Chicago in July
 

Ok, so it turn out I will be in Chicago in July for the National Institute of Food Technologists annual meeting. The meeting is the 17th-20th. I may try to come a day before the conference but I am not sure if I can stay any later due to my travel funding being travel grants. They are kinda picky about people taking vacations for some reason...sheesh!

Anyway...I know I will be trying to meet up with some of the Chicago tfp'ers but it would be awesome if more people could be there as well. :thumbsup:


So who wants to come visit the windy city with me???

I'll be here!

The 17th is a Sat and the 20th is a Tues... I'm guessing the Sat/Sun would work best for most people. How much free time will you actually have with the conference?

I will know as it gets closer. If we win our division of the College Bowl competition, we will be competing. If our abstract gets accepted there will be one day where I HAVE to be at the meeting for about 4 hours to stand next to my research poster and answer questions.

Evenings should be free no problem though.

As promised, I will be there.

There's a chance that I'll be in Pebble Beach that week, but it remains to be seen. I don't have schedules yet.

But if I can make a meet-up, I will.

Wow.. what happened at dinner last night!?!?

This is news to me that Halx is finally not scared of Chicago anymore.. just make sure you don't wear the wrong jerseys here. :p

Make sure you wear a Red Sox jersey.

Nobody wants to be seen in those Cubs jerseys.. losers.

We'll just have to give him a reason to remember his fear, then, won't we?

So, a tentative list of who will be around...

Starkizzer
im2smrt4u
amonkie
The_Jazz
Halx
settie
SecretMethod70
onodrim

Who else?!

Hmmm...Chicago isn't that far from me and I tend to go there a lot since one of my BFFs lives there now. Put me down as a maybe. I could probably convince Cinna to tag along with me....

and the crowd grows bigger!

I've got couch space for those that need it...

I could be here, I'm not sure tho. I won't know till a month or so from the dates listed. Put me down as a maybe.

I might be, depending on the dates of my school stuff in KC and whether I can convice Toaster that I'm not that scary and he'd be totally safe making a road trip from KCMO to Chicago. It's being tossed around since Mexico probably isn't happening.

Sweet!

Hopefully ono and I will by then as well.

ditto :p

Can't wait to see everyone! :)

Its getting closer....

Depending on certain factors, I'll PROBABLY be there(but don't put me down as a "definitely" just yet.)


Anyone up for a Sox game? And a ferris wheel ride? And maybe a museum or two? :D

Updated list....

Starkizzer
im2smrt4u?
amonkie
The_Jazz
Halx
SecretMethod70
onodrim
CinnamonGirl?
LordEden?
ZombieSquirrel?
Settie?

Who else?!

Just to warn everyone....

I'm hugging each and every tfp member I meet!

I ain't scurred.

Maybe we could do a TFP roadtrip from Ohio and carpool up there.

Wait... I just realized that according to my calendar pages... I may have absolutely nothing to do in July except go to Chicago. This is startling.

^ Yay!

Yeah, I wanna see BMG and Navy Pier and not have the horrible hangover I had when I was there last time.

It would also help if there wasn't two feet of snow on the ground and I had my own conveyance.

You will love the Blue Man Group. It's an awesome event.

I know. I've seen it twice... each time I've been to Chicago.

I've almost got those Rock Star Moves memorized.

Rock Concert Movement Number 4 - behind the head leg stretch. Oh yeah.

Not sure if anyone else is interested, but Lilith Fair will be stopping in Chicago on July 17th. The lineup for the night is Sarah McLachlan, Heart, Kate Nash, Vedera, Cat Power, Kelly Clarkson, Mary J. Blige, Meaghan Smith, La Roux, and Vita Chambers. I'd totally be down for going.

I'm in California (Pebble Beach) from 7/19-23, so hopefully that won't be too big of a problem. There's a chance that we'll go out a day early, but that's only speculative right now. The dates above are where we have to be there.

Well I'd definitely enjoy seeing Kate Nash and La Roux, the others not quite as much. :p I'll keep it in mind as a possibility though, perhaps wait and see what ticket prices are like.

You'd like Heart too I think, and Cat Power :)

Cat Power, ftw.

I've more than had my fill of Sarah McLachlan, however.

Vedera is actually the best band listed there. :P

Hadn't heard them before. Looked them up and they're enjoyable :)

I don't think I could handle a whole night of women singing...

Yea... count me out for the concert. I'd rather spend time interacting with people!!

You can interact with people at a concert :) And it's cool, if no one wants to go, I'll go to the Charlotte show. I'm holding out for Grace Potter and A Fine Frenzy, anyway.

awww, A Fine Frenzy is performing but not in Chicago? Lame.

If I go to this, I will be 99% Lesbian. Not that I'm complaining...I'm just letting you know that the transformation will almost be complete.