xkcd

by **Sungura** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 2:50 am UTC

Oh and if it helps, I am told I give awesome neck/back massages. Ya'know, if your neck gets sore jumping or something.

Edit: a floating pagetopper, yay!

by **EstLladon** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 10:49 pm UTC

This really should have happenned last year. I was in Redmond the whole summer, dammit.

It is stupid too spend like half of my savings for a few days trip half across the globe to a place where you have already been. Or is it awesome? I sometimes confuse these words...

by **Zeroignite** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 1:35 am UTC

It's awesome.

by **Sungura** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 2:10 am UTC

Well, apparently you could beat us there. From Russia, even!

...ehum, yes, you should come, because it would be awesome.

by **PhoenixEnigma** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 7:03 am UTC

It's looking more and more like I'll be coming to this, now that I've discovered I can get there for about half of what I thought it would cost me. Still need to look into accommodations while there, though

by **suffer-cait** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 7:33 am UTC

still not coming and i will sit on a balmy beach and hate you all day for it

by **kinigget** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 3:49 pm UTC

I might still be in seattle then and I might not, I know I'll be in the area March 4th, so I might just still be there. Either way I'm making every possible effort to be there. The last Seattle meetup was a lot of fun and this looks to be several times more exciting.

by **EstLladon** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 9:06 pm UTC

I wonder how big will be the set of people who was on both this meetup and the 2007 dream girl meetup...

by **crucialityfactor** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 12:47 am UTC

Don't know where I'll be in June. But...maybe...

by **kellsbells** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 8:00 pm UTC

crucialityfactor wrote:Don't know where I'll be in June. But...maybe...

You're going to be right here. Not necessarily at my desk, but somewhere within a few miles radius. You dig?

by **suffer-cait** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 12:05 am UTC

kells, kells, kells.
today is north campus masqurade, will you be there?

by **Zorlin** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 7:17 am UTC

Zeroignite wrote:Yup, I'm in, and very very excited. Consider me a confirmed guest.
This meetup is also Kind of a Big Deal. The three out-of-staters are flying in specifically for the meetup, and would really really like this to be as huge and inclusive as possible.

I. shall. be. meeting. you.

I will move like, mountains and shit, if I have to.

by **Zeroignite** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 5:40 pm UTC

I approve to a exceptionally large degree. This meetup is gonna be legendary.

by **Zorlin** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 5:52 pm UTC

Now, time to put on my srs face.

Sky High are slightly paranoid.

They require you to fill out this form if you are are under the age of 17 and/or do not have photo ID.

http://sea.jumpskyhigh.com/downloads/Li ... ington.pdf

It's pretty simple, but it's easier to fill out and get signed while your folks are around rather than when you get over here.

by **Sungura** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 2:20 am UTC

Zorlin wrote:
Zeroignite wrote:Yup, I'm in, and very very excited. Consider me a confirmed guest.
This meetup is also Kind of a Big Deal. The three out-of-staters are flying in specifically for the meetup, and would really really like this to be as huge and inclusive as possible.

I. shall. be. meeting. you.

I will move like, mountains and shit, if I have to.

Too bad it's summer, or I'd expect you to wear the scarf so I know who you are!

Ooh speaking of...we should design tshirts or something. Or just all get xkcd tshirts, at least for the Saturday meet!

by **kellsbells** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 2:43 am UTC

suffer-cait wrote:kells, kells, kells.
today is north campus masqurade, will you be there?

I was not there, unfortunately.

Wish I'd known sooner.

In other news, I conveniently already have an XKCD shirt (the Just Shy one, appropriately). I am strongly in favor of everyone who has an easily identifiable shirt wearing one, but from my small amount of meet-up experience so far, I'm pretty easy to spot in a crowd. And I know most of your faces well enough that this shouldn't be a challenge. Or we could go with Amy's idea and properly design a collector's-item Seattle Meet-up 2010 T-Shirt. Either way, I'm terribly excited.

Oh, and I am somewhat proposing a geohashing adventure, pending doable coordinates at the time. Or just straight up geocaching (I've got a GPS, and several of us have experience). We did that at the last meet-up and I think it went swimmingly. Sky High Sports and Cupcake Royale (our two current suggestions) will both put us in proximity of approximately an asston of geocaches, so I think that could be an excellent addition to the plans.

by **Zorlin** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 3:35 am UTC

But it's easy to tell who I am! The floating choir of non-existent angels singing around me should give it away.

by **dawg1232** » Sun Feb 21, 2010 1:18 am UTC

I might come. A lot depends on summer job situation.

by **Low Caliber** » Sun Feb 21, 2010 7:09 am UTC

I might come, depending on whether Seattle is anywhere near where I think it is, it is that place in the States on the westcoast right? that is really close to Vancouver?

by **CVSoul** » Sun Feb 21, 2010 7:21 am UTC

Low Caliber wrote:I might come, depending on whether Seattle is anywhere near where I think it is, it is that place in the States on the westcoast right? that is really close to Vancouver?

Google Maps would say it better than me, but yes! It is directly between TWO cities both named Vancouver, actually. But We are just south of Vancouver, BC, where the Olympics are right now. It's like a 2-hour train ride away, if I'm not horribly mistaken.

Northwest corner of the USA. The Pacific Coast: Because otherwise America would have kept going.

But yeah. Google maps that shit.

by **netcrusher88** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 10:34 am UTC

Hmm. Yes, I suppose I'll be there.

by **Zeroignite** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 3:08 pm UTC

I approve.

by **lighthouse** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:34 pm UTC

Every year I try for at least one Big Dumb Adventure (BDA). This might be it for me. I live in Rhode Island so a random plane flight cross-country to see people I don't know seems like a crazy idea.....but life has been boring lately.

maybe I'll see you guys there!

by **Sungura** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:40 pm UTC

Hey, not so random! My flight has me going Detroit -> Baltimore -> Seattle. Why that is the cheapest route, I don't know, but it is. So I basically backtrack what, about 1/3 of the country, to then go all the way across it again!

by **lanicita** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 1:09 am UTC

Sungura wrote:Hey, not so random! My flight has me going Detroit -> Baltimore -> Seattle. Why that is the cheapest route, I don't know, but it is. So I basically backtrack what, about 1/3 of the country, to then go all the way across it again!

Whatever airline you're taking probably has a hub in Baltimore.

BTW, I'm definitely not coming

Found out that my job lasts until June 18th, too late for me to make it, and I really can't justify taking just a weekend trip across the country.

by **kellsbells** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 1:04 am UTC

lanicita wrote:
Sungura wrote:Hey, not so random! My flight has me going Detroit -> Baltimore -> Seattle. Why that is the cheapest route, I don't know, but it is. So I basically backtrack what, about 1/3 of the country, to then go all the way across it again!
Whatever airline you're taking probably has a hub in Baltimore.

BTW, I'm definitely not coming Found out that my job lasts until June 18th, too late for me to make it, and I really can't justify taking just a weekend trip across the country.

This is spectacularly sad news.

by **hideki101** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 8:55 am UTC

Hmm... I might try to make it, if my school ends before then. I'm currently residing in Spokane for college, but my hometown is Renton.

by **hack124x768** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 8:39 am UTC

I live in shoreline, so I'll be there.

by **RoadieRich** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 8:57 pm UTC

Well, I'm not certain yet, but I'm hoping to be able to attend.

Just got to look into sources of funds, but I'm reasonably confident at the moment.

by **NieXS** » Fri Apr 09, 2010 1:33 am UTC

I most definitely won't be going. Goddamn world is far too large.

by **wasp** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 3:05 am UTC

I know you guys don't really know me (I barely ever even lurk these fora), but I'm thinking I'll come. And probably my brother too. I live in Tacoma, so it's not much of a trip for me. And besides, we all read xkcd religiously, so we already have like 700 in-jokes, right? Two xkcd readers are never complete strangers.

by **kellsbells** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 8:23 am UTC

wasp wrote:Two xkcd readers are never complete strangers.

This is a true thing indeed. I think I speak for everyone when I say you're both extremely welcome to join.

by **Sungura** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 12:51 pm UTC

Oh, wow, been a while since I've checked this thread! Lanicita I'll miss you! *hugggles*
Everyone else who has posted they are coming: YAY!

(I'll save huggles until I meet you)
Niexs: I agree the world is too big sometimes.

by **RoadieRich** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 6:26 pm UTC

RoadieRich wrote:Well, I'm not certain yet, but I'm hoping to be able to attend.

Just got to look into sources of funds, but I'm reasonably confident at the moment.

Woo, funding confirmed.

I'll see you in Seattle!

by **Sungura** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 8:08 pm UTC

RoadieRich wrote:
RoadieRich wrote:Well, I'm not certain yet, but I'm hoping to be able to attend.

Just got to look into sources of funds, but I'm reasonably confident at the moment.

Woo, funding confirmed.

I'll see you in Seattle!

*happy jumps up and down hugging you*
ALSO NOW WE ALL NEED TO MAKE THIS INTERNATIONAL

by **EstLladon** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 9:01 pm UTC

I want to go but I don't have lot's of money.

by **Sungura** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 12:36 am UTC

that is sad, EstLladon. I take it you'd have to fly from Russia?

Also, I edited the OP with a list of who is confirmed coming, and a list of who is trying/hopes to come. Mostly because I was curious as to how big it is. The more the merrier!

*hugs*

by **kellsbells** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 9:46 am UTC

So if my sleep-deprived counting is working, Amy's list puts us at anywhere between 12 and 24 people coming. This is significantly more (and more exciting) than I had anticipated!

And thus I am very pleased indeed. With this amount of people, we may benefit from some more formalized planning of just how this is going to be scheduled. Questions/suggestions/opinions/etc. are highly encouraged!

I AM SO PLEASED THIS IS INTERNATIONAL NOW. Everyone owes RoadieRich a hug.

by **EstLladon** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 8:45 pm UTC

Sungura wrote::( that is sad, EstLladon. I take it you'd have to fly from Russia?

Indeed. I actually did it for the big Meet-up of '07. That's how I got my title.

For me to do this again... I don't know. Probably if after this meet-up there was an epic roadtrip of doom to official meetup in the neighbouring thread (San Francisco) with lots of awesome people... But I guess it is just a dream.

Does wanting something make it happen?

Also I spent last summer in Redmond but didn't have chance to see kellsbells. I missed something important.

by **Sungura** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 12:56 am UTC

Aww, well, it'd be great to meet you but I understand if you can't swing it, must be an expensive flight. *hugs*

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