[Barlibash] Seattle, here we come!

[Jeremy Bellor]

Hello fellow Barlibashers, Saint here with some last minute instructions, 
ideas, and plans for our little together (Which is coming up sooner than you 
think!).  Your Barlibashing TORn staffers have been working hard to get all 
the peripheral plans in place, so here I am to inform you of what we've come 
up with.

Since so many of last year's Barlibash attenders said they didn't want a 
well-planned out itinerary of things to do while at Bash, we've opted to 
toss together a rough little outline of how things will most likely shape 
out.  This is just an idea of a schedule for us,  but it's better to have 
some sort of plan, no matter how loose, than no plan at all.  So what we're 
looking at is:

Wednesday, July 24th: Everyone arrives at the hotel and gets settled in, 
with a little reception in the evening.

Thursday, July 25th: An 'open' day.  Seattle is a huge town with millions of 
things to do, and this is your chance to do exactly what you want.

Friday, July 26th: Hang about the hotel, go swimming, spend some time in the 
bar (oh yes), then our lavish banquet in the evening.

Saturday, July 27th: Massive downtown outing!  Barlibashers go shopping and 
sight-seeing in downtown Seattle.  Since our hotel is only ten minutes away 
from downtown, we can just hoof it and see where our feet carry us.

Sunday, July 28th: All good things must come to an end as our Fellowship of 
Fun breaks apart,  each us heading back to our own lives in the muggle 
world.

And that's that.  Like I said, a very loose schedule: But this is a good 
thing, as we have plenty of room for spontaneity.  If you have any ideas for 
group trips that we could do, please feel free to speak up and send in 
ideas, or just keep them in your head and bring 'em up in Seattle.

Try and get a vague sort of idea of the type of thign you'd like to do on 
the 'open' days.  Seattle is like any other major city, they have bookstores 
and coffee shops and bars and museums and all those sorts of things, as well 
as many 'touristy' type areas.  The following links should give you a few 
ideas on what there is to do:

http://www.cityofseattle.net/html/visitor/tourism.htm

Washingtonine & fellow Basher Gamgee says the Seattle Science Center and the 
world famous Space Needle are two wonderful places to spend an afternoon.  
You can find out more information on them here:

http://www.pacsci.org

http://www.spaceneedle.com

It's a good idea to get some sort of idea on Seattle's weather while 
packing, and you can find out all you need to know here.  Pack accordingly 
(and don't forget your swimsuit!)

http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/local/USWA0395?whatprefs=WeatherLocalTravel


We do need a couple of things from all of you attending, and they are rather 
important, so please do not overlook them:

1. Time is a-wasting to get your official Barlibash T-shirt.  This will be 
the only official 'souvenir' of Barlibash, so don't miss out on your chance 
to take home a memento.  You don't want to be the only one there without a 
shirt, do you?  Email Curunir@theonering.net right away to place your order 
(Do it fast!)

2. For all of you flying into the Seattle airport (Sea-Tac): Our hotel, the 
Westcoast Bellevue, offers a shuttle service to/from the airport to the 
hotel (and back) for only $16.00 each way.  They don't show any sort of 
schedule for how often the shuttle runs - So you can either get there and 
see how it goes, or you can call the hotel and find out at: 425-455-9444.

3. We need for every single Barlibash attender to send an email to 
Jincey@theonering.net with the following information:
Let her know how you're getting to Seattle.  If you're flying in, send her 
your Flight #, which airline you're flying, and arrival/departure times.
Also let her know your contact info.  Your name, whichever nickname you use 
in the chatroom or on message boards (if applicable), your home phone 
number, cell phone number (if applicable), and some sort of emergency info: 
Someone we can call in case something happens to you while you're in 
Seattle.  Spouse, parent, whatever.  Names and numbers would be much 
appreciated.
It's better to have this information and not need it than to need it and not 
have it.  All of this is very important, so get your info to 
Jincey@theonering.net ASAP!

That's essentially it, folks.  You'll more than likely recieve a few more 
emails from us before Bash with some last minute instruction type things - 
But it's right around the corner (only 12 days away, by my reckoning!).

As always, if you have any questions email Curunir@theonering.net, and he'll 
straighten you out with whatever you need.

Thanks for your time, folks: Please follow the steps we've outlined above, 
in order to make certain aspects of Bash run as smoothly as possible.  See 
you folks in Seattle!

--Saint

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