tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534240.post7881090135146849936..comments2024-03-14T15:52:06.924-07:00Comments on Chicken Blog: The Second Day, Maker FaireNatalie, the Chickenbloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07424213130274740719noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534240.post-17668568919218098542012-06-07T21:47:45.902-07:002012-06-07T21:47:45.902-07:00I have no words for how wonderful this all is. Tha...I have no words for how wonderful this all is. Thank you for sharing your experience and all of it through the lens of your passion for all things S.T.E.A.M.M. -- so inspiring and beautiful.Janecehttp://www.noordinarymoment.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534240.post-83128622668136032692012-06-07T11:17:40.654-07:002012-06-07T11:17:40.654-07:00This is soooo cool! I know this is weird but it s...This is soooo cool! I know this is weird but it sort of reminds me of when I was in graduate school in computer science. There were cool projects everywhere and people just seemed more interesting...not that I am around dummies now but it just seemed more on fire then. Anyhow, somehow I will get to one of these events!warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03927162550870912773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534240.post-10523355300543534812012-06-06T20:44:43.576-07:002012-06-06T20:44:43.576-07:00You're lookin' for the real low down.
Read...You're lookin' for the real low down.<br />Ready?<br />Sentiment and faith aside, I rate this competitively against Christmas, and would forego Christmas expenses for the sake of going to Maker Faire. And I LOVE CHRISTMAS. <br /><br />1. Yes, I had fun. This year I did less than in previous years, because I mostly followed Maria and Max. They are both content to settle into one area for hours at a time, but I was never bored or disappointed, because there is SO MUCH, wherever you are.<br /><br />2. Travel and lodging are the *only* expenses. We camped on the way up, and on the way back. One year we took one hotel room, and some of us _ahem_ may have camped in our RV in the parking lot. Now, since we are a "field trip" with boys and girls, we get two rooms, at a reduced Maker Faire rate, and the students chip in, and fundraise. 130$/rm/night. We bring meals with us, and splurged on two meals out... totally worthwhile.<br /><br />Go as a participant: you will not believe how easy and worthwhile they make it. And if not, early bird tickets are less than 20$. Compare that with 87$ for Disneyland. Once you are in, everything except for merchandise is free. You can play, explore, enjoy concerts, learn skills, hear speakers... all for the price of admission.<br /><br />3. There probably is camping... check California State Parks for starters. Our campsite in Capitola was 34$, and that's only an hour from San Mateo. Big Basin, and Half Moon Bay are even closer, and I am sure there are county/private campgrounds, too!<br /><br />Happy to answer any more questions, Ivey. Stay excited!Natalie, the Chickenbloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07424213130274740719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534240.post-22283168068207611322012-06-06T20:24:46.770-07:002012-06-06T20:24:46.770-07:00ok. so i have a question. did you have fun at make...ok. so i have a question. did you have fun at maker's faire? :)<br /><br />is it expensive? can you camp there or nearby for cheap?<br /><br />you have got me all excited!valleycampdurangohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12653181279592024956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534240.post-45023554274289927652012-06-06T14:52:58.911-07:002012-06-06T14:52:58.911-07:00I feel it. I feel the joy, the power, and the mag...I feel it. I feel the joy, the power, and the magic. It not merely makes me want to be there, it makes me want to MAKE every day. Make station. That's what the new house must have. Central, ready for everyone all the time. You've inspired me -- again!!!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383220573177416855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534240.post-38501239960095127422012-06-06T13:57:04.445-07:002012-06-06T13:57:04.445-07:00So many wonders to behold! I'm going to have ...So many wonders to behold! I'm going to have to go through it all again to take it in. A word comes to mind... phantasmagorical! Is that a real world? Well, if not, it should be. This is all so much better than anything Disney could imagine.judy in kyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810068743975026564noreply@blogger.com