The Syndicate

Hello lovely people of The Syndicate! There has been some chatter about interest in reviving this finally after the long saga that has been COVID is finally easing up and allowing people to travel and see each other again. So this is really a thread to do an interest check and then move into discussion of time frames and locations. Before we get too far down that road though, let's just see who might be interested in attending a Syndicate Meet Up!

What a great and wonderful idea that I was absolutely not aware of and am totally blown away by!

What a novel idea

I can travel a few hours but most things that would require going further than that aren't really an option atp

But if it's within striking distance I would love to be a part of it

if you do it just make sure there's a virtual component lol

MacDougall wrote: ↑Wed Mar 16, 2022 2:46 am if you do it just make sure there's a virtual component lol

just fly to america

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MacDougall wrote: ↑Wed Mar 16, 2022 2:46 am if you do it just make sure there's a virtual component lol

Cooking with dunya on zoom. Got it.

NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME wrote: ↑Wed Mar 16, 2022 2:39 am I can travel a few hours but most things that would require going further than that aren't really an option atp

But if it's within striking distance I would love to be a part of it

How far are you from Tampa?

dunya wrote: ↑Wed Mar 16, 2022 4:36 am

NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME wrote: ↑Wed Mar 16, 2022 2:39 am I can travel a few hours but most things that would require going further than that aren't really an option atp

But if it's within striking distance I would love to be a part of it

How far are you from Tampa?

Hour and a half ish, very doable!

How far is Tennessee?

A long ways...I think 650ish miles, iirc, to Knoxville at least. Further to central and western Tennessee.

Not something I say often, but glad I live in Florida

Europe is cooler just saying

For once, I agree. Europe is cooler (just saying).

we can do a euro one too this year!!! i'm down.

NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME wrote: ↑Wed Mar 16, 2022 5:04 am Not something I say often, but glad I live in Florida

lmao. noted.

i think tampa is winning by a few points all around so far! plus we get to meet baby amy @dyachei

I mean, you already know I'm not going to miss this!

YES if it's in Tampa and depending on when in the year we're talking about.

Screw Florida, you guys should all hang with me at the Pitchfork music festival here in chi town

Discord logged me in to the sock, whoops

A definite maybe

dunya wrote: ↑Wed Mar 16, 2022 6:52 am we can do a euro one too this year!!! i'm down.

I mean there are 3 of us in London, so

london is boring, let's bring the party to barcelona.

Epi and I are definitely in for Tampa!! AND we can potentially meet Juliets!! WIN, WIN!!

Master Radishes wrote: ↑Wed Mar 16, 2022 3:23 pm

dunya wrote: ↑Wed Mar 16, 2022 6:52 am we can do a euro one too this year!!! i'm down.

I mean there are 3 of us in London, so

dunya wrote: ↑Wed Mar 16, 2022 3:36 pm london is boring, let's bring the party to barcelona.

If this is going to be a thing (which I fully endorse the idea of feeling out the possibility for a Euro Meet Up), we should consider starting a separate thread to pursue interest and planning for that.

I should clarify, I am planning a LOT of things right now and I don't think I could handle planning that too, but if you all are serious about a Euro Meet Up and someone wants to plan that, let's start a separate thread and see what comes of it.

Spacedaisy wrote: ↑Wed Mar 16, 2022 6:39 pm I should clarify, I am planning a LOT of things right now and I don't think I could handle planning that too, but if you all are serious about a Euro Meet Up and someone wants to plan that, let's start a separate thread and see what comes of it.

leave it to me

@Elohcin or Epignosis, we were discussing it being mid-August but I learned from Elo earlier that might not work for you?

Here is where I (and Dunia are at the moment. I am going to England in early May, then going from England straight to permanently relocating to France in June. So I won't be in the US at all as of May. However, my little sister graduates with her PhD in History August 13, so I am going to be back in Waco for that ceremony and I convinced Dunia to join me for this and we could plan a Syndicate meet up around it as well. I am able to do it anytime before or after the 13. The closer to it the better so Dunia could do both, but if she can only make one of the two things, I will make sure she is at the Meet Up instead, lol. We hadn't gotten as far in here as discussing dates before this, but do you have any idea of when might be a no go?

Anyone else that would like to chime in dates that are just no go for them, please let us know. We'll go for whatever works for the most people in the end.

Elohcin wrote: ↑Wed Mar 16, 2022 4:23 pm Epi and I are definitely in for Tampa!! AND we can potentially meet Juliets!! WIN, WIN!!

LOL!!!!!

We only live about four hours away. Also I lived in Tampa Bay for years and years.

I’m definitely willing to teach another yoga class if the group would like (like at the last meetup)

How do I tag my husband someone help

@reywaS oh I think that worked

Mongoose wrote: ↑Wed Mar 16, 2022 8:14 pm How do I take my husband someone help

@reywaS oh I think that worked

This made me giggle.

I might be able to make Chicago with enough time between now and then. Otherwise it would have to be somewhere on the west coast or joining via Video call.

Florida would be relatively unlikely for a multitude of reasons.

I like the idea of Chicago more than Florida, but I will try (and possibly fail) to make whatever the group decides work.

Vote no to Flordia

I could possibly do Massena, definitely nothing in Florida.

Ok, absolute furthest is like Syracuse / Albany / MAAAAAAAAAAAYBE Boston

NYC also semi-feasible

If you all have it within a reasonable drive time from me, I’ll be tempted to crash for a surprise overnight.

I'll set up a poll tomorrow for some possible locations.

Hey guys, dunya and I were discussing it and we think that planning not for this summer, but for next summer might be a better idea. It would allow for people who want to make time for it to sort it out well in advance, and it would allow people to save for it too. So we're going to refocus this a bit to look forward at the Summer of 2023 and allow plenty of time for planning that way.

That said, I will put up a poll for possible locations as soon as possible.

Booooo

I almost accidentally typed that we would plan for the summer of 2030... LOL. We believe in planning well in advance...

If it’s next summer there is more of a chance I might be visiting the states when it happens! and some of the locations are actually locations I was thinking about visiting family/friends there.

Hey, that's awesome news! I mean, I know its a bummer pushing it back a whole year, but I really think having that extra time to plan will allow more people to make some space for it and to budget time and money for it if it's something they really would like to do. And it will help us ensure we plan it the best possible way we can. I am currently in such flux especially for the next couple months and it's causing me high levels of anxiety so I need to be honest with myself about what I'm capable of doing and I just know that while I might be able to plan it, it probably is not a good choice for me where my mental and emotional health is concerned. So I apologize for getting you all excited too soon and then pulling the rug out from under you. But we can still do it, just planning a bit more in advance, which I think will be a better approach for almost everyone.

Spacedaisy wrote: ↑Sun Apr 03, 2022 1:35 am Hey guys, dunya and I were discussing it and we think that planning not for this summer, but for next summer might be a better idea. It would allow for people who want to make time for it to sort it out well in advance, and it would allow people to save for it too. So we're going to refocus this a bit to look forward at the Summer of 2023 and allow plenty of time for planning that way.

That said, I will put up a poll for possible locations as soon as possible.

Next summer I will be closer to Florida than Chicago, so I move my vote off Chicago and to wherever y'all said in Florida.

Apparently, I have family 1 hour + from Tampa

This post was specifically designed to bump this thread with the sole intent of making it more likely that this really happens.

How about Las Vegas?

FL or Chicago is doable for me