I wonder if Russ would be able to, say, I don't know, rope into Yahtzee into our S&T?
North Carolina OKs constitutional same-sex marriage ban
Suddenly I am cooling off to the idea of visiting NC this fall.
If it makes you feel any better, Durham county had the 2nd highest percentage of votes against the amendment.
I'm proud to have been born in Durham.
Oh, alright then.
Are you a noisy sleeper? Does the hotel provide pillows of heterosexuality?
I wonder if Russ would be able to, say, I don't know, rope into Yahtzee into our S&T?
I doubt it, but it's possible. As I understand it, they're pretty paranoid about letting him talk to me right now.
Not that far of a drive from the Chicago/Milwaukee area...hmmm..
Fletcher wrote:As I understand it, they're pretty paranoid about letting him talk to me right now.
I feel like there's a story here that I want to hear but won't get to.
Just worried about him jumping ship to the new hotness I'm sure.
North Carolina OKs constitutional same-sex marriage ban
Suddenly I am cooling off to the idea of visiting NC this fall.
If it's any consolation, N.C. wasn't the first to pass something so stupid and vile. And, yeah, Durham and nearby Orange County (i.e. Chapel Hill) were the eastern outpost of Amendment One resistance.
For anyone going, downtown Durham is a lot of fun. Brightleaf Square (Main, Gregson and Morgan streets) is your nexus for food and drinks, and it's in walking distance from the CC. The Federal is a dark smoky (minus the actual smoking) bar that makes a hell of a burger. Another good restaurant row is Ninth Street, near Duke's East Campus. (You'll have to catch a ride.) I swear by the Blue Corn, so much though that I'm thinking about driving an hour to have an enchilada for lunch.
I may go one of the days but I won't know if my schedule permits until much nearer the date
I'm out of town that week but back on Friday I think my daughter and I are gonna drive up on Saturday since we only live like 2.5 hours away.
I usually only read Escapist material when someone sends me something, but this seems like a good time. Plus, its only a 30 minutes drive for me.
I can't begrudge them that. I want it to be successful too, as it's a lot easier to travel to than PAX.
Any Durham folk with thoughts on S&T locations?
Oo snap, a North Carolina event. I'll make plans to attend the event. You still got a hotel spot Ccsarano?
More importantly, I plan on attending any S&T attached to the event.
Less importantly, who designed the expo website? It's atrocious.
While I have yet to attend an S&T, I'd recommend Parker and Otis if its earlier in the day, they close at 8, but have plenty of indoor and outdoor seating. Fullsteam has plenty of picnic tables, but it can get crowded in the evening. I have not been to Beyu Caffe myself, but I've been told it can handle larger groups (they have beer releases and tastings here often). There is also Bull McCabes which I think has plenty of larger tables, but you would get plenty of UNC/Duke ruckus here on a Friday or Saturday night.
My wife and I moved to Durham in July so this is a great thread for me to find.
Are people planning to go all three days or just one? I wanted to check before I picked up the passes.
I'm game for a meet up at any of the places listed above (Federal, Blue Corn, etc) and I'd suggest we all venture to Dames Chicken and Waffles (http://www.dameschickenwaffles.com) in downtown Durham.
My wife and I moved to Durham in July so this is a great thread for me to find.
Are people planning to go all three days or just one? I wanted to check before I picked up the passes.
I'm game for a meet up at any of the places listed above (Federal, Blue Corn, etc) and I'd suggest we all venture to Dames Chicken and Waffles (http://www.dameschickenwaffles.com) in downtown Durham.
I've always wanted to try Dames, but my wife refuses to go anywhere that does not use real maple syrup. I think chicken and waffles is best served with honey anyway. Oddly, my first time trying chicken and waffles was on a trip to Seattle.
As for Chicken and Waffles, I linked to that earlier. I've never had chicken AND waffles at the same time! I am so into low-brow food like that, I am all for it.
I've always wanted to try Dames, but my wife refuses to go anywhere that does not use real maple syrup. I think chicken and waffles is best served with honey anyway. Oddly, my first time trying chicken and waffles was on a trip to Seattle.
Excellent! I'm looking forward to meeting some local goojers. Plus the expo and trying out some chicken and waffles will be great.
Squee9 wrote:Oo snap, a North Carolina event. I'll make plans to attend the event. You still got a hotel spot Ccsarano?
More importantly, I plan on attending any S&T attached to the event.
Less importantly, who designed the expo website? It's atrocious.
The expo website could be better, yes.
I currently have two others confirmed in my hotel room with a potential fourth. I don't see why we wouldn't be able to have a fifth. I'll ask the others just in case to make sure they don't mind a STRANGER DANGER FROM THE INTERNET crashing on the floor.
And yes you will get the floor, because for the past several years I've had to do the floor! It's my turn to hog a bed!
I can get a, "slept in a house without causing catastrophes" reccomendation from Mojo and Floomi if you require. Feel free to PM me the details either way.
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