Comments on: Austin 2009

Austin 2009

woodway — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:15:30 -0800

New Year, New Administration, New Austin Meetup?

Sep 08: Dog & Duck Nov 08: Opal Divine's Dec 08: Fiddler's Hearth Feb and/or Mar 09: Are we going somewhere? Can I come, too?

By: ludwig_van

ludwig_van — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:30:28 -0800

I'll be in town from the 18th-23rd for SXSW and could possibly attend a meetup then.

By: ludwig_van

ludwig_van — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:30:46 -0800

Of March, that is.

By: bluishorange

bluishorange — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:04:25 -0800

There's often an Austin meetup in March, but it's usually during SXSW Interactive, not Music. I live here, though, so I'm theoretically up for either one.

By: batmonkey

batmonkey — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:23:32 -0800

I'm down with Feb, for sure - after the 20th would work out best, if at all possible. March would depend on where/when precisely & expected cost.

Unavailable in Feb: 14th, 19th, 20th, 24th
March unavailable dates: 19th-22nd.

The rest are tantalisingly open.

By: immlass

immlass — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:24:04 -0800

We're crazy busy during the music portion of SXSW (March 18-22) and we're out of town for North Texas Irish Festival the first weekend in March (March 6-8). Otherwise, we're pretty available.

Yes, we did move here for the music. Why do you ask?

By: Pants!

Pants! — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:37:19 -0800

Yeah, maybe we could have one on the last day of Interactive, just before music starts, then a different one for all us locals some other time.

By: dw

dw — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:34:25 -0800

I'm in town for SXSW Interactive (March 12-18).

By: adamrice

adamrice — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:15:43 -0800

I'm game. I'm not doing anything SXSW-related, and my schedule is pretty clear.

By: solipsophistocracy

solipsophistocracy — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:49:16 -0800

I'll be there this weekend. I know that's short notice, but if anyone's down for the 15th (which is a Sunday, and probably the only night I can sneak away), I'm way down.

By: epersonae

epersonae — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:55:35 -0800

I can continue my personal trend of only going to meetups far far away from where I live. (IE, I'll be at SXSWi, 3/12-18.) I had fun last year, would love to do it again.

By: fnord

fnord — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:54:14 -0800

Hey! Yeah. You folks rocked last time. I'm in, schedule allowing.

By: grandsham

grandsham — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:35:25 -0800

I'll actually be down from dallas on March 6th and 7th, helping someone move stuff. SO if anything were to happen that weekend, it would be quite wonderful.

By: woodway

woodway — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:05:18 -0800

I live about 2 hrs away from Austin, so honestly I'm only likely to make one meetup in the coming weeks, though folks closer in might be up for a drink with out-of-town guests. Furthermore, since this is my first year in Central Texas, and the idea of catching a day of SXSW appeals mightily -- if tickets are still available, and within the price range of a mere mortal. If there's usually a meetup during the festival, how's that gone down before?

By: mattbucher

mattbucher — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:38:44 -0800

How about March 15?

By: woodway

woodway — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:30:47 -0800

Beware the Ides of March! (Actually, that should work for me.)

By: Pants!

Pants! — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:27:05 -0800

Works.

By: bluishorange

bluishorange — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:46:44 -0800

Sounds good. I think we should meet somewhere near downtown so that the SXSW-ers don't have to go too far. Opal's again? Or Mother Egan's?

By: dw

dw — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:04:26 -0800

If we're going for the 15th, know that I'm running a Core Conversation from 3:30-4:30pm on the web in higher education. And I think that's the night for AvalonStar bowling, if anyone's into the drinking-and-bowling-but-mostly-drinking scene.

By: batmonkey

batmonkey — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:19:09 -0800

I can do the 15th. I'd be interested in checking out Mother Egan's, if it won't be overrun.

For those who still want to hang out but the 15th doesn't work for you: we can hook up another get-together that fits your schedule better, too. And, if you're just randomly going to be in town and would like to get social, I'm easily contactable in a variety of ways (see user profile) and love the opportunity to visit with folks.

By: dw

dw — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:21:52 -0800

Jessamyn's panel is Sunday afternoon as well.

By: jennyjenny

jennyjenny — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:23:29 -0800

I'm in! I'm going to be working about 2 hours from Austin, and I don't know a soul in the town where I'll be living, so it'll be lovely to meet some nice metafilter folks.

By: popechunk

popechunk — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 08:59:11 -0800

I would like to go.

By: malthas

malthas — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 10:34:53 -0800

Man, I don't check MeTa often enough. The 15th sounds perfect, and we'll definitely try to be there.

By: malthas

malthas — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 10:35:07 -0800

Wherever there is, that is.

By: malthas

malthas — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 10:42:10 -0800

Oh yeah, just a quick note: Opal Divine's (the Freehouse, on 6th, where we had the November meetup) is now doing a Pub Quiz type thing on Sundays at 7. I don't know if that would be good or bad for a meetup, especially since the max group size is six, but I thought the information might be useful in determining a location.

I'm done now.

By: adamrice

adamrice — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 11:05:47 -0800

So it looks like we've picked a date and a venue, sort of (Mother Egan's and Opal Divines are right across the street from each other anyhow).

Time? Jessamyn is on a panel 3:30 to 4:30 and dw has blocked that out as well. I propose well before or shortly after.

How does noon sound?

By: popechunk

popechunk — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:15:38 -0800

Wouldn't later in the day be more beeriffic?

By: dw

dw — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:38:15 -0800

Opal Divine's/Mother Egan's are a bit of a schlep from the ACC for a noontime meetup. I vote for 6:30.

Wow, the Sunday schedule is chock-full of awesome IMO.

By: dirtdirt

dirtdirt — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:11:46 -0800

Hmm. I'm torn. On the one hand is my son and his birthday party. On the other, MetaFilter meetup!

Well, Milo is just going to have to turn two again NEXT year.

By: dw

dw — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:54:35 -0800

Arrgh. Looks like I need to plan a higher ed meetup for 3/15 early evening, too. Any way we could move up or back a day? Or later in the evening?

By: immlass

immlass — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:48:11 -0800

I can be there for noonish or 6:30 or later or Saturday evening. I'm easy, just not cheap.

By: dejah420

dejah420 — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 07:46:14 -0800

I'll be in Austin that weekend, but I have tickets for Spamalot on the 15th. However, if anything is still going on afters, I'd love to come. Or if we schedule it for Saturday the 14th, that would rock too. :)

By: Devils Rancher

Devils Rancher — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 11:35:28 -0800

I'll actually come to this one. I was in a weird mood last year, and the whole SXSW thing gets all up in my grill, but I gotta put my money where my mouth is, one of these days.

Also: I have cameras.

By: woodway

woodway — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 09:12:43 -0800

Saturday, March 14 from 6:30 pm at Mother Egan's... all good?

By: bjgeiger

bjgeiger — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 10:09:31 -0800

I am off on the 14th if that date is good for the rest I will try to get into Austin.

By: dejah420

dejah420 — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 10:57:57 -0800

I believe that works for me. I'm coming in from Dallas that day, but assuming SxSW traffic doesn't back up all the way, I should be there with bells on.

Well...probably not bells. Heh.

By: dw

dw — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 13:25:17 -0800

I'm with woodway's plan. Only question: since it's 3/14, does Mother Egan's serve pie?

By: immlass

immlass — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 15:00:12 -0800

I should be there with Mr. immlass.

By: woodway

woodway — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 15:19:17 -0800

If people are generally cool with Sat March 14, I can ask to have the sidebar notice changed. (That was overenthusiasm on my part.)

By: fontophilic

fontophilic — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 06:54:21 -0800

14th works for myself and Malthas just as well.

By: spamguy

spamguy — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:29:06 -0800

I'm in, though I may be too cheap for SXSW Interactive. People like me are bad for the economy.

By: docjohn

docjohn — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:46:30 -0800

Yay, mefi meetup @ SXSW!!

By: batmonkey

batmonkey — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:53:59 -0800

I'll be there!

By: popechunk

popechunk — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:49:20 -0800

Cool!

By: dirtdirt

dirtdirt — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:30:26 -0800

Great, after all the trouble I went to gaslight my wife and child into thinking that his birthday was the 14th instead of the 15th. I've got some re-re-education to perform.

By: Pants!

Pants! — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 06:47:29 -0800

Works for me.

By: ormondsacker

ormondsacker — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:24:37 -0800

Can I come, if I promise to actually talk?

By: dw

dw — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:59:03 -0800

Only if you bring me some Okie stuff, ormondsacker. I have enough Cain's chili powder to last me for the next couple years, though, and Griffin's syrup won't survive the plane flight back, and pecans are out of season. I'll think of something.

By: ormondsacker

ormondsacker — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:01:26 -0800

*Salutes*

Pecan brittle? Choc? Jerky? I have a jerky guy.

By: ormondsacker

ormondsacker — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:15:43 -0800

Wait, air travel. Let's pretend I didn't suggest Choc.

By: dw

dw — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:20:22 -0800

I'm kin to the people who brew Choc, so don't worry about that. No, really. Mom's from McAlester.

By: dejah420

dejah420 — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:55:04 -0800

Que es Choc?

By: dw

dw — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:30:25 -0800

Choc beer. Now known as 1919 Choc Beer.

By: philosophistry

philosophistry — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:53:59 -0800

I'm down. 14th @ Mother Egan's sounds good.

By: jessamyn

jessamyn — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 10:24:15 -0800

Oh shit I almost missed this. I plan to be there if the librarian meetup doesn't leave me too bleary to continue. Thanks for the nudge dw!

By: Devils Rancher

Devils Rancher — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 07:59:06 -0800

They don't appear to have beans on the menu -- I'll have to make extra preparations for the photo series I had planned.

By: woodway

woodway — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:22:54 -0800

scratch and sniff pictures?

By: ormondsacker

ormondsacker — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:30:44 -0800

If you can make "overthinking a bag of pecan brittle" a meme in the next 71 hours, we're covered.

By: dw

dw — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:50:30 -0800

If you're bringing the pecan brittle, I'm bringing you... Oklahoma beer. If it survives the trip without spewing all over my bag.

By: spilon

spilon — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:23:33 -0800

So... I'm helping to put on a day party during SXSW on Wednesday, so any Austin-bound Me-Fites within the sound of this post -- please consider yourselves invited. Here's the scoop. I'll be the tall guy standing around looking tipsy... come on up and introduce yerself!

By: woodway

woodway — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:51:05 -0800

Grant at Mother Egan's said they'd be ready for us. I'll be reading if I don't see a likely group. Looking forward to seeing you soon!

By: jessamyn

jessamyn — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 13:39:37 -0800

I'm wearing an orange fuzzy jacket and will not be tough to miss and will likely be on time.

By: dejah420

dejah420 — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:56:58 -0800

I'm so sad that I'm missing it, but I really didn't want to be the disease vector that killed off a goodly percentage of my fave folks.

Have lots of fun and take pictures!

By: fontophilic

fontophilic — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:47:37 -0800

Hey, all that was lots of fun. I was the very cold girl with green glasses, if'in ya wanted to add me as a contact.

By: jessamyn

jessamyn — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:13:54 -0800

my piece of paper says that we were me, dw, Devils Rancher, fontophilic, malthas, Pants!, katemonster, adamrice, philosophistry, jubos (sp?), fnord, woodway, ormondsacker, mattbucher and epersonae. My apologies if I missed anyone. So nice to have pie on Pi Day with geeks. I have finally warmed up.

By: Pants!

Pants! — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:03:14 -0800

I had fun. Who didn't sign the paper that was there? Come on...

By: Devils Rancher

Devils Rancher — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 06:31:37 -0800

Had a great time, despite the cold. Sat next to DW for a while, who caused me to realize I'm just not an expert at anything (through no fault of his own -- it was just an epiphany) and fontophilic & malthas, who semed to forbear my diatribes quite politely. Jessamyn is every bit as fun, outgoing and energetic as she comes off being in the Podcasts. Meeting you all was a delight.

What was with the cold-coffee-waitress, though? Sheesh.

By: epersonae

epersonae — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 06:49:24 -0800

for those who came along to Katz's, here's the answer to how the f--- you fry butter.

and I had a a fantastic time, despite freezing out on the patio. great to meet/re-meet people! (I had a mefi dream this morning, too: jessamyn & pb were trying to explain that my living room wasn't properly set up as an office, and in particular they really wanted me to put up some corkboard.)

By: woodway

woodway — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 07:11:53 -0800

Sorry, all, about the unheated patio and rather abysmal service. I have a different definition of "we'll be ready for you!" than what turned out to be the reality. Had a great time all the same, and I'm looking forward to the next one... at a different venue.

By: malthas

malthas — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 11:51:43 -0800

I'm just not an expert at anything

At the very least, you're an expert at taking cold coffee and bad service with grace and aplomb. Oh yeah, and you seem to be an expert on printing!

I have a different definition of "we'll be ready for you!" than what turned out to be the reality.

Yeah, I'm not totally sure how "we'll be ready for you!" turned out to be "um haha there are so many people I get confused easily omglol!" on an unheated patio. I had a lot of fun, as I've always had at meetups, but definitely a different venue next time.

Great to see you all and to meet all the people in town for SXSW! Good luck on your panels jessamyn and dw and anyone else I might not have talked to who's on one.

By: jessamyn

jessamyn — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:02:12 -0800

The patio part may have been my fault partially. The bar was noisy and sort of crowded and where I'm from 50 isn't that cold so "hey let's move outside" seemed like a sensible plan. And it was for a few hours, but not for a few more hours after that. Katz's was an inspired choice.

By: katemonster

katemonster — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 13:52:17 -0800

For those who were partaking of the restaurant conversation, it appears that Malaga is still open but moved to a new larger location on 2d St., and Artz has reopened after a brief closure. My fears have been allayed.

By: *s

*s — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 07:30:52 -0800

I was there but not on the piece of paper. So much for going incognito. Nice to meet you all. The service was so minimal, I didn't realize there was wait service. But at least there were fried pickles later on, so by my calculations, we wound up ahead.

By: immlass

immlass — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:21:16 -0800

I missed but I'm sick, so I hope you at least appreciate that I didn't spread germs all over you guys. Sorry about that and I'll see you next time!

By: dw

dw — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:45:10 -0800

Sat next to DW for a while, who caused me to realize I'm just not an expert at anything

Oh please. This from a guy who went on for quite a while about screenprinting T-shirts, something I know next to nothing about.

Also, thank you to ormondsacker for the pecan toffee, blackberry sage jam, and jerky, all from our shared home state of Oklahoma.

My talk went well. No idea how jessamyn's went, since I was pretty tipsy at the Fray and forgot to ask, then totally spaced on her continual "I'm not doing anything, just let me know if you wanna do lunch" requests.

By: Devils Rancher

Devils Rancher — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:55:34 -0800

. This from a guy who went on for quite a while about screenprinting T-shirts,

Okay, so maybe I'm expert at sounding like I'm expert at something :-)

By: epersonae

epersonae — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:18:10 -0800

oh yes, the toffee! my poor TMJ-addled jaw wasn't up to actually chewing it, but it was tasty anyhow. thanks, ormondsacker!

By: ormondsacker

ormondsacker — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 09:28:23 -0800

Ain't whatcha call a champeen gabber, but I knows toffee.
(And thanks for the beer, dw.)

By: Devils Rancher

Devils Rancher — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 11:40:33 -0800

Here's some pics. I didn't get everyone's names, so if you add notes, I'll straighten out the "unidentified mefites" part.