Author Topic: DLCon: Plans, where to go, etc (Read 10868 times)

superaielman · « **on:** March 27, 2009, 05:13:41 PM »

<Grefter-SuperisBFMV> Super, post a new topic about post con plans to try and find out what people are planning.

What are people wanting to do there? Is anyone staying after? I've heard a little talk of this (I'm considering going sightseeing in NYC afterwards myself).

Meeplelard · « **Reply #1 on:** March 27, 2009, 05:22:30 PM »

Ok, ideas planned for the Con are as such:

-Bowling. Saturday Evening, cause this is the time we did it on the other DLCons and Minimeet2 as well. For those at DLC1/Minimeet2, this is the same place we went too (no, not sure if I'll get lucky with the discount again. This is mostly a "Its near Meeple's House" thing regardless.)

-Trip to Gamestop. There's one near the Bowling Alley, for starters, and then there's 2 in Willowbrook (sadly, the two GOOD stores have since been gone.) Actually, there's a crap load around my house, so making several trips wouldn't be unreasonable. (there's one like a mile away from the Hotel; its reasonable to walk, but requires going parallel to a highway, but hey, I've done it a few times!)

-Mini-Golf. Same place as DLC1, where much hilarity ensued. Probably do this Friday or Saturday mid-day.

-Video Game Tournament that Xer seems to be running; no clue when we'll do this.

-Music Quiz! Again, no clue when we'll do this.

...I'm thinking a "Mall Trip for Gamestop" would be best done on Sunday, cause its on the way to the Airport (all of them), and is near bus stops for those busing down.

For those staying *AFTER* for whatever reason, the New York trip is probably a good idea, to see things like Time Square and such. Bad idea with a huge number of people, but with a much smaller group, its certainly feasible.

Grefter · « **Reply #2 on:** March 27, 2009, 05:22:58 PM »

Yeah obviously if I am flying out I would love to kick around a bit with some people and do the look at cool shit thing again even if I don't get to look at sexy Babbage Difference Engine 2 this time, NYC is a pretty cool place to do some random shit.

Looking at how much time I can get off from work and all that... I may not be able to really do anything BEFORE the Con (other than errr maybe a couple of days crashed out somewhere, but not the week and a half/2 weeks I did in Elf Land), but post con stuff to make a holiday of it would be pretty cool.

Edit - One thing I would actually like to do that is a bit camp is to go to a shoe shop and buy a good pair of dress shoes for work. I have been eying up some Allen Edmonds for ... a good year or so now and just can't bring myself to spend that much on shoes online and well they have 3 freaking stores in NYC. Edit 2 - That isn't even a joke. I have 3 pairs of shoes. I hate shoes, but these good shoes are just fucking awesome.

Xeroma · « **Reply #3 on:** March 27, 2009, 07:55:49 PM »

Crap, lots of stuff planned on Saturday, which is when I wanted to do the FG tourney. Not much planned on friday though... I could try for that.

Meeplelard · « **Reply #4 on:** March 27, 2009, 08:46:18 PM »

Only thing that's happening on Saturday is the Bowling Trip; the Mini Golf thing PROBABLY will happen then, but not certain. Otherwise, the rest isn't really set much.

Meeplelard · « **Reply #5 on:** March 29, 2009, 09:48:00 PM »

An idea for something to do after the con, when there's only a single digit number of us left (...I hope...):

A trip to New York. One of the ideas someone wanted to do (won't mention names) was even go see a Yankees Game, cause well, its Yankee Stadium and what not!

...except they're on the road then, so not a good idea. However, they DO give tours of the stadium, and you can book them and such. So I was wondering, anyone interested in that idea? Whether this falls through or not bares no weight on actually getting to New York mind; I expect we'll do that anyway, its just something extra to do while there.

Hunter Sopko · « **Reply #6 on:** March 30, 2009, 12:55:59 AM »

I do ask for a day of NYC barhopping and general funnery for those of us with a bit more leniency for the alcoholic beverage. Would anyone be interested in that? Would definately be after the con.

superaielman · « **Reply #7 on:** March 30, 2009, 01:00:22 AM »

Sure. I'm planning on staying back a bit longer after the con.

Nephrite · « **Reply #8 on:** March 30, 2009, 05:22:15 AM »

I'd like to stay after, but I have friends who live in NYC so I can stay with them if it's an issue.

No thank you to the bar hopping, though.

Cotigo · « **Reply #9 on:** March 30, 2009, 07:18:53 AM »

I'd be down, it sounds fun. But I've already set it so my flight leaves Sunday so I can't. Probably for the best, I spend too much money as is.

Meeplelard · « **Reply #10 on:** March 30, 2009, 07:45:39 AM »

Just noting that after the con, I doubt my parents would be as lenient about people staying at my house, so yeah, you probably all should find some sort of arrangements as to where you're staying.

Clear Tranquil · « **Reply #11 on:** March 30, 2009, 01:22:22 PM »

I don't really drink but if super's going, I'm down with going along for the socialising and fun in general, I can do that~

Grefter · « **Reply #12 on:** March 30, 2009, 01:29:19 PM »

I don't do the drinking but I am always down for making fun of people doing a little bit of a piss up and it is Australian way or something dumb like that to look after people totally wasted..

Luther Lansfeld · « **Reply #13 on:** March 30, 2009, 06:07:27 PM »

I will play Megaman with Meeple instead.

Hunter Sopko · « **Reply #14 on:** March 30, 2009, 11:39:27 PM »

Why does everyone automatically assume that "barhopping and general funnery" equals "drink until we can't feel feelings no more"?

Cotigo · « **Reply #15 on:** March 30, 2009, 11:45:52 PM »

Quote from: Hunter Sopko on March 30, 2009, 11:39:27 PM

Why does everyone automatically assume that "barhopping and general funnery" equals "drink until we can't feel feelings no more"?

Joke answer: Wait, you mean it isn't?

Serious answer: Because people who don't drink often have serious misconceptions about what drinking is actually like.

Cmdr_King · « **Reply #16 on:** March 31, 2009, 02:28:55 AM »

Alternatively, since they never took up drinking in adult life, they assume it's all like drinking in high school, which pretty much is binge drinking (since, of course, you can't just go do it whenever you want so you have to make up for it. Or something.)

NotMiki · « **Reply #17 on:** March 31, 2009, 02:55:42 AM »

Quote from: President Bill Richardson on March 30, 2009, 11:45:52 PM

Quote from: Hunter Sopko on March 30, 2009, 11:39:27 PM
Why does everyone automatically assume that "barhopping and general funnery" equals "drink until we can't feel feelings no more"?

Joke answer: Wait, you mean it isn't?

Serious answer: Because people who don't drink often have serious misconceptions about what drinking is actually like.

You drink until you're numb so that you can forget how much cash you just fucking burned on drinks in NYC. $12 for a fucking screwdriver?

Quote from: Grefter on March 30, 2009, 01:29:19 PM

I don't do the drinking but I am always down for making fun of people doing a little bit of a piss up and it is Australian way or something dumb like that to look after people totally wasted..

Gref, we'll all have a Foster's in your honor, mate. You down-and-underers totally love that stuff! The teevee said so! Oh, but don't try to take your giant knoife on the airplane.

superaielman · « **Reply #18 on:** March 31, 2009, 03:10:34 AM »

Like he'd be able to resist knifing people at LAX anyway.

NotMiki · « **Reply #19 on:** March 31, 2009, 03:23:47 AM »

knoifing.

Cotigo · « **Reply #20 on:** March 31, 2009, 07:15:40 AM »

Quote from: NotMiki on March 31, 2009, 02:55:42 AM

You drink until you're numb so that you can forget how much cash you just fucking burned on drinks in NYC. $12 for a fucking screwdriver?

Christ, and I thought stuff was expensive here. $7 for a Bloody Mary doesn't seem so bad at all now.

Grefter · « **Reply #21 on:** March 31, 2009, 08:14:47 AM »

Quote from: NotMiki on March 31, 2009, 03:23:47 AM

knoifing.

You missed the hard stress on the K. Kanoifing.

Quote from: Cmdr_King on March 31, 2009, 02:28:55 AM

Alternatively, since they never took up drinking in adult life, they assume it's all like drinking in high school, which pretty much is binge drinking (since, of course, you can't just go do it whenever you want so you have to make up for it. Or something.)

Wait what? You mean it isn't? The various many times I have been out drinking with work mates has without fail proved this to be wrong (IT is different than high school I guess, but it is still binge). This may be due to a corrupted sample consisting entirely of Germans and Australians though (Germans party harder for the record).

Cmdr_King · « **Reply #22 on:** March 31, 2009, 08:39:51 AM »

Well... my own experience is that, discounting the people that drink because they actually like the taste of beer or whatever, the people that are there to get completely "I won't even remember this tomorrow" drunk are in the minority (though certainly it can be a large minority), with drinking just enough for a buzz (so, y'know, you can tell they've been drinking but they are still coherent) being the more common goal

Grefter · « **Reply #23 on:** March 31, 2009, 08:53:47 AM »

Oh they don't drink to get that drunk, just that getting that drunk is the inevitable conclusion to going out drinking for most in this country.

Note: I uphold the fairly low amount required by modern scientific description of Binge here. Definition of "Buzz" may be Binge by these standards.

Cotigo · « **Reply #24 on:** March 31, 2009, 09:31:46 AM »

It also happens that sometimes people will go out to have a good time, and, in certain company, get carried away. I can count quite a few times where I've headed off to the bar to have a pint, meet up with some friends, spend more time there than I had planned, and whoop there goes the night. Drinking with the DL, though? The proportion of tea-totalers to alcoholics suggests to me that the urge to stick around for "just one more" won't manifest nearly as strongly.

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Author Topic: DLCon: Plans, where to go, etc (Read 10868 times)