Sigh. SO not going to be back in LA in time. Seriously doubt Nilly will stop by Mississippi. Can't afford to go, well, anywhere.

=(

I'ma miss the fun. =(

I love the Carl, great little hotel, right on the cable car line, in the Haight. Highly recommend. It's about a 5 minute cab ride from Deb's if you are too lazy to walk (like me and meara, though in our defense, we had walked all over creation that day). I'm just going to have to hope that Nilly makes it to the east coast, cause my finances won't support an SF trip. Wah!

Not the cable car, sweetie - those all run east of Van Ness Avenue, and we're in the northwest corner of the City. It's the N streetcar line that stops literally feet away from the Carl, and which runs all the way from downtown (the Embarcadero, as far east as one can go in SF) out to Ocean Beach on Judah Street - and, incidentally, right by Celia's #1, really good and really affordable Mexican food, with a bar; 'dre and I took juliana there for dinner during the Halloween festivities last year.

Of course, the Haight (just down the block from the Red Vic) has Zona Rosa, which makes yummy yummy carne molidas burritos....

Tim will be here, Nilly!

Of course, the Haight (just down the block from the Red Vic) has Zona Rosa, which makes yummy yummy carne molidas burritos....

The Haight also has Amoeba. Aw, yeah.

Poking my head to meara:

does that schedule work for me.

Excellent.

I need to check if Tim will be here, too

Allyson, could you please do that, then? Thank you so much. [Edit: obviously an x-post. Thanks, Allyson! and, also, Yay! I can't believe this is really happening.]

I could also bring her up on Thursday that way we've got no worries about getting caught driving after sunset on Friday.

This seems like a good idea. How long is the drive between LA and SF?

Lee, the way I see it, I'll probably enjoy Allyson's hospitality for part of the LA time, and yours for the other part of the LA time. This way, I'll be a minimum burden on the both of you, I guess.

Trudy, yes, definitely. I also got an offer from msbelle, so I'm thinking I could split the time, like in LA, and be a minimal bother to each of you. Also, I'm probably already booked for the shabbat in NYC (by a friend's relatives).

There will be extremely high security, and lots of protests. It will be a good time to not be in New York.

Thanks, Tom. To not be there at all, or to not arrive, or something completely different? Right now it seems like I'll be in NYC on the Saturday of the 28th, so you're recommending I leave the city later that week?

vw, Jon, Kristin, Hil - thank you, so very much. I don't know yet the wheres and the whens, that's what I'm trying to find out, and finding out that I have so many possibilities is wonderful.

How long is a drive between Boston and NYC? And DC? How long a flight? Is there a train? Is there any recommended means of transportation, of all of these? The hivemind is the best source for this kind of questions, because it's not just technical details, it's also the personal way of seeing things.

aurelia, Nova, everybody else - I wish there were a way for me to meet all of you. I really do.

My head is spinning with all this. Again, I point you to my tagline. You guys are the bestest.

Nilly! (pouncing) The drive between LA and SF - in which you get to see the heart of a very, very large state, I think the third largest in the country - runs between five and seven hours, depending how many stops you take, and which road. Highway 101 is more scenic, certainly, goes through mountains and greenery, and runs up near the coast for the southern part of the ride. Highway 5 is much flatter (once you get over the Grapevine, heading north out of LA) and less scenic, but is much faster. ND's truck is extremely comfortable, so you'll have a very fun ride and see more of California than most Californians ever seem to, in the process.

Anyone have any suggestions for where I should catch up with the Nilly Grand Tour? My schedule is pretty flexible.

I missed this earlier. Ginger, we'd love to have you. But LA rocks, too.

I don't know what's being planned for LA, but I'm operating on the "let's have one big thing in one place with Nilly at the centre of it" principle, in order to maximise Nilly's see-ability for the greatest number of people.

Depending on traffic, Boston to NYC usually takes less than 4.5 hours by car. I once made it from my house in Somerville (just outside Boston) to Park Slope in Brooklyn in 3.5 hours (and then locked my keys in the car, but that's another story). There are comfortable trains that will take you between Boston, NYC and DC, but I'm sure there will be Buffistas happy to transport you.

[edited to note that I would be one of those happy Buffistas]

Splitting the time seems like a good plan, and will give everyone who wants to a chance to see you.

(It is still so cute that you think you might be a burden, by the way.)

This seems like a good idea. How long is the drive between LA and SF?

About 6 hours, unless you run into traffic or weather problems.

Hee! Crossposted with Lee.

Nilly, I took the train up from DC to NY after this most recent F2F. It was a nice comfortable ride, at least in our car.