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by **Kizyr** » Wed May 28, 2008 3:12 pm UTC

All right. Just three more days!

So far, we got:
Kizyr
drw
Risu+1
UV_Catastrophe
Zombor+1
Vaniver
NathanielK

That's a pretty good group so far. Who else?

Also, I may as well wear my khaki Blue Sun t-shirt, so long as we're going with this theme. You'll see me there slightly before 2:00, I hope. KF

by **NathanielK** » Wed May 28, 2008 10:45 pm UTC

I should be there. I'll have a spider.

by **Kizyr** » Thu May 29, 2008 11:50 pm UTC

Note to everyone!

There are going to be weekend delays on the Yellow/Green lines. If you're metro-ing, then you may want to get to L'Enfant Plaza (via blue/orange) or Gallery Place Chinatown (via red) and walk a few more blocks, instead of going straight to Archives Navy Memorial.

Of course, checking http://www.wmata.com before heading out is also a good idea. KF

by **Zombor** » Sat May 31, 2008 1:24 pm UTC

sorry for the last notice , but I had thought I would got over my cold by now, and I just do not feel up to it today.

by **NewspaperBuff** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 7:06 pm UTC

Thanks for coming guys.

I was the kid behind the counter.

Decided to register and give you guys a thumbs up for coming.

by **Naptime** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 3:56 am UTC

Awww dammit I missed this by 3 days

Oh well. I always feel awkward at meetups anyways as I tend to be one of the only 15-year-olds who is willing to attend these things. It was a good day anyways, I spent it tooling around with Python and I got some good work done on my latest Hammer project so at least I was productive...

by **Vaniver** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 6:48 am UTC

Fun was had!

In semi-related news, guy who works at NASA (I'm horrible with names)- Brawl sometime?

by **Tenn** » Sat Jun 07, 2008 1:33 am UTC

For all of us who happened to miss the 31. May meeting - want to try having a makeup event?

by **Kizyr** » Sat Jun 07, 2008 3:35 pm UTC

NewspaperBuff wrote:Thanks for coming guys.
I was the kid behind the counter.
Decided to register and give you guys a thumbs up for coming.

Heh, thanks!

For anyone who's wondering, turns out one of the guys behind the counter at Teaism overheard us talking and is also an XKCD fan.

Thanks for everyone who showed! We had, what, about 7-8 people there?
I'm going to go ahead and edit the subject header. If anyone wants to propose a new meetup time/place/location and replies here, then I can edit the subject header and first post with the information.

Tenn wrote:For all of us who happened to miss the 31. May meeting - want to try having a makeup event?

I'd be fine with that (even though I did make the 5/31 meet). I'm kind of spent on ideas at the moment, though, but I'll probably be up for most suggestions. KF

by **eristic** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 3:06 am UTC

I can't believe I missed this .... I'll come up with some ideas at work and post them. We should def. do something within a month. I'm mad at myself for not checking this thread earlier.

by **wordsthatendinq** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 2:42 am UTC

there's a pretty good geohash location in alexandria saturday... i'll go if anyone else goes

by **Kizyr** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 4:12 am UTC

wordsthatendinq wrote:there's a pretty good geohash location in alexandria saturday... i'll go if anyone else goes

Oh hey! It's right at the end of Founder's Park. That's a perfect location.

...I wouldn't be able to make it there by 4PM, unfortunately. I might try a little later in the day, but I can't make any guarantees. KF

by **UV_Catastrophe** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 7:28 pm UTC

I enjoyed the hell out of the meetup - we should do it again sometime soon!

Also - shout-out to the Teaism guy! It's pretty cool that you registered and tracked this thread down.

Vaniver wrote:Fun was had!

In semi-related news, guy who works at NASA (I'm horrible with names)- Brawl sometime?

I think that "guy who works at NASA" is me. To answer your question - Brawl anytime!

by **Vaniver** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 5:06 am UTC

*pokes with stick*

Any interest in Teaism again sometime in the fall?

by **Kizyr** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 10:44 pm UTC

I don't know about that, but I went ahead and posted a meetup idea over in the Otakon 2008 thread (only 1 week away!). Link:
viewtopic.php?f=16&t=17738&p=795747#p795747

Since Otakon is in Baltimore, I figured a few people at least in the DC area might be going. KF

by **eristic** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 4:51 am UTC

I'm so late to these threads. Please PM me about the next meetup if you feel it isn't a hassle for you.

by **Kizyr** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 5:02 pm UTC

Well, I'm definitely up for another meetup. Right now it's Ramadan, so it's bad timing, but I think October might work out. I'll only be in town on the middle two weekends: Oct 10-12th, and Oct 17-19th (assuming that no one's intending on meeting during the weekdays).

So, does mid-October work out for anyone here? If so, we can start planning stuff again. KF

by **Vaniver** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 5:37 pm UTC

The 17th to 19th is no good for me, but the 10th to 12th should be fine.

by **Steve** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 7:41 pm UTC

Neither work for me due to being on midnight shift at the time however if there is going to be interest in one sooner/later I would hopefully be able to make it.

by **UV_Catastrophe** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 7:44 pm UTC

Woohoo, meetup! I'm free most days in October, and I'd definitely be down.

by **headprogrammingczar** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 1:55 am UTC

I can only go if it is somewhere near Fairfax County. Could you try keeping it out of Maryland?

by **Kizyr** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:57 pm UTC

Ok sorry for not getting back to this. Work and all.

How about I toss out Saturday, October 11th @ 2PM as the date and time? That's tended to work out really well in the past each time.

Just say yay/nay if that does or doesn't work out. If it doesn't work out for enough people, I'd say to push the date forward another couple weeks.

As for location, well, somewhere in the DC area and metro-accessible, and no bars (some are under-21) would be the best option to get most people involved. We've always had good results at Teaism in the past (they also let us stay for long periods of time, and it's a nice decor). But of course, I'm always up for new suggestions.

So, 10/12 @ 2pm, yay/nay? KF

by **Vaniver** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:11 am UTC

Barring calamity I will be there.

by **eristic** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 2:02 am UTC

nay I have a friend who is visiting... she sorta' flew to from Italy so I'll probably be busy with her.

by **paenian** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 12:24 pm UTC

I'm probably out that weekend, going to Cedar Point. However, I've recently moved from Chicago (in Vienna, now), so I need some local friends - another meetup soon? I have a christening the following weekend, back in chicago, but usually not too busy.

Paul

by **Kizyr** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 6:55 pm UTC

Hm... it's looking like October 11th won't work too well. I noticed that that weekend is also AnimeUSA (not sure yet if I'll go, however), and since I'm on vacation now, I might have some errands to run the weekend I get back.

October 25th might be a better option, at this rate. It should be well enough before the weather starts getting too cold, also.

So, does that work out for anyone? KF

by **UV_Catastrophe** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 5:30 pm UTC

I've got some friends visiting from out-of-state on Oct. 11-12, so that wouldn't be the best time for me.

October 25th would be perfect, though.

by **Vaniver** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 6:19 pm UTC

I suspect that the 25th will be fine for me.

by **Kizyr** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 3:14 am UTC

Looks like 10/25 is going to turn out convenient for most folks. I got a flight the next morning, but that day/evening I'll be good to go.

So, now the question is on a place. I mean, yeah, Teaism is great and all, but any other ideas? I'm really wanting to find another good coffeehouse/teahouse somewhere around that won't be too crowded. All the ones that come to mind are places in Adams-Morgan or Dupont Circle that tend to get really packed (like Tryst or Open City).

How 'bout we try to figure out a place by 10/17? In the meantime, anyone who wants to chime in with a place, or if they can make it, please do so we know who all can come out.

paenian wrote:I'm probably out that weekend, going to Cedar Point. However, I've recently moved from Chicago (in Vienna, now), so I need some local friends - another meetup soon? I have a christening the following weekend, back in chicago, but usually not too busy.

Are you going to be back in town by the 25th? KF

by **Vaniver** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 3:49 am UTC

I'm 90% sure that the 25th won't work for me.

Is there a way to say "have fun without me" that doesn't sound bitter? Pretend I came up with one.

by **headprogrammingczar** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 2:43 pm UTC

I am hilariously busy right now, to the point where I need a holiday to have enough time free for a meetup. Come to think of it, a Christmas meetup at the Mall would be a fun one to do after this one.

by **Kizyr** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 5:58 pm UTC

You guys are killing me! Well, we should still do another one or two meetups this year after this one (if it ever pans out, that is). I'm definitely up for trying to get those together as well.

So........... anyone else on the 25th? KF

by **NathanielK** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 7:42 pm UTC

25th works for me. Also, is anyone else going to be at Capclave (SF con, 17th-19th)?

by **Kizyr** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 2:36 pm UTC

All right, we have at least two folks coming.

Anyone else?

If this turns out to be a relatively smaller number of people, I'm going to toss out a couple of other suggestions besides Teaism this time. Teaism is great if you have like 10+ people, but if it's a smaller group then that could actually open up a few other options.

Oh, and, yeah, I'm strongly averse to bars. Sorry. KF

by **Kizyr** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 11:35 pm UTC

Ok, 4 days away, folks.

Since no other suggestions have surfaced, we could just stick to Teaism. Always has worked well in the past.

I'm not sure how much interest/availability there'll be. But, I'll PM anyone tonight who's expressed interest in that time, and hasn't explicitly said they can't make it. Please forgive the PMs; I swear I'll be judicious with them. KF

by **rrwoods** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 2:44 am UTC

[ i've so been neglecting this forum... ]

I don't think I'll make an October 25 meetup. I need to keep up with this thread and see when the next one will be ahead of time; it looks like these things are done about three or more months apart, and if you planned the next one three months in advance I'd probably be able to save the date.

by **eristic** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 12:38 am UTC

I can't make it this time either >< I found out I have to work this weekend...

by **NathanielK** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 3:19 am UTC

Well, I should be there. I lost my spider at the con, so I won't be wearing it anymore.

by **aahauptmann** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 3:59 am UTC

I'll be there, wearing "Come to the Dark Side (We Have Cookies)."

by **Kizyr** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 3:19 pm UTC

Ok great, so far we have 4 (I think):

Kizyr
UV_Catastrophe
NathanielK
aahauptmann

I'll try to contact Risu and see if she's free. Anyone else in the DC area, feel free to drop on in! KF

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