04.28.05
Posted in blogvention at 2:21 pm by
Well, kids. It’s official. Less than a year until blogvention. I’ve been giving it a bit of thought for the past few days. Here are my thoughts in no particular order:
1. It’s official, blogvention is going to happen.
2. I’m not sure but I’m thinking it will happen concurrently with the Festival of Faith and Writing at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
3. The only reason I say I’m not sure is that I don’t know if the one day Sunday blogvention gala (after the festival of faith and writing concludes) can be a reality. Some people will need Sunday to be a travel day. Thusly, I’m thinking blogvention may be best experienced as an expanded event that takes place concurrently with the Festival of Faith and Writing. (Read: we’ll go out drinking after the festival events take place…and eat together sometimes…and hopefully us Grand Rapidians could be willing to cook a meal or donate some beer or something.)
4. Currently the costs of airfare into Grand Rapids look like this (though, they’ll probably change)–based on a sample trip flying in on Thursday and out on Sunday (and honestly these numbers seem a bit on the high side to me):
–LAX to GRR : 379 r/t
–OKC to GRR : 388 r/t
–MSP to GRR : 294 r/t
–SEA to GRR : 491 r/t
–QSF to GRR : 367 r/t
You get the idea. If you fly in, we’ll work something out so you get picked up. Of course, I’d expect driving to be the most popular option, and I can get you directions if you need them.
5. Long story short, basically you’d be coming to go to the Festival of Faith and Writing and you’d get to hang out with your blogfriends with the goal of turning ‘blogrelationships’ into full-fledged ‘drinking buddy’ relationships. We’d hang out share a few meals, talk about how much we like/abhor substitutionary atonement, chat about Church horror stories, you know–standard fare.
6. I’ve gotten a preliminary count previously, but now that we’re a little closer I’d like to take another preliminary count as to who’s in for our little shin-dig. If you’d be so kind, please comment here if you’d like to take part. (Of course, your response doesn’t obligate you to attend, it’s just so I can start to get a figure on about how many of y’all we should prepare for.)
7. If you needed futher incentive to come…it’s just been announced that Don Miller (the author, I believe, of Blue Like Jazz) will be speaking.
8. Party on.
ADDENDUM: If you don’t know what blogvention is, click the blogvention category on the right side bar and start reading the posts from the bottom.
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Posted in blogvention at 2:21 pm by
Well, kids. It’s official. Less than a year until blogvention. I’ve been giving it a bit of thought for the past few days. Here are my thoughts in no particular order:
1. It’s official, blogvention is going to happen.
2. I’m not sure but I’m thinking it will happen concurrently with the Festival of Faith and Writing at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
3. The only reason I say I’m not sure is that I don’t know if the one day Sunday blogvention gala (after the festival of faith and writing concludes) can be a reality. Some people will need Sunday to be a travel day. Thusly, I’m thinking blogvention may be best experienced as an expanded event that takes place concurrently with the Festival of Faith and Writing. (Read: we’ll go out drinking after the festival events take place…and eat together sometimes…and hopefully us Grand Rapidians could be willing to cook a meal or donate some beer or something.)
4. Currently the costs of airfare into Grand Rapids look like this (though, they’ll probably change)–based on a sample trip flying in on Thursday and out on Sunday (and honestly these numbers seem a bit on the high side to me):
–LAX to GRR : 379 r/t
–OKC to GRR : 388 r/t
–MSP to GRR : 294 r/t
–SEA to GRR : 491 r/t
–QSF to GRR : 367 r/t
You get the idea. If you fly in, we’ll work something out so you get picked up. Of course, I’d expect driving to be the most popular option, and I can get you directions if you need them.
5. Long story short, basically you’d be coming to go to the Festival of Faith and Writing and you’d get to hang out with your blogfriends with the goal of turning ‘blogrelationships’ into full-fledged ‘drinking buddy’ relationships. We’d hang out share a few meals, talk about how much we like/abhor substitutionary atonement, chat about Church horror stories, you know–standard fare.
6. I’ve gotten a preliminary count previously, but now that we’re a little closer I’d like to take another preliminary count as to who’s in for our little shin-dig. If you’d be so kind, please comment here if you’d like to take part. (Of course, your response doesn’t obligate you to attend, it’s just so I can start to get a figure on about how many of y’all we should prepare for.)
7. If you needed futher incentive to come…it’s just been announced that Don Miller (the author, I believe, of Blue Like Jazz) will be speaking.
8. Party on.
ADDENDUM: If you don’t know what blogvention is, click the blogvention category on the right side bar and start reading the posts from the bottom.
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Kari said,
April 28, 2005 at 3:33 pm
Woohoo! Don Miller!!!
I’m there. I think I can safely speak for my husband and say he will be too. We’ll make sure our bicycles are in tip-top shape for the ride up the street.
:-) Kari
Meg said,
April 28, 2005 at 10:15 pm
Brandon, I’m excited. I’ll be around and ready to par-tay! yeah! who-hoo!
As a Grand Rapidian (ugh! very mixed feelings about defining myself as such) let me know how I can help with hospitality. For example, if anyone needs a place to stay. . .(a BOLD offer considering y’all could be axe murderers who write innocous blogs as a cover)
I just looked at the Faith and Writing website and, in case anyone needs MORE reason to make this a priority, Lauren Winner is going to be speaking.
Brandon said,
April 28, 2005 at 10:22 pm
Sweet. That’s Brandon, Jen, Kari, James, and Meg, so far. The fun keeps growing by the minute.
Just a side note: One shouldn’t feel angst about making this committment…basically saying your coming in this comment thread just means you think you might be interested. We’ll get serious numbers when the date gets closer–mostly I just wanted to officially announce that I’m now 100% serious about this little event of ours.
greg said,
April 29, 2005 at 9:47 am
The hot, hairdresser wife and I are definitely considering it.
rose said,
April 29, 2005 at 10:12 am
What the hell is blogvention?
Brandon said,
April 29, 2005 at 10:15 am
Rose,
I created an addendum in the post to answer your question.
rose said,
April 29, 2005 at 10:16 am
ok..i got it..maybe I should just read… ha.. that would be a fun adventure. I’m in if Adam ups his percentage from the 40%. My friend tyana reads this..maybe we could get a road trip together. K… that is a cool idea. Get a group of random strangers together and drink… or I mean..talk…
rose said,
April 29, 2005 at 10:17 am
oh you commented as I was commenting
zalm said,
April 29, 2005 at 11:35 am
ooh… marilynne robinson, too!
if all you’re looking for at this point are vaguely noncommittal statements of desire, then what the hell, i’m in. it’s a lot of miles, money and months from now, but it sounds like fun, so put me down at 60%.
promise to ply me with spicy belgians, and that number may drift upwards.
Brandon said,
April 29, 2005 at 12:31 pm
Zalm,
Consider yourself so promised.
Adam said,
April 29, 2005 at 6:44 pm
Alright, here is the deal. My potentially new found profession is throwing a kink in my 40%. If I came, I would have to fly in (money shouldn’t be a problem by then)one day, stay the night with someone, and then fly out the next day. Kind of a hassle that no one might wanna put up with. I don’t get vacation for the first year I’m on the dept. but I work 24 on and 48 off. Anyway, I’ll up my percentage to 40.21% percent so as to keep Rose interested.
Lara said,
April 30, 2005 at 12:15 am
This could possibly be a grand adventure.
greg said,
April 30, 2005 at 10:57 pm
Adam,
Susan and I will spring for an STD-free hooker if you show up.
jpe said,
May 1, 2005 at 8:04 pm
There’s about a 75% chance I’m…*sigh*…moving back to Cleveland in the next few months. If I do, I’d love to drop by if you’d have me. I’ve enjoyed Brandon’s posts and the comments here for a while, and I love me some good beer.
ty said,
May 2, 2005 at 12:11 am
eh, i can usually be coerced into random road trips. although i guess if it’s a planned thing it’s not really random. i’ll just call it random so i feel cooler and more spontaneous.
rose said,
May 2, 2005 at 9:13 am
It is random tyana..we would be going to a blogvention..that’s random…i think that would officially make us nerds.
Kristen said,
May 2, 2005 at 12:40 pm
Consider Micah and I in at 95%. Yes, we are serious.
Tim Sean said,
May 2, 2005 at 9:00 pm
Yes! I heard about this through the McCarty’s site and would love to do a little drinking with some new friends. My wife and I have been to the festival before and enjoyed it a great deal. Count us in.
Kevin said,
May 8, 2005 at 1:17 pm
Myself and my wife live in Chicagoland, which isn’t too far from your neck of the woods. I don’t see why we wouldn’t be able to make it.