Eh, people end up voting for whatever weekend is the most convenient for them.
Don't belong. Dangerous, like you. Can't be controlled. Can't be trusted. Everyone could just go on without me and not have to worry. People could be what they wanted to be. Could be with the people they wanted. Live simple. No secrets.
River ,'Objects In Space'
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.
NoiseDesign - Jan 27, 2010 12:42:26 pm PST #4930 of 12708
Our wings are not tired
Trudy Booth - Jan 27, 2010 12:53:53 pm PST #4931 of 12708
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
NYC has its advantages.
If we can keep the hotel cost at "Not Too Bad" (like Seattle and New Orleans - neither was, iirc, inexpensive though they were great deals for those particular hotels), we've got easy transportation, cheap flights, several airports, lots to do, hotels with a clue, locals, and even inexpensive food if you make the effort.
Jon B. - Jan 27, 2010 12:55:41 pm PST #4932 of 12708
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
If we can keep the hotel cost at "Not Too Bad"
Pretty big if...
Amy - Jan 27, 2010 12:57:22 pm PST #4933 of 12708
Because books.
Oh, man, NYC would be awesome.
I'll also pimp for Philly. But I can't be the point person for anything, due to a deadline and possible moving.
NoiseDesign - Jan 27, 2010 12:59:15 pm PST #4934 of 12708
Our wings are not tired
I'd love NYC, but I've never stayed in a hotel there for less than $200/night that wasn't a nasty place. I think if folks could afford to do it then hotels like The Muse and The Library are actually amazing deals, but they are all north of $200/night.
Hil R. - Jan 27, 2010 1:02:33 pm PST #4935 of 12708
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Yeah, I tried looking into hotel costs in NYC a little while ago, and even pretty basic hotels way out in Brooklyn were more than we usually spend.
Jessica - Jan 27, 2010 1:15:13 pm PST #4936 of 12708
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
but I've never stayed in a hotel there for less than $200/night that wasn't a nasty place
Were you getting group rates, though?
I do remember the last time I looked into pimping NYC, I didn't get very good responses from hotels. But we weren't in a recession then, so it may be worth looking again.
One thing that came up in a conversation this weekend (can't remember who I was talking to) is that many locales with cheaper hotels are also that much more expensive/difficult to fly into. Between three major airports, you can get to NYC from *anywhere*.
javachik - Jan 27, 2010 1:16:50 pm PST #4937 of 12708
Our wings are not tired.
It's not so much the temp of DC and environs in July, it's the humidity. I could deal though, if that's where y'all ended up. It's not like we usually plan for miles-long day hikes or anything.
Amy - Jan 27, 2010 1:17:02 pm PST #4938 of 12708
Because books.
I think NYC is definitely doable, if we tried. Might not be the fanciest rooms ever, but that's not the point anyway. I just found a bunch that might be workable, and I have no idea what a group rate might get us.
javachik - Jan 27, 2010 1:17:52 pm PST #4939 of 12708
Our wings are not tired.
And also, we'd get to see Jessica AND Scrappadoodle.