London meetup photos (Mar 2007) March 17, 2007 3:49 AM Subscribe
Photos from last night's London meetup. Features sandwiches and corruption.
chris and cillit sitting in a tree...
It's not to your shame, it's because of the beer. Lovely beer. Lovely beer that's hurting my head and making me feel tired. If memory serves me correctly, I might have taken a couple of pics - once I finish wrangling with some XSLT I'll go home and see what's what.
Anyway, it was really good to see new people - not sure where everyone else was though.
posted by TheDonF at 4:08 AM on March 17, 2007
It's not to your shame, it's because of the beer. Lovely beer. Lovely beer that's hurting my head and making me feel tired. If memory serves me correctly, I might have taken a couple of pics - once I finish wrangling with some XSLT I'll go home and see what's what.
Anyway, it was really good to see new people - not sure where everyone else was though.
posted by TheDonF at 4:08 AM on March 17, 2007
Goddamn, the one time I can't come, and there were sandwiches!
posted by atrazine at 5:24 AM on March 17, 2007
posted by atrazine at 5:24 AM on March 17, 2007
chris and cillit sitting in a tree...From the look on your face, you'd give anything to be either one of them.
What was it this time, cherry, peach or kumquat beer?
posted by essexjan at 5:37 AM on March 17, 2007
What was it this time, cherry, peach or kumquat beer?
Just your standard bitter this time. Maybe next time, I shall revert to an evening of, er, fruitiness.
atrazine: free sandwiches, at that!
posted by TheDonF at 6:18 AM on March 17, 2007
Just your standard bitter this time. Maybe next time, I shall revert to an evening of, er, fruitiness.
atrazine: free sandwiches, at that!
posted by TheDonF at 6:18 AM on March 17, 2007
It looks as though it was a great time. I wish I had been there. And the JPEG art seems somehow just right.
posted by sueinnyc at 6:21 AM on March 17, 2007
posted by sueinnyc at 6:21 AM on March 17, 2007
What a handsome couple chris and cillit make, wish I'd gone and got me some of that action.
posted by econous at 6:32 AM on March 17, 2007
posted by econous at 6:32 AM on March 17, 2007
I hope those sandwiches hadn't been left outside the fridge for more than thirty minutes. That way madness lies.
posted by Abiezer at 6:35 AM on March 17, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by Abiezer at 6:35 AM on March 17, 2007 [1 favorite]
That guy in the stripey shirt is pretty.
posted by DenOfSizer at 6:51 AM on March 17, 2007
posted by DenOfSizer at 6:51 AM on March 17, 2007
Look, if you crazy Limeys want meet in weirdly-named parts of London (Cockfosters next time, please) for pints that's fine with me and all, but could hugsandkisses please stop being so goddamn hot? It's annoying.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 7:14 AM on March 17, 2007
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 7:14 AM on March 17, 2007
but could hugsandkisses please stop being so goddamn hot? It's annoying.
Speakign of which, who's big idea was it to make those huge shoutout cards?
posted by terrapin at 7:20 AM on March 17, 2007
Speakign of which, who's big idea was it to make those huge shoutout cards?
posted by terrapin at 7:20 AM on March 17, 2007
Well, I did take some photos but they mainly appeared to be of the sandwiches. I'm not sure what that says about me.
Abiezer: they were given to us free as some other party hadn't turned up or something. So there's a good chance that not only had they been out for more than 30 minutes, they'd been touched by random strangers who could have had *anything* on their hands. Does anyone have President Yahya Jammeh's email address?
posted by TheDonF at 7:34 AM on March 17, 2007 [1 favorite]
Abiezer: they were given to us free as some other party hadn't turned up or something. So there's a good chance that not only had they been out for more than 30 minutes, they'd been touched by random strangers who could have had *anything* on their hands. Does anyone have President Yahya Jammeh's email address?
posted by TheDonF at 7:34 AM on March 17, 2007 [1 favorite]
Speakign of which
Dude, your whiney white ass finally gets a shoutout and you complain about the size of the card?
posted by and hosted from Uranus at 7:37 AM on March 17, 2007
Dude, your whiney white ass finally gets a shoutout and you complain about the size of the card?
posted by and hosted from Uranus at 7:37 AM on March 17, 2007
Bite me, youranus! :)
I was complaining about a card found in different shoutout.
If I had gotten a shoutout from hugsnkisses on my wife's birthday, I'd be sleeping in the snow tonight... and maybe longer.
posted by terrapin at 7:49 AM on March 17, 2007
I was complaining about a card found in different shoutout.
If I had gotten a shoutout from hugsnkisses on my wife's birthday, I'd be sleeping in the snow tonight... and maybe longer.
posted by terrapin at 7:49 AM on March 17, 2007
TheDonF - so it is true what they say of the English MeFite, Heart of Oak, stomach of iron and a knob of butter nice line in self-deprecation.
posted by Abiezer at 8:25 AM on March 17, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by Abiezer at 8:25 AM on March 17, 2007 [1 favorite]
Sorry I couldn't make it - I was off watching Armstrong & Miller at the BBC, and avoiding people wearing red noses as hard as I possibly could.
I swear, next time I'll manage to turn up. I have custody of the foldable MeFi sign, after all. With that comes great responsibility.
posted by flashboy at 8:34 AM on March 17, 2007
I swear, next time I'll manage to turn up. I have custody of the foldable MeFi sign, after all. With that comes great responsibility.
posted by flashboy at 8:34 AM on March 17, 2007
I'm considering waking up soon.
posted by cillit bang at 9:07 AM on March 17, 2007
posted by cillit bang at 9:07 AM on March 17, 2007
I'm considering going back to bed soon. I just cannot get motivated today.
posted by TheDonF at 9:26 AM on March 17, 2007
posted by TheDonF at 9:26 AM on March 17, 2007
Well, I did take some photos but they mainly appeared to be of the sandwiches. I'm not sure what that says about me.
I think I'm definitely in love with you now.
posted by inconsequentialist at 12:49 PM on March 17, 2007
I think I'm definitely in love with you now.
posted by inconsequentialist at 12:49 PM on March 17, 2007
Fuck! I knew I forgot to do something yesterday. Uh, maybe next time then.
posted by slimepuppy at 4:50 PM on March 17, 2007
posted by slimepuppy at 4:50 PM on March 17, 2007
Whoever thinks that English cuisine is utter bollocks clearly hasn't seen those sandwiches.
posted by UbuRoivas at 5:00 PM on March 17, 2007
posted by UbuRoivas at 5:00 PM on March 17, 2007
I'm totally jealous of your sandwiches. We rarely have snacks at NYC meetups.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 7:56 PM on March 17, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 7:56 PM on March 17, 2007 [1 favorite]
IN YOUR FACE, DAME.
posted by cillit bang at 9:27 AM on March 18, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by cillit bang at 9:27 AM on March 18, 2007 [1 favorite]
I'm impressed at how well this picture manages to rather excellently mimic the fractured, drunken memories one suffers.
posted by hugsnkisses at 5:23 PM on March 18, 2007
posted by hugsnkisses at 5:23 PM on March 18, 2007
As a hetro male I find my desire to push cillit bang's hair behind his ear and kiss him a little scary. I think it's because in my dreams chrismear is watching. And judging somehow. With his bloody cillit, I know I'm a tinsy bit obvious, but give it a chance eh? Let's play dare or ... well just bare.
posted by econous at 4:12 AM on March 22, 2007
posted by econous at 4:12 AM on March 22, 2007
I really, really hope you haven't been sitting around thinking about that for the past five days.
posted by chrismear at 8:44 AM on March 22, 2007
posted by chrismear at 8:44 AM on March 22, 2007
Jesus fucking Christ.
posted by cillit bang at 12:44 PM on March 22, 2007
posted by cillit bang at 12:44 PM on March 22, 2007
Aw shucks, look what I missed while the new medical applications service was going down in flames. 10 days of interviewing has made me fragile. I'm wrecked, exhausted, I've never been so tired, and yet I even laughed out loud. You guys are hilarious. If we have the big south coast meet up I'm keeping the guest suite (yes suite!) for Cillit Bang and Econous
posted by Wilder at 10:08 AM on March 24, 2007
posted by Wilder at 10:08 AM on March 24, 2007
You know that'll make you an accessory to my rape.
posted by cillit bang at 2:31 PM on March 24, 2007
posted by cillit bang at 2:31 PM on March 24, 2007
Not too far away, you wouldn't want a late night visit from econous with no one close enough to hear your muffled screams
posted by TheDonF at 1:02 AM on March 25, 2007
posted by TheDonF at 1:02 AM on March 25, 2007
As if the turnout at the last meetup wasn't low enough...
posted by cillit bang at 9:42 AM on March 26, 2007
posted by cillit bang at 9:42 AM on March 26, 2007
Hmmm, Cillit bang, interesting question. Why do people think the last meet-up had such a low turn out?
Maybe I'm the only one who got the shitty e-mail?
Anyway, I need somone to come down here and advise on how many places (tents & rooms) we can have to the June or July meet-up. MY guess is a X3 (woman or men) room, a 4 (guys or girls) room another 2 person room, about 4 in the living room on bedrolls and space in garden for two tents.
I suggest either CB or Chrismear (just so they can't say I engineered the muffled ***E of one or the other) pop down or view my plans ( when I write the bloody things!)
I'm away a number of weekends to come ( Yes there is a benign deity!) in Spain & Ireland, but from end April we're home. Let me know
posted by Wilder at 12:24 PM on March 27, 2007
Maybe I'm the only one who got the shitty e-mail?
Anyway, I need somone to come down here and advise on how many places (tents & rooms) we can have to the June or July meet-up. MY guess is a X3 (woman or men) room, a 4 (guys or girls) room another 2 person room, about 4 in the living room on bedrolls and space in garden for two tents.
I suggest either CB or Chrismear (just so they can't say I engineered the muffled ***E of one or the other) pop down or view my plans ( when I write the bloody things!)
I'm away a number of weekends to come ( Yes there is a benign deity!) in Spain & Ireland, but from end April we're home. Let me know
posted by Wilder at 12:24 PM on March 27, 2007
Well they weren't that low, just lower than the last few. I blame it entirely on Matt's new policy of banning reminder threads from MeTa. That and having it in Wapping.
I think sleeping arrangements can be left until 10 minutes before bedtime (or if you're half the host you claim to be, several hours after). What's this about a shitty email?
posted by cillit bang at 2:29 PM on March 27, 2007
I think sleeping arrangements can be left until 10 minutes before bedtime (or if you're half the host you claim to be, several hours after). What's this about a shitty email?
posted by cillit bang at 2:29 PM on March 27, 2007
CB if we leave it to several hours after it won't be sleeping now will it! Huh!
(yeah, more like passed out!¬)
will check in from Spain, maybe away now for 2 weeks :-)
I am one happy mefite!
posted by Wilder at 10:16 AM on March 30, 2007 [1 favorite]
(yeah, more like passed out!¬)
will check in from Spain, maybe away now for 2 weeks :-)
I am one happy mefite!
posted by Wilder at 10:16 AM on March 30, 2007 [1 favorite]
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I am so bloody tired.
posted by chrismear at 3:52 AM on March 17, 2007