MeFi IRL

State of Emergency may be over, but who wants to bother with taking the train when we can meet up on Zoom! Join us for week 8 of our Zoom meetup marathon. [more inside]

Okay, fair, he probably won't be there. But if he is, we all owe him a beer. Now that COVID-19 has been eradicated in New Zealand, let's meet up and support some of the local businesses that have been pummeled over the past few months. Meet up at Riverside Market by Canterbury Brewer's Collective. We'll grab a table, everyone can grab drinks (alcoholic or non- as is your desire) and noshes. You in?

What do you need? What do you want? What do you want to give away? What do you need help with? What can you offer help with? [more inside]

What do you need? What do you want? What do you want to give away? What do you need help with? What can you offer help with? [more inside]

What do you need? What do you want? What do you want to give away? What do you need help with? What can you offer help with? [more inside]

Portland Online Swap Meet - What do you need? What do you want? What do you want to give away? What do you need help with? What can you offer help with? [more inside]

Hey everybody, Tokyo/Japan Metafilter is on a roll! Come join us for the seventh week in a row for some scintillating conversation, moments of trivia, desktop show and tell and whatever else we get up to. [more inside]

OK! We've been a roll with one evening after another of dissection of bad to horrible films, odd flashbacks, completely missed musical connections, scary things, and other stuff that one might not feel are that fun and engaging, but oddly enough seem to keep bringing us all back. Same bat time, same bat channel. Eight pm Sunday, 17 May JST. This is a mainly Japan-based crew of Mefites, but the more the merrier if the time zone works for you. [more inside]

We will be holding an online conversational salon on Monday, May 18, 2020 at 7PM. If you've never been to a salon before, it will be similar to this. If you have been to a salon before — or if you used to attend mine —and would like to join us, welcome! We will be talking about solitude and leadership, using this essay as a starting point. For more information and meeting particulars, email me at newsalonnyc@gmail.com. We look forward to seeing you there! ~VB

Excitement! Adventure! Zoom! Witty Banter!* Mefites beamed directly to your home! Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! (Monster truck voice intensifies) *wittiness of banter not guaranteed, offer void in Taito-ku, Saitama, and some parts of Aichi, consult your doctor if banter causes itchiness or swelling [more inside]

People are getting out and biking more these days. Are you one of them, or do you want to be? I've been biking the streets of Portland for 7 years. I can look at Portland's bike maps with you and help you figure out the BEST route that will get you where you want to go. [more inside]