Aren't we still waiting to hear back from some of the hotel prospects?
Oh, smacked in the noggin with a 2x4 wrapped in velvet. Yeah, that's what it felt like.
Lorne ,'Smile Time'
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.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 04, 2010 5:00:36 pm PDT #5576 of 12708
"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
Trudy Booth - Apr 04, 2010 6:44:39 pm PDT #5577 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
Another date/place picking method we could go with is people put together a bid that includes both and then we vote on the date and place at once.
That way we could, for example, vote between NYC in September and Miami in July at the same time.
Java cat - Apr 07, 2010 7:14:03 am PDT #5578 of 12708
Not javachik
OMG sticking a spork in my eye would be better than either of those at those respective times of year.
Trudy Booth - Apr 07, 2010 10:36:16 am PDT #5579 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
That's what we call a joke.
Trudy Booth - Apr 07, 2010 10:37:56 am PDT #5580 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
Though I was not joking about people presenting unified time/place bids. That way we could better adjust to regional weather conditions.
Pix - Apr 07, 2010 10:55:43 am PDT #5581 of 12708
The status is NOT quo.
Trudy, I think that's a fabulous idea. Obviously we need to think about it for next year, but I think it's the way to go.
So...this year? Bueller?
Trudy Booth - Apr 07, 2010 11:06:37 am PDT #5582 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
The thing that made me think of it is The Hotel Chelsea.
A friend of mine just had a birthday party there and her more than reasonably sized suite was, brace yourself, TWO HUNDRED BUCKS A NIGHT. Before that, I'd tended to think of "off seasons" in terms of, you know weather or beaches or resorts... but there are probably other places on the earth that have a couple of weeks here and there where they have their own lulls that we could take advantage of -- with a time/place unified bid (and a good-sized lead-time) we could literally call some place awesome and say "what is your cheapest week all year?" and vote between those.
(Naturally it also made me fantasize of Buffistas At The Chelsea some day (we missed it this year). We could run amok amidst all the art and history and our weird ly differnent rooms. And as long as no one actively overdosed we could have our prom in our suite, bring in booze, bring in food... they're not going to care.)
Toddson - Apr 08, 2010 4:56:06 am PDT #5583 of 12708
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Isn't overdosing at the Chelsea kind of a tradition?
Trudy Booth - Apr 08, 2010 5:54:16 pm PDT #5584 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
You're right, we could probably go ahead and od.
brenda m - Apr 08, 2010 5:57:43 pm PDT #5585 of 12708
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
For reals, though, we need to vote this weekend. The hotel options don't seem crucially different, so if we can pick a city we can pick a place pretty easy. (Or do it both at once. Mabye Philly and Providence people could put up what they think is the best option and then we could just go with one?)