Siggraph-06 Boston

[egz]

I'll be at siggraph

[Da_elf]

hehe rum flows like water down here so if you dont mind being paid cheaply lol.

my current appartment.


the new home im working on will have approximately 500sq feet for office space. but some of it will become a recording booth.

current view that i use to rest my eyes from my monitors.
http://home.caribsurf.com/elfpro/email/pano.jpg

future view for new home.
http://www.elfpro3d.com/view.jpg

my after work view hehe
http://www.elfpro3d.com/img.jpg
me and friends whoing some tourists a good time (shame they stuck to beer all night. but they sure did get pissed drunk)

[jujubee]

dibs on the couch.

[beestee]

We will have one from our office there this year

I might be going to Autodesk University. Have to wait until it gets a little closer before I will know for sure.

[jacksc02]

loooks like your drinking water there elf!

[Da_elf]

thats white rum and sprite. but i do drink it like its water.

[visualride]

thats white rum and sprite. but i do drink it like its water.

That might explain the duck. :P

Ohhh I miss the island life. A few years back I had a job in Maui for a couple years doing "multi-media" work. Anyone still remember that term?

[tricky]

We'll be there supporting the English cause. Looking forward to a break.

[jujubee]

So - how will we tell everyone apart? Would you all want to meet up somewhere?

[tricky]

I'll be holding a bunch of flowers

[Dman3d]

damn, wont go, I dont like to fly. Anyone got a picture of Vlado and the gang? Wonder what they look like all the time, when Im rendering all night and arguing with someone about VRay vs some other renderer all the frigging time. Oh I mean, cool, yay siggraph and stuff!

[rjw]

I'll be there, be great to all meet up.
jujubee - got any suggetions of where to meet?
Richard

[instinct]

@dman3d :

http://pixelmonkey.freeservers.com/Vray/Chaos-01.jpg

you have to copy paste it to a new browser window or tab, as remote linking seems forbidden...not from me btw..

Thorsten

[Da_elf]

so no one decided yet if siggy is being moved to barbados? hehe

[jujubee]

jujubee - got any suggetions of where to meet?

The Vizmasters conference for Vray is free and on Friday. I think that's probably the best time for most people to get together. The rest of the event is almost a week long so people are showing up at different times I'd imagine:

http://dvc.vismasters.com/VRay.cfm Stop by the VisMasters booth at the Main Exhibition and register your name earlier (you'd be stupid if you weren't a registered user - just look at Vlado's muscles) just so they can have a better idea of how many people are coming. They will be arranging rooms according to how many people show up.

Perhaps we can all meet afterwards for food and/or drink. There's one right at the waterfront (name evading me right now - get back to you on that) and the Black Rose down at Faneuil Hall which can be a good time.

For others wandering around during the week, I recommend checking out Boston's North End for a little of the old Italian community - they've got the best pizza in Boston at Pizza Regina's (you'll want the North End location. Faneuil Hall (a touristy area) is also definitely worth a look. You can also take the subway to Harvard Square (Harvard University) - there's some shops and places to eat (Border Cafe - Mexican food and drinks, or my favorite Bartley's Burgers) is there as well. It's also worth taking a stroll through the Boston Common Park - the first designated park in the Americas then down through Newbury Street. Another great bar (but small) is Bukowski's down on Boylston Street. The cheapest and one of the best places to eat is Dim Sum in Chinatown at the China Pearl before noon - definitely bring a group that can tolerate very mysterious Chinese food. If you have extra money to spend, I recommend the Boston Duck Tours for a guided tour of the area.

Boston is a very 'walkable' city - you can get to many places on foot. If there's something you are looking for or a certain stle, just let me know. I'll have my cell phone on me so you can call 617-216-7495 in case you want any advice on places to go or things to do.

-Chuck/Charles aka Jujubee