Anyone from Omaha/Kansas City area planning on coming?

[omahastar.livejournal.com]

I've looked into flying down, and the prices are ridiculously expensive, so this year I am planning on driving from Omaha to the con.

I'll be arriving in Atlanta on Thursday, leaving Tuesday.

Is there anyone planning on coming who would like to ride along and chip in on gas?

Comments

[erin-anderson.livejournal.com]

Wow I didn't know there were ANY cool sci fi people in the KC area. I thought I was so alone in my geekyness. If my job hunting pans out, I'd love to hitch a ride. Course then I'd need to find a place to crash for the night, have money for tix, blah blah blah. But keep me on the tentative list. I went last year and loved it, would love to go again....

[omahastar.livejournal.com]

Will do ... I know there's a community or website out there for finding roomies at D*C. I'm sure someone here has a link handy.

Oh wait ... Google is god! lol ... here it is ... http://community.livejournal.com/dragonconrooms

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

Heh, there's a FEW of us... :P

[erin-anderson.livejournal.com]

And I love it! It's so great to know I'm not alone in being a complete and utter geek. It's a grand and wonderful thing. Embrace the geeks!!!

[auroraceleste.livejournal.com]

Probably depends on your definition of cool :P but there are plenty of DC people in the KC area. I'm in Lawrence, and I have at least one DC friend who's from Overland Park that I only ever get to see at DC, even though we live less than an hour apart. Icky schedules!

[erin-anderson.livejournal.com]

I of course use the word "cool" purely in jest. Pretty much everyone is cool to me, unless you're a complete and total douche and you have to work pretty hard to be one of those. I'm up in Leavenworth so I completely understand how hard it can be to see friends living in the OP or in KC, I have a a heck a time seeing them. I'm really hoping my job prospects pan out for me, knowing there are plenty of local folks heading to DC makes me want to go even more!!

[auroraceleste.livejournal.com]

I can introduce you to lots more cool Sci Fi people if you're coming to ConQuest next month!

[erin-anderson.livejournal.com]

Sorry, haven't a clue what Conquest is. Link perhaps?

[auroraceleste.livejournal.com]

http://www.conquestkc.org/

It's Kansas City's sci fi convention. More literary than D*C, and much smaller, but still fun :D

[erin-anderson.livejournal.com]

I have a concert I am attending that weekend on Friday, but maybe I could do Saturday, it's a little to early to tell. Is there going to be any sort of LJ meetup? I'm always up for those and meeting new people, making new crazy friends. The more the merrier!

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

Wasn't there a push last year to start up regional D*C communities? Sounds like we need a KCMO or MO/KS one!