Dragon*Con 2006 Sept. 1-4 by monkeytail

Sounds good. I may be one of the lucky ones in that I am already rooming with the wife and some friends who reserved a room quite awhile ago. They will be there before I am, so my check-in will be fast and painless. I should be available shortly after that to help "tote" if need be...but I will have to check to be sure I know what's going on with my peeps. It should only take me about two hours to drive there, which would put me in about 7:30-8:00 Atlanta time...then I have to figure out where to park, find my wife, and get all the goodies up to the room.
A central location would be a wonderful idea...and that pub sounds like an even better one.

Holding until you get back , Captain.

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Friday, April 14, 2006 8:33 AM

tristan, If you're coming in Friday night, most everyone will already be checked in. Most of us will come in Thursday night or early morning friday, as con activities begin Friday, usually around 1:00 I think. Well, 1:00 is when the 'dealer's room' opens. That's in the marriott down 1 escalator and on the left, It's where lots of booths are set up selling lots of goodies. The past two years there has been a 'Fan Table' for us right out side this entrance. There's no guarantee that we'll get the same sweet spot I guess, but I'm sure our fine S.E.B.C (South Eastern BrownCoats) will do their best to have another shiny table on that floor for us to meet. It is the best spot to run into other 'Coats. Last year they even had a 'message board' where we could leave contact info etc.
So, Fan table. Good thing.

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Friday, April 14, 2006 9:19 AM

Good deal. Thank you for that info. I shall look for y'all there!

Holding until you get back , Captain.

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Friday, April 14, 2006 9:33 AM

Do not fear, Seryn, we won't let you wander the mean streets of Atlanta alone and hotel-less!

Edited to add: Especially not when you're carrying corsets!!

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Friday, April 14, 2006 9:49 AM

Seryn, I think Mai and I are also planning (at least at the moment) to get in on Thursday afternoon or early evening, so there's a chance one or both of us could meet you at the airport and then head over to the hotel together.

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Friday, April 14, 2006 9:56 AM

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Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:
I wish Coz and Lissa could fix it so they could arrive Thursday night, too.

What lissa & I have to do is reach an agreement on a departure time from wherever in the Boston area she's gonna be at. Mapquest returns an estimated 18 hours driving time from MIT to the Atlanta Hyatt. I figure a reasonable departure time from Boston of 6:00 a.m.

would mean an arrival of around midnight. This appears to work well, as the partying should just be getting into gear about then.

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Friday, April 14, 2006 10:17 AM

Is that midnight Thursday? That would be loverly.

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Friday, April 14, 2006 11:15 AM

LISSA

thursdaaay baby! i'll move into school tuesday or wednesday.

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Friday, April 14, 2006 12:08 PM

*does the snoopy dance*

*Linus and Lucy plays in her head.*

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Friday, April 14, 2006 1:40 PM

Okay, folks, it's official: I'm picking up lissa at some ungodly hour Thursday morning.

....

Figuratively! Really, peeps!

Also: LMD, this would be where I state that a road trip down that includes you works well for me, but, sadly, the return trip would be problematical to the point of impossibility. Sorry, dude. Any workaround you can think of?

That is to say, I'm sorta planning my return via Maine, New Brunswick, Quebec.

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Friday, April 14, 2006 4:07 PM

LISSA

i'm so confused. am i crazy or does new york come before boston and maine and, uh, canada?

~lissa, retired spwhore

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Saturday, April 15, 2006 10:34 AM

LIGHTMEDARK

I could quite possibly get a one way plane ticket back up...I'll have to look into it.

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Saturday, April 15, 2006 5:16 PM

LISSA

Quote:
Originally posted by LightMeDark:
I could quite possibly get a one way plane ticket back up...I'll have to look into it.

that would be good for you because then you wouldn't have to leave as early on monday! darn school...

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Saturday, April 15, 2006 5:33 PM

Wow, I'm gone for 3 days and I miss so much...

I'll be there Thursday afternoon and will be trying my hardest to get the same spot for the table that we had last year. And we'll have the little message board again this year. It seemed to work pretty well. Maybe we should just post directions to the pub on it and let everyone stumble in

So yeah, table, Thursday, I'll be available for bag tote-age. If anyone is getting in early Thursday, I'm thinking about making reservations to get into the new aquarium in the morning, since we can't check in until noon-ish. Just throwing it out there

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Sunday, April 16, 2006 3:40 AM

Noooooo! no posting of direction to the pub, it's almost a secret. It's a nice quiet place. Tell any coats that ask, but posting will draw crowds. I like the pub for avoiding crowds, unless they're all 'coats.

Joy! we'll see you there Thurs.

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Sunday, April 16, 2006 11:05 AM

OK, no posting of the directions.

How 'bout clues? In terms of obscure Serenifly references, that way, everyone who finds the place are 'coats.

Is it September yet?

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Sunday, April 16, 2006 11:38 AM

well, many of us are going as pirates one day, maybe we'll make little treasure maps...

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Sunday, April 16, 2006 10:30 PM

SERYN

ooo arrgh! Here be ye Browncoats.... and rum!

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Monday, April 17, 2006 1:21 AM

CITIZEN

Hmm, maybe I should buy my plane tickets...

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Monday, April 17, 2006 3:18 AM

oh yes, there'll be rum. Arrrr!

Citizen, you might wanna look to that soon. prices only go up.

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Monday, April 17, 2006 4:11 AM

Do we know which day the pirates take over?

*scribbling down notes "need to make another costume...pirate-y looking"*

My wife is already planning on being a pirate at some time during the Con; I wasn't going to, but seeing as the Browncoats go pirate, I guess I will join in.

Arrh, Arrh, keelhaul 'em!

Holding until you get back , Captain.

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Monday, April 17, 2006 2:31 PM

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I have a room in the Marriott, looking to share with 3 more Browncoats, that like the quieter side. Don't care if you're male or female but the bed arrangements may get a little tricky. You can post here or contact me at the Hotmail address below. The Con rate is $168, with tax brings it up to about $180/night.

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Tuesday, April 18, 2006 3:38 AM

Quote:
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Do we know which day the pirates take over?

Dunno if we've settled on a day to be pirates. Saturday morning is the parade and I kinda probably plan to be in that, so I couldn't be a pirate until probably after lunch. Can't speak for anyone else, though.

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Tuesday, April 18, 2006 3:55 AM

Oooh, a parade! (Remember, this is my first one, so I will be acting like...well, see my first few posts in this thread)
I cannot wait to march alongside my Browncoat brethren (and sistren)!

I have a dream, that one day there will be more of us marching than stormtroopers! That the coats of brown will flow in the breeze of freedom! In the breeze of independence! That we, the mighty, the shiny, will bring about the return of the 'Verse, so that those that know not the happiness and love we have will be taken out into the black, and will know Serenity!

Holding until you get back , Captain.

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Tuesday, April 18, 2006 5:33 AM

I gotta say, Tristan, I like your turn of phrase.

So little treasure maps, rum, and a parade. This is shaping up to be one very shiny D*C. I can't wait to see everyone again, and to meet new 'coats.

And now that I've wasted another 5 minutes of work time, I shall go back into hiding.

ta-

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Tuesday, April 18, 2006 5:42 AM

Thanks, WickedWren!

Would be that I get most poetical about Browncoats!

Does anyone that was at last year's DragonCon have pictures of Browncoat events, or the parade...or anything? I have Yahoo'ed and found a few, but not quite what I have been looking for. Any links would be apreciated.

Thanks in advance!

Holding until you get back , Captain.

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Tuesday, April 18, 2006 6:48 AM

This is my photobucket of the parade. They're not great, but some are fairly OK. I think we're first.

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v369/serenityr/DC%20Parade%2005/

And this is the general D*C album. Some are pretty terrible, but some are pretty good. There aren't any desciptions, 'cause I'm lazy, but it's fairly recognizable who people are

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v369/serenityr/DragonCon05/

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Tuesday, April 18, 2006 6:59 AM

Thank you! I will be drooling over pictures for awhile....

Holding until you get back , Captain.

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Tuesday, April 18, 2006 3:13 PM

Finally found a pair of boots for my (redheaded) Dancing River outfit that didn't cost a whole herd of cattle, so yay! I'll be wearing that in the parade. I'm pretty sure mai was gonna go as Kaylee again--she's so cute! And Serenity, how's your Seryn costume coming?

*thinks we need some menfolk to dress up too!*

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Tuesday, April 18, 2006 3:50 PM

I will be dressing as Mal...from the series, not the movie. The hardest thing will be making the actual browncoat...I have not yet found a suitable pattern. Well, the boots'll be fun, too...I have seen a site somewhere that goes into how to build those. My pistol should be here soon; I'll need it to build the holster. The suspenders are similar to old WWII 'spenders; I think I can find those at a surplus store along with the belt. What am I missing? Oh, shirt and pants...if I can't find them online, I guess I will have to build those as well...
The wife will hopefully be dressing as Kaylee (mechanic garb).

Hee, hee, I am looking forward to this!

130-some-odd days to go!

Holding until you get back , Captain.

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Sunday, May 14, 2006 7:27 PM

Yay!

Alan Tudyk has just been announced as a guest for D*C!

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Sunday, May 14, 2006 10:21 PM

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hey is there any chance that nathan might sign up to be at D*C too?? *hopes hopes*

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Monday, May 15, 2006 2:50 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by KellyofLuthien:
And Serenity, how's your Seryn costume coming?

I wasn't planning on dressing as Seryn, but I bet I could pull it off!

I haven't even started on a Saffron costume. I've toyed with the idea, but I don't know if it'll happen. I can always just dress Browncoatish if worse comes to worse.

The parade was fun, I want to do it again.

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Monday, May 15, 2006 3:17 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by CallMeSerenity: I haven't even started on a Saffron costume.

Well, see, no worries! On account of how the best Saffron moment involved no clothing at all.

Yep, must stay true to the 'verse, eh?

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Monday, May 15, 2006 3:36 AM

YAY! Alan Tudyk!
Still time for more to sign on. Would love to get Gina and Sean and Joss there. and Nathan again.
Yup, going to be a good Con. See you all there.

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Monday, May 15, 2006 4:39 AM

Ooh, good idea, Coz!

I could just wear an Army surplus blanket!

That's easy!

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Thursday, May 18, 2006 4:41 AM

May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.

It will be great to meet Alan if he does attend so I can get a pic and autograph.

Looks like Morena will not be attending though. Looks like she is booked for SFX in Toronto the same weekend as Dragon Con:

http://fireflydvd.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2457

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Thursday, May 18, 2006 6:56 AM

Well, we got to see her last year. It's only fair that she spread the love. Though I wonder if Jewel will come back. She always seemed to enjoy D*C but I guess the Toronto thing would be closer for her if she's not busy on a project.

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Thursday, May 18, 2006 2:38 PM

LIGHTMEDARK

Alright, I was looking at plane tickets today...people arriving on Thursday, what time are you arriving?

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Thursday, May 18, 2006 3:09 PM

Quote:
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Looks like Morena will not be attending though. Looks like she is booked for SFX in Toronto the same weekend as Dragon Con

Naturally, I'm coming from Toronto to Atlanta....

indeed.

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Thursday, May 18, 2006 4:17 PM

I'm shooting for 2:00 pm, maybe sooner in an attempt to secure connecting rooms for our parties.

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Thursday, May 18, 2006 5:41 PM

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Alright, I was looking at plane tickets today...people arriving on Thursday, what time are you arriving?

If I'm able to come on Thursday, it won't be until after my work is over...and I'll probably have a layover too, especially if I'm coming from El Paso. So at the earliest it'd be like 7 or 8pm.

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Friday, May 19, 2006 6:32 AM

May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.

Yeah, Jewel seems to enjoy herself, but was it just me or did she seem a little more distant last year then she did the year before? Just sayin'. She's not listed yet for this year and she was always the first announced so might be she has other plans this year.

So we have Adam again (he so kicks @$$), Summer (can't wait to meet the lovely lady) & Alan. So far, so good. Here's hoping some others show this year.

Would it be too much to ask Buddah to bring Joss Whedon to us this year with the plastic rocket and the pony?

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Friday, May 19, 2006 6:36 AM

May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.

Quote:
Originally posted by Jadehand:
I'm shooting for 2:00 pm, maybe sooner in an attempt to secure connecting rooms for our parties.

The wife & I hit Hotlanta at about 1pm on Thursday every year. Those who want to meet up to eat, chat, bask in the bronwcoat goodness should think about exchanging cell #s so we can congregate somewhere.

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Friday, May 19, 2006 6:47 AM

I don't currently have a cell phone, but anyone who wants to PM me their # through my profile, I'll make a list and try to contact folk when I get in. I may have a phone by then, I may borrow one. and it may be time for a D*C thread part II.

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Friday, May 19, 2006 7:28 AM

SERYN

did you start a new thread yet?

Never mind, I get into the airport at around 4pm, so hotel by 5 ish. Its not a long journey on the MARTA i'm told, so its all reliant on the flight making good.

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Friday, May 19, 2006 10:13 AM

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Quote:
Originally posted by Jadehand:
I'm shooting for 2:00 pm, maybe sooner in an attempt to secure connecting rooms for our parties.

Let me know when you're planning and I'll shoot for around the same time. Securing connecting rooms sounds like dangerous business. Perhaps you could use a (not-so)-strong hand in assuring our success.

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Friday, May 19, 2006 12:09 PM

this thread continues here: http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=11&t=20832

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