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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Galemp on October 23, 2009, 06:21:12 pm
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Howdy pardners. Galemp, mxlm, Stealth, and Redsniper are all meeting in Houston, Texas on Saturday October 31st. We'll be going to the Houston Space Center and possibly more!
We'll post the pictures here, and if anyone else is nearby and willing they're welcome to join.
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Wish I could be there. Have fun!
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:lol: looks like Dekker's gonna have ta do his poultry impersonation
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Well, Dekker said "at least five", and it looks like only four are signed up currently...
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I'll happily keep up my end of the deal. . :yes:
Just rope someone into it and post a pic :)
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Have fun guys. :P
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MatthewPapa lives in Houston.
Is there any way to search for members that live in "Houston" and send them emails?
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There's the "Where is everybody?" thread that lists locations, and there's the PM function. :)
Max and I are ridiculously busy this week so I'll have to leave it up to you.
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I will have to see if I can make it home that weekend
I am currently living in Austin, but wouldnt mind driving back for the weekend
who originally thought this up? I didnt realize there were that many of us near here.... :D
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I'll see you guys there!
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Matthew - awesome, glad you responded - i just sent you an email too! I know we'd talked about getting together YEARS ago to go to a gaming cafe or something.
OK so where and when are we going to meet? We can come up with a time and place now that we can all shoot for.
Since everyone's coming from the NW side of town, (redsniper and matthewpapa from 290 (northwest) and me from I45 (north)) we can probably pick a place on 290 even.
What think?
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We have no idea where anything is. Pick a place, gimme an address, and we'll plug it into our GPS.
HLP London worked very well by meeting at a pub in Trafalgar Square. I dunno if there's a diner or something we can rendezvous at, but make sure it's not too big and not too common (i.e. no McDonald's or Starbucks.)
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Well as far as evening restaurants go, I have several ideas, but if we're meeting up in the afternoon, how about meeting at Brickhouse tavern? It's a pretty new tavern/restaurant:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=12910%20Northwest%20Freeway+Houston+TX+
http://www.brickhousetavernandtap.com/en/startitup.html
You have to let me know what side of town you're going to be on, and we can arrange it from there. Just tell me an intersection you'll be close to, and i'll pick something in a close proximity :)
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Not enough notice for me to make plans. :( That, and I already spent my money on going to Key West the other day.
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Brickhouse sounds great. :) We'll keep you informed later in the week.
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Galemp, If you take your netbook with you. . . I'm going to be supremely jealous. Sneak peeks are only fun if i'm there too. ;)
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There's nothing you haven't seen already, actually. :(
Guys, are we doing the Space Center or not? We have to consider when they close, and that we are all coming from different places. We may want to simply meet there, go on our tour, then head to a watering hole for the evening.
Also, we need to exchange phone numbers. I sent mine in a PM; I recommend you do the same.
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Yes we're doing Space Center - you wanted to do it, and you're the visitor, so we'll go!
I'm all for meeting there, really I am, but honestly it all depends on a) which direction everyone's coming from, and b) which direction everyone needs to go (as in - whereabouts in Houston are you staying?). Those two questions we need to answer as soon as possible, so we can determine a place to meet for lunch, or, as you mentioned, whether it's best to just meet at the space center.
Space Center closes at 7:00PM. If we meet up for lunch and then head that direction (say, getting there at 2:00PM) there'll be plenty of time to see most all of the sites and exhibits. 5 hours at the space center is plenty :)
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As I said, it doesn't matter where we're coming from, or where we're staying. We've been doing everything on the fly, and we'll drive anywhere and stay anywhere we have to. It's up to you and RedSniper to decide where you it's convenient for you two to meet, and we'll find you there.
If we meet for lunch I'd prefer it to be lighter fare, then we can all have drinks and such at dinner afterwards.
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Urgh, I don't know Houston that well. It's up to you Stealth, pick a spot, preferably somewhere it won't be too hard to park. :nervous:
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i don't plan on drinking at lunch, don't worry.
if you're coming down 290, redsniper (assuming you're coming from college station), i'd say we meet somewhere on 290, because if i tell you somewhere downtown, it may get a little confusing.
at the very least we can meet for lunch at the tavern (and there are a dozen restaurants within a 300 yard proximity - chilis, hooters, pappadeaux, pappasitos, texas roadhouse, logans, etc) so we could just pick one.
What time?
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11? That would give us time to eat and still have the afternoon to do stuff. Unless you want to meet earlier. I'm looking at about a two hour drive here, so I'd rather not have to get up too early on a Saturday morning. I'm flexible though.
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11 sounds perfect for us.
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Yikes - in that case you guys meet at 11; i'll have to be there a little later, like at 11:45ish. I apologize, i thought you weren't able to meet till the afternoon, so i scheduled meetings on saturday morning :/
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You're meeting at Hooters? I want to go to Hooters too :(
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We're staying the night in Houston. :nervous:
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Noon works too. I just didn't want to meet at like 8 or 9. Also, how will we find each other once there? Is someone going to make an 'HLP Houston' sign? :p
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Also, how will we find each other once there? Is someone going to make an 'HLP Houston' sign? :p
That might be too much text for a sign. Just abbreviate it to HLP and carry it around with you. ;)
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*pokes Goober in the ribs with a Tempest*
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finding each other wont' be a problem, as long as everyone's there on time *glares at everyone*.
just look for my car i guess
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HLP london tends not to use a sign as people tend to assume you're dyslexic and that you actually want HELP. True story.
:nervous:
Stick with a theme, ie cellphone contact and meet by the eagle lander at blah blah o'clock or whatever bar you choose.
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i'll have the only one of these in the parking lot:
(http://www.f1f3.com/ctsv/ctsvspoiler0006.JPG)
furthermore, i'll park away from everyone else, so it will be hard to miss me.
if we all arrive at the same time (or wait outside till the same time) then we'll have no problem finding each other ;)
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Works for me.
So, Brickhouse Tavern on 290 at... noon?
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i can do earlier than noon if necessary, but no earlier than say 11 :/
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Let's just do noon.
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Noon it is. Whoever gets there, just say you're with a party of four. If someone's already there, they should know where to put you, and if not, they know where to put newcomers.
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Make it Carl, party of four, so you know each other. :p
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I vote for Command, party of four (iamzack and matthewpapa, where is yous?!?!!!!elevenandone)
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We need pic-taurs! so i can cluck for you....
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would you believe it, i got sick yesterday afternoon. was planning on having dinner with them, lunch today, space center today, and dinner today. well this morning i got up and felt a lot better, so went to lunch with the crew. i decided after to go back home to sleep while they did the space center, but i slept for like 5 hours+, and when i got up they were eating dinner (they're eating right now) and i feel like crap :(
*sigh*
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So sad. :( Stealth couldn't join us for most of the day.
Well, we had a good time, anyways. Post the photos, will ya?
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Well, think of it this way...if he passed his new-found illness on to you, you'll be spending a lot of time with part of him over the next few days. :p
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:nervous:
What was the total turn out?
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Oh yeah, this was cool. Nice to finally meet some HLPers in person. :yes:
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What was the total turn out?
Thirteen.
Yeah, I had fun.
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Thirteen :eek2:
Wow... Wait there.
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I promised and here it is...
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And by thirteen I of course meant three. Well, four initially. Then three.
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Gwah, you nearly had me there. No cluck cluck yet..
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I was about to congratulate Dekker on his integrity and awesome clucking prowess, but then mxlm ninja-posted. So I will instead congratulate mxlm on epically winning. :lol:
EDIT: And here's the evidence preserved for posterity (or at least until the next attachment purge)...
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Well,m my secksy voice and epic character win all round. ;)
I expect nothing less from you guys now...Technically no forefeit was asked for but DAMMIT I WANT ONE :lol:
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yeah yeah - i didn't want you to have to catch the swine flu from me, k?
well i had lunch with galacticemperor this afternoon, which was nice, but i'm still sorry i didn't get to hang out with you guys more. you know i've been looking forward to a HLP meet more than anyone here :(
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Oh, that's what galemp is short for? Huh.
Well,m my secksy voice and epic character win all round.
Surely your sehexy +5 body is more impressive than your voice and character?
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oh yeah, that must've been before your time. yeah sorry, i can't help but think of him as "GalacticEmperor", his original alias for i forget how many years :p
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Yeah he only recently changed it IIRC. Then again, 8 years later, "recently" could be in the neighborhood of a couple years...
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Yeah he only recently changed it IIRC. Then again, 8 years later, "recently" could be in the neighborhood of a couple years...
Have a look at the ST:R timeline. He changed it in October 2003. :eek2:
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Whee, that was fun!
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Oh, that's what galemp is short for? Huh.
Well,m my secksy voice and epic character win all round.
Surely your sehexy +5 body is more impressive than your voice and character?
I feel uncomfortable now :nervous:
But yeah, i'm semi-buff.
Where are these pictures then?
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also, :lol: x 10 @ Dekker
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/me is proud of having the stones to follow through as promised.
Ps are there pictures of Hooters? :nod:
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Not hooters, but there were a ton of girls dressed up as policewomen, jailers, sluts (those may not have been costumes), tramps (those either), etc. since it was halloween.
without further ado:
(http://www.f1f3.com/hlphosted/HLP_Houston_2009-10-31.jpg)
fullsize: http://www.f1f3.com/hlphosted/HLP_Houston_2009-10-31.jpg
From left to right: mxlm, Galemp, redsniper, Stealth.
I just now looked at the picture, and i'm still a bit swollen, or bloated, or whatever, because i was still sick :(
aaaand then these two pictures i'll let the others do the explaining:
(http://www.f1f3.com/hlphosted/bugsonacar1.jpg)
fullsize: http://www.f1f3.com/hlphosted/bugsonacar1.jpg
(http://www.f1f3.com/hlphosted/bugsonacar2.jpg)
fullsize: http://www.f1f3.com/hlphosted/bugsonacar2.jpg
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Hmm, it's somehow less impressive here. But yeah, we smooshed a LOT of bugs.
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it would've been impressive if you'd left those birds, locusts, and kids stuck in the grill instead of cleaning them off before taking the picture ;)
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Hmm, it's somehow less impressive here. But yeah, we smooshed a LOT of bugs.
Join the SCP! :nervous:
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I feel uncomfortable now :nervous:
Stud, come sit by me and you'll be feeling very...comfortable...in no time at all.
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easy boys...