Mittens 2015 New Orleans August 7 - 14

MillsJROSS · Thu 06/08/2015 02:21:08

Quote from: Grundislav on Wed 05/08/2015 15:50:03
If Gunnar's hotel is near the airport and Mills gets there by noon, would it be possible for you to pick us up at the airport? By "us" I mean Darren, Tzach, Noa, and me.

That's fine, but if I'm the only one with a car in the morning, it actually might be best to use the hotel as a staging area until one more car comes along, since I'm counting 6 people (Grundy, Snarky, Darrren, Tzach, Noa, and myself plus luggage). When do AGA, ddq get into town?

Snarky · Thu 06/08/2015 07:39:39

I'm underway! (The flight itinerary is somewhat less than ideal, with a detour to Copenhagen and a seven-hour layover in Newark.) See you all in NOLA! ... where Google informs me we can expect 37 degrees C.

I expect we'll work out transportation at the airport. If we don't have enough seats we can just get a taxi.

ddq · Thu 06/08/2015 08:55:25

I'll get in town about 6 hours after whenever I decide to leave.

Stupot · Thu 06/08/2015 09:07:28

Have fun Mitteneers!
Explore the locations, interact with your surroundings, talk to the locals and pick up everything that isn't nailed down. But most importantly, take pictures and share your fun with the rest of us.

Andail · Thu 06/08/2015 09:44:52

Have fun everyone! Really sorry I couldn't make it this year, but budget concerns and a new family situation made it hard for me to undertake such a longest journey...

LimpingFish · Fri 07/08/2015 01:31:06

Have a fun Mittens, peeps! \o/

m0ds · Fri 07/08/2015 02:39:16

Have a great time out there! I doubt that will be hard

Mandle · Fri 07/08/2015 14:55:15

Have fun all! I hope we get to see some photos of Gabriel Knight scenes recreated with you guys standing in for the characters

Grundislav · Fri 14/08/2015 18:54:45

Boo hoo wah wah Mittens is over

It was a great time, and seeing everyone again was great. Thanks to Mills, Tamara and Drew for driving everyone around and to Ken for organizing it all.

::growl:: Oh, I think I hear a mountain lion. Gotta go!

MillsJROSS · Sat 15/08/2015 16:37:25

Got back home safely. After a six year gap in time it was truly wonderful to see how quickly I was able to gel with old friends, and just as nice was making new friends. I was a little nervous coming back to Mittens after so long. I was worried it might not be the same. I was worried I hadn't really worked on anything AGS related in some time and wouldn't relate. I was worried that I had grown out of it. You guys showed me that wasn't the case, and I really am thankful I got to share this time with you.

I feel far more energized creatively after seeing the show and tell.

The thing I learned the most, though, was that Tzach is almost always the spy. Also skinning garbanzo beans does make a legitimate difference in the taste of Hummus.

I'm interested in seeing the long-term affects of swimming in high levels of bacteria. I'm expecting us to have mutant super-powers next Mittens.

-MillsJROSS

P.S. someone left there cell phone in my car. It's an iphone with Superman the Movie logo as the screen. I believe it's Quintaros's, but in the event it's not and someone is missing their phone, PM me and I'll ship it back to you.

tzachs · Mon 17/08/2015 02:31:10

We are now back home.

Mittens was great fun, and it helped a lot that the weather was so lovely throughout the entire week

Meeting familiar faces was great, meeting new people was also great!
New Orleans itself was a real blast, I actually got to ask a voodoo guide "What do you know about gris gris?" which was probably my personal adventure related highlight of the week.
Also, just as an fyi to those who left early, I got to eat a beignet on the very last day, hooray!

Stealing from Grundislav, I would also like to thank all mitteneers for the planning, driving and entertaining.

Mills, indeed I was a spy a lot during the week, but you'd be happy to know that during the weekend IT BROKEN and now Kayla is the undisputed spy.
As for the iphone, I can confirm it is indeed Quintaros's. I believe he "accidentally forgot" it in your car as part of the oldest trick in the book.

cat · Mon 17/08/2015 18:28:02

I'm glad you all had a great time

Two important questions:

Where is the group photo?
Have you decided next Mittens' location, yet?

AGA · Mon 17/08/2015 20:26:27

1. Forthcoming. ddq and Esseb took some
2. Probably Australia

We're still on our way home, and will write up when we can.

ddq · Mon 17/08/2015 20:30:59

Here's the group photo that matters.

cat · Mon 17/08/2015 21:54:44

Compared to last year's super bock collection this is a ridiculous small amout of booze

Australia? Better start saving money right now

yamipanda · Tue 18/08/2015 16:13:05

Quote from: ddq on Mon 17/08/2015 20:30:59
Here's the group photo that matters.

Looks like you had fun.

I might just have to start saving up for a trip to Australia next year then.

ddq · Wed 19/08/2015 02:46:52

Here are the group photos. I will upload the rest of my pictures somewhere soonish.

Esseb · Sun 23/08/2015 20:51:03

Better late than never, here are my photos: http://esseb.com/photographs/mittens_lagniappe/

Stupot · Mon 24/08/2015 00:58:30

Quote from: Esseb on Sun 23/08/2015 20:51:03
Better late than never, here are my photos: http://esseb.com/photographs/mittens_lagniappe/

D'aw, man. It looks like so much fun. I will make it to Mittens at least once in my life.

Mandle · Mon 24/08/2015 01:21:37

Quote from: Esseb on Sun 23/08/2015 20:51:03
Better late than never, here are my photos: http://esseb.com/photographs/mittens_lagniappe/

Looks like such a fun time...Love the "movie spoilers pictionary"....I'm gonna totally yoink that and play next time my movie club meets!

And damn....I want that boxed copy of Resonance sooooooo badly....Who won that one?

Mittens 2015 New Orleans August 7 - 14

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