Those of you who attended the central Meetup heard be talk about it. It's on the website. It's been hinted at here and there. Time for the official announcement!
Next Saturday (November 14th), I am going to be running an overnight write in a the SE Grind Coffee Shop in SE Portland! The suggested hours are 8:00 PM - 8:00 AM from Saturday the 14th to Sunday the 15th. I will bring stickers, a small number of Google Wave invites, and lots of enthusiasm and energy!
If you have questions, post them here! If you're planning to attend, say so! If you have a bunny friend who will bind and gag you until you agree, agree and then tell us about your experiences as a bunny captive.
Hoping to see you there!
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Portland's Ninja ML (the undercover one)
Hostess of "The NaNo Project" - http://thenanoproject.blogspot.com/
Title: Magdalena Crane, Rogue Zombie Hunter
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Google Wave invites? These are my kind of bribes!
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I'll be there! I'm still catching up from being sick the first four days of NaNo ... I need all the furious typing I can get! :D
--Kat
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Wave invites? Oh man. But I hate being up all night. *whines*
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A wave invite? I'll have you know that I am not above begging. Or bribing. Really I'm not. I purchased my gmail invite back in the day using MMORPG currency.
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Nov 6, 2009 - 17 48
Oh I certainly hope I can be there. My plans are to make it. Keep trying to get to The Grind, and keep missing it. As to the wave thing, just now trying to figure it all out myself. Maybe I should watch the video's on it..lol, NO back to writing...I'm behind today, looks like it will be a power writing weekend.
----------~ LL Derr
"It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop." - Confucius
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Nov 6, 2009 - 19 56
I'm debating this. The Grind is about two hours out of my way.
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Nov 7, 2009 - 20 06
I really don't have an excuse NOT to be there. SE Grind is only probably ten minutes from my house.
I'm definitely going to try to make it, at least for several hours. I'd love to meet some other Portland NaNo-ers!
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Nov 8, 2009 - 12 54
I want to go, but I'm not good at all-nighters. Are naps allowed?
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Nov 8, 2009 - 19 15
Well, I work Saturday night till 8:30 then I work on Sunday starting at 10AM. I think I will come after work, have something to eat, write an hour or two then I will have to depart. Sounds like fun. That is the plan right now. I do reserve the right to change my mind. :)
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Nov 8, 2009 - 19 42
I'll be there. Are we supposed to RSVP...cause I am. :) Otherwise I might just sneak back in bed. But now I've said I'm coming. I don't have a bunny. I have a monkey, that hangs with me as I write. He "disposed" of the bunny, and won't tell me where or even admit to the dirty deed. To chastise him, I will make him wear a pair of bunny ears :)
----------~ LL Derr
"It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop." - Confucius
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I'm thinking I will too. It'll be insane and mind numbing and possibly lead to severe eye twitches, but I'm game! :)
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I may stop by to say hello, I have a plane to catch Sunday morning at 6 a.m. but we'll figure out something
----------- Nicki
"Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery." - Jane Austen
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I am truly hoping to come as my word count is dangerously low and I am sure hanging out with the likes of all of you, I will write pure enchanting prose at lightning speed! Okay, I just want to know what a Google wave invite is...I am so pitifully out of it...
Can anyone give me directions from Gresham? I actually live in the Gorge but know my way around pretty well. Just need to know the major streets to look for. Thanks in advance.
Deb
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Nov 8, 2009 - 23 53
I have to work both days, but I'll try to join in for a while...most likely early in the morning before work...assuming I'm still welcome at these things.
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But of course you are welcome!
I've never been to The Grind. Does anyone know if they serve Chai? Just need to check as I would probably feel slightly awkward sporting starbucks into another coffee shop, but I need my Chai :) And Tazo is local, and the only kind I like thus far. I'm usually up for trying new tea though as long as the shop sells some.
----------~ LL Derr
"It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop." - Confucius
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http://www.writerslatte.com
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they have oregon chai and a couple of dry mixes.... i'm partial to dragonfly myself.
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May have to beg the husband to get the crummy laptop fixed up. . .
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Wow! This sounds like we might just have a great turnout! I'm so excited about everyone who says they'll be coming out. It's great how many people are going to try to pull the all-night with me, but also feel free to just come around and say "Hello!" for a few hours.
Southeast Grind
1223 SE Powell blvd
Portland, OR 97202
Tel: 503-473-8703
This just off of the corner of SE Powell and SE Milwaukie.
http://www.southeastgrind.com/
If you have any particular questions or worries, please feel free to send me a PM as well.
----------Portland's Ninja ML (the undercover one)
Hostess of "The NaNo Project" - http://thenanoproject.blogspot.com/
Title: Magdalena Crane, Rogue Zombie Hunter
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Of course you can come. Bring a writing device/implement of some kind and a few spare mental ninjas-of-plotting and you're all set!
----------Portland's Ninja ML (the undercover one)
Hostess of "The NaNo Project" - http://thenanoproject.blogspot.com/
Title: Magdalena Crane, Rogue Zombie Hunter
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Nov 10, 2009 - 00 47
I'll definitely be there... at just over 6300 words, I need a boost!
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I plan to come at this point. I work Saturdays until 9 pm, but (partially because of working a relatively late shift), I'm a total night owl and am up until 3 or 4 a lot of nights anyway :)
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I'm pretty sure that I will be there. I've hit a wall and need to crank through it!!!
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Okay, I'm cheating. This is a quick bump to bring this back to the top of the list so everyone sees it before the all-night craziness that will be tomorrow night!!
----------Portland's Ninja ML (the undercover one)
Hostess of "The NaNo Project" - http://thenanoproject.blogspot.com/
Title: Magdalena Crane, Rogue Zombie Hunter
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Nov 14, 2009 - 01 23
I'm still planning on coming! Looking forward to tomorrow night =)
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writer of fictions
i am the heart that you call home
and i've written pages upon pages
trying to rid you from my bones...
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Nov 14, 2009 - 09 22
I plan to be there but might not show until 10 pm or so. Is it as small and crowded as before?
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Good luck guys! I can't wait it cause I will be on a plane at 4 a.m. and have yet to do ANYTHING to prepare for the trip but you know I will be furiously typing on my flight to LA tomorrow morning
----------- Nicki
"Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery." - Jane Austen
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I'll be there! I am so far behind on my word count, I need a place where I can be surrounded by like-minded freaks. :)
Granted, I won't be able to stay until 8AM because I do have an obligation Sunday @2pm and will need my rest. But I plan on writing until I can write no more!!
I'll be wearing my NaNo Hoodie with merit badges and carrying HOP, my one-armed pirate plot bunny. So, yeah, I'll be kind of obvious. *snerk*
See you all tonight!
P.S. I 'll also be bringing my 6ft ext. cord / surge protector / 6 outlets so we have extra to spare.
----------06 NaNo: "Within Primeval" WINNER
07 NaNo: "Delirium" WINNER
08 NaNo: "Portals" WINNER
A tisket, a tasket, your soul or the casket....
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I will almost certainly be coming and bringing along my younger brother is part of the YWP. (Sounds like a cool code name doesn't it?)
Nibo? How early do you suggest arriving to make sure we get a spot an outlet? My brother's laptop only lasts an hour on battery (and that's when fully charged) so we will certainly need an outlet spot. I am hoping you have an idea of how many people to expect, so that way I know when to show.
Thanks! And it looks as if this event is going to be fantastic!
----------NS
"They say to stop and smell the roses. I prefer to sweep them up along the way and plop them into the hands of my sweetheart."
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I had been trying to figure out if I could go to this, but my hubby made the choice for me. He's my ride if I have to go out east, and he'll be working massive overtime until 10pm. There's no way he'd drive my bum out there after a hell shift. So I must bow out of midnight writing and satisfy my sweet tooth at Panera's Sunday afternoon.
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I'm thinking about it. It sounds like lots of fun, and goodness knows I need to spend some time getting caught up, but I didn't get much sleep last night, so I'm not sure I'd last very long... Also, it's a little out of my normal stomping ground - I'm pretty hooked on writing at the local tea house.
We'll see how I feel in a couple of hours.
----------“Writing is easy. You just sit down at the typewriter, open up a vein and bleed it out drop by drop.”
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