Reminder: Chicago meet-up, 22 November 2008 - Page 2

pelenor · 11-20-2008, 03:28 AM

Wow, I haven't read the forums for a while, funny how life get's in the way but lo and behold, the day I come back, there's a meeting in my hometown.

Yes, that's right, born and raised on the southside of Chicago, lfe long Cubbie fan (yeah, I know ONLY northsiders are supposed to like the Cub's, heh, go figure) and yes, I do know some of the non touristy fun spots to hang out at. Not sure if I'm working on saturday yet, but if you don't mind a third ( or fourth, fifth etc) maybe I'll tag along. Did I just invite myself to be third wheel? SHUDDER

badgoodDeb · 11-20-2008, 12:43 PM

Wonderful!!! The more the merrier. The table with people doing nothing but reading will be your target

Cthulhu · 11-20-2008, 10:35 PM

@ DCB:

Are you a boater, or did you just steal the pic from someone?
(um...that's not snarky, just point of clarification)
Anyone have photos of the "spire" going up? Is that still happening?

dcbcreative · 11-21-2008, 04:18 AM

Nope... ...In spite of my nautical delusions of grandeur I'm not actually a pirate.

I am though a boater. Well crew. Been learning to sail for two and a half seasons now while regularly sailing on three different boats. A Chris Craft 26' day cruiser (Yes, Chris Craft did make sailboats at one time), a Tartan 30' cruiser/racer and a Tartan/Thomas 35' race/cruiser- Did my first race to Mackinac Island this year on the later (It took us 59 hours to get there and we ranked in the middle of our section).

I'm also a shutter bug. So the photo is actually mine (I would have inquired as well) and I got thousands of them floating around my hard drive just waiting to be sorted through and properly edited for display or some such junk.

That particular photos was taken on October 1st while doing the annual end of the season bridge run for the 30' cruiser/racer. Always a bittersweet treat.

Do you sail..? Are you interested..? I can tell you, skippers are practically desperate for good crew. They'll teach you if you are mechanically inclined, slightly fit and sensibly minded. Oh and it helps if you don't get sea sick easily (Happens to everyone at one time or another) and know how to swim (Just in case).

As for the Spire, I've heard rumor that the project has been put on hiatus due to the economic downturn. But as I said, I heard it as rumor.

badgoodDeb · 11-21-2008, 07:08 PM

Funny. As a non-boater (not that I object to them; I just haven't) it didn't even occur to me that the photo was taken from the vantage point of a boat!

Taylor514ce · 11-21-2008, 08:12 PM

My apartment building is on the left.

Nate the great · 11-21-2008, 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taylor514ce

My apartment building is on the left.

Well, it's near fish, but why isn't blue?

Jeff Duntemann · 11-22-2008, 10:27 AM

Good luck and hope this works out long-term. I'm an old Chicago boy from the Nort'wes Side and I'm still in town a lot, but the timing doesn't work this time. (I'll be back in three weeks, sigh.)

Would very much like to meet you all. Let us know how it goes, and do let us know when the next meetup will take place.

Patricia · 11-22-2008, 08:58 PM

I'm hoping that someone will post an account of the meet-up soon.
But maybe they are all still partying the night away...

Taylor514ce · 11-22-2008, 09:14 PM

We are being held accountable, are we?

I was the first there. It's a disease. Grimy little sandwich shop. Well, I didn't witness any actual grime, per se, but we will pick a better venue next time! The sandwich was good.

Next to arrive was Deb, who zeroed right in on me, whipped out the Kindle while simultaneously announcing "it isn't as ugly in person". I thought she meant me, for a second.

Then we had a surprise guest. If I told you, it wouldn't be a surprise.

Last was dcbcreative. Who is both. DCB, and creative. Welcome, fellow member of HBMoA! (Handsome Bald Men of America). Sub-chapter "WFH" (with Facial Hair).

We all chatted and laughed. I showed my girlie drawings. People were kind. The surprise guest had to leave early, and the rest adjourned to my apartment building. We looked at my spartan apartment, then went to the lounge. I introduced DCB to Pente, and we played while Deb read.

Then pretty girls walked by and I was distracted. That happens to me frequently. I don't know how people put up with it.

The surprise guest was the lovely Mrs. Alexander Turcic. Surprised? I was! Imagine, she flew all the way from Switzerland just to meet us.

Photos were taken. They are not to be posted publicly without my prior review. It was very dastardly of Alex to send a pretty girl with a camera. I was distracted.

pilotbob · 11-22-2008, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taylor514ce

Next to arrive was Deb, who zeroed right in on me, whipped out the Kindle while simultaneously announcing "it isn't as ugly in person". I thought she meant me, for a second.

So, I have to ask. Does Deb look as good in a sandwich shop as she does in a towel (see her avatar)? Also, I'm not sure why she whipped you with her Kindles. Where you being rude?

Did you invite the pretty girls to read with you? Did you offer to buy them an ebook?

BOb

badgoodDeb · 11-22-2008, 09:25 PM

oh, there was general whipping all around. It seemed called for. I'm not home yet; I'm sitting on the train, waiting for it to leave. (logged via my gadget-aholic iPhone ). Taylor and DCBetc are every bit as handsome and cuuuute as expected. Sighhhhhhh. Oh, to be ten years younger ......

jerryleejr · 11-22-2008, 10:35 PM

Well I can say that once I get back Stateside I plan on making some of these meetings. Between Chicago and GA,KY,TN, and Alabama I think I can justify a bike trip! So keep the meets coming I am sure I can crash one or two.

JJ

zelda_pinwheel · 11-22-2008, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jerryleejr

Well I can say that once I get back Stateside I plan on making some of these meetings. Between Chicago and GA,KY,TN, and Alabama I think I can justify a bike trip! So keep the meets coming I am sure I can crash one or two.

JJ

why wait to go all the way back there ? we're having another one in paris end of january. you could come to that one.

jerryleejr · 11-22-2008, 11:15 PM

I would love to ZP but Plane tickets are kind of Pricey and it would be on my own dime.

JJ

11-20-2008, 10:35 PM	#18
Cthulhu Technologist Posts: 488 Karma: 585237 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: I'm between Cities Device: SONY Reader PRS-500	@ DCB: Are you a boater, or did you just steal the pic from someone? (um...that's not snarky, just point of clarification) Anyone have photos of the "spire" going up? Is that still happening? Last edited by Cthulhu; 11-20-2008 at 10:37 PM. Reason: Needle, spire, it will still be a monstrosity

11-21-2008, 04:18 AM	#19
dcbcreative Window shopper... Posts: 23 Karma: 188 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Chicago, IL, USA Device: Interested in the iRex Digital Reader	Nope... ...In spite of my nautical delusions of grandeur I'm not actually a pirate. I am though a boater. Well crew. Been learning to sail for two and a half seasons now while regularly sailing on three different boats. A Chris Craft 26' day cruiser (Yes, Chris Craft did make sailboats at one time), a Tartan 30' cruiser/racer and a Tartan/Thomas 35' race/cruiser- Did my first race to Mackinac Island this year on the later (It took us 59 hours to get there and we ranked in the middle of our section). I'm also a shutter bug. So the photo is actually mine (I would have inquired as well) and I got thousands of them floating around my hard drive just waiting to be sorted through and properly edited for display or some such junk. That particular photos was taken on October 1st while doing the annual end of the season bridge run for the 30' cruiser/racer. Always a bittersweet treat. Do you sail..? Are you interested..? I can tell you, skippers are practically desperate for good crew. They'll teach you if you are mechanically inclined, slightly fit and sensibly minded. Oh and it helps if you don't get sea sick easily (Happens to everyone at one time or another) and know how to swim (Just in case). As for the Spire, I've heard rumor that the project has been put on hiatus due to the economic downturn. But as I said, I heard it as rumor. Last edited by dcbcreative; 11-21-2008 at 04:30 AM.

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11-20-2008, 03:28 AM	#16
pelenor Member Posts: 16 Karma: 489326 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Sony Reader 300	Wow, I haven't read the forums for a while, funny how life get's in the way but lo and behold, the day I come back, there's a meeting in my hometown. Yes, that's right, born and raised on the southside of Chicago, lfe long Cubbie fan (yeah, I know ONLY northsiders are supposed to like the Cub's, heh, go figure) and yes, I do know some of the non touristy fun spots to hang out at. Not sure if I'm working on saturday yet, but if you don't mind a third ( or fourth, fifth etc) maybe I'll tag along. Did I just invite myself to be third wheel? SHUDDER

11-20-2008, 12:43 PM	#17
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,501 Karma: 64095689 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Wonderful!!! The more the merrier. The table with people doing nothing but reading will be your target

11-21-2008, 07:08 PM	#20
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,501 Karma: 64095689 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Funny. As a non-boater (not that I object to them; I just haven't) it didn't even occur to me that the photo was taken from the vantage point of a boat!

11-21-2008, 08:12 PM	#21
Taylor514ce Actively passive. Posts: 2,042 Karma: 478376 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: US Device: Sony PRS-505/LC	My apartment building is on the left.

11-22-2008, 10:27 AM	#23
Jeff Duntemann Enthusiast Posts: 39 Karma: 2434999 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab S3; also Moto G Stylus phone	Good luck and hope this works out long-term. I'm an old Chicago boy from the Nort'wes Side and I'm still in town a lot, but the timing doesn't work this time. (I'll be back in three weeks, sigh.) Would very much like to meet you all. Let us know how it goes, and do let us know when the next meetup will take place.

11-22-2008, 08:58 PM	#24
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	I'm hoping that someone will post an account of the meet-up soon. But maybe they are all still partying the night away...

11-22-2008, 09:14 PM	#25
Taylor514ce Actively passive. Posts: 2,042 Karma: 478376 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: US Device: Sony PRS-505/LC	We are being held accountable, are we? I was the first there. It's a disease. Grimy little sandwich shop. Well, I didn't witness any actual grime, per se, but we will pick a better venue next time! The sandwich was good. Next to arrive was Deb, who zeroed right in on me, whipped out the Kindle while simultaneously announcing "it isn't as ugly in person". I thought she meant me, for a second. Then we had a surprise guest. If I told you, it wouldn't be a surprise. Last was dcbcreative. Who is both. DCB, and creative. Welcome, fellow member of HBMoA! (Handsome Bald Men of America). Sub-chapter "WFH" (with Facial Hair). We all chatted and laughed. I showed my girlie drawings. People were kind. The surprise guest had to leave early, and the rest adjourned to my apartment building. We looked at my spartan apartment, then went to the lounge. I introduced DCB to Pente, and we played while Deb read. Then pretty girls walked by and I was distracted. That happens to me frequently. I don't know how people put up with it. The surprise guest was the lovely Mrs. Alexander Turcic. Surprised? I was! Imagine, she flew all the way from Switzerland just to meet us. Photos were taken. They are not to be posted publicly without my prior review. It was very dastardly of Alex to send a pretty girl with a camera. I was distracted.

11-22-2008, 09:25 PM	#27
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,501 Karma: 64095689 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	oh, there was general whipping all around. It seemed called for. I'm not home yet; I'm sitting on the train, waiting for it to leave. (logged via my gadget-aholic iPhone ). Taylor and DCBetc are every bit as handsome and cuuuute as expected. Sighhhhhhh. Oh, to be ten years younger ......

11-22-2008, 10:35 PM	#28
jerryleejr Koby-rific! Posts: 941 Karma: 191112 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: 2' From My MacBook Pro Device: Kobo Sage,Kobo Aura One, Glo HD,PRS-T1,PRS-950, PRS 300, PRS 350	Well I can say that once I get back Stateside I plan on making some of these meetings. Between Chicago and GA,KY,TN, and Alabama I think I can justify a bike trip! So keep the meets coming I am sure I can crash one or two. JJ

11-22-2008, 11:15 PM	#30
jerryleejr Koby-rific! Posts: 941 Karma: 191112 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: 2' From My MacBook Pro Device: Kobo Sage,Kobo Aura One, Glo HD,PRS-T1,PRS-950, PRS 300, PRS 350	I would love to ZP but Plane tickets are kind of Pricey and it would be on my own dime. JJ

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