March 11, 2005

12:50 PM

Anybody else have something fun or strange or lifechanging happen to them as the result of a MeFi meetup? Under "all of the above," for example, the ultimate outcome of this meetup for me was my engagement to NortonDC last weekend! So, thanks, Metafilter. You rock.
posted by onlyconnect to MetaFilter gatherings at 12:50 PM (63 comments total)

mazel tov! : >

lots of strange fun, but nothing lifechanging yet for me.
posted by amberglow at 12:59 PM on March 11, 2005

woo hoo!
posted by greasy_skillet at 1:00 PM on March 11, 2005

Congrats, you crazy kids! Are all 20,000 of us invited to the wedding? :)

Now where's my hot brainy guy?
posted by scody at 1:01 PM on March 11, 2005

I'm thinking the same thing, scody.

Oh.. yes... congratulations!
posted by reflecked at 1:04 PM on March 11, 2005

Metadate?!! Matt, when's that coming out?
Congrats to you both, onlyconnect and NortonDC
posted by ramix at 1:09 PM on March 11, 2005

I married someone who's personel ad mentioned Matt
posted by Mick at 1:15 PM on March 11, 2005

oh, and congrats
posted by Mick at 1:16 PM on March 11, 2005

I hope that when you argue, it doesn't spill over into MeTa.

Congratulations! People who are recently engaged are so cute!
posted by Arch Stanton at 1:19 PM on March 11, 2005

i got my first taste of gambling at mefivegas, leading up to my final and most debilitating addiction.

it hasn't kicked in yet, but it's coming.

FOR POSITIVES.
posted by fishfucker at 1:26 PM on March 11, 2005

[this is nuptials]

congratulations! *pops the champagne cork*
posted by taz at 1:31 PM on March 11, 2005

You are obligated to have a "metafilter theme" at your wedding, and to call your first child either "mathowie", "jrun", or "login"...or "jessamyn" if it's a girl. Seriously, that's really cool. Best wishes, and i hope you raise a clan of internet nerdlings.
posted by naxosaxur at 1:32 PM on March 11, 2005

I hope the bridesmaids' dresses are MeFi blue. Congrats.
posted by macadamiaranch at 1:39 PM on March 11, 2005

No.

But, Toot! Toot!
posted by carter at 1:39 PM on March 11, 2005

Great news. I think a lot of people have formed friendships with folks that would have otherwise been strangers, so that in my mind the best thing about meetups.

I'm always amazed at the diversity of people's jobs. Everyone knows mine, but I guess I assume everyone else does web junk when I read them here, and then it turns out they're bakers, candle stick makers and whatnot.
posted by mathowie at 1:51 PM on March 11, 2005

Hey folks, thanks for the good wishes! Watch for the drunken shout outs from the reception!

Hmm, I guess it'll be another meetup no matter how you slice it. More so if MrMoonPie ends up officiating!
posted by NortonDC at 1:57 PM on March 11, 2005

Congratulations! Remember to have the bridesmaids hop around with pancakes on their heads.
posted by fvw at 2:21 PM on March 11, 2005

NortonDC, I just looked at your puppy photos. I may have hurt myself laughing. Despite my pain, I want to wish the two of you a very happy life.
posted by bachelor#3 at 2:58 PM on March 11, 2005

I shall get drunk off my ass and pass out tonight in your honor, you two. Congrats!
posted by sciurus at 3:34 PM on March 11, 2005

I hoist my Bud in your general direction, Norton and onlyconnect. I hope your first child is a masculine child.
posted by jonmc at 4:06 PM on March 11, 2005

Congratulations to you both! (Man, I really need to go to one of these meetups.)
posted by LeeJay at 4:14 PM on March 11, 2005

Congrats, again!
posted by graventy at 5:18 PM on March 11, 2005

If pregnancy ensues, make sure to wear a [more inside] tee shirt.

congrats!
posted by Kafkaesque at 5:20 PM on March 11, 2005

Yow! Congratulations, you nutty kids!
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 5:25 PM on March 11, 2005

Best wishes to you both! Make sure to take lots of pictures, since we know you have cameras.
posted by melissa may at 5:55 PM on March 11, 2005

Now where's my hot brainy guy?

Points at sweaty, manly brow and waggles unusually large and virile frontal lobe at scody. Waits.
posted by DeepFriedTwinkies at 6:19 PM on March 11, 2005

Well crap. This beats my story of deciding to go spend a week in a desert in the middle of nowhere at Burning Man with someone after just meeting him for the first time at a meetup. I guess I'm forced to concede that a lifetime of marital bliss trumps that. My begrudging congrats.

:)
posted by DaShiv at 6:35 PM on March 11, 2005

Congrats to both of you. More and more Norton connect only DC ness on the way (maybe!) !!
posted by FieldingGoodney at 6:41 PM on March 11, 2005

Now where's my hot brainy guy?
What she said.
posted by matildaben at 6:45 PM on March 11, 2005

/swipes jonmc's Bud, hands him a nice cold Orchard Street brew.

congrats!
posted by mwhybark at 6:47 PM on March 11, 2005

It's all the corner bodega had besides Sparks Alcoholic Energy drink and Silver Thunder Malt Liquor, dude.

But thanks.
posted by jonmc at 6:53 PM on March 11, 2005

Mazel tov, you two! : )

Now where's my hot brainy guy?

Or mine? I could use one!
posted by SisterHavana at 7:08 PM on March 11, 2005

We're having a very MeFi moment, with onlyconnect reading the congrats on her blackberry as we watch our just arrived Puppy Bowl DVD!
posted by NortonDC at 7:27 PM on March 11, 2005

Awwww. The puppy bowl is on DVD? Can one DVD hold that much cuteness?
posted by graventy at 7:40 PM on March 11, 2005

Congratulations!

(And, er, I still haven't actually made it to any DC meetups...)
posted by JoanArkham at 7:51 PM on March 11, 2005

If pregnancy ensues, make sure to wear a [more inside] tee shirt.

Done!
posted by mathowie at 8:24 PM on March 11, 2005

I just searched for "Puppy Bowl" on Netflix, and it brought up movies about Pope John Paul. Very weird.

Congrats, you two crazy kids!
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 8:27 PM on March 11, 2005 [1 favorite]

I'm tempted to order that shirt to keep for future pregnancy. It's just that awesome.

And congratulations!
posted by livii at 8:51 PM on March 11, 2005

That pregnancy shirt is great. Now where are the [more inside] boxers for us male-types? *rimshot*
posted by DaShiv at 9:02 PM on March 11, 2005

I can totally get four months of wear out of that shirt. Sweet!
posted by tracicle at 10:14 PM on March 11, 2005

Congrats!
dang, and no meetup will ever happen here. :(
posted by dabitch at 1:16 AM on March 12, 2005

(what on earth is that street sign on your site, dabitch?)
congrats to the couple obliviously gooing at each other in the corner.
posted by andrew cooke at 4:17 AM on March 12, 2005

The pregnancy shirt is hysterical. I sat here cracking up laughing and clapping my hands for a solid minute.

Now, I need a hot erudite guy to give me a reason to buy and wear that shirt. I wish it came in orange though:-)
posted by orange swan at 6:35 AM on March 12, 2005

Well, referring to yourself as a potential pregnancy is a great way of scaring many of them off. :)

Unless you're using it as a litmus test to find like-minded men, of course...
posted by DaShiv at 6:53 AM on March 12, 2005

andrew, that's some strange streetart I found last summer. :) Cute isn't it?
posted by dabitch at 7:16 AM on March 12, 2005

Well, referring to yourself as a potential pregnancy is a great way of scaring many of them off. :)

Oops, you're probably right, DaShiv. I guess I was a little too focused on getting to wear that shirt. Perhaps I should just order the baby doll style MeFi shirt and keep mum [heh!] about my ambition of getting to someday wear the other one.
posted by orange swan at 8:11 AM on March 12, 2005

I totally would get that [more inside] pregnancy shirt, but the size chart says:

Women's Junior Apparel (Jr. Ringer T-Shirt, Jr. Baby Doll T-shirt, Jr. Spaghetti Tank, Jr. Raglan, Jr. Hoodie and Camisole): These items are designed to fit juniors. They fit snug and sizes run small.

At 7 1/2 months, that does not sound like it's going to fit, even in XL. =/
posted by Melinika at 9:42 AM on March 12, 2005

Oh, and congrats to onlyconnect and NortonDC! I haven't had anything like that happen out of a MeFi meetup, but that's because I already met my husband through arranging the first big Fark party back in 2001. So a similar thing, just not MeFi-related. Anyway, many happy years together for you two.
posted by Melinika at 9:47 AM on March 12, 2005

Cute isn't it?
not sure that's the word. but i want one.
posted by andrew cooke at 10:01 AM on March 12, 2005

Congratulations and best wishes to you both :-)

Is this the first Mefi engagement?
posted by Tarrama at 6:27 PM on March 12, 2005

Sugarfish and moz met through MeFi and got married, but who knows if they were even the first.
posted by orange swan at 6:58 PM on March 12, 2005

Late to the party...as usual...but Congrats, you crazy kids!
posted by dejah420 at 11:30 PM on March 12, 2005

Now, I need a hot erudite guy to give me a reason to buy and wear that shirt. I wish it came in orange though:-)

/me buys "orange cygnet" username and holds ransom
posted by filmgoerjuan at 7:06 AM on March 13, 2005

Not wanting to rain on their parade.
But to answer the question I was astounded by the social ineptitude of those at the only meetup I will ever attend.
Maybe I left too early.
posted by johnny7 at 9:07 AM on March 13, 2005

Mondo congrats to onlyconnect and NortonDC. I've enjoyed all the meetups, vicariously, but have never been to one in person. This is awesome, tho!
posted by Lynsey at 1:51 PM on March 13, 2005

A great person I know became even a more wonderful person in my eyes (and mind) as a result of introducing my sarcrasstic (sarcasm + crass; with regards to "Transformers" movie) neo-lib self to the whole mefi genre.
posted by buzzman at 10:32 AM on March 14, 2005

/me buys "orange cygnet" username and holds ransom

Filmgoerjuan, I am no end impressed that you just happened to know the term for a baby swan!

But you might not get your ransom. I can always register the user name "Peaches Cygnet" for my hypothetical critter:-)

But this raises the question - what use do I have for the shirt when I only need to lay an egg?
posted by orange swan at 12:01 PM on March 14, 2005

I was astounded by the social ineptitude of those at the only meetup I will ever attend.

I'm inclined to think you just had plain bad luck, Johnny7. I've met quite a few MeFites now and they were all pleasant and pretty much all highly evolved.
posted by orange swan at 12:05 PM on March 14, 2005

I'm inclined to think you just had plain bad luck, Johnny7. I've met quite a few MeFites now and they were all pleasant and pretty much all highly evolved.

You didn't notice that my thumbs weren't opposable?

(that's my excuse for being so sucky at NTN trivial and I'm sticking to it)
posted by filmgoerjuan at 3:39 PM on March 14, 2005

May I wish you two all the happiness in the world.

*chuffed to bits for Norton and onlyconnect*
posted by johnnyboy at 1:13 AM on March 23, 2005

By the way, I still love you, sweetie! :*
posted by onlyconnect at 7:46 PM on March 30, 2005

*smooch*
posted by NortonDC at 10:56 PM on March 30, 2005

Ack! Can't believe I missed this love-fest! Much congrats and hugs and love and toasts to you both, of course. And to think, I was there when it all started.
posted by MrMoonPie at 7:57 AM on March 31, 2005

And of course my user page photo was taken in your highly photogenic back yard, too. :)
posted by NortonDC at 12:55 PM on March 31, 2005