Any hatrackers interested in getting together for this on the 14th of April? Katharina and I were kicking around the idea and thought it would be a nice time to have another gathering .
[ March 22, 2007, 09:52 AM: Message edited by: ladyday ]
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
I'm in!
I think this will be fun. The blossoms are supposed to come out the first week of the festival, so the 14th will be the most beautiful time of the year in DC. I moved here this time last year, and I thought it looked like something out of a fairy tale. Plus, it's the biggest event on the Mall all year. ANd most of it is free.
Posted by Jhai (Member # 5633) on :
I'm going to be in DC that weekend to visit Georgetown.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
Hey, that's perfect! And MattB goes to Georgetown - you could ask him about it.
Posted by Jhai (Member # 5633) on :
Awesome - what's he doing there? I'm considering going there for a Ph.D in Economics. They're making some very tempting offers, but I don't know if I want to pick up and move from one coast to the other.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
MattB is getting a PhD in American History. That's cool you're considering it for a graduate degree - I asked him about it last night and he was afraid he wouldn't have any perspective on an undergraduate and I couldn't remember where you were in your schooling.
Congratulations on the tempting offers. Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
Rats! Nathan and I won't be in the area until the following week. I hear the blossoms are beautiful!
Posted by KarlEd (Member # 571) on :
Darn! Chris and I fly out to Denver on 4/14 and will be gone for 3 weeks. Otherwise we'd be there for sure!
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
Have fun -- wish I could be there!
The cherry blossoms are at peak bloom here in my neighborhood in Georgia right now. And so are my allergies *ach-OO!!*
Posted by Stephan (Member # 7549) on :
Sounds like fun, but I'll be in California that week. I've lived within 30 minutes of DC my entire life, but have never gone to see the cherry blossoms.
Posted by Kasie H (Member # 2120) on :
I'll be in NOLA for a wedding .
But have a great time!
Posted by TheHumanTarget (Member # 7129) on :
I'll pass. I love the festival and the blossoms, but it would be so much better withouth all the people Posted by kwsni (Member # 1831) on :
I'm in! Unless my boss decides there's one more show she needs me to go to.
I'm gonna have a marathon couple of weeks after that, though.
Ni!
Posted by Risuena (Member # 2924) on :
Count me in - just remind me not to attempt to drive into DC that day.
Posted by Zevlag (Member # 1405) on :
I'm disappointed. I can't be there. :sigh:
Posted by Evie3217 (Member # 5426) on :
I think I'm in. I'll have to check and see how much work I have that weekend, but that sounds like a plan. Yay! I'm excited now!
Posted by ladyday (Member # 1069) on :
*bumpkins*
An' for those in the area who can't make it to this one, I'm sure there will be others...maybe even this spring/summer .
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
The blossoms are out in force, and I just spent a weekend driving all over Virginia. The city is beautiful right now. More so than usual.
Posted by kwsni (Member # 1831) on :
Sooo...do we have any real plans yet?
Kat, check your Sake PM.
Ni!
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
Checked, and I wrote you back.
I saw something that I think Hatrackers might be interested in. It's kind of expensive, but we could eat hot dogs on the mall for lunch and save the money for this, if anyone is interested. I want to go regardless - though it would be fun to go with y'all.
So do we want to meet somewhere on the mall at, say, 11:00 on Saturday?
Posted by kwsni (Member # 1831) on :
That looks cool, Kat.
I'm SO looking forward to just getting off the farm for this. I haven't been out of Charlottesville since Josh was here.
Ni!
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
So, do y'all want to do it? I think three is critical mass.
I think meeting on the mall at eleven sounds great. That gives me time to attend my networking weight-lifting class and still get there in time. Posted by ladyday (Member # 1069) on :
Any preference as to where on the mall? Are we all metroing in or are there folks who will have to worry about parking?
Posted by Liz B (Member # 8238) on :
I'm sad I can't make it...going out of town...but there goes my chance to become real! Maybe another time.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
Oh, I'm sad you won't be there.
For everyone else, what about...the steps of teh national Archive? Those facing the mall? That way we can get off on the Archive/Navy Memorial stop and possibly avoid the HUGE crowds at Smithsonian. Also, there are hot dog stands around there, and I think there's a tour starting at one. What do y'all think?
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Bodies the Exhibition is in Rosslyn, not D.C. Do you know what time you'll be getting to the exhibit? Eve and I would like to meet you, but aren't sure we can attend the other activities.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
I was thinking we'd go in the evening to the exhibit, because the Festival stuff is during the day.
Yay! That'd be great if you could come. Matt is coming to just the evening stuff too - he said the exhibit sounds interesting, and he could go watch Grindhouse while we are "shoving each other around on the Mall."
I was thinking the 7:30 or 8:00 exhibit. We should get tickets today or tomorrow. To group: Is 8:00 okay?
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
I'll check tonight!
Posted by kwsni (Member # 1831) on :
8 is good for me.
Kat: I may not be able to make it out of here at a decent time on friday due to the hellacious week I'm having, and looks like will be continuing. If I show up saturday, should I meet you at your place, or just show up at the mall?
Ni!
Posted by Risuena (Member # 2924) on :
The exhibit sounds good to me and 8's fine and the archives at 11 is also good for me.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
*jealous*
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
Great! Okay, I think we should buy tickets for Saturday as soon as we can, because that will be opening day and we should get them ahead of time. I'm going to buy my ticket for eight o'clock right now.
Kwsni, I am going to Networking Aerobics Saturday morning, but I'm a little worried about you finding a place to park on the mall. What do you think? I figured I'd drive to Pentagon City, park at the mall, and take the metro in, so if you want to not worry about coordinating with me you could do that as well. I guess it depends on timing - any idea of what time you'd arrive?
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
I just bought ours. Should we meet by the will call booth?
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
That sounds great. Maybe at 7:40? Or do y'all want to go to dinner before? I imagine we'll eat before then, and there's a Five Guys and something with pasta one metro stop down.
Posted by kwsni (Member # 1831) on :
Kat: I'm actually amazed at how much everything has calmed down today, so I think I can manage Friday night. It might be 8 or 9 by the time I get there, though. I am a terrible parallel-parker, there's no way I could manage the mall in my Explorer. I don't mind waiting around while you're in your class. I'm just happy to be getting out of C'ville.
Also, I will bring your Veronica Mars dvds back.
Ni!
Ni!
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
quote:That sounds great. Maybe at 7:40? Or do y'all want to go to dinner before? I imagine we'll eat before then, and there's a Five Guys and something with pasta one metro stop down.
I missed this yesterday - I hope you see this. We already have dinner plans, so we'll meet you there at 7:40.
Posted by Jhai (Member # 5633) on :
I'm going to have to bow out of this weekend, guys, as I'm pretty sick. I accepted Georgetown's offer however, so I'm going to be in DC for quite awhile.
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