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[EAST] Planning Thread: Girls Meetup
Hey all! juju here - this is a general interest thread for the Girls Meetup, which is traditionally a brunch Sunday morning
Last year's meetup was at Max & Dylan's, which was a bit out of the way. Fortunately, they were PHENOMENAL in their accommodations. We were also working with the fact that it was Easter Sunday, so many places I would have looked up were not open. The food, for what we paid for, was amazing and a huge variety. The downside of PAX East's location is that it's pretty barren and up-and-coming; most of the local Fort Point restaurants don't serve breakfast and the ones that do, we've quickly outgrown their surroundings.
I got a few messages trying to see if we can do it in a local hotel. Proximity would be closer, but it would probably be more expensive. Splitting cabs to and from is an option if you guys are open to it, as cabs are plentiful near PAX East. I have a few ideas in mind, but I want to see what you ladies are interested in.
If anyone has any thoughts or feedback as to what we should do, please let me know. Also, if anyone works in the FiDi or downtown and wants to help with logistics, I could definitely use a spare hand as I am an Enforcer, run a Pokecrawl team, and have various other engagements throughout the PAX week that I'll need to devote time to.
Thanks!
juju
Last year's meetup was at Max & Dylan's, which was a bit out of the way. Fortunately, they were PHENOMENAL in their accommodations. We were also working with the fact that it was Easter Sunday, so many places I would have looked up were not open. The food, for what we paid for, was amazing and a huge variety. The downside of PAX East's location is that it's pretty barren and up-and-coming; most of the local Fort Point restaurants don't serve breakfast and the ones that do, we've quickly outgrown their surroundings.
I got a few messages trying to see if we can do it in a local hotel. Proximity would be closer, but it would probably be more expensive. Splitting cabs to and from is an option if you guys are open to it, as cabs are plentiful near PAX East. I have a few ideas in mind, but I want to see what you ladies are interested in.
If anyone has any thoughts or feedback as to what we should do, please let me know. Also, if anyone works in the FiDi or downtown and wants to help with logistics, I could definitely use a spare hand as I am an Enforcer, run a Pokecrawl team, and have various other engagements throughout the PAX week that I'll need to devote time to.
Thanks!
juju
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MJ oconnors may be an option, but they're always packed from the spillover from pax. I went to elephant and castle 2 years in a row and they're great, and not too far from the BCEC. If you want something quick, cheap and yummy and a little more relaxed, SAUS is a French fry/waffle place that has awesome food.
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I'd be up for pretty much anything, personally. Closer seems like a good way to get a better turnout, and I don't mind paying a little more for it.
I'm also up for meeting earlier than Sunday for drinks, etc. whether that's a formal thing or an informal thing. I'm not a Bostonian, so I unfortunately can't help with much as far as planning goes, but let me know if there is anything that I can do.
I got a 3-day pass for this year, and am staying at a hotel in Back Bay. I would prefer meeting somewhere close to BCEC, but I'm okay with cab-splitting too!
@juju Thanks for organizing!
Haha then PAX is the place to go! No one will think anyone is weird or different because we're all there for the same reason. And it would be awesome to hang out with more girls there. If we have a common hotel we can meet there, or we can meet somewhere close or in the BCEC, or maybe meet up in the mornings and wait in line to check out demos/booths.
the brunch is great, but i do like the idea of doing something a little more informal earlier in the weekend. it seems a shame to meet so many cool ladies just as pax is ending!
Sauciety at the Westin has semi-private rooms available for groups. It's expensive, but it wouldn't hurt to look into.
I missed out last year but I agree, the brunch we did in 2011 was awesome and was just a short walk.
just throwing this out there, but if some of the nearby venues (or even in-hotel spaces) are cost-prohibitive, would anyone be into the idea of doing a chipin or something for donations to defray the costs? that way those of us who can afford to pay a little more can donate into a pot to reduce per-person cost, thereby allowing those who can't afford a higher price to attend. it may also help the planning process to have a general fund that can be used for any advance costs. did i explain that in a way that makes sense? is it a crazy idea?
I think it's a great idea.
We could also do a basic raffle or something, where for each set amount of money chipped into the donation pot, you get a raffle ticket in addition to the warm fuzzies. That way, even if someone isn't able to defray costs financially, they can contribute things like tasty baked goods, crafty things, nerdy stuff, etc. to raffle at the brunch.
Great, I'll look into all your thoughts, make some calls, and get back to you guys in 2 days or so.
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Location-wise I don't have a problem with the place we did last year, since I'll be taking the T in every day anyway and it wasn't far out of the way. Food-wise it was great also. I'm a little wary about paying to have breakfast in a hotel, since most breakfasts that I've had in hotels are nothing but coffee and pastries both of which make me kind of ill. But I dont have serious allergies or anything like that, so any full breakfast selection will certainly have stuff I can eat.
The afternoon tea sounds fun too, as I will be saving up all of my pennies to buy some dollars just before we go.
I had a few personal issues in the following weeks after I posted - literally days after I posted I had big job and family crises hit simultaneously, so I apologize that I haven't been on point. I just learned recently that I will be starting a new job the moment I get back 20 miles outside of the city. If you guys still want to do this I can try to put together something or if someone else wants to field an attempt at taking over this year, let me know. For the next four days, though, I will be 13 time zones away.
If I can get 10-15 girls to commit to it for sure by the weekend, I can get something together in the 3 days I have before I start my new job, most probably. The price point will be the same - $20-25 (unlimited food), access to alcohol, breakfast food with many options. The likelihood of it being in proximity to where it was before is strong, because realistically, Fort Point (the neighborhood PAX is in) is full of expensive, upscale food options that aren't breakfast friendly.
...or we can turn it into a lunch at around 11-11:30am and it opens up a host of options.
What do you guy think?
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i had previously suggested an informal (ie no reservations/signups) meetup for ladies afternoon tea on friday or saturday for this same purpose. waiting to see the schedule to decide which day looks better, then it would just kind of be an arrive-at-your-leisure kind of deal. this would, however, be in addition to the formal brunch, not in place of it.
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I am female and don't understand why there's a girls-only meetup. Sure there are more guys at pax, but it's not like women are hard to find. I met plenty without trying, and it seems a bit... short-sighted to cut a meetup's target group down to one gender. What's the reasoning behind it?
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Thing is, though, some of us want to hang with just women sometimes. It's not that we don't love the men in our lives. It's not that we think boys are stupid. It's just that, well, sometimes it's easier to be yourself around other women. Sometimes you want to talk about things that other women will understand best. Sometimes you just want to relax and unwind without the pressure that sometimes comes from dealing with men. In my experience, PAX is USUALLY a really cool place for everyone...but there have been incidents of misogyny and general unpleasantness. There have been male attendees who have rubbed me and others the wrong way. And sometimes some of us just feel a little tension around guys, for whatever reason. So this is a chance to get away from that. To just hang. Just...be.
If that's not something you're interested in, that's cool. But it's something some of us want, or even need, during the weekend. That's all.
After time adrift among open stars
Among tides of light and to shoals of dust
I will return to where I began
After time adrift among open stars
Among tides of light and to shoals of dust
I will return to where I began
EDIT: also, lock me in for this thing. i am committed. i should also be at least +1, maybe +2.
I don't know how many PAX events you've been to before, but if you have a special interest of any kind, I really encourage you to seek out the meetup for it - one probably already exists or can be assembled. PAX is overwhelming in size, and yeah, I've made friends in line or while snagging a seat for lunch, but it's great to find a preassembled smaller group of people like yourself. I think the wonderful thing about PAX is how very many unofficial groups do things on their own, whether it's the forumers, girls, LGBTQ gamers, people who REALLY dig Pokemon, musicians, bloggers, or whatever. I hope you find something you can join!
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