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tsrblke · June 2012

TOGSolid wrote: »

So I'm kinda just waiting to get unjailed to do a big thread update. (Hint, I've been staring at a WePay screen for a few minutes)

Sit tight!

Yeah, how did you manage to get jailed again anyway? (And that prevents you from editing posts? I dunno, never been jailed)

TOGSolid · June 2012

tsrblke wrote: »

TOGSolid wrote: »

So I'm kinda just waiting to get unjailed to do a big thread update. (Hint, I've been staring at a WePay screen for a few minutes)

Sit tight!

Yeah, how did you manage to get jailed again anyway? (And that prevents you from editing posts? I dunno, never been jailed)

I accidently the entire BF3 thread. If it doesn't clear by the end of the month, I'll have Saldek remake the thread so we can get the ball rolling.

zerzhul · June 2012

tsrblke wrote: »

TOGSolid wrote: »

So I'm kinda just waiting to get unjailed to do a big thread update. (Hint, I've been staring at a WePay screen for a few minutes)

Sit tight!

Yeah, how did you manage to get jailed again anyway? (And that prevents you from editing posts? I dunno, never been jailed)

Discussing moderator action on the forums is against the rules, and off topic for this thread.

Agent00 · June 2012

zerzhul wrote: »

Discussing moderator action on the forums is against the rules

Is there another set of rules I have not seen?

zerzhul · June 2012

Agent00 wrote: »

zerzhul wrote: »

Discussing moderator action on the forums is against the rules

Is there another set of rules I have not seen?

If you'd like to discuss the rules, feel free to PM a moderator or an administrator.

TOGSolid · June 2012

@Saldek will be firing up a new thread with the menu and ticket purchasing link all in the OP, but if you want to give me your money so I can pay off my bookie early:

https://www.wepay.com/events/pre-pax-dinner

Have at it! I put the menu into the event description.

Mogs · June 2012

My husband and I would love to go, but I wanted to check on something beforehand: I can't have gluten. Is there a way of finding out if the sauce on the pork contains wheat or getting the pork sans sauce?

Fenrisfang · June 2012

Done TOG...hope you can get out soon! lol! <3

TOGSolid · June 2012

Mogs wrote: »

My husband and I would love to go, but I wanted to check on something beforehand: I can't have gluten. Is there a way of finding out if the sauce on the pork contains wheat or getting the pork sans sauce?

Sure, I'll email the caterer and ask.
EDIT: Caterer emailed. Andy is pretty on the ball so I should know soon.

tsrblke · June 2012

TOGSolid wrote: »

@Saldek will be firing up a new thread with the menu and ticket purchasing link all in the OP, but if you want to give me your money so I can pay off my bookie early:

https://www.wepay.com/events/pre-pax-dinner

Have at it! I put the menu into the event description.

Erg, first let me apologize to @Zerzhul. Ooops we played it fast and loose in the phase I thread, so I forgot about the OT thing.
Now to the topic at hand: Wow that menu looks awesome, now I have to discuss with the wife exactly how antisocial we'll be that night to determine if we're going. But wow, and the price?! So low, Good lord I'd think this was in STL, not in Seattle.
Quick question though, will I need to choose an entree in advance or is this a kinda buffet thing? choose later? Because...erg...I dunno what'd I'd want. (I'm presuming the polenta cakes are a veggie entree, not an appetizer.) Too many possible choices, paralyzed by choice.....

Saldek · June 2012

tsrblke wrote: »

Now to the topic at hand: Wow that menu looks awesome, now I have to discuss with the wife exactly how antisocial we'll be that night to determine if we're going. But wow, and the price?! So low, Good lord I'd think this was in STL, not in Seattle.
Quick question though, will I need to choose an entree in advance or is this a kinda buffet thing? choose later? Because...erg...I dunno what'd I'd want. (I'm presuming the polenta cakes are a veggie entree, not an appetizer.) Too many possible choices, paralyzed by choice.....

The polenta is indeed a veggie entree. It will be a buffet, so have a taste of everything!

New thread will be posted in just a bit.

TOGSolid · June 2012

tsrblke wrote: »

TOGSolid wrote: »

@Saldek will be firing up a new thread with the menu and ticket purchasing link all in the OP, but if you want to give me your money so I can pay off my bookie early:

https://www.wepay.com/events/pre-pax-dinner

Have at it! I put the menu into the event description.

Erg, first let me apologize to @Zerzhul. Ooops we played it fast and loose in the phase I thread, so I forgot about the OT thing.
Now to the topic at hand: Wow that menu looks awesome, now I have to discuss with the wife exactly how antisocial we'll be that night to determine if we're going. But wow, and the price?! So low, Good lord I'd think this was in STL, not in Seattle.
Quick question though, will I need to choose an entree in advance or is this a kinda buffet thing? choose later? Because...erg...I dunno what'd I'd want. (I'm presuming the polenta cakes are a veggie entree, not an appetizer.) Too many possible choices, paralyzed by choice.....

Buffet! EAT ALL THE FOODS

Saldek wrote: »

New thread will be posted in just a bit.

<3

EDIT:
Thanks @Zerzhul for the thread merge!

EDIT EDIT: Almost forgot to reserve space for myself and @Saldek. Herpaderp.

Saldek · June 2012

88 tickets left!

basicallygeek · June 2012

I'll be the handsome Slytherin getting their pork stuffed.

Shockna · June 2012

Is it worth registering if your flight arrives at 6:15PM? >_>

Originally planned on going, but my flight times were changed by two hours. -.-;;

TOGSolid · June 2012

I suppose if you rushed straight from the airport to the dinner you could make the last hour if you were really that motivated.

tsrblke · June 2012

Huzzah!
The Wife and I decided this would be our "forced socialable event." So I'm going to buy tickets later today. (Gotta get some things in order first.) But if things work I should be there.
As an aside (and yet still on topic.) Is there usually a big group of people who meander from the Hotel Block Area (specifically the Grand Hyatt) to the Barca? I'm not exactly "Seattle Trained" (nor my wife.) and would hate to get lost on the way.
Also, we'll be the ones trying to mostly keep to ourselves....don't let us.

TOGSolid · June 2012

I'll be walking over at about 1630ish from the Hyatt if you wanted to tag along.

Kaglicious · June 2012

Got my ticket, the food on the menu in the OP sounds delicious.

Saldek · June 2012

If you click on the google map link in the OP you can get driving, walking or metro bus directions to get there.

I could add a meet-up time for people that want to group up to walk over if anyone is interested in doing that. I think the bus is $2 and there are two or three different routes that go from by the hotels to a block or so from Barca.

tsrblke · June 2012

Saldek wrote: »

I could add a meet-up time for people that want to group up to walk over if anyone is interested in doing that. I think the bus is $2 and there are two or three different routes that go from by the hotels to a block or so from Barca.

I think I'd (and the wife) would be interested, it's easier to meet people in small bunches anyway than all 120 of you.
Which brings us to point two, I just bought 2 tickets to the dinner (wife and me). We're first timers, and this is a bit outside of our normal social skill set so be kind

.
Also I think our tag along friend for this trip might be joining too (I say tag along, because he's mooching off our hotel room and logistics planning his actual choice of events is entirely up to him.)

Edit: Hmmm, my QR codes didn't print, is that going to be a problem?

Saldek · June 2012

tsrblke wrote: »

I think I'd (and the wife) would be interested, it's easier to meet people in small bunches anyway than all 120 of you.
Which brings us to point two, I just bought 2 tickets to the dinner (wife and me). We're first timers, and this is a bit outside of our normal social skill set so be kind .
Also I think our tag along friend for this trip might be joining too (I say tag along, because he's mooching off our hotel room and logistics planning his actual choice of events is entirely up to him.)

Edit: Hmmm, my QR codes didn't print, is that going to be a problem?

I don't think that should be a problem, as long as the tickets have your names on them so we can check you off the list. @TOGSolid?

Glad you're coming! This will be my first PAX too.

Like TOG said, we'll be heading over from the Hyatt around 4:30pm, so you're welcome to join us then. The caterers will be doing all the set up work, so I think we'll mostly just be doing some pre-dinner sampling of Barca's fine drink selection.

If there is a later time you'd rather head over, I'll put it in the OP. It's about a 15ish minute walk, so meet-up at 5:30 maybe?

tsrblke · June 2012

Saldek wrote: »

tsrblke wrote: »

I think I'd (and the wife) would be interested, it's easier to meet people in small bunches anyway than all 120 of you.
Which brings us to point two, I just bought 2 tickets to the dinner (wife and me). We're first timers, and this is a bit outside of our normal social skill set so be kind .
Also I think our tag along friend for this trip might be joining too (I say tag along, because he's mooching off our hotel room and logistics planning his actual choice of events is entirely up to him.)

Edit: Hmmm, my QR codes didn't print, is that going to be a problem?

I don't think that should be a problem, as long as the tickets have your names on them so we can check you off the list. @TOGSolid?

Glad you're coming! This will be my first PAX too. Like TOG said, we'll be heading over from the Hyatt around 4:30pm, so you're welcome to join us then. The caterers will be doing all the set up work, so I think we'll mostly just be doing some pre-dinner sampling of Barca's fine drink selection.
If there is a later time you'd rather head over, I'll put it in the OP. It's about a 15ish minute walk, so meet-up at 5:30 maybe?

I should clarify, Second Pax, first Pre-Pax dinner. Last year we were overwhelmed and mostly kept to ourselves (it's easy to do that when you come in a pair). This year we're branching out

.
Edit to add: Perhaps if the bar will be open at 4:30 we may join you. Thursday last year was a bit of a "play it by ear" day and although our approach has changed (last year we stayed a friends house thursday night, this year we have hotel rooms downtown the whole time) we may still choose wander around aimlessly in seattle up until dinner time.

zerzhul · June 2012

tsrblke wrote: »

Edit: Hmmm, my QR codes didn't print, is that going to be a problem?

I would think you'd be able to get back to the QR code somehow... or maybe they email it to you? I wouldn't think you only have one chance to print it :-/

TOGSolid · June 2012

Saldek wrote: »

tsrblke wrote: »

I think I'd (and the wife) would be interested, it's easier to meet people in small bunches anyway than all 120 of you.
Which brings us to point two, I just bought 2 tickets to the dinner (wife and me). We're first timers, and this is a bit outside of our normal social skill set so be kind .
Also I think our tag along friend for this trip might be joining too (I say tag along, because he's mooching off our hotel room and logistics planning his actual choice of events is entirely up to him.)

Edit: Hmmm, my QR codes didn't print, is that going to be a problem?

I don't think that should be a problem, as long as the tickets have your names on them so we can check you off the list. @TOGSolid?

I'll have a list of who purchased tickets with me. WePay is incredibly baller and allows you to export a master guest list for printing based on who's purchased tickets. As long as you have a ticket, receipt, or hell, even just an ID you'll be fine. I saw your name on the transactions already so I know you're good to go.

I will see if I can resend the ticket somehow though.

EDIT: @tsrblke You should be able to view your tickets through WePay. If you can't, I can actually get to your QR Code ticket so I can email it myself if need be.

Also: 46/120 tickets sold already. Fuck yeah.

mcdermott · June 2012

So in.

Fenrisfang · June 2012

tsrblke wrote: »

Huzzah!
The Wife and I decided this would be our "forced socialable event." So I'm going to buy tickets later today. (Gotta get some things in order first.) But if things work I should be there.
As an aside (and yet still on topic.) Is there usually a big group of people who meander from the Hotel Block Area (specifically the Grand Hyatt) to the Barca? I'm not exactly "Seattle Trained" (nor my wife.) and would hate to get lost on the way.
Also, we'll be the ones trying to mostly keep to ourselves....don't let us.

Looks like we (my hubby and I) are staying right next door to you at the Paramount Hotel. We could meet up and head over if you wanted. That way when we get lost, we wouldn't be alone. We are also ones that like to keep to ourselves, so we would be in the same boat.
:lol:

tsrblke · June 2012

zerzhul wrote: »

tsrblke wrote: »

Edit: Hmmm, my QR codes didn't print, is that going to be a problem?

I would think you'd be able to get back to the QR code somehow... or maybe they email it to you? I wouldn't think you only have one chance to print it

Yes, you'd think so, and you'd be right. I just misread the screen and assumed I Was getting a second email with the tickets (but the link was right there in my reciept. Smack dab in the middle of my screen! Right where I wasn't looking.) But..... Still Bupkis on the QR code (the rest of the ticket prints, but the area for the QR code is blank.) Maybe it's my printer? As long as @TOGSolid is fine with me bringing tackets sans QR codes (and I don't forget the tickets) we'll be good. Plus now I have 2 copies of them! (It's also worth noting it put my wife's ticket directly below mine with now cutting room, good thing we're coming together! I think this is a printer problem. The important thing is I got tickets!

@Fenrisfang,

Sounds fun, I'll keep that in mind when we get closer. I've got so many plates spinning right now, it's almost hilarious! But yeah that sounds like a good plan (we can pick up anyone else who wants to walk it as well.)