oh yes please javachick
::clings right back:: ::aims a hairdryer at the snow and yells DON'T COME ANY CLOSER OR WE'LL...::
I've got two words that are going to make all the pain go away. Miniature Golf.
Mayor ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
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.
hippocampus - Feb 28, 2010 12:03:52 pm PST #5163 of 12707
not your mom's socks.
Amy - Feb 28, 2010 12:06:22 pm PST #5164 of 12707
Because books.
I realized, too, I can pimp all the great reasons to visit Philly in a heartbeat but I've never actually stayed in a hotel there, and have no idea where to start.
And then I look at everything I have to do this week, let alone this week, and I want to curl up and cry.
javachik - Feb 28, 2010 12:07:19 pm PST #5165 of 12707
Our wings are not tired.
Okay, why don't we take it to email? I am happy to help. I will ask boyfriend to help me, too, since he firmly believes that Philly is second only to Paris in the list of World's Greatest Cities! (I roll my eyes forever at this)
megan walker - Feb 28, 2010 12:12:26 pm PST #5166 of 12707
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Well, at least he puts Paris first, as is right and proper.
Fred Pete - Mar 01, 2010 5:23:12 am PST #5167 of 12707
Ann, that's a ferret.
I'm not sure I'd rank Philly as high as second, but it's definitely underrated. Plenty to do in and around the city to make a weekend.
smonster - Mar 01, 2010 5:30:18 am PST #5168 of 12707
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
I'm kind of hoping that Philly gets chosen for the f2f, but I am admittably biased. I'm proud to be a Southerner, but Philly will always have a piece of my heart.
Vortex - Mar 01, 2010 5:42:34 am PST #5169 of 12707
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I've never been to Philly and it's easy to get to for me, so I'm leaning that way. But, other cities have a chance to steal my vote!
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 01, 2010 6:56:24 am PST #5170 of 12707
"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
Yeah, Philly would increase my chances of attending this year what with the just barely driveable distance, but if there are affordable options to be found in NYC that'd be pretty hard to pass up too.
javachik - Mar 02, 2010 11:00:28 am PST #5171 of 12707
Our wings are not tired.
Okay, Juliana just emailed me a copy of the RFP and I'm trying to update it with the last few years (using this thread). I've got 6 hotels narrowed down, to which I will be sending the inquiry (this is for Philly). By the way, a contender is another Kimpton hotel, which I am excited about since it looked so lush in all of the Seattle photos!!
Depending on timing, I am going to have to cc someone else on these for the hotel to be able to negotiate with. I leave for London for ten days on Thursday the 11th and will not be able to go back and forth in email during my trip.
JZ - Mar 02, 2010 11:14:57 am PST #5172 of 12707
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
The one warning about the Kimpton hotels is that they really need to be aware that we are numerous and not silent; if they have a block of rooms on a lower floor (or maybe immediately over the restaurant) so we're not walking on someone else's ceiling that would be the absolute best. The hospitality suite got constant noise complaints from downstairs and across the hall, and IIRC the complaints continued even though everyone kept dialing down the noise further and further.