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SlickShughes
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So, kinda last minute, I suppose, but is anyone else going to Paul and Storm in San Francisco tonight?
More generally I figure it would be useful to keep up to date on geek events in the area of this caliber, since I missed frontalot earlier this week due to not knowing he was here until it was too late.
More generally I figure it would be useful to keep up to date on geek events in the area of this caliber, since I missed frontalot earlier this week due to not knowing he was here until it was too late.
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Also, if anyone wants to get into archery it's really a lot of fun, and there's a GORGEOUS range in Pacifica.
Organizer of the Post-PAX Party. You should come!
Satellite Theater for life!
edit: down for meeting up, that is. Probably not so much for the archery
I am also down for other meetup type events as well.
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Also, as more of a fyi, mc chris is playing Santa Cruz the same night, and SF on Sunday. Don't think I'll make it to either, but thought there might be interest.
WHEN: June 19, 2010.
WHERE: Santa Rosa, CA.
WHAT: Our annual "welcome to summer" aka "Beer-N-Brats" party.
WHO: Any PAX people are invited.... but there are rules!!
We provide a good quantity of a variety of locally butchered and produced sausages. Typically we buy around 20 lbs of sausage, ranging from bratwurst, to kielbasa, to sicilian to apple-lamb, to ... well, let's just say that there are going to be a lot of different sausages. We also will have vegetarian side dishes and options for the non-meat eaters.
We typically start around 2PM. Gaming starts around 4PM. Usually we will split into "casual" and "hardcore" gaming groups, usually 8-10 people in each group. Casual games include Apples to Apples, The Great Dalmuti, Word on the Street, any one of a number of Pyramid games, and (of course) the ubiquitous Rock Band, among MANY others. Hardcore games will include things like Descent, A Game of Thrones, Bang!, Lord of the Fries, Munchkin, Citadels, etc. We are always looking for new games that can handle large groups as well.
Past years have ended with the last Rock Band song finale around 5AM. This is our first year in our new house so we are planning on making this year even Bigger! Better! Faster! AND Stronger!! than prior years. We have plenty of space for overnighters.
All ages welcome. A few people bring their teenage kids. A couple people bring their parents.
The Rules:
1. You MUST bring a six-pack of your favorite Beer. Exception: if your favorite beer comes in containers larger than 12 oz (350ml) you may bring as few as four bottles/containers. One attendee brews his own and brings four one-liter bale-top bottles.
2. "Beer" does not require alcohol. Root beer is technically still beer. (It's even in the name: Root BEER.) We will seed the cooler with a couple of non-alcoholic choices for under-21 participants. Lindeman's Framboise is also considered "beer" and we would thank you for bringing four bottles!
All beer will be put into a very large and very public cooler and covered with ice.
3. You may drink ONLY ONE of whatever you brought. There will be plenty of other beverages to sample, and the idea is to try other people's favorites as well.
Others will be drinking what you brought, too. So if your favorite beer is Bud Lite, Corona, or any Coors product, feel free to bring that... but be prepared to be on the receiving end of some well-intentioned teasing. Like most gamers, we're a sarcastic bunch; proudly displaying your lack of good taste and experience will be just so much fodder for the joke-mills as we happily introduce you to new flavors.
On the other hand, if you buy some random brew because you don't know what else to bring and it turns out to taste like ass, you will be derided for years! We had some moron bring some apricot ale two years ago because they didn't want to be "embarrassed" by Corona, and we STILL make fun of them. (No offense intended to anyone who actually likes apricot ale.) The moral of the story: you're much better off bringing a six-pack of PBR and deal with a few good-natured jibes than risking being the butt of beer-flavored jokes for years afterwards.
4. Our home is a non-judgment zone. Wheaton's Law will be STRICTLY be enforced!
PM me for an official invitation, address, contact info, et al.
Organizer of the Post-PAX Party. You should come!
Satellite Theater for life!
WHAT?: Geek Fight! SF
WHEN?: July 8, 8pm - 11pm
WHERE?: Moon's Family Sports Pub, 215 S B St, San Mateo, CA
HUH?: Geek themed trivia. Totally awesome.
This is a monthly event, I went last week and had a blast. People were great, and trivia was both genuinely challenging and fun.
(I'm assuming there are no questions on sports, which I can totally get behind. I hate questions on sports, but they tend to be like 50%+ of bar trivia qs whenever I go)
Near as I can tell it's only been around a few months anyway. It's general geek, 6 categories a month with 10 questions and a bonus point each. Last time was Cartoons, Anime, Sports, Vampires, Mythology, and General Knowledge. Don't worry too much about the sports, I loathe sport trivia as well and my team got 10/11 points on it - questions included: what sport did Sam Anders play on the new Battlestar Galactica series, name the positions on a regulation Quiddich team, and what is the name of the dance performed by the New Zealand All Blacks before each match.
Where are you interning?
do you know a website where i can find more info on this?
we work in Fremont - wanna check it out and bring the office
i love trivia.
-mary
All they have is a Facebook page.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Geek-FightSF/#!/pages/Geek-FightSF/110169059010802?ref=ts
Glad there's interest. I'll wear a PAX shirt next time.
EDIT: bah, hard to link from Droid browser. Trying again, if it doesn't work just facebook search "Geek Fight!SF"
This sounds fantastic. I love trivia but my weekly group in Campbell stopped going. Not sure if I'll be able to find anyone else to come, but I'm interested.
I work right next to the Sunnyvale Caltrain, so this could not be in a better location.
Actually, yes. I was planning on doing the same and my friends and I are currently working out on how we're going to handle it. At this point it's a toss-up between either renting a car and driving down and back or taking CalTrain down and spending the night. There should definitely be a mini-PAX meetup there though and Saturday seems like the best day to go.
Hit me up at belgand @ gmail if you're planning on making the trip as well and we can get some pre-PAX fun in.
http://www.facebook.com/geeksvsgeeks
Come join* me and Omeganaut Contrefait as we try to not lose by a point again.
This month's categories include:
- Star Wars
- Dystopian Realities
- Connect the Dots
- Alcohol
- Disney
- "Fictional" Music
*Actually our team - Connery - is full. But we'd love to meet some other area PAXers anyway!
3ds friend code: 2981-6032-4118
I live in the Bay Area (in Morgan Hill to be precise.) How far a drive would that be, if you're allowing new guys to come?
If I had to wager a guess, I don't think it would be a problem. They don't card at the door, just when ordering drinks.
Any one who decides to come tomorrow, I'll be on team Connery, and wearing a Claptraps shirt.