On Thu, Jul 21, 2005 at 06:12:12PM -0400, Luis Villa wrote: > On 7/21/05, Matthew Nicholson <sjoeboo sjoeboo com> wrote: > > i'm fairly new to the list and was wondering what exactly goes down at > > these meetings? i'm a student in boston as well and am always down for > > drinking and all things gnome. > > Oh, right! Welcome new gnome boston folks! > > Mostly what goes down is beer[1], and shit-shooting. They are much > less 'meetings' and much more 'social gatherings', though obviously > social gatherings of people with such strong shared interest means > that we talk lots of GNOME too- I hear some RH QA people may show up > for this gathering, and I may pin them down and give them a noogie. > The usual place (mentioned in footnote 4 if memory serves) has pool > tables, if that gives you some indication of the atmosphere. We > obviously welcome new blood, we mostly don't bite :) So yeah, you'd be > welcome! Bring an open mind, positive attitude, and just be forewarned > that you may meet lots of people who are 'famous' or 'notorious' or > 'smell', try not to be shocked by any of them ;) > > Luis > > [1] Well, not havoc, he can't handle his liquor. > > On Thu, 2005-07-21 at 17:32 -0400, Luis Villa wrote: > > > So, being as I'm all like student-y[1] and shit now, I have > > > Responsibilities on Wednesday nights this summer. :/ But I have been > > > informed by reliable sources[2] that there are other days of the week. > > > > > > So, tuesday night, Aug. 2nd[3] I propose Yet Another Drinking Culture. > > > Because we have so much time, we can actually discuss where to have > > > it.[4] > > > > > > Conditions: > > > * reachable by subway for the ximian-y folks > > > * quiet enough you can actually talk > > > * beer, preferably lots and varied and cheap[5] > > > * space for 10-20 people. > > > > > > Anyway, discuss! and I'll see you all in a dozen days. > > > > > > Luis > > > > > > [1] yeah, so, it is only summer school. Bite me ;) > > > [2] as much as any applet can be called reliable > > > [3] Yeah, it's a long way away, but I'm a busy man, what can I say? > > > [4] Yes I know it's going to end up being in the same place we always > > > have it, but it can't hurt to try ;) > > > [5] yes, I know it is Boston and that last condition is impossible. > > > _______________________________________________ > > > boston-social mailing list > > > boston-social gnome org > > > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-social > > > > > > BodyID:259002511.2.n.logpart (stored separately) > > > > _______________________________________________ > > boston-social mailing list > > boston-social gnome org > > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-social > > > > Alright, nice, I'm in[1]. So what bar is this "usual place"[2] and where is it located[3]? -- Mat Nicholson sjoeboo sjoeboo com sjoeboo.com [1] Aside from the sodomy comment that is... [2] Again, cheap enough for a poor college student? However, Murphy's on tap can be substituted for cheap beer because its worth it. [3]Seeing how i make the trek from mission hill to Harvard for work a few times a week, this really shouldn't matter.
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