Washingttens! Postponed Until People Come

Anarcho · Fri 31/03/2006 22:13:32

The date is set! We will be having a meeting of AGS enthusiasts this coming Labor Day weekend (Sept 2-4th) hosted by myself, Anarcho, in Washington DC.

Possible activities could include:

Talking about how great computer games are while staring at the Lincoln monument:

Comparing the works of Georgia O'Keefe as seen in the Smithsonian to the works of Steve Purcell:

and drinking a special "AGS ALE" homebrewed by yours truly and guaranteed to inspire disturbingly dark amateur adventures.

If you would like to attend and haven't already spoken up, either post a message in this thread or PM me. I am going to ask that this is a 18+ event for obvious reasons, and if you're under 21, please PM me to talk about it before you come.

There will be limited accomodations available in my apartment (if you dare), otherwise I can help people with finding a hostel or hotel. This hostel is actually a couple blocks from my apartment and in a very cool neighborhood:

http://www.washingtondchostel.com/prices.html

and here is another one with reasonable prices:

http://www.hostels.com/en/availability.php/HostelNumber.1859

Let me know how I can help, and I hope to see you here!

Logan

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Hi all,

A little while back, a few of us on Irc were talking about having a meet-up here in the US. I live in Washington, DC and would be willing to host such an event. I'm thinking we could do this over a weekend, or possibly over a long weekend (Friday-Sunday). It can get miserably hot around here in the summer, so the best time to do it would probably be in May or early September, though I'm willing to do it anytime (though I might mention I'm out of town May 28 - June 4).

As for accommodations, I live in a one-bedroom apartment with my girlfriend and a cat. Depending on how many people come, some people can certainly crash here. Alternately, there are a few hostels in the area, though I'm not sure about availability. We've also got plenty of hotels, if you're rolling in doe.

As for what we could do--I'm right in downtown dc, just a metro ride from all the monuments & Smithsonian. There are a lot of restaurants around, and some fun bars. If it's warm enough and people wanted to do it, we could also drive out to the beach (though it's a few hours away). Oh and of course, we can get all nerdy and discuss Adventure-ish things all day and night.

I think I'd have to put an age restriction on this, either 18 or 21. I don't know which would be better.

Anyway, let me know if you're interested!

Logan

Darth Mandarb · Sat 01/04/2006 03:37:10

Sara and I were planning a weekend trip to DC soon ... this could work out very well for us. I'm definitely interested.

September probably wouldn't work ... as we're planning on going to Mittens (if we can get that much time off from work) and that'd be too close together.

Sometime in May might just be perfect! Let's, if others are interested, work on some specific dates.

Anarcho · Sat 01/04/2006 07:29:13

Well Scummbuddy seemed interested when we were talking about it on Irc, so that would already be a good group! Sweet...

Scummbuddy · Sat 01/04/2006 07:38:38

Edmundo also has a specific time frame of when he could attend, and I believe Ginny expressed interest.

I, of course, have nothing to do but wait until we all meet. I'm extremely flexible.

Disco · Sat 01/04/2006 15:20:18

Tempting, but I wouldn't dare spending any more money or taking any more time off

Of course everyone thinks where they live would be best, but I think a good spot for an Amerittens would be Michigan, since central Ontario, Cananda and it's dense AGSer population is a mere 3-4 hours away. However, it looks like the central to lower east-coasters are meeting up, so why not D.C. I will try to arrange some kind of "-ittens in the Mitten" eventually

edmundito · Sat 01/04/2006 20:21:25

I'm good between may until mid june. However, after august would be best for me. Anyway, let's see how the plan unfolds and I'm sure we can arrange a date where most of us can make it.

m0ds · Sun 02/04/2006 15:18:20

DCittens would be awesome! And if you'll pay for my flight, I'll come!

Anarcho · Sun 02/04/2006 16:10:22

Sure, you're check is in the mail! I've sent it to "England, C/O Mods"...it should get there, no problem.

big brother · Mon 03/04/2006 04:02:07

How far is DC from NYC?

edmundito · Mon 03/04/2006 04:03:14

We should call it Washingttens, DC.

Anarcho · Mon 03/04/2006 04:14:31

Not far at all, actually. There are buses you can catch for 40 bucks round trip that take about 4.5 hours one way (they're called the Chinatown buses, even though they have stops throughout the city). Greyhound costs a bit more, I think around 90 bucks round trip. Amtrak is a bit quicker, and much more comfortable, but very expensive. You interested Big Brother?

Edmundo, I like the suggestion.

Thus far, it seems like May is possible for everyone. How do people feel about the weekend of May 12th?

Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens · Mon 03/04/2006 04:50:36

Wow, yet another gathering I will miss. This makes, I think, 12 or so. GO SEDENTARY TYPES!

edmundito · Mon 03/04/2006 04:55:08

You live in the west, right? You westies can have your own gathering! Call it Westtens or something. Â¬Â¬

Anyway, may 12 may be a little too soon for me. I dunno what the others are up to, though.

Anarcho · Mon 03/04/2006 05:47:36

All right, I'm entirely flexible, except i'll be in Milwaukee on the last week of May. If more people could come in September, that's fine by me. And I'm also open to meeting up in the summer proper...

Kweepa · Thu 06/04/2006 05:59:03

I'm interested!
I haven't been to DC and my girlfriend is itching to go again.
Perhaps early June would be better than May though since Elizabeth is a teacher, and I'd like to stay for more than a quick weekend - in the Watergate hotel, that is - not your apartment, Logan, don't worry.

edmundito · Thu 15/06/2006 04:31:48

Since everyone's talking about the hot events the season (Brittens, Mittens) we might as well resucitate this thread for a quick question:

How about labor day weekend? Like... Friday the 1st/Saturday the 2nd of september until monday sept. 4? Too short? Too late? Too... soon?

The reason why I propose such a date is because I'll be living close enough to drive to DC by then and that's the only holiday I see in september.

Scummbuddy · Tue 20/06/2006 22:42:55

That could work for me.

lo_res_man · Tue 20/06/2006 23:08:06

If I can get a passport, I would be interested.

Disco · Wed 21/06/2006 04:16:44

Quote from: lo_res_man on Tue 20/06/2006 23:08:06
If I can get a passport, I would be interested.

If it works the same going from Canada to the US as it does contrarywise, you won't need a passport until 2007.

Dave Gilbert · Wed 21/06/2006 04:30:56

I'd totally be on for this. It's easy for me to get down there. I have a sister who lives there, so I can crash with her.

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