Comments on: Boston Meetup

Boston Meetup

anathema — Tue, 04 Nov 2003 16:09:12 -0800

What: Boston Area MeFi ~~Orgy~~ Party.
Where: Darwin's Ltd., 148 Mount Auburn Street (Harvard Square), Cambridge, MA
When: Saturday, November 22, 2003, 5:00 p.m.
Why: Because this guy being in town gives us a good excuse. [more inside...]

By: anathema

anathema — Tue, 04 Nov 2003 16:09:41 -0800

1. There will be no debate over the location or the date.

2. Darwin's will be the initial meeting place. We can then walk the two blocks into Harvard Square for food and drink.

By: quonsar

quonsar — Tue, 04 Nov 2003 16:11:18 -0800

GODDAMMIT!

By: anathema

anathema — Tue, 04 Nov 2003 16:13:02 -0800

And yes, I know I am breaking my own rule.

By: quonsar

quonsar — Tue, 04 Nov 2003 16:14:37 -0800

GODDAMMIT!

By: anathema

anathema — Tue, 04 Nov 2003 16:15:04 -0800

In the alternative we can wait a week or two until this guy comes to town.

This is bad.

By: quonsar

quonsar — Tue, 04 Nov 2003 16:16:55 -0800

the solution, obviously, is TWO orgies.

By: anathema

anathema — Tue, 04 Nov 2003 16:17:12 -0800

You people need to be coordinating your damn trips!

By: mr_crash_davis

mr_crash_davis — Tue, 04 Nov 2003 16:17:42 -0800

In the other alternative, we can begin on the 22nd and the natives can continue the ~~orgy~~party until the following weekend.

By: anathema

anathema — Tue, 04 Nov 2003 16:22:45 -0800

For those *cough*quonsar*cough* who cannot make it on the 22nd, we will hold a decidedly C-List MeFi gathering the first or second week of December. *shivers*

By: JanetLand

JanetLand — Tue, 04 Nov 2003 16:37:23 -0800

Can somebody tell a clueless Mainer how to get to Darwin's, and where she might put her car?

By: anathema

anathema — Tue, 04 Nov 2003 16:40:01 -0800

Darwin's is just a few blocks from the center of Harvard Square. There are pay lots in Harvard Square but I usually find a free spot (after 5 p.m.) on Mt. Auburn St., just passed Darwin's. Or do you mean from Maine?

By: sgt.serenity

sgt.serenity — Tue, 04 Nov 2003 16:50:21 -0800

quonsar lives beside jimi hendrixs son , you cant get much cooler than that.

By: clavdivs

clavdivs — Tue, 04 Nov 2003 17:26:39 -0800

damit, i get the cargo hatch...

the orgy must have an Imperial flare.

(holds open poke. 500$. "will this get me to Cambridge")

i have Chinos and one nice purple silk neck scarf?

By: briank

briank — Tue, 04 Nov 2003 17:49:52 -0800

I am sooo tempted to go. But only if we wait for Quonsy.

By: yerfatma

yerfatma — Tue, 04 Nov 2003 18:41:53 -0800

Can somebody tell a clueless Mainer how to get to Darwin's

I'm just here to stop any Outlander from suggesting parking in Harvard Yard.

By: quonsar

quonsar — Tue, 04 Nov 2003 18:44:26 -0800

it's just that i wanted to meet crash so badly myself. the guy slays me night after night. i fall asleep giggling about things he said. whappa whappa

and i'm going to miss him by a week.
*shakes fist at sky, pouts*

i probably can't get out there that early, but the footloose and fancy-free circumstances i currently find myself in *will* allow me to extend my roaming in the area at will, so don't diddle this date on my account.

By: Vidiot

Vidiot — Tue, 04 Nov 2003 19:19:59 -0800

Can't y'all come to Noo Yawk instead of Beantown? I mean, it's a real city and all...

*ducks*

By: languagehat

languagehat — Tue, 04 Nov 2003 20:06:28 -0800

When I was living in New Haven and trying to decide whether to move to New York or Boston, a wise man said to me: "Boston isn't a smaller New York, it's a bigger New Haven." My choice was made.

*ducks behind Vidiot*

By: yhbc

yhbc — Tue, 04 Nov 2003 21:13:47 -0800

Oh, I'm so there. Don't you worry, ana OR crash. Even if I have to drag my wife behind me by the hair, I'm there.

Note: I'm not really a Neanderthal husband, but I sometimes play one for comic effect.

By: bshort

bshort — Tue, 04 Nov 2003 21:50:58 -0800

Hmm. Maybe it's time for a NYC MeFi meetup?

By: mr_crash_davis

mr_crash_davis — Tue, 04 Nov 2003 22:13:35 -0800

YES! DA COMMISH IN DA HOUSE!

By: The God Complex

The God Complex — Tue, 04 Nov 2003 23:59:57 -0800

Ooooh, Harvard Square, you guys and gals are just so fucking cool and worldly, you pedantic, squirrely pinko commies.

Up yours.

By: mattr

mattr — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 03:24:43 -0800

All this meeting....you'd think there was an application for this kind of thing....I'll be in New York City on 22/11 thru 26/11...anyone fancy a beer?

I'm still smarting at having to miss out on Vegas due to this business trip coming up...so any opportunity to meet some fellow Mefites...

By: i_cola

i_cola — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 03:42:22 -0800

I s'pose I should mention my N-trip (LA-SF-FL-NYC) next spring. I know the NYC crew can organise a meet on a dime but the rest of yous will need notice.

Not going to Boston tho'. Everybody says its just like Dawson's Creek & should be avoided. (Ducks behind languagehat behind Vidiot)

By: adampsyche

adampsyche — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 04:30:47 -0800

NYC Meetup! It's been what, a few months?

By: matteo

matteo — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 06:09:27 -0800

I visit Boston all the fucking time, and you've never organized an orgy in my honor, not even once

By: anastasiav

anastasiav — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 06:54:59 -0800

JanetLand, I'm thinking of taking the train, but we'd have to be back at North Station by 11:15 to get home, which would mean leaving Cambridge around 10:45... can one of you nice Boston types tell us clueless Mainers which T-station is closest to Darwin's? (I'm presuming Red Line - Harvard).

Also, if you look at the sidebar, Matt seems to think the Boston Meet-up is this weekend. Somebody might want to email him about that.

Here's some info about Darwin's on the web epinions; Boston Phoenix; The Tech (MIT); The Phoenix again

By: pardonyou?

pardonyou? — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 07:01:39 -0800

(holds open poke. 500$. "will this get me to Cambridge")

clavdivs, if quonsar's driving, he'll probably come right near Flint on his way from Grand Rapids. I'm sure you can hitch a ride. If you do, make sure you tape record the drive. I'd pay to hear that.

By: briank

briank — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 07:06:51 -0800

(I'm presuming Red Line - Harvard)

You are correct!

By: anathema

anathema — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 07:33:42 -0800

Train schedule from Portland

By: JanetLand

JanetLand — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 07:35:41 -0800

I'm thinking of taking the train

Hmmmm, there's an idea. I might be up for that.

By: kahboom

kahboom — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 07:46:03 -0800

Darwin's! That's where I have lunch almost every weekday! If you're up for a good samm'ich, try the Story, a prosciutto mozzarella sensation.

Now that all the New Yorkers have voted themselves off the island, I'll be sure to come.

By: anathema

anathema — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 07:56:13 -0800

Just a note: Darwin's is now twice as large as when any of those reviews were written. The extra space is used for the coffee bar and extra seating. It's a nice place to start the evening.

By: theora55

theora55 — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 08:21:02 -0800

It's not very good timing for me, but this is not to be missed. Perhaps we could carpool down from Portland, Anastaviav and JanetLand? With 3 people, driving is quite cost-effective, and we wouldn't have to worry about leaving in time to get the train.

By: anastasiav

anastasiav — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 08:30:24 -0800

Hmmm. Three chicks from Maine, carpooling, to meet the famous men of Metafilter.

Sounds like a good time. Or a weird time.

If we all go, its possible we'll have more women at this meetup than at Oxford and Vegas combined....

By: VulcanMike

VulcanMike — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 09:00:20 -0800

Wait... you're real people? I thought this was just a big Eliza proof-of-concept.

Darwin's is so close to where I live/work/exist. I almost feel weird not going, though the thought of meeting my fellow MeFites is staggeringly nerveracking. It feels like a blind date with a small town.

Perhaps I need a MeFiMeetup buddy. Does anyone want to be my MeFiMeetup buddy?

By: matteo

matteo — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 09:04:26 -0800

If we all go, its possible we'll have more women at this meetup than at Oxford and Vegas combined....

especially if you ask quonsar and clavdivs to come in drag, a "Some Like It Hot" moment if there ever was one

if one of you guys manages to convince Miguel to show up I guess he'll book a suite at the Charles (just a couple blocks from Darwin's) and everybody'll just crash there. and maybe catch the Rembradt exhibit at the MFA the following morning

By: anastasiav

anastasiav — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 09:07:36 -0800

C'mon Migsy - book a plane ticket. I'll give you a kiss. :-) I'm dreaming of seeing Rembradt with you....

By: onlyconnect

onlyconnect — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 09:22:41 -0800

Ladies: Go to your local MeFi meetups! Go!!!

By: MiguelCardoso

MiguelCardoso — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 09:26:32 -0800

Unfortunately you jest, anastasiav - for you have no idea how far I would travel for a kiss from you. Boston is too near. To see you and Rembrandt through your eyes...aaahh... :)

By: matteo

matteo — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 09:45:03 -0800

OK, but are you booking the damn suite or not?

By: anastasiav

anastasiav — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 09:47:43 -0800

Miguel, I don't jest. I will gladly give you a kiss if you come to Boston to get it, you silly poet you. ...

...although the drugs all over your blog are giving me some pause. You need to teach me to read Portuguese...

By: MiguelCardoso

MiguelCardoso — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 09:56:38 -0800

Just so as long as you realize it takes a long, long time, anastasiav, and may involve three or four decades in my country, to get the accent just right.

(to anyone who would suggest "Get a room you two" - hah! A room has been booked hours ago! ;)

By: anastasiav

anastasiav — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 10:10:26 -0800

A room has been booked hours ago!

Yes, Miguel, but in what city?

By: MiguelCardoso

MiguelCardoso — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 10:38:17 -0800

At The Benson of course! Here's a nice prospect of the first Portuguese lesson. :)

By: MiguelCardoso

MiguelCardoso — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 10:48:40 -0800

Or, of course, if you don't feel like *cough* travelling to Oregon, there's always the Portland Harbor Hotel...

By: Mayor Curley

Mayor Curley — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 10:49:04 -0800

My proposal for a boston meetup crapped the bed with dates and locales. This works a lot better! Barring any obligations that I forgot about, I'll be there.

Mainers, consider taking a bus instead of a train. It's faster (one hour, 55 minutes), more frequent and cheaper and you can park at the Concord Trailways bus terminal in Portland. And here's the big plus-- South Station Bus Terminal is on the Red Line, too, so it's a straight shot to Harvard. The only drawback is it's more cramped and you might have to sit near a runaway or something. But they show a movie.

By: jpoulos

jpoulos — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 11:48:52 -0800

For anyone who gives a shit. I hereby vow to be there, for I have missed too many chances to meet anathema and yhbc, and a monkey foursome is just too good a chance to pass up.

(matteo: can't you somehow swing a visit that weekend?)

By: jpoulos

jpoulos — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 11:52:46 -0800

And where are all the female Bostonian mefites?

By: anathema

anathema — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 12:04:47 -0800

I give a shit. I just don't think a foursome is a good idea.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 12:19:55 -0800

We Noo Yawkers will be expecting shoutouts. East Coast Reprazentin', yo!

*tries to do little dance, trips over own feet*

By: jpoulos

jpoulos — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 14:07:19 -0800

anathema: open your mind, dude.

i hear crash is a very generous lover.

By: mr_crash_davis

mr_crash_davis — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 14:13:51 -0800

And flexible.

By: yhbc

yhbc — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 14:19:10 -0800

Did I mention I'll be bringing my wife?

By: dg

dg — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 14:40:03 -0800

Watch out yhbc - anything you bring, you have to share.

By: quonsar

quonsar — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 18:51:59 -0800

anything you bring, you have to share.

*unbolts and removes ass*

By: briank

briank — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 19:04:33 -0800

That's it, I'm in!

By: dg

dg — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 20:04:25 -0800

But quonsar, if you do that, your legs will fall off.

By: initapplette

initapplette — Thu, 06 Nov 2003 08:04:34 -0800

Mainers, you could also drive to Red Line-Alewife station, park in the garage ($4.50) and leave whenever you wanted to without worrying about missing a bus or train. Rt. 95/128 S --> Rt. 2 E and take the Alewife exit . ~2.5 hr. drive.

I'm definitely going if Mainers will be there! (Born in Maine, living away these 10 yrs.)

By: JanetLand

JanetLand — Fri, 07 Nov 2003 15:12:01 -0800

The Mainers are currently debating their car/train/bus options. Thanks for all the input!

By: Mayor Curley

Mayor Curley — Fri, 07 Nov 2003 17:18:35 -0800

The Mainers are currently debating their car/train/bus options.

It really cool that you're all making the trip, as you're not really de-programmers sent by Baldacci to take the ex-pats home:

"Look at the photo of Ed Muskie. Dammit, look at it and then tell me that you don't love him!"

By: theora55

theora55 — Sat, 08 Nov 2003 13:39:05 -0800

Are you so sure, Mayor?

By: troutfishing

troutfishing — Sun, 09 Nov 2003 20:46:59 -0800

Nov. 22nd. Hmmmmm........

* checks calendar, scribbles date, inserts rolled up $500 bill into nose, snorts mysterious green powder - eyes roll back in head, which slams face first into computer desk *

By: amberglow

amberglow — Fri, 21 Nov 2003 10:16:49 -0800

when are we doing another nyc meetup? hoboken was fun last night (and i'm up for a beer, mattr--email me)