Russ! I screwed up last week and made plans to go to Emerald City Comic Con with a friend that day. I'm going to take an hour and scoot down to the Seattle Center on the Monorail, though. See you there!

Please do come, it would be great to meet you.

QuestionLand Birthday Meetup

Sunday, April 1st
1:30 pm
Seattle Center - International Fountain
**Look for the Gnome**

If weather is terrible (no Gnome to be seen),
go to Seattle Center House Starbucks

We will meet up and decide where best to go from there.

Preparations/renovations are underway for the big 50th anniversary of the World's Fair which will begin April 21st and extend six months to October 21 (just like the original fair).

By the way, I am told that April 1st will be the first day the International Fountain will be running this year.

QuestionLand Birthday Meetup

Sunday, April 1st
1:30 pm
Seattle Center - International Fountain
**Look for the Gnome**

If weather is terrible (no Gnome to be seen),
go to Seattle Center House Starbucks

We will meet up and decide where best to go from there.

Preparations/renovations are underway for the big 50th anniversary of the World's Fair which will begin April 21st and extend six months to October 21 (just like the original fair).

By the way, I am told that April 1st will be the first day the International Fountain will be running this year.

QuestionLand Birthday Meetup

Sunday, April 1st
1:30 pm
Seattle Center - International Fountain
**Look for the Gnome**

If weather is terrible (no Gnome to be seen),
go to Seattle Center House Starbucks

We will meet up and decide where best to go from there.

Preparations/renovations are underway for the big 50th anniversary of the World's Fair which will begin April 21st and extend six months to October 21 (just like the original fair).

By the way, I am told that April 1st will be the first day the International Fountain will be running this year.

QuestionLand Birthday Meetup

Sunday, April 1st
1:30 pm
Seattle Center - International Fountain
**Look for the Gnome**

If weather is terrible (no Gnome to be seen),
go to Seattle Center House Starbucks

We will meet up and decide where best to go from there.

Preparations/renovations are underway for the big 50th anniversary of the World's Fair which will begin April 21st and extend six months to October 21 (just like the original fair).

By the way, I am told that April 1st will be the first day the International Fountain will be running this year.

QuestionLand Birthday Meetup

Sunday, April 1st
1:30 pm
Seattle Center - International Fountain
**Look for the Gnome**

If weather is terrible (no Gnome to be seen),
go to Seattle Center House Starbucks

We will meet up and decide where best to go from there.

Preparations/renovations are underway for the big 50th anniversary of the World's Fair which will begin April 21st and extend six months to October 21 (just like the original fair).

By the way, I am told that April 1st will be the first day the International Fountain will be running this year.

I do hope you will come, it would be wonderful to meet you.

QuestionLand Birthday Meetup

Sunday, April 1st
1:30 pm
Seattle Center - International Fountain
**Look for the Gnome**

If weather is terrible (no Gnome to be seen),
go to Seattle Center House Starbucks

We will meet up and decide where best to go from there.

Preparations/renovations are underway for the big 50th anniversary of the World's Fair which will begin April 21st and extend six months to October 21 (just like the original fair).

By the way, I am told that April 1st will be the first day the International Fountain will be running this year.

Duplicate comment.
Elf, Please remove this.

QuestionLand Birthday Meetup

Sunday, April 1st
1:30 pm
Seattle Center - International Fountain
**Look for the Gnome**

If weather is terrible (no Gnome to be seen),
go to Seattle Center House Starbucks

We will meet up and decide where best to go from there.

Preparations/renovations are underway for the big 50th anniversary of the World's Fair which will begin April 21st and extend six months to October 21 (just like the original fair).

By the way, I am told that April 1st will be the first day the International Fountain will be running this year.

The fun part is when you are presented with a group of folks (not having any idea of the individual identities) and start making introductions. My own identity may not be as hidden now that half my face is visible in my avatar.

Cool!

Wow Russ - I didn't realize I had such power in QLand! I suggested the change in the question wording because I think it's hard to organize a gathering with the Qland format, and I didn't see very many responses. I wasn't expecting someone to change it without your approval.

It does seem like QLand has been quieter lately - I seem to recall when others have tried to organize QLand meetups in the past that there were more responses. Maybe people are just waiting for someone to make a decision as to time and place, and then they'll show up?

I do like Seattle Center, I haven't walked around there for awhile so I can't recall what indoor spaces would be available to meet for free. The Center House has a mall-type vibe, but I think it's been remodeled recently so it might be a good spot.

Thanks for organizing this!

Great!

Thanks, Marty. You might want to put in the initial quotation marks before the word, Who's. Remember the overall formatting.

Asteria et al,
I wrote the folks at the Seattle Center to see if they had a recommendation where we could meet, sit and talk - if the universe does not provide beautiful Spring weather and sunshine to enjoy outside. I will let you know what they say.

I am open to other suggestions also. The main point in picking the SC was just that it is a definitely known landmark, great place outside on a good day, and I thought there might be the possibility of an indoor spot if it wasn't so great outside.

Anyone that is coming for sure, maybe considering this and just not posting (or even on the fence) be sure to check back here a couple of days before the event to find out the final determination on the rendezvous point - weather issues will be more well defined then also.

Oh dang! Sorry about that Russ. I forgot that my admin editor strips line breaks. I think I have it fixed now. I can also modify the title if you want since I used asteria's suggestion with your picture next to it. Should have checked with you first. Marty

I wasn't in complete agreement with you when I read your suggestion to rewrite the question. I think that anyone that doesn't take the time to read the questions posted on Qland (certainly not a high rate recently) wouldn't be that enthused to attend the gathering anyway.

I wrote the Elf and asked what he thought and the question was then edited without any additional discussion. Oh well.

All of the paragraph (carriage returns) formatting disappeared so it is all run together and the link for the International Fountain is no longer active, so cut and paste activity is now required if you want to see it. Anyone just scanning it will pick up 'Bremerton' and probably stop there.

Now people really have to read the whole thing to understand it.

In a few days if there is no response I may just request that the whole thing be deleted from the forum.

Russ, I love your new avatar!

We have the right date, Sunday, April 1, and a good idea for a gathering - round trip from Seattle to Bremerton on the ferry with a stop over for a lunch in Bremerton. The ferry schedule that will be released later will show the possible sailing times to consider. This Qland anniversary/birthday/celebration day will not fall on a weekend day again until 2017. So don't miss it!

Reminders and more information will be posted as we get into March. I have attended two gatherings, both have been small and both have been very much fun - lots of good conversation, and great to meet people face to face!

Please be sure when you publicize this, that you clearly state this is NOT an April Fools Joke. "It's No Joke, we're turning 3 and want to throw ourselves a party.. You're invited to come along. So Don't miss the boat..." Something like that?

The very first weekend I ever spent here over 25 years ago I took that round trip to enjoy the view and water. Went to Bremerton, had a nice lunch and returned. I looked at restaurant listings and see some mentioned nearby, but we should get some recommendations and make sure there are Sunday hours.

I looked up events and see no sports stuff happening at the stadiums.

This could be just long enough to be fun and somewhat different from meeting at a happy hour on a weekday eve. Midday would be a great timing also. I hope some others will chime in here if interested. I will wait a day or so and then post it as a separate question.

The boats usually assigned to the SEA-BR run hold 1076 to 2000 passengers so it shouldn't be a problem, but I will volunteer to call WSF and the Galley contractor and give them a head up if/when we decide to do this, and I hope we do. As far as a cafe on the other side, I don't know, I alyways just blow through Bremerton on my way to the coast. Perhaps we could post a question and ask our friendly Kitsap County Qlanders for advice? There is always also the option of a Bainbridge run but that is only a 30 min ride each way, my inclination was to do Bremerton because it's a 60 min boat ride each way, more time to socialize onboard. Another great thing about this idea is that Colman Dock is easily accessible from light rail, Amtrak and Metro so it's easy for Qlanders from all over to get to. If we scheduled it for midday that would probably be best, give everyone time to get their bus or train back to our respective neighborhoods. And there shouldnt be a stadium conflict for drivers to find parking on April 1, right?

I think the Lake Union cruise is a bit ambitious and might be a good one for later years.

I do however, like the idea of the ferry crossing round trip. Would we have to do anything to warn the ferry system about a group of folks coming together to socialize on the way over and back? Are there any moderately priced restaurants close by to walk to and have a soup and sandwich over there and catch a later ferry back? Even a late comer could catch up if we did that.

One thing for sure is that if you didn't show up for this social, then you really would have "missed the boat"! ;0)