dc20willsave Posted January 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 It does slightly increase the hotel room for James, Kel, and I but I know I can manage. And my phone totally auto-corrected Kel to Kelly. Apologies if you saw that before I corrected it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 Stan. Motherfucking. Lee. I.e., the only human being on the planet I would stand in line for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 Stan. Motherfucking. Lee. I.e., the only human being on the planet I would stand in line for. If it's anything like his Vancouver appearance, the line will be snaked around the entire convention centre and he'll only be there signing for about 45 minutes. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 NOOOOOOOOO STAN AND I ARE MEANT TO BE TOGETHER AND HE KNOWS THAT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted January 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 Its okay Dan. We'll figure out when Stan is signing and get there an hour prior to the convention opening so we can steam roll to where he is and you can get an autograph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 In all seriousness, if I was ever going to get ANYONE's autograph, it would be Stan, but my world will not end if it doesn't happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 Do they issue bracelets / tickets for guests like Stan Lee? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James D. Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 My ability to attend the convention is going to hinge directly on my income tax return and my student loans. If I end up owing the IRS, which actually could happen to my wife and me this year, I'm screwed (in multiple ways) and won't be able to go. However, in the event that happens, I will either wire or mail some money to Will to offset the cost of the hotel room so it doesn't affect you guys as badly. Sorry about this in advance if that happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted January 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 Dude, it's alright. I've been plotting out a contingency since Dubs posted this morning to be completely honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James D. Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 My wife insists she's going to make sure I get to go, so I'm staying positive for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 Do they issue bracelets / tickets for guests like Stan Lee? When he was at Baltimore, they did a ticketed que. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Back from con. I have to get food and sleep, so I'll post more later, but it was an amazing experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 All right. Fed, rested, con drop dealt with. All right, a little backstory: Arisia is the largest fan-run con in the Northeast; picture 3500 hardcore nerds without a single detached professional person there to be sensible or have any kind of a sense of proportion about what's important and what isn't. It took me about half a day or so to mentally adjust myself to things, and I had been there for an hour on Friday when I said "I'm already tired of nerds." However, by the time I watched the radio play version of "Trouble With Tribbles" I was pretty much acclimated. I was on seven panels over the weekend. This, it turns out, is a lot. I was talking for six hours straight on Sunday alone. However, it was a really good time, and it turns out paneling uses the same muscles as podcasting, except the people listening are actually in the room with you. I wish I had more time to attend panels I wasn't on, and one panelist on a "Marvel movies" panel was a thoroughly unpleasant toad who clearly had a problem with women, but it was overall a very positive experience. I was actually really well-behaved in the dealers' room. Usually I can drop hundreds of dollars at a con, but I was pretty good. I did find some old G.I. Joe Find Your Fate books for under a buck, and those were fun, as well as some old Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Gamebooks from TSR, which almost but not quite finishes my collection of those. I also got a copy of William Shakespeare's Star Wars, which is a pure firestorm of awesome and HAS TO BE PERFORMED somehow. It is every bit as amazing as it sounded when it was coming out. The big professionally run shows are a lot of fun, and I love going to them, but there's something to be said for the old-fashioned fan-run conventions. There's a very different vibe, and it's something to experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 Ticket: purchased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted January 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Notes: Megabus still doesnt have up it's late April reservations yet. Reminder that Delta and Amtrak both do discounts on Fare if you do it through the C2E2 site (I believe this is Amtrak's first year doing that). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James D. Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) Has anyone taken a cab from the airport to the hotel before, and if so, can you give me a ballpark estimate on how much it ran you to get from A to B? Also, should I be looking at tickets into Midway or O'Haire? Edited February 1, 2014 by James D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted February 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 If you do O'hare, looking it up on FareFinder, the cab would cost about 47 bucks. Kellen and the Brits could probably give better advice on it but looking at it, if you take public transit, the Blue Line connects to the Green or Orange Line then walk five minutes to the hotel and it would all cost you five bucks from O'hare. If you do Midway, looking it up on FareFinder, the cab would cost about 30 bucks. If you take public transit, you just take the Orange Line then walk five minutes to the hotel and it would cost you about 3 bucks. In the long run, Mike can probably tell you which airport or Line is better to ride on but if you're taking a cab, do Midway. Otherwise, Midway is a shorter transit time on the train. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 Will nailed it. You can take the CTA from both airports with ease. However, getting from O'Hare will take about 75 minutes and two trains. From Midway, it's one train that takes less than an hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kscriv Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 The OHare-Hotel trip via rail was a pretty easy trip to take, a bit lengthy but no complications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 Assuming hotel is in the area that Team Britain stayed in 2011, CTA was a much cheaper option from O'Hare. I can't tell you how long it was - only that it felt longer with Adham chatting to random people about his upcoming CTA record attempt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kscriv Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 I just realized I have 3 conventions in my next 12 weekends (Ai-Kon Winterfest, Anime Detour, c2e2). Fun times ahead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James D. Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 We should really try to do a Dragon*Con get-together in 2015 if there's interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted February 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 Well, I don't have a moral opposition to Dragon*Con anymore. It'll depend on date and money. C2E2 is going to remain the major con of the year for the time being but I will remember that for next year if there's enough support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 Dragon Con is a ton of fun and a very worthwhile experience, but it's easily a $1000 weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted February 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Quick question to James: I know you're planning on the Cubs Game on the 24th. Do you know what price range on the tickets you were planning on? I'm doing budgeting and am trying to decide if I want to include going to the game in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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