Aquarionics

UK Blog Meet, Part 2

(Posted to all the people who registered interest, and also here. If you are also interested, either email me or post a comment saying so)

Bloody difficult people.

Okay, here is the thing. I asked for dates for a Blog Meet, and was given them. Do you see my mistake? Within the first six comments – or the first three sets of possible dates (Mark’s not counting, because 12/13th July wasn’t with the specified period) every single weekend was blocked as one everyone could come to, and sacrifices were going to have to be made.

In the end, I was forced to make a chart. A chart damnit, to design the optimal date. And there wasn’t one, so I made a sacrifice.

As it is, instead of sacrificing half of you, possibly to some great god, I’m going to sacrifice my time, and organise not one, but two UK Weblog meets, on the 26^th of July, and the 30^th 23rd August, Moved from the 30th to the 23rd because I was a moron and didn’t put all Karen’s note into the graph. More details will be forthcoming when I’ve talked to the Green Man about it, but the current trend will probably be towards meeting in the park (Regents Park) at something close to 2pm on the Saturday and then wander over to the pub sometime around 6ish and remain there until everyone leaves. I’ll finalise these in a little while, at which point I’ll post the details on the UKBlogs-Social mailing list, cc’d to everyone who has shown interest.

Questions, Comments, and cries of “No! Not the comfy chair” to Nicholas At Aquarionics Dot Com. Have a nice day.

Blog Meet 3

Okay, details for the BlogMeet then:

At 2pm on Saturday 26th August July, Aquarion will go from Great Portland Street station to the trees by the bridge on York Bridge in Regents Park, London. There he will sit, picnic, and possibly drink tea.

If it’s raining, he’ll do none of these things, and will probably wander to find a nice tea-shop that will supply this sort of thing. You’d better phone him to find out where he, and anyone who might be with him, is.

At 6pm he, and anyone still with him at this point, will wander over to The Green Man (Which is just oposite Great Portland Street Tube Station), where they serve nice food and good beer, and there he – and anyone with him – will probably remain until everyone goes.

This is The Plan.

If you’re planning to drop in, drop me a line and I’ll send my mobile number so you can find us when it all goes horribly wrong.

Homework

So, due to the office being me and the CEO for most of this week, I’m likely to be working from home most of this week. This, from a CCDE POV is a RGT. Problem is, I’ve never been that good at Homework. Getting better, though.

So, the Blogmeet happened (as DVD, Cathy & Kevin have all talked about), then we went to the ccooke-jar where we slept, and then there was a AFP Meet next day, photos are around (for the AFPMeet and the Blogmeet) and, this just in, for the NikkiMeet earlier this month.

UK Weblog Meet, Pass It On

On the 23rd of August (That’s a week this saturday) there will be a UK Weblog meet in London. If you plan on dropping in, mail me (nicholas at aquarionics dot com). This is basically a quest for numbers, since I want to know if it’s worth booking the basement of the Green Man (or trying to).

Feel free (read: “please”) to mention this in your own weblogs or whatever if you think people would be interested in coming…

The Blogmeet Details

For those who are new to this, there is a meet this weekend (Saturday) in London, England, Sol. People will be there. (well, I will. Other people will as well, and about a dozen people have expressed interest) The plan is loose and fluid, and works like this:

At 2pm we will meet in Regents Park. Regent’s park being a rather large place, we wil be meeting on the south side of the stream just to the west of York Bridge, by the bench. Roughly about here [Map>] in fact. Though more around the island than on it.

We will then sit, and do stuff, and celebrate birthdays, and scare the passers by, and be in the pub by sixish.

The pub, in this instance, is the infamous Green Man of which so much has been written and said. Look for a group of people sitting, talking and drinking. Oh, they’ll probably have some kind of idenitfying book and a fluffy toy on the table to signify who they are. The GM does Food and Real Ale.

If it’s raining, we shall skip the park in favour of the pub.

If you have any confusion in your mind about this, email me (nicholas@aquarionics.com) and I’ll answer peoples worries and problems. If you’re teetering on the brink of coming, but are scared of strange people, don’t be. Not only do we not bite, but you will not be the only new person there for us to feast o… er… meat.

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So be there, or regret it. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow.

But soon.

And until you watch Casablanca.