Headed for Conflikt: Trip-planning post

[mdlbear]

Current plan is to fly to SeaTac for Conflikt on Thursday January 24th; I'll probably get in late afternoon. I'll look around for a rental car on Monday so I'll be relatively mobile. Probably head home on Wednesday the 30th unless somebody gives me a good reason to stay through Thursday. I'll be making my plane reservation sometime this week.

Besides the departure date, about the only other things that need deciding are what gear to take. First category is instruments: I need to decide whether to take Plink, my travel guitar, or Ruby, my usually gig guitar. I'm leaning toward Plink, since I'm flying, and she sounds really good plugged in through a direct box.

The other question is computer hardware. I'm leaning toward taking the Macbook Pro and (assuming it arrives when it's supposed to) the OLPC. I don't think I'm quite crazy enough to attempt the trip with nothing but the OLPC or even the OLPC, an external keyboard, and a massive USB hard drive. I might, however, take the OLPC instead of my songbook.

Added: Comments on this post would be a convenient place to discuss trip logistics.

Comments

[technoshaman.livejournal.com]

woooooo, wanna see OLPC... *bounce bounce*... yes, I know, keyboard is supposedly too small for even these bitty paws, and screen is definitely too small for our aging eyes... but still. Wanna see.

(Wanna see an Eee, too.)

I'd go with Plink, too, if she sounds better plugged... If you wanted a full-sized one you might could tap cflute for the loan of hers, since the odds of her actually playing it during a filk (as opposed to a jam session) are probably pretty slim...

You gonna get hotel shuttle to the con hotel? Are you gonna want to wander this way before con? Your likely chauffeur needs to know how to plan... :)

[mdlbear]

I could probably take both, they're small. The Eee is smaller -- it actually fits in a coat pocket. But the XO makes a better eBook reader.

My plan is to take the shuttle to the hotel and check in; I'll be at loose ends after that and a visit up your way would be good if it's not too inconvenient for you -- I know it's a long drive.

The other person we have to coordinate with is _amethyst_fire_; I don't know her schedule, and I don't know whether she'll need transportation, but it's likely. I'll point her here for planning purposes.

[mdlbear]

If I take both the XO and the Eee I'll almost certainly toss the Eee in my suitcase; the XO is bulkier, but would be much harder to replace if it got damaged. Being flash-based, they're both pretty rugged.

Neither of them has a keyboard that's touch-typeable by adults; I have a Thinkpad laptop keyboard on order from Lenovo.