pre-PAX dinner plans thread

Sheri

Rinder wrote: »

Sheri wrote: »

Rinder wrote: »

My mom has panic attacks. Let me tell you...the person on the other side nearly has a panic attack themselves.

Having been on the viewing end of one terrifying panic attack, I can say yes, yes this is entirely, completely, !00% true.

It is a horrible thing to be close to.

Hey you! So are you excited about the next few days?
You are going to do awesome!

Man. . . Not really the right quote to be responding to there.

Sara Lynn

I don't know what Sheri's doing but she'll be great duh

Sheri

Yes you do, Sara

I'm shooting Erin's wedding

Sara Lynn

oh right

I knew you were doing that I just didn't know when

whee!

Sheri

It is approximately NOW

Vivixenne

World as Myth wrote: »

if we just drive for 12 hours a day, four days

but that's pretty grueling, plus we'd want to take some touristy detours, so probably more like six

holy crap that is a long time to be on the road

World as Myth

Vivixenne wrote: »

World as Myth wrote: »

if we just drive for 12 hours a day, four days

but that's pretty grueling, plus we'd want to take some touristy detours, so probably more like six

holy crap that is a long time to be on the road

especially considering I don't even drive

but he loves driving so if it's the cheaper option I'm gonna let him

Javen

how much of your stuff are you fixing to take with you?

Centipede Damascus

being on the road for hours and hours is maddening

Vivixenne

World as Myth wrote: »

Vivixenne wrote: »

World as Myth wrote: »

if we just drive for 12 hours a day, four days

but that's pretty grueling, plus we'd want to take some touristy detours, so probably more like six

holy crap that is a long time to be on the road

especially considering I don't even drive

but he loves driving so if it's the cheaper option I'm gonna let him

time is money, friend

damn I never really got into road trips

not because I can't drive, but more because I don't think I could stand just sitting in a car for that long

as it is the ride from San Fran to Seattle with Kusu and Pipe will prove grueling, not because of the company, but because of how loooooong it takes

Blake T

World as Myth wrote: »

Vivixenne wrote: »

World as Myth wrote: »

if we just drive for 12 hours a day, four days

but that's pretty grueling, plus we'd want to take some touristy detours, so probably more like six

holy crap that is a long time to be on the road

especially considering I don't even drive

but he loves driving so if it's the cheaper option I'm gonna let him

But WaM you'll also be missing out on like 5 days of work as well.

Vivixenne

I don't even know if you meant that as a plus or a minus, Blake.

World as Myth

Javen wrote: »

how much of your stuff are you fixing to take with you?

depends on the method; I am gonna have to sell all my furniture I think for sure

if we rent a car and drive then I can jam pack the car full of my stuff, and I can probably get almost everything I really need that way, and ship whatever else is not gonna work

if we fly I have to ship everything, but it's faster and possibly the most cost-efficient solution

(we've been extremely verbose about all of the options; we have a spreadsheet)

World as Myth

Blaket wrote: »

World as Myth wrote: »

Vivixenne wrote: »

World as Myth wrote: »

if we just drive for 12 hours a day, four days

but that's pretty grueling, plus we'd want to take some touristy detours, so probably more like six

holy crap that is a long time to be on the road

especially considering I don't even drive

but he loves driving so if it's the cheaper option I'm gonna let him

But WaM you'll also be missing out on like 5 days of work as well.

yeah that's something I've taken into consideration -- also the fact that I'll be paying rent on an apartment I haven't yet moved into

flying just sounds smartest but shipping everything makes me nervous

Meissnerd

will take things from wam that she doesn't want

Vivixenne

oh god I don't want to think about moving

don't think about moving, Viv, stop thinking about it

Meissnerd

where you gonna move viv

Phonehand

everyone is moving to my house

World as Myth

Meissnerd wrote: »

will take things from wam that she doesn't want

I have a really nice tv I have to get rid of

Centipede Damascus

there is a problem that I can help with!

Meissnerd

World as Myth wrote: »

Meissnerd wrote: »

will take things from wam that she doesn't want

I have a really nice tv I have to get rid of

h-hello

I have never owned a tv in my life

how much you want for it

Rinder

Sheri wrote: »

It is approximately NOW

Make sure to get lots of pictures of the bridesmaids! You know....for Bogey.

Vivixenne

World as Myth wrote: »

flying just sounds smartest but shipping everything makes me nervous

yeah I've seen my entire life packed and unpacked and repacked into boxes so many times I can tell you this much

unless you get professional packers ($$$), anything particularly fragile, even furniture, might break

hell we DID get professional packers once and one my mother's favorite wooden chair sets (antique Chinese design) came out broken

books, clothes, DVDs, stackables, etc nothing to worry about

your 360 can go back into its original box or, barring that, bubble wrap on all sides

since you're shipping domestic nothing's going to get lost, probably just delayed

hell my dad and I have been trying to "lose" this hideous ornament my mom insists on shipping across all the seas and oceans we've been across

MAKES ITS WAY TO US ONE WAY OR ANOTHER

take the stuff that is most important to you and mail it separately (USPS, UPS, etc) so that you know it's being taken care of and can be tracked and will get to you in a timely fashion

ship everything else

Vivixenne

also I will take your laptop off your hands those things are just HEAVY and CUMBERSOME

Phonehand

can i have your pillows

and socks

Sheri

AAAAARGH

Centipede Damascus

that's not creepy at all

Blake T

If anyone moves I recommend moving like 2 meters to the apartment downstairs, it's quite good and easy to do.

Phonehand

argh

PikaPuff

Centipede Damascus wrote: »

that's not creepy at all

Dibs on any left over deodorant.

World as Myth

meissnerd you don't want my tv

besides I am not hauling it to seattle, it weighs at least 200 pounds and I am taking the train

viv, all good points, but luckily I'm not bringing anything fragile -- the only things I'm really concerned about are my bass and my brother's electric guitars and my PC, piece of shit that it is

my macbook will probably not be gifted to me, sadly

Centipede Damascus

what about me

I bet that I would want your TV

Phonehand

i watched across the universe last night it was pretty bad

but it did make me appreciate the beatles even more

Sami

World as Myth wrote: »

meissnerd you don't want my tv

besides I am not hauling it to seattle, it weighs at least 200 pounds and I am taking the train

viv, all good points, but luckily I'm not bringing anything fragile -- the only things I'm really concerned about are my bass and my brother's electric guitars and my PC, piece of shit that it is

my macbook will probably not be gifted to me, sadly

I can take all that stuff off of your hands if you need me to, y'know, as a friend.

p.s. we are getting fucked uuuuuuuup and eating naan before you go

Centipede Damascus

Phonehand wrote: »

i watched across the universe last night it was pretty bad

but it did make me appreciate the beatles even more

Across the Universe is great

you are wrong

Vivixenne

if you're REALLY concerned about the guitars, you can always have them couriered

maybe not the PC so much... my experience is DEFINITELY TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT WHEN YOU ARE SHIPPING IT, especially if you built it yourself... one of the racks in my case broke off during shipping and as a result my DVD burner fell back into the case and messed up a bunch of stuff

but this should not be a problem with a store-bought PC

Meissnerd

World as Myth wrote: »

meissnerd you don't want my tv

besides I am not hauling it to seattle, it weighs at least 200 pounds and I am taking the train

viv, all good points, but luckily I'm not bringing anything fragile -- the only things I'm really concerned about are my bass and my brother's electric guitars and my PC, piece of shit that it is

my macbook will probably not be gifted to me, sadly

why don't I want your tv

come onnnn

Rinder

Giving the movers beer as they move your stuff...not a good idea.

Meissnerd

well I guess that is a lot of tv, actually

Vivixenne

that TV weighs more than 2 Kates