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Meetup nom

tehloki — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:45:13 -0800

Toronto meetup over the holidays? Is anybody available on either saturday the 15th or sunday the 16th, or perhaps the following weekend, for a downtown-based Toronto meetup? Gandhi's seemed to work out well last time, and although there is only seating for perhaps 10 people in the whole place (14 if you really like each other), the area is full of pubs and other such viable meetup venues. I'm totally open to suggestions. I must apologize for my poor co-ordination of the previous Toronto meetup at gandhi's; it was good food and good people, but there were only 3 of us. (No chagrin on maudlin and the dief, your presences were more than enough to make it good time regardless). Also, if anybody is in to video games and controlled substances, a pilgrimage to funland arcade on yonge street isn't out of the question.

By: tehloki

tehloki — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:54:02 -0800

Oh, and, uh, hurf durf butter chicken.

By: Phire

Phire — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 04:04:46 -0800

:O

*tries to figure out if she can engineer to be there after her final exam on the 15th from Kingston and then go home to Ottawa afterwards without breaking the bank*

By: the dief

the dief — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 04:22:59 -0800

Oh hell yes. Anytime anywhere.

By: SassHat

SassHat — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 05:25:14 -0800

I can make it for the 15th, but the weekend after that I'll be heading to Ottawa. I'm thinking someplace with a little more room might be better, as larger meetups (like, any meetup with myself and/or DNAB) tend to be loud.

It's your meetup, Tehloki, you call it (try to pick someplace relatively central is my only request).

By: tehloki

tehloki — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 05:33:11 -0800

Gandhi's can be the jumping-off point to some roomier pubbery; I'll scout out some of the establishments in the area. I just really love Gandhi's, heh. If need be, a small group of mefites who want roti can go there first, and then head to a larger location for the "official" time.

By: tehloki

tehloki — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 05:34:37 -0800

Haha, I love your enthusiasm, John. Maybe you'll be able to test out the fiery power of a hot roti this time :P

By: orange swan

orange swan — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 05:50:54 -0800

Like the Sassy One, I can make it on the weekend of the the 15th, but the next weekend I will probably not be in town. That'll probably be the case for most people - the 22nd is just too close to Christmas.

And I looooove roti.

By: maudlin

maudlin — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 06:04:03 -0800

tehloki, IIRC, the dief has an asbestos mouth. You taunt him at your own risk.

The 15th works well for me. Roti (any heat), pubbing, and points beyond sounds good.

By: the dief

the dief — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 06:22:42 -0800

are you looking for a challenge???????????

I will freely admit to eating some of Hamilton's hottest wings, but really only to get the free stuff that came along with them. I'm really not that much of a thrill-seeker. I'm a librarian, dammit.

By: jacquilynne

jacquilynne — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 06:58:16 -0800

I should be fine for that weekend.

The problem I see with starting somewhere with a plan to eventually find somewhere else is that people come to meetups late. If you've moved on, they can't find you.

By: Melinika

Melinika — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 07:45:43 -0800

We actually already have a #mofirc (MoFi) meetup at my place arranged that weekend and I was going to ask if we could all meet you guys in Toronto that Saturday (15th, nighttime). So, yeah. Good timing!

By: chunking express

chunking express — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 07:48:35 -0800

Is there going to be some sort of Mofi vs. Mefi battle royal?

By: GuyZero

GuyZero — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:38:16 -0800

Ghandis on Queen? Near Bathurst? Oooohhh... buter chicken.

By: maudlin

maudlin — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:14:16 -0800

We'll have to plan start times at each location if we're going to make this a mobile feast/meetup.

By: the dief

the dief — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:04:27 -0800

Oh, and the 15th is preferable to the 16th for me, 'cos on the 16th, I'm usually at the laundromat.

By: saucysault

saucysault — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:10:53 -0800

I can't promise I'll be there but I will certainly try ~ barring the weather (anyone else get caught in a freak 10 minute blizzard today followed immediately by bright sunshine?).

Gandhi's.... mmmm.... yummy!

By: SassHat

SassHat — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:24:05 -0800

Meetup at the laundrymat! wooot

Jacquilynne makes a good point re: moving around. But damn, roti sounds good. And there's tons of bars/pubs in that area.

Also, properly speaking, it would be a MoFi vs MeCha battle royal, keeping things within the proper fighting class. Or maybe MoFi and Mecha will team up against Mefi. Terrifying thought.

By: tehloki

tehloki — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:44:35 -0800

MoFi? MeCha? This is madness!

THIS
IS
M E F I

By: Chuckles

Chuckles — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:19:52 -0800

Sounds good!

Note: meetup threads now stay open for six months, leaving ample time for discussion, followup and adding photos after the event

This place is getting entirely too organized.

By: DaShiv

DaShiv — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:59:26 -0800

Also, properly speaking, it would be a MoFi vs MeCha battle royal, keeping things within the proper fighting class. Or maybe MoFi and Mecha will team up against Mefi. Terrifying thought.

The really, really terrifying thought would be to consider which side of that three-party battle royale I would come down on. Were I forced to take sides, that is. Possibly, I mean. Theoretically, purely hypothetically, in a strange alternate universe where I'd be in Toronto on, say, the weekend of December 15-16th, 2007, with plane tickets already in my inbox. I mean, if.

Did I mention terrifying?

By: maudlin

maudlin — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:05:56 -0800

OMG. OMG. OMG.

You can take any side you want. Really. Just bring yourself and your magic camera.

Because Canadians love DaShiv.

By: Melinika

Melinika — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:14:57 -0800

Um, I don't think #mofirc has much of an affiliation at this point beyond the fact it started out of MoFi. We're sort of like a mongrel pirate ship... chat... thing. Maybe zombie... pirate... monkey... ninja. Yeah. Okay. Half of us are on MeFi anyway, that's the important part.

So, a few points I would've mentioned if I'd gotten to posting before tehloki did: DaShiv is coming to our meetup, hence, he's coming up to Toronto with us; there's six confirmed driving up so far so wherever you choose should have enough space; an ideal meetup time would be between say 8:30-11 PM and somewhere relatively mellow; somewhere easy to get to, we're driving from an hour away and I don't know Toronto well; and open invite to any K-W or general Southern Ontario MeFites, we're doing a house party weekend kind of thing and if you want to meet up with us outside of Toronto - MeFiMail me, or drop into #mofirc on SlashNET, say hi.

By: SassHat

SassHat — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:35:46 -0800

Melinika - awesome! I'm going to pop in right now and see who's about.

*on preview...ah yes, there we are*

I may have to just visit my peeps in K-W finally...and pop by that monster meetup. Otherwise, maybe just the TO one.

By: rocket88

rocket88 — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:39:32 -0800

I think I'm a go for K-W, and a strong maybe for TO.

By: dirtynumbangelboy

dirtynumbangelboy — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:02:38 -0800

If tehloki's pants are invited, I'm in.

By: maudlin

maudlin — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:21:58 -0800

I'm just not going to parse that sentence.

By: anthill

anthill — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:11:20 -0800

No way man, I'm going skiing. Come with.

By: the dief

the dief — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 04:34:46 -0800

Do we need separate invitations for our pants?

By: orange swan

orange swan — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 06:02:20 -0800

Yes, but my pants are just going to crash the party.

By: dirtynumbangelboy

dirtynumbangelboy — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 07:23:26 -0800

oh, and Sassy? Let's get riotously drunk, mmkay?

By: the dief

the dief — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:14:48 -0800

Actually, I take it back. The 16th probably would be better than the 15th. I've got a dinner on the 15th. But if it's the 15th still, and early enough in the day (like noonish or something) I can still do it.

By: GuyZero

GuyZero — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:05:07 -0800

Ooh yeah, company christmas party on the 15th. Free booze and butter chicken do not mix this time unfortunately. So the 16th would be better for me if it matters.

By: dirtynumbangelboy

dirtynumbangelboy — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:24:25 -0800

Either day is good for me, unless I end up with a date.

HA.

AHA AHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHA AHAHAHAAHH HHAHAHAH

I slay me

By: maudlin

maudlin — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:17:53 -0800

OK, fine, I can do December 16. Let's see how much those of you with day jobs can carouse on a Sunday night.

By: saucysault

saucysault — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:49:55 -0800

The Sunday works for me too (but really, I don't care which, I can sleep in on a Sunday or Monday).

By: mandymanwasregistered

mandymanwasregistered — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:53:29 -0800

Is it too late to vote for Saturday night? I'm traveling with the pack of nerds Melinika mentioned above and it'd be nice to do it on a night where I didn't have to wake up and drive 6 hours the next day--a day of recovery would be ideal.

By: tehloki

tehloki — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:24:33 -0800

Saturday night seems to be the night with the best possible turnout (considering the pack out near-GTA folks that are coming in on saturday). This thread's off the front page of the grey now; should I add the meetup on the 15th?

By: tehloki

tehloki — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:24:54 -0800

^pack OF.

By: Melinika

Melinika — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:42:48 -0800

The 'firc meetup crew consensus is "we prefer Saturday night, but we can make Sunday night okay if that's what pans out". So... yeah. Also, not too late in the night please. 8:30, 9 PM?

By: dirtynumbangelboy

dirtynumbangelboy — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:49:11 -0800

Saturday night is heaps better, both due to the out of towners and because it gives us corporate zombies time to braiiiinnnnnns braaiiiiiiinnnnns brrraiiiiiinnnns.

Ahem. Recover. Gives us time to recover.

By: melissa

melissa — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:36:21 -0800

Would Sunday afternoon be compromise? Not too late on Sunday for the Monday day job people and not on Saturday for those not happy with that date.

I'm okay with either Saturday or Sunday. Combining multiple meetups like this sounds like a lot of fun. (And helps us shy people to blend in a little bit - more people to listen to. :)

By: SassHat

SassHat — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:26:45 -0800

I prefer Saturday night, but we could do Sunday brunch or something (there's a great bluegrass brunch w/open bar at Dakotas).

By: tehloki

tehloki — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:37:16 -0800

I see a lot of "I prefer saturday" and, as Melinka says, the entire mofirc meetup happens to be in that camp, so I've decided to add the meetup to the sidebar for Saturday. If anybody is completely unable to make saturday night, but still wishes to have a micro-after-meetup at Gandhi's on Sunday afternoon, I'll probably still be downtown from the previous night, and I'm perfectly willing to head out again.

In the meantime, could any mefites who are currently local to Toronto (I live in Guelph ATM) scout out the bathurst/queen area for a suitable location for the main event? I wish I could do this myself, but University is lumping quite a bit on me these next few weeks, so I can't head back until the wednesday before the meetup.

By: dirtynumbangelboy

dirtynumbangelboy — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:22:56 -0800

I dunno, not a lot around Queen & Bathurst that I know, at least not pubwise. There's a few on King, west of Bathurst?

By: Chuckles

Chuckles — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:54:29 -0800

I'll probably still be downtown from the previous night,

I wrote this last night, previewed but not posted:

How about Saturday night until Sunday brunch :)
Ya, I'm too old for that kind of thing too..

By: Chuckles

Chuckles — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:03:12 -0800

At Queen, you pretty much have to head over to Spadina..

At King.. I was pretty irritated by The Wheat Sheaf the last time I was in there, but there are several others.

I prefer cheap, and The Red Room people have opened a new place at College and Bathurst (Nirvana, I think)..

By: dobbs

dobbs — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:43:55 -0800

I can make it the Sunday but not the Saturday.

By: the dief

the dief — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:31:29 -0800

Well, poop on Saturday. Hopefully there'll be a lunch meeting up before the real party starts, or I'm probably out.

By: dirtynumbangelboy

dirtynumbangelboy — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:10:02 -0800

Oh! How about Rodney's Oyster House? I fucking love that place.

By: maudlin

maudlin — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:26:05 -0800

Isn't Rodney's teeny, though? I'm not sure we'd all fit.

(the dief and GuyZero will be there in spirit, at least.)

By: dirtynumbangelboy

dirtynumbangelboy — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:18:50 -0800

No, Rodney's is pretty big.. I've been there before on everything from dinner with a boyfriend to a seriously rowdy apres-staff-meeting with about a dozen people.

By: philfromhavelock

philfromhavelock — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:34:41 -0800

I can make it Sunday but not Saturday, as well.

By: dirtynumbangelboy

dirtynumbangelboy — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:15:15 -0800

Oh also maudlin?

Rodneys has:

1) oysters
2) great beer
3) oysters
4) shrimp cocktail containing seriously fucking enormous shrimp. honestly, I have sucked smaller cocks.
5) oysters
6) incredible chocolate mousse
7) oysters
8) stumbling distance to a truly fabulous martini bar (I can get us in if the owner remembers me...)
9) oysters

ps I like oysters.

By: Chuckles

Chuckles — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:34:58 -0800

See melissa, you don't need to worry about blending in - everyone will be looking agog at DNAB all night, as he pontificates. :)

By: tehloki

tehloki — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:34:47 -0800

Rodneys in kensington? I love that place. Sounds like a good idea.

By: tehloki

tehloki — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 04:12:56 -0800

Oh, I was thinking of Ronnie's.... which is probably a little small. Does rodney's have a website? Or can anybody provide the address?

By: maudlin

maudlin — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:32:31 -0800

I'm agog already. At least, I think that's the right term.

tehloki, it's here on King near Spadina. (I had it mixed up with a hole in the wall place next to Smokeless Joe's on John.)

Rodney's looks very cool, but their menu -- except for the beer and mousse -- appears to be all seafood. If everyone here loves seafood, or just wants to drink (I'll probably be stuffed with roti), that's fine, but it does seem a bit limited.

By: GuyZero

GuyZero — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:42:22 -0800

Although I will not be there, I find Rodney's expensive. I went to someone's birthday there once and spend somewhere around $150 for two people. It's no Ghandi's.

By: typewriter

typewriter — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:49:49 -0800

Yeah, Rodney's is definitely on the pricier end. I will try to come depending on work.

By: jacquilynne

jacquilynne — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 07:00:53 -0800

For those of us who don't like oysters, that list gets a whole lot shorter, though. How well does it accommodate vegetarians, since I'm sure there will be a few of them (though I am not one)?

By: dirtynumbangelboy

dirtynumbangelboy — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 08:09:07 -0800

Hmm, good point re: seafood & price..

By: Chuckles

Chuckles — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:15:15 -0800

I think that's the right term.

I don't know what the words mean, I just use them..

By: dirtynumbangelboy

dirtynumbangelboy — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:53:24 -0800

Well, there's a pub right by Rodney's.. Paddy something? I dunno. It's a downstairs pub.

By: maudlin

maudlin — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:37:26 -0800

No, "agog" was bang on, really. Without it, I probably would have been lost for words. For once. (Stop snickering!)

Something close to Rodney's sounds good, because as the night goes on, I may get up the nerve to go over and try my very first oyster. So Paddy's or anything else in the vicinity may work.

By: dobbs

dobbs — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:19:42 -0800

I seem unable to parse... have you people committed to a day yet?

By: jacquilynne

jacquilynne — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:08:26 -0800

It was added to the sidebar as the Saturday, so I'm assuming that's the day.

By: SassHat

SassHat — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:29:45 -0800

Saturday works for the out-of-towners, I think it's prob best. Rodneys doesn't work, although I do love the oysters... but expensive does not work for me. "Costs money" barely works for me.

By: tehloki

tehloki — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:32:43 -0800

I just looked at the rodney's website, and yes, it appears they serve exclusively seafood, and almost in the fancy-restaurant pricing tier as well. It looks like this isn't a good place to bring a large group for a couple of beers; a pub near Rodney's (a good location for those who crave oysters at any price) seems like a better idea.

By: Evstar

Evstar — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 05:58:23 -0800

I want to come! King W. bars are really expensive, though. If I'm not working that night I will definitely make my way by.

Rodney's is not a good place for this, fyi. Good oysters, though.

By: dobbs

dobbs — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 06:59:41 -0800

Alright, knock yerselves out!

By: tehloki

tehloki — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 07:48:41 -0800

what

By: maudlin

maudlin — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 08:33:52 -0800

Time for some lists, I think. Please chime in to add suggestions or fix my mistakes.

People definitely interested in Saturday night pub/bar/resto (optional: roti at Gandhi’s beforehand). Main event should cover the 8:30-11 period for travellers, although things may start earlier and continue longer.

- tehloki (also: roti!)
- Phire (may be some timing issues getting here)
- SassHat
- orange swan (also: roti!)
- maudlin (also: roti!)
- jacquilynne
- Melinka
- DaShiv
- mandymanwasregistered
- 5 or so others from MoFi and other geographical areas commuting in
- saucysault (also: roti!)
- Chuckles
- rocket88 (a strong maybe)
- dirtynumbangelboy
- Melissa
- typewriter (depends on work)
- Evstar (if not working that night)

People who will be/may be available for Sunday afternoon post-event (brunch? roti?)
- tehloki
- maudlin
- SassHat (?)
- the dief (if he’s not at the Laundromat)
- GuyZero
- philfromhavelock
- chunking express
- dobbs

Places suggested so far
- Nirvana at College and Bathurst – cheap, eclectic. Can they handle our noise?
- Paddy’s (something?) on King near Spadina, a downstairs pub close to Rodney’s Oyster Bar (I haven't been able to Google a match yet)
- Sunday brunch option: Dakota’s bluegrass brunch with open bar

By: tehloki

tehloki — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:00:28 -0800

There's The Paddock (this is probably paddy's)..

...and also The Foggy Dew, which is good and close, has reasonably cheap food and beer, and seems to be ideally spacious.

By: tehloki

tehloki — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:05:45 -0800

oops, I seem to have been looking at the B.C. location's menu for the Foggy Dew, which is a little cheaper.. still, it's in the mid-level expense range.

By: jacquilynne

jacquilynne — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:17:44 -0800

I like The Paddock, but I remember it as home to a lot of $12 Martinis. I don't think it fits the cheap and cheerful requirement very well.

By: Evstar

Evstar — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 15:48:18 -0800

Dobbs, it's the 15th. You should come.

By: Chuckles

Chuckles — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 18:16:27 -0800

Great list - if we had comment editing, you could add me for Roti.

By: maudlin

maudlin — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 07:03:05 -0800

Well, it depends what kind of comment editing. They're still thrashing that out in the thread.

I'll revise and repost the list in a day or so, and will fix some of the name typos that are now glaring at me. *sigh*

By: dobbs

dobbs — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:55:01 -0800

Dobbs, it's the 15th. You should come.

Can't do it. I am having a dinner party that night.

By: maudlin

maudlin — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 15:06:55 -0800

How about roti or brunch on Sunday?

By: adrianhon

adrianhon — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 17:29:14 -0800

This sounds cool - I'm going to be in Toronto for holiday and I think I'll have to drop in! (with girlfriend)

By: Evstar

Evstar — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 18:11:23 -0800

I think the solution is obvious—everyone is invited to Dobbs' for a dinner party on the 15th!

By: the dief

the dief — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:59:35 -0800

So is the Sunday thing a done deal? Like for honest? 'cos that will make me a happy dief.

By: maudlin

maudlin — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:43:26 -0800

Albeit an unlaundered one.

I'm up for Sunday, tehloki's game, and I'm sure we can get a few others. (Anyone I've listed as a maybe, or anyone else interested, respond in thread or I'll hunt you down via MeFi mail in a day or so, when I update the list again.)

By: SassHat

SassHat — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:41:20 -0800

So why don't we do Saturday night at a bigger, affordable bar place and the roti eating on Sunday afternoon? yes? That way we're not stuck finding a bar near Queen and Bathurst per se, it can be anywhere.

By: tehloki

tehloki — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:14:03 -0800

Personally, I'm willing to walk anywhere in the square bordered by Bathurst, Yonge, Bloor, and King, after going to Gandhi's on saturday. Any place in that general area is fine. I just like to go to Gandhi's as often as possible. It's like my little ritual.

We could decentralize the main meetup from the bathurst-queen area, and those willing to make the pilgrimage on foot (or by cab) to wherever the most reasonable place for the main meetup ends up being can do so with moi. Personally, I enjoy walking around downtown Toronto.

(Also, if we absolutely can't decide on anywhere in particular, Bistro on College is pretty good, with quite cheap beer and cheap food, and significantly less seedy than it used to be, now that they've started throwing out the heavily drunk and the 16-year-olds.)

By: Chuckles

Chuckles — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:25:12 -0800

on foot (or by cab)

Dude, you're leaving out the better way (and I don't mean the one that takes tokens).
I'm the only one, aren't I? I can bring the trailer..

Anyway, it is a good thing we have a week and a half to figure this out :)

By: tehloki

tehloki — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:09:16 -0800

Sorry Chuckles, I assumed everyone in the GTA had given up on driving downtown in the snow awhile ago. Not to mention I forgot the TTC. Well, I'm not really missing much am I...

Anyway, who would still come to Gandhi's if the main meetup was moved to a different location? Also, any really concrete ideas as to where the main meetup should be? I'm sure there have been downtown Toronto meetups before. Maudlin, get ready for another one of those fabulous lists.

By: twistofrhyme

twistofrhyme — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:11:18 -0800

i wish i could come, but i'll be out of town.
i will chime in that nirvana at college & bathurst is huge, will absolutely accomodate metafilter noise, and is rather new so it hasn't yet been swarmed by the rabble (i was there 2 weeks ago and it was only half-full). it has a large, eclectic menu featuring numerous vegetarian options, lots of pan-asian stuff, and a variety of soups, sandwiches, and bar food. roughly the same menu as the green & red rooms, but with a cleaner kitchen. and it's really cheap (full dinner & a beer for ~ $10). but of course, i'm not coming, so don't listen to me- just some advice from someone who's been there pretty recently.

By: saucysault

saucysault — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:11:46 -0800

Yeah, I'd still be into meeting at Gandhi's on the Sunday. As long as we get to make fun of The Dief's dirty knickers, of course. I've never met a prime minister (dead or alive) before, are we supposed to call him "His Honour" or something?

By: the dief

the dief — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:45:25 -0800

saucysault -- man, are you going to be disappointed.

By: maudlin

maudlin — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:46:50 -0800

Thanks, twistofrhyme. Nirvana looked to be the most interesting choice, but I was concerned about crowding and noise, and it looks as if that won't be an issue. So a big vote yes here for Nirvana.

By: maudlin

maudlin — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:29:38 -0800

OK, update time:

People definitely interested in Saturday night pub/bar/resto (optional: roti at Gandhi Roti beforehand). Main event should cover the 8:30-11 period for travellers, although things may start earlier and continue longer.

Up to 23 for the pub
Up to 6 for roti

- tehloki (also: roti!)
- Phire (may be some timing issues getting here)
- SassHat (also: roti! although she prefers Sunday)
- orange swan (also: roti!)
- maudlin (also: roti!)
- jacquilynne
- Melinika
- DaShiv
- mandymanwasregistered
- 5 or so others from MoFi and other geographical areas commuting in
- saucysault (also: roti!)
- Chuckles (also: roti!)
- rocket88 (a strong maybe)
- dirtynumbangelboy
- melissa
- typewriter (depends on work)
- Evstar (if not working that night)
- NEW! adrianhon and girlfriend

People who will be/may be available for Sunday afternoon post-event (brunch? roti?)

4 definites

- tehloki (definite)
- maudlin (definite)
- SassHat (?)
- the dief and his pristine skivvies (definite)
- GuyZero
- philfromhavelock
- chunking express
- dobbs
- saucysault (definite)

Saturday night places suggested so far
- Nirvana at College and Bathurst – cheap, eclectic. NEW: they aren't too busy and can handle our noise.
- Paddy’s (something?) on King near Spadina, a downstairs pub close to Rodney’s Oyster Bar.
- NEW! The Paddock (may not be the same pub, may not be that cheap).
- NEW! The Foggy Dew.

Sunday brunch options
- Dakota’s bluegrass brunch with open bar
- Gandhi Roti

By: dirtynumbangelboy

dirtynumbangelboy — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:01:42 -0800

I'm down for brunchoti the next day. As long as it's somewhere licenced.. the last MeFi meetup gave me a bloody awful hangover that took several boozy coffees to beat into submission.

By: jacquilynne

jacquilynne — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:01:48 -0800

I'd be up for pre-meetup roti, depending on where it is in relation to the actual meetup. Unlike tehloki, I will not willingly walk all over hell's half acre in the middle of winter. I do, however, drive. If they're close together (sub-10 minutes walking) I'd go to both almost for sure. Farther apart and it depends on the parking situation.

I might also do Sunday brunch if that turns out to happen.

By: saucysault

saucysault — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:04:34 -0800

I like nirvana too, if only because of my fond memories of KOS (I never did figure out how to say it, kaos? K.O.S.?). I'm actually planning on going out to K-W to meet the Mofi's so I won't be at Gandhi's till Sunday.

To dief: why would I be disappointed in your knickers?

By: joeclark

joeclark — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:06:11 -0800

I really find Queen and Bathurst oppressively awful, and Gandhi Roti is just as bad. Must every single outing be west of Yonge St.?

By: maudlin

maudlin — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:16:09 -0800

DNAB, Gandhi's is unlicensed. Staggering off to a bar afterwards -- or before -- is still an option.

Jacquilynne, Gandhi's is at Bathurst and Queen and Nirvana is at Bathurst and College. Less than 2 minutes driving according to Google, but I'd consider it a relatively short walk.

saucysault, I'll modify the next list to add you to Sunday only.

Joe, suggest something else and I'll add it to the next list, but as we haven't heard from you so far, yeah, the list of suggestions has been pretty west-centric.

By: saucysault

saucysault — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:38:16 -0800

No no, I am coming into the Toronto meetup, but heading in with Melinka et al (mofi), so later in the evening.

By: dr. moot

dr. moot — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:26:17 -0800

hmmmm, perhaps i will attend my first meetup...
+the mattar paneer is freaky good at ghandi's.

By: SassHat

SassHat — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:00:54 -0800

I think the plan sounds good as follows: Saturday night, meet up early at Ghandi's for Roti, say 7:00? Then everyone just going to the bar can meet at 8:00? And then if we haven't tired of each other enough, or if there are enough non-Saturday folks interested, we could meet up for brunch/coffee/hangover avoidance on Sunday?

By: tehloki

tehloki — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 10:35:45 -0800

Is there an easy quick online poll place we could take votes on for the bar?

By: jacquilynne

jacquilynne — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 10:39:19 -0800

Just pick one, people will generally go along with it. Nirvana sounded like a good choice that a lot of people liked.

By: maudlin

maudlin — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 11:58:22 -0800

Hey, I'm from Québec.

*stuffs ballot box* *rouses dead people*

Wow -- look! It's Nirvana!

(Seriously, I think Nirvana's a great choice, but people have to speak up.)

By: tehloki

tehloki — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 13:21:42 -0800

As chairman of this meetup, I declare Nirvana to be the winrar!

So, Gandhi's people meet at 7 (address is 554 queen street w if it's not in the read already) and everybody else meet the gandhi's people at Nirvana at 8.

I'll try and arrive at Gandhi's early, and stake out a table with a HURF DURF BUTTER CHICKEN sign.

Does Nirvana take reservations?

By: maudlin

maudlin — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 09:36:53 -0800

LATEST UPDATE

Main event: Saturday December 15, 8 PM to whenever: Nirvana
434 College St. just east of Bathurst 416-927-8885. Google map. Open till 2 AM. Web link says cash only, but they do take credit cards. I called and they do take reservations, but I didn't commit us yet. They said they should be fine for ca. 25 next Saturday at 8. I can call back tomorrow to confirm if you like.

Definitely attending or trying to attend: 24 so far ...
- tehloki
- Phire (may be some timing issues getting here)
- SassHat
- orange swan
- maudlin
- jacquilynne
- Melinika
- DaShiv
- mandymanwasregistered
- 5 or so others from MoFi and other geographical areas commuting in
- saucysault
- Chuckles
- rocket88 (a strong maybe)
- dirtynumbangelboy
- melissa
- typewriter (depends on work)
- Evstar (if not working that night)
- adrianhon and girlfriend
- NEW! dr. moot

OPTIONAL pre-event roti, December 15, 7 PM at Gandhi Roti, 554 Queen St. W, just east of Bathurst. Google map. Google map showing path from Gandhi's to Nirvana.

Definitely attending: 6 so far ...
- tehloki
- SassHat
- orange swan
- maudlin
- jacquilynne
- Chuckles

SUNDAY December 16. Afternoon post-event rotifest? boozefest? brunchfest? We still need to decide on a time and location(s) for this one.

Definitely attending or trying to attend: 7 so far ...

- tehloki (definite)
- maudlin (definite)
- SassHat
- the dief and his pristine skivvies (definite)
- dirtynumbangelboy (definite if there is booze)
- saucysault (definite)
- jacquilynne

Sunday brunch options
- Dakota’s bluegrass brunch with open bar. 249 Ossington Ave. just north of Dundas Street. Google map.
- Gandhi Roti (unlicensed: may need pre or post roti booze for those looking for hair of the dog). Once again, yer friendly Google map.

By: Melinika

Melinika — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 15:08:01 -0800

Nirvana is a restaurant, or a pub? Or both? Are we having dinner there then, or is the reservation just to be sure they've got enough tables/space for us?

By: maudlin

maudlin — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 15:26:00 -0800

It's a licensed restaurant. Those who want to eat, can eat; those who want to drink, can drink. We're talking about reservations just to make sure there's space.

By: typewriter

typewriter — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 15:54:50 -0800

There is food there, pretty decent from what I have heard. Saturday is not looking good for me anymore. Sorry folks, have a blast!

By: dirtynumbangelboy

dirtynumbangelboy — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:32:34 -0800

I'm in for Sunday bruncherings, wherever we go.

By: patr1ck

patr1ck — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:19:37 -0800

Bah, I'm out that weekend. I'll be there in spirit, and hopefully at the next one.

By: maudlin

maudlin — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:08:49 -0800

Sorry, typewriter and patr1ck -- next time?

DNAB, you'll go wherever tehloki's pants go on Sunday? Got it.

I'll call Nirvana tomorrow and ask them to hold for 25 and let them know that number may vary a bit. The idea is just to make sure they know a large group is coming in. If we get more people (You reading this? Interested? Come on in!) we'll just steal chairs.

Updated list coming tomorrow night. I know several people still aren't sure if they are coming to Sunday bruncheroti (err, which will it be?), but if we know where and when in advance, people can drop in.

By: dirtynumbangelboy

dirtynumbangelboy — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:19:22 -0800

maudlin, if I'm going where tehloki's pants go, I'll be staying in my bedroom. ba-dum-bum.

I'm here all week. Try the veal.

By: maudlin

maudlin — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:50:06 -0800

DECEMBER 12 UPDATE

Main event: Saturday December 15, 8 PM to whenever: Nirvana, 434 College St. just east of Bathurst 416-927-8885. Google map. Open till 2 AM. Web link says cash only, but they do take credit cards. We have a reservation for 25 confirmed, so there's definitely room for more.

Definitely attending or trying to attend: 22-24 so far ...
- tehloki
- Phire (may be some timing issues getting here)
- SassHat
- orange swan
- maudlin
- jacquilynne
- MoFi/MeCha/MeFi Expedition Force: Melinika, mandymanwasregistered, DaShiv, Suo, eldiem, pmdboi, and Crank, possibly 1-2 others. TOTAL: 7-9
- saucysault
- Chuckles
- rocket88 (a strong maybe)
- dirtynumbangelboy
- melissa
- Evstar (if not working that night)
- adrianhon and girlfriend
- dr. moot

OPTIONAL pre-event roti, December 15, 7 PM at Gandhi Roti, 554 Queen St. W, just east of Bathurst. Google map. Google map showing path from Gandhi's to Nirvana.

Definitely attending: 6 so far ...
- tehloki
- SassHat
- orange swan
- maudlin
- jacquilynne
- Chuckles

SUNDAY December 16. Afternoon post-event rotifest? boozefest? brunchfest? We still need to decide on a time and location(s) for this one. HEY! Look at this little face. Look at it! That's the dief, who really, REALLY needs to know if it's Gandhi's or Dakota's or what. Do you want to make him come in from Hamilton and forlornly wander the streets on Sunday, not knowing where we are?

Definitely attending or trying to attend: 7 so far ...
- tehloki (definite)
- maudlin (definite)
- SassHat
- the dief and his pristine skivvies (definite)
- dirtynumbangelboy (definite)
- saucysault (definite)
- jacquilynne

Sunday brunch options
- Dakota’s bluegrass brunch with open bar. 249 Ossington Ave. just north of Dundas Street. Google map.
- Gandhi Roti (unlicensed) Once again, yer friendly Google map.

By: dirtynumbangelboy

dirtynumbangelboy — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:01:26 -0800

..open bar? do you mean what I think you mean?

If you do mean what I think you mean, then by hell we are going to Dakota's.

By: tehloki

tehloki — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:11:46 -0800

If open bar means what DNAB thinks it means, Dakota's is probably the most awesome choice. If not, I'd probably be going to Gandhi's regardless of where Sunday brunch is, so... yeah.

Also evstar is definitely coming to the main meetup even if I have to kidnap him, so put him down as definite in the next update.

By: the dief

the dief — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 04:44:35 -0800

Oh don't worry about me. I'm quite used to wandering forlornly. Around my own apartment even.

By: jacquilynne

jacquilynne — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:34:46 -0800

Reviews of Dakotas suggest that 'open bar' means 'the bar is available despite it being noon on a Sunday' and not 'the bar is included in the price of your $12 all-you-can-eat breakfast'. It still sounds like hella fun, but perhaps not the sort of place a large group can just walk into and expect to get seated together? I'd still be up for trying it.

By: the dief

the dief — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:51:09 -0800

I would dig knowing time and location though.

By: dobbs

dobbs — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:35:51 -0800

My thing is all fucked up now. My dinner party is now Friday (tomorrow) and I now have to work Saturday and Sunday. Saturday, I get home at almost 11 and will walk the dog and then maybe head to Nirvana unless it's miserable out. Will anyone be online checking this thread so that y'all can make a post when you've cleared out so that I don't head over there for nothing?

By: tehloki

tehloki — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:35:52 -0800

dobbs, if Nirvana is close enough to a wireless hotspot, I'll make a post when we clear out.

By: maudlin

maudlin — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:01:04 -0800

I'll revise evstar and add dobbs (and his cocoa butter) for Nirvana to the next update, which ain't going out until Saturday morning. Obviously, people can still drop in, as there's plenty of room in the reservation, so I hope no one's thinking of the updates as some kind of exclusive guest list.

It sounds as if people want Dakota's on Sunday, which has some kind of bar, although I doubt that it's OPEN open, like wedding reception open. (Hey, I was just echoing what SassHat wrote. Maybe she has her own definition of open.)

Are we committing to Dakota's? 1 PM Sunday? I don't think we'll need reservations for up to 10 or so people, but as long as we all know where to go and when, we should be fine. And the dief won't need to do that forlorn thing.

By: tehloki

tehloki — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:09:56 -0800

I don't think I'm going to make Sunday brunch if it's at Dakota's, but if anybody feels like coming to gandhi's sometime later in the day, email me.

By: the dief

the dief — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:55:58 -0800

I'm equal to either Dakota's or Ghandi's, fwiw. As long as Dakota's is reachable on transit or walking from Union.

By: Melinika

Melinika — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:04:38 -0800

Dudes. There's a winter storm warning for our region on Saturday night. We may not be making it out to Toronto in that case. Although I'm wondering how long it lasts; we could possibly do the Sunday brunch instead. It'd be a pity to have DaShiv all the way out here and not get him up to Toronto. Stay tuned, I guess!

Also, EXPEDITION FORCE = awesome.

By: Melinika

Melinika — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:13:47 -0800

Hmmm. We're talking we could possibly come up tonight instead of tomorrow night. This storm tomorrow night is supposed to be pretty bad, I don't think people are going to want to come out for Saturday night... what do you all think of doing the meetup tonight instead?

By: jacquilynne

jacquilynne — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:19:14 -0800

I have other plans tonight, though I suppose the meetup will go late enough that I could probably do both.

By: maudlin

maudlin — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:38:09 -0800

If this is the only way Expedition Force can make it, we should be able to get at least a few locals out at a pub starting at, say, 8 PM. And if the roti lovers have the time, we can still try that at Gandhi's for 7 tonight, or some other time this weekend.

Can we have a roll call to see who is interested in:

1) Roti at Gandhi's tonight at 7?

2) Nirvana's tonight starting at 8?

3) Anything else any other time this weekend?

Me: I'm in for roti and Nirvana tonight, and anything else people want to do on Saturday or Sunday.

By: maudlin

maudlin — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:49:08 -0800

The Environment Canada Storm Watch for Toronto. Shitty for anyone travelling into Toronto, but those of us in town should still be able get around, so, really, I am not giving up on Saturday or Sunday. I truly believe that beer and roti can stave off frostbite.

By: saucysault

saucysault — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:57:12 -0800

Actually I was going to come into toronto tonight for 8 to meet a friend for five minutes so tonight works for me too. I was coming in here to post that Hamilton was supposed to get the worse of the storm according to Environment Canada. My understanding was that the storm was more Sunday morning that Saturday night. But, ya never know with these things, d'ya?

By: saucysault

saucysault — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:58:05 -0800

Damn, my slow fingers maudlin.

By: maudlin

maudlin — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:59:56 -0800

Two librarians enter, one librarian leaves.

*bows*

By: SassHat

SassHat — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:46:31 -0800

I think the drinks plan should be contingent on the K-W peeps' travels. If they can only come out tonight, I would rather go out tonight. Storms are serious business, although overall Saturday night works better for me, I'm totally flexible as I live downtown and do not have to negotiate a car through that mess.

So - how about: drinks tonight (or Saturday), Ghandi's on Sunday afternoon in place of brunch, and Ghandi's before drinks if people are really feeling hardcore about it?

Dakota's is not "open" bar as in free, more like open as in they serve booze on Sunday morning. It's not a huge place so the seating could be tricky - they do a few small tables and a couple big long "family style" tables, so it would be luck of the draw. It's near the Dundas streetcar, but I have no idea what that line looks like these days (ie have they finished work on it yet?). I say, scrap Dakotas altogether for those reasons, also it's pricey and after all the outings this weekend I'll likely be tapped out by Sunday.

By: maudlin

maudlin — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:53:28 -0800

That sounds great, SassHat. Simple is good. Cheap is also good. :-)

I've MeFi mailed everyone on the Nirvana list who hasn't already checked in here or had someone check in on their behalf, as well as the dief and GuyZero. I'm not cancellling or changing the Nirvana reservation for tomorrow night until people have a chance to touch base.

By: SassHat

SassHat — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:10:00 -0800

If anyone gets stuck in the city due to the storm, you are welcome to stay over at my place. Mefi slumber party! wwhoooo! :P

Actually, I have a mini bachelor apt, but you could sleep on my extra mattress or in my bathtub, I suppose.

By: Melinika

Melinika — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:40:08 -0800

Okay, well, consensus here is that we should go up tonight. So... where are we meeting you? I'm thinking we'd be getting there around... 9:30 PM-ish? Will enough people turn out with this last-minute change of plans?

By: rocket88

rocket88 — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:01:37 -0800

Unfortunately, tonight isn't doable for me. If the storm isn't too bad I may be able to join the K-W crowd on Saturday if they're doing anything local.

By: Melinika

Melinika — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:37:46 -0800

Yeah, we're planning on just switching tonight's plan with tomorrow's... I'll give you a call.

By: the dief

the dief — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:49:24 -0800

Yup, tonight and tomorrow are out out out for me. It's Sunday or nuthin'. I will monitor the thread, and if Sunday is canceled, well, I'll just cry into my pillow the entire night but will otherwise be hunky dory.

By: dr. moot

dr. moot — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:04:44 -0800

I'll be missing out tonight. Possibly tomorrow too as I'm from out of town as well.
Have fun you crazy kids.

By: Chuckles

Chuckles — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:12:59 -0800

I'm up for tonight. I'm with SassHat about the money though..

Food at Ghandi's around 7? I'll be there.

By: maudlin

maudlin — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:25:49 -0800

Let's see what we can salvage here. Here's what I suggest:

1) TONIGHT: Nirvana starting at 9 PM (not 8 PM). This gives time for travelling and for getting word to Toronto people who still haven't checked in to the thread. K-W people can roll in around 9:30-ish and should find a table ready with at least 4 T.O. people. I just confirmed reservations for 20 people at 9 PM. (Hey, I'm an optimist.)

- So far, we have 7-9 from K-W, plus SassHat, saucysault, jacquilynne (arriving late), Chuckles and me (that's 12-14).
- Phire, rocket88, dr. moot and the dief are definitely NOT coming tonight.
- Fingers are crossed for tehloki, orange swan, dirtynumbangelboy, melissa, Evstar, adrianhon and girlfriend, and GuyZero (I MeFi mailed him even though he wasn't on the list).

I'm bringing my Blackberry with me and the email or MeFi mail links.

NIRVANA, 434 College St. just east of Bathurst. Google map. Open till 2 AM. Web link says cash only, but they do take credit cards.

Aaaand -- we have one diehard willing to go for roti before Nirvana (maybe 8 PM instead of 7 PM?). I'm there, too. Anyone else?

2) SUNDAY, roti at Gandhi's for all who missed out tonight and for roti addicts. The roti must roll!

By: Chuckles

Chuckles — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:48:09 -0800

I'm bringing my Blackberry with me

Evil!
I'm such a ludite. Or is it just because I'm poor?

By: maudlin

maudlin — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:59:39 -0800

dirtynumbangelboy just texted me on my Blackberry. He's busy tonight, but hopes he can come by after 9. Cross your fingers. Sprinkle some holy water, too.

Sometimes convenience is more important than not being evil. Maybe it's because I used to have such awesome taste in headgear.

By: SassHat

SassHat — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:32:26 -0800

No roti for me tonight (maybe I can make Sunday?), I'm cooking tofu for some peeps at my house. I'll be at Nirvana at 9pm, I might be there at 9:30 depending on how long dinner takes. Yay!

By: maudlin

maudlin — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:11:07 -0800

orange swan is feeling poorly, so she won't be out with us tonight.

I'm off. Those of you for roti, I should be at Gandhi's between 8 and 8:15.

By: orange swan

orange swan — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:14:02 -0800

As I MeFiMailed maudlin, I have been ill all week and am still not well enough to go out tonight. I'm hoping I can go out tomorrow, or maybe Sunday, though I will probably have to pass on any roti as I'm off food for the time being.

By: Chuckles

Chuckles — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:37:41 -0800

Food at Ghandi's around 7? I'll be there.

Okay, I'm not there.. But, if I go, will anybody be there?
Getting hungry!

By: tehloki

tehloki — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:38:58 -0800

I'm totally just reading the thread now, and I have no idea whether I'm going to make it tonight, but can we still do a stripped-down version of the planned meetup tomorrow, just with the people who are local and can still make it? I sort of have my weekend planned around it already.

By: tehloki

tehloki — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:12:49 -0800

Okay, it has just been confirmed that Melinka and her posse are coming to bear me off to the meetup in their chariot of awesome. See you there. Still open to going to gandhi's and Nirvana again tomorrow, for the people who couldn't make today.

By: saucysault

saucysault — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:19:17 -0800

I'm still north of the city so I won't be getting there until 9.30. How am I supposed to know y'all? (Rhetorical question because I am getting into my car in a minute).

By: philfromhavelock

philfromhavelock — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:52:41 -0800

Have fun.

(I can't make it. Working twelve hours tomorrow.)

By: melissa

melissa — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:56:17 -0800

Just caught up on this thread and noticed the MefiMail (what can I say, it's my first MefiMessage - I'm just not that popular!).

I have to drop out anyway because I'm totally broke thanks to my Christmas shopping. I hope you guys have a great time, and I look forward to the pictures! :)

By: tehloki

tehloki — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:30:34 -0800

We have officially left the bar. I am on a nice warm couch. Great meetup, y'all. Hope somebody other than me is willing to come to gandhi's tomorrow and eat roti while watching the storm.

By: Chuckles

Chuckles — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:59:58 -0800

It was awesome! I'm going to go pass out now..

By: maudlin

maudlin — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:13:25 -0800

saucysault is not just lovely company, she's a miracle chauffeur who drove dnab, SassHat and me to our homes. Warm feet and fast cars make MeFites happy.

Were we really there until after 2 AM? Really? I think we had fun. Sorry we missed so many of you, but there will be more meetups. And more oysters.

By: SassHat

SassHat — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:14:50 -0800

Yay saucysault, for serious! I love that Chuckles and Maudlin both beat me to posting post-meetup. Best. Toronto. Meetup. Evar! A+++ would meet up again. Sleepytime!

By: SassHat

SassHat — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 07:14:03 -0800

Looks like we had our meetup just in time for the new photo widget! woot.

By: tehloki

tehloki — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 12:36:57 -0800

Once I get my photos up, I'll add them in the sidebar, but once daShiv gets his photos up, I'm gonna have to put them on top.

By: Chuckles

Chuckles — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 13:11:44 -0800

So, is/was that a past or future meetup.. I'm so confused :)

By: Chuckles

Chuckles — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 13:32:05 -0800

GTA Braces For What Might Be The Worst All-Day Storm In 60 Years.

By: orange swan

orange swan — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 14:33:49 -0800

I can't come out tonight either, as I'm still not well. I'm contantly coughing, my voice is almost gone, and I can't even laugh - it comes out as a wheeze. So, as I wouldn't exactly be a social asset this evening I'd better not expose myself to the weather. Have fun though, those of you who can brave the elements.

By: the dief

the dief — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 14:40:40 -0800

Bad storm or not, I'm going to Toronto. Unless HSR and/or GO are busted, I will be there at 1pm, darn tootin.

By: maudlin

maudlin — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:01:47 -0800

Then I guess I'm harnessing up those huskies and making my way to Gandhi's tomorrow to see a frostbitten dief. Anyone who wants to join us, or point and laugh, come on in.

(dief, let me know how you like your coffee or tea. They only serve cold drinks there and they'll chill you right through, so I'll smuggle something in from elsewhere.)

By: dirtynumbangelboy

dirtynumbangelboy — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 16:23:17 -0800

are we still tonighting?

By: tehloki

tehloki — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 17:00:32 -0800

I just went to gandhi's, there was nobody there. Decided to head back to my couch.

By: tehloki

tehloki — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 17:25:07 -0800

Here's the sum total of the intelligible photos I took. My camera sometimes has a tendency of doing weird, trippy things to people.

I've also completely forgotten all the usernames that I learned throughout the night. Maybe somebody who recognizes more mefites than I can tag them in the pictures?

By: maudlin

maudlin — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 19:10:44 -0800

I let a bunch of people play with my camera. DaShiv instructed me on how to ruthlessly edit. SassHat nagged me interminably to post these. Here's the results.

By: SassHat

SassHat — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 19:49:03 -0800

Huzzah! The super-secret spy photo of DNAB is nowhere to be found though. I call shenanigans! Conspiracy's afoot!

By: tehloki

tehloki — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 20:09:38 -0800

I have a photo with DNAB in it, but he's managed to blur his own face, pre-post-production.

By: maudlin

maudlin — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 08:33:18 -0800

It looks as if Operation Batshit Insane is still on. At least, the dief hasn't called me to cancel yet.

There should be at least 3 of us, maybe as many as 5, at Gandhi's Roti on Queen W. just east of Bathurst, starting at 1 PM today. Hey, more than 5 would be cool, too.

Leaving now with my Stanfields, my parka and a thermos of freshly brewed chai. See you!

By: saucysault

saucysault — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 09:59:32 -0800

Well, have fun at gandhi's. I'm staying in. I've been loooking out the window all day and none of my neighbours have ventured outside into the pretty snow (it isn't bad up here on the escarpment). I'll have to catch up with you next time. Looking at the GO train site the train the dief probably took is 15 mins late so won't be getting into union until 1 pm at the earliest, so you'll have extra time to make a snowman for him.

By: SassHat

SassHat — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 11:33:21 -0800

I wanted to go to Ghandi's but just managed to roust my ass out of bed now... and can't see out the windows from snow. So, no roti for me :(

By: tehloki

tehloki — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:09:19 -0800

Augh! I missed the gandhi's thing today entirely. The alarm clock software I downloaded worked fine; too bad my laptop was on mute. I woke up at 3.

Well, even though nothing really worked out entirely as planned, I still say it was a great weekend.

By: orange swan

orange swan — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 19:17:30 -0800

It wasn't for me [sniffle].

By: the dief

the dief — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 19:52:55 -0800

Well I made it. From completely damn snowbound Hamilton, even. On transit even. Such is my love for all of you. Thanks much to Chuckles and the intrepid maudlin, who showed up at Ghandi's. Shout out also to extra hot lamb roti, which allowed me to sit around in a thin t-shirt and make manly grunting noises. For a time anyway.

By: maudlin

maudlin — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 21:01:20 -0800

The dief. Such love he has for all of us. Can you feel it, or is it just the extra-hot lamb roti talking?

DNAB sent his regrets as well, so there's a lot of you that we missed. A cool time was had by all, although there was much pointing and laughing from the male side of the table as I shivered in the seat nearest the ovens. Someone should flag them for that.

It was a totally awesome meetup weekend. Huge thanks to tehloki for starting the ball rolling and to everyone who came out. Those of you we missed are strongly urged to show up next time or else we'll send the dief to grunt at you in his most masculine way.

So when's the next one? :-)

By: dirtynumbangelboy

dirtynumbangelboy — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:34:23 -0800

let me regenerate some brain cells before we have the next one. Saturday morning sucked hairy goat balls.

By: Melinika

Melinika — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 12:59:34 -0800

Whoa, TMI kink there! ;)

By: tehloki

tehloki — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:25:28 -0800

Where are Dashiv's photos? I'm like drooling in anticipation, here.

By: Chuckles

Chuckles — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 22:47:50 -0800

Did we break his camera or something?

By: tehloki

tehloki — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 04:38:15 -0800

Apparently he said it'll take a couple of weeks, because he has wedding photos to do in the meantime.

By: tehloki

tehloki — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 11:05:10 -0800

*taps foot*

By: tehloki

tehloki — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:54:12 -0800

*tap dances*

By: pmdboi

pmdboi — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 01:55:21 -0800

Suomynona from Mofi has posted his photos of the meetup for your enjoyment. BTW, it was great meeting you all!

By: Chuckles

Chuckles — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:38:05 -0800

Something is missing here..

By: tehloki

tehloki — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:25:11 -0800

It's been a good 2 months now, I don't think we'll get to see the photos after all.