This thread will be an announcements only please. All Write-Ins listed here must also be listed on the regional calendar. Hosts of regional write-ins are welcome to post their events here after sending the basic information to Darfinkle, official coordinator of the regional calendar. This basic information includes, but is not limited to:
- Date
- Time
- Location
- Street Address
- Directions
- Host Screen Name
- Description or other details
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"Life is too important to be taken seriously." -- Oscar Wilde
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Nov 5, 2009 - 21 43
Lane Community College Write-Ins
DATES: November 5, November 12, and November 19
TIME: 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
LOCATION: LCC Cafeteria at the North end near the espresso bar
HOST: Darfinkle
All particpants welcome and encouraged to attend. This group is not limited to LCC students. We will be adding word count to our novels, helping each other with plot holes and other difficulties, and holding word wars and other word games.
November 5 Roll Call: Bahnree, dulcet_deb, reddening, Sydney, TempestDra, Tyrinea, as well as Darfinkle and Twilite.
----------"Life is too important to be taken seriously." -- Oscar Wilde
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Nov 14, 2009 - 19 23
Papa's Pizza Saturday Write-Ins
DATES: November 7, November 14 and NEW DATE: November 21
TIME: 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
LOCATION: Papa's Pizza Parlor, on the corner of West 11th & Chambers (Google Maps link)
HOST: Reddening
Grab your laptops, netbooks, or notebooks and join us at Papa's Pizza for a Saturday afternoon write-in! The location has a play-area for kids, so feel free to bring your children along. Music and headphones are recommended if you're sensitive to distraction, as the noise level can vary depending on how empty/crowded the dining area is.
EDIT: We've had great attendance so far, so we've added Saturday, November 21 to the schedule!
36,046 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 11 37
Veneta/Fern Ridge Write-Ins
Note the different Times
DATES: November 11
TIME: 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm
and
DATES: November 24
TIME: 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
LOCATION: Our Daily Bread Bakery and Restaurant
88170 Territorial Hwy
Veneta (541) 935-4921
HOST: Twilite
All particpants welcome and encouraged to attend. We will be adding word count to our novels, helping each other with plot holes and other difficulties, and holding word wars and other word games.
DIRECTIONS: From Eugene; West on 11th (Hwy 126) into Veneta, make a left at the light (south) on Territorial, ODB is on the right 2 blocks past the railroad tracks. There is only one signal light in Veneta. So from any direction go south on Territorial to find ODB.
Our Daily Bread (ODB) is also a Writer's Corner
----------Whatever you can do or think you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.
~~Goethe
14,240 / 50,000
Nov 10, 2009 - 10 37
Springfield Write-In
DATE: Wednesday, November 11
TIME: 10:00 a.m. to Noon
LOCATION: Aquila & Priscilla's Eatery & Coffee House
ADDRESS: 1843 Pioneer Pkwy E, Springfield, OR Google map
HOST: Darfinkle
Happy Veteran's Day! Join us for late morning coffee and writing at a delightful place discovered by dustyfro last week. We will be in their meeting room with has eight tables and sixteen chairs. I would love to see all of them filled! They also promise plenty of electrical outlets. Come and catch up or get ahead in your word count with your fellow wrimos.
Location Notes: They are in the Pioneer Plaza Shopping Center (with Safeway, Shari's, Jack in the Box) at the northeast corner of Pioneer Parkway and Q Street. Look for them are on the north side of the center, between Fashion Bug and Wynant Family Health Foods.
----------"Life is too important to be taken seriously." -- Oscar Wilde
14,240 / 50,000
Nov 10, 2009 - 10 48
University of Oregon Write-In
DATE: Wednesday, November 11
TIME: 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm
LOCATION: EMU, University of Oregon
HOST: Darfinkle
I will have to find a suitable location upon arrival and update my location from my phone. As I am neither staff nor student at the university, I will not have access to the wifi.
----------"Life is too important to be taken seriously." -- Oscar Wilde
35,078 / 50,000
Nov 11, 2009 - 13 54
So, I'm at the EMU. Trying to find you guys, or at darfinkle. Look for the big guy in the kilt.
HAVE LAPTOP WILL TRAVEL!
Jesse james akins
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Nov 11, 2009 - 14 07
Wait... so you're there in a kilt?!
I have a class in an hour and need to hand in a project but I'll be there (and working on homework for 30 minutes before leaving)
HAVE LAPTOP WILL TRAVEL!
Jesse james akins
Writer of strange, and hopefully witty, prose.
36,046 / 50,000
Nov 17, 2009 - 11 57
TWO! count them ... Two! NIGHT OWL Write-Ins!
Date: Thurs. Nov 19th and Mon. Nov. 23
Time: 11 PM to 2 AM
Location: One Cup Coffee
298 Blair Bl.
Eugene 683-5046
Host: Twilite
This is a few blocks north of 6th street much closer to 2nd street on the NW corner. It's a great little place with espresso and a real hippy atmosphere. It's Classic!
We gonna get some words in and have fun! Join me!
Here is a link to a map:
----------http://maps.google.com/maps/place?cid=1337228291332778264&q=one%2Bcup%2B...
Whatever you can do or think you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.
~~Goethe
35,078 / 50,000
Nov 17, 2009 - 14 15
i'll be there. definately.
~Jesse James Akins
----------~Jesse James Akins
35,078 / 50,000
Nov 20, 2009 - 00 31
of course, i didn't realize the first one was tonight... damn it.
----------~Jesse James Akins