I couldn't do earlier than June.

PPC Gathering - Boston! by Araeph on 2010-04-12 23:38:00 UTC Reply

Hello, PPCers!

As some of you may know, every once in a while a few of us meet up to get better acquainted, trade Sue-slaying methods, mock bad writing in the Real World, and other fun stuff. Boston is having a particularly lovely spring, despite the intermittent downpours...the trees and flowers are really loving it. So, if people are interested, I would like to host a Gathering for Spring/Early Summer 2010.

There's no firm date set (it's just an idea at this point) but I'd like to find out how many of you think you'd be able to meet up sometime in the next couple of months. As for the meeting place, I'm thinking that the Boston Public Library would be my #1 choice. As always, I am open to suggestions.

Hope you can make it!

~Araeph

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Re: PPC Gathering - Boston! by soeursdelunar on 2010-06-07 03:23:00 UTC Reply

It would be nice to come to a Gathering. If there is a date available, maybe I can see what I can do.
I could do that by Somariel on 2010-04-23 00:08:00 UTC Reply

I haven't been on the board for a few weeks, so I missed this when it was first posted, but I'm located near Boston.
Possibly? by BeetleFire on 2010-04-16 00:44:00 UTC Reply

I will probably be on the east coast this summer, so I just might be able to make it. Possibly.

-- Beetle, existing in lurkerdom
Boston, Lincolnshire? Sure! by Pads on 2010-04-13 23:38:00 UTC Reply

Boston's not that far from me at all, really.

*whispers in Pads' ear* by Neshomeh on 2010-04-14 05:16:00 UTC Reply

I think they mean Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

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~Neshomeh

Re: *whispers in Pads' ear* by Pads on 2010-04-14 11:30:00 UTC Reply

Bah.

Honestly, nicking our place names and then not sticking a country on the end so we get confused... *muttergrumblemutter*

On the other hand, there's Hull Gathering being planned in July, so it's not all bad.

Ooh, can I come along to that one? by Laburnum on 2010-04-14 19:27:00 UTC Reply

Will have to see when it is, I have a college field trip I'm not allowed to miss, but I can try to make it.

Re: Ooh, can I come along to that one? by Pads on 2010-04-16 23:55:00 UTC Reply

Should be early July. Details to follow nearer the time (aka when Trojie's actually got her plane tickets booked).

Gimme a date by Bean1117 on 2010-04-13 19:27:00 UTC Reply

If i can get a date for the meeting, there may be a possibility that i could make it to the meeting. However, no promises.

Calender-wise, that is. by Bean1117 on 2010-04-13 19:28:00 UTC Reply

A date would be nice though.

*excited squee* by Anity on 2010-04-13 07:44:00 UTC Reply

I might actually be able to make it to this one. 'Course, have to convince my father the scary internet people aren't going to axe murder me first.

Those darn scary Internet people! by Araeph on 2010-04-13 16:20:00 UTC Reply

If it helps, I hosted a Gathering before, with a grand total of zero casualties (apart from Mrs. Leggy). Also, some things to keep in mind:

• The Boston public library, my proposed initial meeting place, has security guards stationed by the entrance. If anything suspicious happens, they will know. So, if you meet up with us and decide you're not comfortable going anywhere else with the group, you can just wander around the library with us and be perfectly safe, then bid us a fond adieu.

• At no point will we be going into...
- My house
- Any house
- A bar or club of any kind
- Any property that's off-limits to the general public

• You will not be getting into a car with a stranger, because I do not have a car. Nor do I like throwing money away on taxis. Short of a major natural disaster, we will be using public transportation.

• This is not a sleepover, an overnight visit, whathaveyou. The last Gathering began between 10:30 and 11:50 in the morning and was over at around 4:30 in the afternoon. We can stretch or shift those hours a bit, depending on everyone's preference, but I don't anticipate it lasting until sunset, let alone the wee hours of the morning.

• We will not be touring any unsafe areas of the city. Mostly, I see us walking near Copley, Park Street, the North End, and/or the waterfront.

Hope that helps!

~Araeph

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Thanks. by Anity on 2010-04-14 00:23:00 UTC Reply

Both of my parents are somewhat internet-phobic, and showing the records of past Gatherings will probably result in horrified "Your picture will end up on the *internet*?" gasps.

Re: PPC Gathering - Boston! by terrofen on 2010-04-13 02:23:00 UTC Reply

That actually totally works for me. I'm going to school in Boston. Should be fun.

Oh, and should probably mention... by terrofen on 2010-04-13 04:31:00 UTC Reply

I'm a twenty year old dude. Is it going to be wicked skeevy for me to be there?

Nah, I'm older than you. by Araeph on 2010-04-13 15:41:00 UTC Reply

I might be the oldest of the group...24! *gasp* That's what comes of being in my seventh year as a Boarder. But hey, on my first Gathering I met with Newmoon, Jo, and Greyladybast. If memory serves me, they were 15, 18, and 31 at the time--quite a variety, considering.
Not at all... by Tomato on 2010-04-13 06:07:00 UTC Reply

Depending on when we meet, I might be twenty, too. (My birthday's in July.) A lot of us are college age, I think.
Wait, at BU? by Vixenmage on 2010-04-13 04:38:00 UTC Reply

'Cos if so, I have a friend who goes there, too!

I've got no problems. I think Araeph might be older than you, and I'm only one year younger. I don't think there's ever been any restrictions, age or sex wise, on who can or can't attend a Gathering.

Re: Wait, at BU? by terrofen on 2010-04-13 04:52:00 UTC Reply

Nah, SMFA. (We're part of Tufts.)

Okay, cool. Just wanted to make sure I didn't show up and suddenly bethe only college aged guy in a group of fifteen year old girls. No offense to fifteen year old girls, but I think hanging out in real life would come off as kinda inappropriate.

Sounds good to me. by Vixenmage on 2010-04-13 01:29:00 UTC Reply

I do have an erratic work schedule, though, so avoiding Saturdays is good, and advance notice as far as possible is even better.

But yeah! I'm Hartford County, so Boston's not far at all, and I do relish another chance to wander about there, as it is (for those of you on the fence) a very beautiful city, with awesome history. (As long as we don't have to do the Historical Freedom Trail. *shudder* So... many... redundant lectures...)

*joins the shuddering* by Tomato on 2010-04-13 03:06:00 UTC Reply

Dear Glod, the Freedom Trail...so many elementary school field trips...
*laughs* by Araeph on 2010-04-13 02:05:00 UTC Reply

Don't worry, Vixenmage. I've worked in Boston for two and a half years now, and I know my way around the touristy and non-touristy places. A tenative schedule would be the Boston Public Library, maybe Borders books or the botanical gardens, and then wherever we want to go, really. The MFA or the aquarium would be nice, if you wouldn't mind forking over $20, but we could also just walk along the wharves, visit the best dessert places in the North End, get lost in the down-towniest part of Boston where the streets all crookedly converge, take the T to Revere Beach (if we make the Gathering later, the week of July 15, we get to see these), or Harvard Square in Cambridge...a $9 day pass on the metro will take you practically anywhere.

There's also just plain puttering around and talking. That's what we mostly did at my first Gathering, and it worked out pretty well. :)

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I couldn't do earlier than June. by Tomato on 2010-04-13 01:21:00 UTC Reply

I'm in college in New York until the end of May. But I could probably do June, if I could find a ride. I live up in New Hampshire. I'd definitely love to come!
Curse you, Atlantic Ocean! (nm) by Laburnum on 2010-04-13 00:38:00 UTC Reply

Curse you, being fifteen! (nm) by Maudlin Hart on 2010-04-13 00:58:00 UTC Reply

Curse you, lack of budget! by Neshomeh on 2010-04-13 03:04:00 UTC Reply

(Now, if y'all wanted to come to Chicago, that could be something...)

Curse you, Pacific Ocean and width of continental America! (nm) by Elcalion on 2010-04-13 03:15:00 UTC Reply

Curse you, unemployment! (nm) by doctorlit on 2010-04-13 06:05:00 UTC Reply

Curse you, Atlantic Ocean AND lack of budget! (nm) by Cassie Cameron-Young on 2010-04-13 07:48:00 UTC Reply

Curse you, c-c-c-c-COMBO-BREAKER! (nm) by Maudlin Hart on 2010-04-13 12:49:00 UTC Reply

Curse you, full-time job! (nm) by Italian for Grandma on 2010-04-13 18:39:00 UTC Reply

The Sunshine State, 'nough said. (nm) by The Suit on 2010-04-14 01:31:00 UTC Reply