Regional Meetings

Post by **A Gunslinger** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 6:23 pm

Duchess...was the restaurant called "Porta Bella"?

Post by **aliantha** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 10:02 pm

Damelon wrote:
A Gunslinger wrote:Chi-town anyone? Late summer?
If you go down to Chicago late in the summer, let me know.

Though Madison is a fun town to hook up in. First time I was in Madison, the year before I went to college, I saw Lady Liberty sticking up through the ice of Lake Mendota:

I found out years later from a friend who went to UW that it was sponsored by the student government.

If I'm not mistaken, Leon Varjian was behind the student government at that point. Leon was at Indiana U. when I was there; for awhile, he was dating the sister of one of my friends. Leon was a perennial student. He was shocked to learn, after about 8 years at IU, that despite his best efforts he had managed to earn enough credit hours for a major and had to graduate. (At least that's how I heard it.) Anyway, he went on to grad school in Madison. You see the result.

Camping near Lake Michigan? I'd be up for that. My mom lives near the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, so I could stop and see her, too. (I'd suggest pitching tents in her yard, but she would totally flip out. She'll be 92 next month and her memory is going. But even in the days when she had all her faculties, a suggestion like that would've flipped her out.

)

Memphis would also be a cool trip (and I agree that it should be kid-free). I stayed there overnight once and have always thought that it would be cool to go back and do the blues clubs.

Oh yeah -- the purpose of this thread: I live near DC and I could do something near here. But I think y'all know that.

Post by **duchess of malfi** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 4:07 pm

A Gunslinger wrote:Duchess...was the restaurant called "Porta Bella"?

No. It was this place:
www.foodspot.com/tuttopasta/

Post by **Alynna Lis Eachann** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 7:49 pm

I'd be up for Chicago, I think. I'm still trying to make my way out there to see the lions of Tsavo at the Field Museum...

Post by **Wyldewode** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 5:30 pm

Ooh. . the Ghost and the Darkness, right?

Post by **Alynna Lis Eachann** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 6:46 pm

Wyldewode wrote:Ooh. . the Ghost and the Darkness, right?

I have something of a long-term relationship with that movie. And those lions were absolutely intriguing, so I want go see them in their slightly-shrunken, fully-stuffed glory. Also want to know if they ever found the lions' cave-o-collectibles again.

Never been to Chicago before, so still up for that, or something in the neighborhood.

And remember, if somebody's planning a Canada get-together, drop me a line. Any excuse to go north!

Post by **wayfriend** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 3:59 pm

Oh my god.

Oh my god.

Oh my god.

Stephen Donaldson is coming to New York!

In StephenRDonaldson.com was wrote:DATE/TIME
World Fantasy Convention
November 1-4, 2007

LOCATION
Saratoga Hotel and Convention Center

COMMENTS
I haven't volunteered for any programming this year. As always, I have every intention of attending the mass autographing (typically held on Friday evening)--and as always, I can't guarantee my presence. This is a "business" convention for me: unpredictable chunks of my time will be taken up by my agent, editors, fellow writers, and publicity.

[link]

That's Saratoga Springs, NY. I can ACTUALLY DRIVE THERE!

Who else wants to go? Is this an opportunity for a Regional Meeting or not? I know there's several other New Englanders out there, and it's not undrivable from DC either.

Post by **danlo** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 4:15 pm

Well, Romeo will go, I'm sure. Fist and Esmer live right by...and Brinn and dlb could plan a poker game around it...

Post by **dlbpharmd** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 11:01 pm

danlo wrote:and Brinn and dlb could plan a poker game around it...

That's the first thing that I though of!

Post by **The Laughing Man** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 11:16 pm

danlo wrote:Well, Romeo will go, I'm sure. Fist and Esmer live right by...and Brinn and dlb could plan a poker game around it...

yea, I'll be sure to let everyone know where my exact physical location happens to be at a specific date and time......

Post by **Loredoctor** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 11:18 pm

Esmerfest!

Post by **The Laughing Man** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 11:48 pm

heh, Esmerfest.....ummmm, no thanks!

Post by **Loredoctor** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 11:56 pm

Esmer wrote:

heh, Esmerfest.....ummmm, no thanks!

Post by **Wyldewode** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 6:42 am

Esmer, I don't know that this is the place for this. . . or if any place is, really, but here goes. . . I was recently reading a trivia/answer website and ran across something that makes me look on your "location" in a whole new light.

Any comment?

The relevant information:

Spoiler

The rabbis interpreted Onan's transgression as birth control through coitus interruptus. (In a wonderful euphemism, the Jewish commentator Rashi calls this "threshing within, winnowing without.")

In any case, here's the full entry in case anyone would like to read it:
www.straightdope.com/mailbag/monanism.html

Post by **Damelon** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 12:12 pm

Post by **Xar** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 12:31 pm

I think the Frappr Kevin's Watch Location Map which Menolly made could be useful... here's a link to the relevant thread:

kevinswatch.ihugny.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=8019

Of course, some unlucky Watchers like me (but truth be told, people like Avatar have it even worse) might get depressed at the thought of being almost completely alone in an emptiness of non-Watchers...

Post by **CovenantJr** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 1:51 pm

Esmer wrote:

heh, Esmerfest.....ummmm, no thanks!

I take it you're the old guy on the left, clearly just on his way to the shops when he decided to stop and laugh at someone being beaten by the police?

Post by **danlo** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 4:40 pm

Esmer wrote:yea, I'll be sure to let everyone know where my exact physical location happens to be at a specific date and time......

Oh yeah, that's right! You're the guy who chickened out of a free ride with me to DC...oh well, sorry to include you...you loner, leper, rebrobate!

Post by **The Laughing Man** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 10:53 pm

^

DON'T TOUCH ME!!!

CovenantJr wrote:
Esmer wrote:

heh, Esmerfest.....ummmm, no thanks!
I take it you're the old guy on the left, clearly just on his way to the shops when he decided to stop and laugh at someone being beaten by the police?

that's a good guess, heh

, but, uuuhhh, no, that'd be me on the ground there...Esmerfest, get it?

Wyldewode wrote:Esmer, I don't know that this is the place for this. . . or if any place is, really, but here goes. . . I was recently reading a trivia/answer website and ran across something that makes me look on your "location" in a whole new light. Any comment?

The relevant information:
Spoiler
The rabbis interpreted Onan's transgression as birth control through coitus interruptus. (In a wonderful euphemism, the Jewish commentator Rashi calls this "threshing within, winnowing without.")
In any case, here's the full entry in case anyone would like to read it:
www.straightdope.com/mailbag/monanism.html

thats exactly where it's from, from a thread discussion related to something Avatar said that I can't remember, but I turned the phrase to mean something more philosophically oriented....

Post by **Peven** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 5:22 pm

any fellow SRD fans in the metro Atlanta area??? too bad SRD isn't scheduled to make an appearance at DragonCon next August to promote the new book, i'd pony up the $$ for a ticket in a second then.