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Post by speedyreedy on May 1, 2010 3:37:19 GMT -5
"Think Impossibly Big" - Value #4
Hey guys, Chris Reed here. I have decided on a project to put my energy into, and need help from people across North America. As some of you who have met me on YouTube, Skype, BlogTV, or the forum know, I will be working in Maine this summer on a summer camp.
Instead of flying there like most normal humans, I have decided to vlog the trip and go by bus, but this will be quite expensive so I wondered if the community could help me out.
I have created a wiki entry under roadtrip detailing my plans, with an area for generous users to offer a place to stay (even a garden to camp in would be ace!) or a tour of the city they live in.
For this to work, I will be making a video that you can show your roommates, parents or whoever detailing my intentions (no longer than one night in any given house, heading to a summer camp so A-OK criminal record check!), etc.
Please discuss this idea here and I'll try to stay up to date with people's comments. Also, I'd love it if people would add things to the wiki. Thanks!
p.s. I am hoping to meet a few youtubers along the way if I can organise it. Currently the intended meetups include Dan Brown, WheezyWaiter, and Mickeleh. I'll be emailing them all soon...Cancelled due to lack of interest. Sorry. |
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Post by chelseeyuh on May 1, 2010 11:25:15 GMT -5
YAYAYAYAYAYAY Chris is my BFFL and we're going to hang out and be irl frans!  |
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Post by Johncoyne on May 1, 2010 11:32:19 GMT -5
Chelsea+John+Chris= NYC trip of epic proportions?
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Post by chelseeyuh on May 1, 2010 11:38:33 GMT -5
Chelsea+John+Chris= NYC trip of epic proportions? Actually, it'll probably be like Chelsea+Chris+Jo(h)n^2 I feel like I'm going to explode with excitement XD |
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Post by Johncoyne on May 1, 2010 11:41:55 GMT -5
I already exploded today... I think two 'splosions in one day is kinda risky.
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Post by speedyreedy on May 1, 2010 11:56:36 GMT -5
Be sure to add information, even just a "I'd like to meet you in X", to the wiki, so that I can better plan the trip. Add it to the bottom section, even if you're a wiki newb - I'll keep it maintained. Feel free to request me in cities that could potentially be on my route. I will probably buy a 2-week pass for the Greyhound, so distance is not a terrible issue...kind of. southpoleofthemoon.com/wiki/index.php?title=Roadtrip <-- ADD YOURSELF! |
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Post by Joey on May 1, 2010 12:08:05 GMT -5
Sweet! I live in lincoln, but dont know if i will be able to see you.
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Post by speedyreedy on May 1, 2010 15:10:00 GMT -5
Nah man, of course you can. I will be going through Lincoln en route, especially if I can get in touch with Dan. If the worry is that you'll have school, or that your parents will think it's weird, I will be on my way to work on a summer camp with kids, and have official criminal record check documentation on me. I will also try to schedule stops in each place in the afternoons and evenings, or on weekends - so that I conflict as little as possible with your studies. Furthermore anyone can message me with questions to get to know me better, including your parents if they need to.
I really want to meet as many people as possible - and am willing to go the extra mile to make sure I can. After all, we are a community and if we can't even hang out face-to-face, how will we ever work together when we are called to?
Chat soon guys
(This applies to anyone, post here or message me with questions)
Chris Reed
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Post by chelseeyuh on May 1, 2010 20:41:14 GMT -5
I didn't wanna hafta be the first person to add myself, buuuuuuuut... o.o
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Post by speedyreedy on May 1, 2010 22:37:56 GMT -5
Thanks for starting this off. Even if you guys aren't 100% sure, I'd rather get a good amount of feedback and have to alter things on the fly, than have little feedback and miss a great chance!
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Post by Johncoyne on May 1, 2010 23:43:16 GMT -5
I added mahself.
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Post by chelseeyuh on May 1, 2010 23:48:50 GMT -5
Greatest city on Earth, eh? You're 14. How many cities on Earth have you even seen?! |
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Post by Johncoyne on May 1, 2010 23:58:19 GMT -5
Courtesy of Wikipedia (On New York City):
Nickname(s): The Big Apple, The City That Never Sleeps, The Capital of the World (Caput Mundi), The Center of the Universe, NYC, Gotham, The Greatest City in The World, The Empire City, The City So Nice They Named It Twice, The City, The Concrete Jungle.
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Post by chelseeyuh on May 2, 2010 0:09:17 GMT -5
WIKIPEDIA LIES!
Are you even going to be able to go? You can't just tell your parents you're going to hang out with 3 people you met online.. >_>
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Post by Johncoyne on May 2, 2010 0:11:41 GMT -5
I asked my mom if I could go to any kind of Pogotribe gathering. She said yes, but as long as she's there, too. And my sister will most likely go.
My mom is pretty cool, but she'll probably just be in the corner on her cell phone. Hopefully...
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Post by click3tyclick on May 2, 2010 3:15:29 GMT -5
I asked my mom if I could go to any kind of Pogotribe gathering. She said yes, but as long as she's there, too. And my sister will most likely go. My mom is pretty cool, but she'll probably just be in the corner on her cell phone. Hopefully... It's adorable when my parents try to engage in entertaining conversations with my teenage friends. |
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Post by Johncoyne on May 2, 2010 18:19:15 GMT -5
My irl friends are theater people. We engage in entertaining conversation with everyone. EVERYONE.
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Post by speedyreedy on May 2, 2010 18:50:46 GMT -5
Aanndd... back on topic please? I need responses here if I'm to plan my early-June travels.
Which means this week will be the clincher. If people don't get back to me, I might have to just fly across the continent instead... :S
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Post by chelseeyuh on May 2, 2010 19:10:44 GMT -5
I might have to just fly across the continent instead... :S No. |
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Post by speedyreedy on May 2, 2010 21:55:32 GMT -5
But I can't justify taking the bus to the North East USA when I could fly in less time, for less money...
I'll still be around New York. If the only interested people are available to be there too, then that works out. And I can always bus across the USA some other time...
Project status: up in the air. Could still happen with a LOT more feedback...
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