*hugs BA and FrightfullyEnglish* Frightfully, you're all taken care of, and BA, you are welcome to join us at any point at any time!!!! :P I'm sure everyone will meander off somewhere to do something (Westlake Center for food or Gameworks or something) after the CCST meetup, if you want to hang out then!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAGHHHHHH Time is running out!!!!!! I'm going to start making group reservations this afternoon, and while it won't be TOO LATE to sign up, it will make it sooo much more difficult for eye-shuh and I, and the tour operators.
So PLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASE Respond to the email I sent out, or let me know ASAP if you didn't get an email. OR, If you're just looking at this thread now and want to join up, REGISTER HERE or PM me so that I can add you. We still need more people!!!!!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAGHHHHHH Time is running out!!!!!! I'm going to start making group reservations this afternoon, and while it won't be TOO LATE to sign up, it will make it sooo much more difficult for eye-shuh and I, and the tour operators.
So PLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASE Respond to the email I sent out, or let me know ASAP if you didn't get an email. OR, If you're just looking at this thread now and want to join up, REGISTER HERE or PM me so that I can add you. We still need more people!!!!!
DO IT. DO IT NOW. DON'T MAKE THE OMEGABAT COME FOR YOU.
Ok, I've got some schedule revisions and updated transportation info's here!
I sent this all out in an email to everyone, i'll post it here too:
For TRANSPORTATION!
Some deals went south, some people had their kneecaps busted, the end result is, I had to revise the schedule and we're going to hire a bus for one day only. It was far too expensive otherwise, and we don't have high enough numbers to keep the costs down. So instead of charging you some pretty hefty charter bus ticket costs, we switched some things around to make it cheaper.
Now, bus passes are set and fixed at $27 per person, which is less than they would have been otherwise. You will only have to buy a ticket if you will be attending the tour BOTH DAYS or WEDNESDAY ONLY. Those of you who will only be around for Thursday or part of Thursday won't be participating in our very own PAX-version of Speed, and the tradeoff is that you won't have to get a bus ticket.
For everyone else, please, please check your email and follow the link to eye-shuh's paypal bus ticket site and purchase a ticket. We really need everyone to get their tickets before this SUNDAY, August 23rd, before NOON (or the cowboys will come'a shootin, or something..) so that eye-shuh can make the deal.
If you are fundamentally unable to buy a ticket before this SUNDAY, August 23rd at NOON please email or PM me or eye-shuh immediately.
Thank you all so much for being so supportive and wonderful, I'm so excited things are going as smoothly as they are so far!
sorry for the double post, here is the revised schedule:
Here is the new schedule revision:
WEDNESDAY
9:00 AM – meet at Pike Place (we can go get donuts!)
9:15-11:00 - Seattle Aquarium
Ride waterfront streetcar to Pioneer Square (we'll be catching up with the bus after the Underground Tour)
Noon-1:30 - Underground Tour (tours start at 10 am, 90 min long)
1:30 – 2:30 - Get lunch at Essential Bakery , lunch at GasWorks
2:30 – 3:00 - Look around Fremont, visit the imprisoned Fremont Troll
3:00 – 4:00 - Ballard Locks
4:00 – 5:00 – Archie McPhees and Trophy Cupcakes
5:00 - ??? – Back to Downtown
THURSDAY
9:00 AM – Meet downtown somewhere, take monorail to Seattle Center
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM – EMP and Sci-Fi Museum
1:00 PM +/- -- Meet up with CCST at WSCTC (for whoever wants to go, otherwise can stay at EMP)
LUNCH at Westlake center – before or after CCST meetup, time-dependent
After lunch: optional, self-coordinated trip to MOHAI for those who want to go.
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Will I be able to join up for individual events on Wednesday? I am still scheduled to work, but I can probably meet up for some of the earlier ones and possibly some of the afternoon ones as well.
Will I be able to join up for individual events on Wednesday? I am still scheduled to work, but I can probably meet up for some of the earlier ones and possibly some of the afternoon ones as well.
If you're happy to play phone-tag to try and catch up, you can. I'll be there both days, and you've got my number, and we posted the schedule.
Will I be able to join up for individual events on Wednesday? I am still scheduled to work, but I can probably meet up for some of the earlier ones and possibly some of the afternoon ones as well.
If you're happy to play phone-tag to try and catch up, you can. I'll be there both days, and you've got my number, and we posted the schedule.
Awesome, just wanted to make sure there weren't specific tour scheduled groups for those events that I couldn't jump in on. I'd really like to make the Underground tour.
Will I be able to join up for individual events on Wednesday? I am still scheduled to work, but I can probably meet up for some of the earlier ones and possibly some of the afternoon ones as well.
We were really hoping that people who wanted to tag along to certain things would buy a bus pass for the day, even if they are riding along separately. Although I can understand that you'll be working and may or may not be able to join us at any certain stop. So, we'd really, really appreciate it if you got a pass for Wednesday, but we can't stop you from "showing up" in places. Although eye-shuh could probably beat you for it....
Will I be able to join up for individual events on Wednesday? I am still scheduled to work, but I can probably meet up for some of the earlier ones and possibly some of the afternoon ones as well.
We were really hoping that people who wanted to tag along to certain things would buy a bus pass for the day, even if they are riding along separately. Although I can understand that you'll be working and may or may not be able to join us at any certain stop. So, we'd really, really appreciate it if you got a pass for Wednesday, but we can't stop you from "showing up" in places. Although eye-shuh could probably beat you for it....
Soooo I just paid for a pass, but it says it's shipping to my old address in Bend. Is it actually shipping anything at all?
Will I be able to join up for individual events on Wednesday? I am still scheduled to work, but I can probably meet up for some of the earlier ones and possibly some of the afternoon ones as well.
We were really hoping that people who wanted to tag along to certain things would buy a bus pass for the day, even if they are riding along separately. Although I can understand that you'll be working and may or may not be able to join us at any certain stop. So, we'd really, really appreciate it if you got a pass for Wednesday, but we can't stop you from "showing up" in places. Although eye-shuh could probably beat you for it....
Soooo I just paid for a pass, but it says it's shipping to my old address in Bend. Is it actually shipping anything at all?
I YOU, ACCALON!!!!!!!! And, it shouldn't actually ship anything, eye-shuh has a "list" that she's working off of, so you won't need to have a physical ticket.
It is NOT an option to pay when you get there. You must pay TODAY if you want to come on the Wednesday tour. We will have a check list with real names and forum names to check off as we're loading on the bus.
We can't stop people from following the tour in a car and not paying for the bus (if that's your master plan), but you should know that that would make you a dick. Being a dick is against PAX policy. Plus, you would miss out on riding in our awesome party bus, and I can't guarantee that other attendees wouldn't shun you.
Not to mention that Batman will be very disappointed at those stragglers who do not pay by noon today. Yes, Batman will be on the bus with us and you do not want to disappoint Batman.
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that's sure my plan!
Hope I haven't missed the boat on this one, I signed up back in May and thought nothing else of it!
Aaargh!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAGHHHHHH Time is running out!!!!!! I'm going to start making group reservations this afternoon, and while it won't be TOO LATE to sign up, it will make it sooo much more difficult for eye-shuh and I, and the tour operators.
So PLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASE Respond to the email I sent out, or let me know ASAP if you didn't get an email. OR, If you're just looking at this thread now and want to join up, REGISTER HERE or PM me so that I can add you. We still need more people!!!!!
DO IT. DO IT NOW. DON'T MAKE THE OMEGABAT COME FOR YOU.
I sent this all out in an email to everyone, i'll post it here too:
For TRANSPORTATION!
Some deals went south, some people had their kneecaps busted, the end result is, I had to revise the schedule and we're going to hire a bus for one day only. It was far too expensive otherwise, and we don't have high enough numbers to keep the costs down. So instead of charging you some pretty hefty charter bus ticket costs, we switched some things around to make it cheaper.
Now, bus passes are set and fixed at $27 per person, which is less than they would have been otherwise. You will only have to buy a ticket if you will be attending the tour BOTH DAYS or WEDNESDAY ONLY. Those of you who will only be around for Thursday or part of Thursday won't be participating in our very own PAX-version of Speed, and the tradeoff is that you won't have to get a bus ticket.
For everyone else, please, please check your email and follow the link to eye-shuh's paypal bus ticket site and purchase a ticket. We really need everyone to get their tickets before this SUNDAY, August 23rd, before NOON (or the cowboys will come'a shootin, or something..) so that eye-shuh can make the deal.
If you are fundamentally unable to buy a ticket before this SUNDAY, August 23rd at NOON please email or PM me or eye-shuh immediately.
Thank you all so much for being so supportive and wonderful, I'm so excited things are going as smoothly as they are so far!
Here is the new schedule revision:
WEDNESDAY
9:00 AM – meet at Pike Place (we can go get donuts!)
9:15-11:00 - Seattle Aquarium
Ride waterfront streetcar to Pioneer Square (we'll be catching up with the bus after the Underground Tour)
Noon-1:30 - Underground Tour (tours start at 10 am, 90 min long)
1:30 – 2:30 - Get lunch at Essential Bakery , lunch at GasWorks
2:30 – 3:00 - Look around Fremont, visit the imprisoned Fremont Troll
3:00 – 4:00 - Ballard Locks
4:00 – 5:00 – Archie McPhees and Trophy Cupcakes
5:00 - ??? – Back to Downtown
THURSDAY
9:00 AM – Meet downtown somewhere, take monorail to Seattle Center
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM – EMP and Sci-Fi Museum
1:00 PM +/- -- Meet up with CCST at WSCTC (for whoever wants to go, otherwise can stay at EMP)
LUNCH at Westlake center – before or after CCST meetup, time-dependent
After lunch: optional, self-coordinated trip to MOHAI for those who want to go.
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Everyone, please respond to Nomad's E-Mail if you haven't already, and check the schedule and transportation information right now! Yes, NOW!
Aaand done :-) Thanks to Nomad and eye-shuh!
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What? were the FIVE HUNDRED emails not enough?!?!!??
Do you think I should send out a few dozen more? There are still some people who need to pay..
Just invite them over to BatLoft. eye-shuh will browbeat them into it like she did me.
It wasn't the lack of notification, it was the timing :-P I got them as I was walking between meetings, otherwise I'd have paid right then.
I've paid now! No beatings from eye-shuh necessary! *cower*
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Don't cower. It's a beating of love. Honest.
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If you're happy to play phone-tag to try and catch up, you can. I'll be there both days, and you've got my number, and we posted the schedule.
Awesome, just wanted to make sure there weren't specific tour scheduled groups for those events that I couldn't jump in on. I'd really like to make the Underground tour.
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We were really hoping that people who wanted to tag along to certain things would buy a bus pass for the day, even if they are riding along separately. Although I can understand that you'll be working and may or may not be able to join us at any certain stop. So, we'd really, really appreciate it if you got a pass for Wednesday, but we can't stop you from "showing up" in places. Although eye-shuh could probably beat you for it....
Please visit eye-shuh's paypal, located here: http://staff.washington.edu/ikmz/mmt.html
We need everyone to please, please, please buy your pass before NOON on SUNDAY, AUGUST 23rd!
Get it done now, before the weekend (and the drinking) starts!!!!
Soooo I just paid for a pass, but it says it's shipping to my old address in Bend. Is it actually shipping anything at all?
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I YOU, ACCALON!!!!!!!! And, it shouldn't actually ship anything, eye-shuh has a "list" that she's working off of, so you won't need to have a physical ticket.
*HUG*
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A map of Seattle with a large red X placed randomly. Or directions in the form of cryptic clues.
Hell, that could be a fun group activity anyway.
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"I think so Brain, but what would a dolphin do with 50 gaming geeks?"
"No you imbecile, we should have a scavenger hunt-based MMT next year!"
I hate that show. This is my passive-aggressive way of telling you. :P
It's a pity i intend to watch EVERY SINGLE EPISODE EVER MADE
Good man Ash. Don't forget all the 7 minute episodes before it was it's own show.
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And I must now eternally hate you. Sorry :?
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Don't forget to get your money in today if you're attending Wednesday! We needz a party bus!!!
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langbenj
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pikapuff
suppostrophe
mr. teatime
frightfully english
shiggles
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It is NOT an option to pay when you get there. You must pay TODAY if you want to come on the Wednesday tour. We will have a check list with real names and forum names to check off as we're loading on the bus.
We can't stop people from following the tour in a car and not paying for the bus (if that's your master plan), but you should know that that would make you a dick. Being a dick is against PAX policy. Plus, you would miss out on riding in our awesome party bus, and I can't guarantee that other attendees wouldn't shun you.
Not to mention that Batman will be very disappointed at those stragglers who do not pay by noon today. Yes, Batman will be on the bus with us and you do not want to disappoint Batman.
*packs up shop, tears down scaffolding, exits bushes and goes home*
I can personally confirm that the warm glowy feeling of being on this list is well worth the money. :P
Also, we totally will shun you. Shun you hard.