Guys from Andromeda attending Tennessee convention in October

[pcj]

Check out the Starring page of http://geekmediaexpo.com/?n=starring

 

Looks like the Two Guys are going, as well as Rob Paulsen and a few other cool people.

 

:y:

[Chrono]

That's cool, since I live right by there. Hopefully i'll be able to go.

[pcj]

I'm thinking about going as well - my father just moved up there and I've yet to be by to see their new house. Hopefully I can work it out.

[Decaffeinated Jedi]

I might try to make it as well. It's not exactly close, but it's significantly closer than San Diego. ;)

 

Jess

[Troels Pleimert]

In case it wasn't perfectly obvious from my outbursts on Twitter, I am obscenely jealous. Doubly, triply, quadrozillionooply now that it seems the whole SQN gang is going. And I'm not. :(

[nockgeneer]

In case it wasn't perfectly obvious from my outbursts on Twitter, I am obscenely jealous. Doubly, triply, quadrozillionooply now that it seems the whole SQN gang is going. And I'm not. :(

 

Me too :-(

[MusicallyInspired]

In case it wasn't perfectly obvious from my outbursts on Twitter, I am obscenely jealous. Doubly, triply, quadrozillionooply now that it seems the whole SQN gang is going. And I'm not. :(

 

I'm with you, I can't go either. :(

[Troels Pleimert]

I say we do a Google+ Hangout, those of us who can't make it. :)

[pcj]

You should do it at a time where we can get Mark and Scott on from the convention. :y:

[Troels Pleimert]

That is not a bad idea, that. If they would be up for it, of course. I can imagine it would be hard to get any sort of free time at a convention, let alone any you'd want to spend huddled in front of a webcam.

 

Well, let's get it out in the open, then. Any suggestions for a time for a G+ convention hangout?

[pcj]

I'm definitely going to be there! I'll probably go up to the convention on Saturday.

[Johnathon]

If they ever have a convention down here, in Charleston, I'd be willing to drive the 4 hours, if I could find the time out of my schedule. :wub:

[Capn_Ascii]

Oooh... :blink:

 

I would love to attend this - it's actually not that far from where I live! But sadly, my poor wallet can't take it...

 

Stupid medical bills. Stupid car wreck. :unsure:

[Johnathon]

Dang, Captain! Medical bills? Car wreck? I'm sorry to hear this.

 

You are okay, I hope?

 

I had a big hit too this last 6 weeks. $500.00 in medical bills for an unexplained cause of severe shortness of breath. Literally thought I would die at a couple points. Could have been some nasty atypical pneumonia.

 

Anyways, get better!

[Capn_Ascii]

Eh, I'm fine. Almost a year ago I got surprised by a deer at night - I lost control and collided head-on with another vehicle. My car was a total loss, but I came away with just severe bruising and cracked face and finger bones. Nothing life-threatening. ;)

 

Unfortunately, I have no health insurance, and my vehicle insurance only paid a fraction of the hospital bills. I still owe some 4000+ dollars that has to be paid off inside of the next year, which means that virtually all of my disposable income is going toward payments - I can barely afford the occasional videogame, much less a trip to a money-burning geek convention. ;)

[penguinfan]

Wow that's tough -- no insurance because self-employed? For several years my other half had no insurance, but then we finally managed to get group insurance through the small consulting company in which I am a partner. Another colleague of mine with a 1-man consulting company has insurance through a professional association (IEEE in this case) so that sort of thing might be worth looking into...

[Johnathon]

I was frightened into purchasing personal medical insurance post what happened to me this past month; and, considering your story Cap'n, I consider that $109 per month well worth it, per chance any such emergency ever were to occur.

 

I might also add, per chance any late payments went on your credit, hopefully the medical debt responsibility act will be approved by this next senate, and you will be able to force them to remove any negative impact to your score regarding medical debts within 45 days of them having been paid up.

 

Best of luck.

[Capn_Ascii]

I might also add, per chance any late payments went on your credit, hopefully the medical debt responsibility act will be approved by this next senate, and you will be able to force them to remove any negative impact to your score regarding medical debts within 45 days of them having been paid up.

While I appreciate the thought, I'm having no problems actually *making* the payments - I have the money. The problem is that that money *usually* goes towards video games, DVDs, and the occasional online purchase - all things I'm being forced to cut back on. There's no way that I can justify a con trip when I can't even buy new game releases without endangering my carefully-planned-out budget.

 

Sadly, this also means no Sierracon 2014 for me - I won't have anything to *start* saving with until early 2014, and I sure as hell won't be able to afford a trip to the West Coast. :(