2004 D&D Miniatures Champion
Kiddoc
Underboss
1797 Posts
    
 | | 03/15/2005 3:26 PM |
| | recovered topic 893 | |
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2004 D&D Miniatures Champion
Kiddoc
Underboss
1797 Posts
| | 03/15/2005 3:26 PM |
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Originally posted by Okay McKay
Hey everyone! It looks like I may be moving to the Raleigh/Durham area in North Carolina. I seem to remember some of you saying that you are from that area... What is the DDM scene like around there? Are there many MaxMiniers there?
Thanks!
Dave.
"Okay McKay"
Crud, they got you too Dave? Looks like they have a magnet for gamers there or something (That or the fact that I can own a frickin' MANSION there on my salary, whereas here I can barely afford our shoebox of a condo here). Chris Groves, Ilarue, Terin and a few others are from that area. DDM is growing nicely for them. Keep a seat warm for me if you get there first. [)] | |
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griffrat
Commander
3506 Posts
| | 03/15/2005 3:35 PM |
| | Heck yeah...If things keep going the way they look. RTP here I come. Granted this is a few years off but still nice to know folks and such... | |
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ilarue
Underboss
1259 Posts
| | 03/15/2005 3:40 PM |
| | Currently there is only one store running sanctioned D&D mini tournaments, and they only have them monthly. But there has been good turnout: 11 people at the first and 10 at the second. There are a couple of other stores in the area looking at starting up tournaments, and with Kiddoc more than likely moving to the area later this summer, things should really take off. | |
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willhi1979
Warrior
208 Posts
| | 03/15/2005 4:24 PM |
| | I've started to pick up the game, but I'm primarily involved with SWM. I've been running tournaments at Fallen Orc Games in Cary. I want to see if we can get bi-weekly DDM tournaments going there too. You'll enjoy Raleigh if you come here, it's a good place to live. | |
William
Triangle, NC AAM Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/triaaminis/
Triangle, NC DDM Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/triddmminis/
Triangle, NC SWN Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/triswminis/
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The Mighty
jai
Commander
3235 Posts
| | 03/15/2005 4:35 PM |
| Sweet ... i may be headed that way next year!
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Wrackspawn
ChristopherGroves
Warlord
6093 Posts
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Wrackspawn
ChristopherGroves
Warlord
6093 Posts
| | 03/15/2005 4:39 PM |
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Originally posted by jai
Sweet ... i may be headed that way next year!
Game On!
Sweet indeed! Now if we could only snag Zenako and CG (the other CG, not me) then we'd have a good chance of hitting some sort of minis-critical-mass ... triggering some sort of plastic fusion reaction. Ah the fun we could have then ... good times ... good times ...
To be honest, we've contemplated moving several times but the proximity to Duke Medical Center, housing costs, etc. have kept us local. We've got the flexibility to, on my salary, allow my wife to stay at home and not work while the kids are young ... and that's a nice bit of freedom to have. | |
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willhi1979
Warrior
208 Posts
| | 03/15/2005 4:43 PM |
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Originally posted by ChristopherGroves
After all of my efforts to organize games failed, I'm more than happy to help others and enjoy playing.
There are a few of us here ... not many, but it is apparently growing ... if only we could steal Lucky_KSU back from out West. And I haven't seen much from UNCDevil lately ... but there are a few of us here.
When are you headed this way?
Will at Fallen Orc seems pretty ready to get stuff going, if somebody can be the DCI Organizer. They would have to buy the tournament kits from him so there would be a mild entry fee. He already has three tournament kits from previous months. I am a DCI Organizer, and I could help run tournaments starting in May. I've been able to work successfully with him on SWM, and we have a decent working relationship. I already run SWM tournaments there so we could alternate Sunday afternoons or something. | |
William
Triangle, NC AAM Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/triaaminis/
Triangle, NC DDM Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/triddmminis/
Triangle, NC SWN Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/triswminis/
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Wrackspawn
ChristopherGroves
Warlord
6093 Posts
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willhi1979
Warrior
208 Posts
| | 03/15/2005 5:33 PM |
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Originally posted by ChristopherGroves
That would be great. By the time Kiddoc and others get to the area though I'd like to see weekly recurring tournaments.
If you need ANY HELP, let me know. I appear to lack the abilities to organize these by my self, but I can certainly help others.
Weekly's a little too much for me personally. If I organize anything it'll be biweekly. It would be nice to share organizer responsibility also so I could actually play some. Organizer's can't play so most people don't want to do that. I can do all the interfacing with Will though since I have worked with him before, and he knows me from SWM so that would probably make it easier. | |
William
Triangle, NC AAM Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/triaaminis/
Triangle, NC DDM Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/triddmminis/
Triangle, NC SWN Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/triswminis/
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Okay McKay
Underboss
1068 Posts
| | 03/15/2005 5:35 PM |
| Sweet! Cary, are you serious?! Nice.
I had an interview with Cisco Systems about 10 days ago and it went very well. I should be getting a call in the next day or two about flying down for a face-to-face. So, if that works out I could be working in RTP in about a month. [:0]
I am pretty stoked about having a gaming community so close. Central Illinois isn't really cutting it. [B)]
Thanks!
Dave. | |
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2004 D&D Miniatures Champion
Kiddoc
Underboss
1797 Posts
| | 03/15/2005 5:49 PM |
| The sooner you guys find me a School Psych job (and my wife an elementary teaching job), the sooner I'll be down there to boost your DCI ratings. [:D]
C'mon up Jai, we need an even number for drafting. [)] | |
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Lab Monkey
Commander
4135 Posts
| | 03/15/2005 5:55 PM |
| | I had no idea that the Raleigh area has such a good showing. I visit there often, one of my best friends and his wife live in the area. | |
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Wrackspawn
ChristopherGroves
Warlord
6093 Posts
| | 03/15/2005 6:33 PM |
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I had no idea that the Raleigh area has such a good showing. I visit there often, one of my best friends and his wife live in the area.
Small showing but growing! Shoot me an email if/when you come to town and I'll let you know what's going on in the area ...
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Weekly's a little too much for me personally. If I organize anything it'll be biweekly. It would be nice to share organizer responsibility also so I could actually play some. Organizer's can't play so most people don't want to do that. I can do all the interfacing with Will though since I have worked with him before, and he knows me from SWM so that would probably make it easier.
I can definitely split the duties with you; I'm not into SWM but I could be trained up and maybe spell you for some of those as well.
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The sooner you guys find me a School Psych job (and my wife an elementary teaching job), the sooner I'll be down there to boost your DCI ratings.
I've got a friend who's a PhD Psychologist at NC State; I'll ask her. Does your wife want to teach in general public schools or private/specialized (Montessori, religious, etc.)?
Oddly, my wife has decided that, like crime, archaeology isn't likely to pay anytime soon and is heading back for another degree ... in education. Actually, it probably isn't that odd. I'm no sociologist but I'd bet that the vast majority of us in this specific, niche subculture have quite a bit in common. | |
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The Mighty
jai
Commander
3235 Posts
| | 03/15/2005 8:22 PM |
| | I have not looked for a job there seriously yet, but in passing i have had a few offers ... you guys get me a programming job and i am there! | | | |
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2004 D&D Miniatures Champion
Kiddoc
Underboss
1797 Posts
| | 03/15/2005 8:47 PM |
| Alright, the thread now changes from "RTP area" to "RTP job search for Maxminis users." So, while you superstuds are at it, find Jai a programming job (I actually have ins there, I'll work on it, 2 of my mejor amigos are programmers there), and find my wife a teaching job (public or private don't matter, so long as it's 1st-4th grade, and the salary is decent in the Raleigh/Cary/Apex/Garner/Holly Springs area).
Oh, and a school psych job for me. [:D]
Anybody else need a job? | |
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Okay McKay
Underboss
1068 Posts
| | 03/16/2005 9:27 AM |
| Well... as mentioned, I am working on getting a job at Cisco but if something else pops up I may take it. My background is in technology and consulting sales and I am going for a job at Cisco developing channel partners. If there are other big tech companies in the Triangle with similar opportunities, I'm all ears.
Thanks!
Dave. | |
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Wrackspawn
ChristopherGroves
Warlord
6093 Posts
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willhi1979
Warrior
208 Posts
| | 03/16/2005 10:49 AM |
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Originally posted by ChristopherGroves
Largest IBM site in the world ... but not so much on the sales end here ... well at least it WAS the largest IBM site in the world, but I suppose alot of those folks now work for Lenovo ...
I work for NCR doing customer support for a CRM application. I think there are a couple openings here, but most of it is requirements and helping direct an engineering organization. | |
William
Triangle, NC AAM Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/triaaminis/
Triangle, NC DDM Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/triddmminis/
Triangle, NC SWN Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/triswminis/
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Okay McKay
Underboss
1068 Posts
| | 04/20/2005 5:41 PM |
| Hey everybody... It looks like my interview process with Cisco Systems is starting to pick up some steam. They have expressed an interest in flying me down for an interview, and it looks like that will happen next Friday (4/29). Wish me luck! (If all goes well, I could be living in the Triangle in June. Whoa!)
Hey Kiddoc -- How's your process going? I saw on another thread that you were looking for places to live in the Triangle??? Could it be true? | |
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Okay McKay
Underboss
1068 Posts
| | 04/25/2005 5:29 PM |
| Quick update for those of you in the Triangle area who are interested... My interview with Cisco is going to be on Friday May 6th. Wish me luck!
I don't know how things will progress from there, but I could potentially be living in the Triangle by the end of June. :) | |
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willhi1979
Warrior
208 Posts
| | 04/25/2005 5:49 PM |
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Originally posted by Okay McKay
Quick update for those of you in the Triangle area who are interested... My interview with Cisco is going to be on Friday May 6th. Wish me luck!
I don't know how things will progress from there, but I could potentially be living in the Triangle by the end of June. :)
Yay, I found the thread again! I sent you an IM Friday night after I got home before I headed out. Congrats on the interview, it'll be cool if you end up here. Send me a mail after you confirm you're coming, and we can get the Delegate stuff figured out. I'm also running a DDM Tournament at Fallen Orc Games on May 8th at 2pm so if you want a late flight.....
Best of luck on the interview!
William | |
William
Triangle, NC AAM Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/triaaminis/
Triangle, NC DDM Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/triddmminis/
Triangle, NC SWN Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/triswminis/
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Okay McKay
Underboss
1068 Posts
| | 04/26/2005 12:41 PM |
| | It would be great to play in the tourney on the 8th, but I'd need a hotel room for two more nights and my wife would start wondering where I was... :) We'll have plenty of tournaments in the future though, I'm sure. | |
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Wrackspawn
ChristopherGroves
Warlord
6093 Posts
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Terin
Warrior
185 Posts
| | 04/27/2005 1:49 PM |
| We need to just go ahead and set up a Group like the SW minis one with the calandar.
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willhi1979
Warrior
208 Posts
| | 04/27/2005 4:32 PM |
| Chris,
I don't have one, I know the AFnG one is the 3rd Saturday of each month, I'm thinking we should get a Yahoo group going so we do have one. I'll go ahead and create one called triddmminis. I'll send out an invite to all the players that I know about, if you send me a list of players I'll invite them too. I can also make you a moderator after you accept the invite.
The group is ready now. I'll send invites for everyone's e-mail that I have.
William | |
William
Triangle, NC AAM Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/triaaminis/
Triangle, NC DDM Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/triddmminis/
Triangle, NC SWN Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/triswminis/
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Wrackspawn
ChristopherGroves
Warlord
6093 Posts
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Okay McKay
Underboss
1068 Posts
| | 05/02/2005 6:54 PM |
| | I'm definitely going to be down there on Thursday night... I have interviews from 9:00 until 12:00 on Friday and then fly out in the afternoon. Wish me luck! | |
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Wrackspawn
ChristopherGroves
Warlord
6093 Posts
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Okay McKay
Underboss
1068 Posts
| | 05/03/2005 10:24 AM |
| Don't worry... there shall be more. And an area-wide championship!
Wow... Kiddoc bought a house? Where... Cary? | |
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drowdude
Sergeant
424 Posts
| | 05/03/2005 10:53 AM |
| Man... and I had to go and move even farther away... (Fayetteville to Lumberton) [:p]
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Peace is a lie. There is only passion. Through passion I gain strength. Through strength I gain power. Through power I gain victory. Through victory my chains are broken. The Force shall set me free. - The Sith Code
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Wrackspawn
ChristopherGroves
Warlord
6093 Posts
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drowdude
Sergeant
424 Posts
| | 05/03/2005 2:04 PM |
| | Yeah... there is a possibility that I could work something out. | |
Peace is a lie. There is only passion. Through passion I gain strength. Through strength I gain power. Through power I gain victory. Through victory my chains are broken. The Force shall set me free. - The Sith Code
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willhi1979
Warrior
208 Posts
| | 05/03/2005 4:59 PM |
| Sunday May 8th
Fallen Orc Games
214 Kilmayne Dr. in Cary
200 point Assault, be there.... | |
William
Triangle, NC AAM Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/triaaminis/
Triangle, NC DDM Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/triddmminis/
Triangle, NC SWN Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/triswminis/
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Okay McKay
Underboss
1068 Posts
| | 05/04/2005 5:33 PM |
| | June 5th, maybe... :) We'll see! | |
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Wrackspawn
ChristopherGroves
Warlord
6093 Posts
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ilarue
Underboss
1259 Posts
| | 05/05/2005 11:38 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by willhi1979
Sunday May 8th
Fallen Orc Games
214 Kilmayne Dr. in Cary
200 point Assault, be there....
What time on sunday? | |
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes--Who will gaurd the guards?
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willhi1979
Warrior
208 Posts
| | 05/05/2005 12:01 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by ilarue
quote:
Originally posted by willhi1979
Sunday May 8th
Fallen Orc Games
214 Kilmayne Dr. in Cary
200 point Assault, be there....
What time on sunday?
Oops, 2pm to 5pm. | |
William
Triangle, NC AAM Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/triaaminis/
Triangle, NC DDM Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/triddmminis/
Triangle, NC SWN Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/triswminis/
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ilarue
Underboss
1259 Posts
| | 05/06/2005 9:40 AM |
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Originally posted by ChristopherGroves
Good luck!
Lucky_KSU is back in the area (rumor has it) and kiddoc just bought a house down here so he'll be here in the summer.
And, in the month of May we will be jumping to no less than 3 stores holding DDM tournaments (largely thanks to willhi1979) and possibly a fourth ...
Hey Chris, I know All fun and games, and now fallen orc are holding tournaments, what is the third store? | |
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