Be a part of Birdseye's Summer Road Trip

Birdseye · Post by **Birdseye** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 5:57 pm

Ok, so I had a keen idea after 5 days in oregon, meeting locals and staying with friends:

Go on a roadtrip across the country, and try to spend every night (if that's possible) with someone I know. I have some old friends and family sprinkled all over the USA, and I'd like to meet up with descent players too.

So whether you are 20 years old and can show me a good time around the bars or if you are 50 and can take me fishing or knitting (what do you old people do anyway?) and you can let me throw my sleeping on your floor, let me know! Probably just a night or two.

Please, send me an email if you are serious. I was thinking of starting out from Cali around the 9th, and making it to the chicago lan. Then I'd make my way back over to Oregon for that LAN ( of course stopping all along the way), and then go home.

So the tenative plan is me leaving on the 9th from Orinda, CA (near berkeley) and heading towards chicago until 13-15 which I'll be at the LAN. Unfortunately I don't think I can give people rides because I won't be going to any location twice.
After the chicago LAN I'll head towards oregon for the 27th/28th/29th oregon lan. I was thinking it would be nice to go through the middle/lower parts of the country on the way, and the middle/upper part on the way back, but things will probably shape up more based on who I can stay with.

Lothar · Post by **Lothar** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 6:14 pm

On your way to the Oregon LAN after the Chicago LAN, stop by and stay with us in Seattle if you can. We won't even make you sleep on the floor -- we've got a couch ;)

For a fun time, we'll do math problems and write about epistemology. Er, I mean, uh... there's some nice parks around here, and there's plenty of opportunity to go kayaking or canoeing in Lake Washington or Puget Sound. There are also some cool things to see downtown like Experience Music Project and the SciFi museum.

Yeah, I know you said to send an e-mail... but I'm at school right now, away from my e-mail program. I'll send one later.

STRESSTEST · Post by **STRESSTEST** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 7:51 pm

Lothar wrote:Yeah, I know you said to send an e-mail... but I'm at school right now, away from my e-mail program. I'll send one later.

LIES!!! YOU HAVE GMAIL!

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 8:06 pm

I'll see you at ChiLAN hopefully.

Sarge · Post by **Sarge** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 8:45 pm

Brian, you would be most welcome to spend some time in the garden spot of the Midwest, Madison Wisconsin. You could spend some time here either before or after the Chi-Town LAN.

We could do some fishing, yea, but there's paintballin to do too! Plus the UW Campus has been highly rated as the most partying campus in the US. (I'm still trying to figure out if that's good or bad! LOL!)

Anyway, drop me a line, we can figure something out.

bash · Post by **bash** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 8:49 pm

Well poo, Sarge, I was just in Madison on Monday. Wish I knew you were there and I would have popped in and beat you over the head with a paint roller.

Arbitar · Post by **Arbitar** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 9:11 pm

STRESSTEST wrote:
Lothar wrote:Yeah, I know you said to send an e-mail... but I'm at school right now, away from my e-mail program. I'll send one later.

LIES!!! YOU HAVE GMAIL!

Some places wont allow access to gmail. Like my school wont allow me to access it ... it says 'Site blocked to to pornographical nature' .... Crappy blocker

... I WANT ME EEEEEMMMMAAAAIIILLLL AAAAHHHHH wose of all its setup on the router ... so I cant like end its process or anything

Arbitar · Post by **Arbitar** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 9:41 pm

Birdseye wrote:I'll head towards oregon for the 27th/28th/29th oregon lan.

Eh? What part of Oregon? And while youre here, buy a washer or dryer or something expensive, no sales tax here in Oregon

If youre in Portland area, I can point you out to some great places around here. Just lemme kno...

[EDIT: Really sorry, I didnt realize I posted right before that ... I thought that by then someone else woulda posted

Just wanted to say sorry for pulling a Diedel ...]

Sarge · Post by **Sarge** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 9:58 pm

Really bash? Yea, I wish I would'a known!

BTW, howz that Witness Protection Program going for ya!

Nexus_One · Post by **Nexus_One** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 10:42 pm

Brian, you're welcome to come through Wichita, Kansas. I've got a 2 bedroom apartment and plenty of space. This town has some great bars too.

Ferno · Post by **Ferno** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 11:17 pm

If you can tolerate coming to Canada Birds, I have a floor for ya. I'll show ya some 'respectable joints'.

SolidAir · Post by **SolidAir** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 12:20 am

If you're ever going to be in southwest Florida, give me a buzz . But I doubt you will make the trip down there.

Scratch · Post by **Scratch** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 7:33 am

SolidAir wrote:If you're ever going to be in southwest Florida, give me a buzz . But I doubt you will make the trip down there.

Good Gawd man!!!! That's driving across the country. I dunno if Brian's lil Mazda can make it that far

Palzon · Post by **Palzon** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 10:27 am

you're welcome to join me in Austin if you're ever down this way. hope you like drinkin' and whorin'

TheCops · Post by **TheCops** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 10:49 am

birds,
you can come stay in minneapolis... but you prolly already hangin' with scott. if you do, we gotta hit the red dragon for sure... i think they have a cot for me in the back now.

Birdseye · Post by **Birdseye** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 4:20 am

Solidair, I think Florida is probably a little too out of the way, but I do appreciate the invite!

Palz, watch out, I may just take you up on your offer en route to chicago. I have a friend in Tuscon, so in the grand drive of things austin is sorta on the way. About a day's drive- 10 hours from tuscon?

Sarge, I definitely could meet up with you, since wisconsin is pretty much on the way back.

Cops, you too--minnesota is close enough.

Is keekeek still in Iowa?

Scratch, the mazda died a couple years back (new transmission was worth more than the car). I drive a '95 civic DX now, 105K miles. Should be road-worthy.

Nexus, I may take you up. I need places to stay in the heart of the midwest on the way back.

Scratch · Post by **Scratch** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 6:00 am

Birdseye wrote:
Scratch, the mazda died a couple years back (new transmission was worth more than the car). I drive a '95 civic DX now, 105K miles. Should be road-worthy.

Well then, Cincinnati is only a few hours away from Chicago

Beowulf · Post by **Beowulf** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 8:23 am

I'm in St. Louis and I'd offer to put ya up, but the dates you're going to be traveling I'm going to be on a roadtrip of my own in the opposite direction...heading for Denver and California.

kufyit · Post by **kufyit** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 6:53 pm

Birds, my man. I'm in Minneapolis, MN. Of course you got a place to stay here bro! Would be fun.

Sarge · Post by **Sarge** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 8:47 pm

Holy Crap, it's kuf!

kufyit · Post by **kufyit** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 11:08 pm

Hey Sarge, how's Madison!? Long time no chat! Hope everything is well with you! Man, Madison feels like ages ago to me...

Nice to "see" ya!

kurupt · Post by **kurupt** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 11:10 pm

i'll be moving right before the lan, but you can help me move if you wanna drive out to ohio

Nexus_One · Post by **Nexus_One** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 1:43 am

Just let me know Birds, I got lots of space.

Sarge · Post by **Sarge** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 8:10 pm

Hey Birds!

I'm sorry to tell you this, but I'm not gonna be around for you to even stay here. My daughter is in a Beauty Pageant and we'll be out of town!

Sorry 'bout that!

Sage · Post by **Sage** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 8:18 pm

So drop a key under the doormat.

MehYam · Post by **MehYam** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 1:56 am

Blog it.

Tricord · Post by **Tricord** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 2:46 am

Not exactly on your planned road trip, but if you ever hit Belgium, you're welcome over here!

Tet has stayed here for a day when he was on a trip through Europe, three years ago (or was it two years ago? lol). Always nice to meet people in person!

Flabby Chick · Post by **Flabby Chick** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 3:04 am

Ditto, we got a spare couch to crash, and a big lake to swim in. The kids may drive you round the bend though.

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