Trogland Meetup VIII: Now with the appropriate amount of tentacles!

[mangosta71]

So is that 'may' as in 'definitely but you don't want to say it that way' or is it actually only a possibility/probability? Because, really, you have to come. Who else will beat me 5 out 4 games of cribbage?

Given that all the rules are made up on the spot anyway, you could craft them in such a way as to make yourself lose against anyone.

[Lex-Kat]

If Mauve can't make it (and I'm still hoping that she can), I can play (Cribbage, for those dirty-minded...) with you. I haven't played in a loooooong looooooooooooooong time. But if you tell me the rules, and try real hard, I'm sure you can lose to me as well.

[Alarra]

I'll beat you at cribbage, if you'd like.

[gr8artist]

So, you may or may not remember me posting earlier, asking for a ride and such.
My situation has changed, and I now possess a vehicle capable of making the drive. Unfortunately, my fiance' has a full-time job now, and may not be able to take the time off.
She and I will put in our leave requests in the immediate future. We might stay at the hotel, though we will likely look at nearby campsites instead. We may bring a friend to split the room cost with, but will likely not want to share a room with strangers, as my fiance' blanches at the thought.
We could give a ride to anyone in the murfreesboro area, as our truck seats at least 4, and if we did then we'd certainly appreciate a sharing of gas costs (90's F-150 gets about 15 mpg).
So, it's a possible attendance for gr8artist and moosebite.

[Penguinsushi]

Sounds good, gr8artist. Try to let us know and get your registrations in ASAP so we can A) make sure we have cool stuff for you (custom badges, swag, etc), and B) so we know how many to actually expect for friday night's dinner reservations and saturday's cookout.

Getting close, everyone - two weeks and counting!

~PS

[RabbitHoleLost]

Can't make it this year.
Blew all my money in Disney and I'm sort of not in a good place emotionally right now.
Next year?
All my love.

[Mauve Shirt]

So is that 'may' as in 'definitely but you don't want to say it that way' or is it actually only a possibility/probability? Because, really, you have to come. Who else will beat me 5 out 4 games of cribbage?

I KNOW RIGHT!!! I was so looking forward to it. I have hardly any cribbage partners these days. But to be honest it's not looking financially or logistically feasible at this point. Unless one of y'all are heading south via Maryland and I can share a room or sleep on a floor.

[Krade]

I KNOW RIGHT!!! I was so looking forward to it. I have hardly any cribbage partners these days. But to be honest it's not looking financially or logistically feasible at this point. Unless one of y'all are heading south via Maryland and I can share a room or sleep on a floor.

I'm sure if lodging was the only issue someone would be willing to help you out. The travel part, however... I don't think anyone else is coming from that direction. Le sad face

[Godiva]

Can't make it this year.
Blew all my money in Disney and I'm sort of not in a good place emotionally right now.
Next year?
All my love.

I'm going to miss you Rabbit, was looking forward to seeing you. I'll send good vibes your way for life to get better

[Gryffon]

Can't make it this year.
Blew all my money in Disney and I'm sort of not in a good place emotionally right now.
Next year?
All my love.

=(

Was looking forward to Spider-man fanboying.

Feel better Rabs.

[Zed the ZPG]

I've been quiet because I just didn't want to type that I'm not making it this year on the thread. Something about that feels so final, but like Alarra reminded me, there is next year!

[gr8artist]

We will be unable to attend, as I could not get the time off work. Perhaps next year.

[ZombieRockStar]

I'm sorry to have to add to the parade of people saying "I won't be able to make it this year," but . . .

Unfortunately, a combination of finances and life situation has confirmed that me and Chris will have to miss the meetup again.

[Atreyu the Masked LLama]

This is getting a little depressing. Quick, Alarra, lock the thread before anyone else backs out!

For those who cannot make it, you will be missed. You are an important part of OOTScon and it won't be the same without you.

Start planning for next year.

[KuReshtin]

Start planning for next year.

I am. Ψ White text..

[Archonic Energy]

as am I. Ψ

Ku, can you carry something for me past Customs?

[Mauve Shirt]

I HAVE MARVELOUS NEWS!!!! I have secured transport! I haven't cancelled my hotel reservation yet, so that's still set up.

So don't worry, there will be a most epic Cribbage match! Though now that I know there are more cribbage players we may have to set up a tournament!

[Lex-Kat]

Yay! That's one. Now we just need the other miracles to come through.

[Reinholdt]

I HAVE MARVELOUS NEWS!!!! I have secured transport! I haven't cancelled my hotel reservation yet, so that's still set up.

So don't worry, there will be a most epic Cribbage match! Though now that I know there are more cribbage players we may have to set up a tournament!

Hooray!

I'd be up for a Cribbage tournament. Though I haven't played in a verrrry long time.

Yay! That's one. Now we just need the other miracles to come through.

Start clapping?

[Philistine]

Start clapping?

What you did there? Yeah. I see it.

[Krade]

I HAVE MARVELOUS NEWS!!!! I have secured transport! I haven't cancelled my hotel reservation yet, so that's still set up.

So don't worry, there will be a most epic Cribbage match! Though now that I know there are more cribbage players we may have to set up a tournament!

YAnowIdon'thavetofindsomeoneelsetokickmyassAY!

[Mauve Shirt]

Don't worry, I haven't played since like April so I'm pretty rusty myself. I moved quite far away from my parents.

[Penguinsushi]

Excellent, Mauve!

We may be a few short (and they'll be missed ), but still totally looking forward to it!

Eight days!

~PS

[Diva De]

We are bringing water balloons and water guns for Cash n Guns Live!

[Penguinsushi]

Hey guys -

So, I'm making the badges for this year's meetup. Spoiler: they look pretty awesome.

Anyway, just a reminder - if you haven't given me an avatar for your badge, you really need to do that in the next couple of days.

If you have given me an avatar, but it's low-res and you are able to get me a higher-res version (say, >= 500px, again, in the next couple of days), it will look a lot better.

Also, it's really best if page images are .pngs, can be easily cut out, or otherwise something that can "float" as opposed to a square photo/image that can't really be clipped. I should probably add that little note to the registration site.

6 more days!!

~PS

[mangosta71]

Do you still have the images from last year, and if so are they usable?

[Penguinsushi]

Do you still have the images from last year, and if so are they usable?

Yeah, i still have them. And they are as usable as they were last year. I can use anything - some things just look better than others.

The badges are printed at 500 dpi, which is pretty fine. The avatar on the badge image itself will occupy almost 1000px. A 500px or 700px scaled up isn't that noticeable and looks pretty smooth, but if all I have is a 150px (or smaller!?) web image, it's going to have to be scaled up pretty drastically to fit, and will look pretty blocky upon examination.

~PS

[Alarra]

I'll try to get you mine and Zeb's tomorrow. Sorry bout that. Also....has that slacker husband of mine registered yet? *goes off to poke him*

[Krade]

I'll try to get you mine and Zeb's tomorrow. Sorry bout that. Also....has that slacker husband of mine registered yet? *goes off to poke him*

I wish I had seen this within a few seconds of your posting it. As soon as I read it I wanted to send a text to him that just said "Dude. Run." Alas, something like that just doesn't really work on an hour-and-a-half delay.

[Penguinsushi]

I'll try to get you mine and Zeb's tomorrow. Sorry bout that. Also....has that slacker husband of mine registered yet? *goes off to poke him*

Sure, shoot those over to me soon. I'm planning to get them printed early this week.

Not that I see, but since you all have your registration fee covered, an avatar is forthcoming, and we do know he's coming, it's not as big of a deal. Unless he wanted to make an event sign-up or something (I/we haven't done as much with that this year).

~PS