Riding on Cinjin's enthusiasm, I'm opening a "travel thread" so those of us here in the states who are actually interested in meeting face-to-face can plot things out.
We have a usermap function on the top menu bar that I highly recommend people put themselves on. You don't have to pinpoint your exact location - just your general whereabouts. It's useful in plotting out how far away we all are...and just damn cool to see how international this site is.
Anyway, I'll start: I'm based in Charlotte, NC. I can drive 6-7 hours in just about any direction, starting at about noon on Fridays. I prefer crashing with someone, because gas money alone will kill me, or going somewhere that has an incredibly cheap motel. On that note, places it is easy for me to get to: I have friends and family in Northern VA, should any of you get an incredible urge to go visit our great nation's capital. I also have family in Louisville, KY and wouldn't mind going out there.
I'll be in Baltimore on the weekend of October 22 for this, in case anyone who lives around there (if they do) is interested in getting drinks Sat night or breakfast Sunday morning.
We mentioned that we'd need to make long-term plans to allow everyone to gather money, resources, take time off, etc. In that spirit, I'd like to mention that Adrian and I have been saying almost since we've met that it would be wonderful if some of us could meet for Dragon*con. This year it happens on Labor Day weekend and there's no way in hell either of us could afford it. However, if we're all still friends this time next year...maybe we can shoot for it? I also plan to be at TAM (The Amazing Meeting) next year. These tend to be huge nerdy gatherings with lots of fellow atheists and science (or science fiction) nuts and I can't think of a better backdrop.
That said, just put in a shout out if you're interested in meeting up, with where you live and where you're willing to go and for how long. We'll try to accommodate as many people as we can and work out something that best fits time and budgets.
We have a usermap function on the top menu bar that I highly recommend people put themselves on. You don't have to pinpoint your exact location - just your general whereabouts. It's useful in plotting out how far away we all are...and just damn cool to see how international this site is.
Anyway, I'll start: I'm based in Charlotte, NC. I can drive 6-7 hours in just about any direction, starting at about noon on Fridays. I prefer crashing with someone, because gas money alone will kill me, or going somewhere that has an incredibly cheap motel. On that note, places it is easy for me to get to: I have friends and family in Northern VA, should any of you get an incredible urge to go visit our great nation's capital. I also have family in Louisville, KY and wouldn't mind going out there.
I'll be in Baltimore on the weekend of October 22 for this, in case anyone who lives around there (if they do) is interested in getting drinks Sat night or breakfast Sunday morning.
We mentioned that we'd need to make long-term plans to allow everyone to gather money, resources, take time off, etc. In that spirit, I'd like to mention that Adrian and I have been saying almost since we've met that it would be wonderful if some of us could meet for Dragon*con. This year it happens on Labor Day weekend and there's no way in hell either of us could afford it. However, if we're all still friends this time next year...maybe we can shoot for it? I also plan to be at TAM (The Amazing Meeting) next year. These tend to be huge nerdy gatherings with lots of fellow atheists and science (or science fiction) nuts and I can't think of a better backdrop.
That said, just put in a shout out if you're interested in meeting up, with where you live and where you're willing to go and for how long. We'll try to accommodate as many people as we can and work out something that best fits time and budgets.
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