Otherwise... I do not think anyone is running one in the Bradenton/Sarasota area. You could contact someone from this list here to see if they are interested in running anything in the area: http://www.gameflorida.com/pokemonflorida/organizers.html
Well, yes and no. Parts of Sarasota are about 20 minutes, so in that case, not half bad. BUT, more often than not, they are about 40 to 50 minutes, and my parents do not want to drive so long to take me to a "stupid Pokemon thing" (it's true, *sniff* they really say that *sob*).
The last five posts in this thread are the type of thing that need to be done via AIM, email or PM, NOT here on the boards. PLEASE stop having these type of private conversations on the forum; you've been warned about this before, and you both have PM/email information visible. Please USE IT!