Dragon*Con 2012 - CRIMSON NERD

[Dasquian Belargic]

I'm not sure when we're getting into Atlanta but the British Media 'track' is having a pre-con dinner on Thursday, 30 August 2012 @ 6.30pm at the Haveli Indian Restaraunt (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Haveli-Indian-CuisineGift-Mart/111717515532370). Indian food plus nerds.

Here's the facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/406657499378337/

Could be fun :)

[Cirrsseeto Quez]

Lemme ask the wife when our reservation is. If we're in town, we'll go.

Also, I may have a little something lined up mid week where we borrow my sister's lake house and party for a day or two. Will know more later

[Charley]

Checked out stubhub today. Western Kentucky game I can get 12 tickets for us all seated together for that game. They're upper deck seating and are $111.00 each. Want to make sure we're all on board for this, and get an exact number.

[Dasquian Belargic]

You know I'm game :)

[Crusader]

Me and the GIRL

[Emelie Shadowstar]

Pretty sure me and the boy are down for this!

[Dee]

Totally in :D

[Dasquian Belargic]

I've editted into the first post the people who are coming to the football game

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

111 each ticket for upper deck seating? No thank you. Tailgating is much more fun.

[Emelie Shadowstar]

I'm cool for that too if that's all it comes down to being.

[Charley]

If we want to just pool together as a tailgating group and have a select group of dedicated crazies go to the game itself, that's also cool.

So basically: each person let me know if you're down for tailgating + game or just tailgating.

That way we'll all go and we'll all tailgate if we can, and those of us who want to pony for tickets can do that also. We'll get plenty of game atmosphere either way.

[Dasquian Belargic]

Maybe we should all just do tailgating? I would rather everyone be together than split up (has dark banana taught you nothing?!)

[Captain Untouchable]

The tailgating party will have the Sleepy Man of Thorwal to protect them, so they'll be fine. Just so long as Charley doesn't go picking fights with the arena guards again...

[Morgan Evanar]

Yeah for that much scratch I'd rather tailgate. It's not like WKY is a big rival.

[Iasos Kontarr]

Whatever people decide is cool :) we could put together some epic food and have just as good a time :)

Speaking of - Charley, I'm going to need grape leaves.

[Emelie Shadowstar]

Tailgate sounds just dandy then!

Besides.... We can always use a proper game as incentive to come back again? ;)

[Cirrsseeto Quez]

The consensus seems to be for tailgate only...which is fine. Wish we could all go in for the experience of being among over 100,000 fans in one spot (which makes rammer jammer a helluva lot more fun) but I can understand how the price might be steep for everyone to partake. Besides, there's tons of stuff to do at the tailgate, and I'm sure at least somebody nearby will have the game on PPV, or at least the radio.

I'll have to co-ordinate to see if we can squeeze into the usual spot we stay at on the quad. If not, we'll tailgate still, it'll just be a longer schlep probably.



Speaking of - Charley, I'm going to need grape leaves.

Jar or fresh? I can get the latter for sure, but fresh I'm not sure where to look around here.

[Iasos Kontarr]

Jar is totally fine. I'm thinking stuffed grape leaves would be deliciously good tailgate food, and instead of making them in the chicken/lemon/egg concoction I could make that separate and have it as a dipping sauce.

[Dasquian Belargic]

Tailgatung it is then? We can still do chants and face paints right?

[Taataani Meorrrei]

Oh yes absolutely. You probably have a better chance to be a crazy fan at the tailgate since there's easy booze access and stuff you can't bring in the stadium anyway

[Dasquian Belargic]

Aha, then our poverty works in our favour!

[Crusader]

Will there be something like a big TV screen for the public to watch the game from the outside or will we have to bring our own TV setup?

[Sanis Prent]

There will probably be a bazillion TVs around and even if this game is PPV only I'm sure plenty of people will buy into it. I'm gonna see if we can hit up the usual spot which ought to have everything we need. If not, we just have to make friends.

The good thing about tailgating is that its pretty much a town-wide party. We're all out there hanging out and drinking, eating, rooting for the Tide, and playing catch, beer pong, cornhole, or whatever.

[Tristan Alastor]

Who wouldn't want to make friends with us and let us watch their TV? :D

[Kassandra Distorith]

We are pretty spectacular...and en masse? They don't stand a chance :D

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

So apparently I brainfarted, and already put in for the 30th off. So yay for that :)

[Taataani Meorrrei]

What about all the other days?

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

Well yeah. It's just that we were talking minor logistics last sunday and when we need to check into the hotel, and I said I'd go ahead and put in for the 30th to make leaving friday morning easier.

[Emelie Shadowstar]

Ok so what's the exact plan as far as day of the caravan to the con? :) Thurs the 30th or Fri the 31st? I'm probably gonna be looking at tickets this week and still looking on tripping it out with the group if it's cheaper to fly into Alabama as opposed to Atlanta the day of...

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

Check in is on friday the 31st, so if we leave friday morning we'll be good.

[Zem Vymes]

There were rumblings about a pre-con event or two going on, I seem to remember. Some kind of british cinema party event?

[Serena Laran]

I'm not sure when we're getting into Atlanta but the British Media 'track' is having a pre-con dinner on Thursday, 30 August 2012 @ 6.30pm at the Haveli Indian Restaraunt (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Haveli-Indian-CuisineGift-Mart/111717515532370). Indian food plus nerds.

Here's the facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/406657499378337/

Could be fun :)

It's just a few posts up, Charley :)

[Dasquian Belargic]

Are we game for that? I think it'd be fun, if we could swing it :)

[Emelie Shadowstar]

Don't think we have a room for the night of the 30th...? So...you'd drive out there and drive back...and drive out there the day after again? :(

I mean... if you people are crazy enough to do that, by all means have fun! lol. Just again...let me know ASAP so I can figure out when/where I'm flying out to!

[Dasquian Belargic]

Earlier post tells me we have "two queen rooms from August 30th till September 2nd" - so I'd guess that we can actually check in on the 30th.. unless I am misunderstanding :uhoh

If we can't sleep there on the 30th, then I would not want to go to something in Atlanta on the 30th, no way no hows!

[Emelie Shadowstar]

:colbert

I'm gonna shake Christin until I get a straight answer as to when check in is.



It'll be done out of love, I swear

[Emelie Shadowstar]

HUZZAH! All is sorted. We will be in town for Indian food and nerds.

And I probably will be flying in the 29th... but will finalize that tomorrow <3

[Dasquian Belargic]

:eee yaaaaaay

[Crusader]

Somebody please remind me not to join any lotteries that Charley might be hosting at Dragon Con!

[Cirrsseeto Quez]

Don't worry, I'd make sure you only get your legs smashed with hammers

[Cirrsseeto Quez]

Hey guys in the pre-con crowd:

Since Christin has to work early that week, I was thinking we might have the folks who will be here go over to lake Logan Martin for the day so we can party on a pontoon boat, since we've got a lake house on lease over there and my parents just bought a boat.

How's that Tuesday sound?

[Captain Untouchable]

If we're on a boat, will the tickets now be diamonds?

[Dasquian Belargic]

I like dis plan.

[Crusader]

If we're on a boat, will the tickets now be diamonds?

Only if you get a sixpack until the con starts!

[Cirrsseeto Quez]

I have no idea what that means but sure!

Also I'm gonna try to put together an itinerary for folks, so we have something to do more or less every day. I may keep a day or two of slumming it at the house in the mix, for flavor, but not sure yet.

Right now, things we're ruminating on are:
Trips to local breweries: Good People and Avondale in Birmingham, Straight to Ale and Yellowhammer in Huntsville. Maybe more. I need to see who else have tap rooms and public tours.
Desoto Caverns: The first catalogued cave in the United States, which is something obscene like 12 stories high at max ceiling. The Confederacy used to process gunpowder there, and it used to be a native graveyard.
NASA's Space & Rocket Center: SCIENCE! They have super cool stuff like a massive Saturn V rocket on site and other assorted aerospace goodies.
Firing range: If we don't just fire guns in my back yard, there's a decent spot in Pleasant Grove, a 20 minute jaunt towards Birmingham.
Redneck spotting: Not really sure, basically just going backroads as hell and finding some really boonie-ass rednecks to gawk at.
Lake Logan Martin: ON A BOAT! Drinking, partying, maybe fishing. I don't know.
Barber Motor Speedway: Mainly a Chris thing, but they have an open track for you to haul ass on if that's a thing you're into.
Bass Pro Shop: Part superstore. Part theme park. All redneck.

[Morgan Evanar]

Unless my financial situation changes a lot and I can make some mods to my car I'll skip Barber. As it stands a track day has a fair shot at grenading my motor.

[Dasquian Belargic]

Charley, those all sound like most excellent things to do.

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

Since it looks like there are going to be too many people to fit in Charley's car for the daytrip to the lake while I'm at work, so long as Brian still has his license he can drive the Lancer.

[Morgan Evanar]

My car is going to be there too, unless you are also calculating that in.

[Sanis Prent]

When are you making the trip up here?

[Morgan Evanar]

I was going to leave after work on Wednesday.

[Sanis Prent]

The 23rd?

Ok, that would work. You'll be up here from the outset and we'd have a second vehicle easy peasy.

[Morgan Evanar]

What? No, the 30th. I can't take 2 weeks off.

[Cirrsseeto Quez]

Oh. Well, then you wouldn't be there for the lake trip. No biggie really, just trying to figure this out

[Dasquian Belargic]

Brit Track party at our hotel on the Saturday night of the Con: https://www.facebook.com/events/468795253130910/


Come on out during Dragon Con to an event of heroic and villainous fun!

Dragon Con's MMORPG Track and BritTrack have joined forces to unite all things Heroes and Villains. Come in your best Hero or Villain costume from any genre of geek/nerd fandom and dance your socks off!

DJ Jennocide will be spinning all night long at the Sheraton in the Grand Ballroom on Saturday Night.

Party starts rockin' at 10:00pm and goes until the room's empty!!

Hope to see you there!

:D

[The Boy]

I have no idea what that means but sure!

Also I'm gonna try to put together an itinerary for folks, so we have something to do more or less every day. I may keep a day or two of slumming it at the house in the mix, for flavor, but not sure yet.

Right now, things we're ruminating on are:
Trips to local breweries: Good People and Avondale in Birmingham, Straight to Ale and Yellowhammer in Huntsville. Maybe more. I need to see who else have tap rooms and public tours.
Desoto Caverns: The first catalogued cave in the United States, which is something obscene like 12 stories high at max ceiling. The Confederacy used to process gunpowder there, and it used to be a native graveyard.
NASA's Space & Rocket Center: SCIENCE! They have super cool stuff like a massive Saturn V rocket on site and other assorted aerospace goodies.
Firing range: If we don't just fire guns in my back yard, there's a decent spot in Pleasant Grove, a 20 minute jaunt towards Birmingham.
Redneck spotting: Not really sure, basically just going backroads as hell and finding some really boonie-ass rednecks to gawk at.
Lake Logan Martin: ON A BOAT! Drinking, partying, maybe fishing. I don't know.
Barber Motor Speedway: Mainly a Chris thing, but they have an open track for you to haul ass on if that's a thing you're into.
Bass Pro Shop: Part superstore. Part theme park. All redneck.


I should have been paying more attention. Sounds like a party.

hmm guns....I wonder if Sarah will let me bring toys.:D

[Pierce Tondry]

Operation Fly Over There is a go. Here's some recently declassified mission details.

Sat 25AUG

LV 12:30pm RICHMOND
AR 2:13pm ATLANTA DELTA 1041

LV 3:19pm ATLANTA
AR 3:20pm BIRMINGHAM DELTA 2114


Sun 09SEP

LV 10:30am BIRMINGHAM
AR 12:39pm ATLANTA DELTA 4957*

LV 2:09pm ATLANTA
AR 3:50pm RICHMOND DELTA 1178

[Dasquian Belargic]

:dance yaaaay

[Dasquian Belargic]

Just logged in to check on my flight and I have a schedule change :/ My flight into Birmingham now arrives at 8pm on Aug 26th.

Also, Sarah buy tickets!

[The Boy]

I see you made it home alright. I'll get on her about tickets/rental car tonight.

[Dasquian Belargic]

Yup. Long ass flight but if I can survive the apocalypse I can survive anything :D

[Dasquian Belargic]

Yay, another flight schedule change. I'm back to arriving earlier on Sunday at 4.36pm :lol

[Emelie Shadowstar]

WHoooo.....

Arrive Wed, Aug 29, 2012: 03:19 pm Birmingham, AL (BHM) Delta Air Lines, Flight 5203

We're gonna caravan with you peoples to the con! Figure that'll work. :D

Depart Sun, Sep 9, 2012: 08:00 am Birmingham, AL (BHM) Delta Air Lines, Flight 5835

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

Sweeeeet :cool


I'll be at work by the time you guys land, but I'll be home just before midnight so we'll be able to at least share a drink before we all have to head to bed.

[Dasquian Belargic]

First post updated!

Also, Raz and her sister will be swinging buy for post con shenanigans by car.

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

Haha awesome!!! The more the drunkenly merrier!

[Dasquian the Elf]

34 days :dance

[Charley]

Guys, who is gonna be in the parade? If so, you probably ought to go to dragoncon.org and join the yahoo group and register yourself.

I went ahead and registered me, but I didn't lump anyone else in because I wasn't sure about individual plans for the parade specifically.

[Dasquian Belargic]

I'm already signed up with the Doctor Who group, IIRC

[Dasquian Belargic]

32 days!:dance

[Morgan Evanar]

I think I'll just take pictures. I'll probably be too tired (or something) over to walk :)

[Crusader]

32 days!:dance

I already started preparing my liver for this by going to the Berg's little sister... and yes they do serve the beer in the right kegs as well.

[Cirrsseeto Quez]

I just dropped $200 on sin-related paraphernalia. Most of it should still be here when you arrive :)

[Dasquian Belargic]

Just sourced all the remaining bits for one last costume... Harry Potter ^_^;

[Emelie Shadowstar]

Zombie Harry Potter? :D

[Dasquian Belargic]

Haha, I don't know... I guess I could be if I got some make-up

[The Boy]

I just dropped $200 on sin-related paraphernalia.


"Sin-related paraphernalia" Uhh...Honey. I'm not so sure I wanna meet your friends anymore.http://cdn.calguns.net/calguns.net/calgunforum/images/smilies/hide.gif

It sounds like somebody just dropped big dough on a bunch of giant black dildos and ball gags.


Actually speaking of party favors. I just bought a bunch of these.

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o284/angrypuppy311/IMAG0344.jpg

[Cirrsseeto Quez]

Holy shit where did you find those??

[The Boy]

A guy on one of my gun forums.

[Dasquian Belargic]

What're you gonna do with em? :o

[Cirrsseeto Quez]

Any possible way to get extras on those patches?

[The Boy]

I'm getting 8 color NCR(all he had left), 4 muted NCR, and 4 BOS. You'll all get one or two.

[Dasquian Belargic]

:dance nerd swag!

30 days to goooo

[Captain Untouchable]

In 24 days time, I will be trapped in a metal tube somewhere over the Atlantic on my first ever long-haul flight, on my way to Houston for my first ever transfer between flights, as part of my first ever trip abroad without someone there to make sure I don't get lost.

I AM NOT NERVOUS AT ALL.

:uhoh

[Morgan Evanar]

Airports are easy. Chillax. Have a few drinks.

[Cirrsseeto Quez]

Yeah, air travel is the only time it's socially acceptable to drink at any hour of the day

[Dasquian Belargic]

tbf you will be bricking it. I was ready to cack my pants the first time I did the same thing, but it all turns out okay. just be prepared for US customs to be dicks to you.

[Dasquian Belargic]

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[Cirrsseeto Quez]

Just bought a whole pork belly. Will make bacon for all of you.

[Dasquian Belargic]

Oh meat :3

[Dasquian Belargic]

Yule Ball
The pleasure of your company is requested at the Yule Ball where students of Hogwarts will socialize with their “foreign” guests! There will be well-mannered frivolity. Wear your Hogwarts finest or whatever! Sun 8:30PM, Grand Ballroom (Sheraton).

:swoon:

[Captain Untouchable]

Oh hot damn. Looks like I might have found an excuse to buy a Gryffindor tie. :3:

[Cirrsseeto Quez]

Dragoncon has an app out, so we can now start the mad scramble to schedule our panels and goof-off time

[Crusader]

Oh Shit 23 Days Left Till The Con And Only 19 Days Till We Invade America Again???!!!

WOW I AM EXCITED NOW!

[Dasquian Belargic]

Good grief!

Just 14 days at work left for me :dance

[Cirrsseeto Quez]

Nine days of work left for meeeee

[Captain Untouchable]

No days of work for me.

I win. :smokin

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

It seems we have a hiccup. Our checkout time is sunday afternoon, and not Monday like I thought I asked for. I'll try to get a room or two at another hotel for Sunday night.

Edit - of course, there's always the option of us driving home Sunday evening to drop all of our luggage and gear off at the house, and driving back Monday noon-ish for DragonCon wrapup stuffs. it's up to you guys, but let me know quick.

[Callista]

I think I'm equally excited to see pictures of these shenanigans. But my countdown is considerably longer :(

[Crusader]

Additional hotelrooms sound like the way to go. Maybe ask the hotel if we could stay longer maybe they are not overbooked for Sunday Night.

Had a little setback with my nearly finished Fallout costume. Hat that I ordered on the internet was too big and appeared to look different in real life. So back to square one with that costume piece.

[Morgan Evanar]

I'd be surprised if the room was booked out from under us Monday. Call the hotel please.

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

I called the sheraton already, and they said the two rooms are already taken for Sunday night. I'll call another hotel.

[Cirrsseeto Quez]

How the hell did this even...

[Dasquian Belargic]

Oh bugger :whaa

[Morgan Evanar]

Well, most on Monday is cleanup type stuff anyway. I guess we can just be awake for 24 hours and take a nap before we drive?

Eww I'm gonna want a shower.

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

I can get us a room for Sunday night if people are ok with clowncar sleeping arrangements.

Whatever you guys want, just let me know so I can grab it.

[Crusader]

Well Team Europe does not need that much space to sleep since we are all skinny and/or short :D

So I would be OK with that but if Monday is not really necessary I would be cool with Morgan's idea as well.

[Morgan Evanar]

Lets find a hotel thats a MARTA station or two away and do that Sunday.

[Dasquian Belargic]

^ good idea!

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

The Sheraton's website says there are rooms available sunday night. I will call tomorrow morning. If that's the case, then all we'll have to do is switch rooms and not an entire hotel.

[Dasquian Belargic]

^ how did that go?

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

Yes, we move from two rooms to one room, same hotel. We're good.

[Cirrsseeto Quez]

So you got it then?

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

That I did.

[Cirrsseeto Quez]

Yes! We are gonna be so cramped in there lmao

[Dasquian Belargic]

prepare to spoon!

[Miranda Tarkin]

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[Cirrsseeto Quez]

This thread is getting damned enormous. I'll go ahead and post a home stretch thread if that's alright with folks.