TWG-East: The Gathering

[Shrain]

Yes, I shall take the deluxe basement suite, please.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

/me cordons off the rat-infested part of the basement

[Mad Dr Jeffe]

for sleeping.

I still have an apt in the DC area, sooo...

Im there man.

[Shrain]

Sweet! Gorgon, Archon, how about it? Oseleon, are you still coming with the fam?

Oh, SE, what are the names of the two airports most convenient to your place? Raegan and... I can't remember the other one.

Also, is it okay that I'll be coming in on Sat morning? I want to find a flight that comes in at around 10am or so. That way I can go to the stake spook fest on Friday night. Is anyone else planning on staying until Monday night, too?? (Or could anyone be persuaded to stick around? ) I'd love to do some extra partying/sightseeing and stuff before flying home. Come on, you know you guys wanna play hookey from work.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

Jeffe, what's Mike's status?

Shrain, Dulles, abbreviated IAD. Reagan National might be easier for Jeffe to pick up from, but Dulles would be easier for me.

Saturday should be ok. We'll play all saturday.

[Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock]

ALRIGHT YOU KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO THIS IN ALL CAPS. IMAGINE I'M A COMIC BOOK CHARACTER!

I jest. I've decided to throw caution to the wind (and in my case, into the snow) and I will come down to the VA to do the awesome fun with everyone!

What bus depot should I look into arriving at? Or maybe there is cheap air fair.

So, yes. I will be coming. Friday to Sunday. Screw work, screw Buffalo, and screw any silly money concerns. (The gas check is in the mail as we speak.)

And no concern, I did request the time off already, just in case I was or wasn't going to go.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

you want the springfield/franconia metro stop. There's a grayhound stop there.

[Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock]

What kind of facial hair should I sport for my time down there? A goatee? A beard? A Hulk-stache? Suggestions would rock.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

can you grow a beard a la ZZ Top by then?

[Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock]

Sadly, no. But I can grow one that is similar to the guy who played Kringle in the old Miracle on 34th Street. In the amount of time I have that is.

[Shrain]

Grow all the hair you want, but my Mistborn costume will still be cooler.

[Mad Dr Jeffe]

but my Dent, Arthur Dent costume will be the coolest.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

I went as Arthur Dent to an office costume thing two years ago. I even bought a digital watch specifically for the costume. Nobody got it.

[Shrain]

Next up... figuring out what fun-filled activities we want to plan!

Also, if I stay on Monday, can anyone else stay around too??

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

activities:

Gemm's bringing the XBox 360. Yay!

I can gather enough laptops for a small LAN party, if we play warcraft. Heck, I could even grab a NWN adventure and we could play that multiplayer.

Free DVD rentals. Just let me know what you want to watch.

Roleplaying: I have a vast set of books.

Visiting historical sites or memorials. Hay muchos de memoriales.  Jefferson Memorial, Washington Monument, Lincoln, WWII, Vietnam. Plus battlefields: Manassas is really close. Plus parks: Burke Lake is fun, if a bit pedestrian. Museums: American History, Art, Air and Space, Natural History, Holocaust. Other: Old Town Alexandria is a really fun place to hang (and they have a great home made ice cream shop, and hopefully the used record shop is still in business).

Eating: we should visit 5 Guys. And while the DC Hard Rock isn't the best, it's still ok and I haven't been in a while. We also have a cool Planet Hollywood. Or we could get meat and do a cookout. I ahve a grill and Jeffe is an excellent cook

Board Games: Risk, Risk 2210, Risk: Godstorm, Risk: LotR, Risk Star Wars, Settlers of Catan, Attack!, Age of Mythology, and others

Other Games: Totally Insane Card Game, Fluxx, NanoFictionary (perfect for this crowd, honestly), Pirates (I have many, many ships), Magic: the Gathering

Group Writing Activity: Collaborative writing, progressive writing, Renga (always wanted to do renga in a group), or just jam writing where we all do stuff. Again, I can get additional computers if we do this and all want to type

So, post additional ideas or choose among these.