NY/NJ Travel plans

[hsapiens]

Oct. 26 - Nov. 5: TEN DAYS!!! Woot!

I've bought my tickets and made my hotel reservations. Details are:

Fr Oct 26: Arrive Newark a little before noon. Drive to Maryland with jalabert.
Sa Oct 27: Museum in Baltimore with jalabert. http://digital.mica.edu/exhibition/
Su Oct 28: SMITHSONIAN in D.C.!!!!!! Drive to yams69's hacienda. Visit the new wee lass.
Mo Oct 29: Trip to the Mutter museum in Philly with yams69, M, and jalabert.
Tu Oct 30: Stay in Lawrenceville with mcroft and immlass
We Oct 31: Check into con hotel. Halloween parade in Manhattan, possibly with la_directora
Th Nov. 1: Visit the new Greek/Roman galleries at the Met with la_directora. Maybe go to the Cloisters first, though it's a loooong haul by bus. :|
Fr Nov. 2: Con starts. Tony Amendola and STEVE BACIC. Yum!
Sa Nov. 3: DON DAVIS, Paul McGillon, and Jay Acovone.
Su Nov. 4: MICHAEL SHANKS, CLIFF SIMON, and Kate Hewlett. Play in NYC with selmak, janiekins, & triciabyrne1978?
Mo Nov. 5: Fly home and collapse.

I'll have to dig out my Don Davis paraphernalia from selmak and send off my camera for cleaning/service toot-sweet.

My plane tickets cost me $5 since I cashed in a wad of frequent flyer miles. Quite the savings over the nearly $400 it was going to cost otherwise. :)

Comments

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

BTW, have you looked at the Creation website lately? Apparently, this is the last year for the NY/NJ con. :(

[selmak.livejournal.com]

they're moving it out of that STINKIN' hotel is all. They've sworn that they're NOT giving up the area.

*looks horrified*

Who is the Pointer Professor? I had one for my one of my classes, he slummed at that non-point colleges to make money. :P

Speaking of bad hotels... when are you arriving? A group of us might do the Kate Hewlett play as it's rather inexpensive.... and that way the con doesn't end quite as soon.

[selmak.livejournal.com]

I see you updated the schedule while I was posting. :) Janet and I will be there on that Thursday, god willin'.

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

If it's just the hotel they're leaving, then I'm a happy girl. That hotel sucks. But the wording on the website sounds more permanent:

THE LAST VISIT OF THE STARGATE CONVENTION TOUR TO SECAUCUS/NEW YORK CITY AREA: COME JOIN THE CELEBRATION AS WE THROW A HUGE FINAL EVENT!
All good things must come to an end, but we promise we're going out in style with a super-fun, jam-packed celebrity studded weekend of Stargate style entertainments.

Maybe next year it won't be in Secaucus? Back to East Rutherford, perhaps?

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

Sorry - replying while talking to the vet and to my investment advisor. :|

The prof's name is Cliff Rogers. He teaches military history. I'll be at the hotel starting Wednesday. On Thursday, I'll be in Manhattan. Where/when is the play? I don't know that I'll be able to do it but I'd like to have the option.

[selmak.livejournal.com]

Sunday night 8pm is when tricia, tricia's mom, janie and I will be going. It's all of $20.00 or so.

We'll pick up the train at secaucus and go from there. it's on 54th...

Nope Cliff wasn't my instructor. :)

As for the hotel, Creation's been contacted repeatedly by people I know, and they claim they're just moving the hotel to somewhere else in the NJ/NY area.

East rutherford hotel was ok, but the public bathrooms were horrendous. least Crowne Plaza keeps an eye on those.

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. This will be challenging my organizational skills. Can I pack Saturday night and stay organized on Sunday so that I can go into the City and still get up in the morning on Monday to make a flight.

I don't know 'bout the public restrooms as I only used my room. I remember the lighting *sucked* and I was glad to get away from it. But I'd rather have a hotel with lights AND elevators. But I'm weird that way, I suppose. ;)

I guess we'll know the truth when we hear whether or not they're pre-selling a con in 2008.

[selmak.livejournal.com]

oh come, come on. You can do it! :) Come play with us in NYC. :)

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

I'm very tempted. I'll have to go into The City anyway to eat, probably, as I'm convinced there is no edible food in Secaucus. (Excepting that sandwich shop.) I'd like to give it a definite "maybe." That's going to be a long week of traveling for me and I might well be wanting to sleep before trying to get to the airport early Monday morning.

OTOH, it's always a let down when the hotel empties and there's nobody around to play with after the con. Having a play to look forward to would be very nice. And by now, I'm an expert on getting to and from the hotel to Manhattan. Although I have my doubts as to what sort of theater we're talking, given that the ticket is only $20. :|

I'm regretting my cheapness in spending my frequent flyer miles. :( I could have gotten a later flight out if I'd been willing to use twice as many. Ah well. It's spilt milk now.