We don't need JetBlue to have cortex at our meetup

August 21, 2009 11:05 AM

Portland: Don't you forget about me(etup)

Saturday 8/22, 5pm at East Burn, 1800 E Burnside.

We can pour one on the curb for John Hughes and roast marshmallows.

posted by turbodog to MetaFilter gatherings at 11:05 AM (31 comments total)

OMG WILL CORTEX BE THERE???!!!???
posted by dersins at 11:25 AM on August 21

i will.
posted by dersins at 11:25 AM on August 21

I am stoked. A lot of new or not-in-a-while folks showed at the tenth party, which is awesome, but dersins actually attending is also pretty exciting.
posted by cortex at 11:36 AM on August 21

I will be there in spirit! Please roast a marshmallow for me.
posted by rtha at 12:05 PM on August 21

Just thinking out loud here: If we have roasted marshmallows, we have a source of heat. Which means, we have a means to melt chocolate. Marshmallows + melted chocolate ..... see where I'm going with this?

So, we need to figure out what kind of recipient/container we can use to melt the chocolate over the fire. Any ideas?
posted by spherical_perceptions at 1:23 PM on August 21

Actually, I just remembered the place we're going to also serves food outside so they might not be cool about the chocolate. So I'll drop the idea.
posted by spherical_perceptions at 1:35 PM on August 21

It's also (and I hate to be voicing this concern this late in the game, but I think we should grabble psychically with it up front) possible that they just won't like the idea of us toasting marshmallows at all. So, I guess, be prepared to be politely and cheerfully shut down on that front.
posted by cortex at 1:39 PM on August 21

Yeah, to be frank they may not be so cool with the marshmallows. Outside food = code violation, plus roasting marshmallows = potential for big fat fucking mess in their nice firepits. Were it my establishment, it's not a precedent I would want to set.
posted by dersins at 1:39 PM on August 21

Heh. First coke's on me.
posted by dersins at 1:40 PM on August 21

Grabble? Really, fingers?

OED reports that it's even correct, too, if I'm willing to pretend we're somewhere in the 17th to 19th centuries. Neat.
posted by cortex at 1:45 PM on August 21

dersins' nth beer's on me.
posted by turbodog at 1:45 PM on August 21

So much for my plan of drinking n-1 beers.
posted by dersins at 1:53 PM on August 21

I will be there. As will bunnycakes. Since we missed the last two pdx meetups like total lamers.
posted by bhance at 2:03 PM on August 21

The staff didn't seem to have a problem with the marshmallow idea last time, but that might have been a "humouring the drunken fools" polite kind of thing.

I'm bringing some anyway.
posted by geckoinpdx at 3:01 PM on August 21

Dang, I have to miss another meetup.
Hey -- Portland comedy fans -- don't miss Arj Barker at the Baghdad tonight (Friday). He's very smart, original, funny, unpretentious - best unknown comic around, in my humble opinion. I don't know how to explain it, but he creates an atmosphere of funny around him even when he doesn't say anything.

Dude doesn't even play in the US that much (he's often in England or Australia). On Comedy Central if you want to check him out. I'm going to miss his show, too.
posted by msalt at 4:13 PM on August 21

You know, I have a pretty decent backyard with a...fire pit...and fire pits are notoriously good for making some sort of delicious treat...what was it called again??

Just sayin'. For the future, or whatever. Mefites always welcome.
posted by Lutoslawski at 4:19 PM on August 21

fire pits are notoriously good for making some sort of delicious treat...what was it called again??

Suckling pig. (NSFV)
posted by dersins at 4:32 PM on August 21

No outside food? So does that mean no doughnuts this time?

and turbodog I'll be bringing your bike team jersey that features MetaFilter on it
posted by mathowie at 4:51 PM on August 21

Are The People okay with a longtime lurker, just-joined-today societal tumor showing at the meetup? (Additional question that may negate the first: is the Respected Establishment 21+?)
posted by opossumnus at 5:30 PM on August 21

opossumnus: yeah, it seems that posting activity doesn't really matter much in terms of meetups, or welcomeness at same. As a data point, I don't talk very much on the site, and I had an great time at the tenth anniversary meetup; everyone was super awesome.

Also, check out these two threads [1, 2], which answer your question better than I ever could.

Also also, East Burn is a bar, but, IIRC, minors (if there were any) were okay at mefi10 until 9:00. I imagine dersins or somebody would know more about that though.
posted by maqsarian at 5:53 PM on August 21 [1 favorite]

an great time

The time I had was so great, in fact, it came with an invisible initial vowel.
posted by maqsarian at 5:57 PM on August 21

ja, maqsarian, in my experience most bar-type establishments are cool with minors until 10--& I've been in bars after-hours with no trouble as long as I didn't try to order alcohol--but double-checking is always grand.

I will henceforth expect super-awesomeness!
posted by opossumnus at 6:37 PM on August 21

I just called the bar. Minors are okay until 9:00.
posted by churl at 7:56 PM on August 21

fire pits are notoriously good for making some sort of delicious treat...what was it called again??

Suckling pig. (NSFV)

Oh snap! No you didn't! I take it you know I'm a vegan from other threads
posted by Lutoslawski at 9:49 PM on August 21

Either that or I KNOW WHO YOU ARE!^*







* I don't.
posted by dersins at 1:21 AM on August 22

So, I'ma head out the door in a few minutes. Hopefully this isn't some elaborate plot to stand me up...
posted by dersins at 4:59 PM on August 22

Really wanted to make it, was looking forward to this for weeks. Then this week I came down with the plague and couldn't beat it in time.

But have fun everybody!
posted by churl at 6:26 PM on August 22

We'll do 10.2 in your honour, churl :)
posted by geckoinpdx at 2:32 AM on August 23

Photos are up!
posted by cortex at 10:26 AM on August 23

...As are mine!
posted by Greg_Ace at 1:42 PM on August 23

Yea, and thus does the prophecy come to pass!

Hooray!
posted by churl at 1:42 PM on August 23