February 03, 2006

It's been too damn long. Shake off those February blues and come out to Oakland to do our monkey thing. At least one of our LA monkey cousins will grace us with her presence; hopefully, more will join her.

When: Saturday, February 18.
Where: Luka's Taproom, 2221 Broadway, Oakland. Three short blocks from the 19th Street BART. (I'm looking at you, San Francisco.)
posted by ambrosia 18 years ago
  • I'll be there! And by "there," I of course mean 1954 miles due east of there. Which is, of course, here. But I'll probably be drunk.
  • Ambrosia, you so rock. I will be there with bells on. I love Luka's and this time I am really going to try to get mr. medusa to come with me!!
  • *seethes, as usual*
  • I maaaaaay go. We'll see... I'm broke-ish right now.
  • They don't want you there. They want ME. Because I'm CHARMING and HAIRY and have a SWINGSET and you are a PUD who can't hold his GRAIN ALCOHOL and molests SPECKLED KINGSNAKES.
  • A swingset, eh? Which way do they hang?
  • Why, anyway you want, baby. Got a slide, too. It's greeeeeeeeen. Little fort at the top of it. Eh? Eh?
  • You're actually more correct on the grain alcohol accusation than I care to admit. In college, the traditional featured beverage at my fraternity's big fall party was a concoction made from grain alcohol and Gatorade. I once got so smashed on that stuff that my girlfriend had to help me pee... and by "help me pee," I mean "actually hold the 'speckled kingsnake,'" as it were.
  • Best? Derail? Ever?
  • *weeps*
  • ...and by "help me pee," I mean "actually hold the..." Oh, no please, no more bodily fluid stories... Mmhhh... well, on second thought, that sounds fun!
  • *Wails!* *Gnashes teeth!* Of *course* it's going to be when I'm out of town. I bet I'll miss out on all the hot-tub action, too. I'll raise a glass to all o'yez, nevertheless.
  • Oogs: Check with me first the next time you plan your social events out of town!!!
  • oog: I can't believe you're gonna be out of town, I think of you as an essential part of any monkey meetup in the bay area. does this mean I shouldn't bring people back to my hottub???
  • Heavens, Medusa! Of *course* you need to bring folks back to your hot tub. Pictures and video must also be wrought! And there *better* be monkey business, otherwise how could it be a proper monkey meetup? And Mandyman, what can I say? I had to jet - such is the life of playboy secret agent pirate robot fighters.
  • Sweet. I think I can make this one. And I'll be ready to hot tub, as I'll be naked underneath my clothes.
  • I would like to see middleclasstool swiftly BANNED because he keeps making me laugh my ass off and I'm running out of butt-glue.
  • 1. ...'speckled!?' 2. I'll do my best to be there, school situation & finances permitting 3. no ooga_booga? *weeps*
  • *gnashes gums*
  • dayum. I usta live not far from there, but now I live very far from there. I can still hear the star trek voice saying "doors... closing" and the salty old dude saying "fruitvale!" telling me it's time to wake up. but tell me... will there be nuclear wessles?
  • I know - we could have a Monkey Meetup in some central location on the Innernets and then everybody could make it! We could all pick like cool names and talk about whatever - maybe even enjoy an adult beverage or two! or three. Anyway, that would let us all hang out and y'know have a good time. Ooh we could even call it "MonkeyFilter" like after those other filters out there. And I am so not wearing pants!
  • Having a meetup nowhere near me is like ... business as usual around here, apparently. Fine! I'll have my own MoFi meetup tonight, in my living room. Housepets may attend, or just wander through. I may do shoutouts, I may not. I'll probably wear pants. It's just one of those days. Jealous, all you Oakland Mofites? Yeah, I didn't think so.
  • I'll see you your drinking grain alcohol and Gatorade until you needed help peeing story and raise you my drinking grain alcohol and Kool-Aid until I threw up blood story. My horrified friends called the hospital, but they said they had to just let me continue. I don't actually remember anything, myself. Regrattably, I'll be out of town when the meetup's on.
  • the_bone: how was her aim?
  • the_bone: how was her aim? Oh. I'm already sorry for posting this, but... can't... contain... myself: a handy training simulator NSFW Flash featuring non-explicit bodily fluids
  • *shakes branch, howls frustration* are there any Seattle Monkeys out there, perchance?
  • weezel just hop on a southwest shuttle and meet us at luka's for some oaktown action!
  • why did i read that as 'Luka's Tampon'? hot tub, eh?
  • G'wan, sexyrobot! You know you wanna!
  • sexyrobot, get yr mind out of the feminine protection aisle and into oakland!! there is a special place in my hottub for you ;)
  • Will sexyrobot get in the hot hot? Bubbly trouble for the hubba-de-hubble? Slippy tub scene with the blogosphere queen? Only TIME . . . will tell.
  • The more naked my shoutout, the happer I'll be.
  • I still have dreams about the shoutout bra and my own special panties. I keep photos of them in my wallet and show them to my relatives. "See," I say, "and you thought I wouldn't amount to anything."
  • show-off!
  • I wonder if sexyrobot will let me dress him up in panties....???? it is going to be difficult to top the shoutout bra, isn't it???
  • Robot + water = frizzz crackle pop frazzzle 'oh no it's short-circuitin'!' smoke fire etc. Just a warning. I wonder if sexyrobot will let me dress him up in panties....???? Oh please NO pictures! there must be pictures!
  • Do the BUMP!
  • I guess sexyrobot is feeling shy now...
  • Beer is good. I want in.
  • I <3 meetups! I hope my monkey pals can make the trip northwards as well.
  • *hopes*
  • That's gonna be some meetup...
  • It looks like Space Kitty and I are going. I'm pretty sure that sexyrobot is not, but we'll continue to try and convince him.
  • I'm pretty sure that sexyrobot is not CRACK! that was the sound of my heart breaking. I am going to fill the hottub with lemon juice and give myself lots of papercuts :( seriously! sexyrobot we will so miss you!!!!
  • Unfortunately, Space Kitty and I are not going to be able to make it either. Mandyman was leaving pretty early today and neither of us would have been ready to go by that time... also, we're both kind of broke (SK from buying textbooks, me from buying an iMac and new recording gear). Next time, we're on for sure... perhaps over spring break.
  • *cries*
  • :(
  • I won't be able to make it either, but you probably knew that.
  • Yeah, uh, me either. And I know you were relying on me to bring the Cheetos.
  • DID SOMEBODY SAY 'CHEEEEETOO0S'?????????
  • so, uh, what time is everybuggy collecting at luka's? i, um, might not be totally anti-social for once....
  • es el queso, I absolutely REQUIRE your presence! (please!!!) I believe the plan is to meet up around 8. I will be bringing my cute new stuffed monkey, and possibly my husband... so who IS planning to be there, since we have so many who can't? ambrosia, I assume. mandyman, es el queso, MEdusa, exppii? roll call!
  • hell. i thought it was going to be later. it's 8 right now and i am about 25% of the way through making dinner for my housemate and me.
  • Faster!!
  • es el queso I am just leaving my house now (8;30) things will be going for hours, so you've no excuse!!
  • I'm doing homework. (Ok, technically, not this *exact* second. I'm actually posting at the moment) However, my point remains: PITY ME, DAMMIT! And it's raining. *sobs*
  • ok, so mandyman, ambrosia and I are STUDS!!!!! all the rest of you suck! I am drunk. good night...
  • HA! I OWN ALL OF YOU! I'll have you know that I had my own meetup JUST LAST NIGHT! Everybody cool was there: Snuffles the pink unicorn, Baron Von Slaphappy the ickle bwown bunny, my toaster, my shame and loneliness, EVERYBODY. And we DIDN'T MAKE SHOUTOUTS TO ANY OF YOU!!!
  • No shoutout? Oh, Baron Von Slaphappy - you ungrateful prick.
  • well flongj also showed up and got to hang out with me n mandyman at Luka's. I will post some shoutout pics on flickr when I get around to it...
  • *waits*
  • Oh look, a Cheeto. *crunch*
  • No, koko, NOOO!! That's no Cheeto! I've been clearing out my belly button while I was waiting!
  • *pauses, shrugs, continues chewing*
  • Fair enough. Some toe-cheese to wash that down, ma'am?
  • Don't be disgusting.
  • Heeyyyyy . . . you aren't flickr links?! Well! *humph*
  • alright alright!! herer are some pics from Luka's. please harass mandyman for the rest!
  • Ohhh maaaandymaaaaan . . . *hassle* *hassle* somebody tickle her feet!
  • Oh. Who's that guy by Mandyman's side? Why is he so near? Arrrgh, why I feel so angry all of a sudden?
  • Heh. Two points: 1. That sketch of spacekitty is a masterclass in elegance and simplicity, with a fine use of line and composition. B. I never dreamed my t-shirt could be so nicely modelled. Hubba hubba. iii. C'mon Manymaaaaaannnnnnnn...
  • *sigh*
  • You'll be in the next lot, my affordably-priced-automobile friend! Just you wait!
  • I too would like to compliment the drarwring of the Kitty from Space. Or perhaps in space. T'would make a gr00vy T-shirt.
  • I could officially die happy if there were a Monkeyfilter/Space Kitty t-shirt. (And that's seriously a great drawing!) Ya'll rock.
  • thanks for the compliments, ya'll. I did all the shout out 'cartoons'. space kitty was one of the first ones, therefore filled with artistic integrity. tragically by the time I got to, say, monkeybashi, my dedication to craft had deteriorated a bit. There were many other shoutouts I did plan/intend to make, but it was a quiet and early evening, so the best laid plans etc., (calm down, perverts! only the plans got laid.)
  • whoops.
  • LOVE LOVE LOVE my shout-out, Medusa. Reminds me of the logos of rock bands of my 70s youth, e.g. REO Speedwagon and Aerosmith (Aerosmith were good once, you know, kids!). You R00L.
  • Monkeyfilter: only the plans got laid
  • "Fes" cannot be artistically rendered, so you are forgiven for the snub.
  • Je suis de retour! Thanks for the Monkey shoutout!
  • hmmm...O_B I distinctly remember making you a personal (and very nice) shoutout. I dont know why there is not a pic of it..the drinks at Luka's were strong...but not that strong!! you know I would never forget you! luzer!
  • Hee, Medusa! I thought it was a rather nice, ironic shoutout to all of us who couldn't be there. It *was* ironic, right? Right?
  • har
  • I'll get you pics eventually, I promise. My superfancy new camera's batteries were running low, so don't expect anything fancy. You all should drink with Medusa so you can get a crash course on the finer points of Virgil and Homer, btw. Also, I am incredibly jealous of the views of land and sea from Chez Ambrosia.
  • wow Mandyman, were we discussing Virgil and Homer?? I had no idea I'd waxed so intellectual that night. I blame Luka's, the djs were too good...
  • Thunderbirds and the Simpsons, I'll bet...
  • Was Virgil the dude in the picture with mandyman?
  • The dude was a very nice mefite named rash.
  • I bet he was itching to get all over you, mandyman! Eh?? EH!!!!
  • *inserts new battery in hearing-aid*
  • That's a rather odd name. Was he European?
  • Heh...mandyman said he was "nice". He hasn't got a chance.
  • That's his mefi name, you silly people. Sheesh. Do I have to explain everything?
  • Yes please.
  • Yeah really, like for instance - what's up with chicks?!
  • oh petebest, you know if we tell you that we'll have to kill you :)
  • See? So overtly hostile while clearly wanting me bad! Help us mandymankenobi - you're our only hope!
  • Does this mean you'll explain to me what is up with dudes? It only seems fair.
  • You want to know what guys are thinking? I can tell you. Nothin'. /Seinfeld
  • It's true. Especially for pete. Blank slate.
  • mandyman, I can explain the dude thing to you, you'll laugh at how simple it is!!!
  • Does it have something to do with cocks?
  • Wake up -> Seek food -> Seek sex -> Seek food -> Get sleepy. Repeat. And I'm getting a rash over that guy in the picture... lucky bastid ah *grumble gnash*
  • You forgot Poland beer.
  • ok ok! it has everything to do with cocks, and to save time: Monkeyfilter: it has everything to do with cocks
  • I resemble that remark.
  • cockhead!
  • Rub me.
  • Nein!
  • Go on!
  • You know you want to, pete. All the cool kids are doing it. If I had any hope of escaping my condemnation to geekdom, I'd be right there, too.
  • It's society's crime, not ours!