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28 Jul 2010 — 3:25pm
28 Jul 2010 — 3:25pm
Without wanting to start a flame war at the conference organizers for not having the schedule published yet... I'm just curious who is going this year. As it turns out I will be going after all.
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28 Jul 2010 — 3:38pm
I am going. See you there.
28 Jul 2010 — 3:47pm
I'm going. First time!
28 Jul 2010 — 3:58pm
I'll be there. The schedule is actually up, as of Monday, I think.
28 Jul 2010 — 5:29pm
I will be attending as well, also for the first time. I'm looking forward to meeting everyone!
28 Jul 2010 — 6:13pm
Mark, that was just the workshop schedule that went up.
Yey, I hope more people answer I'm just wondering who I'll meet for the first time and who I'll get to see again. :)
28 Jul 2010 — 6:44pm
I'll be there.
28 Jul 2010 — 6:48pm
I'm going.
28 Jul 2010 — 6:58pm
Yes, I'll be there, and I hope Tiffany won't mind if I hijack her thread to ask my usual trinity of questions:
1. Where is the best espresso in Los Angeles to be had? Anywhere near the conference venue?
2. What are the best bookshops? I see that the famous Heritage Bookshop has closed: alas, another pilgrimage site that didn't stick around long enough for me to visit.
3. What are the best restaurants within striking distance of the hotel? Any local delicacies that are worth seeking out?
28 Jul 2010 — 8:08pm
I'll be missing TypeCon this year. I'm already missing seeing you all..
28 Jul 2010 — 8:22pm
3. What are the best restaurants within striking distance of the hotel? Any local delicacies that are worth seeking out?
The best local delicacies in LA are the ethnic cuisine. The Ethiopian food at Messob is excellent. After the meal you have to get the traditional Ethiopian coffee. It's 3 miles from the Hyatt, which isn't quite striking distance, but you don't need to take a freeway to get there :)
28 Jul 2010 — 9:03pm
i'm local to LA so i'm definitely going to be there :)
28 Jul 2010 — 9:39pm
I'll be there, it's my first TypeCon, and I'm expecting it to be quite an experience.
28 Jul 2010 — 9:41pm
I'll be there.
29 Jul 2010 — 12:37am
I'll be there (as Tiff already knew from lunch today).
Cheers,
T
29 Jul 2010 — 3:17am
Yes. I'll be at the AV table with JP as usual.
29 Jul 2010 — 5:48am
I’m afraid I will not be attending TypeCon this year. This will be the first I’ve missed in almost 10 years. (The only other Con I didn’t attend was the very first.)
I’m sorry not to meet some new folks, and I’m especially sorry I won’t be seeing many old friends.
I hope everything goes smoothly. Y’all have a really good time, y’hear?
And hopefully, I’ll be able to make it next year.
29 Jul 2010 — 5:53am
P.S. — Stewf, give JP a big hug from me, please.
29 Jul 2010 — 6:37am
I won't be going. (No surprise there)
But I will be going to ATypI in Dublin. Anyone else?
29 Jul 2010 — 7:30am
Neither will I, and I'll miss it for the fun and the pleasure of seeing the usual suspects, and the new people I would meet.
(But I'll miss this and any other TypeCon that is in August... I know you people in the States are only entitled to four hours of annual leave a year, but over here in Europe every August families migrate en mass to Mediterranean beaches)
29 Jul 2010 — 7:52am
I will be going to TypeCon and be happy to see you all.
Gerry, a month long beach vacation sounds pretty good too!
Chris
29 Jul 2010 — 10:37am
Although I'm able to attend this year, I agree with Gerry that August is a bad time for the conference and hope that it is moved back to July in future.
29 Jul 2010 — 12:05pm
What's with the Europeans!? LA is the perfect place to drag the family for a beach vacation. The variety of shells you find on the beach is amazing... .44, .22 etc., ;-)
29 Jul 2010 — 12:25pm
Change of plans: fly with family to Si's home, drop off kids there, go to Typecon. Yup, knew there was a way after all. (John and Miffany can give you the lowdown on the boys)
29 Jul 2010 — 1:30pm
I will not be attending this year, unfortunately. But I will be thinking of all my dear friends as I carve the letter Z into the stone of the Western Wall in Jerusalem.
29 Jul 2010 — 2:30pm
"...drop off kids at Si's house"
That'll fix him :-)
29 Jul 2010 — 2:55pm
>"...drop off kids at Si's house"
>That'll fix him :-)
Well, I'll be at TypeCon cashing in on all the pints I'm owed. And the house and contents are insured :-/ still might not be such a great idea.
29 Jul 2010 — 3:28pm
Gerry, you are the only person I would allow call me Miffany.
Si, I'm sure you'd love watching Gerry's boys.
29 Jul 2010 — 6:37pm
I'll buy you a pint, too, Si! See you in that odd land we call "LA", dude.
29 Jul 2010 — 7:31pm
LA is the perfect place to drag the family...
I recall Colin Firth saying something about Hollywood being a great place to take children for a visit because there are no adults there.
29 Jul 2010 — 9:10pm
Yes, John, and that is just at the airport!
30 Jul 2010 — 3:34am
I won't be there after all, sadly. Mostly for reasons of timing. Have a great time all – I'm looking forward to seeing [some of] you in Dublin.
30 Jul 2010 — 4:50am
Si — That pint I owe you will have to wait until Dublin. Not such a bad deal, though, eh?
30 Jul 2010 — 5:43am
totally bummin', dudes, that I won't be there to see you all again. I'm moving and starting the development process on my ridgetop hideaway, and I'll be very preoccupied. ;)
30 Jul 2010 — 6:41am
I would love to go, but I'm not decided at the moment. My last day at American Greetings is about a week before then and that would make things a bit hectic to run off to LA immediately after.
30 Jul 2010 — 7:39am
I wonder if Dan Reynolds will be there? It is always great to see him and I hope he brings his newly released Guttenberg book set in Malabar. The scans look great!
30 Jul 2010 — 10:23am
Things are still very much a maybe here. I would like to go, but logistics might not allow for it.
30 Jul 2010 — 10:29am
Can't make it, my son is getting married that weekend.
Not possible to relocate the wedding...
30 Jul 2010 — 10:48am
Congratulations, Nick! Give them our best wishes for a happy life together.
30 Jul 2010 — 11:18am
Fantastic, congratulations, Nick! All the best to bride and groom.
30 Jul 2010 — 11:23am
To expensive for me
But, who knows,
perhaps some day...
Regards!
30 Jul 2010 — 11:42am
Nick, you have to go: I've already composed one of my favorite pangrams for the occasion of your arrival in California!
Frequently so judgmental, Papazian received Nick with a big hug at LAX.
30 Jul 2010 — 11:52am
LOL!!!
30 Jul 2010 — 1:44pm
Brilliant!
30 Jul 2010 — 7:43pm
I'll be there.
30 Jul 2010 — 8:49pm
Me too, I'll see you'all there.
30 Jul 2010 — 8:59pm
I'm in. Looking forward to it greatly. Been some years since I was in LA. Ahhh, dry heat.
@nick shinn
Congrats on the nuptials.
rich
2 Aug 2010 — 6:54am
I'll be there as well.
10 Aug 2010 — 8:34am
John:
1) Al Gelato, on Robertson. Also for exceptional ice cream and a great lunch. We can talk about what "near" means in LA over that espresso. :-)
2) For new stuff, Hennessey+Ingalls in Santa Monica (next to a great pedestrian zone). Our antique bookstores are closing... The worst news, with a very timely silver lining in the third paragraph:
http://losangeles.about.com/b/2010/08/06/las-oldest-bookstore-closes-its...
There's this: http://iliadbooks.com/zencart/
Also see: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/982952/the_best_used_bookstores...
3) Decent but not exceptional stuff in the walking-distance mall. Tons of everything not too far. And if you like sushi, we have the best outside Japan.
Ken, Zara: major :-<
James, I'll be in Dublin too.
Nick: congrats!
Richard, it's been mellow lately, but now the forecast is calling for just that!
hhp
10 Aug 2010 — 10:01am
Thanks for the congrats, folks.
I missed last year too, moving house.
Must improve my scheduling!
10 Aug 2010 — 10:04am
Thanks for the tips, Hrant.