Burning Nerd 2010

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

Burning Nerd is official.

When: Nov 1st till Nov 7th
Where: Smith Valley, Nevada (with sojourns up to Tahoe and Lake Topaz

When buying your tickets, be sure to fly into Reno!!


Attendees:

s'Il - Tickets purchased - ARRIVE: 7.30 PM on Oct 29th
Charley - Tickets purchased - ARRIVE: 7.30 PM on Oct 29th
Dani - Tickets purchased - ARRIVE: 12:00 PM on Oct 30th
Emelie - Tickets purchased - ARRIVE: 18.35 on Oct 30th
Carré - We will drink many drinks in your honor, Honeyflower
Jenny - Tickets purchased - ARRIVE: 18.35 on Oct 30th
Brian - Tickets purchased - ARRIVE: 7.30 PM on Oct 29th
Morg - HAHA WHATUP DEM TICKETS DONE BLINGED - ARRIVE: 11.54 AM on Oct 30th
Mu - Definitely maybe
Jace - Tickets pending
Droo - Tickets pending
Crusader - coming.. whether he likes it or not!
Mandi - Had better be coming!! Or else!! ;)
Lykaios - :(
Anubis - Thinking



Charley and I, and a few others I believe, will be arriving in Reno on Oct 29 to help my mom get stuff ready, go out to the store for hording/buying food, and pre-game drunk nights.

[Mandy with an I]

Fourth of July isnt a holiday in Canada, but getting time off work hasn't ever been a problem for me. I'll probably fly out a bit earlier anyway. I'm down for just a week of hanging out somewhere with everyone, minus the Con. Also have time-share possibilities if we really need it :)

[Xavier Synik]

Mandy, July 1st is a Thursday next year, so it might actually work on the whole holiday thing for us Canucks too.

July long weekend would be good for me.

[Mandy with an I]

I get ONE "official" holiday from work, and that is Christmas, so holidays really don't matter to me in terms of days off. If I'm flying out there, I'm not going for just a weekend anyway.

[Dasquian Belargic]

4th July isn't a big deal for me either... hopefully I will still have a job by then at least! I'm not really interested in ComicCon tho. I would rather we just got a house to hang out at together.

[Serrena Alcine]

While I won't rule out ComiCon, I would rather hang out with people and do other stuff. Plus, if we don't have to pay through the nose for a con and all the pricey stuff that goes with it, I can afford to cook for people (providing we have a kitchen) - which includes making baklava :)

[Mandy with an I]

If we have a house, then everyone can pitch for food/booze/gas, and everyone can pitch in with cooking and cleaning. I really liked helping out in the kitchen at Charleys :)

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

I know I've said it before, but I'll say it again since this thread is for planning and all that jazz.

If she's game, we can head out to Nevada and relax with my mom up in the mountains. She's got 14 acres, so there's plenty of space, and lots of sleep space as well. We wouldn't have to pay for a house or hotel or anything, and if anyone is wanting to cook, her kitchen is always open and she'd jump on the chance to not have to cook.

She lives about an hour and a half south of Reno, and about the only hitch I can think of is that it's 30 minutes to the nearest grocery store; though I suppose that's about the same situation as things here in Alabama so it's not really as bad an issue at all. If anyone wants to take trips up to drive around Tahoe or Lake Topaz, it's completely doable.

Wine is plentiful out there, as are mojitos, mudslides, beer, and any other drink conceivable.

Mountains, fresh air, a distinct lack of sobriety, it's all there!

[Miranda Tarkin]

We can reenact Reno 911 :ohno

[Mandy with an I]

Thank you for the mental image of all the Scorpion Boys in short shorts :lol

If your mum is okay with it, I love this idea. :D

[Karl Valten]

If people are considering the 4th of July weekend, Minneapolis has a con going on the first through the 4th

http://www.convergence-con.org/

It was a blast being there this year and the firework show is awesome (watched it from the roof of my house).

Have a lot of space at my place (house is built for around 25-28 people). Only problem is that it is very close to downtown and the police have been know to be party poopers even when everyone is of drinking age.

[Charley]

Burning Nerd, where we all vamoose into the high desert in cosplay gear and drink mountain dew

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

Holy moly I like that name! I vote next year's meetup be called 'Burning Nerd'!

[Mandy with an I]

Burning Nerd, where we all vamoose into the high desert in cosplay gear and drink mountain dew

Hell fucking yes. I will gladly melt in a Steam Punk costume for it :cool

[Rossos Atrapes]

I might actually be able to pull something for July 4th next year. Depending on how things turn out now, of course. Seems like I'll be heading out to visit family in California anyway (though that's a mixed blessing sorta thing), so an early stop in Nevada (or in Minneapolis) for a few days or so wouldn't be that hard to pull off.

[Captain Untouchable]

I don't know what I'll be doing that sort of time next year, but I'm pretty sure that getting time off around July won't be a problem. And if it is a problem, I'm willing to go to extreme lengths to ensure I have time off, providing you guys are willing to hide me from the law when I get over there. ;)

I've been toying with going to ComicCon anyway next year... what sort of dates is it, usually? If its possible to do both in one trip without exploderizing the bank, I'll probably give it a shot, especially if some of you guys are heading out there as well. If not, I'm sure you guys can help me drown my sorrows about not being able to go to the Con. :mischief

[Emelie Shadowstar]

I'm all for Nevada :D

Mainly because... Comic Con is getting bigger and bigger and harder to actually "hang out" with people each year. >_< It's fun to attend, but I wouldn't suggest it as a focal point like Dragon*Con kinda was. And as much fun as the con was...I think on the grand scale everyone had a lot more fun during the just hang-out times. While Comic Con is basically in my back yard and I'd love a 3 hour drive rather than a 5 hour plane flight...really I'm in it to just hang out with you guys again. So while I don't have anything bad to really say about Comic Con (by all means go!) I don't think I could recommend that as a "get together" type of thing.

And for reference: Comic Con is usually the last weekend in July, or thereabouts.

[Serrena Alcine]

Burning Nerd! OMG! It's bloody brilliant!

*starts plotting a costume now*

[Pierce Tondry]

I was going to post something like this yesterday, then I passed out and slept until just now. Feelin pretty yummy though.

The more important question out of the two is when you want to hold the vacation because where you go and how much it costs gets impacted by what time of year it is. Spring is probably terrible for everyone. I could theoretically do something summer-wise. Nevada is also doable in terms of location. More to come after work today.

[Dasquian Belargic]

Burning Nerd... it must be. *sage nod*

[Xavier Synik]

Would we need to build a 50 foot model of Erkel and then burn it to the ground?

[Emelie Shadowstar]

:o Fire?

There was a distinct lack of bonfire this year... we must remedy this!

[Dasquian Belargic]

Fiery sacrifices to appease the desert gods? :mischief

...Maybe I will actually get to experience smores then :lol

[Emelie Shadowstar]

Yesssss :shakefist we need to fix that, Jenny!

[Shadow Storm]

Take a life sized Barney doll and make a demonstration video of why it's not a good idea to hold firecrackers in your hands, tape them to your midsection and crotch, or stand in front of a 12pdr Culverin when it's about to go off.

[Nya Halcyon]

Umm... noooooo! That'll be another get-together I won't be able to attend... not just money-wise, but also time-wise... since school's not over until August.... :cry

If it was August or September, it would be great since I'll be somewhere in the US anyway... I had been hoping you'd all settle for around the same time as this year. :\

[Shadow Storm]

I was going to nominate one I could actually attend and most likely would be at, like I was earlier this year -

http://www.megaconvention.com/

[Lilaena De'Ville]

I would love to get together again but with a new baby it will be difficult next year to 'hang out' - not that I was able to do much hanging out this time. :( We will most likely be at ComicCon as its a short flight (or a long drive... but most likely a short flight) for us and we'll be able to have a hotel room to nap the kids in.

Being grown-up is hard sometimes. I'd love to just hang and drink and be goofy. I missed out on all of that this time - didn't even know where you guys were hanging out!

edit: from the dragon*khaaan thread:


San Diego to Portland is a hefty 17 hour drive. Seventeen hours of not drinking... :uhoh

Well, even taking the con out of the picture, I'm more than happy to play hostess to a group of crazy people next summer. :) Plus there's like, things to do in Portland... and public transportation to go do it.

Like going to the zoo one day. Or taking a drive to the beach and having a bonfire.

And in the summer we have great weather.

[Captain Untouchable]

I have never been to the zoo before. :(

[Wyl Staedtler]

Boo, I don't think I can make it in the summer either. The marine study I'm hoping to get attached to once we move is mainly conducted in the summer months as that's when the population of Great Whites is most heavily concentrated in the area. :(

Unless I just don't work for a bit after we move. :mischief

[Miranda Tarkin]

Nevada sounds awesome, but if we are doing a summer thing, I really need to know what dates ASAP. The Nurses on my floor are rabid when it comes to time off :lol

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

Here's something Liz and I were kicking around.

What if, instead of a meetup in the summer, we shoot for the winter? If we still plan to go to Nevada, we can do wintery things which include going up to the slopes for a few days and skiing/snowboarding, roasting marshmallows, making smores, curling up in blankets, hot chocolate, hot toddies, and of course drinking.

As far as what mountains are around the area, we have Kirkwood, Diamond Peak, June Mountain, Mt. Rose, and Mammoth. June is my favorite, but Diamond Peak and Kirkwood are great as well, plus if we decide to go to one of those that means gorgeous drives through the Tahoe area.

Bonfires should be doable, but it depends on how dry it's been this season out there.

[Miranda Tarkin]

I.... can't do any of those things listed in regards to mountains and snow.

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

The nice alternative to that is that anyone who doesn't feel like hitting the slopes can go out sledding. In fact, we could all just drive out to Tahoe and hit up one or more of the scenic pull-offs to take pictures, play in the snow, and sled :D

Nya, would you be able to make a meet-up during that time?

[Xavier Synik]

Winter's out for me for the most part. Depending on exactly when would be the ultimate decider, but it would be pretty tough.

[Emelie Shadowstar]

*tackles Xi* noooo... you are coming if I have to kidnap you and steal you away from your bosses, dammit! >:

[Dasquian Belargic]

I can do basically any time anywhere so long as I get plenty notice. So I have tine to set aside cash again. I've never skiied or snowboarded before but I'm sure someone could have a hilarious time teachin me :)

[Mandy with an I]

Hell yes. As much as I loathe snow, I will gladly come just for pictures of you people sliding down mountains on your bums! >D

I mean...sounds awesome. I'm up for anything. :) OOOooooo! If this happens in winter, I'm bringing Crazy Carpets! Or we must buy some when we're there!

[Lykaios]

I would love to meet you guys and hang out but I don't think I'd able able to swing the costs of a Con, much less during the summer when air-fare and lodging are always more expensive.

In all honesty I'd much rather just get together with a bunch of cool peeps, drink and be merry; time permitting and depending on location maybe even do other things.

Karl has offered his home in MPLS and while my house isn't that big, I can also host a few crazy individuals if Minny is decided as the destination for this nerdfest.

[Miranda Tarkin]

JEN AND I HAVE COME TO REALIZE THIS PLAN IS BAD! SNOW IS BAD! COLD IS BAD FOR THE LIZ WILL DIE!! :ohno

[Mandy with an I]

Oops, I forgot Liz was short for Lizard...I can bring my aquarium heat lamp? ;)


I don't care when we go, I just want to GO. As in, go now. Right now. I'm still packed, I can always wash my clothes when we get there!

[Lilaena De'Ville]

I'm not sure why we're not clamoring to spend a week in Hawaii with the Liz. :p

[Emelie Shadowstar]

This is true! :( No frozen Liz!

[Dasquian Belargic]

She'll rise to the challenge I'm sure. If/when she visits the UK I'll put her through some cold weather training on the coast of the North Sea :D

[Miranda Tarkin]

Because she might not be there at that time :p

[Mandy with an I]

I'm not sure why we're not clamoring to spend a week in Hawaii with the Liz. :p

Because although it would be lovely as hell, there's probably no way I could afford to go.

Now I'm excited for snow damnit. >_< Snow is bad, but I want to see everyone having fun in it!

[Lykaios]

Em has had fun in the snow, right Em? >=)

[Emelie Shadowstar]

Em has had fun in the snow, right Em? >=)

*point* you shut up :|

Snow is ...cold. *clings to her SoCal "winter"*

[Captain Untouchable]

Because although it would be lovely as hell, there's probably no way I could afford to go.

Now I'm excited for snow damnit. >_< Snow is bad, but I want to see everyone having fun in it!

She'll have moved to that big Africa-shaped continent by then, I think. Very little chance of snow there, regardless of when we go. Because, you know. They don't even have snow in Africa at Christmas time. Poor folks. :(

[Xavier Synik]

Em has had fun in the snow, right Em? >=)

*point* you shut up :|

Snow is ...cold. *clings to her SoCal "winter"*

What you don't want me to be able to finally live up to my nickname and actually bury you in the snow?

Uh while winter is fine and all. One of the themes I'm seeing is that people need a fair bit of notice ahead of time for getting time off/saving money/etc. So if winter wins it would probably have to be like Nov/Dec '10 - Jan/Feb/Mar/early Apr '11.

Just my kind of observation on things. Seems too short notice to be thinking this winter (even in 2010).

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

Ha, there's no way I'd be able to swing anything this winter. I was thinking of Nov/Dec '10, or maybe even new years for '11, since it would allow us a year and a half advance warning.

[Mandy with an I]

It wouldnt be THIS winter, it would be next winter for sure. That gives us all lots of time to plan and save up.

edit - beaten :(

[Xavier Synik]

Just making sure that's out there. Need to make sure we're all talking the same time period and all that jazz. :)

[Wyl Staedtler]

NOT TO FEAR MY LOVES. I will man the fuck up and wear a lot of Goretex and fleece and also drink large quantities of warming liquors.

[Emelie Shadowstar]

What you don't want me to be able to finally live up to my nickname and actually bury you in the snow?

If it meant I got to have an actual snowball fight with you... I'd handle snow. Lots of snow. And ice. :D

[Mandy with an I]

If you brave the snow, Liz, I will buy you the cutest toque in all of Canada and fill it with Old Dutch Ketchup chips! XD

[Lykaios]

As Em knows now, with the cold it's all about layers and warm socks, right Em? :p

[Chaz de Coventina]

If you brave the snow, Liz, I will buy you the cutest toque in all of Canada and fill it with Old Dutch Ketchup chips! XD


And I will bring you a grass skirt and coconut cup filled with mac nuts! :D

[Pierce Tondry]

The more you put on, the more you have to take off during strip poker.

I mean, what?

Like I said earlier, "when" is the biggest question to answer since it heavily affects who goes and what you can do. So let's get some input on time periods of the year and people's availability preferences. Let me put up a poll and we can see what people's preferences are for times of year.

[Lilaena De'Ville]

Because although it would be lovely as hell, there's probably no way I could afford to go.

Now I'm excited for snow damnit. >_< Snow is bad, but I want to see everyone having fun in it!

She'll have moved to that big Africa-shaped continent by then, I think. Very little chance of snow there, regardless of when we go. Because, you know. They don't even have snow in Africa at Christmas time. Poor folks. :(
Oh, I didn't know she was moving to Africa. ^_^;

Ok here are some good reasons to do this in Portland in the summer.
Breweries and brewery tours (Rogue, Pyramid, Full Sail, just to name a few)
Many wineries within driving distance if that's your thing
Airport is close (like 20 minutes)
Civilization in general (shopping, the zoo, arena events)
1.5 hours to beach OR mountains
Pool table
fire pit
fully stocked liquor cabinet/beer fridge
65 in. tv, blu-ray player, x-box 360...
Fun tent city in our backyard, plus rooms inside for people
cuddly cats
cute baby (if that's your thing, if not we'll keep her away from you)
Full Nerf arsenal for war makingPlus if you/we decide to come to my house then we will:
get the backyard finished up nice
get a pool
Ty may convince me to let him get a keg fridge for beer on tap

[Mu Satach]

Well - just about anything west of UT is a go for me provided it's not a crunch time at work. Unfortunately, that includes the Christmas to New Year's to mid January.

Personally, I would prefer late Nov. / early Dec. 2010 for money and job sakes. It's a slump in my work schedule and would give me enough time to save up propper. Wouldn't mind checking out the Nevada mountains, never been... but LOVE pretty much everything I've seen on the west coast from San Diego up to Seattle. Oh and if you've never been to Portland... you should. It kicks ass! Old Towne rocks.

But I'm game for just about anything provided the check book can handle it. I'd probably just drive from SLC to wherever, because public transportation in the west is pretty much called your "feet." :)

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

Called the mom-person, and she's totally down with a hang-out trip if that's what we decide.

I do have a feeling though that there is a strong possibility of two separate trips springing out of this, since there are folks who can't make one but can make the other and vice versa.

[Pierce Tondry]

Was kinda thinking that might happen myself, so I allowed people to choose multiple months in my poll to see if there were big spikes of interest for more than one time of year. Goooo statistics lesson!

[Karl Valten]

Summer is best time for me, but it depends on if I actually score an internship this time around. XD

[Mandy with an I]

Anyone with a lame excuse for not coming is getting kidnapped and dragged to where-ever we end up :p

[Dasquian Belargic]

Noooo don't do two trips I want to see everyone together again :(

[Charley]

I have no opinion on any of this. I'm okay with anything.

[Mu Satach]

How very Neutral of you. What makes a man turn neutral? Lust for gold? Power? Or were you just born with a heart full of neutrality?

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

The only thing I'm concerned about in regards to Portland is that drunkards and babies don't mix well at all.

[Grace Van-Derveld]

We are hoping for a mass turnout again, and that many inebriated folks is not a good idea with little ones. We are a good drunken mass, but.... not rated G, or PG XD

Maybe not even PG-13 :lol

[Zelenka Lassiter]

Maybe not even PG-13 :lol

I blame the Senator Horse. :lol

[Dasquian Belargic]

Let's not forget Dragoncock.

[Navaria Tarkin]

Corn Porn!

An odd thing to say logged into this character :lol

[Mandy with an I]

Face it, Corn Porn is basically a Sam thing. We have photographic proof ;) But I agree with Christin about the baby thing.

[Lilaena De'Ville]

I'd like to think of myself as smart enough to keep the drunk people from trying to hold the baby. But if you guys won't be able to resist then...?

[Captain Untouchable]

I'd like to think of myself as smart enough to keep the drunk people from trying to hold the baby. But if you guys won't be able to resist then...?

Not necessarily just the holding thing, though: I think there's a fair bet that we'll make a lot of noise with our combined antics, which might make it tough for little'un to sleep, and such like. :\

At least, that's what I'd be worried about. Well, either that, or getting distracted by how adorable the baby is, and not getting any drinking done. ;)

[Mandy with an I]

^ Exactly. We were super loud at Christin and Charleys, plus there was a lot of not-for-kiddies behavior going on too.

[Captain Untouchable]

On the plus side, if the kids like playing in boxes, we can totally balance them on Liz's ass.

[Morgan Evanar]

I'd actually like to do the Con/Bama again. It would be much easier now that we all have some experience under our belts and we could do our best to book a block of rooms. We know where to eat, where to buy groceries, when we can buy alcohol, some of the panels to go to etc. Everything worked out really well IMO, and it could go even better.

[Mandy with an I]

I'd be up for the Con if the hotel situation was better. Then I'd maybe get to see more people than this time >_>

Getting rooms with microwaves/fridges would work really well too, and would save a little bit of money on Con food/$2 water, lol.

[Mu Satach]

On the plus side, if the kids like playing in boxes, we can totally balance them on Liz's ass.

YES!!! That's what I call "sport!"



I'd actually like to do the Con/Bama again. It would be much easier now that we all have some experience under our belts and we could do our best to book a block of rooms. We know where to eat, where to buy groceries, when we can buy alcohol, some of the panels to go to etc. Everything worked out really well IMO, and it could go even better.

Agreed, I had a blast with the whole experience. What I liked about it was there was a wide enough variety of things going on that you could find your own flavor of geekdom to roll through.

Was nice hitting panels I hadn't considered with people or flying solo or wandering into a panel for something completely unplanned and meeting up for events and chilling otherwise. Also, having everything within walking distance was awesome. (say's the girl living in the city with streets as wide as city blocks going up several hundred feet quickly at high altitude. :D )

Plus - I actually did learn some things in a few panels that I plan to put to good use and was sort of thinking about trying to hit it again next year anyway. The whole thing gave me some ideas to work on and with.

[Shadow Storm]

Perhaps a Florida get-together should be put off until 2014 -

http://news.aol.com/article/floridas-disney-world-to-undergo-huge/667943

[Dasquian Belargic]

The con probably would be more manageable this time around now that we know what we're getting into, and I would go again (and enjoy it!) if the majority wanted to, but I like the idea of doing something different too.

[Mandy with an I]

I like the idea of going somewhere else, but going to the Con would give us a set date for the meet up. And it's a year away, so it's enough time to save up money.

The poll is like, tied 4 or 5 ways. :(

[Lilaena De'Ville]

If Dragon*Con wins I think I can convince Ty to skip ComicCon and do DragonCon instead. I think we should try harder to all be in host hotels or the same hotel even, though. :)

As far as drunk people making noise and doing not kid-friendly things, it shouldn't be a problem. I want my kids to be able to sleep through noise anyway, and Owen can. It gets pretty loud during UFC night!

In unrelated news I dreamt last night I got married to Chris, which was bizarre. :o

[Mandy with an I]

Chris is like, the stud of D*Con, tbh. Mums think he's hot XD lol!

[Dasquian Belargic]

I've got no real interest in being in a host hotel when our little motel was 2 seconds from the Hilton and so much cheaper.

I guess my votes right now are either for Nevada in the winter, or dragon*con.

[Mandy with an I]

I've got no real interest in being in a host hotel when our little motel was 2 seconds from the Hilton and so much cheaper.

I guess my votes right now are either for Nevada in the winter, or dragon*con.

I'd be down for either of these. Someone make a decision! XD

[Captain Untouchable]

I've got no real interest in being in a host hotel when our little motel was 2 seconds from the Hilton and so much cheaper.

I guess my votes right now are either for Nevada in the winter, or dragon*con.

Is there the option of a post-Dragon*Con Nevada expedition? I want to see the ponies... :ohno

[Dasquian Belargic]

Georgia is one side of the States, Nevada is the complete opposite. Coordinating everyone's flights between the two, post-con, sounds like an absolute nightmare (not to mention even more expensive). Having the festivities in Alabama post-con was a great idea this year and if Charley/Christin were up for doing that again, I would certainly love the chance to be a guest at their home again.

[Mandy with an I]

I don't think people could afford to do both, but I'm sure some place in Alabama has horses? Juno is kind of like a very springy mini horse :lol

[Lilaena De'Ville]

Horses in Alabama? :lol I'm sure there are some in every state. :p I mean, we have horses in Oregon. :)

[Mandy with an I]

I know they have them, but I mean a place where Jace can actually see them. I know we saw real ponies on the drive to the airport on our last day! :D

[Charlotte Tur'enne]

I know they have them, but I mean a place where Jace can actually see them. I know we saw real ponies on the drive to the airport on our last day! :D

We did? O_o

Man...I was tired that morning. lol

[Mandy with an I]

I was like "little tiny horseys!" because I'm a huge dork, but I dont think anyone else heard me >_>;;


Everyone should just come to Canada ;)

Edit - all these polls are getting confusing.

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

The house is always open for any of you degenerates :)

[Miranda Tarkin]

I'm kinda psyched to do something different. However I will go with the majority.

Warning, if we do D*Con we need to know NOW so we can book things like yesterday. Shit fills up crazy fast.

[Mandy with an I]

All of the sites I've been checking out flights on only allow booking up till the second week of August ATM. :-/

I wouldn't mind the Con, but I would love to go to Nevada simply because I've never been there before and it's going to be gorgeous.

Edit - We should do Nevada in early/mid November, so we're not butting up against holidays since people can't get time off work/have family commitments, etc. Let's just do Nevada! ;)

[Nya Halcyon]

I could definitely manage a winter meet-up. I get about three weeks of vacation time, starting a day or two before Xmas eve, so I'd be game for anything.

[Captain Untouchable]

Well, yeah. We have horses in the UK as well. But I'll probably get shot at if I start leaping into fields to go pet them...

I miss the horses in the field next-door to my ex. :(

[Mandy with an I]

Does this have to be this year? If we do Nevada in the winter, we could do it after new years.

No-one is going all agree, and it's very discouraging.

[Nya Halcyon]

How about everyone just comes over to Europe instead? :p

[Mandy with an I]

Because most of us can't afford it, or I'm sure we'd all be jumping at the chance to go to Europe. :p

[Nya Halcyon]

Flights over to Europe aren't actually that expensive, if you book them like.... a year in advance :p I've gotten return flights for something as low as 400$ ... besides, there's the wonderful Ryanair airline which has been talking about expanding their services to run intercontinental flights from next year onward.... not sure how much they'll end up charging for flights but they're the people who have the 1€ flights within Europe... they do have some wacky ideas about baggage allowances, but I am guessing they won't simply extend their flight services to cater to casual weekend visitors to New York city that don't bring more than hand luggage...

Come to think of it, we really should have a Europe get-together once.

[Liam Jinn]

Am I the only one who thinks Burning Nerd sounds like an STD?

[Morgan Evanar]

The hotel is fundamentally a place to crash and little else. What was the damage for you and Nat, Holly? It looked nicer than the Motel 6, who's main redeeming quality was the inexpensiveness.

[Darth Turbogeek]

Came for the awesome thread title, will stay if there's guns involved.

[Morgan Evanar]

Well, if we do DragonCon again, I'm sure we could make arrangements.

[Jason Dreggs]

I like the idea of Nevada not to sure about the in winter part though. Although it's probably warmer in nevada in the winter then it is in SD. I'm not much of a winters outdoors kind of person even though I live in state has fairly long winters.

Dragon also sounds like a good idea even though I wasn't able to make it there this year do my car going to crap (so money was tight) and having to use up all my vacation at the begining of summer for family stuff. This next year I could swing it though more then likely. Plus with my jobs new payment procedures it will be allot easier for me to book a hotel room and such.

If had to choose one over the other it would be nevada simply because if something happened to me or I couldn't make it back to sd (do to it being winter.) I got friends in nevada, family in cali and Utah.

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

Finding places to go shooting isn't hard at all, since all it would entail was going out into the desert and finding an open space.

Also to note, there are many desert driving trails to explore and go four-wheeling along.

[Pierce Tondry]

If we're ranking by preference of event order, mine is:

1) Nevada
2) DragonCon

I've already done D*C once and while it was fun, I like doing new things too and I have never been to Nevada. Plus I would kick all your asses in a snowball fight (assuming it was winter) and I think it would be neat to meet Christin's crazy mom and/or family.

I'd do D*C again if it came down to it, especially since there are things that we didn't get to do (shoot zombie targets with guns), but it would take some persuading to convince me to do that over Nevada.

[Captain Untouchable]

I would pick Nevada over Dragon*Con as well. Much as I'd like to go and geek out over various things, there are conventions in the UK that I can go to for that, if I wanted. What the UK doesn't have is you guys... so if its a straight choice between the two, I say "to hell with the con".

Besides: from the sound of it, you guys had the most fun when you were doing non-con group stuff: chilling out in rooms, going to the aquarium, or whatever.

From the look of things, I think August/September/October is probably the easiest time for as many people as possible to go: December/January and July/August seem like it'd be tough for people to get time off work and stuff. On the plus side as well, it means us Europe people won't be flying in during the peak holiday times, so our tickets might be a touch cheaper. :mischief


Hmm. Unless we could somehow arrange for cool celebs and such to show up at Christin's mom's place - we could have Burning NerdCon!

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

Don't anyone be surprised if my mom tries to send a horse home in one of your guys' luggage. I'm not kidding.

[Captain Untouchable]

Don't anyone be surprised if my mom tries to send a horse home in one of your guys' luggage. I'm not kidding.

Oooh, oooh! Pick me! :eee

[Mandy with an I]

October would actually be awesome, since there's no family events or holidays to worry about (at least for me. Well, thanksgiving, but mneh).

[Darth Turbogeek]

Well, if we do DragonCon again, I'm sure we could make arrangements.


As long as it has Intrawebs, I'm good.

And an actual Burning Nerd. Which given my destructive mindset, I'm suuuuuuure would equal or exceed exploding Elmo in awesome.

[Lilaena De'Ville]

The hotel is fundamentally a place to crash and little else. What was the damage for you and Nat, Holly? It looked nicer than the Motel 6, who's main redeeming quality was the inexpensiveness.
For two people sharing a two room suite it was $356 each. And you could easily put at the LEAST two more people in there comfortably.

The Wyndham was very close as well, and was not a host hotel. I would recommend it (although it was a little weird, what with disappearing couches and other small oddities, :lol). And it had the internet, a microwave, and a small fridge. Ours was really small but I think we just had an odd room. :p

[Morgan Evanar]

356 is about double what the Motel 6 crew paid, no reason we couldn't pile in again, although I may opt for just a room between the woman and I. Nevada sounds interesting but things went so well, and I honestly enjoyed the drive until the very last leg (Tampa to Miami, very short on sleep).

[Lilaena De'Ville]

Oh, also, I'm planning a trip to D-World for the Star Wars weekends in late May early June so... just throwing that out there. :)

[Dasquian Belargic]

I would do motel 6 again happily, so if we went the con route again... Dani, Liz, you know we're buddying up

[Miranda Tarkin]

The Dani, Liz, Jen, and Chris party room ftw!

[Morgan Evanar]

*Chris subject to female companionship, not available in all scenarios.

[Mu Satach]

pros of the Wyndham - pool, microwave, fridge, two bathrooms

cons - sofa bed & was about $153*/night

I'm down with reserving a Motel 6 room and bunking with a few people again - however, it would be a cool jazz chillax environ sans wet bar. Would direct all hardcore peeps down to the hall. =)



<small>* - plus or minus 6 bucks - would have to look at bills to calculate actual nightly charge per night</small>

[Mandy with an I]

I'm sure if we cram enough people into the room, it won't be that expensive. Our hotel was $75 (Canadian) a night and was awesome, but too far away from the Con >_>;

[D'Kor]

Is there the option of looking at a condo or vacation house to rent for a week or so and split the bill? With enough people it really wouldn't be too harsh...I hope >_>

[Lilaena De'Ville]

We looked into that for this year, but didn't go too far into the process. There are quite a few houses like that in the Atlanta area.

[Mandy with an I]

I can always have my mum look into timeshares in that area if we decide on going to the Con. I know they have one in Reno/Tahoe (I think) but they're using it for a vacation this year.

[Morgan Evanar]

Honestly I would not want go to the Con again unless we had a hotel within walking distance. It might be cheaper but it's not worth it.

[Mandy with an I]

Honestly, I really want to go to Nevada...

I know everyone else had a lot of fun at the Con, and I did too, sort of. But it was just immensely stressful for me. I loved just hanging out at the house with everyone, and if we could do that, it would be awesome as hell. :(

[Mu Satach]

I wouldn't stay further than two blocks away from the con and "honestly" I'm probably going to go to the Con next year with or without you all. ;)

[Mandy with an I]

I wouldn't stay further than two blocks away from the con and "honestly" I'm probably going to go to the Con next year with or without you all. ;)

As long as you take lots of great pictures, I'll still love you :mischief

[Lilaena De'Ville]

My family will probably end up at ComicCon instead of DragonCon just because it would be cheaper for us. But I loved the writers track at Dragon*Con, it was really informative.

I'm trying to figure out if ComicCon has anything like that.

[Dasquian Belargic]

Well, I am home now so it is officially time to start saving for whatever we do next year!

[Mu Satach]

But I loved the writers track at Dragon*Con, it was really informative.

I know, I was pleasantly surprised by the variety of information available. Truly a by the nerds for the nerds extravaganza.

I know ComicCon has a portfolio review for artists and a film festival, but when I attended *ages* ago it seemed more like it mostly had the fargate type panels we were at in Atlanta. Though I remember attending a presentation on computer animation.

[Dasquian Belargic]

I will be purchasing flights to Burning Nerd in the next couple of months.

:D

[Carré Inirial]

As will I!!! *bounces*

[Lady Vader]

If anyone wants to go to ComicCon (July 22-25, 2010), they'd better purchase tickets like yesterday. The 4-day passes and Satruday are sold out. Friday is nearly gone. Thursday and Sunday are about 1/4-1/3 full.

I'll be going on Friday. Friday tends to be Star Wars day at ComicCon. And, yes, I'll be cosplaying like always.


Since I missed last years get-together, I was really hoping to do it this year, but the whole "grown-up" thing has kinda hit me, in the sense I've got a little one to take care of.

Ugh, as it is, I have to find a baby-sitter for the Friday i'll be going to ComicCon. >_<

[Dasquian Belargic]

I wish I could do both, but my current job only accomodates (financially) for one US trip per year :(

[Lilaena De'Ville]

Sold out already?! :cry
If anyone wants to go to ComicCon (July 22-25, 2010), they'd better purchase tickets like yesterday. The 4-day passes and Satruday are sold out. Friday is nearly gone. Thursday and Sunday are about 1/4-1/3 full.

I'll be going on Friday. Friday tends to be Star Wars day at ComicCon. And, yes, I'll be cosplaying like always.


Since I missed last years get-together, I was really hoping to do it this year, but the whole "grown-up" thing has kinda hit me, in the sense I've got a little one to take care of.

Ugh, as it is, I have to find a baby-sitter for the Friday i'll be going to ComicCon. >_<

[Charlotte Tur'enne]

>_< Yeah... ComicCon has become utterly insane. And not in a good way. I'm wondering if I even want to go this year...

[Callista]

Now that I haz a job, I am totally saving up for the Burninator!

[Carré Inirial]

Yay!!!!!!!

[Lady Vader]

Sold out already?! :cry

Yeah. :( I was utterly surprised myself when I checked only a couple of days ago. I had NO idea they'd started selling their tickets in Oct/Nov. Past years they'd never begun selling them until Jan/Feb.

Boggled my mind. :cry

[Anubis Starkiller]

Wow, another SW writer from Alabama...well, where I live is all mountains, as i live up on Lookout Mountain. Nothing but fresh air and intoxication to do here, besides, yes its about 30 minutes to get to the nearest grocery store, and thats in Gadsden. Could hit a few smaller stations along my road, but they only carry the essentials such as bread and beer.

Anyway, I believe I would be game in meeting some of you strange...I mean cool people.

[Dasquian Belargic]

I met DarkSkyKerebros when we all ganged up together last year, Anubis :D

We had wine. It was good times.

[Anubis Starkiller]

So you met the elusive Sky, eh? Thats a feat I have yet to accomplish myself. Just let me know where to go, and i will see if I can manage it.

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

Wow, another SW writer from Alabama...well, where I live is all mountains, as i live up on Lookout Mountain. Nothing but fresh air and intoxication to do here, besides, yes its about 30 minutes to get to the nearest grocery store, and thats in Gadsden. Could hit a few smaller stations along my road, but they only carry the essentials such as bread and beer.

Anyway, I believe I would be game in meeting some of you strange...I mean cool people.

McCalla here. I'm sure some shenanigans can be planned :)

[Firenne Khapst]

Anubis, would be awesome to finally meet you after all these years :) You should totally come.

We're planning drunken hijinks galore! :D

[Anubis Starkiller]

Lok, we should seriously plot some hijinks...that would be fun.
Firenne, I warn you I get weird when I get to drinking.

[Lykaios]

So, if one were to go to this magnificent event, should we fly into RNO?

[Miranda Tarkin]

Anyone buy their tickets yet?

[Miranda Tarkin]

>_< Yeah... ComicCon has become utterly insane. And not in a good way. I'm wondering if I even want to go this year...

I am so glad I gave up on the con.

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

Definitely fly into Reno.

I'm buying mine and Charley's tickets in three weeks.


eidt - If you're planning on going, or thinking about it, please post here so that I may edit the OP to include a list of folks who're attending. Be sure to include whether your tickets are bought or not :)

[Anubis Starkiller]

I am still on the fence about this, but I will seriously see it I can afford it, if I can, then you can count me in on this.

[Miranda Tarkin]

I'll probably be buying tickets soon as I talk to my charge nurse. I want to make sure I get the time off :)

And good to know I should fly into Reno.

[Lykaios]

If you're planning on going, or thinking about it, please post here so that I may edit the OP to include a list of folks who're attending. Be sure to include whether your tickets are bought or not :)
I'd love to go and I'm definitely thinking about it, but right now it's no more than a plan. Alas, just found out a couple of weeks at work that October we'll be doing some implementations and changes that might not allow us to take time off then :(

[Emelie Shadowstar]

Going for sure :D

[Firenne Khapst]

Going for sure!

Tickets purchased as of this morning :D

[Captain Untouchable]

Even if I have to sell off all my superfluous and duplicate organs, I'm totally there! :D

[Lilaena De'Ville]

I would come except... I can't.

[Dasquian Belargic]

I am definitely attending

[Taataani Meorrrei]

I'm buying mine and Charley's tickets in three weeks.

Hell yes sugar mamas ITT

[Dasquian Belargic]

Droo and I are going to co-ordinate ticket buying when our March pay-day comes around, so someone shoot me details of when we need to be arriving/leaving by.

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

Well, I'm flying in on the 29th of October, most likely in the evening, and I'll be leaving on the 9nth of November.

[Dasquian Belargic]

Nice update to the first post

9 months until BURNING NEERRRRRRD

[Charlotte Tur'enne]

9 months until BURNING NEERRRRRRD

So it's going to be like some drunken baby now? :lol

[Daria Nytherciria]

our beautiful child... :3

[Charlotte Tur'enne]

;_; All I can think of now is that creepy birth scene from Alien Resurrection with that creepy guy all ":D what a beautiful babyyyyy"

[Captain Untouchable]

If it's like a baby... does that mean I can eat all kinds of weird shizzle, and blame it on "cravings"? :ohno

[Dasquian Belargic]

We ate weird shit last time with no excuses, so why not :lol

[Morgan Evanar]

I really want to go but have no idea if I'll be able to.

[Carré Inirial]

Awww :(

You hafta go...who else will I have rambling conversations with that neither one of us remembers?

[Dasquian Belargic]

But who will hang me upside down :(

[Captain Untouchable]

But who will hang me upside down :(

That...

...just...

...no. No brain. We're not going to even speculate on what that could be to do with.

*blissful ignorance*

[Sudoku]

Morg picked Jenny up and held her by her ankles. :3

[Kassandra Distorith]

*lol* Was that @ Con or at the 'Bama Party? Because I'd like to think I'd remember that :D

[Byl Laprovik]

Wow, another SW writer from Alabama...well, where I live is all mountains, as i live up on Lookout Mountain. Nothing but fresh air and intoxication to do here, besides, yes its about 30 minutes to get to the nearest grocery store, and thats in Gadsden. Could hit a few smaller stations along my road, but they only carry the essentials such as bread and beer.

Anyway, I believe I would be game in meeting some of you strange...I mean cool people.

Lookout Mountain huh?

That's dangerously close to the Enemy.

[Sudoku]

*lol* Was that @ Con or at the 'Bama Party? Because I'd like to think I'd remember that :D


This was the first day, in their hotel room, I think.

[Feessanni Amarra]

Oh good...seriously was wondering just how much I'd had to drink that I couldn't for the life of me remember Chris hanging Jenny upside-down *lol*

They'll have to re-enact it for me!

[Dasquian Belargic]

It was when we veeeery first got back from the airport to the hotel, and it was as punishment for me not meeting up with him and Mark when they were in London ^_^;

[Irridia Solensis]

Gotcha :D

I still demand a reenactment!!!

[Reinhart Thul]

Dee, you already have your tickets - what time are you getting into / leaving Reno?

[Wyl Staedtler]

D'oh, I'm definitely not coming now :( but it's for a happy reason because m'gonna have to be in Canada to welcome my new nephew/niece! :dance

[Dasquian Belargic]

Awww :(



..but also yay.

[Carré Inirial]

Liz! That's amazing news! Much love and congratulations :D You should call us all while were at BN, and I'll give you the proper Greek blessing :)

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Saturday, October 30, 2010

Delta Air Lines # 1209

Boston (BOS) to Salt Lake City (SLC)
Departure: (BOS): October 30, 6: 35 AM EDT (morning)
Arrival: (SLC): October 30, 10:03 AM MDT (morning)

Delta Air Lines # 1543

Salt Lake City (SLC) to Reno/Tahoe Int'l (RNO)
Departure: (SLC): October 30, 11: 35 AM MDT (morning)
Arrival: (RNO): October 30, 12:04 PM PDT (afternoon)

Monday, November 8, 2010

Delta Air Lines # 2928

Reno/Tahoe Int'l (RNO) to Salt Lake City (SLC)
Departure: (RNO): November 8, 1:15 PM PST (afternoon)
Arrival: (SLC): November 8, 3: 37 PM MST (afternoon)

Delta Air Lines # 1216

Salt Lake City (SLC) to Boston (BOS)
Departure: (SLC): November 8, 4:55 PM MST (afternoon)
Arrival: (BOS): November 8, 11: 32 PM EST (evening)

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I did buy trip insurance (because work is being a PITA about giving me the time off), and it allows me to change my days if necessary, but I have no qualms using it to alter flights/days to coincide with people better.

[Morgan Evanar]

Tickets are like $500 for me right now. If I can get them for $250 or less I can go.

[Sudoku]

I probably will not be going. Money is like, non-existent for me right now, work sucks and if I can get into school for september, I think I'm just going to go for it. :(

So one of you better take loads of awesome pictures to share with everyone who can't go!

[Irridia Solensis]

You have my solemn vow that I will take boatloads of embarassing pictures and video of dubious nature ;)

[Dasquian Belargic]

And I promise to do lots of embarassing and dubious things, which you may or may not catch on camera :D

[Morgan Evanar]

Southwest doesn't list fares out that far, so I'll check back in a few months. You can typically get the best deals if you book 3-6 months out. For US Domestic, anyway.

[Captain Untouchable]

So... working an extra couple of shifts a week means I can earn enough for tickets in about a month. Unfortunately, 'cause I'm on monthly pay now, and the cut-off is two weeks before pay day, I won't get that money until the end of April.

Oh, and my laptop died, so I have to buy a new one of those as well. >_<

[Miranda Tarkin]

If all goes well... I might be flying out Oct 30th if my schedule doesn't change (the every other weekend off) and my vacation approves :)

[Carré Inirial]

Yay!!!

*pounces*

:d

[General Dan]

Might as well lay it out here:

If we're cleared to use tannerite on the ranch, and I put in to buy two cases, would folks be cool with pitching in on the cost? Should end up being about $200.00 when shipping's factored in.

For the nubs, this (https://www.tannerite.com/) is tannerite

[Crusader]

^^ROFL Only in America...
ROFL (literally btw)

So what did you do in the states? The average stuff...shooting and blowing things up.

[Captain Untouchable]

Guns and explosives?

Can I motion for the foundation of a new religion - the Church of Charleyanity - please? :D

[General Dan]

We've been doing this for years, y'all (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6540843325806522138&ei=x7KKS6HtJojCqQLum-SMBA&q=elmo+tannerite&hl=en#)

[Sudoku]

I feel like I should upload the Charley gun safety video :3 lol.

[Dasquian Belargic]

You should! I don't remember hearing that in person..

[Sudoku]

Uploading to youtube now, it's freaking huge, but it's like 6-7 minutes long.

[Carré Inirial]

Alright...I am oddly intrigued by this.

[Sudoku]

it's too big for youtube >_< If I can figure out a way to get it online, I'll post it.

Enjoy some drunken video of Liz instead!

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and hypno bread!

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[Crusader]

EAT THAT APPLE, BITCH! Seriously?

[Sudoku]

Yes. Seriously.

I have tons of video from the house, I just havent ever uploaded it. I have a video of Charley explaining all his guns, but it's too huge to upload and I can't figure out how to convert it so it's smaller.

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

I don't remember either of those. Was I at work?

[Sudoku]

The apple one was when we did the scorpion shots. You were there :3

Gun video is encoding. Will post it when it's done,

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[Dasquian Belargic]

I don't remember either of those. Was I at work?

I don't remember either of them, and I was in one of them.

[Crusader]

Yes. Seriously.

I have tons of video from the house, I just havent ever uploaded it. I have a video of Charley explaining all his guns, but it's too huge to upload and I can't figure out how to convert it so it's smaller.

cut it into two with virtual dub or something like that.

[Lilaena De'Ville]

I think I'm glad I wasn't there for the gun safety speech everyone was too drunk to remember.

[Sudoku]

No no no. Everyone was too drunk to remember the stuff before the safety speech. Dani and I were the only ones who got the gun lecture. :)

[Dasquian Belargic]

I think I'm glad I wasn't there for the gun safety speech everyone was too drunk to remember.

Do you seriously think Charley is that stupid? :|

[Miranda Tarkin]

I think I'm glad I wasn't there for the gun safety speech everyone was too drunk to remember.

Uh yeah. Please don't assume that Charley is dumb enough to give drunk people guns. That is one of his rules. I got the lecture because I wasn't. Everyone else was asleep besides Mandy taping/taking pictures.

[Pierce Tondry]

I joined you two not too long after, if I recall right. Although, I did not stay because I was exhausted and my back was not doing so great after sleeping in a weird position on the floor.

[Crusader]

Everyone else was asleep besides Mandy taping/taking pictures.

So everyone was asleep when you started target practice?...how nice of you. :rolleyes
The last time I fired a gun it was fucking loud. I hope you didn't wake up the whole house.

[Sudoku]

We didn't have target practice because it rained on the day we were supposed to go to the range.


You people do realize we were at Charleys, right? You know, the guy who is super safe with all his guns and wanted us to shoot them at a range for safety.

[Morgan Evanar]

Everyone else was asleep besides Mandy taping/taking pictures.

So everyone was asleep when you started target practice?...how nice of you. :rolleyes
The last time I fired a gun it was fucking loud. I hope you didn't wake up the whole house. How about you stop being a dumbass and assuming unsafe practice with firearms. The gun was unloaded in a safe the entire time we were there, and Charley gave Dani a safety demonstration you monstrous idiot.

[Taataani Meorrrei]

Guys it's okay :) not everybody knows me as well

[Miranda Tarkin]

:hug for Charley

Enough was said. Just one gets tired of being thought of an idiot with a gun .... :)

[Ryan Pode]

Wait wait wait. So you guys were all drunk when you had the gun safety speech? Or when you shot the guns?

[Droo]

They were using loaded shotgun barrels for makeshift bongs. Duh!

[Pierce Tondry]

We were driving down the road drunk on moonshine and firing off shotguns into the air at random. Charley wore a straw hat and Christin kept spitting her chaw at nearby pedestrians.

The best part was when we stopped to let Sam piss. While he was checking the elevation, Liz stumbled drunkenly into a cow and tipped it into another cow. Then we had a whole domino chain of cows falling over.

Mandi took pictures, but she was so drunk she forgot her camera was out of power so we don't have a record. It happened though.

[Droo]

That's a "What if A Clockwork Orange was about a gang of country hicks" scenario right there!

[Emelie Shadowstar]

We were driving down the road drunk on moonshine and firing off shotguns into the air at random. Charley wore a straw hat and Christin kept spitting her chaw at nearby pedestrians.

The best part was when we stopped to let Sam piss. While he was checking the elevation, Liz stumbled drunkenly into a cow and tipped it into another cow. Then we had a whole domino chain of cows falling over.

Mandi took pictures, but she was so drunk she forgot her camera was out of power so we don't have a record. It happened though.

You left out the bunch of kittens in that trash can! For shame! :lol

[Crusader]

Everyone else was asleep besides Mandy taping/taking pictures.

So everyone was asleep when you started target practice?...how nice of you. :rolleyes
The last time I fired a gun it was fucking loud. I hope you didn't wake up the whole house. How about you stop being a dumbass and assuming unsafe practice with firearms. The gun was unloaded in a safe the entire time we were there, and Charley gave Dani a safety demonstration you monstrous idiot.

Hey hey I was just kidding. I was not there so I was just assuming things in a little exagerated way. Maybe it went a little bit over board.
I was not trying to insult anyone here. If I did I am sorry.

I am well aware how much respect and care handling a firearm needs.
I was not suggesting anywhere that anyone was drunk at this point.

[Pierce Tondry]

You left out the bunch of kittens in that trash ca

Yo Em, I'm really happy for you, I'mma let you finish, but the AssBox (http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showpost.php?p=317830&postcount=39) was one of the greatest kitten containers of all time.

OF ALL TIME!

[Miranda Tarkin]

Everyone else was asleep besides Mandy taping/taking pictures.

So everyone was asleep when you started target practice?...how nice of you. :rolleyes
The last time I fired a gun it was fucking loud. I hope you didn't wake up the whole house. How about you stop being a dumbass and assuming unsafe practice with firearms. The gun was unloaded in a safe the entire time we were there, and Charley gave Dani a safety demonstration you monstrous idiot.

Hey hey I was just kidding. I was not there so I was just assuming things in a little exagerated way. Maybe it went a little bit over board.
I was not trying to insult anyone here. If I did I am sorry.

I am well aware how much respect and care handling a firearm needs.
I was not suggesting anywhere that anyone was drunk at this point.

ah the rolling of the eyes smiley ... I couldn't tell if you were kidding or not. All good :)

[Lilaena De'Ville]

I think I'm glad I wasn't there for the gun safety speech everyone was too drunk to remember.

Do you seriously think Charley is that stupid? :|

:lol :lol no of course not!

Sheesh!

[Charley]

That being said, it would be interesting to live in the Hunter S. Thompson fantasy world where I actually could have friends over, belt down multiple shots of hard liquor, and then immediately cut mannequins in half with machine guns.

Be glad I'm not rich y'all

[Lilaena De'Ville]

Reminds me of when Conan O'Brien spent time shooting with him. :lol Hilarious! And... frightening. :uhoh

[Charley]

Reminds me of when Conan O'Brien spent time shooting with him. :lol Hilarious! And... frightening. :uhoh

It's a travesty against the world that I cannot find this video online anymore.

[Sudoku]

You left out the bunch of kittens in that trash can! For shame! :lol

I'm so glad someone mentioned that XD

[Tear]

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Pow! Is this it?

[Brody Chiltan]

Hell yes that's the one. Probably one of the funniest things I've ever seen.

"YOU DIRTY ANIMAL!"

"FUCK YOU, BEAR!"

[Sudoku]

Someone must re-enact this GIF at BN. Then put it on facebook so I can see :3

http://i46.tinypic.com/29b0zyg.jpg

[Captain Untouchable]

You want someone to stroke Jared Padaleki's ass at Burning Nerd?

I could do that. :mischief

[Crusader]

You want someone to stroke Jared Padaleki's ass at Burning Nerd?

I could do that... with Jace :mischief

^^You know everything is better with Jace!

[Captain Untouchable]

But that's two helpings of Jace!

Maybe Jared should consult his doctor before exposure to that much awesome? :mischief

[Chrys Atreides]

Dear god....could that possibly be TOO MUCH JACE??

*fans herself*

[Captain Untouchable]

I'm a scientist - I think this question calls for extensive research and experimentation to find out the answer.

Any volunteers as test subjects? ;)

[Crusader]

^^If I raised my hand now would you still want to go through with that :)

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

This I gotta see :D

[Captain Untouchable]

^^If I raised my hand now would you still want to go through with that :)

I depends on whether I get volunteers plural or not. Gotta keep the ratio of suitable orifices as high as possible, else we'll just end up like some kind of weird, all-man Lego conga line.


...yeah. The fact that those words came out of my head creeps me out a little, too. >_<

[Pierce Tondry]

Are you sure you're not a woman?

[Dasquian Belargic]

As a woman I resent that suggestion!

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

Oh yesssss, BN is going to be one for the ages. We'll have to make up fantastic epic poems to tell to our grandkids years years years down the road. BN will be the next Iliad.

[Pierce Tondry]

Are you sure you're not a man?

[Dasquian Belargic]

:o

In the immortal words of Lisa Stansfield, I may not be a lady but I'm all woman.

[Pierce Tondry]

Oh, well that clears everything up then.

However, the matter of whether Jace should be nominated for "Prettiest Princess" is still undecided in my book.

[Emelie Shadowstar]

Psh... you're the king. Decree it so.

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

I vote that part of Brian's CT be changed to 'that which does not kill me tastes delicious' :D