Dragon*Con 2013: Thursday Night Dinner

[momebie]

HOLY SHIT YOU GUYS. FIFTEEN DAYS UNTIL CON. I STILL HAVE SEWING TO FORCE LISA TO HELP ME WITH. HOW DOES TIME WORK THIS WAY EVERY YEAR? Anyway, it's time to start setting things up and getting amped about seeing your excellent faces, so it's Thursday night dinner planning time! Like last year, we are planning to have our Thursday Night Dinner @ Max Lager's. We chose this restaurant because of its proximity to the hotels and its variety of food. I'm going to shoot for reserving spaces between 5:00PM and 6:00PM, but I will hammer that out officially when I get a headcount and speak with someone there. The thing I do want to pull over from last year is the firm count rule.

*** We need an ACCURATE count of how many people you're going to have with you. If you bump into people on the way, please do not bring them in tow. (Well, unless they're going to fill a space someone dropping out left, I suppose, but at that point you can only fill one for one. Not two or three or fifteen to one. Seriously you guys, think of the waiters.) ***

Also, for this year, we need to keep in mind that their policy has changed and we may be split up a bit. This is fine! We just need to come prepared for it and willing to break off into groups of 6 or so. Make five new friends! Not that you'd probably have to. I think we all know each other by now. SO:

[Poll #1929064]

If there are people you want to invite who can come, please send them over here to fill out the poll. If you cannot send them over here, please comment below with who they are. WE NEED YOU TO FILL OUT THIS SURVEY BY AUGUST 21ST. I will call to make the reservation on the 22nd.

Remember! This dinner is open to anyone who can see this who is going to the con, so feel free to link it from your journal/twitter for your friends if you think they'd be interested. It's a hectic weekend and we just like having a calm(ish, we know you guys) moment to see our friends before things really get underway. So come! Bring your friends! Just let me know about it first. :p

Comments

[green-grrl.livejournal.com]

Woo hoo! My flight gets in at 1:00 this year, so I should have plenty of time to get my pass and get to dinner. \o/

Did you see the new D*C parade route? It will now go right around that triangular block Max Lager's is on.

[pocky_slash.livejournal.com]

If my Boston local friend ends up coming to con, I'll send her over to fill out the poll too, but she's up in the air at the mo.

[ginchy.livejournal.com]

Nanci pointed me in this direction. I'll be there with her and her group. My husband will be with me as well. He does not have a LJ to participate in the poll! Yay, DragonCon!

[ninepointfivemm.livejournal.com]

Tentatively, Adam and I are coming. It is, however, Adam's birthday, so we may or may not make it. Just put us down to begin with!

[momebie.livejournal.com]

Yay! That's excellent news.

I'd heard the route had changed, but I hadn't checked it out. That'll be cool.

[momebie.livejournal.com]

Noted. Thanks for the heads up!

[momebie.livejournal.com]

Two-for-one! Noted. :D

[momebie.livejournal.com]

I've got you both in. Thanks!

[ceredonia.livejournal.com]

*crying that I can't go*

[n3m3sis43.livejournal.com]

I didn't know you were going to Con! I'm not (though I used to go a few years back), but I live in Atlanta. :)

Have fun!

[theemdash]

One of our roommates for this year (Kait's friend) would like to join us. She'll be getting to the hotel about 5pm, so I figure I might hold back and wait for her. Or suggest that we book for 5:30.

[momebie.livejournal.com]

*weeping all the way over here because you can't go*

[momebie.livejournal.com]

Con is the best weekend of any year. This'll be my sixth one in a row! Ping me if you end up coming downtown at all. I like to have non-coffee beverages with faces!

[momebie.livejournal.com]

I can book for 5:30. Theoretically, if the difference between five and five-thirty is one of being seated as a party or not, would like me to take it?

[theemdash]

5:30 or 5:15 would be better. I think her arrival time would put us getting to Max's at 5:15 or a little later and I know seating the WHOLE PARTY at one time was a huge fuss for them. And I personally don't mind us in smaller groups of 4 or 6.

What's the head count now, just under 20?

[momebie.livejournal.com]

I'll just go ahead and set it for 5:30 if I can and take what they can offer us. That should be early enough we won't be competing with any other large parties they might have.

Right now I have us at 14. The eleven in the poll and then one extra for ginchy, one extra for Jessi, and Kait's friend.

(One day I am going to type Kait's name correctly the first time instead of typing my name and then having to fix it. ONE DAY.)

[theemdash]

14 shouldn't be too difficult. Under 20 and I think we'll be good.

Oh geez, we should've reminded people to bring cash since we can't guarantee they'll split the check, though.

[momebie.livejournal.com]

It's okay, I know how to get a hold of pretty much everyone coming! But I'll note it in the future post too.