'Get It Done'
F2F5: I forget that everyone isn't us
Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon.
javachik - Oct 04, 2008 5:28:54 pm PDT #42 of 12685
Our wings are not tired.
Pix - Oct 04, 2008 5:29:46 pm PDT #43 of 12685
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Works for me too. Post in Press?
juliana - Oct 04, 2008 5:52:58 pm PDT #44 of 12685
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Post in Press?
Right, right.
Um.
Okay, on it.
Laura - Oct 04, 2008 6:02:06 pm PDT #45 of 12685
Our wings are not tired.
And I am equally at home at a 5-star hotel, and in a tent.
Same here. Add Buffistas and it is all good.
libkitty - Oct 04, 2008 7:41:05 pm PDT #46 of 12685
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
It's not much more practical than Bangkok, but I'd like to offer Alaska. We could have it in Juneau, and there's plenty of hotel space here if we have it in spring or early summer.
What I think would be even more fun, though, would be to have it on the ferry. We could get on in Bellingham (near Seattle), and ride the ferry together up to Skagway, with fun and hijinks at either end.
I realize that I've not been to F2F before, and I've been mostly lurky here lately, but I would be willing to take point, and I have coordinated conferences in Juneau and Barrow.
Or, um, pretty much anywhere from California's central coast north works for me.
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Oct 04, 2008 9:24:31 pm PDT #47 of 12685
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
I'm for Seattle or Portland.
I totally agree with Kristin about not doing a wooded spot for all the reasons she listed. Also, Jilli doesn't do camping. No, really, don't bother trying to persuade her.
The key thing that both Portland & Seattle have over anything else I've seen suggested so far, is that there's a lot to do. Lots of restaurants, bars, other good stuff. And both have good tolerance for weirdness. You know full well what I mean, you party-crazy fiends.
Seattle also has the Science Fiction museum. Oh, and that music museum, but, y'know whatever. Science. Fiction.
July or August would be good for Seattle. You'd want to avoid Seafair weekend (July 31 to Aug 2nd)as it's a bunch of crowds & noise and pricier hotels for no good reason.
Also, please, please avoid July 23 to 26 which is San Diego Comicon. We have to attend Comicon in 09. Have to.
Trudy Booth - Oct 04, 2008 11:00:38 pm PDT #48 of 12685
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
Re: resort F2Fs... TBH, the primary reason for the F2F is to see buffistas. But the second reason is to have a lovel excuse to motivate my ass to an interesting I haven't been to or haven't been back to. And for me, there is nothing on earth less interesting than a resort/tourist destination. And, of course, I realize that this is completely a different strokes thing.
We could look at an off-season thingy though...
I was just in Asbury Park (on the Jersey Shore) in late September. All the summer madness has ended but a) the hotels are HALF (or less) of what they were before Labor Day; b) the water is still gorgeous; c) most of the fun stuff is still up and running; and d) (in the case of AP) there are about a million venues with five million bands.
I'd think this would be similar in many vacation areas just-off-season.
WindSparrow - Oct 05, 2008 3:24:15 am PDT #49 of 12685
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
I'd think this would be similar in many vacation areas just-off-season.
The disadvantage of that is late September will lose the teachers just like May.
Kat - Oct 05, 2008 4:10:37 am PDT #50 of 12685
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I love Portland and adore Seattle. If the dollar were stronger I'd totally say Vancouver!!! But also, would you consider a place like Santa Fe?
Jessica - Oct 05, 2008 4:43:17 am PDT #51 of 12685
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
What I think would be even more fun, though, would be to have it on the ferry. We could get on in Bellingham (near Seattle), and ride the ferry together up to Skagway, with fun and hijinks at either end.
I would LOVE this idea except I know there are many Buffistas who are panicking right now at the thought of not being able to LEAVE the F2F for a breather.