Let's Watch Jurassic Park

posted November 29, 2014 7:30 PM | |

Sat December 20 at 6:00 PM, Our place

6005 North Lovely Street, Portland, OR, USA (Map & Directions)

Ooooh, I would likely be into this. I <3 Jurassic Park.
posted by Kpele at 7:40 AM on November 30, 2014

The 13th/14th is no-go for me since I will likely be out of state.
December 20/21 would work.
posted by nickthetourist at 8:55 AM on November 30, 2014

Anything before 13th is out, 14th and after are all okay.
posted by curious nu at 9:15 AM on November 30, 2014

Any of those dates work for me.
posted by Greg_Ace at 10:25 AM on November 30, 2014

The 20/21 weekend is fine by me (as is 27/28, I'll be around). Yay dinosaurs!
posted by janell at 12:36 PM on November 30, 2014

21st doesn't work for me as I am planning my holiday shindig that day! (yes, you will all be invited for the herring and aquavit fest.)
posted by vespabelle at 2:33 PM on November 30, 2014

Well, so far it sounds like Saturday Dec 20th is the only not-a-problem-for-anyone date, so unless we get a storm of other folks reporting in that it's specifically bad for them that's probably what the plan will be.
posted by cortex at 2:52 PM on November 30, 2014

I think any of those dates are good for us.
posted by Sibrax at 5:27 PM on November 30, 2014

Suddenly the 21st doesn't work for me because there's a herring and aquavit fest I need to go to.
posted by Secretariat at 10:43 PM on November 30, 2014 [1 favorite]

The 20th will work for me depending on when the new couch arrives.
posted by mimo at 8:22 AM on December 1, 2014

mimo: The 20th will work for me depending on when the new couch arrives.

You're going to bring a couch?
posted by nickthetourist at 1:28 PM on December 1, 2014

You're going to bring a couch?

I'm going to need somewhere to sit.
posted by mimo at 2:15 PM on December 1, 2014

I think your couch is too young to properly appreciate Jurassic Park.
posted by Secretariat at 9:43 PM on December 1, 2014 [1 favorite]

My couch may be young, but it is deep (46" to be exact).
posted by mimo at 6:29 AM on December 2, 2014

Any preference between the 20th and the 27/28th? Sounds like the 20th works for most people, but the 27th/28th would avoid back to back meetups. Then again, I'm not sure back to back meetups is a problem.
posted by Secretariat at 8:54 AM on December 2, 2014

Depends on how much time people need to recover...
posted by Greg_Ace at 9:47 AM on December 2, 2014

I think the 20th would be better for us. We might not be back from our holiday travels by the 27th/28th.
posted by Sibrax at 3:49 PM on December 2, 2014

Alright, we've set this for Saturday the 20th! I set the start time as 6pm, with the expectation that we'd start watching more like 7; does that make sense for folks or would it be better to nudge it a little one way or the other?
posted by cortex at 9:32 AM on December 6, 2014

Should we bring dinner-type food? Munchie snacks ...?
posted by Greg_Ace at 12:50 PM on December 6, 2014

hmm...trying to think of themed snacks. not feeling creative and coming up with much; pretty much just leafy greens and raw meat. maybe not.
posted by mimo at 9:51 AM on December 9, 2014

http://tinyurl.com/lbmhjok
posted by Greg_Ace at 3:21 PM on December 9, 2014

Food: We were thinking of providing some Hawaiian BBQ, if that sounds good. If there's enough interest we could get some catering trays of meat or buy stuff by the pound. My favorites are the kaluha pig and the macaroni salad, and cortex likes the tri tip, but everything we've had is good. Downside: it's all meat. Some of the sides have no meat, but there is no satisfying vegetarian meal option, if that's a problem for anyone.
posted by Secretariat at 10:25 AM on December 10, 2014

Looks like they've got some veggie/carb sides listed on their "catering" menu. I'd be willing to chip in, say, 8-10 bucks toward a selection of trays from there (and help pick them up too, if necessary).
posted by Greg_Ace at 6:42 PM on December 10, 2014

I like that place, too. I'll pony up for catering of meat, meat, meat.
posted by janell at 11:00 AM on December 12, 2014

I am also in support of BBQ and suchlike.
posted by mimo at 9:01 AM on December 15, 2014

Yep, sounds good.
posted by Sibrax at 10:18 AM on December 15, 2014

Ok, BBQ is a go, we'll have 4 pounds of meat, rice, BBQ and teriyaki sauce, and some quantity of slaw, macaroni salad, and cowboy beans. If anyone wants to bring a beverage or a dessert or whatever else, that's cool- and if you don't, that's cool too. I'm thinking we'll probably have plenty of food. It's likely I'll bake some ginger shortbread cookies too.

We also have located a copy of the movie "Jurassic Park".
posted by Secretariat at 7:05 PM on December 17, 2014

We also have located a copy of the movie "Jurassic Park".

That does seem like a significant bit of preparation.
posted by Greg_Ace at 8:14 PM on December 17, 2014

I dunno, I'm pretty sure at least cortex and I could re-enact a significant portion of the movie.
posted by curious nu at 8:47 PM on December 17, 2014

And will possibly do so prior to the screening, if I start drinking early.
posted by cortex at 9:02 PM on December 17, 2014

Unless one of you has display frills like the little critter that ate Wayne Knight, I ain't interested.
posted by Greg_Ace at 9:08 PM on December 17, 2014

No comment.
posted by mimo at 6:41 AM on December 18, 2014

Sierpinski cookies, for a chaos-theory-themed treat?
posted by solitary dancer at 12:38 PM on December 18, 2014

Of course that link was already visited.
posted by cortex at 12:40 PM on December 18, 2014

Hey, that was fun! Thanks, everyone, for coming! UNIX was known, butts were held on to, and life found a way.
posted by Secretariat at 1:08 AM on December 21, 2014

Thanks for hosting! The food and desserts were good, too.
posted by Greg_Ace at 11:08 AM on December 21, 2014

Thanks for hosting cortex and Secretariat! That was fun.
posted by mathowie at 9:56 AM on December 23, 2014