Comments on: In London from 27 Sept - 1 Oct...let's meet!

In London from 27 Sept - 1 Oct...let's meet!

iamkimiam — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 13:44:26 -0800

The London meetups are shapin' up! Plans for Friday are here; this is the Saturday thread. Please feel free to simply show up to any/all of this fun. Let's start with the Science Museum at 1pm. We'll meet right out front, here. Then roughly about 4pm, let's head over to Taqueria for Mexican food, here. Then off to begin the pub crawl, starting at 6pm at The Slaughtered Lamb, here.
This is a google map of the day.

Original post: I'll be in London from 27 Sept (Thursday) - 1 Oct (Monday), mostly at the London International Tattoo Convention. I'm open to doing and seeing other things as well...schedule is fairly open. At the very least, let's do a meetup. And if anybody would like to join me at the convention, that'd be great too. Or something else fun. (Updated meetup details within)

More of the original post: I'm determined to make a meetup happen this time...my last several attempts have fallen like flans in cupboards. It's not been pretty. ---- UPDATE (posted Monday 10 Sept.) ---- Other events might be planned, as this is a double (triple?) meetup, spanning the entire weekend. For now, let's meet at The Slaughtered Lamb on Saturday, say 6pm for the kick-off of a pub crawl? I'm about to leave for 10 days, so when I return I'll make any necessary time/venue changes or additions...just wanted to get the confirmation preliminarily set so we can get a headcount and such.

By: Grangousier

Grangousier — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 14:55:47 -0800

Would I have to get a tattoo?

By: iamkimiam

iamkimiam — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 15:35:12 -0800

Sharpie tattoos for every attendee!

By: ellieBOA

ellieBOA — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 16:55:46 -0800

Definitely! The weekend days are easier for me, and I was actually planning on my first tattoo in October!

By: Gordafarin

Gordafarin — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 04:53:38 -0800

I've been hankering for another meetup! Anytime during the weekend would be OK for me.

By: permafrost

permafrost — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 07:42:01 -0800

I can't do the evening of the 29th as I am meeting another bunch of people from the internets. Earlier that day or any other dates are fine though.

By: Infinite Jest

Infinite Jest — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 08:55:29 -0800

Got no plans for any of those days, so I'm up for it. Had been thinking of suggesting the Turing exhibition for a meetup at some point, so that could be an option maybe?

By: iamkimiam

iamkimiam — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 10:02:40 -0800

I went as a Turing Machine for Halloween two years ago, so I'd be in for that.

By: freya_lamb

freya_lamb — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 15:07:57 -0800

I am up for any/all of the above. Fancy dress or otherwise.

By: Kattullus

Kattullus — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 15:16:37 -0800

I'm up for most anything too. I can't do Thursday or Monday since I'll be arriving and leaving on those days.

By: tigrefacile

tigrefacile — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 15:46:28 -0800

Since you'll be arriving from York and Iceland respectively perhaps something Norse-themed would be in order. Like a pub crawl in Viking helmets. Preferably on a Saturday. Just putting it out there. I need a decision reasonably quickly though as I'm thinking of shaving my beard off. But if there's some horned-helmet-related fun in the offing I'll defer the great unwhiskering.

By: essexjan

essexjan — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 15:52:55 -0800

Yes, I'm up for this. Yay, iamkimiam! And Kattullus!

By: Kattullus

Kattullus — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 16:17:28 -0800

Let's sack the City of London!

By: ersatz

ersatz — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 17:07:54 -0800

This counts as a double meetup, right? Count me in.

By: iamkimiam

iamkimiam — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 23:51:55 -0800

I like the pub crawl idea...I might actually have access to viking helmets (our roller derby team is somewhat viking themed, with Erica Bloodaxe as our mascot). I'll go find out which day I'll be stuck (by needles) at the convention. I'm hoping Friday.

By: essexjan

essexjan — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 02:46:19 -0800

Viking helmets can be bought for about two quid on ebay, and I know I've seen them in toy shops, Asda, etc., so don't schlep them down from York, iamkimiam, anyone who wants to wear one (with or without Brunhilde hair) could probably get their own.

By: Just this guy, y'know

Just this guy, y'know — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 03:28:09 -0800

I'm in!

By: pointystick

pointystick — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 08:39:30 -0800

I will also be in London from Sept 29 - October 4. Depending on what my hosts have planned, I'm potentially up for something!

By: ominous_paws

ominous_paws — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 06:57:59 -0800

As a recent switch from Lurker to Gobshite, I'd love to meet some of you suckers. Massively in.

By: ominous_paws

ominous_paws — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 06:58:21 -0800

(I'd like a 3/4 sleeve with lots of flaming skulls, please)

By: Chichibio

Chichibio — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 09:27:20 -0800

I love the idea of a good Norse-drenched pub crawl, and if we pick Saturday 29 there is nothing against starting in the afternoon so permafrost could join in the fun. Although is that allowed, hanging out with other people from the internet? Just for centrality's sake, we could do Clerkenwell: I know that the Slaughtered Lamb, the Jerusalem and the Three Kings are all within stumbling distance of one another. There may even be other good venues nearby? Venues friendly to tattooed, grar-filled internet Vikings?

By: tigrefacile

tigrefacile — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 07:47:17 -0800

Saturday sounds good. Clerkenwell will be reasonably quiet, too, and yes to anything to do with the Slaughtered Lamb. (You made me miss).

By: katrielalex

katrielalex — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 13:45:54 -0800

What ominous_paws said. Would be cool to meet you folk! _{It is possible that I will be in the Lakes that weekend, however.}

By: Grangousier

Grangousier — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 15:46:45 -0800

Of course, if a pub crawl starts in Clerkenwell, it could easily progress to the Betsey Trotwood => Roseberry Avenue => Islington => Archway => Alexandra Palace => Welwyn Garden City => Birmingham => Cumbria => Newcastle => The Hebrides. Or west to Old Street => Bethnal Green => Dagenham => Southend => Paris => Istanbul. No, sorry, I don't have anything of value to contribute.

By: Grangousier

Grangousier — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 15:47:37 -0800

And obviously strike West and replace with East.

By: Kattullus

Kattullus — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 17:14:23 -0800

That Eastern plan would work for me, Grangousier, though I'd have to say my goodbyes and head South from Paris.

By: iamkimiam

iamkimiam — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 07:01:55 -0800

Saturday could work for me too, but I'm still not sure what day I'll be getting tattooed (it may be saturday). Either way, maybe we can plan some additional things for people still around and/or unable to make Saturday day or night (including self). I'm going to be relatively incommunicado for the next 10 days...should I update this thread for Saturday starting at the Slaughtered Lamb? If so, what time is good for people?

By: Kattullus

Kattullus — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 17:57:15 -0800

Slaughtered Lamb sounds good to me. It's only about two miles from where I'm staying in London.

By: iamkimiam

iamkimiam — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 23:44:55 -0800

I added a 'slaughteredlamb' tag. (when else would I get such a chance?)

By: pointystick

pointystick — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 07:17:39 -0800

I land that morning after an overnight flight. I will not be able to vouch for my condition but I'll try to make it!

By: tigrefacile

tigrefacile — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:02:37 -0800

I can (and will) be there from 17.30 onwards.

By: toerinishuman

toerinishuman — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:18:09 -0800

I'd like to come, but I've never been to a meet up before! Do I just walk up to a crowd and ask if it's MeFi?

By: Infinite Jest

Infinite Jest — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:53:25 -0800

Yes! (If you think that would sound silly, try "excuse me, are you a friend of Matt Haughey?"). Also, we could make a sign or something, though it might be scrawled in pen on a small peice of paper. And I will try to remember to wear my "+1/favourite" badge.

By: toerinishuman

toerinishuman — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:10:14 -0800

In that case, I'll be there (albeit terrified).

By: pointystick

pointystick — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:44:20 -0800

oooooh. anyone interested in going to see this? Or Turing exhibit at Science museum?

By: Kattullus

Kattullus — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:20:08 -0800

toerinishuman: Do I just walk up to a crowd and ask if it's MeFi? I usually ask: "Excuse me, are you from the internet?" I've never had problems finding the MeFites though. Two tips: 1) A large majority is wearing glasses. 2) Check profile pictures.

By: Gordafarin

Gordafarin — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 04:13:32 -0800

I'll have to remember where I stashed my [+] badge. Someone's [+] business card(?) is the only thing that prevented me walking right past the Mefites at my first meetup.

By: Grangousier

Grangousier — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 06:04:59 -0800

If I can make it, I'll bring the rest of the badges with me, and I also have a card somewhere. Who has The Sign - is it still chrismear?

By: catch as catch can

catch as catch can — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 03:20:27 -0800

Ooh, I'll bite. Not sure I'll be up for an entire pub crawl as will just have arrived back from holiday, but will definitely stop by for a drink or two. toerinishuman, the recent MeFi vs. Reddit pub quiz was my first meetup, and I was similarly terrified, but it turns out they're not a bunch of assholes at all, so don't get too worried!

By: tigrefacile

tigrefacile — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 12:28:28 -0800

I am a bunch of assholes, in fact, but everyone else is really nice so it evens out.

By: sundaydriver

sundaydriver — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 14:06:12 -0800

I'd like to come as well. I'm new to London and I've never been to a meet up (of any kind!), so toerinishuman and I can be terrified together.

By: Kattullus

Kattullus — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 19:28:48 -0800

Well, since moving to a new city is stressful, and going to a first meetup is always a bit strange at first, I suppose we can go easy on the usual stuff we do, trust exercises, blood sacrifices, and telepathic communion with the Outer Cats.

By: katrielalex

katrielalex — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:26:28 -0800

OK, I'm coming! It's also my first meetup. Happy to bring supplies for telepathic rituals but draw the line at full moon nude chanting. Although, actually, I do have some fire poi around somewhere...

By: Chichibio

Chichibio — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 02:10:46 -0800

Is bunch the correct collective noun for assholes? I always thought it was clench, as in "The tube doors slide open and, with a sad lack of surprise, I find a clench of assholes standing in my path as I try to disembark at King's Cross."

By: ominous_paws

ominous_paws — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 03:50:56 -0800

Prompted solely by the context Chichibo just provided, I'm tempted to suggest "an Exchange Trip of assholes" as the proper phrase.

By: ersatz

ersatz — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 04:34:48 -0800

Rush hour?

By: iamkimiam

iamkimiam — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:07:29 -0800

Ok, confirmed that i can join y'all on Saturday (getting tattooed on Sunday). I would be down to do something fun on Friday or Saturday-day with you all. Turing exhibit perhaps and/or lunch somewhere yummy (Oaxaca?...I miss Mexican food!) (keep in mind that I'm throwing ideas around and have no idea where any of these places are located)

By: permafrost

permafrost — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 09:12:08 -0800

I am now spoken for all Saturday but if anything happens Friday evening I might be able to make a show of it. Otherwise you are just going to have to force yourselves to have fun without me.

By: Chichibio

Chichibio — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 09:17:59 -0800

Aw shucks, we're not going to get to see your ink! Can you bring a drawing? I'm down with lunch and/or $FUNTHING (but I highly favour lunch) Saturday aft as it turns out I won't be able to stay out very late crawling pubs. I firmly believe that Mexican food generally sucks outside of Mexico/the border states, but London is exploding with new Mexican joints and I love trying new places (just in case). If we met at the Science Museum for 1PM, spent two hours there to build up an appetite, we could head over to Taqueria in Bayswater (if there are five or ten people, I bet shared cabs would be cheap) and then to Clerkenwell for beer o'clock. Or there's Daddy Donkey in Clerkenwell proper, but it looks more like a stall and it closes at 4, so it might be tricky to combine it with Turing. Anybody with Secret Mexican Restaurant Knowledge?

By: iamkimiam

iamkimiam — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 04:37:56 -0800

Ha. My own drawing is crap and I will not be sharing it. :P I really like this idea of adding the Science museum + lunch at Taqueria to the plan! I'll update/change the post to reflect this.

By: iamkimiam

iamkimiam — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 06:16:15 -0800

Updated!

By: iamkimiam

iamkimiam — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 03:41:03 -0800

I made a separate IRL post for a Friday meetup...the Superhuman exhibit at the Wellcome collection.

By: Chichibio

Chichibio — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 05:33:19 -0800

OK, so Taqueria it is. I just called them and, while they don't take reservations on Saturdays, I was assured that because we'll be arriving at the slow hour of 4 they'll be able to seat fourteen of us comfortably. Can we get a show of hands for who wants to come to lunch?

By: iamkimiam

iamkimiam — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:27:40 -0800

[sticks hand up in the air and waves frantically]

By: shiny shoes

shiny shoes — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 11:17:41 -0800

I'm another first meetup-er! I can't make it for lunch, but the evening drinks is a yes. I'll probably be the one wandering round the pub surreptitiously staring at everyone trying to work out who I'm looking for...

By: iamkimiam

iamkimiam — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 11:27:40 -0800

Look for a table with some blue business card-sized favourites on them. You'll see. Or I might go full dork and wear a MeFi shirt...written in International Phonetic Alphabet.

By: ominous_paws

ominous_paws — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 11:33:06 -0800

This is my hand. See how it is up.

By: Just this guy, y'know

Just this guy, y'know — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:26:05 -0800

Hello! Lunch. Yes please. hands etc.

By: ellieBOA

ellieBOA — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 04:27:48 -0800

I'll join you all at 6, looking forward to it! Enjoy Friday, the superhuman exhibition looks fantastic, will definitely be doing that at a weekend.

By: Infinite Jest

Infinite Jest — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 05:49:34 -0800

Can we get a show of hands for who wants to come to lunch? Probable two for lunch, here.

By: katrielalex

katrielalex — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:32:20 -0800

Hand, lunch, me, that sort of thing.

By: catch as catch can

catch as catch can — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:40:03 -0800

[puts hand tentatively up] I don't want to fully commit, but the idea of good Mexican food is so enticing... I'll probably be there.

By: Wilder

Wilder — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:51:37 -0800

2 for lunch here... gosh it's been forever! really looking forward to seeing you guys, and yes newbies have to learn the sekrit "are u a friend of matt's?" spoken in a fedora-type, portabello mushroom coloured accent.

By: PJMcPrettypants

PJMcPrettypants — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:38:53 -0800

One more newbie here. I saw the Turing thing recently so I'd like to join at the Mexican food stage if I can. Anyone else planning on that? Will someone post if that 4pm estimate ends up being much later or earlier?

By: Gordafarin

Gordafarin — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 15:15:40 -0800

I also would like tacos.

By: HandfulOfDust

HandfulOfDust — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:07:27 -0800

My taco cherry will have to remain unpopped, I'm afraid. See you all in the Slaughtered Lamb!

By: iamkimiam

iamkimiam — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:05:15 -0800

Taco cherry. giggle.

By: Kattullus

Kattullus — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:09:22 -0800

I will be joining all of you good folk for cherry tacos at 4pm.

By: joboe

joboe — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 00:32:22 -0800

Not going to make it for lunch (deep in admin hell at the moment) but definitely planning on meeting you lot in the pub at 6ish. If it does turn into a proper crawl, can someone update with current location?

By: katrielalex

katrielalex — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 03:20:03 -0800

Anyone else planning on that? Yes, probably. I was going to check this page before setting off.

By: Chichibio

Chichibio — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 03:29:27 -0800

So we have twelve confirmed for lunch plus some tentatives, which is perfect. Folks with the fancy phones will be posting updates I'm sure. See y'all soon! [To make this meetup extra-memorable, we could all get matching commemorative tattoos of a cherry-topped taco! Just a thought.]

By: iamkimiam

iamkimiam — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 05:08:36 -0800

We're outside the science museum. I'm wearing an obnoxiously bright yellow t-shirt.

By: toerinishuman

toerinishuman — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 05:14:30 -0800

I'll be at the pub around 6! I'll look for the crowd where someone's wearing an obnoxiously bright yellow t-shirt.

By: Chichibio

Chichibio — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 05:26:21 -0800

Chichibaby and crew now entering museum...

By: Infinite Jest

Infinite Jest — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 06:35:52 -0800

Appear to have lost you all, I'm outside across the road. Will see you at restaurant if not before

By: ellieBOA

ellieBOA — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 06:56:51 -0800

See you all at 6 in the slaughtered lamb!

By: Infinite Jest

Infinite Jest — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 07:46:13 -0800

We will be at the restaurant in about ten minutes

By: catch as catch can

catch as catch can — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 07:47:49 -0800

I'll be there shortly as well.

By: katrielalex

katrielalex — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 08:00:07 -0800

And I, in an obnoxious green shirt. Meeting outside?

By: Grangousier

Grangousier — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 08:52:06 -0800

Taco Cherry really ought to be a member of Jazz's Cherry family - a relative of Neneh. Probably a percussionist.

By: Just this guy, y'know

Just this guy, y'know — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 09:03:24 -0800

For those meeting us at the lamb, we're eating tacos, but there's a lot of us, so we might be slightly late.

By: ersatz

ersatz — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 09:35:41 -0800

In the spirit of the proceedings, I've put my obnoxiously bright red shirt on. Don't kill me 5 minutes in.

By: ellieBOA

ellieBOA — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 09:48:43 -0800

Update when you get to the slaughtered lamb!

By: toerinishuman

toerinishuman — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 09:56:43 -0800

I'm not going to be there until almost 7, so can we please keep this thread updated? I can gmap anything I need to.

By: pointystick

pointystick — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 10:01:53 -0800

I'm not able to make it, sadly. Trip over pond was exhausting and I am about to crash. Will be here a few more days but sorry missed this.

By: ellieBOA

ellieBOA — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 10:05:51 -0800

I just tweeted iamkimiam to ask her if they're still having tacos, toerinishuman I will update when I get there :)

By: toerinishuman

toerinishuman — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 10:06:59 -0800

Thanks!

By: ersatz

ersatz — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 10:16:39 -0800

I'm at the table next to the entrance, on the right. Bright red shirt.

By: ellieBOA

ellieBOA — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 10:18:13 -0800

Fab, 5 mins away

By: catch as catch can

catch as catch can — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 10:41:57 -0800

We're all near the entrance!

By: toerinishuman

toerinishuman — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 10:44:07 -0800

Inside or outside?

By: katrielalex

katrielalex — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 10:50:32 -0800

Inside

By: Just this guy, y'know

Just this guy, y'know — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 11:43:22 -0800

At 20:00 toerinishuman will be leading us all to the crown tavern, Ec1r 0EG. It is, apparently, where Stalin and Lenin first met. Also, there's a beer garden.

By: Kattullus

Kattullus — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 20:11:14 -0800

Well, that was a ton of fun. Good job, everyone! =)

By: catch as catch can

catch as catch can — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 00:49:51 -0800

It really was, although I fell victim to the classic blunder: falling into bed after a night of alcohol without the requisite big glass of water beforehand. Boo. I hope tattooing goes well today, iamkimiam (and ellieBOA, if you go)!

By: essexjan

essexjan — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 01:22:13 -0800

That was a great night. So good to see such a lot of people at their first meetup too.

By: katrielalex

katrielalex — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 02:17:21 -0800

That was a great first meetup -- thanks all :)

By: katrielalex

katrielalex — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 02:26:29 -0800

PS beat remnants of the evening: [citation needed] and [+] badge. Thanks Gran-go-USier =)

By: ellieBOA

ellieBOA — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 03:43:21 -0800

So happy with my badge! Lovely to meet you all, I'm off to the Superhuman exhibition with my sister after all the recommendations!

By: Wilder

Wilder — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 03:45:04 -0800

OMG just surfaced and there's a badge on my dress, a favorites badge! Great evening and thanks to Iamkimiam & Katullus for a great Friday too! Great to see so many new faces.

By: Wilder

Wilder — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 03:45:46 -0800

the dress is not still on me, I wasn't that drunk!

By: essexjan

essexjan — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 03:48:33 -0800

Wilder, there were two badges on your dress, which you'd positioned to be nipples.

By: Gordafarin

Gordafarin — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 04:05:15 -0800

Totally fab meetup, great to see so many new faces. And the cherry taco on my arm? Je ne regrette rien.

By: sundaydriver

sundaydriver — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 05:00:52 -0800

That was lots of fun--thanks for putting it together, Kattullus and iamkimian!

By: ersatz

ersatz — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 05:20:03 -0800

It really was, although I fell victim to the classic blunder: falling into bed after a night of alcohol without the requisite big glass of water beforehand. Better than getting involved in a land war in Asia. Thanks everyone for the good times!

By: ominous_paws

ominous_paws — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 06:22:37 -0800

That was fun! You were all bloody lovely. Big thanks to the organisers.

By: Kattullus

Kattullus — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 07:06:44 -0800

I awoke having lost my credit card. That blew the hangover from my brain. But to indicate how super this two-day rolling meetup was, I'd be happy to relive it all, even if it would mean I'd lose my credit card again. I've closed my card and I'm all set regarding travel and accommodation, so no need to worry about me.

By: HandfulOfDust

HandfulOfDust — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 08:10:14 -0800

Oh NO, Kattullus, what an absolute pain in the arse. Glad to hear you have a contingency plan, though. It was great to see all you lovely people, old and new faces both. Good times!

By: Wilder

Wilder — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 02:07:29 -0800

Thanks Jan, now would the person who currently has my second nipple and Katullus' credit card please return them? KTNXBY

By: ominous_paws

ominous_paws — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 03:51:14 -0800

Oh, and there are now two Cherry Taco tattoo shapes imprinted on my sheets. (Oi. Not like that, I just rolled over)

By: iamkimiam

iamkimiam — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 08:53:19 -0800

I'm finally home! Yesterday at the convention was mad, but went great. I had so much fun meeting all of you this weekend, tattooing tacos, and exploring the chips of prostate. Oh, not to mention the personals...green eyed scorpion, anyone? (most of this stuff doesn't make sense even if you were there) Here's the list of meetup attendees: catch as catch can Chichibio ellieBOA Erberus ersatz essexjan Gordafarin Grangousier HandfulOfDust iamkimiam Infinite Jest just this guy, y'know kairab katrielalex Kattullus ominous paws PJMcPrettypants shiny shoes sundaydriver tigrefacile toerinishuman Wilder Till next time, y'all.

By: iamkimiam

iamkimiam — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 08:54:00 -0800

damn, I already spot a typo in the list.

By: catch as catch can

catch as catch can — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 09:15:37 -0800

The personals were the best.

By: Chichibio

Chichibio — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:24:02 -0800

On behalf of V and myself, we had a blast at KimKatKon 2012! Let's make next time not so far away. Maybe my cherry fish taco tattoo will last until then.... Yes, we regret leaving early - and as such not being privy to the real booze-fuelled hilarity - but we soldiered on at our next engagement till around 6:30, so good times were had. Would've been fun to combine events, but maybe we'll leave that for the next go 'round.

By: Kattullus

Kattullus — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 16:05:14 -0800

Ooooooh man... so, I just noticed that I had a Facebook message in the "Other" category. It was from a friendly Londoner who had found my credit card on Sunday morning, in a McDonalds (which I hadn't been to). If I'd seen the message that morning, or thought to check my Facebook messages, I would have avoided having to cancel my card (turns out it hadn't been used... yay the ubiquity of having to enter a pin). [HOLY SHIT EDIT WINDOW]

By: Gordafarin

Gordafarin — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 12:55:16 -0800

Could I just second that, HOLY SHIT EDIT WINDOW.