Sea Isle Lan - June 2009
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I figured I would centralize the event information in one place.
Price: $25 gaming / $10 non-gaming (paypal to [email protected])
Location: Sea Isle, NJ
Date: June 4th - June 7th (thu - sun)
Remaining computer spots: 0
Remaining total spots: 0
Confirmed:
1. Phil
2. Court
3. Bill
4. Chuck
5. Tom (ebola)*
6. Dan
7. CJ
8. Jong
9. Erling
11. Andrew
12. Ben
13. James
14. Jedd
15. Xavier*
16. Pete
17. Nick
18. Brian
19. Amber
20. Tom (kp)*
21. Kurt
22. Marisa*
Alright, we're about two weeks away, so it is time to iron out some final details.
The House
Unlike the house in Lancaster, there is absolutely no chance of coming early or leaving late.
I will be arriving in Sea Isle sometime in early to mid afternoon on Thursday. Before I or Phil gets there, the house will be locked, so if you do plan on arriving early, be ready to go chill on the beach for awhile. However, keep in mind that beach tags are required at New Jersey beaches (which cost money). The house does come with a bunch of beach tags, but if it is locked, you are on your own.
I will be leaving the house sometime in the late afternoon to early evening on Sunday, and everyone must be out of the house by then. I'm going to be locking the doors behind me.
The Tables
The tables are not wood and their surface isn't ideal for optical mice, so bring a mouse pad. Cat5 will not be supplied, so bring your own cat5. If you are unsure whether you will need something, bring it anyway. Worst case scenario, you leave it in your car. If it is valuable and you are a pussy, we can find a more secure place in the house to store it for you.
Food
There will be zero food provided. There is a supermarket and restaurants within walking distance. There are two full kitchens in the house, so feel free to bring food to cook. Bring supplies to clean up after yourself!
Drink
New Jersey water tastes worse than vomiting after mexican night at the hole-in-the-wall bar down the street, however you can survive on it. It will be the only beverage that you can get for free. If you are adverse to bringing your own, there is a nearby supermarket and a beer/liquor store within walking distance.
Everything else
Hopefully someone will bring cards, plastic cups, and/or ping pong balls. If you get out of hand and start breaking shit, you will be ejected [physically] from the house, and jersey cops will fine you for sleeping in your car. Bring your towels and bathing suits; I've been told you can actually squeeze into the crowds on the beach, and that you may even be able to feel the water. If you smell, you will be forced to shower. There are five of them in the house, and you are highly encouraged to use them.
If you do not have someone's cell that will be at the event, get it.
I'll continue to update this post as the info changes, and I'll post a reply announcing the change. I'll also probably be posting some general info/inquiries in this thread as well. -
QUOTE (Erling @ Apr 2 2009, 09:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Our drive is 7ish, wtf is wrong with 10?!
I bet you cancel again last minute, Erling. You New Hampshirians can't be trusted.
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QUOTE (Brian @ Apr 2 2009, 10:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Well.... june 4-7 IS a while away... I'll see what I can do.
rofl, peer pressure ftw. -
Update
Alright, I think the list, as it stands now, is going to be unchanged for the next couple of weeks. Generally speaking, the people that are still "tentative" won't be able to give a definite confirmation for a little while. I do, however, need to get final notice at some point because I have to purchase the tables in advance.
For that reason, the current deadline for giving me a definite confirmation is May 4th. The entry fee will be expected soon after.
There will be an entry fee for this LAN event to help subsidize the cost of tables (we should be able to scrounge up enough chairs). Unfortunately, I'm not entirely sure what this fee will be until I get a more accurate headcount, so the exact amount will probably not be posted until the confirmation deadline or at least until those that are tentative can give me a little bit more insight into their likelihood of attendance. At the moment, it looks like the fee will be between $15 and $20.
Unlike in past, official LanBQs, food and drink will not be provided. From our previous experiences at this venue, people tend to go out to eat or spend a lot of time in smaller groups on the beach and such, so a centralized meal schedule isn't really ideal. There is a grocery store, a liquor/beer store, and some restaurants in walking distance of the house. There are also a lot more restaurants only a short drive down the road in either direction.
I am currently looking into a variety of options for the chairs and tables. As some of you may know, the old tables/chairs were scrapped and/or pawned off depending on their physical state when the remaining Lancaster crew moved out of their college residences. A lot of the chairs that were still in decent shape can probably be borrowed back for this event, and there should be enough kitchen chairs at the place to make up for any leftover spots. However, the tables were in much worse shape than the chairs, and only a couple remain. Plus, there is no convenient [or cheap] way to transport that amount of heavy, wooden, 8' tables any great distance.
Consequently, I'll be purchasing new tables for this event; this is one of the reasons why I've been asking all of those who plan to attend what kind of computers/monitors they were bringing. I'm currently looking at tables that can fold in half, so they can be transported in a normal car as well as stored appropriately in a small house or apartment. The downside to this convenience is that the tables will probably be six feet instead of eight and a bit more expensive. A six foot table only fits 2 people whereas an eight foot table could fit 3 (you math folk should be able to see the loss here), so the price of the table per person it serves is higher. However, at 3 feet a person, everyone will have a lot more space than they were used to in previous FD lans as well -- at best we had 2.6' of space before, and at worst we had 2.3' of space before.
I'm willing to eat some of the cost toward the tables to help keep the entry fee of this event down if people are still interested in lanning in the future. -
QUOTE (Governor @ Apr 3 2009, 12:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>After a quick look at google maps, I do not believe so. It would require a drive.
fuck. any fast food at all within walking distance? god, i love fast food so much. i guess the grocery store would have cheap food, but any other cheap eats around? -
QUOTE (Governor @ Apr 3 2009, 12:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>There's a pizza joint nearby with pretty decent wings, and I know we've ordered sandwiches from some place delivery before that was decent.
There are no chain fast-food joints that I'm aware of, though.
is sea isle actually hell? because that's ridic. w/e that's fine, i'll have to resume clogging my arteries after the lanbq. -
Sea Isle is a vacation spot -- 2/3 of the year no one lives there. A chain restaurant would have a lot of trouble making money in that scenario.
I think it is wonderful that it doesn't have a fast food place/tongue.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" />
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QUOTE (CJ. @ Apr 3 2009, 12:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>is sea isle actually hell? because that's ridic. w/e that's fine, i'll have to resume clogging my arteries after the lanbq.
People generally don't go to the beach to eat Taco Bell or McDonalds, and since its empty 3/4 of the year probably nice the best franchise place.
Good seafood around tho! -
QUOTE (Governor @ Apr 3 2009, 12:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>There's a pizza joint nearby with pretty decent wings
I remember ordering a lot of wings, and then not eating most of them. Best decision we've ever made.
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As for food, I hope no one forgot about Welshies. Mmmmm...
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I would go but I have a show the next week (need a gym and good diet)
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QUOTE (True Believer @ Apr 6 2009, 05:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I would go but I have a show the next week (need a gym and good diet)
There is absolutely no reason that having a BB show the next week should prevent you from attending. While i cannot guarantee you will get 12 flawless hours of sleep, you will be able to purchase prepare and eat perfectly good food. And I can put you through a workout that will complement your cutting cycle. -
I need a gym! If I don't have one, I will be using people's computers as weights... and I don't think people will like that. Plus by that time I will be grumpy and not want anything to do with anyone because of my diet (I should be under 5% bf at that time)
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I just wanted to let everyone know that the place will only support 19 computers. We already have 15 confirmed people, and we have a good deal more than 4 sitting as "tentative."
If you are not confirmed but know you can attend, send me a private message ASAP. You can message me here, on facebook, or on aim. Please include with your confirmation a short description of the computer you will be bringing (e.g. mid-tower, 20" LCD). -
Anyone wanna pick me up in Kalamazoo, MI?
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What're the chances of subsidizing a L.A.-Newark airline flight?
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QUOTE (BlackLight @ Apr 7 2009, 05:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>What're the chances of subsidizing a L.A.-Newark airline flight?
None. -
QUOTE (BlackLight @ Apr 7 2009, 05:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>What're the chances of subsidizing a L.A.-Newark airline flight?
If you do make the trip, I'll pick you up. -
Remember that ticket I got on the way back from down there that one time? When I paid it they sent me a notice that I had 6 points on my license in NY and thus owed them 300 dollars as a penalty. Guess who didn't pay themmmm?
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I've got an old CRT I can bring you, erling. rofl.
Add me to confirmed.
I have a laptop, so that might still leave 2 pc spots open if needed. Sure, I'd like to bring my 22" and set it up on that though
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