Threw this idea around against dubs, Phiddlesticks, and a few others last weekend and we were saying how another meetup in Toronto would be fun. Let's work out the details and make it happen.
Dates: Friday August 5th - Sunday August 7th (or Monday August 8th)
I'm assuming people can get in Friday night and it gives us all of Saturday and either most or all of Sunday.
This is one week before Worlds.
Location: Downtown Toronto. We can check out the Hockey Hall of Fame, CN Tower, Distillery District, and other touristy spots to replace the Pokemoning we do on VGC-related Smocons. Maybe someone who's actually from Toronto will show us around.
Accomodation: I'll Priceline a hotel once I figure out how many people need rooms. Shouldn't be much more than about $30 a night per person.
Attendees:
Rough Itinerary
Le Royal Meridien King Edward [ Map ] [ Directions from Union Station ]
Friday - Firestorm, Phiddlesticks, CaptainKishimoto, gene, Umbreon Dan, Brain
I will not be able to get there to check-in until 7PM. Please try not to arrive too early. If you do, I'm sure you can drop off your bags at the hotel and wander around for a bit. We'll do dinner / drinks and then play it by ear.
Saturday - Firestorm, Phiddlesticks, CaptainKishimoto, gene, Umbreon Dan, Brain, gk, Layell, Jackal, cloud, thisisnotkakky, Snkz, ivar, Rodan., DM
That Taste of Danforth thing is starting to look more and more appealing. Let's meet up at the hotel at about 11:00 AM and make our way there. It only seems to take one streetcar. Never took one before but I assume it's $3 like the buses and subway?
I wouldn't mind checking out the historic Distillery District after as it looks kinda cool and I haven't been. Or if others haven't been, the Hockey Hall of Fame.
For dinner, we could go to the Bier Markt which my friend recommended. I'm sure those not 19 yet can still come as long as they don't order drinks. Food looks well-priced and they have 100s of European beers to try. After that, we can go to the hotel for video game funtimes and people can go home as they need to.
Sunday - Firestorm, Phiddlesticks, CaptainKishimoto, gene, Umbreon Dan, Brain, gk, Layell, Jackal, cloud, Snkz, DM
The A & C Pokemon Tournament looks like it could be fun as everyone is either a Pokemon Player or Ex-Pokemon Player. Although I'm not sure how many of us have LC or Smogon BW Singles OU teams. It's also 1 - 6 which may be a bit long. If we do this, let's meet up at about 10:00 AM, do brunch/lunch somewhere close by, try to be as obnoxious as we are at VGC events, then go for dinner afterwards!
If anyone has some other good ideas let me know. I wouldn't mind seeing improv one of those nights as Layell suggested. Where is that? =)
Dates: Friday August 5th - Sunday August 7th (or Monday August 8th)
I'm assuming people can get in Friday night and it gives us all of Saturday and either most or all of Sunday.
This is one week before Worlds.
Location: Downtown Toronto. We can check out the Hockey Hall of Fame, CN Tower, Distillery District, and other touristy spots to replace the Pokemoning we do on VGC-related Smocons. Maybe someone who's actually from Toronto will show us around.
Accomodation: I'll Priceline a hotel once I figure out how many people need rooms. Shouldn't be much more than about $30 a night per person.
Attendees:
- Firestorm (Hotel)
- Phiddlesticks (Hotel)
- Layell
- Jackal
- CaptainKishimoto (Hotel)
- cloud
- thisisnotkakky
- Snkz
- ivar
- gene (Hotel)
- Rodan. (Saturday)
- gk
- Umbreon Dan (Hotel)
- Brain (Hotel)
- DM (Saturday, Maybe Hotel to Sunday)
- Ala
- Glen (Hotel)
Rough Itinerary
Le Royal Meridien King Edward [ Map ] [ Directions from Union Station ]
Friday - Firestorm, Phiddlesticks, CaptainKishimoto, gene, Umbreon Dan, Brain
I will not be able to get there to check-in until 7PM. Please try not to arrive too early. If you do, I'm sure you can drop off your bags at the hotel and wander around for a bit. We'll do dinner / drinks and then play it by ear.
Saturday - Firestorm, Phiddlesticks, CaptainKishimoto, gene, Umbreon Dan, Brain, gk, Layell, Jackal, cloud, thisisnotkakky, Snkz, ivar, Rodan., DM
That Taste of Danforth thing is starting to look more and more appealing. Let's meet up at the hotel at about 11:00 AM and make our way there. It only seems to take one streetcar. Never took one before but I assume it's $3 like the buses and subway?
I wouldn't mind checking out the historic Distillery District after as it looks kinda cool and I haven't been. Or if others haven't been, the Hockey Hall of Fame.
For dinner, we could go to the Bier Markt which my friend recommended. I'm sure those not 19 yet can still come as long as they don't order drinks. Food looks well-priced and they have 100s of European beers to try. After that, we can go to the hotel for video game funtimes and people can go home as they need to.
Sunday - Firestorm, Phiddlesticks, CaptainKishimoto, gene, Umbreon Dan, Brain, gk, Layell, Jackal, cloud, Snkz, DM
The A & C Pokemon Tournament looks like it could be fun as everyone is either a Pokemon Player or Ex-Pokemon Player. Although I'm not sure how many of us have LC or Smogon BW Singles OU teams. It's also 1 - 6 which may be a bit long. If we do this, let's meet up at about 10:00 AM, do brunch/lunch somewhere close by, try to be as obnoxious as we are at VGC events, then go for dinner afterwards!
If anyone has some other good ideas let me know. I wouldn't mind seeing improv one of those nights as Layell suggested. Where is that? =)
