I know a lot of people have been backing out of this, mainly because of money. I'm hoping others are still going, and I'm hoping I can still make it. I'd love to have a big gathering in the city still.
Oh, it's mutual over here, trust me--I don't want to have the whole city to myself for four days. Not that there's anything BAD about being away from everything for four days (and in New York City, no less). I was just hoping to get together with a lot of friends to share a moment like this. I'd have thought that the first TMNT film in 14 years might be reason enough for people to save the date and nail down arrangements way in advance, but hey, life happens, I guess.
As to why I can't back out of my hotel: that's Priceline's rule. You want a hotel room for a song, you'd better commit to it, or else it's hasta luego, dinero.
Honest truth? Even if I'd known no one else was even planning on showing up, I'd still have wanted to be in New York that weekend. It's just...that place, and that time. I can't explain.
Raka