Photos from tonight's LA Meetup.

January 4, 2008 12:08 AM

Photos from tonight's Los Angeles Meetup.

Thanks to everyone who made it out tonight. I had to pull a Cinderella to get home for some work-related work, and I bitterly regret that I wasn't able to get an after-dinner cocktail with everyone. Next time!

posted by mullingitover to MetaFilter gatherings at 12:08 AM (50 comments total)

Looks like a fun time. These would be much more interesting with useful titles, captions, tags or notes, though.

.:. might be the most irritating title for a photo this side of DSC008541.
posted by dersins at 12:50 AM on January 4, 2008

Now with added-to-the-open-thread action? Also, do I get flagged for asking who the cutie is? Do I have to couch it in a tags plz?
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur at 1:06 AM on January 4, 2008

do I get flagged for asking who the cutie is?

I think it's called domokun. It chases kittens. In fields.
posted by dersins at 1:11 AM on January 4, 2008

asking who the cutie is?

That's Haile Selassie, the mathowie of Addis.

flagged because the title isn't "Big Trouble in Little Ethiopia"
posted by dhammond at 1:24 AM on January 4, 2008

He doesn't look very Salassie to me.

(Sorry I couldn't make it down the coast. Happy New Year!)
posted by wendell at 1:41 AM on January 4, 2008

mefi LA is adorable.
posted by taz at 3:29 AM on January 4, 2008

Know why LA sucks? Traffic, urban jungle, big egos and no one who lives there properly titles their Flickr photos.
posted by Terminal Verbosity at 4:26 AM on January 4, 2008

These are supposed to be in the original meetup thread. Click "Add Photos" on the right side of the page.

Looks like a fun time. And another meetup without shoutouts! I approve.
posted by terrapin at 4:48 AM on January 4, 2008

who the cutie is?

I don't live in LA.
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 5:10 AM on January 4, 2008

These would be much more interesting with useful titles, captions, tags or notes, though.

LA Mefites are just too stupid to properly operate an advanced web mechanism like Flickr. Be grateful these aren't black and white Polaroids tacked to a corkboard in the supermarket airlock.
posted by chlorus at 5:25 AM on January 4, 2008 [3 favorites]

Or in a post office... I hear they have low morals too.
posted by Jahaza at 5:28 AM on January 4, 2008

So in LA people whip out their moleskins in public?
posted by srboisvert at 5:43 AM on January 4, 2008

Hey! No shoutouts from Domokun?

Well, anyway, y'all look good in front of those green lights from the bar. I've only been to LA once, a long time ago, but those green lights behind the bar just scream LA!! to me.
posted by flapjax at midnite at 5:52 AM on January 4, 2008

shhh...if you look on the tags it says who they are. and I believe the cutie in question would be katillathehun (love the tie btw)
posted by ShawnString at 5:53 AM on January 4, 2008

who the cutie is?

oh god which one!?
posted by jessamyn at 5:58 AM on January 4, 2008

WHO'S THE CUTIE??? ZOMG!
posted by [@I][:+:][@I] at 6:21 AM on January 4, 2008

Hey I know (some of) those people! Dilya and me say hi from Kabul, rock on beautiful movie-star people!
posted by Meatbomb at 6:29 AM on January 4, 2008

Who is this? I need to know where to send my MeFiMailProposal.
posted by dobbs at 7:12 AM on January 4, 2008

Who is this?

Y'all need to look under TAGS, beside each picture! TAGS! The names are there.
posted by flapjax at midnite at 7:20 AM on January 4, 2008

Dobbs: thats is katillathehun.
posted by ShawnString at 7:22 AM on January 4, 2008

Thanks flapjax. There were no comments in the thread when I clicked to Flickr. I was staring at the photo so long and then posted here and somehow y'all lapped me.
posted by dobbs at 7:22 AM on January 4, 2008

How long has klang had a beard? I never would have guessed from his writing style. Weird.
posted by dobbs at 7:29 AM on January 4, 2008

Heh heh. Nevermind the beard, how 'bout that gun?
posted by flapjax at midnite at 7:46 AM on January 4, 2008

How long has klang had a beard?

For exactly the same length of time that he has been cool and bitchin'.
posted by Meatbomb at 8:23 AM on January 4, 2008

"For exactly the same length of time that he has been cool and bitchin'."

Since I started growing one for a performance of the Tempest, senior year of high school, I've actually had the beard longer than I've been even remotely cool.
posted by klangklangston at 8:29 AM on January 4, 2008

Looks like you all had fun!
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 8:37 AM on January 4, 2008 [1 favorite]

I'm still sad that I missed the meetup, I would have gotten the chance to whip out my moleskin and join the self-help group.

Ah well, next time in the valley!
posted by Derek at 8:48 AM on January 4, 2008

Dearest Good Looking People,

Please stop it, you're making me feel bad.

Danke,
quin
posted by quin at 8:50 AM on January 4, 2008 [1 favorite]

Argyle gave us those handsome Moleskines as a parting gift. Thanks again, argyle!
posted by mandymanwasregistered at 8:55 AM on January 4, 2008

Someday I will be able to make an LA meetup and there will be ponies and rainbows and candy.
posted by Justinian at 9:32 AM on January 4, 2008

aw, golly.
posted by katillathehun at 9:51 AM on January 4, 2008 [1 favorite]

The katilla pic stands in such marked contrast to her profile picture -- which seems to have a violent will of its own, and which I fear may step out of my computer screen and attack me like the little girl in The Ring -- that I did a doubletake when I realized who it was. But I'm sorry, katilla -- it's a good look for you, but you still aren't as cute as Domo.
posted by kittens for breakfast at 10:33 AM on January 4, 2008

You're just biased because you and Domo have the same goals, kittens for breakfast.
posted by katillathehun at 10:49 AM on January 4, 2008 [2 favorites]

Note to self: I have not slept with nearly enough MeFites.

Now to flag this comment.
posted by Astro Zombie at 11:08 AM on January 4, 2008 [1 favorite]

Thread flagged as sexy and racy.
posted by Justinian at 11:52 AM on January 4, 2008

Hey, so, apparently Amy mentioned four square over on that side of the tables. Any of y'all interested? I'm not sure how much longer this rain shit will last, but perhaps next weekend or something?
posted by klangklangston at 12:38 PM on January 4, 2008

DIANE KEATON
posted by cortex at 2:58 PM on January 4, 2008

These pics are useless without posts, I mean descriptions.
posted by qwip at 3:28 PM on January 4, 2008

Good to see Artie Lang is still alive and it looks like he lost a few pounds too. Kudos to you Artie!
posted by damn dirty ape at 3:41 PM on January 4, 2008

chlorus, now I feel bad that I took black-and-white Polaroids at the last San Francisco meetup. :~(

To my credit, I did get them on that Flickr thing somehow.
posted by zsazsa at 4:01 PM on January 4, 2008

klang, me and you need to hang out and have a baseball cap wearing contest.
posted by jonmc at 4:46 PM on January 4, 2008 [1 favorite]

katillathehun, YOU KILLED QUONSAR!!!

BAD MeFite! NO cookie!
posted by yhbc at 8:59 PM on January 4, 2008

Oh man. Haha. That's funny because I *almost* came dressed like a nurse!

It's... you know... death. Nursing. You... haha... you get it?

Awwww, shucks.
posted by katillathehun at 9:29 PM on January 4, 2008

I had a good time, despite the nervous sweat flowing under my sweater. That was my first meetup, and I'm hoping that now my cherry's popped (SKULLFUCKING!) I can relax a bit more in future. It didn't help much that y'all were so charming and good-looking, sheesh.

Klang, my sincerest apologies for not bringing my small talk skillz to the table. Most days I can wax rhapsodic on the hometown and my burgeoning career in bookstore supervision, but beer was expensive and I've resolved other depressants/relaxing agents out of my life for the month. What's four square? Are we talking the playground game or the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel? 'Cause that second one is in mah hood and sounds like an, uh, odd time. Either way, I'm interested.

Argyle rules. Thank you for the Moleskine and sharing your toys with us. I'm totally bringing that notebook to the next meetup for yearbook round two. Don't ever change!

I'm not familiar with Artie Lang's body of work, but OK thanks, I guess.
posted by carsonb at 11:32 PM on January 4, 2008

Foursquare the playground game. I'd never heard of the church (I could invent a rival doctrine based on the playground game, and claim schism, though).

And you did fine on the smalltalk. More (cheap) booze would have helped, but whatcha gonna do? It was a Thursday, and I had to work in the morning.

Jon—Dude, I gotta get out to NY. It's been years, so I just need an excuse. Then I can show you my many (two) hats!
posted by klangklangston at 10:35 AM on January 5, 2008

Jon—Dude, I gotta get out to NY. It's been years, so I just need an excuse. Then I can show you my many (two) hats!

Ha! I have seven, almost all from obscure minor league teams or defuct major league ones. I win!
posted by jonmc at 5:30 PM on January 5, 2008

In a hat wearin' contest, jon, it's how you wear the hats, not how many you have.
posted by klangklangston at 5:40 PM on January 5, 2008

They're on my pretty head, motha.
posted by jonmc at 6:53 PM on January 5, 2008

The most polite way to wear a hat is to take it off when you enter a room and never put it back on again, ever.
posted by Justinian at 6:53 PM on January 5, 2008

Aw dammit. I wanted to go to this one but I forgetted. In the long run, you're probably better off *sniff*

However, you look like nice folks and maybe I'll make the next one.
posted by Kloryne at 7:22 PM on January 5, 2008