Monthly meetup revisions

[thetathx1138.livejournal.com]

OK, so, as organizer, I didn't do the most awesome job. Some folks did, however, meet up, so I consider that a success. :-)

But I did determine a few things, one of which is the meet should be held at a slightly less crowded area, one small enough to make it pretty hard to miss somebody wandering around looking for people.'

So, I propose we set the next one for Saturday, October 6th, at 5pm, and to meet at the newly opened Kickass Cupcakes.

Which, for the record, is a pretty neat little bakery. I've tried their mojito and their vanilla so far, and have been GREATLY impressed.

Comments

[ron_newman]

Saturday, October 6, is the HONK! Festival in Davis Square. It may be starting to wind down by 5 pm, but I'm not sure of the schedule.

[thetathx1138.livejournal.com]

Hmmm...point, but I think that might help in that there'd be somewhere for the group to go.

Maybe that enormous sign-on-a-helmet idea I had wasn't such a bad one after all. :-)

[ron_newman]

Just for the record, last year's Honkfest used the following venues: the plaza in front of JP Licks; Seven Hills Park behind the theatre; the plaza next to Starbucks; and the plaza in front of the Dilboy Post VFW. I don't know what their plans are for this year.

[ron_newman]

I just got an interim schedule from the HONK! folks. The event goes until 7 pm, at all of the locations I listed above, plus the street in front of Redbones.

[elements.livejournal.com]

I'm planning on spending that entire weekend immersed in Honkfest, so I vote a different weekend for the main meetup.

I'd happily attend a Honk-oriented gathering, as in "everyone on the Davis LJ meets at Honk venue X for a bit to squee together about how awesome Honk is" though. But I at least plan on my priority being Honkfest that weekend, since it's going to be bigger and more and better than even last year, and last year I couldn't get nearly enough.

[on-reserve.livejournal.com]

You need to e-mail me about this. I mean, you know how much doing this together would rule, right?

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

If you haven't already, would you mind asking the owner if they're okay with the possibility of a mob? (In particular one made up of people who may not all be buying.)

[thetathx1138.livejournal.com]

I was thinking actually we'd meet right outside, but I will run it by the owner. If it comes down to it, I'll gladly shell out for a dozen cupcakes or something to make it okay.

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

Ah, I thought you were suggesting it as a place to meet up inside. Shouldn't a meet-up be at a place where people can actually meet up and hang out, or am I missing something?

[ron_newman]

Were you at yesterday's attempted meetup? I'm not sure I recognize you, so we may have been looking for each other without realizing it.

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

No, I couldn't make it, but geez, Ron, we've met more times than I can count. You've come to my house, even!

[ron_newman]

I know, but that was over a year ago. But maybe I'll see you at Redbones tomorrow?

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

Yes, but you look the same.

I can't, I've got a client meeting and the a theater meeting. And I confess, having seen their previous spreads, I don't have much faith in it being particular veg-friendly, anyway. :)

[on-reserve.livejournal.com]

As an aside, I went by the cupcake joint tonight. It was after close and so I was just reading the menu board to see what they had up their sleeves and I got *the* nastiest scowl from the woman working. I wasn't making the "please can I come in after hours" face, I was just reading the menu board. Also, $2.75 for a cupcake!?? I think I'll stick to Lyndells.

Last, it's a lousy meet-up spot because there's nowhere nearby to sit down. Not everyone is so great at standing around for unknown amounts of time until a meet-up gets going.

[closetalker11.livejournal.com]

I haven't been to the cupcake place yet, but I would love to meet-up in a spot that's more conducive to hanging out and such. Is there a reson we couldn't do it at some kind of eating/drinking establishment? Or an outside area with seating, etc.?

[on-reserve.livejournal.com]

I was just sort of taken aback. I mean, they've been open for what, all of a few days? You think they'd be happy to see people window shopping for cupcakes or just generally interested.

[thespian.livejournal.com]

just a point; if very few people made it to a 5pm Saturday time/date, wouldn't it be an idea to move it to another time or day? I know that I can't make a 5pm Saturday meetup, no matter how frequent they are; I work half an hour away, and until 6pm every Saturday.

cupcakes!

[enochs-fable.livejournal.com]

I have to say, I was underwhelmed. Tasty, but not great. Maybe it was just because it was the end of the day, and we'll definitely give them another shot, but still.

[ifotismeni]

i can do october 6! i had classes this past weekend and this coming weekend so i couldn't make it.