[00:03] <mhall119> ah, I think maybe that's ted gould
[07:52] <popey> Morning
[17:21] <belkinsa> pleia2 and jose, you guys are going to OLF, right?
[17:21] <pleia2> yep
[17:22] <pleia2> you?
[17:23] <belkinsa> Yup.
[17:23] <pleia2> woo :D
[17:24] <jose> yeah me too
[17:24] <jose> see you there!
[17:25] <belkinsa> You too!
[17:26] <belkinsa> Will it be your first time to it?
[17:26] <pleia2> my first time
[17:26] <belkinsa> Same here.
[17:26] <belkinsa> And first time to (boring) Ohio?
[17:28] <jose> first time for me
[17:28] <pleia2> never been to ohio
[17:29] <belkinsa> For OLF, jose and also Ohio?
[17:29] <belkinsa> Well.
[17:29] <jose> yep
[17:29] <belkinsa> Which city are you flying in to?  Columbus?
[17:32] <jose> yep\
[17:33] <belkinsa> And ar eyou driving?
[17:33] <belkinsa> are you*
[17:34] <pleia2> boo driving
[17:35] <belkinsa> Yeah, boo driving.  I have drive from the Greater Cincy area up.
[17:35]  * belkinsa lives in West Chester
[17:37] <jose> driving where?
[17:37] <jose> isn't the conference in Columbus?
[17:38] <belkinsa> It is, but the airports are a bit away from downtown and the hotel
[17:38] <jose> oh, I'm gonna have to take an Uber then
[17:38] <pleia2> yeah, I'm grabbing a cab with a friend of mine who is coming in around the same time
[17:40] <belkinsa> Alright, just giving you a heads up on where the hotel is in relation to the airports.
[18:02] <belkinsa> And how long are you both staying in the city?
[18:08] <pleia2> I'm flying home at 8AM on Monday
[18:08] <pleia2> I hear the Columbus Zoo is not one to miss so I'm ... not going to miss it :)
[18:08] <pleia2> (going on Sunday)
[18:09] <belkinsa> I was planning to hit the Gardens.
[18:09] <belkinsa> Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens*
[18:09] <belkinsa> But I could join you.
[18:14] <pleia2> that would be fun :)
[18:15] <pleia2> another friend is tagging along too
[18:15] <belkinsa> And I can drive us to the zoo, as I'm driving from the Southwestern part of Ohio.
[18:15] <pleia2> that's convenient, I had made sure Uber serves the area around the zoo ;)
[18:16] <pleia2> we should chat more closer in, I have two trips before ohio /o\ kinda scatterbrained
[18:16] <belkinsa> Sure, you are always welcome to PM me here.
[18:16] <pleia2> thanks :)
[18:17] <belkinsa> Not a problem.
[21:02] <mhall119> pleia2: have you ever been to the zoo in Tampa?
[21:40] <pleia2> mhall119: no, but the Miami Zoo is wonderful
[21:41] <pleia2> and have been to the Disney Animal Park a few times
[21:44] <mhall119> Lowry Park is Tampa is really very nice
[21:52] <mhall119> growing up, my neighbor was one of the big ape trainers there