Kevin's Watch

dlbpharmd wrote:

but me and dlb shared a piece of keylime pie in SF, looking out on Alcatraz (hooowwwwww romantic

Come on now, you were swooning from the combination of key lime goodness and Southern charm.

southern charm? who was from the south?

danlo wrote:Might not be the greatest idea to bring your doggie-Thor might eat him...yeah Sarge and others there are airport area hotels/suite ideas in the first post---I'll research el-cheepo motels on Central if you want. bird & bear and leper messiah (both from the Ft. Worth area BTW) stayed in one during E-fest I and had no complaints--they're usually around 50 bucks a night...(Too bad the Desert Palms shut down, that's just down the street from my house which played the part of The Palms motel in El Paso in No Country for Old Men)

we have a winner at $50 - informed my captain at work i need the time off. so the wheels are in motion.

danlo wrote:Might not be the greatest idea to bring your doggie-Thor might eat him.

He'd probably eat Mani too.

I've been thinking about how I'm going to do this. I'm pretty much set on taking the week before and the week after off. It's the getting there part, and the Mani part that are the points to ponder.

If I drive, I'd leave Monday or Tuesday and get to Albuquerque on Wednesday or Thursday. Afterwards, I'm thinking of going north to Yellowstone after Elohimfest and heading east from there through the Black Hills.

That leaves the Mani part, I'm tempted to bring him; keeping him in a kennel or having someone watch him for the better part of two weeks is a pain. He's good in the car, but not good on a leash, plus, Yellowstone isn't a place for a Boston Terrier.

That brings up the other alternative travel plan. I was looking at Amtrak to go out. The Southwestern Chief goes through Albuquerque from Chicago. It's a 26 hour train ride. I haven't figured out Amtrak's pricing though. Going out, it quotes me $512 with a sleeper from Chicago, but on the return it's only about $325. So, I may fly out and take the train back home and only be gone from home for six days.

Plus I have other ongoing issues that might impact my budget or plans but haven't been resolved yet. Clarity, I need clarity!

Damelon wrote:Clarity, I need clarity!

And you came *here* for it? What were you thinking?

That's a very cool drive you're thinking of doing. The Black Hills are great -- you'd of course have to stop and see how the Crazy Horse project is moving along.

But I can also see the appeal of flying out and taking the train back. Amtrak's pricing is weird, you're right. I too was seeing differing prices on the outbound vs. the return. I think it has to do with demand, and with which day of the week you're traveling, and gods know what else. If you're going to do Amtrak, tho, book soon -- prices go up the closer you are to your departure date. But *definitely* get a sleeper car. It's a great experience. Plus the ticket includes lodging and your meals in the dining car, so it's not as pricey as it looks at first glance. And it beats the hell out of sitting up all night in Coach.

I had brunch with Lucimay on Sunday and she's in for E3 too. It's gonna be fun.

oh, had anyone asked after me i woulda said i'd be there but yeah...no one did, so i figured i'd just show up and piss everbody off!

I'll be there too - but no one asked me either .... *sniff*

lucimay wrote:oh, had anyone asked after me i woulda said i'd be there but yeah...no one did, so i figured i'd just show up and piss everbody off!

I thought I asked...

oh wait...that's right, you did Cag. dang. now i can't pout.
i'm still coming to piss everyone off tho.

anyone got any juicy gossip about SRD that i can leak to the entire forum, thus pissing him off as well?

or maybe i should just continually ask him questions about The Malazan Book of the Fallen and A Song of Ice and Fire and the HBO Game of Thrones series during dinner. that oughta do it!

lucimay wrote:or maybe i should just continually ask him questions about The Malazan Book of the Fallen and A Song of Ice and Fire and the HBO Game of Thrones series during dinner. that oughta do it!

Maybe we should seay luci at a table separate from SRD.

I'm usually at the kids table at events. Luci can join me there.

Luci & Creator -- I didn't ask because I assumed you were coming. And I would've been really sad if either of you didn't come...

Damelon wrote:Maybe we should seay luci at a table separate from SRD.

I wanna sit with Luci!!

Waddley Gaga wrote:

Damelon wrote:Maybe we should seay luci at a table separate from SRD.

I wanna sit with Luci!!

becareful of what you wish for Wagaga. The last time I sat with lucimay she tried throwing herself off a cliff , then drove off into the sunset , never to be seen again...yet I was totally unable to get p.o.'d at her.

lurch wrote:

Waddley Gaga wrote:

Damelon wrote:Maybe we should seay luci at a table separate from SRD.

I wanna sit with Luci!!

becareful of what you wish for Wagaga. The last time I sat with lucimay she tried throwing herself off a cliff , then drove off into the sunset , never to be seen again...yet I was totally unable to get p.o.'d at her.

They say that those who do get p.o.'d at her don't live long enough to tell the tale.

You mean Lucimay on one side? Maybe Waddley on the other side? Me right smack in the middle? Uhn-hn. Too dangerous. So long. When a man's got WGD$ in his pocket he begins to appreciate peace.

Trip was priced under 400 last month, 750 now. The forecast is not good for me.

Made the Amtrak reservations. I'll be in Albuquerque about 4 pm Thursday afternoon, returning Monday Noon.

Yay High L-rd!

lorin wrote:Trip was priced under 400 last month, 750 now. The forecast is not good for me.

Damn. Keep looking, lorin -- prices for June may drop next month (60 days out).