October 15, 2004

• as if I have anything better to do...
• Musso and Franks? The Pantry downtown. Phillipe's downtown? Irv's burgers on Santa Monica and Sweetzer? The King's Head pub in Santa Monica? The Cat and Fiddle in Hollywood?
• Now that I think about it, The Cat and Fiddle might be nice. Outside seating area, good beer, relaxed attitude, decent pub grub. It's on Sunset near (I think) Cahuenga.
• I'm interested. I'm downtown, if someone's keeping count.
• Also, Barney's Beanery on Santa Monica and La Cieniga. Funky, divey, rock and roll-y. And it's close to where I live ;-) I can pretty much travel to anywhere in the greater LA area. Does anyone have an opinion as to an actual restaurant/bar besides me?
• My only request is that it be somewhere bike-able or bus-able from Westwood. Other than that, I'm breezy. Somewhere downtown might be cool since I've never been there ever. And I guess we need to figure out when. Once again, I'm breezy as long as it isn't too late on a school night.
• Put me down, though I havn't been a regular here in some months. I'm under 21 (19) so I guess that's my only requirement.
• Well, anyway, I have suggested an bunch of spots. If anyone else wants to come up with somewhere else, cool. But if not, all LA monkeys should agree to one of them and we will show up at the appointed time (yet another issue to agree with...).
• Is CellarFloor old enough to patronize Barney's Beanery? If so, I vote for there.
• I've promised myself not to attempt to take charge of this one, but I still have some surplus "MoFi" butons and badges from the January Me/Mo/Meetup. I'm fine with Barney's; just make sure somebody keeps me away from the beans (and the beers). I make strange enough noises when I talk..
• Barney's is under 21 friendly. There is a general area and a bar area (21 and over). So if we stay in the general area, we be cool.
• sounds like fun! Let me know where & when.
• *quietly places first shoutout request*
• I'm in! If this shindig happens somewhere near West Hollywood. (I'm a new monkey without a car, and don't know Los Angeles very well.) Barney's Beanery sounds fine to me.
• shoutouts are fun. *returns to Dark Corner of Sketchy Lurking*
• Alright, you California monkeys! Someone needs to take charge here. Your just teasing us with the constant batting back and forth of times, places and days! Sounds like Barney's is the place, now pick a day! We are all waiting with baited breath (whatever that means) to see you all and get our shoutouts! Let's go, let's go! Squiddy, Wendell, someone better take over!
• Might I suggest a Sunday afternoon? It could be as early as a week from today.
• Afternoons are nice - and you can taunt us all with your pictures of lovely sunny California :)
• A sunny Sunday (although this one is a bit rainy and I love it) sounds great for me. I might even get my sis who just registered as "princess bananahead" on MoFi to come up from Palm Desert for the meetup. BTW, I have a couch and easychair that I am giving away that any LA monkeys are welcome to. They are a bit tired, but have couple of years more wear in them. They are covered in raw silk, in a multicolored thread design. If I don’t hear from anyone in the next couple of days, I’m donating them to goodwill. Write me at my email address in my profile, just take out the "spam" part of the address.
• Geez, next time I'm down in La Quinta visiting the in-laws, I'll have to try and convince Southern CA monkeys to do it again, 'cept in the desert! Yipee!
• Well, if someone has to be camp counselor, I'll {gulp) be that someone (tho I have so little standing in this community, it's criminal). Barney's Beanery next Sunday. Say, after Sunday naptime? 'Round three o'clock?
• Shall we start a sign up list here? Next Sunday seems like an ok time to me. Consider me signed up.
• Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! 3PM should give me enough time to do the Sunday Crossword Puzzle (if I buy the Sunday paper on Saturday...) I'll be there!
• Or, we could all go to the Borders Books Grand Opening at Santa Anita Mall where we can heckle Will Wheaton at 4:00PM
• oh drat. Wil. one L. I am such a geek.
• I'm going to ask a stupid question, does next Sunday mean October 24th? Regardless, I'll totally be there.
• Phooey. You're making me pick between Pixies and monkeys.
• It almost has to be October 24th, because the NEXT Sunday after that is Halloween, and if you think monkeys have problems with Pixies, the Ghosties and Ghoulies ae gonna be Murder...
• True, true. Okay, monkeys win.
• Today is my birthday. Happy birthday to me.
• *blows tooters* *throws confetti* Yay, squidranch! Have a happy birthday!
• Thanks Alnedra. *blows out candles (too many to count)"
• Save some cake for Sunday. Sunday! Sunday!
• Happy Birthday, Squid!
  Did you know you share a birthday with this guy?
• Thanks for the birthday wishes everyone. Can everyone who is intending to go to this little meetup use this thread to explicitly say if they are going to show up? I don't wanna be the only geek to show up. BTW, the couch and easy chair are being picked up by Goodwill today, so if you were interested, too late.
• HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SQUIDDY!!!!!!!!!!!!! Celebrate well, today!
• Happy Birthday Squid!! A poem for ya.
• Because Kimberly and I have relocated out-of-state, we will try and send out local represenative, Space Kitty, in our stead. I promise that she is fun at parties... I have proof if anyone needs it.
• Oh, and HAPPY BIRFDAY to squidranch! Happy birfday to you, Happy birfday to you, You smell like a MONKEY, but you don't look much like one.
• Thanks Islander. Lovely poem. And thanks Darshon. I believe I will be toasting myself with a Tito's Vodka martini, one of the reasons I still tolerate the state of Texas. Damn good stuff.
• Happy bananaday, many happy days to ye, squidranch.
• Thank you swacky! I have now had a mellow dose. Yeah Titos!
• And thanks to you too jim_t, my fine primate brother.
• It's a hopskipjump from my hovel to there, so I'll be there. I'll wear a rose. Or an umbrella. Or a dog. Does Barney's allow dogs?
• Sun Oct 24, 3 pm, Barney's Beanery, see you there! (and I am fun at parties!)
• *waves to Kimberly & jim_t, birthday hugs to squidrach*
• There's a good chance I'll make it, but it's two hours away and I'm throwing a dinner party the night before so I'm not making promises. Not to mention missing the Pixies, though I did see them twice this year already.
• If you can make it Cali, it would be cool. I'd love, better yet, I'd lurv to see you.
• Cameras? Crayons? Can't wait to see some spectacular shoutouts! Squidranch, many happy returns of the day. Hope someone got you some cake.
• I promise to have a working (but cheapo) camera there... I may even get an audio eavesdropping device working so I can post some comments out of context. Bwahahahaha!
• Well, the meetups are getting closer. At least we're on the same continent. Tell you what, if I win the lottery I am so there. Perhaps I should by a ticket?
• Here's a 'u'. Those of you who care, please insert it into its proper place.
• Alright, which one of y'all inserted the 'u' in an improper place? ouch ouch ouch...
• Ya know, at some point, I'd like it if one of these get togethors happened at a bar or someplace with streaming video, so we can watch and pretend we're there with you! (looking forward to a shoutout...wink, wink, nudge, nudge.)
• Oh boy, another meetup appears to be reeelly reeeely going to happen!! The only thing that helps the pain of not going is reading about the fun you guys had. Afterwards, be sure to post copiously. Have fun! *GramMa turns around, turns back, tosses shiny multi-colored confetti
• Pictures tomorrow, I promise.
  
  It was great to meet everyone!
• I'm a jerk. I took my usual Sunday afternoon hour-long nap at one or so, and woke up at 5:30. If I had any idea y'all monkeys would still be there, I'd have skeddaddled [sp] to join in. I even called there the night before and some nice person said that the football people might crowd out a group of internet geeks. Am really sorry I missed this.
• Picures...?
• t
• Try the flickr group PF.
• The lure of a Sunday afternoon nap is hard to resist, goofyfoot. We'll make sure you join us next time. And bring your glasses if you've got them, it drives the boys wild.
• Been wearing specs since fourth grade, mandyman. In fact, the best compliment I ever got was when a fella told me re the first time we met, "If you took your glasses off, the paint would peel off the walls."