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sciencegeek, I request you look on the NYC Parks website to find a volunteer opportunity that works for you (schedule, intensity, location) and post it as an IRL event! Maybe I can come!
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 5:15 AM on March 27, 2024

Turns out I can't go on the 27th. If anyone wants to take over as host, please speak up by midnight the end of the day Saturday, April 20th. I'll leave this up till then. Otherwise I'll contact the mods to ask to delete it; I wouldn't want anyone to turn up on the day, expecting MeFi company, and find absolutely none, not even the host. Other NYC people: if you would like to set up an IRL event that isn't this, please do! Some ideas: Outdoor dining! (Recent recommendations from Ask: 1,… [more]
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 11:35 AM on April 17, 2024

Thanks, ferret branca. I shall contact the mods now to ask them to close this up.
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 3:15 AM on April 22, 2024

This is in 2.5 hours, today.
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 1:32 PM on April 21, 2023

I'm in. Thanks for setting this up.
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 9:36 AM on October 13, 2022

If you're interested in this, you have about an hour and a half to RSVP! If no one RSVPs then this event will not happen.
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 8:17 AM on May 14, 2022

No one RSVPd so this event is not happening.
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 10:00 AM on May 14, 2022

OK, I've mailed the meeting URL to kathrynm - if anyone else wants to join, please RSVP within the next half hour!
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 7:21 AM on May 14, 2022

We have no participants so I'm closing the meeting up.
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 8:16 AM on May 14, 2022

This particular session is actually scheduled for 7 in the evening, not 7am! But I agree that 7am is a great slot for working out when feasible. I live in New York City and have a friend in Europe, and sometimes we do videocall workouts at like 7am or 7:30am my time, which works for him as a break around lunch.
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 7:04 AM on May 9, 2022

Only Karmakaze has RSVP'd for this, so I'm assuming that no one else is interested in participating - please RSVP and comment in the next ~3 minutes if you're interested.
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 3:59 PM on May 12, 2022

I see no one is joining so I'll consider this particular meetup concluded.
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 4:07 PM on May 12, 2022

11am Eastern Time (I am in New York City). I think MetaFilter adjusts the display to your time zone? Odd, looks like it doesn't...
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 3:19 PM on May 7, 2022

OK, I've memailed mochapickle, daisyace, cocoagirl, and boudicca the link. See a few of you in a few minutes!
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 7:54 AM on May 10, 2022

aniola: Not sure why IRL isn't showing the timezone but yes, Eastern Daylight Time. Maybe you could set up another instance in a time that works for you? If I can I'll join.
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 5:39 PM on May 21, 2021

Thanks for joining me, essexjan! iamkimiam, what days of the week and times of day are best for you? Would you be open to joining in on another Sunday around this time again, or a Wednesday sometime 7:30am-9am EDT (currently 12:30-14:00 BST)? aniola: I mentioned in a thread on the blue that people interested in Pacific Time-friendly timings should comment here -- hope you and other people are able to set something up!
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 12:58 PM on May 23, 2021

BTW there's a financial aid fund for requests up to USD$500 in case you would like to attend but need help with lodging, travel, food, care costs, anything financial that would help you attend. Also, childcare is provided and costs $1 per child.
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 8:45 AM on January 22, 2020

Flannery Culp, that would be cool! I should mention: if there is ANY question of affordability, please do feel free to apply to the assistance fund, and if you are a bit shy to do that, you can MeMail me and I can make a nomination on your behalf.
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 9:01 AM on January 24, 2020

Now that WisCon will be online, I hope more MeFites can drop in for a bit. To quote the registration page, While WisCon is known for having an intensely multi-track schedule relative to its size, given both the technical challenges of shifting to an entirely new format, and the challenges of coordinating across the many timezones where our members are located, we currently plan to run a single track of programming, with panels of a slightly shorter length. The number of panels per day is… [more]
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 3:39 PM on May 10, 2020

bq: they closed registration yesterday but I saw in an email: "if someone missed the registration deadline, they can email registration@wiscon.net to find out if it's possible to register late".
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 1:32 PM on May 21, 2020

If you are at the con, please wave at me (brainwane Sumana) in the Discord chat, maybe in the lobby-con channel!
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 5:42 AM on May 23, 2020

Looking forward to seeing you!
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 8:45 PM on December 27, 2019

July 13th & 14th are currently free for me; we could plan a Prospect Park picnic on Saturday the 13th, with Sunday the 14th as a backup date in case of rain on the 13th. I own and could bring a copy of "Snake Oil" which is a fun party-type card game that has rounds that last maybe 5-10 minutes each, and it's easy to add and subtract people between rounds in case people want to come, go, play Frisbee, and so on.
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 10:13 PM on June 13, 2019

Oh yeah, the Great Dane feels too far from the Concourse. Switching to HopCat.
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 6:48 AM on May 20, 2019

rocketman, consider buying a one-day pass at the door for Saturday and coming to the con? I try to put on a good show for the auction on Saturday night -- no need to buy anything at the auction to enjoy the performance.
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 7:16 AM on May 21, 2019

Great, looking forward to seeing folks Sunday afternoon!
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 10:44 PM on May 25, 2019

The time is 2:30pm (as listed on this event near the map). See you then!
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 11:34 AM on May 26, 2019

Glad I got to chat with you all! And I appreciate the flexibility of HopCat's servers and hosts in seating our fluctuating number. :-)
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 3:16 PM on May 26, 2019

Hope you feel better soon, meaty shoe puppet! Anyone else coming other than KTamas and me?
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 1:31 PM on May 13, 2019

Local folks should of course feel free to hold a meetup sooner than May :-)
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 11:48 AM on February 8, 2019

So it sounds like there are a bunch of you who might like to see each other sometime soon! If y'all want to do something when I swing by in May, cool; in addition to that, may I suggest someone local propose a "come do this thing with me" (e.g., watch a play, knit, sing karaoke, play board games) activity sometime in Feb or March.
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 7:45 AM on February 12, 2019

Looking forward to seeing the folks who can make it tomorrow night!
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 10:31 AM on May 7, 2019

Just saw your update, Chesty. Sorry I'll miss you. Am at The Ontario now. Indian-American woman wearing a light tan shirt.
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 3:30 PM on May 8, 2019

And soundguy99 has arrived!
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 3:39 PM on May 8, 2019

We are moving to ReBol in Public Square.
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 4:17 PM on May 8, 2019

Meeting is over! I am lurking just outside the door for a bit - leaning toward a glass of wine at Basil Brick Oven Pizza about 1 block east of here.
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 5:08 PM on February 19, 2019

Yes! And I could move to, for instance, someplace on 30th Av!
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 5:21 PM on February 19, 2019

I haven't had dinner yet and pizza sounds great. I could go to Sac's on Broadway, grab a slice or 2, and then stay for wine around 9.
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 5:27 PM on February 19, 2019

All 3 of us are now seated at a table at Sac's, Broadway and 29th!
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 6:07 PM on February 19, 2019

Thanks for the company and glad I met y'all, yeahlikethat and limeonaire! And I'm glad you enjoyed Sac's -- it's one of my favorite local pizza spots. (There's a by-the-slice storefront connected to the restaurant in case you ever just want a slice or two.) And the next Community Board 1 meeting is March 19, in case you want to come to that.
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 6:37 AM on February 20, 2019

gaspode, you wanna take a turn setting up an IRL event for the March 19th or April 16th CB1 meeting? If you did, I'd put it on my calendar and have about a 75% chance of attending!
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 3:59 PM on February 26, 2019

The Tiptree Auction will indeed be Saturday night the 26th.
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 6:53 AM on May 22, 2018

I'm sorry I didn't see this in time to respond, eirias! I hope you will consider coming next year -- you can register now, including pre-reg for childcare!
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 1:14 PM on May 31, 2018

I'm one of the organizers for MergeSort, which is a feminist maker meetup, for non-binary people and women to make things, learn, and work on projects of all sorts. And we always or nearly always have knitters at our meetups; I'm not a knitter, but I am a MeFite. This coming Thursday evening (the 11th) we have a project night in DUMBO in Brooklyn in case you want to swing by. (I am not posting it as a meetup on IRL because the venue address is meant to only be available to the meetup members;… [more]
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 1:43 PM on January 5, 2018

(I see Purl Soho also has regular knit nights, but I think those are on Tuesday evenings. Maybe they'd be open to hosting a one-off MeFi meetup just to try it?)
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 3:46 PM on January 6, 2018

Thanks for the Fairmount suggestion, chesty_a_arthur. Sounds like everyone who has spoken up likes that idea, and I saw that they have a housemade ginger beer that sounds appealing as a fun nonalcoholic drink, so I've changed this event to be 5pm at the Fairmount (they open at 5). Now that it is Confirmed maybe more people will see it and RSVP! :) I'm figuring out my Friday night with a local friend right now so I'm not sure whether I'll make it to the Art Walk, but… [more]
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 8:16 AM on October 17, 2017

I've arrived in town and will see y'all tomorrow night!
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 10:52 AM on October 20, 2017

Hope you feel better soon, chesty_a_arthur! Sorry I missed you. Tehhund, I am dismayed that I did not get to meet you! I hope to return to Cleveland and perhaps at that time I can have the pleasure. soundguy99, glad I got to meet you -- it will be nice to put a face to the name the next time I see your posts & comments! I realized around 8pm that I'd had a really full day and needed to chill, so, no concert for me tonight. Perhaps I will be able to catch some folk music next time I'm… [more]
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 7:25 PM on October 21, 2017

This is brainwane's spouse. She's out with the con crud and unfortunately won't be able to make this meetup. My apologies for the late notice -- this just happened.
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 8:51 AM on April 30, 2017

brainwane here. I felt a zillion percent better by the evening and I'm all better now. Thank you! Sorry I wasn't able to make it.
posted to MeFi IRL by brainwane at 6:31 AM on May 2, 2017