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22 November 2005

Photos from the Mecha Chicago meetup, 11/21 at the Billy Goat, underneath Michigan Ave. Probably still in progress.→[More:]In attendance: mudpuppie (the guest of honor), sisterhavana, me3dia, eamon, mrs. pants, slackagogo, and me.

post by: goatdog at: 00:16 | 34 comments

At last, my name on a movie ticket!

posted by kenko 22 November | 00:33

Damnit!

posted by Capn 22 November | 00:36

There were three other cameras present, so look for more pictures eventually.

posted by goatdog 22 November | 01:01

: >

posted by amberglow 22 November | 01:16

Massage my ass. Yes yes I am out of commas.

posted by trondant 22 November | 03:16

I just applied a very casual twisting force, and it came apart in two. - well what am I supposed to do with that?

posted by taz 22 November | 03:23

Nice, wish I could have road-tripped up there. Next time come down to Bloomington! It's only a few hours . . . please?

posted by tr33hggr 22 November | 08:58

The guest of honor is teh hawt!

posted by eekacat 22 November | 09:11

It was fun meeting everyone! : ) I made it to my car with 8 minutes to spare...so I did pay the lower rate for parking. ; ) Wish I could have stayed longer!

posted by sisterhavana 22 November | 09:13

Has there ever been a more appropriate shoutout than boringpostcards'?

posted by danostuporstar 22 November | 09:14

tr33hggr, I just drove through Bloomington fairly recently.

posted by sisterhavana 22 November | 09:21

Yay! I got two shoutouts!

* waves arms in the air like kermit *

posted by dodgygeezer 22 November | 09:22

Sisterhavana, you should have hollered!

Grumbles for living in a town desolate of MeChatters.

posted by tr33hggr 22 November | 09:30

Looks like so much fun! New York City next, pup?

posted by gaspode 22 November | 09:44

I'm sitting in a Kinko's paying $.25/minute for this... Oops, shouldn't have wasted time on that first sentence. Shit! Shouldn't have typed that one either. Crap! Type faster!!

Anyhow, last night was a most excellent time. Goatdog, I remember the part with you, Slacks, and SisterHavana, although several hours later stuff gets real fuzzy. Bob, the 78-year-old at the bar, taught me all about the difference between Cubs fans and Sox fans. There was the lounge singer whose birthday cake we shared -- and that was great. There was a drunken phone call to Specklet -- which could have been any of you, but hers was the only phone number I could find. There was that last bar (can't remember much about IT) where I finally started to fall asleep after being awake for 24 hours, and there was the cab ride back to the hotel, which must have gone fine since I woke up there this morning. (Early, goddammit.) Also, at some point I think I fell down, but I don't remember why. There don't seem to be any lasting effects from that.

Me3dia, mrs.pants, and eamon were excellent late-night hosts and were much fun. Hope to do it again real soon. (With less whiskey, mayhaps.)

Thanks, y'all!

I'll post my pics when it doesn't cost me.

posted by mudpuppie 22 November | 09:55

Massage my ass.

you'll have to buy me a drink first.

posted by jonmc 22 November | 10:00

also, someday I want an artistic shoutout from mrs. pants. I'm inspirational, dammit.

posted by jonmc 22 November | 10:03

Loads of fun. Much alcohol. Laughs and stories galore.

As we were leaving the Billy Goat I had a moment of fiscal clarity where it dawned on me that if I missed my train back home the cab ride was going to cost forty to fifty bucks.

capn:

Damnit!

So close, yet so far away.

posted by Slack-a-gogo 22 November | 10:45

You guys look like you had a ton of fun! mrs. pants, I love that you talk to anyone and sisterhavanna (cue Urge Overkill), honest to God, you have the best smile on the planet.

Is it too early to start stumping for a Vegas meetup?

posted by Frisbee Girl 22 November | 10:49

Oh, my head hurts this morning. But it was good fun.
I'll post my pix tonight.

posted by me3dia 22 November | 11:11

Capn:

Damnit!

Don't you mean Yay! thank you!

Oh wait, that's me. Heh.

posted by gaspode 22 November | 11:15

Awww...thanks Frisbeegirl! : )

posted by sisterhavana 22 November | 12:03

The Chicago Meetups always look so damn fun — it's heartwarming.

Oh, my head hurts this morning. But it was good fun.
I'll post my pix tonight.
posted by me3dia 22 November | 11:11

I think there were like four or five beer glasses in your hands in the group shot. No wonder your head hurts!

posted by safetyfork 22 November | 14:04

No wonder me3dia split the meetup on Sunday so early. He be savin' it up for some Monday night drinkin!

posted by KevinSKomsvold 22 November | 14:28

Thanks, Ms. Pants for teh shoutout, btw.

posted by KevinSKomsvold 22 November | 14:29

There was a drunken phone call to Specklet -- which could have been any of you, but hers was the only phone number I could find.

Yes there was. It was awesome.

There were also several pocket calls later on in the evening, and in one, I heard the aforementioned lounge singer. She was singing "You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman" and I felt it too.

posted by Specklet 22 November | 14:39

Yay Chicago! It is fun to see mrs. pants (metachattingly) charm the pants off various patrons.

posted by melissa may 22 November | 14:43

If I haven't gone home yet, does that mean the meetup is still going on? Because if so, that RAWKS!!~!

posted by eamondaly 22 November | 16:58

Also, thanks for a great time, folks. You're all VIPs to me.

posted by eamondaly 22 November | 17:03

I did do another shoutout to more people that is not pictured yet...someone should have it posted soon. : )

posted by sisterhavana 22 November | 17:42

My picture of it came out unreadably blurry, sisterh. I'm sorry. :(

posted by goatdog 22 November | 18:11

So where are the rest of the pics?

posted by sisterhavana 23 November | 00:47

mudpuppie, without easy access to a computer, we forgive. But according to goatdog, at least one other person is holding out on us.

Ante up the pix, or the bunny gets it!

posted by taz 23 November | 00:51

*piddles*

Uhohhh, MommaBunny is getting mad!!

posted by Frisbee Girl 23 November | 13:15

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