Photos from the Chicago Meetup

August 10, 2005 10:03 PM

This just in: Photos from the Chicago Meetup. Chicago loves you MetaFilter!
posted by KevinSkomsvold to MetaFilter Gatherings at 10:03 PM (34 comments total)

Sorry I couldn't make it, guys. Looks like you had fun without me, though.
posted by me3dia at 10:10 PM on August 10, 2005

Mrs Pants is freaking me the hell out with those freaky red eyes. Cool.
posted by Ethereal Bligh at 10:10 PM on August 10, 2005

We have cameras drawing skillz. /envy
posted by DaShiv at 12:06 AM on August 11, 2005

Looks like great fun, we have to do even better in London next time :) And I love the eyes as well :)
posted by keijo at 2:16 AM on August 11, 2005

Great beer, great company, and drawing too! We were small in numbers, but made up for it in enthusiasm. And the conversation topics were as plentiful and erratic as a typical day in MeFi. Thanks for bringing the camera Kev.
posted by Slack-a-gogo at 4:51 AM on August 11, 2005

kenko has a sweet 'fro, yo.
posted by sciurus at 5:18 AM on August 11, 2005

It looks like you all had a really great time. Kevin, you remembered... ;)

mrs.pants, I am in awe of your gorgeous hand-drawn letters...wow. And nice handbag!
posted by iconomy at 5:20 AM on August 11, 2005

And I love Chicago! Wish I could have been there (garlic mayo? baklava? mmmm....).
posted by languagehat at 6:04 AM on August 11, 2005

Dear Chicago Mefi,

Looks like it was a great meet-up. Wonderful drawings and photos, fun like a Saturday In The Park. You're the Inspiration. Colour My World. Make Me Smile. I wish it was Just You 'N' Me.

Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? What Kind Of Man Would I Be? Chasin' The Wind.

I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love.
posted by safetyfork at 6:21 AM on August 11, 2005

I thought there would be twenty five or six people there, but it looks like there were only four.

However, I do feel oddly compelled by the power of the muttonchop.
posted by yhbc at 6:26 AM on August 11, 2005

I thought the beer menu was part of kenko's t-shirt for the first half of the photos.
posted by iconomy at 6:31 AM on August 11, 2005

safetyfork, just Look Away...
posted by jonmc at 6:47 AM on August 11, 2005

Thanks Kenko, Slack-a-gogo and Mrs Pants. It was a blast watching Mrs Pants whip out her little masterpieces and getting to meet you all. My only regret is that I look sooooo creepy in some of those pics. Need to work on that smirk.
posted by KevinSkomsvold at 6:49 AM on August 11, 2005

mrs pants, very cool bag.
posted by gaspode at 7:04 AM on August 11, 2005

Thanks Kevin, Kenko, and Slack-a-gogo for being fun and not at all creepy! Yay Internet!
posted by mrs.pants at 7:19 AM on August 11, 2005

everytime i see meetup photos i think, damn, mefites are a good lookin' bunch. and yeah, mrs.pants' drawings rule!
posted by ifjuly at 7:47 AM on August 11, 2005

Chicago definately elevates the shoutout to an art form.

(Thanks, kenko!)

*schedules counseling session with OmieWise to try and deal with raging jealousy of mr.pants*
posted by If I Had An Anus at 7:48 AM on August 11, 2005

New rule: everyone must wear funny hats at the next meetup.
posted by eamondaly at 8:14 AM on August 11, 2005

I am so honored by the shoutout. I hope mrs. pants can draw the model for my next tattoo.
posted by terrapin at 9:34 AM on August 11, 2005

Apparently, Chicago is one of the last places you can still smoke indoors.
posted by raedyn at 9:45 AM on August 11, 2005

Metafilter: Thanks for being fun and not at all creepy!
posted by Quartermass at 10:08 AM on August 11, 2005

Apparently, Chicago is one of the last places you can still smoke indoors.
I know! jeez!

Looks like it was fun--but what am i, chopped liver? I don't get a shoutout?
posted by amberglow at 10:33 AM on August 11, 2005

Whine, whine, whine.
posted by kenko at 10:36 AM on August 11, 2005

Kay asked if we could have that drawing of fiona. Did you guys save it?
posted by mathowie (staff) at 11:30 AM on August 11, 2005

I think we left everything on the table when we left...
posted by mrs.pants at 11:33 AM on August 11, 2005

I sure hope so. I know I didn't grab any of them before I left. Mrs Pants, I'm almost positive, did.
posted by KevinSkomsvold at 11:35 AM on August 11, 2005

Looks like it was fun--but what am i, chopped liver? I don't get a shoutout?
posted by amberglow at 10:33 AM PST on August 11 [!]

You may not have gotten a shoutout, but you were mentioned in the "initially incorrect guessing of a MeFite's gender based on their username" discussion. That has to count for something.

And now that I think about it, you did get a shoutout.
posted by Slack-a-gogo at 12:10 PM on August 11, 2005

mrs.pants, you & your artwork are both great - I like your style! Looks like it was a fun night, nice group of people ... and thanks for the shout-out, Slack-a-gogo ... but I must say that I am rather crestfallen that you didn't wear one of those wicked cool western shirts again, KevinSkomsvold. I will have to pass the cool shirt baton to kenko this time.
posted by madamjujujive at 4:10 PM on August 11, 2005

Way to represent the bag hags with panache, mrs. pants. And all of you look like a hell of a lot of fun to have a drink with!
posted by melissa may at 6:22 PM on August 11, 2005

Kay asked if we could have that drawing of fiona. Did you guys save it?

It looks like we left them there. FWIW Matt, I uploaded the pic in it's original size so it's pretty high quality. Feel free to snag it if you want.
posted by KevinSkomsvold at 9:09 PM on August 11, 2005

Gracias por el shoutouto, amigos.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 11:45 PM on August 11, 2005

/me kisses MeFiChicago

You guys are fun. And very good artists.
posted by taz at 2:30 AM on August 12, 2005

Thanks for the shout-out! My first ever, yo. Kenko, see you in September!
posted by Frisbee Girl at 1:13 PM on August 13, 2005

Belated thanks for the shoutout, Kevin! And beware -- I might be back in chicago one of these days soon. So if you see someone lurking outside your house....
posted by scody at 10:47 AM on August 14, 2005