I guess a continuation.

Anyone doing anything for the Holidays?

I'm going to Denver, pretty stoked about it. Work has been insane, it will be nice to get the hell out of here a few days.

Hoping to get 2 good days of snowboarding in A Basin for sure, then somewhere else random.

As of now snow has been slim. Places are open, but limited trails. 

Anyone ever been to the Azores?

I'll be in glamorous Nerk, OH for the holidays to visit family.

Some parts of Nerk are nice.

posted by Commander of Awesome

Some parts of Nerk are nice.

Don't get me wrong, I love my hometown and would defend it to the death. But I grew up in the boonies of Newark.

posted by justincredible

I'll be in glamorous Nerk, OH for the holidays to visit family.

Didn't know you were related to NCF.  

posted by superman

Didn't know you were related to NCF.  

He's my uncle-brother.

Just booked a flight to Miami for WMC for a bachelor party in March. 

100% with points, thanks Chase Sapphire! 

Booked our resort on HHI in April...counting down the days...

Damn. How did I miss the Nerk stuff. Ain't nothing wrong with the 740.

posted by cat_lover

Damn. How did I miss the Nerk stuff. Ain't nothing wrong with the 740.

I miss the days when it was 614.

I make fun of it, but only because I lived it for 18+ years. I do get testy when others talk shit about Newark.

Headed to Vegas tomorrow.  Be there until Wednesday.  I'll take pictures.

Woo hoo.

Headed to amsterdam next week, cincy for a bachelor party early feb, cleveland for the ncaa wreslting tournament in march, key west for a wedding in april, and new orleans for my bachelor party in june.

posted by like_that

Headed to amsterdam next week, cincy for a bachelor party early feb, cleveland for the ncaa wreslting tournament in march, key west for a wedding in april, and new orleans for my bachelor party in june.

Nice. Do you know what the plans are? Lots of great things to do in the city for a bachelor party.

posted by justincredible

Nice. Do you know what the plans are? Lots of great things to do in the city for a bachelor party.

We mostly just get drunk and bar hop, but the one thing we currently have planned is the cincy winter beer festival. 

Any dinner recs for a group of 8?

I'll be volunteering at the beer fest, but likely on Friday night in the VIP area.

Do you know what part of town you're staying in? What price range?

posted by like_that

We mostly just get drunk and bar hop, but the one thing we currently have planned is the cincy winter beer festival. 

 

Any dinner recs for a group of 8?

Hofbrahaus in Newport has good beer, good food.  Great setting for groups.

Austin was legit, ate some great BBQ, saw some good live music and drank like 5000 beers. Also snowed several inches on NYE which was wild.

Coming up: heading to Tahoe in Feb for skiing, Santa Cruz in March, married in April, debating on going to Ohio for the NFL draft to watch with a buddy, probabaly go intl in June/July for honeymoon. Still debating on locations for that.

posted by superman

Hofbrahaus in Newport has good beer, good food.  Great setting for groups.

I would also suggest Rheingeist (SP?). It's a solid brewery with a ton of space. Bit of a turn key begging to be bought by big beer but solid beers and a good time.

Just went through the TSA checkpoint.  Got myself a little extra peepee patdown.  THAT didn't feel like a violation at all.

I think I just engaged in morning foreplay with a father of two girls before 7am.

Thought about telling him to call me daddy.  At least then it would have been as uncomfortable for him as it was for me.

posted by O-Trap

Just went through the TSA checkpoint.  Got myself a little extra peepee patdown.  THAT didn't feel like a violation at all.

I think I just engaged in morning foreplay with a father of two girls before 7am.

Thought about telling him to call me daddy.  At least then it would have been as uncomfortable for him as it was for me.

I feel safer.

posted by justincredible

I feel safer.

Totes.  Keeping people safe from men's naughty bits since 2001.

posted by justincredible

I'll be volunteering at the beer fest, but likely on Friday night in the VIP area.

Do you know what part of town you're staying in? What price range?

If you happen to go on Saturday let me know.

We are staying near Hyde Park, but location wouldn't stop us from going anywhere.  Preferably a place near bars since we will most likely bar hop after.  $35-$40 (not including alcohol) sounds about right, but I wouldn't know.  I am numb to restaurant prices after living in DC for so long.  I'd take recs below and above that price range as long as it is a good place to eat.  

Nice, I lived in Hyde Park for more than 8 years. Are you staying at someone's place or in one of the new hotels over by Rookwood Commons?

If you're going to be in that area I can't not recommend The Growler House (30 taps, great staff, it is our goto beer spot in the city) in East Walnut Hills. O Pie O is a fantastic restaurant next door, but it's pretty small so not sure how easy they could accomodate a group of eight.

OTR is likely your best area if you want to walk from bar to bar and go to more than 2 or 3.

Best beach location within reasonable driving distance (12ish hours) from Ohio for a mid-March trip?