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Attention Midwesterners and those willing to travel!
Carrie is leaving lovely Madison, WI, for grad school in AZ this summer, and needs a farewell gathering before she goes. This thread is to work out the details. I have volunteered to facilitate detail-working-out, but would appreciate a WI local stepping up and helping on things like hotels and such.
Since Madison has several Hatrackers, including Carrie, in residence, I'm going to list that as out default location unless someone has a really good reason it should be somewhere else.
The big initial question we need to decide on is when. Carrie needs to be in AZ in July, and the Davidson's have stated that they are busy all weekends in May. That makes June look awfully good to me.
Weekends in June are:
6/4 - 6/5 6/11 - 6/12 6/18 - 6/19 6/25 - 6/26
Carrie, you didn't say when in July you have to be down there, but I'm guessing you won't want to have the gathering too close to move date anyway. So let's start with June and see if we can find a date that works for everyone.
The weekend of 6/12 is dkw's ordination, so I will be in Iowa, and she and Bob obviously wouldn't be able to attend either. I don't know the rest of their calendars, but the rest of mine is open.
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June sounds great. I can set a date aside (or, well, my wife can and just remind me of it ). I'm cool with Madison.
I've begun to realize why noone wants to go to Milwaukee. Why do Milwaukee when a little extra time and effort will take you to Chicago?
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*shrug* Nobody's ever invited me to Milwaukee. I usually try to find a way to go where I'm invited. Posts: 7954 | Registered: Mar 2004
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The only reason I can see coming to Milwaukee in the middle of June is Summerfest. I'm not so much into the crotch rock and overpriced beer, though.
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(just got confirmed that I'm being hired at $25/hr for bailing IU out of a fix -- no gradebook for next year's course software, I'm writing it. its short term and just hourly, but it'll be a nice cash infusion)
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I would like to meet the Madison clump. Put me in too, and hopefully I won't have to bail later due to lack of funds.
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Please put me down as a tentative yes; once we have a date I can solidify child care and any other arrangements I need.
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At this point, it's far out enough that I'll set whatever weekend we choose aside. I'm willing to work around other people's priorities.
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I'm going to veto the last weekend of June, as that's about when I'll be moving. Or at least packing and saying farewells to the family (Class starts 11 July). So subtracting the 12th, that leaves us with...
4/5 June
18/19 June.
As of right now, both of these work for me - I'll be graduated, of a legal drinking age, in Madison, and ready to meet people I probably should have met ages ago.
Any preferences between those two weekends?
(And I feel strangely important - in all my time here, I've never had a thread about me started by someone else )
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Less favorable to the second weekend, I'm too likely to have finals/papers right after that for my summer session stuff. Though if it gets scheduled then I'll almost certainly still show up
*rephrases invite*
Russell would be delighted to enjoy the company of Liza upon the surface of the moon on January 1st, 2010. RSVP on the Hatrack River Forum.
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Doesn't look like Dan and I have either of those weekends scheduled yet, so we'll probably be there! Posts: 3214 | Registered: Apr 2002
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fugu, second weekend on my list or Carrie's?
I am pleased to accept your gracious invitation, and look forward to seeing you on the surface of the moon January 1, 2010, technology and weather permitting.
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Oh, sorry, either of the weekends on Carrie's list would work for me. Second would probably be slightly better, but it doesn't particularly matter.
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I so want to come. It could be a possibility if it doesn't fall the weekend of our vacation and if anyone from Indiana is going who has room in their car.
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It definately is *not* the weekend of the 18th; we're looking at going earlier in the month. However, you probably shouldn't take my vote into consideration, since my going depends on getting a ride. I refuse to ride a bus to Madison while pregnant, no matter how much I love my fellow Hatrackers.
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I take everyone's vote into consideration, but I take mitigating factors into consideration, too. One of which is that I'd love to see you again! So we'll see what we can do. So far, though, rides from Indiana aren't looking good, as I'm guessing fugu and possibly Stray will be taking the train to Chicago again and hitching the rest of the way with AJ.
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SO, where do you live? I'm not sure what my life will be like in June (possibly moving to Dragonwood then), but I'd enjoy going on a weekend trip with you!
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Jenny, I live in southern Indiana, but I could most probably make it to where you are (northern, right?). I'm about 2 hours from the southern Indianapolis area. Just let me know - chipping in for gas money will not be a problem. I'm just a big whiny baby about long trips by myself on the interstate.
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SO, e-mail me. I'll send you my REAL name, address, and phone number. Like I said, at this point I'm iffy because I don't know what point our house in the woods will be at. But I'd definitly love to hang with you and visit the rest of the gang. Keep me informed!
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Yeah, Jenny and I could have a battle of the bellies.
Hmm. If Jenny isn't able to make it (but I hope she does!) I suppose I could also make it to Bloomington and take the train with Stray and fugu as long as AJ has room for me.
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(The preggers chickies won't be drinking anyway, if that's your concern. I promise we will be a non-drinker friendly gathering.) (Especially if dkw comes.)
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I'll still be under 21, even though it might be after my birthday! And I don't think we've met yet, have we?
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I think we met for a few minutes at KamaCon, but there were so many people there it was hard to meet people.
Eljay- That's cool. I'm still tentative (I have to talk to my parents and find out if I have a job this summer and if I'll be working weekends) but a little less tentative.
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What is this mythical train in Bloomington of which people speak? I tried the Amtrak website to see if they had a station in Madison, but I couldn't find a station in Bloomington.
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I think it's in Indianapolis, not Bloomington. But that's how fugu and Stray got to BobNDana Con, they took the train to Chicago and then rode with AJ the rest of the way.
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Yeah, we'd have to make our own way to Indy, but we'd just bribe some trusting soul to drive us all up there (for a decent payment), then take the train to Chicago ($16 one way!), then hopefully ride with AJ the rest of the way Posts: 15770 | Registered: Dec 2001
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Yep, we have to go to Indianapolis to catch the train. And now that DST has taken effect, we have to be there even earlier than last time--5:50 instead of 6:50, ugh. Hell, at that rate I might be able to get my husband to just stay up late, instead of get up early
I may or may not have a functional car by that point, but as someone else said, at the rate gas prices are going up it'll probably be cheaper just to take the train and carpool with AJ, assuming she's willing.
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Thanks for the info. I checked, and even if AJ doesn't have room for me, the fare would only be about $100 round-trip. So, between Jenny's offer if she's able to go, possibly riding with AJ from Chicago, or just taking the train all the way to Madison, it looks like I'm in as long as it isn't scheduled for early in the month.
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I have comfortable room for 5 people besides myself, uncomfortable room for 6. So start tallying up the people that wish transportation from Chicago, and figure out if there is room for everyone.
Maybe I should put a "Hatrack Taxi" sign on my minivan.
Honestly, I loved the company on this last trip. My only regret was that I couldn't talk more to plaid, because even though the van has a great sound system the rear to front acoustics are horrible.
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Space Opera, if you'd like to come to Bloomington the Thursday evening before, you're more than welcome to stay in my guest room so we can get going at the crack of dawn the next day (assuming we choose that schedule, that is). Depending on how things work out, I *might* even be able to swing down and pick you up, though I don't want to make any promises about that right now.
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Wow! I'm amazed at the response and the people who want to come! *does happy dance in computer lab*
So far it looks like the weekend of the 18th is winning, but I've also noticed that most of the locals are out of town/unsure. By Zeus, I'm excited. Posts: 3932 | Registered: Sep 1999
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So possibles we still need to hear from are CT, xnera, and dkw & Bob. That's going to be a crazy time for dkw and Bob regardless, because they will probably be moving in late June. :/ Guess we'll have to see.
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