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Who's going to the Texas Renaissance Festival?

Oct 14, 2009#1

Tinwhistler

Nov 7th is my birthday, and I have a tradition of going to the Texas Renaissance Festival my birthday weekend.

Vytamindi implied she'd be going that weekend in another thread, so I thought it might be cool to see if anyone else was going that weekend too. It'd be a cool birthday present to meet some of you folks and say hi and drink a few beers (or mead) at the Sea Devil!

Oct 14, 2009#2

Gusto

Some other known forum Texans include Shego, Charlie Don't Surf, Kissinger, Batdan, and Chibibar.

Oct 14, 2009#3

Vytamindi

Whaaaaaaaaa!!!! I am NOT going... I wish I was!! But because of it being the week before our first choir performance, I cannot.... I am so sad!!!!

---------- Post added at 10:23 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:21 AM ----------

:Cry::Cry::Cry: Added for emphasis of this new development of how sad I am!!!!

:sorry:

Oct 14, 2009#4

phil

I've never been. It's in Houston, yes?

Oct 14, 2009#5

Chibibar

Maron and I might be able to go. It is interesting we'll have to see how much money we have budget for.

Oct 14, 2009#6

sixpackshaker

It is outside of Houston. I live about 40 miles away from the site. I go about once every 5 years or so.

Oct 14, 2009#7

North_Ranger

Vytamindi, I feel your pain. I think it's just me, Iaculus, Biardo and Bubble on this side of the Atlantic while almost everybody else is there in the United States

Which means that I at least can't come; the travelling alone would cost me an arm and a leg, plus maybe a slice of pancreas.

Get thy asses to the Medieval Market of Turku someday, ye foreign-dwelling varlets!

Oct 14, 2009#8

Hylian

I would go but I live in Washington and that would be just a tad bit too much of a drive

Oct 14, 2009#9

The Lovely Boehner

I had been thinking of posting some sort of interest check for maybe a halforum texas meet or something, but uhhh. I'm not interested in a ren festival.

Oct 14, 2009#10

Tinwhistler

phil said:
I've never been. It's in Houston, yes?

Just north of Houston in Plantersville.

Oct 14, 2009#11

bigcountry23

Would love to, but I won't be making it back to the homeland to see my folks until late December.

Oct 14, 2009#12

meyoumeyou

Never been to Texas...

...or to a Ren Fest...even though theres one in my hometown annually...is that sad?

Oct 14, 2009#13

drawn_inward

There's a fairly big one in Norman, OK every year. The whole time I was there for my undergrad, I never went to it. Some said it was a waste of time. Others said it was a complete waste of time. (Conan ref, ftw!)

Oct 14, 2009#14

fade

I wonder if I've ever walked right past some of you. Odd thought. I went every year in grad school.

Oct 14, 2009#15

Tinwhistler

When was that? I was a performer all year in 2003.

Oct 14, 2009#16

figmentPez

I'm trying to remember what year I went. 2001, maybe? My friends talked me into going. The three of them were in costume, and I was not. (One of them went on to work at one of the shops for the rest of that season, and possibly again after that.) Despite feeling momentarily awkward for being the only one in modern clothes, I had a really good time. I'd go back again, but my health makes walking around for even a few hours difficult.

Oct 14, 2009#17

Wahad

North_Ranger said:
Vytamindi, I feel your pain. I think it's just me, Iaculus, Biardo and Bubble on this side of the Atlantic while almost everybody else is there in the United States Which means that I at least can't come; the travelling alone would cost me an arm and a leg, plus maybe a slice of pancreas.

Get thy asses to the Medieval Market of Turku someday, ye foreign-dwelling varlets!

*coughs and also points at Ame*

Ren-Faires sound pretty fun, although I've never been to one. Although we do have the 1st of April in my parents' hometown and the 3rd of October where I study, which is when we celebrate the liberation of those towns from the Spaniards around the end of the 16th century. I guess that sorta counts as a Ren-Faire? A lotta people dress the part, anyway.

Oct 14, 2009#18

SeraRelm

I'd go down to meet you weirdos if I could have the time off and if Sunoco hadn't stolen every penny out of my wife's bank account. We're seeing what can be done to rectify this situation, btw.

Nov 3, 2009#19

Tinwhistler

Well, I think that we've come to the conclusion that nobody else from hf is going

But I'll still be there on the 7th, and I'll raise a pint to you all :falldown:

Nov 3, 2009#20

HowDroll

I wish I could go. I love ren fests.

Nov 3, 2009#21

Shegokigo

Wow you have the same B-day as my GF.... :bush:

Nov 3, 2009#22

Tinwhistler

She probably has a nicer ass, though.

(can i just interject here how much i hate the new winking smilie?)

Nov 3, 2009#23

Dave

Tinwhistler said:
She probably has a nicer ass, though.

(can i just interject here how much i hate the new winking smilie?)

No idea what you are talking about.

Nov 3, 2009#24

Tinwhistler

Dave;288636][quote=Tinwhistler said:
She probably has a nicer ass, though.

(can i just interject here how much i hate the new winking smilie?)

No idea what you are talking about.[/quote]

is green. The old one (from phpbb) was yellow.

more like this:

Every time I see the green one, I think of the vomiting smiley.

Nov 3, 2009#25

Dave

(*psst*) Clear your cache and look at this thread again.

Nov 3, 2009#26

Tinwhistler

yay!

Nov 3, 2009#27

Cajungal

Wish i could, but I have no money after my recent trip. I have a lot of friends who go to both that one and the one that takes place someplace in Louisiana. It would be interesting to see even though that stuff isn't exactly my thing.

Nov 3, 2009#28

Chibibar

My wife and I thought about going, but not much money and no place to stay.

Nov 3, 2009#29

Tinwhistler

we're camping, but that's not a good option for everyone.

Nov 3, 2009#30

Silver Jelly

North_Ranger said:
Vytamindi, I feel your pain. I think it's just me, Iaculus, Biardo and Bubble on this side of the Atlantic while almost everybody else is there in the United States Which means that I at least can't come; the travelling alone would cost me an arm and a leg, plus maybe a slice of pancreas.

Get thy asses to the Medieval Market of Turku someday, ye foreign-dwelling varlets!

Nov 4, 2009#31

fade

Tinwhistler said:
When was that? I was a performer all year in 2003.

Woops. Missed that. It was 1998-2002. I was in grad school until 2004, but I can say for certain that I didn't go those last two years, since my son was born in 03.

Nov 4, 2009#32

bhamv3

North_Ranger said:
Vytamindi, I feel your pain. I think it's just me, Iaculus, Biardo and Bubble on this side of the Atlantic while almost everybody else is there in the United States Which means that I at least can't come; the travelling alone would cost me an arm and a leg, plus maybe a slice of pancreas.

Get thy asses to the Medieval Market of Turku someday, ye foreign-dwelling varlets!

At least you have a decent number of Europeans. I think I can count all the posters from Asia on one hand.

Nov 4, 2009#33

Bubble181

Silver Jelly;288838][quote=North_Ranger said:
Vytamindi, I feel your pain. I think it's just me, Iaculus, Biardo and Bubble on this side of the Atlantic while almost everybody else is there in the United States Which means that I at least can't come; the travelling alone would cost me an arm and a leg, plus maybe a slice of pancreas.

Get thy asses to the Medieval Market of Turku someday, ye foreign-dwelling varlets!

[/QUOTE]

Not to mention Andi/Dragonherz, Mathk242, and that German guy, I forget his name. And Ame.

Huh. I just realized this is the only forum I've ever been on without Brittish people. We need more Brits.

Nov 4, 2009#34

Denbrought

Bubble181 said:
Huh. I just realized this is the only forum I've ever been on without Brittish people. We need more Brits.

twitchmoss is the token Brit.

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