Well, I'm off

[paranatural.livejournal.com]

I'm headed way up north to dragonCon from Barton Rouge, Louisiana. I probably won't be able to check the net again till Monday night. Wish me luck, we'll need it if we're gonna make it there, as we have to go through Mississippi. The roads are reported to be open, and yes, we'll have the gas to drive through w/o stopping.

He's to hoping.

Pre Con Thursday...

[thenetimp.livejournal.com]

So let the picture posting begin.

http://gallery.vmdi.net/index.php?cat=43

Regarding the Hyatt's "No outside food or beverage" sign

[lordsilversky.livejournal.com]

After seeing this post http://www.livejournal.com/community/dragoncon/544830.html, I talked to Gloria at the front desk of the Hyatt about the sign just now. She says she's worked there for 9 years and though bringing in Alcohol is against the state, city, and county liquor license, food and non-alcoholic beverages are fine to bring into the hotel.

To make it even more official, I've spent the last 3 hours searching for any kind of information online, through city, county, and state websites that would back up the food and non-alcoholic beverages ban, but there is nothing to be found.

What I was able to find was that the Hyatt decided to institute its own rules on bringing in food and beverages (though there was no definition to alcoholic and non-alcoholic). I found this same document through a few sites but this seems to be the more official one http://www.inta.org/annual/2004/pdf/exh_guidelines.pdf.

From what I can gather, the "corking fee" is basically you giving the alcohol to the hotel, and them selling it back to you, doing this means they have sold you the alcohol and it is allowed to be stored and consumed on the property.

Just some information to try to help straighten everything out.

Space available...

[catgirlnikki.livejournal.com]

If anyone is in dire need of a place to sleep I have a room at the Fairfield as long as you don't mind the floor.  As it is it is only my husband, me and my younger brother.

sign...what sign?! ; )

[allibat.livejournal.com]

sinsect and I are here- got a room in the Ivy Tower...w00t!!! And as far as the no outside food/drink thing...let's just say that you can fit a lot of...stuff...inside empty an suitcase. And there's an entrance to the Ivy Tower through P'tree Center Mall where no Hyatt staff will see you. Green's on Ponce (across from the Kroger) has kick-ass sales going on, too. A 12 of Guinness was $10 and a 1.75L of Skyy was $21!!!

Anyway- many more interesting posts/pics to come!

Stupid People

[cartierobert.livejournal.com]

I've been taking pictures of shirts as well as costumes....here is my favorite shirt of the last 24 hours.

http://home.comcast.net/~cartierobert/images/pic0045.jpg

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[weetanya.livejournal.com]

Anyone know whether there's a lactation room at Dragon*Con?

I'm wondering where I can discretely pump some breastmilk this evening & tomorrow.

no force in the'verse can stop me... :-)

[photognome.livejournal.com]

Georgia Gas Prices - Good News

[cloudwatcher.livejournal.com]

Starting at midnight, Georgia drivers will be exempt from paying the state motor fuel tax, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue announced Friday. The moratorium should save motorists more than 15 cents per gallon and will continue through September.

Gov. Perdue said he will sign an executive order to remove the 7.5-cents-a-gallon excise tax and the 4 percent sales tax on purchases at the pump. He said that even before Katrina and the subsequent run on gasoline, the state had already been collecting more than enough gas taxes for the current budget.

"By temporarily suspending fuel tax collection, I want to relieve some of the financial burden placed on Georgians by disruptions in our fuel supply resulting from the effects of Hurricane Katrina," Perdue said during a Friday news conference.

Hurricane Refunds?

[wyldkyss.livejournal.com]

I don't know how much of a longshot this really is...

For those of us screwed out of house and home from the hurricane, and unable to go to D*C, is there any way to get a refund on our preregs for the con? I am not there, I'm stuck in Mississippi, just trying to get by. That $45 would be DAMN handy right now...

LJ Meetup?

[asjachyld.livejournal.com]

I was standing by the elevator in my BIG wine and black hair (you CAN'T miss me! I'm in a Pink LJ tee and hot pink little shorts with a P-Chan backpack) and someone asked about an LJ meetup?

Are we planning one?? Hmm Hm??

^_^

- Curious in the Hyatt

Marriott jackhammers

[cara-chapel.livejournal.com]

This is insane. There are jackhammers from the construction level running so loudly they're sending dust down from our ceiling.

We called the desk and they're knocking some of the cost off our bill for today.

Anyone else with a similar issue should do the same!

a STORY since i am not there this year D:

[deadish.livejournal.com]

OK SO ONE TIME at dragoncon, i am sitting on the floor in the middle of everything in everyone's way as i LOVE to do when rogue(cruxshadows duh) comes galumphing past, pouring a box of nerds into his giant-hair-head.
i SCREAM at him because i have only ever seen strawberry and grape boxes in stores, and HE had a box of WATERMELON and CHERRY.
"WHERE DID YOU GET THOSE?!?!" i shrill at him, pointing maniacally at the box.
he looks at me, looks down at the box, i think he is confused!
"oh... uh. someone just gave them to me." he shrugs.
"i've NEVER seen those flavours for sale!!" i shriek.
"you can have the rest?? there's like.. seven left." and he hands me the box.
i love him for the rest of my life.

Please post photos!

[pktaxwench.livejournal.com]

I don't know if I speak for all those who could not make it, but could people please post lots of photos for those of us stuck at home can live vicariously through you?

Thank you,
The one who is stuck at home because the !@#$%^&*(@#$%^& US Army screwed up plans that were laid down months ago. To anyone considering signing up, right now, the hubby (who is the soldier of the family) would probably tell you not to. The army is taking perverse pleasure in canceling leaves for no reason.

Wireless at the Hilton

[zarathud.livejournal.com]

I'm tired of paying 9.95/day for wireless access at the Hilton. Any free networks in the vicinity?

D*Con party go

[dionysus69.livejournal.com]

The boozepack party is go. it will be in the hyatt room 2005 on saterday night at 11pm. bring ID or make sure you actually know me so I can sneak you past security. donations will be taken at the booze station in the form of cash, booze and full frontal nudity (which will be most welcome). now lets bust out the boozepack and have us some good times