Author Topic: DLCon 3: This Time, There's a "3" In The Name. (Read 35590 times)

Shale · « **on:** December 18, 2007, 10:08:39 PM »

Our third annual mass meetup is scheduled for July 24-27, 2008 in Pacifica, CA. Gatewalker has agreed to host.

Discussion/planning/RSVPing for the insanity goes here, unless it doesn't. Y'know, whatever.

Admin takeover! Compiling the list of attendees here:

1. QuietRain (hosting, duh)
2. Gatewalker (hosting, duh)
3. Laggy (semi-sorta hosting, duh)
4. Halbarad
5. Xeroma
6. superaielman
7. Grefter
8. Meeplelard
9. Dark Holy Elf
10. Shale
11. Ciato
12. Cmdr_King
13. Monkeyfinger
14. AndrewRogue
15. Excal
16. Hunter Sopko
17. Jo'ou Ranbu
18. Taishyr
19. SirAlex

UNCERTAIN

20. OblivionKnight
21. Yakumo

If I've missed or misfiled folks, just post about it for now - it's not an exact match of Gate's list, but it's a lot easier to reference if it's in the first post of the topic. =P

Grefter · « **Reply #1 on:** December 21, 2007, 10:29:53 PM »

Any more news from Canadian types?

Halbarad · « **Reply #2 on:** December 30, 2007, 04:53:06 PM »

Just to get the list going again, RSVP'ing here.

Xeroma · « **Reply #3 on:** December 30, 2007, 06:59:03 PM »

I'm pretty much confirmed to go, parents promised to pay for the trip and my uncle closest to Pacifica is willing to house me during the trip. Hell, he even wants to check out the con at some point, which I would normally be against but this uncle of mine is actually cool, so....

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #4 on:** December 30, 2007, 07:07:10 PM »

Still tentatively positive.

superaielman · « **Reply #5 on:** December 31, 2007, 12:04:30 AM »

In short of severe ankle injury mark 2: This time it's on fire.

Grefter · « **Reply #6 on:** December 31, 2007, 12:24:54 AM »

Still positive as of now, nothing majour has come up in terms of costs, I am several hundred short on the ticket, but I can card it if I can get sorted out where I want to fly to and how long I want to stay in which areas.

Taishyr · « **Reply #7 on:** December 31, 2007, 12:27:15 AM »

Definite maybe. Depends on a variety of factors which I can't really estimate from here, but... I am, at this point, likely to actually try and come, so.

Meeplelard · « **Reply #8 on:** January 02, 2008, 06:29:18 PM »

Again, definitly plan on coming, and yes, I plan on doing the music quiz again! (Damn it, more people need to sign up for that...even if you have plenty of time >_>)

OblivionKnight · « **Reply #9 on:** January 06, 2008, 10:59:16 PM »

I will know if I'm coming on March 19th at 12:01 PM EST.

Dark Holy Elf · « **Reply #10 on:** January 07, 2008, 01:28:57 AM »

Still not sure if I'm coming by air or land, but definitely coming.

Hunter Sopko · « **Reply #11 on:** January 07, 2008, 04:02:03 AM »

Quote from: Dark Holy Elf on January 07, 2008, 01:28:57 AM

Still not sure if I'm coming by air or land, but definitely coming.

Damn! ::Scraps his seaborne defense strategy and begins plotting anew::

Still going as well.

Grefter · « **Reply #12 on:** January 07, 2008, 04:36:18 AM »

I will have to kick you with some questions for possibilities NEB.

QuietRain · « **Reply #13 on:** January 08, 2008, 04:51:08 AM »

ALLLLLLLLrighty then. As the new year has offically started, I've been doing some webweaving to see what we have in the way of housing options. I'm trying to keep it in the realm of $450 a night (which I figured as $30 a person for 15 people). Now, we have 2 options and I'll post the best ones of both below.

NOTE: As I don't have to pay for Gate to fly to one of these things this time, I can actually use the money towards paying the deposits. So, no worries on that from anyone. No up front costs necessary. I'll get it back after the whole thing's over, anyway so no biggie (barring you all going stark raving mad and destroying things in which case I'll get it from you all in legal fees *grin*). So prices are JUST for the nights you guys are staying.

Also NOTE: We have room here for 3-4 peeps if you don't want to pay for a room. International peeps and girls get dibs.

IF YOU DECIDE TO GO THE HOTEL ROUTE:
There are a LOT of really bad hotels in the area. My company has a lot of people who stay over on business and unless you pony up the good bucks (ie: close to $50 a night), your options of decent and cheap are rather limited.

OPTION 1 - HOTELS/RESORTS
Best Western Lighthouse
For a room for 4 it's running about $110 a night. Not too bad.

Pacifica Beach Resort
For a room for 4 it's running (at the cheapest) at $150 a night. Not as good, but it's still nice.

Both of them have lots of amenities and open space to move about and get into troub-um, I mean explore beautiful Pacifica. Yeah. That's what I meant.

OPTION 2 - HOUSE RENTALS
If I keep it to the same price, then there was only 1 I found that looked like the right size in the right area. It's a little north of us, but still really close by.

http://rentalo.com/208668/sanfrancisco1.html
5 bedrooms, 3 baths. Runs $350-400 a night.

Now then, I'll continue to look and I'll post anything else I come across, but there's three options for you guys to begin debating.

Shale · « **Reply #14 on:** January 08, 2008, 04:57:13 AM »

The house looks nice (I'd really like to do that this time), but the quoted rates are for August through December, with nothing on the rest of the year.

Veryslightlymad · « **Reply #15 on:** January 08, 2008, 08:24:32 AM »

Doubting I can come.

I'd like to, but given my mental health lately, and the numerous medical tests I've been through.... uhhh. Yeah. Things don't look good for attending DL-con unless I come into a windfall of cash (YHELLOTHARPOKER), and cease having panic attacks. I'd say chances for me showing up are slim.

VySaika · « **Reply #16 on:** January 09, 2008, 02:53:59 AM »

Alright, here's the latest list from the old boards of DLC3 attendees.

Gatewalker-Hosting
QuietRain-Hosting

NEB-Confirmed
Shale-Confirmed
Ciato-Confirmed
Laggy-Confirmed
Xeroma-Confirmed
Hal-Confirmed
Meeple-Confirmed
CK-Confirmed
Soppy-Confirmed
Monkey-Confirmed
Andrew-Confirmed

Grefter-Most Likely
Excal-Most Likely
Yakko-Most Likely

OK-Tantative
Pyro-Tentative
Super-Tentative
Snow-Tentative
Tai-Tentative

MC-Pending

See anything wrong on here, poke and let me know.

Yakumo · « **Reply #17 on:** January 09, 2008, 03:01:01 AM »

I'm probably in the "most likely" category right now.

Excal · « **Reply #18 on:** January 10, 2008, 12:10:54 AM »

Stick me in most likely. There's a few things I need to get nailed down first, but I'll be doing that this week, and they shouldn't be too much of an issue.

Grefter · « **Reply #19 on:** January 24, 2008, 01:40:01 PM »

So new job pays off really well and doesn't make me want to kill myself, leaves me tired but the pay is good. Will probably look hard at buying plane tickets before next pay, while it will put me in debt, I am in a position to just accept that.

This brings me to, dammit guys where the hell am I flying to? Will I fly and stick around LA the whole time? Will I fly up to Vancouver, crash with someone there and drive/fly down (I can book a flight down to LA as part of my overall trip for a couple of hundred bucks, or I can have a break in my trip and try and order the same flight as someone else in the area or whatever)? Will I fly to another part of the country entirely (actually I should look up NY prices just for a laugh) and force myself on someone for a short visit? Enquring minds must know options and have to make some kind of decision.

Actually that brings up possibilities of Austin since I didn't get to see it last year...

But yeah I have the income to support a bit more of a real holiday this time and I would actually like to take one and see at least one other place this time (Vancouver comes up a lot because it is somewhere I want to see for University and lifestyle reasons, but as a student of humanities everywhere is worthy of study. Also Canadia has the whole mysterious elf thing and seems to be some kind of breeding ground for strange people).

Taishyr · « **Reply #20 on:** January 24, 2008, 03:13:49 PM »

Put me in Tenative for now.

Hunter Sopko · « **Reply #21 on:** January 24, 2008, 03:15:23 PM »

I'd be willing to let you crash with me again, Gref, but I doubt you want a 5+ hour planeride to get to DL-Con after you come over from Austrailia. Austin would be a similar situation. No idea why you'd want to do that.

QuietRain · « **Reply #22 on:** January 24, 2008, 05:07:26 PM »

That reminds me. For those flying in, the prices vary greatly for the surrounding airports here. I can pick people up from the Oakland airport (~30 minutes from our place in bad traffic mainly because you have to go through SF and over the Bay Bridge to get there...beautiful view, though), SFO (South San Francisco ~10 minutes from our place) or SJC (San Jose ~45 minutes from our place). SFO is preferred, but I can certainly make the trip to either of the others if it would save you guys some cash.

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #23 on:** January 24, 2008, 05:10:53 PM »

I'm going to drop at San Francisco airport myself. Pathetically, travelling to São Paulo then going to São Francisco ends up cheaper than going straight to LA, and there are no straight to SF flights from here, so.

VySaika · « **Reply #24 on:** January 24, 2008, 05:32:06 PM »

Gref: Not sure why you're trying to get down to LA, but if you do, you'll still need to get back up to San Fran at some point, since that's where the 'con is. (Apologies if you already knew that, I just saw no mention of SF in your post, so thought you were thinking the con was in LA)

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