Portland Oregon - A Canadian Abroad II
posted May 14, 2013 11:39 AM   RSS | iCal | +googleCal

Sun June 2 at 4:00 PM, Green Dragon
928 Southeast 9th Avenue, Portland, OR, USA (Map & Directions)
Hi Portland! I will be visiting your lovely city June 2-4, and I had a lot of fun meeting some of you the last time.
My schedule isn't quite as forgiving this time around - it's a Sunday-Tuesday trip, and I leave Tuesday evening, so I really only have the Sunday and the Monday. Of the two, I have the most flexibility on Sunday; my plane lands at about 1:30, and I figure I should be checked in and looking for something to do by about 3ish. I am under orders from my wife to bring her back a Voodoo Donuts hoody ("the magic is in the hole"), but past that, I'm pretty open. At least until the conference starts on Monday.

I'll be staying downtown, at the Hilton. Would prefer to meet somewhere I can either walk or easily get to via transit.

Is dinner with some of you a possibility? Or even a casual beer or two?
posted by never used baby shoes to Meetup (32 comments total)

Both food and drink are distinct possibilities. I don't know downtown eats very well, so someone else will have to chime in on that.
posted by curious nu at 4:50 PM on May 14, 2013


Mmmm....doughnuts

I'm up for a meetup that may possibly involve doughnuts.

Also, dinner and drinks sounds good.
posted by nickthetourist at 6:53 PM on May 14, 2013


Tugboat!
posted by Greg_Ace at 6:58 PM on May 14, 2013


Alternatively, a ~20 minute ride on the 9 Bus (less than 2 blocks from the Hilton) takes you right to Hopworks, which has good food and good beer. I'm sure there are other good pubs within that range as well, that's just the second one I thought of that we haven't been to recently.
posted by Greg_Ace at 7:55 PM on May 14, 2013


Looks like Tugboat might be closed on Sundays, so Hopworks looks pretty good - unless we want to try for Monday night?
posted by never used baby shoes at 6:22 AM on May 15, 2013


Hopworks!
(I've actually been meaning to call for a meetup there)
posted by nickthetourist at 8:36 AM on May 15, 2013


I will probably need a beer that weekend!
posted by vespabelle at 11:00 AM on May 15, 2013


Green Dragon! Cause I told never used baby shoes about it last time and he couldn't believe we weren't meeting there.
posted by fiercekitten at 8:45 PM on May 15, 2013


Green Dragon is always a reliable choice and only 10 minutes away from your hotel on the 15 bus.
posted by Greg_Ace at 11:11 AM on May 16, 2013


Oh yes! I had forgotten about the Green Dragon and I would love to go there, unless you are all sick to death of the place.
posted by never used baby shoes at 11:17 AM on May 17, 2013


Sick to death of good beer?! Sh'yeah, right...
posted by Greg_Ace at 11:20 AM on May 17, 2013


I am pretty much always ok with the Green Dragon.
posted by nickthetourist at 9:19 AM on May 18, 2013


OK - Green Dragon, June 2, what time?
posted by never used baby shoes at 10:32 AM on May 18, 2013


4pm? That's still early enough to get one of the outside tables in the afternoon shade but late enough for the sun to be over the yardarm, so to speak.
posted by Greg_Ace at 11:30 AM on May 18, 2013


Green Dragon....June 2nd....4:00 pm?

As Jean-Luc Picard would say....
posted by nickthetourist at 10:25 AM on May 19, 2013


OK, I'm tryting to move this from proposed to confirmed, but Metafilter is not liking the address of the Green Dragon for some reason.

And there we go.
posted by never used baby shoes at 2:40 PM on May 19, 2013


You need to have cortex fix the date and time I think.

that happens all the time
posted by fiercekitten at 9:45 PM on May 19, 2013


Anything still need fixin'?
posted by cortex at 7:33 AM on May 20, 2013


I think we're good; just took me a few tries to get everything into the right fields.

And if you can make it cortex, I'll happily by you a beer for the goodness that is LARP Trek.
posted by never used baby shoes at 8:50 AM on May 20, 2013


I will do my darnedest; down as a maybe for now until I make sure the calendar is actually open that day.
posted by cortex at 9:19 AM on May 20, 2013


I have a thing in NE at 7pm, but I will do my very best to come to this one till 6ish.

(I'm sorry about missing last Sunday, guys, time just got away from me last week)
posted by Kpele at 9:30 AM on May 25, 2013


No apologies required.
posted by mimo at 8:30 PM on May 26, 2013


I have to take some friends to the airport so I'll be there whenever I can.
posted by fiercekitten at 9:25 PM on May 30, 2013


I have successfully cleared customs and security, and wonder of wonders, it appears my flight is going to leave on time! See you soon.
posted by never used baby shoes at 11:13 AM on June 2, 2013


Yay!
posted by Secretariat at 1:29 PM on June 2, 2013


Portland I am in you! First stop Voodoo donuts, then off to catch the bus to the GD
posted by never used baby shoes at 2:43 PM on June 2, 2013


mimo and I might be a half hour late but shall definitely be there. Save us some seats!
posted by curious nu at 2:55 PM on June 2, 2013


Here a bit early.
Claimed tables outside: Pyramid umbrella.
posted by nickthetourist at 3:49 PM on June 2, 2013


Woooooooo
posted by cortex at 3:58 PM on June 2, 2013


Just about to get on the bus - will be there in about 15 I think.
posted by never used baby shoes at 3:59 PM on June 2, 2013


After years of clicking on that "maybe" radio button, I am coming to a meetup. See you all at 4:30 or so.
posted by chrchr at 3:59 PM on June 2, 2013


Thanks everyone - that was fun!
posted by never used baby shoes at 10:55 PM on June 2, 2013



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